List of children's animated television series of the 1980s facts for kids
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.
Contents
1980s
United States
| Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Age rating | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show | • Variety • Comedy |
1 season, 15 episodes | September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980 | CBS | • Filmation • MGM Television |
TV-G | Traditional | |
| Super Friends | • Action • Adventure • Science fiction |
3 seasons, 22 episodes | September 13, 1980 – 1982 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour | Adventure | September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980 | CBS | Filmation | N/A | Traditional | ||
| The Lone Ranger | Animated series | 2 seasons, 28 episodes | September 13, 1980 – January 30, 1982 | CBS | Filmation | N/A | Traditional | |
| Heathcliff | Animated series | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | • George Gately (Heathcliff character) • Brad Anderson (Marmaduke character) • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears |
October 4, 1980 – September 18, 1982 | ABC | • Ruby-Spears Productions • McNaught Syndicate • United Features Syndicate (season 2) |
TV-Y | Traditional |
| Thundarr the Barbarian | • Post-apocalyptic • Science fantasy • Action-adventure |
2 seasons, 21 episodes | • Steve Gerber • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears |
October 4, 1980 – October 31, 1981 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Richie Rich | Animation | 4 seasons, 41 episodes | November 8, 1980 – September 1, 1984 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional | |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | • Adventure • Comedy |
3 seasons, 33 episodes | November 8, 1980 – December 18, 1982 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
TV-G | Traditional | |
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | • Science fiction • Comedy • Adventure |
2 seasons, 24 episodes | November 8, 1980 – November 28, 1981 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Paramount Television |
N/A | Traditional | |
| The Flintstone Comedy Show | • Animation • Comedy |
2 seasons, 18 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera |
November 22, 1980 – October 24, 1981 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Blackstar | 13 episodes | September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 | CBS | Filmation | N/A | Traditional | ||
| Goldie Gold and Action Jack | 13 episodes | September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | TV-Y7 | Traditional | ||
| Space Stars | • Animation • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction • Comedy-drama |
11 episodes | September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | N/A | Traditional | |
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | • Superhero • Action • Adventure |
3 seasons, 24 episodes | September 12, 1981 – November 5, 1983 | NBC | Marvel Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! | 12 episodes | September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 | NBC | • Filmation • DC Comics |
N/A | Traditional | ||
| The New Adventures of Zorro | Animation | 1 season, 13 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera • Johnston McCulley (characters) |
September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 | CBS | • Filmation • Hanna-Barbera |
N/A | Traditional |
| Trollkins | • Fantasy • Comedy |
13 episodes | September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional | |
| Laverne & Shirley | Cartoon series | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | October 10, 1981 – November 13, 1982 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Paramount Television |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Gilligan's Planet | 1 season, 13 episodes | Sherwood Schwartz | September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 | CBS | • Warner Bros. Television Distribution • Turner Program Services |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Meatballs & Spaghetti | Animation | 1 season, 25 episodes | • Fred Silverman • Jerry Eisenberg |
September 18, 1982 – March 5, 1983 | CBS | • Intermedia Entertainment Company • Marvel Productions • Pan Sang East Co. Ltd • MGM/UA Television |
N/A | Traditional |
| Pandamonium | • Adventure • Fantasy |
13 episodes | September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 | CBS | • Marvel Productions • InterMedia Entertainment Company • MGM/UA Television |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Shirt Tales | • Fantasy • Comedy • Adventure |
2 seasons, 23 episodes | Janet Elizabeth Manco (original characters) | September 18, 1982 – November 19, 1983 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The Flintstone Funnies | • Animation • Comedy |
1 season, 45 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera |
September 18, 1982 – September 8, 1984 | NBC | TV-G | Traditional | |
| The Gary Coleman Show | Comedy | 13 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera |
September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Incredible Hulk | • Superhero • Action • Adventure |
