List of short film series

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This article is the list of short film series since the inception of filmmaking in the 19th century.

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19th century

1890s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
1896 Melbourne Cup Carnival Lumière 15Arrivée d’un train à MelbournePrésentation du vainqueur Documentary [1]
English cricket team in Australia in 1897–98 Falk Studios4 Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets New South Wales Cricket team leaving the field Documentary [2]

20th century

1910s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Sherlock Holmes Éclair 8The Speckled Band (1912)The Copper Beeches (1913) Live action [3]
Colonel Heeza Liar Bray Studios 58Colonel Heeza Liar In Africa (November 23, 1913)Colonel Heeza Liar, Nature Faker (December 1, 1924) Animation [4]
The Police Dog Bray Studios 12The Police Dog (November 21, 1914)The Pinkerton Pup's Portrait (February 25, 1918)Animation [5]
Bobby Bumps Bray Studios 75Bobby Bumps Gets Pa's Goat (1915)Bobby Bumps and Company (1925)AnimationFresh Fish (1922) includes live-action [6]

1920s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Aesop's Fables Fable Studios, Inc.N/AThe Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs (May 13, 1921)N/AAnimation [7]
Brownie the Wonder Dog Century Film CompanyN/A Brownie's Little Venus (1921) Little Johnny Jones (1923)Live-action [8]
Bray Magazine Bray Studios4Strap HangersIf We Reversed (1923)Animation [9]
Alice Comedies Disney Company 57 Alice's Wonderland (1923) Alice in the Big League (1927) Live action and animation [10]
Let George Do It Universal Pictures 40George The Winner (1926)The Cut-Ups (1929)Live action [11]

1930s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Spooney Melodies Warner Bros. 5Cryin' for the Carolines (December 1930)For You (December 1931)Live action [12]
Puppetoons George Pal 40Midnight (1932)Sweet Pacific (1948)Stop-motion and puppetering [13]

1940s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Gabby Fleischer Studios 8 King for a Day (October 18, 1940)It's a Hap-Hap-Happy Day (August 15, 1941)Animation [14]
Stone Age Cartoons Fleischer Studios 12Way Back When a Triangle Had Its Points (26 January 1940)Way Back When Women Had Their Weigh (26 September 1940)Animation [15]
Superman Paramount Pictures 17 Superman (September 26, 1941) Terror on the Midway (August 28, 1942)Animation [16]

1950s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Kartunes Famous Studios 12Vegetable Vaudeville (November 9, 1951)No Place Like Rome (July 31, 1953)Animation [17]
Spike and Tyke Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 2Give and Tyke (March 29, 1957)Scat Cats (July 26, 1957)Animation [18]
Modern Madcaps Famous Studios 65Right Off the Bat (November 17, 1958)The Blacksheep Blacksmith (1967)Animation [19]

1960s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
World Wide Adventures Warner Bros. 38A Touch of Gold (October 1962)A Walk Through the Sounds of Switzerland (July 1, 1970)Live-action [20]
Red Asphalt California Highway Patrol 5Red Asphalt (1964)Red Asphalt V (2006)Live-actionDocumentaries [21]
The Inspector DePatie–Freleng Enterprises 34 The Great De Gaulle Stone Operation (December 21, 1965)Carte Blanched (May 14, 1969)Animation [22]

1970s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
The Three Fools Donyo Donev 11The Three Fools (June 27, 1970)The Three Fools Non-stop (June 10, 1990)Animation [23]
The Blue Racer DePatie–Freleng Enterprises 17Hiss and Hers (July 3, 1972)Little Boa Peep (January 16, 1974)Animation [24]
The Dogfather DePatie–Freleng Enterprises 17The Dogfather (June 27, 1974)Medicur (April 30, 1976)Animation

1980s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Sweet Disaster Channel 4 5Babylon (1986)Death of a Speechwriter (1986)Animation [25]
Roger Rabbit Disney3Tummy Trouble (June 23, 1989)Trail Mix-Up (March 12, 1993)Animation and live-action [26]

1990s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
The Spirit of Christmas Avenging Conscience 2 Jesus vs. Frosty (December 8, 1992) Jesus vs. Santa (December 1, 1995)Animation [27]
The Fairly OddParents Nickelodeon 10The Fairly OddParents! (September 4, 1998)Super Humor (March 23, 2001)Animation

21st century

2000s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
The Hire BMW 13Ambush (2001)The Escape (2016)Live-action
893239 24As for the Fingers (2006)Yakuza's Delivery (2007)Live-action
Assassin's Creed: Lineage Ubisoft 3One (26 October 2009)Three (2009)Animation

2010s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
DC Showcase Warner Bros. Animation 9 The Spectre (February 23, 2010) Adam Strange (May 19, 2020)Animation
Toy Story Toons Pixar 3 Hawaiian Vacation (June 24, 2011) Partysaurus Rex (September 14, 2012)Animation
Marvel One-Shots Marvel Studios 5 The Consultant (September 13, 2011) All Hail the King (February 4, 2014)Live-action
The Grasslands Project National Film Board of Canada 10A Rancher’s View (May 6, 2016)Les Fransaskois (May 14, 2016)Live-actionDocumentaries [28]
Team Thor Marvel Studios 3 Team Thor (July 23, 2016) Team Darryl (February 20, 2018)Live-actionMocumentaries

2020s

NameStudioInstalmentsFirstLastMediumNote(s)Ref(s)
Short Circuit Disney14Puddles (January 24, 2020)Fetch (January 24, 2020)Animation [29]

See also

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