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- CreatorAlexander AndersonJay WardStarsVern LoudenRoy WhaleyRuss CoughlanThe humorous adventures of the heroic Crusader Rabbit, and his sidekick Rags the Tiger.
- CreatorSam SingerBased on Indian folklore, the fables included "How the Fox Got His White-Tipped Tale", "Pow Wow and the Stork", "How the Rabbit Got His Hop", "Pow Wow and Playing Possum", and "How the Turtle Got His Shell".
- CreatorPaul N. PeroffAn early animated television series, using primarily cutout animation. The protagonists were Jim and Judy, two little kids, who climbed into their television set to have adventures in Teleland.
- CreatorHarry W. PrichettEdwin Brit WyckoffStarsJack BarryDayton AllenMae Questel"winky-dink and you" was the pioneer in interactive programming. The core of the program was children sent away for a kit. The kit had a plastic screen that stuck to the TV tube with static electricity. Crayons were used to draw on the screen. When a character needed special help, children would be asked to draw on the screen, give assistance and free the character from trouble. If a character needed to cross a river with no bridge, the viewer would draw a line so a crossing could be made and escape trouble. Jack Barry, the host, emphasized inviting a friend over to watch the program; sharing in the drawing of assistance was also important. Everyone watched and helped winky-dinky in his adventures and had fun.
- CreatorSam SingerStarsSam SingerThe show is notable and infamous for its shoddy pencil-sketch artwork, reused animation, rambling and apparently improvised voice-overs, muffled and poorly synchronized soundtrack, and general low-budget problems.
- StarsArt ClokeyDal McKennonNorma MacMillanInnovative "Claymation" adventures of Gumby and his horse Pokey.
- StarsTom MorrisonCarol LawrenceAn anthology series featuring animated shorts brings Mighty Mouse, Terrytoons' beloved character, to new heights of popularity through the power of television.
- CreatorBob ClaverStarsRobert KeeshanHugh BrannumJames E. WallDaily children's program hosted by Captain Kangaroo.
- StarsWalter TetleyDaws ButlerStan FrebergA short-lived television series featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing, a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. The series was based on several animated short films from the animation studio UPA, themselves adaptations of a story by Dr. Seuss. The series served as a showcase for other series by UPA, such as "Dusty of the Circus", "Punch and Judy", and "The Twirlinger Twins". The series only lasted for 3 months due to budget problems, though it was available for reruns in the summer of 1957.
- CreatorGene DeitchStarsLionel WilsonThis show was on the original "Captain Kangaroo Show". It was about a boy that could change into whatever he wanted to. Along with Mighty Dog Manfred they fought villains.
- StarsDon MessickDaws ButlerJimmy BlaineThe adventures of Ruff, a smart and steadfast cat, and Reddy, a good-hearted and brave but not a very bright dog.
- CreatorRobert D. BuchananJack SchlehStarsNoah TylerFrom their earth headquarters on Zero Zero Island, Colonel Bleep, Squeek and Scratch battle intergalactic villains such as Doctor Destructo, the master criminal of the universe, The Black Knight, and Captain Patch, a displaced pirate.
- StarsPaul FreesJacques MarinFernand FabreTintin and his dog, Snowy, embark on wild adventures with the help of Thompson and Thomson, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus, and others.
- CreatorJohn RyanStarsPeter HawkinsNoel ColemanThe adventures of Captain Pugwash and his crew aboard the pirate ship - the Black Pig.
- StarsJoan GardnerDon MessickEd JanisSpanky is a normal little boy. Tadpole is a sentient teddy bear. Together they went to adventures around the world, from assisting the police in catching criminals to participating in human spaceflight and visiting the Moon.
- CreatorAlan LivingstonStarsLarry HarmonPaul FreesPenny PhilipsChildren's show. The adventures of Bozo the Clown.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickDoug YoungThe adventures of a blue dog with a southern accent.
- DirectorFred LaddStarsKerry Mark JoelsRay OwensSonia OwensThe film is set on the spaceship Polaris II, which is heading towards planet Mars on a rescue mission. Professor Leon Nordheim and his female assistant Smitty (full name unknown) are hoping to rescue the missing crew of a previous spaceship: Polaris I. Jimmy Perry. the young son of the lost spaceship's pilot, joins Polaris II as a stowaway. During their mission, Nordheim delivers basic lessons of astronomy.