1 season, 13 episodes | Stan Lee | September 18, 1982 – October 8, 1983 | NBC | Marvel Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour | Cartoon series | 1 season, 27 episodes | September 25, 1982 – September 3, 1983 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises • Paramount Television |
TV-G | Traditional | |
| Pac-Man | • Adventure • Comedy |
2 seasons, 44 episodes | September 25, 1982 – November 5, 1983 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional | |
| The Little Rascals | • Animation • Comedy |
22 episodes | September 25, 1982 – December 2, 1983 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • King World Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| The Puppy's Further Adventures | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | September 25, 1982 – November 10, 1984 | ABC | • Ruby-Spears Enterprises • Hanna-Barbera Productions (season 1) |
TV-Y | Traditional | ||
| The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour | • Animation • Comedy • Adventure • Action |
13 episodes | September 25, 1982 – December 18, 1982 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises |
TV-G | Traditional | |
| The Dukes | • Action • Family • Comedy |
2 seasons, 20 episodes | February 5, 1983 – October 29, 1983 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Warner Bros. Television |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Good Morning, Mickey! | Anthology series | 1 season, 83 episodes | April 18, 1983 – November 28, 1992 | Disney Channel | The Walt Disney Company | N/A | Traditional | |
| Donald Duck Presents | Anthology series | 2 seasons | September 1, 1983 – November 1, 1985 | Disney Channel | The Walt Disney Company | N/A | Traditional | |
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | • Adventure • Action • Sword and planet • Superhero fiction |
2 seasons, 130 episodes | Michael Halperin | September 5, 1983 – November 21, 1985 | First-run syndication | • Filmation Associates • Mattel |
TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Monchhichis | • Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Adventure |
13 episodes | September 10, 1983 – December 24, 1983 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Rubik, the Amazing Cube | 1 season, 13 episodes | September 10, 1983 – December 10, 1983 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | N/A | Traditional | ||
| The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show | • Mystery • Adventure • Comedy |
2 seasons, 26 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears |
September 10, 1983 – December 1, 1984 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks | • Comedy-drama • Musical • Sitcom • Adventure |
8 seasons, 102 episodes | • Ross Bagdasarian Jr. • Janice Karman |
September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1990 | NBC | • Bagdasarian Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1983–1987, seasons 1–5) • Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1988, season 6) • DIC Enterprises (1988–1990, seasons 6–8) |
TV-G | Traditional |
| Dungeons & Dragons | • Action • Adventure • Fantasy |
3 seasons, 27 episodes | • Kevin Paul Coates • Dennis Marks • Takashi |
September 17, 1983 – December 7, 1985 | CBS | • Marvel Productions • D&D Entertainment • Toei Animation |
TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Mister T | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | • Steve Gerber • Martin Pasko |
September 17, 1983 – October 19, 1985 | NBC | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| Saturday Supercade | Animation | 2 seasons, 27 episodes | September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1984 | CBS | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | TV-G | Traditional | |
| The Biskitts | • Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy |
13 episodes | September 17, 1983 – September 8, 1984 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y | Traditional | |
| The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show | • Animation • Comedy |
2 seasons, 18 episodes | Charles M. Schulz | September 17, 1983 – October 12, 1985 | CBS | Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions | TV-Y | Traditional |
| Dragon's Lair | • Fantasy • Animation • Action • Adventure • Sword and sorcery |
1 season, 13 episodes | September 8, 1984 – December 1, 1984 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| Pink Panther and Sons | • Animation • Comedy • Adventure |
16 episodes | September 8, 1984 – February 26, 1985 | • NBC (1984–1985) • ABC (1986) |
• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Mirisch-Geoffrey–DePatie-Freleng • MGM/UA Television |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show | • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction |
8 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) |
September 8, 1984 – August 31, 1985 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics |
N/A | Traditional |
| Wolf Rock TV | Animated series | 1 season, 7 episodes | September 8, 1984 – October 20, 1984 | ABC | • Dick Clark Productions • DIC Enterprises |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Muppet Babies | • Animated series • Fantasy • Comedy • Adventure |
