Nelvana
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![Scene from A Cosmic Christmas, Nelvana's first TV special](/Images/godic/202501/29/CosmicChristmas-Nelvana-19773229.png")
![Concept art of the planned Doctor Who animated series by Nelvana](/Images/godic/202501/29/Nelvana_Doctor_Who3229.jpg")
![The Nelvana Neon Polar Bear logo used from 1985 to 1996. However, some programs kept this logo until 2002.](/Images/godic/202501/29/Nelvana19853229.png")
Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 and known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s. The company's production logo is a polar bear looking at the North Star. Corus Entertainment, a spin-off from Shaw Communications, has owned the company since September 2000. On Handy Manny, the company's production logo is the text "A NELVANA PRODUCTION" above the polar bear, before it looks at the star.