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List of animated television series of the 1940s and 1950s

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Animated television
series
By decade
1949–1969
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s

This is a list of animated television series first aired prior to 1960.

1949–1952

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Title Seasons Episodes Production Country Year Notes Technique
Tele-Comics/NBC Comics[1][2] 165 US 1949–1951 Sequential drawings, not true animation. Sequential drawings
Jim and Judy in Teleland 1 52 US 1949 Traditional
Crusader Rabbit 3 455 US 1950–1959 Traditional

1953–1958

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Title Episodes Country Year Notes Technique
Winky Dink and You 65 US 1953–1957 Traditional
1969–1973
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican 6 US 1954 Traditional
Disney anthology television series (various titles) 58 US 1954–present Mostly an anthology TV series, originally hosted by Walt Disney, with some episodes dedicated to animation. All of these were compilation episodes, with older Disney cartoons combined with new animation. Most notable are those featuring Ludwig Von Drake as host. Traditional, Live Action
Gumby 130 US 1956-1968 Stop Motion
Mighty Mouse Playhouse 75 US 1955–1967 Compilation show Traditional
The Mickey Mouse Club 620 US 1955–1996 Mostly live-action with animation inserts, possible real year since BCDB is saying that these animated segments were mostly from 1955. Traditional, Live Action
A Rubovian Legend UK 1955 Stop-motion Stop Motion
Adventures of Pow Wow 45 US 1956–1958 Traditional
The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show US 1956–1957 Compilation show Traditional
Tom Terrific 26 US 1957–1959 Traditional
The Ruff and Reddy Show 156 US 1957–1960 Traditional
The Woody Woodpecker Show 113 US 1957–1966 Compilation show Traditional
1970–1997
Colonel Bleep 104 US 1957–1960 First TV cartoon to be in colour; historic cartoon history landmark Sequential drawings
Herge's Adventures of Tintin 104 Belgium 1957–1964 Traditional
Captain Pugwash 58 UK 1957–1998 Cut-Out
The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole 19 US 1958–1961 Traditional
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown 156 US 1958–1962 Traditional
The Huckleberry Hound Show 68 US 1958–1962 Traditional
Yogi Bear 35 US 1958–1960 Huckleberry Hound Show segment Traditional
Nalle ritar och berättar 10 Sweden 1958-1959 Traditional
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks 57 US 1958–1962 Huckleberry Hound Show segment Traditional
The Space Explorers 26 US 1958–1959 Stop Motion

1959

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Title Episodes Production Country Year Notes Technique
Clutch Cargo 52 US 1959 Syncro-Vox
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends 163 US 1959–1964 Traditional
Capt'n Sailorbird 190 US 1959–1960 Compilation show Traditional
The Quick Draw McGraw Show 45 US 1959–1962 Traditional
Matty's Funday Funnies US 1959–1962 Compilation show Traditional
New Adventures of the Space Explorers US 1959 [3] Stop Motion
Snooper and Blabber 45 US 1959 Quick Draw McGraw segment Traditional
Fractured Fairy Tales 91 US 1959 Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment Traditional
Aesop and Son 39 US 1959 Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment Traditional
Peabody's Improbable History 91 US 1959 Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment Traditional
Dudley Do-Right 39 US 1959 Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment Traditional
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy 45 US 1959–1961 Quick Draw McGraw segment Traditional
Felix the Cat 126 US 1959–1961 Traditional
Bucky and Pepito 36 US 1959 Traditional
Mel-O-Toons 26 US 1959–1960 Traditional
Noggin the Nog 42 UK 1959–1965 Traditional
Ivor the Engine 40 UK 1959 Traditional
Cartoon Party Canada 1959–1962 Compilation show Traditional


References

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  1. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Archived from the original on July 23, 2012. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. ^ Yowp (2012-03-10). "Tralfaz: NBC Comics, Part 1". Tralfaz. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ Chuck S. "Lost Baby-boomers Space Cartoon has been found! "The Space Explorers"". Thespaceexplorers.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
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