8 seasons, 107 episodes | Jim Henson | September 15, 1984 – November 2, 1991 | CBS | • Marvel Productions • Jim Henson Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional |
| Pole Position | Animated television series | 1 season, 13 episodes | Jean Chalopin | September 15, 1984 – December 8, 1984 | CBS | DIC Audiovisuel | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Turbo Teen | • Cartoon series • Children's television series • Superheroes • Adventure |
1 season, 13 episodes | Ruby-Spears Productions | September 15, 1984 – August 31, 1985 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The Transformers | • Science fiction • Action • Adventure • Superhero |
4 seasons, 98 episodes | • Hasbro • Takara |
September 17, 1984 – November 11, 1987 | First-run syndication | • Sunbow Productions • Marvel Productions • Toei Animation (seasons 1–3) • AKOM (seasons 2–4) |
TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo | • Mystery • Adventure • Comedy |
2 seasons, 26 episodes | • Joe Ruby (characters) • Ken Spears (characters) •Mitch Schauer |
September 7, 1985 – December 7, 1985 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction |
8 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) |
September 7, 1985 – September 6, 1986 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics |
N/A | Traditional |
| ThunderCats | • Action/Adventure • Sword and planet |
4 seasons, 130 episodes | Ted "Tobin" Wolf | September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989 | Syndication | • Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment • Leisure Concepts (Project Development) • Topcraft (season 1) • Pacific Animation Corporation (seasons 2–4) |
Traditional | |
| Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears | • Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy |
6 seasons, 65 episodes | • Michael Eisner • Art Vitello • Jymn Magon |
September 14, 1985 – February 22, 1991 | • NBC (1985–1989) • ABC (1989–1990) • Syndicated (1990–1991) |
Walt Disney Television Animation | TV-Y | Traditional |
| Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling | Animated series | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | World Wrestling Federation | September 14, 1985 – October 18, 1986 | CBS | • DIC Animation City • World Wrestling Federation • Saban Productions (1985 special episode only) • Columbia Pictures Television (1985 special episode only) |
TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| It's Punky Brewster | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | September 14, 1985 – December 6, 1986 | NBC | • Ruby-Spears Enterprises • NBC Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | ||
| The Wuzzles | 1 season, 13 episodes | Carson Van Osten | September 14, 1985 – December 7, 1985 | CBS | • Walt Disney Pictures Television Division • Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| The Flintstone Kids | • Animation • Comedy |
2 seasons, 34 episodes | September 6, 1986 – May 21, 1988 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Foofur | • Animation • Slice of life • Comedy |
2 seasons, 26 episodes | Phil Mendez | September 13, 1986 – February 18, 1988 | NBC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A. |
TV-Y | Traditional |
| Kissyfur | Animation | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | Phil Mendez | September 13, 1986 – August 25, 1990 | NBC | • NBC Productions • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment (1988) |
TV-Y | Traditional |
| Lazer Tag Academy | Animation | 13 episodes | September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986 | NBC | • Ruby-Spears Productions • Worlds of Wonder |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Pound Puppies | • Comedy • Adventure |
2 seasons, 26 episodes | September 13, 1986 – December 19, 1987 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Tonka Corporation |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Teen Wolf | • Adventure • Animation |
2 seasons, 21 episodes | September 13. 1986 – November 7, 1987 | CBS | • Southern Star Productions • Hanna-Barbera Australia • Clubhouse Pictures (season 1) • Atlantic/Kushner-Locke (season 2) |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| The Real Ghostbusters | 7 seasons, 140 episodes | September 13, 1986 – October 5, 1991 | • ABC • Syndicated |
• DIC Enterprises • Columbia Pictures Television |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | ||
| Wildfire | • Animation • Adventure • Drama • Fantasy • Sci-fi |
13 episodes | September 13, 1986 – December 13, 1986 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | N/A | Traditional | |
| My Little Pony | 2 seasons, 65 episodes | September 15, 1986 – September 25, 1987 | Syndication | • Hasbro • Toei Animation • AKOM • Sunbow Productions • Marvel Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | ||
| Dennis the Menace | 2 seasons, 78 episodes | September 22, 1986 – March 26, 1988 | • Syndication (1986–1987) • CBS (1988) |
• DIC Animation City • Crawleys Animation (Season 2 only) |
TV-G | Traditional | ||
| Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series | 1 season, 13 episodes | Jim Henson | September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987 | NBC | • Marvel Productions • Jim Henson Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| The New Archies | Sitcom | 1 season, 13 episodes | September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987 | NBC | • DIC Animation City • Archie Comics • Saban Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| DuckTales | • Action/Adventure • Comedy |
