Warner Bros. Television
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Warner Bros. Television is the television production and distribution arm of Time Warner's Warner Bros. Entertainment. The division was started in 1955, with the premiere of its self-titled anthology series Warner Bros. Presents. In 1988, it acquired Lorimar-Telepictures. Telepictures was later absorbed into WBTV's distribution unit, and in 1990, came back as a TV syndication production company. In 1993, Lorimar Television was absorbed into WBTV.
In 2006, WBTV made its vast library of programs available for free viewing on the Internet (through sister company AOL's IN2TV service), with Welcome Back Kotter as its marquee offering. Some of these programs have not been seen publicly since their last syndicated release in the 1980s.
[edit] Partial list of programs produced by WBTV
- Maverick (1957-1962)
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958-1964)
- F Troop (1965-1967)
- The F.B.I. (1965-1974)
- Kung Fu (1972-1975)
- Alice (1976-1985)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (1979-1985)
- Love, Sidney (1981-1983)
- Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983-1987)
- V (1984-1985)
- Night Court (1984-1992)
- Growing Pains (1985-1992)
- Spenser For Hire (1985-1988)
- Head of the Class (1986-1991)
- Full House (1987-1995)
- Murphy Brown (1988-1998)
- Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
- Beetlejuice (1989-1991)
- Family Matters (1989-1998)
- Life Goes On (1989-1993)
- The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (1990-1996) (distribution only)
- The Flash (1990-1991)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1994) (produced with Amblin Entertainment)
- Taz-Mania (1991-1996)
- Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
- Animaniacs (1993-1998) (produced with Amblin Entertainment)
- Living Single (1993-1998)
- Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993-1999)
- ER (1994-present)
- Friends (1994-2004)
- Babylon 5 (1993-1999)
- Free Willy (1994-1995)
- MADtv (1995-present)
- The Drew Carey Show (1995-2004)
- The Wayans Bros. (1995-1999)
- Pinky and the Brain (1995-1998) (produced with Amblin Entertainment)
- Freakazoid (1995-1997) (produced with Amblin Entertainment)
- Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries (1995-1999)
- Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)
- Road Rovers (1996-1997)
- Waynehead (1996-1997)
- Histeria (1998-2001)
- Two of a Kind (1998-1999)
- Jesse (1998-2000)
- Batman Beyond (1999-2001)
- The West Wing (1999-2006)
- Gilmore Girls (2000-present)
- Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (2001-2006)
- What I Like About You (2002-2006)
- Baby Looney Tunes (2002-present)
- Everwood (2002-2006)
- Mucha Lucha (2002-2005)
- Teen Titans (2003-2006)
- Duck Dodgers (2003-2005)
- The O.C. (2003-present)
- Xiaolin Showdown (2003-present)
- The Batman (2004-present)
- Twins (2005-2006)
- The War at Home (2005-present)
- Loonatics Unleashed (2005-present)
