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DiC Entertainment was an international film and television production company. In addition to animated (and occasionally live-action) television shows such as Inspector Gadget (1983–1986), Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990-1993), Madeline (1993-1994), Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1994), Sabrina, The Animated Series, (1999-2000), Liberty's Kids (2002-2003), Super Duper Sumos (2002-2003), Strawberry Shortcake (2003-2008) and Trollz (2005-2006). DIC produced live-action feature films while under Disney, including 1998's Meet the Deedles and 1999's Inspector Gadget. The company was founded in 1971 as DIC Audiovisuel by Frenchman jean Chalopin in Paris as a subsidiary of RTL Group (RTL), Europe's leading entertainment company. "DIC" was originally an acronym for Diffusion, Information et Communication. DIC later opened a US office in Burbank. Andy Heyward then bought the company in 1986 and DiC became an American company. DIC was also known as The Incredible World of DiC, DiC. Audiovisuel, DiC Enterprises, DIC Animation City and DIC Productions. In 2008, DIC was acquired by Cookie Jar Group and the DIC name ceased to exist.