- CreatorClark HaasStarsRichard CottingHal SmithMargaret KerryThe adventures of a pilot who takes on dangerous assignments.
- CreatorBill ScottJay WardStarsBill ScottJune ForayPaul FreesRocky, a plucky flying squirrel and Bullwinkle, a bumbling but lovable moose, have a series of ongoing adventures.
- StarsDaws ButlerDoug YoungDon MessickQuick Draw Mcgraw was a dimwitted and lanky mustang (horse) who caused much chaos in the Old West. If he could get his own six shooter out of his holster at all, he would usually shoot the wrong man. His partner, a Mexican burro name Baba Looie, was always trying to help Quick Draw as much as he could. Also on the show were cartoons featuring Snooper and Blabber, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy.
- StarsJim MacGeorgeIrv ShoemakerSody ClampettBoard title "Matty's Funday Funniest" from 1959.
- StarsJack MercerFelix the cat carried a magic bag that could not only produce items inside but change shape, form, and function. The most common plot was the Professor would attempt to steal Felix's magic bag with wacky ideas of his own.
- StarsDal McKennonThe adventures of red-haired Bucky and his Mexican friend Pepito in the American Southwest.
- StarsPat McGeehanArt GilmoreRalph CamargoThis is a series of 55 short animations of many western and eastern myths, fairy tails and historic events in an API-like minimalist style from 1960. It featured many name narrators of the day like Art Gilmore and Ed Herlihy.
- StarsOliver PostgateRonnie Stevens"In the Lands of the North, where the black rocks stand guard against the cold sea, in the dark night that is very long, the men of the North Lands sit by their great log fires, and they tell a tale..."
- StarsOliver PostgateDavid EdwardsAnthony JacksonA black and white series about a small steam engine on an old-fashioned railway in Wales, and the characters he encounters.
- StarsJohn Keogh
- StarsLarry D. MannCarl BanasPaul KligmanFollow Pinocchio and Cricket on their zany adventures.
- CreatorBob KaneStarsDal McKennonJohnny HolidayWhile best known as the creator of Batman, around 1960, Bob Kane created the animated series, Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse - as parody of Batman. This series explored the more campy aspects of the Batman TV series which followed several years later.
- StarsJack MercerMae QuestelJackson BeckThe continuing animated adventures of Olive Oyl, Wimpy, Swee'pea and Popeye.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedMel BlancJean Vander PylThe misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.
- StarsHal SmithDick BealsNorma MacMillanA young boy and his talking dog learn lessons about life.
- StarsAllen SwiftJackson BeckKenny DelmarKing Leonardo the lion is the inept ruler of the land of Bongo Congo. Aided by the skunk Odie Colognie, Leonardo tried to stop the evil plans of Biggy Rat, who kept trying to install Leo's brother Itchy on the throne. Other short subject featured in this animated series included Tooter Turtle (a sort of reptilian Walter Mitty), who was granted wishes by Wizard the Lizard. The magic words "Drizzle Drazzle Druozzle Drome, time for this one to come home!" would bring Tooter back from his magic misadventures.
- CreatorStephen BosustowStarsBenny RubinDaws ButlerJim BackusThe adventures of a visually impaired old man.
- StarsDal McKennonHush assisted Police Chief Muldoon in jailing criminals by transforming himself into a cigar smoking shadow named Quincy, who operated independently in tracking down clues. Featured criminals included the Scavenger Hill Mob, Yo Yo, Ping Pong, Baffles, Al Cologne, Professor Zappo, and One Ton.
- StarsMel BlancJune ForayDaws ButlerTV series featuring the classic Looney Tunes animated shorts.
- The Nutty Squirrels present cartoons from around the world.
- Animated stop-motion shorts featuring Snip, a magical pair of scissors, and Snap, an origami styled paper cut dog with his paper dog friends. Designed and animated by Thok Søndergaard who went on to develop Danish children TV animation.
- StarsRoss BagdasarianShepard MenkenJune ForayFollowing the incredible popularity of the novelty record "The Chipmunk Song", this animated series about the singing rodents was created. Manager David Seville spends his days taking care of his young chipmunk charges, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, as they regularly get into one type of trouble after another. Included in each episode was a cartoon featuring inventor Clyde Crashcup and his assistant, Leonardo.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsArnold StangMaurice GosfieldMarvin KaplanTop Cat is the leader of a group of alley cats, always trying to cheat someone.
