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Derecktoons is an American animated short film series created by Dereck Torres and produced by DereckToons Studios and ran theatrically from 1940 to 1985. It is known for introducing well-known cartoon characters such as Lincoln Loud, Clyde McBride, SpongeBob SquarePants, Anne Boonchuy, Cricket Green, Scrooge McDuck, Mao Mao, Adorabat, Badgerclops, and many more cartoon characters.

The studio that produced the series DereckToons Studios, founded by Dereck Torres, based in Los Angeles, California, on August 30, 1940. On February 1, 2008, Dereck Torres passed away at the age of 95.

In 1967, it was announced that Derecktoons would no longer have theatrical short films due to them focusing more on cartoons for television, and also, DereckToons Studios was renamed to Torres Animation Studios and moved to a new location on December 31, 1967 and some of the DereckToons Studios staff went on to join Torres Animation Studios, respectively.

During the following years after its debut, Derecktoons has since become a worldwide media franchise, establishing Lincoln Loud as the mascot of D Tor Productions and spawning several television series, feature films, comic books, albums, video games, and amusement park rides, as well as serving as D Tor Productions' flagship franchise and one of the most popular cartoon series in the Golden age of American animation right after Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker, Max Fleischer/Paramount's Popeye the Sailor, and MGM's Tom and Jerry. The most famous Derecktoons character, Lincoln Loud, is regarded as a cultural icon and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Characters
Main article: List of Derecktoons characters

This lists all of the characters in the entire franchise.

Franchises

 * One Boy and Ten Girls (1940-1985)
 * A Sponge Under the Sea (1942-1985)
 * The Richest Duck in the World (1944-1985)
 * Country Kids in the City (1946-1985)
 * Teen Girl in a Frog World (1948-1985)
 * Sheriff Protector (1949-1985)

Beginnings: 1952-1955
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Golden Age: 1955-1971
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Dark Age: 1971-1975
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2nd Golden Age: 1975-1985
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New Age: 1995-present
In 1995, a new Derecktoons series was produced, titled Derecktoons Presents. The shorts appeared before films, starting with Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.

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Shorts
Main article: Derecktoons filmography

Licensing and ownership
In 1956, Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.) acquired television distribution rights to the Dereck Torres Entertainment library, including all Derecktoons shorts that were released up to this point. This package had the Republic titles kept intact and an "Associated Artists Productions presents" title inserted at the head of each reel. Two years later, United Artists bought a.a.p. who merged the company into its television division, United Artists Television. United Artists also bought Dereck Torres Entertainment at that time.

In 1981, UA was sold to MGM, and Dereck Torres Entertainment was renamed to Torres Enterprises due to MGM buying the company, and five years later, TBA acquired the pre-May 1986 MGM library, as well the rights to the a.a.p. library, and also the Torres Enterprises library. In 1994, D Tor Productions' company, Paramount Pictures (whose division oversaw the film library), was purchased by Viacom (now ViacomCBS) who also owned Paramount. Today, Paramount Home Entertainment holds the video rights to the entire Derecktoons animated output by virtue of Paramount' ownership of Viacom.

Syndication
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Trivia
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