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

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

1949–1952

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

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

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

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.

External links

• List of 1940s-1950s animated television series at IMDb