- CreatorCharles J. CorrellFreeman F. GosdenStarsFreeman F. GosdenCharles J. CorrellVirginia GreggThis show is about a mis-adventures with Colonel Montgomery J. Klaxon (a cool fox), and Calvin Burnside (a dim witted bear). Oliver always makes mischief, he is also a lawyer.
- StarsBeverly ArnoldLarry StorchHal SeegerThe adventures of Koko The Clown, out of an ink bottle, with his sidekick Kokonut, his girlfriend Kokette and his foe Mean Moe. At the beginning of each episode, Koko interacts with the drawer. However, with Mean Moe's everlasting pranks, Koko always find a way to outcome these and win, either with the help of Kokonut...or vice versa !
- StarsLarry D. MannCorinne ConleyAlfie ScoppThis 150-episode series of shorts chronicles Dorothy's long stay in the land of Oz. The Munchkins are portrayed as tiny globs; the Scarecrow is a fool named Socrates; the Tin Woodman is a bully named Rusty; and the dandy Lion is called Dandy. The Wizard, who speaks like W.C. Fields, can perform little magic beyond card tricks. Nevertheless, Dorothy continually pressures the Wizard to send her home. A constant threat is posed by the solid-green Wicked Witch of the West, who tries to make the dragonette Desmond follow her orders and attack the group of friends, even though he has no malice toward them.
- StarsJerry HausnerBenny RubinMel BlancCartoon series produced by UPA, in which Dick Tracy (voiced by the distinguished film and stage actor Everett Sloane) played more or less of an incidental role. Most of the crime fighting was left to his assistants, all originals created for the series: Hemlock Holmes (an English bulldog who talked like Cary Grant), the calorically challenged beat cop Heap O'Calorie (who talked like Andy Devine), and the offensively (today) stereotyped Latino and Asian characters Go-Go Gomez and Joe Jitsu, respectively. Most of the familiar Tracy villains from the comic strip (Flattop, Mumbles, Pruneface, etc.) were featured here, as well. In addition to Sloane, such talented voice persons and character actors as Benny Rubin, Paul Frees, and Mel Blanc handled much of the voice-work for this series.
- CreatorFred Ladd
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJimmy WeldonYogi, a smooth, talkative forest bear looks to raid park goers' picnic baskets, while Park Ranger Smith tries to stop him.
- StarsOliver PostgateOlwen GriffithsStories about a family of small, knitted, penguin-type creatures that live on Berrydown Farm.
- StarsDayton AllenA canine sheriff's deputy in a backwoods Southern town always manages to catch the bad guy, despite his own ineptitude.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonJanet WaldoMel BlancThe misadventures of a futuristic family.
- CreatorDick DarleyStarsNed Le FevreMargaret KerryHal SmithScott McCloud is the Space Angel, a secret agent for EBI (Earth Bureau of Investigation) on board the spaceship Starduster fighting hard to protect the solar system.
- StarsMel BlancAlan ReedBill ThompsonA clash of a variety of different characters.
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsDavid GrahamSylvia AndersonPaul MaxwellThe interplanetary adventures of the crew of the World Space Patrol (W.S.P.) spacecraft Fireball XL5, patrolling Sector 25 of the galaxy in the year 2062.
- StarsJimmy TappGerry BascombeDavid HartmanThe adventures of the heroic demigod of Greek mythology.
- StarsKenny DelmarDon AdamsBradley BolkeThe educational misadventures of a fast-talking penguin and his dumb walrus friend.
- CreatorWladyslaw NehrebeckiLeszek LorekAlfred LedwigStarsEwa ZlotowskaDanuta MancewiczTwo small boys travel the world, but seem to have trouble everywhere they go.
- StarsLionel WilsonJohn MyhersDayton AllenThe adventures of an 18-year-old Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. The redheaded Hector Heathcote, "The Minute and a Half Man" regularly saved the day as an unsung hero. Several episodes depicted him active in other moments and eras of American history, typically with no explanation. He would regularly offer essential help to famous historical figures (such as George Washington and Paul Revere), but glory always eluded him.
- StarsBradley BolkeGinny TylerBob HastingsThe New Casper Cartoon Show is an animated television series based on the Harvey Comics cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost.
- StarsDick BealsJohn HiestandRobie LesterThe educational adventures of a neighborhood kids club.
