BRB Internacional

BRB Internacional S.A. is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome.

The company is named for its three founders: Tito Basto, José Rodriguez, and Claudio Biern Boyd, who originally founded the company in 1972 as a merchandising agency. In Spain, where the company is headquartered, it represents the rights to some of the most popular characters from top foreign producers such as Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros., and to outstanding television series such as The Pink Panther, Tom and Jerry, The Muppets and Charlie's Angels. In 1975, after its success with these first series, BRB began distributing cartoon series nationally and internationally, including series such as The Wood of Tallac, Banner and Flappy and Tom Sawyer, all anime series produced by Nippon Animation Co., Ltd. in Japan, beginning BRB's long and successful relationship with the Japanese studio.

Having seen steady growth in this sector, BRB decided to start producing its own cartoon series. BRB's first production, Ruy, the Little Cid, an anime series co-produced by Nippon Animation, premiered on the Televisión Española (TVE) network. (It did not air in Japan until 1984.) In 1985, BRB created their first major hit, The World of David the Gnome, which was broadcast in the United States on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block two years later.