Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth or faster real-time renderings. Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two and three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets or clay figures.
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio. It was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors and Tom and Jerry creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, in partnership with film director George Sidney.
Thomas & Friends is a British children's television series. In the United Kingdom, it had its first broadcast on the ITV network in Great Britain in 1984. In the United States, it had its first broadcast on Shining Time Station in 1989. It is based on The Railway Series of books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry.
An animated series is a set of animated works with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main characters, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released direct-to-video or on the internet. Like animated films, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different target audiences, from children to adults.
Codename: Kids Next Door is an American animated television series created by Tom Warburton for Cartoon Network, and the 13th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The series centers on the adventures of a group of five 10-year-olds who operate from a high-tech tree house, fighting against adult and teen villains with advanced 2×4 technology. Using their codenames, they are Sector V, part of a global organization called the Kids Next Door. Numbuh One is the bald, astute, no-nonsense, super skilled British-American boy Nigel Uno, leader of Sector V. Numbuh Two is the chubby, humorous, intellectual, aviation enthusiast nerdy Irish-American boy Hoagie Gilligan Jr. Numbuh Three is the quirky, happy-go-lucky Japanese-American girl Kuki Sanban. Numbuh Four is the short-tempered, often irrational, fighting-prone Australian-American boy Wallabee Beatles. Numbuh Five is the intelligent, laid-back, highly skilled African-American girl Abigail Lincoln.
Tom and Jerry is an American comedy slapstick cartoon series created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between the title characters Tom, a cat, and Jerry, a mouse. Many episodes also feature several recurring characters.
Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds is a Spanish-Japanese animated adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. Most of the characters are anthropomorphizations of dogs, hence the title of the cartoon; although there are a few exceptions, most notably Dogtanian's two sidekicks Pip the mouse and Planchet the bear, among several others.
William Denby Hanna was an American animator, director, producer, voice actor, cartoon artist, and musician whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of people for much of the 20th century.
Joseph Roland Barbera was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist, whose film and television cartoon characters entertained millions of fans worldwide for much of the 20th century.
The Ruff and Reddy Show is an American animated television series and the first made by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC. The series follows the adventures of Ruff, a smart and steadfast cat, and Reddy, a good-natured and brave dog. The series also was presented by Screen Gems, the television arm of Columbia Pictures. Ruff and Reddy premiered in December 1957 and ran for fifty episodes until April 1960, comprising three seasons.
Winx Club is an Italian animated television series created, directed, and produced by Iginio Straffi. It is set in a magical universe inhabited by fairies, witches, and other mythical creatures. The show follows a fairy warrior named Bloom as she enrolls at the Alfea College to train and hone her skills. The series is presented in a style that combines Japanese anime with Western animation. Common themes in Winx Club include romantic relationships and the transition to adulthood, juxtaposed with magic elements and action sequences.
Chinese animation or Donghua, in a narrow sense, refers to animation made in China.
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show is an American animated television program produced by Filmation for MGM Television in 1980, on CBS for Saturday mornings. The show lasted two seasons and the individual episodes were eventually added to syndicated Tom and Jerry packages.
Jay Ward Productions, or simply Ward Productions, is an American animation studio based in Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1948 by American animator Jay Ward, and was most notable for the Rocky and Bullwinkle franchise.
The King Kong Show is an American/Japanese anime series produced by Videocraft International and Toei Animation. It is the first anime series produced in Japan for an American company. ABC ran the series in the US between September 10, 1966, and August 31, 1969.
Cartoon Network is an American pay television channel owned by Warner Bros., a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is a CGI superhero animated series produced by French studios Zagtoon and Method Animation in collaboration with De Agostini Editore in Italy, Toei Animation in Japan, and SAMG Animation in South Korea. The series features two Parisian teenagers, Marinette Dupain-Cheng and Adrien Agreste, who transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir, respectively, to protect the city from supervillains.
The Tom and Jerry Show is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Renegade Animation. Based on the Tom and Jerry characters and theatrical cartoon series created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940, the series first premiered on the Canadian channel Teletoon on March 1, 2014 and began airing on Cartoon Network in the United States on April 9, 2014.
The 7D is an American children's animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation, which premiered on Disney XD on July 7, 2014. It is a re-imagining of the title characters from the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Animation Studios, and their adventures prior to the introduction of Snow White. The first season consisted of 24 episodes. On December 2, 2014, the series was renewed for a second season. On November 25, 2016, Disney XD announced that the series was cancelled after two seasons. The show aired its final episode on November 5, 2016.
Moominvalley is a 2019 Finnish-British animated family drama series. It's an adaptation of writer-illustrator Tove Jansson's and her brother Lars Jansson's classic Moomin books and comics, featuring a blend of 2D and 3D animating techniques.