- CreatorChris HaywardStarsHans ConriedPaul FreesJune ForayTake old movies, throw away any soundtracks, and add your own voices and sound effects to create comedy masterpieces.
- StarsPeter HawkinsAnimatic animation featuring the adventures of Bleep the alien and his friend Booster the Space Boy as they visit alien planets in their spaceship.
- CreatorRoberta LeighStarsRonnie StevensDick VosburghMurray KashCapt. Dart, Slim and Husky patrol the solar system in their Galasphere 347 as part of the peace-keeping force, the United Galactic Organization.
- CreatorMartin AndrewsAllan WargonStarsAlan CrofootBillie Mae RichardsAlan Crofoot was the programmes host, introducing four parts in each episode. In the first part (Teletune) he narrated a fantasy story. In the second part (Port of Call) he presented films about children and events in other countries. The third part (Bag of Tricks) featured magic that was performed by Crofoot himself. And in the fourth part (Animal Farm) he told stories, that included characters such as Rupert the cat, Bessie the bunny and Kookie the kitten, all in a miniature farm/barnyard setting.
- CreatorSerge DanotStarsEric ThompsonPatricia DanotMicheline DaxCult classic children's animated series about a group of human and animal characters that gather at the roundabout / carousel in the park. Although the original series is French there are multiple dubbed versions from other countries.
- We follow hapless everyman Gustav on his misadventures through the literally gray life and hardships of an Eastern Bloc society.
- CreatorDoug WildeyStarsMike RoadTim MathesonDon MessickThe Quest family and their bodyguard investigate strange phenomena and battle villains around the world.
- StarsChris AllenHans ConriedPaul FreesA con man, in the form of a fox named Waldo Wigglesworth, and his stooge Filmore Bear befriend a frog named Hoppity Hooper and convince him that Waldo is his long lost uncle. Together, the trio share many adventures and get involved in plenty of weird situations.
- StarsGeorge S. IrvingWally CoxAllen SwiftThe adventures of a rhyming canine superhero.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickMel BlancThe sixth Hanna-Barbera syndicated cartoon after their departure from MGM starred Peter Potamus (a purple hippopotamus), and his traveling companion So-So (a monkey), who fly back and forth through time in a balloon participating in historic events. Whenever they get into serious enough trouble, as they do in every episode, Peter defeats his enemies with his trademark "Hippo Hurricane Hollar." Other cartoon shorts include, "Breezly and Sneely," and "Yippee, Yappee, and Yahooey."
- StarsAllan MelvinDon MessickHoward MorrisMagilla Gorilla is a gorilla who spends his time languishing in the front display window of Melvin Peebles' pet shop, eating bananas and being a drain on the businessman's finances.
- StarsMel BlancCal HowardNetwork (and later, syndicated) show which packaged classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
- StarsCarl ReinerSheldon LeonardBob McFaddenLinus the Lion is the kind-hearted King of a jungle populated by such bizarre characters as the crabby Sascha Grouse and the vivacious Dinny Kangaroo. Each episode of this series features four animated shorts, the first with Linus and his friends, followed by an adventure with the cool and hip Sugar Bear (from the Post Sugar Crisp commercials) and his two foes, a fiesty granny and a scheming wolf. The third cartoon in each episode involves a kindly postman named Lovable Truly and his canine friend, who is constantly chased by a weasely dog catcher. And the fourth and final short cartoon features So Hi, a Chinese boy.
- StarsJohn MegnaCraig SechlerProduced on behalf of the United States Air Force, the series consisted the adventures of Little Adam and Wilbur on Outer Space.
- CreatorStephen J. CannellStarsNick MancusoJames HandyBarbara Williams"Ray", a man of mystery, gets people out of trouble, asking for favors in return.
- CreatorAl BrodaxStarsThe BeatlesPaul FreesLance PercivalThe musical adventures of the greatest of the Rock Bands.
- CreatorLady RobinsonA series about the adventures of DoDo, a humanoid alien from the planet Hena Hydro who settled on Earth. He was described in the narration as pixie-like. He was "short and slender, with long, pointy ears.". His companion was Professor Fingers, a mystery-investigating scientist who could pull an unlimited number of items from his inter-dimensional pockets. DoDo was accompanied by a sentient computer in the form of a bird, called Compy.
