List of children's animated television series of the 1960s explained

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.

1960s

United States

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Age rating	Technique
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects		3 seasons, 203 episodes		October 15, 1960 – September 28, 1963		• Total Television • Leonardo Television Productions • Format Films, Halas and Batchelor (1960-1961, season 1) • Gerald Ray Studios, TV Spots, Inc. (1960-1962, seasons 1-2) • Creston Studios (1961-1962, season 2) • Gamma Productions (1961-1963, seasons 2-3) • Jack Kinney Productions, Rembrandt Films, Hal Seeger Productions (1962-1963, season 3)		Traditional
Top Cat		1 season, 30 episodes		September 27, 1961 – April 18, 1962			TV-G	Traditional
The Bugs Bunny Show		52 episodes		October 11, 1960 – September 2, 2000	CBS (1968–1973, 1975–1985), ABC (1960–1968, 1973–1975, 1985–2000)		TV-G	Traditional
Calvin and the Colonel		1 season, 26 episodes		October 3, 1961 – June 9, 1962		Kayro Productions		Traditional
The Alvin Show		1 season, 26 episodes		October 4, 1961 – September 12, 1962			TV-G	Traditional
Beany and Cecil		1 season, 26 episodes		January 6, 1962 – June 30, 1962				Traditional
The Jetsons		3 seasons, 75 episodes		• Original series: September 23, 1962 – March 17, 1963 • Revival series: September 16, 1985 – November 12, 1987	• ABC (Season 1) • Syndication (Seasons 2-3)		TV-G	Traditional
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales		4 seasons, 77 episodes		September 28, 1963 – January 29, 1966		• Total Television • Leonardo Television		Traditional
The New Casper Cartoon Show		6 seasons		October 5, 1963 – January 30, 1970				Traditional
Jonny Quest		1 season, 26 episodes		September 18, 1964 – March 11, 1965			TV-Y7	Traditional
The Porky Pig Show		1 seasons, 26 episodes		September 20, 1964 – September 2, 1967			TV-Y	Traditional
Hoppity Hooper		3 seasons, 104 episodes		September 26, 1964 – September 2, 1967	ABC (1964–1967)	• Jay Ward Productions • Producers Associates of Television, Inc.		Traditional
Linus the Lionhearted		2 seasons, 39 episodes	Ed Graham Jr.	September 26, 1964 – September 7, 1969	• CBS (1964-1966) • ABC (1966-1969)	• Ed Graham Productions in association with General Foods • CBS Television Distribution (Syndication rights)	TV-Y	Traditional
Underdog		62 episodes		October 3, 1964 – 1973		• Total Television • Leonardo Television • Gamma Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show		2 seasons, 52 episodes		September 9, 1965 – September 7, 1967			TV-G	Traditional
Milton the Monster		1 seasons, 29 episodes		October 9, 1965 – September 8, 1968			TV-G	Traditional
The Super 6		20 episodes		1966 – 1969				Traditional
The Beagles		36 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 2, 1967		Total Television Productions		Traditional
Cool McCool		20 episodes		September 10, 1966 – January 21, 1967		• King Features Entertainment • Artransa Park Film Studios	TV-Y7	Traditional
Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles		2 seasons, 18 episodes		September 10, 1966 – January 17, 1967				Traditional
The Lone Ranger		26 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 6, 1969				Traditional
The Road Runner Show		4 seasons		September 10, 1966 – September 2, 1972	• CBS (1966-1968) • ABC (1971-1973)			Traditional
Space Ghost		1 season, 20 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 16, 1967			TV-Y7	Traditional
The New Adventures of Superman		4 seasons, 68 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 5, 1970			TV-Y7	Traditional
The Mighty Heroes		1 season, 20 episodes		October 29, 1966 – March 11, 1967			TV-Y7	Traditional
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio		1 season, 20 episodes		September 9, 1967 – January 20, 1968			TV-G	Traditional
Fantastic Four		1 season, 20 episodes		September 9, 1967 – September 21, 1968			TV-Y7	Traditional
George of the Jungle		17 episodes		September 9, 1967 – December 30, 1967			TV-G	Traditional
The Herculoids		18 episodes		September 9, 1967 – January 6, 1968			TV-Y7	Traditional
Journey to the Center of the Earth		1 season, 17 episodes		September 9, 1967 – September 6, 1969				Traditional
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor		1 season, 18 episodes		September 9, 1967 – January 6, 1968				Traditional
Samson & Goliath		13 episodes		September 9, 1967 – August 31, 1968				Traditional
Shazzan		1 season, 18 episodes		September 9, 1967 – January 20, 1968				Traditional
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure		36 episodes		September 9, 1967 – 1968				Traditional
Super President		1 season, 30 episodes		September 16, 1967 – December 28, 1968		• DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Mirisch-Rich Television Productions		Traditional
The Adventures of Batman		1 season, 17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 1, 1969				Traditional
The Adventures of Gulliver		17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969				Traditional
The Archie Show		17 episodes	• John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (character designs)	September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969			TV-Y7	Traditional
The Batman/Superman Hour		34 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969				Traditional
Fantastic Voyage		1 season, 17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969				Traditional
Go Go Gophers				September 14, 1968 – September 6, 1969			TV-Y7	Traditional
Wacky Races		1 season, 17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969			TV-G	Traditional
The Hardy Boys		1 season, 17 episodes	Based on the juvenile book series created by Edward Stretemeyer	September 6, 1969 – December 27, 1969				Traditional
Here Comes the Grump		1 season, 17 episodes		September 6, 1969 – April 25, 1970			TV-G	Traditional
Hot Wheels		2 seasons, 17 episodes	• Fred Crippen • Eddie Smardan • Ken Snyder	September 6, 1969 – September 4, 1971		Ken Snyder Properties, in association with Pantomime Pictures		Traditional
The Pink Panther Show		11 seasons		September 6, 1969 – August 30, 1980	• NBC (1969–1978) • ABC (1978–1980)		TV-Y	Traditional
Skyhawks		17 episodes		September 6, 1969 – September 4, 1971		Pantomime Pictures		Traditional
Cattanooga Cats		17 episodes		September 13, 1969 – September 5, 1971			TV-G	Traditional
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines		17 episodes		September 13, 1969 – January 3, 1970			TV-G	Traditional
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop		1 season, 17 episodes		September 13, 1969 – January 17, 1970			TV-G	Traditional
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!		3 seasons, 41 episodes		September 13, 1969 – December 23, 1978	• CBS (1969–70) • ABC (1978)		TV-G	Flash/Traditional
Sesame Street		51 seasons, 4596 episodes		November 10, 1969 – present			TV-Y	Stop-motion

Co-productions

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Status
The Beatles		3 seasons, 39 episodes	• Al Brodax • Sylban Buck	25 September 1965 – 21 October 1967	• ABC (United States) • ABC (Australia) • ITV (United Kingdom)	• Artransa Studios	Ended
Spider-Man		3 seasons, 52 episodes		September 9, 1967 – June 14, 1970			Ended

See also

• List of children's animated films