Little Airplane Productions
Little Airplane Productions was an American television production company co-founded by Josh Selig and Lori Shaer (née Sherman) in 1999. The company produced Oobi for Noggin, Wonder Pets! for Nickelodeon, and 3rd & Bird for the BBC. It also released independent short films. In 2017, the company was bought by the European-based Studio 100, which entered a co-production agreement to create the comedy series Doctor Space with Little Airplane.
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| Company type | Television production company |
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| Industry | Television production Animation |
| Founded | 1999 |
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| Defunct | June 2023 |
| Fate | Folded into Studio 100 |
| Successor | Terribly Terrific! Productions |
| Headquarters | New York City, New York |
Key people | Josh Selig (former CEO) Lori Shaer Jennifer Oxley Jeffrey Lesser Sharon Gomes (former COO) |
| Products | Oobi Wonder Pets! 3rd & Bird Small Potatoes Doctor Space Super Wings |
| Owner | Studio 100 (2017–2023) |
The company's main studio was located in New York City's South Street Seaport. Filming, animation, design, and storyboarding work were completed in a 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) building. The studio also had a recording facility for voice-over and music. In mid-2007, the company opened new studios in London and Abu Dhabi, following the announcement of 3rd & Bird.
Lori Shaer left Little Airplane in 2002, but she continued to be given a "special thanks" credit on the second and third seasons of Oobi. Josh Selig left the company in 2020.
In June 2023, Studio 100 announced that Little Airplane would be "closing shop" and that its studio space would be replaced by a new company called Terribly Terrific Productions.