- CreatorRuth ByersTed PerryStarsColleen CollinsLou KellyJOT was a bouncing dot that was sensitive to the inner thoughts and feelings of a child, and changed it's shape and color as it depicted the struggles represented by a child's conscience, such as joy and sadness. When it realigned itself with its inner standards, the dot reverted back to its perfect round shape. It also had a very expressive face which displayed emotion as well as moral turmoil.
- CreatorBeverly ArnoldStarsBob McFaddenBeverly ArnoldDayton AllenMilton the Monster, Fearless Fly, Flukey Luke, Muggy-Do Boy Fox, Penny Penguin and Stuffy Durma, the Millionaire Hobo, are the stars of their own cartoon shorts.
- StarsGary OwensBob ArbogastJoan GerberBumbling daredevil and American Eagle Squadron leader Roger Ramjet, aided by his crew of do-gooders Yank, Doodle, Dan, and Dee, fight crooks like Noodles Romanoff and Henry Cabbage Patch. Roger's advantage is his Proton Energy pill, which gives him the strength of twenty atom bombs for a period of twenty seconds.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsTed CassidyHoward MorrisHenry CordenThe Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show was an animated series which featured the pint sized hero Atom Ant and super-sleuth Secret Squirrel.
- CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsMel BlancPaul FreesJean Vander PylA bucktoothed squirrel is the James Bond of the rodent world.
- CreatorThomas M. DykersCurt SiodmakStarsWarren TuftsThe adventures of Captain Fathom and his submarine, the Argonaut. His crew-members are Cookie, Ronnie, Scotty, Miss Perkins and Flip the porpoise. Like Cambria's earlier series, Space Angel and Clutch Cargo, this was filmed in their innovative SYCHRO-VOX process combining real mouths with animated pictures.
- StarsMoe HowardLarry FineJoe DeRitaThe animated adventures of the crazy trio.
- StarsTim MathesonMel BlancDal McKennonSinbad Jr. is, of course, the young son of the famous Sinbad the Sailor. When Jr. tightens up his belt, not only does his chest get bigger and his waist smaller, but he also gains the strength of fifty men! Aided with his smart-aleck pet parrot Salty, Jr. would thwart the plans of the evil Rotcoddam (read it backwards).
- CreatorGerry AndersonSylvia AndersonStarsSylvia AndersonPeter DyneleyDavid GrahamIn the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.
- StarsOlwen GriffithsOliver PostgateSteve WoodmanAnimated series by Oliver Postgate about Mr and Mrs Pogle, their son Pippin and his friend Tog.
- StarsJohn MeillonLola BrooksJohn EwartArthur. And the Square Knights of the Round Table is an Australian animated series based on the legend of King Arthur of Camelot.
- StarsLen BirmanEd McNamaraChris WigginsThe futuristic adventures of the legendary outlaw and his Merry Men in outer space where their arch-nemesis, the evil Sheriff of N.O.T.T., pursues them.
- CreatorRune AndréassonTorbjörn JanssonStarsRolf LundgrenThe world's strongest (and kindest) bear.
- CreatorGordon MurrayStarsBrian CantIconic British children's animated series set in the fictional, picturesque village of the title. Each episode opens with a character emerging from a music box and they will be the central character of the forthcoming story.
- StarsSandy BeckerGeorge S. IrvingKenny DelmarColonel Kit Coyote has one last chance to win the west for the U. S. Cavalry, by claiming Gopher Gulch. Only two obstacles stand in his way, Chief Running Board and Ruffled Feathers, the last surviving Indian Gophers of their tribe.
- StarsTed CassidyHal SmithPaul FreesThree cartoons packed into one half hour. Frankenstein Jr. was a robot constructed by a boy-genius to fight crime, The Impossibles were undercover agents disguised as a rock group.
- CreatorAlex TothStarsDon MessickGinny TylerGary OwensThe adventures of a space superhero who can become invisible and his sidekicks.
- CreatorAl BrodaxBob KaneStarsBob McFaddenChuck McCannCarol CorbettCool McCool, a spoof of James Bond, nabbed the bad guys in this cartoon by the creator of Batman. The 1/2 hour was rounded out with Cool's father Harry McCool and the Komedy Kops in their bumbling capers.
- StarsFrank BuxtonLen MaxwellAn animated series about a superhero bat. Well known for having wings made of solid steel and his supersonic sonar radar.
- CreatorAlexander AndersonJay WardStarsVern LoudenRoy WhaleyRuss CoughlanThe humorous adventures of the heroic Crusader Rabbit, and his sidekick Rags the Tiger.