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{{PageCredits|edits=Henrynguye5, RSX-798, CooleyBoy10, LMgamer36 and Michael Kenchington}}{{Infobox company|founded=September 14, 1960 ({{age|1960|9|14}} years ago)|country=United States|name=Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment|formerly=Videocraft International (1960–1968)<br>Rankin/Bass Productions (1968–1983)|founder=Arthur Rankin Jr.<br>Jules Bass|fate=Folded into Lorimar-Telepictures|predecessors=Arthur Rankin Jr. Associates|parent=Independent (1960–1971, 1974–1983)<br>Tomorrow Entertainment (1971–1974)<br>Telepictures (1983–1987)<br>Lorimar-Telepictures(1987–1989)|defunct=March 4, 1987 ({{age|1987|3|4}} years ago)|image=Rankin-bass-1969.jpg}}

'''Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment''' was formed in September 1960 by Arthur '''Rankin''', Jr. and Jules '''Bass''' as [[Videocraft International]]; it was renamed to '''Rankin/Bass''' in 1968. In 1971, the company was acquired by [[Tomorrow Entertainment]] and distributed by [[Viacom Productions|Viacom Enterprises]], while [[Broadway Video]] acquired the rights to the pre-1974 library in 1988. It was later acquired by [[Telepictures Corporation|Telepictures]] on January 24, 1983 and then became a subsidiary of [[Lorimar-Telepictures]]. The studio closed in 1987 as a result of TV show failures like ''The Comic Strip'', and its partnership was dissolved in 2001 after the production of the studio's last Christmas special ''Santa, Baby!''.

The pre-1974 library is currently owned by [[NBCUniversal Syndication Studios|NBCUniversal]] on behalf of [[DreamWorks Animation]] through their [[DreamWorks Classics]] label, while the post-1974 library is owned by [[Warner Bros. Television Studios|Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.]] except for ''The Jackson 5ive'', which is distributed by [[CBS Media Ventures]]. Rankin/Bass's theatrical film library is currently split amongst different companies. [[StudioCanal]] owns ''The Wacky World of Mother Goose'' and ''Mad Monster Party'' since both movies were released by [[Embassy Films Associates|Embassy Pictures]], ''The Last Unicorn'' is currently owned by [[ITV Studios]] (released by [[ITC Entertainment Group|ITC]]) and [[Universal Pictures]] owns ''Willy McBean and his Magic Machine'' via DreamWorks Animation and ''King Kong Returns''.