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This is a list of children's animated television series (including internet television series); that is, animated programs originally targeted towards audiences aged 12 and under in mind.

This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions.

1950s

United States

Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Age rating Technique
Crusader Rabbit 455 episodes • Alexander Anderson
Jay Ward
August 1, 1950 – December 1, 1959 • Syndication (1950–1979)
• WNBC (1950–1967)
• KNBH (1949)
• (NBC's owned-and-operated station in New York and Los Angeles) (1950–1967)
• Metromedia Producers Corporation
20th Television
Traditional
The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican 6 shorts Sam Singer September 11 – October 13, 1950 WLS-TV (ABC) Tempe-Toons (referred to as "Medallion Productions" during the end titles) Traditional
Barker Bill's Cartoon Show Animation 1953 – 1955 CBS Terrytoons Traditional
Mighty Mouse Playhouse 80 shorts December 10, 1955 – September 2, 1967 CBS CBS Television Studios TV-Y7 Traditional
The Gumby Show 2 seasons, 130 episodes May 1, 1956 – July 9, 1968 Syndication Clokey Productions TV-G Stop-motion
The Ruff and Reddy Show Comedy 3 seasons, 12 episodes Joseph Barbera
• Charles Shows
December 14, 1957 – April 2, 1960 NBC H-B Enterprises TV-G Traditional
Colonel Bleep Science fiction 100 episodes Robert D. Buchanan 1957 – 1960 Syndication Soundac Traditional
The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Comedy 150 episodes September 6, 1958 – September 9, 1961 Syndication Beverly Hills Productions Traditional
The Huckleberry Hound Show Comedy 4 seasons, 68 episodes William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
September 29, 1958 – December 1, 1961 Syndication Hanna-Barbera TV-G Traditional
Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks Comedy 3 seasons, 57 episodes William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
October 2, 1958 – October 13, 1961 • First-run syndication
ABC
Hanna-Barbera Traditional
Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown Slapstick comedy
Animation
157 episodes Alan Livingston 1958 – 1962 Larry Harmon Pictures Traditional
The Quick Draw McGraw Show Comedy 3 seasons, 45 episodes William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
January 1, 1959 – October 20, 1961 Syndication Hanna-Barbera TV-G Traditional
Clutch Cargo 52 episodes March 9, 1959 – 1960 Cambria Productions Traditional
Bucky and Pepito Western 36 episodes September 8, 1959 – March 22, 1960 Syndication Trans-Artists Productions Traditional
Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy • Comedy
• Slice-of-life
3 seasons, 45 episodes William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
September 19, 1959 – October 20, 1962 Hanna-Barbera Traditional
Felix the Cat • Cartoon
• Adventure
• Comedy
2 seasons, 126 episodes Joe Oriolo October 2, 1958 – May 13, 1960 Syndication • Felix the Cat Productions
• Paramount Cartoon Studios
• Trans-Lux
Traditional
Matty's Funday Funnies Comedy 4 seasons, 68 episodes October 11, 1959 – December 30, 1961 ABC Famous Studios Traditional
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends • Surreal comedy
Slapstick
Variety
5 seasons, 163 episodes Jay Ward
• Alex Anderson
Bill Scott
November 19, 1959 – June 27, 1964 ABC (1959–61)
NBC (1961–64)
Jay Ward Productions
• Gamma Productions
• Producers Associates of Television, Inc.
TV-G Traditional
Capt'n Sailorbird 190 episodes 1959 Magic Screen Pictures Inc. Traditional
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