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This is a list of animated television series first aired prior to 1960.
| Animated television series |
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| By decade |
This is a list of animated television series first aired prior to 1960.
| Title | Seasons | Episodes | Production | Country | Year | Notes |
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| Crusader Rabbit | 3 | 195 | US | 1948–1959 | ||
| The Puppetoon Show | 7 | US | 1949–1950 | Compilation show; stop-motion | ||
| Adventures of Pow Wow | 1 | 52 | US | 1949–1950 | ||
| Tele-Comics/NBC Comics [1] [2] | 165 | US | 1949–1951 | Sequential drawings, not true animation. | ||
| Jim and Judy in Teleland | 52 | US | 1949 |
| Title | Episodes | Country | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winky Dink and You | 65 | US | 1953–1957 | |
| 1969–1973 | ||||
| The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican | 6 | US | 1954 | |
| Walt Disney anthology TV series (various titles) | 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. | |
| The Gumby Show | 261 | US | 1955–1968 | Stop-motion |
| 1988 | ||||
| 2010s | ||||
| Mighty Mouse Playhouse | 75 | US | 1955–1967 | Compilation show |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | 360 | US | 1955–1963 | Mostly live-action with animation inserts, possible real year since BCDB is saying that these animated segments were mostly from 1955. |
| 1973–1977 | ||||
| 1979–1982 | ||||
| 1989–1990 | ||||
| 1994–1996 | ||||
| Captain Kangaroo | 6090 | US | 1955–1984 | Compilation show |
| A Rubovian Legend | UK | 1955 | Stop-motion | |
| The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show | US | 1956–1957 | Compilation show | |
| Tom Terrific | 26 | US | 1957–1959 | |
| The Ruff and Reddy Show | 156 | US | 1957–1960 | |
| The Woody Woodpecker Show | 113 | US | 1957–1966 | Compilation show |
| 1970–1997 | ||||
| Colonel Bleep | 104 | US | 1957–1960 | First TV cartoon to be in colour; historic cartoon history landmark |
| Herge's Adventures of Tintin | 104 | Belgium | 1957–1964 | |
| Captain Pugwash | 58 | UK | 1957–1998 | |
| The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole | 19 | US | 1958–1961 | |
| Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown | 156 | US | 1958–1962 | |
| The Huckleberry Hound Show | 68 | US | 1958–1962 | |
| Yogi Bear | 35 | US | 1958–1960 | Huckleberry Hound Show segment |
| Nalle ritar och berättar | 10 |  Sweden | 1958-1959 | |
| Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks | 57 | US | 1958–1962 | Huckleberry Hound Show segment |
| The Space Explorers | 26 | US | 1958–1959 |
| Title | Episodes | Production | Country | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clutch Cargo | 52 | US | 1959 | ||
| The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | 163 | US | 1959–1964 | ||
| Capt'n Sailorbird | 190 | US | 1959–1960 | Compilation show | |
| The Quick Draw McGraw Show | 45 | US | 1959–1962 | ||
| Matty's Funday Funnies | US | 1959–1962 | Compilation show | ||
| New Adventures of the Space Explorers | US | 1959 | [3] | ||
| Snooper and Blabber | 45 | US | 1959 | Quick Draw McGraw segment | |
| Fractured Fairy Tales | 91 | US | 1959 | Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment | |
| Aesop and Son | 39 | US | 1959 | Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment | |
| Peabody's Improbable History | 91 | US | 1959 | Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment | |
| Dudley Do-Right | 39 | US | 1959 | Rocky and Bullwinkle Show segment | |
| Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy | 45 | US | 1959–1961 | Quick Draw McGraw segment | |
| Felix the Cat | 126 | US | 1959–1961 | ||
| Bucky and Pepito | 36 | US | 1959 | ||
| Mel-O-Toons | 26 | US | 1959–1960 | ||
| Noggin the Nog | 42 | UK | 1959–1965 | ||
| Ivor the Engine | 40 | UK | 1959 | ||
| Cartoon Party | Canada | 1959–1962 | Compilation show |
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Events in 1947 in animation.
Events in 1945 in animation.
Events in 1944 in animation.
Events in 1938 in animation.