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{{company infobox
{{company-infobox
|logo=Nelvana Logo.svg
|logo=
|width=250px
|width=150px
|founded=1971
|founded=1971
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]
|firstgame=''[[Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]
|president=Mellany Welsh
|president=Scott Dyer
|product=TV Show
|product=TV Show
}}
}}
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==History==
==History==
Nelvana was not initially involved in the production of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' television series, but it was approached by French studio [[Medialab]] for assistance.<ref name="Retrojunk">[http://web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country/ Retrojunk page for Donkey Kong Country] (August 5, 2008). Erika Strobel's comment is under the username "canuckgirl1966" (Retrieved April 24, 2016)</ref> Medialab had acquired the rights to make a ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, but the company fired the original writers as they turned in scripts that were judged terrible and unacceptable for a children's program.<ref name="Retrojunk"/> Since Medialab had already produced storyboards for ten of the scrapped scripts, Nelvana decided to hire a freelancer to write new episodes around the storyboards as well as hire other writers to make new episodes. The company later purchased the rights to the show from Medialab<ref name="Retrojunk"/> and produced a third season for Fox with Hong Guang Animation.


==Notable employees==
Nelvana was not initially involved in the production of ''Donkey Kong Country'', but it was approached by French studio [[Medialab]] for assistance<ref name="Retrojunk">[http://web.archive.org/web/20081227060342/http://www.retrojunk.com/details_tvshows/430-donkey-kong-country/ Retrojunk page for Donkey Kong Country] (August 5, 2008). Erika Strobel's comment is under the username "canuckgirl1966" (Retrieved April 24, 2016)</ref>. Medialab had acquired the rights to do a ''Donkey Kong Country'' series, but fired the writers it had hired as they turned in scripts that were judged terrible and unacceptable for a children's program<ref name="Retrojunk"/>. Since Medialab had already produced storyboards for 10 of the scrapped scripts, Nelvana decided to hire a freelancer to write new episode around the storyboards as well as hire other writers to do new episode. The company later purchased the rights to the show from Medialab<ref name="Retrojunk"/> and produced a second season for Fox with Hong Guang Animation.
*[[Peter Sauder]]
*[[Erika Strobel]]


==References==
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