4 seasons, 100 episodes | September 18, 1987 – November 28, 1990 | Syndication | • Walt Disney Television • Walt Disney Television Animation |
TV-G | Traditional | |
| Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures | • Action • Adventure • Comedy |
2 seasons, 19 episodes | September 19, 1987 – October 22, 1988 | • CBS • Nickelodeon • Fox Kids |
• Bakshi-Hyde Ventures • Terrytoons |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| Popeye and Son | • Sitcom • Comedy |
13 episodes | September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • King Features Entertainment |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Little Clowns of Happytown | Children | 1 season, 18 episodes | September 26, 1987 – July 16, 1988 | ABC | • Murakami Wolf Swenson • Marvel Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| ALF: The Animated Series | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | • Paul Fusco • Tom Patchett |
September 26, 1987 – January 7, 1989 | NBC | • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Alien Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| Little Wizards | 1 season, 18 episodes | • Len Janson • Chuck Menville |
September 26, 1987 – 1988 | ABC | Marvel Productions | N/A | Traditional | |
| HBO Storybook Musicals | 1 season, 18 episodes | November 18, 1987 – December 8, 1993 | HBO | HBO | N/A | Traditional | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | • Action-adventure • Martial arts • Superhero • Comedy (seasons 1–7) • Drama (seasons 8–10) |
10 seasons, 193 episodes | December 14, 1987 – November 2, 1996 | • Syndication (1987–90) CBS (1990–96) |
• Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1987–91, seasons 1–5) • IDDH • Fred Wolf Films (1992–96, seasons 6–10) • Mirage Studios • Surge Licensing • Toei Animation (1987–89, seasons 1–3) • Group W Productions (1987–95, seasons 1–9) • King World Productions |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| Gumby Adventures | 1 season, 99 episodes | January 2, 1988 – December 31, 1988 | Syndication | • Clokey Productions • Lorimar-Telepictures |
TV-G | Stop-motion | ||
| The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | • Children's television series • Educational |
4 seasons, 50 episodes | January 17, 1988 – October 26, 1991 | • The Disney Channel (January 17 – April 10, 1988) • ABC (November 12, 1988 – October 26, 1991) |
Walt Disney Television Animation | TV-Y | Traditional | |
| A Pup Named Scooby-Doo | • Mystery • Comedy horror • Self-parody |
4 seasons, 27 episodes | September 10, 1988 – August 17, 1991 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional | |
| ALF Tales | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | • Paul Fusco • Tom Patchett |
September 10, 1988 – December 9, 1989 | NBC | • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Alien Productions |
TV-Y | Traditional | |
| The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | • Animation/Live action • Comedy • Satire |
1 season, 13 episodes | September 10, 1988 – December 3, 1988 | NBC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A. |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil | Animation | 1 season, 5 episodes | John Kricfalusi | September 10, 1988 – October 29, 1988 | ABC | • DIC Animation City • Bob Clampett Productions • Spümcø |
N/A | Traditional |
| Garfield and Friends | Comedy | 7 seasons, 121 episodes | Jim Davis | September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1994 | CBS | • Film Roman Productions • United Media Productions (Seasons 1–6) |
TV-G | Traditional |
| The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy | • Children • Adventure • Fantasy |
13 episodes | 17 September 1988 – 1 September 1990 | CBS | CBS Entertainment Productions | N/A | Traditional | |
| Superman | • Action • Adventure • Superhero |
1 season, 13 episodes | September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1988 | CBS | • Ruby-Spears Enterprises • DC Comics • Toei Animation • Daiwon Animation |
N/A | Traditional | |
| Captain N: The Game Master | • Action • Adventure • Comedy |
3 seasons, 34 episodes | September 9, 1989 – October 26, 1991 | NBC | • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment (season 1 only) |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | |
| The Karate Kid | 1 season, 13 episodes | September 9, 1989 – December 16, 1989 | NBC | • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Columbia Pictures Television |
TV-Y7 | Traditional | ||
| Dink, the Little Dinosaur | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | September 16, 1989 – November 3, 1990 | CBS | Ruby-Spears Enterprises | TV-Y | Traditional | ||
| Rude Dog and the Dweebs | 1 season, 13 episodes | 16 September 1989 – 16 December 1989 | CBS | • Marvel Productions • New World Television • Just for Kids • Sun Sportswear |
TV-Y | Traditional | ||
| The California Raisin Show | 1 season, 13 episodes | Will Vinton | September 16, 1989 – December 9, 1989 | CBS | N/A | Traditional |
United Kingdom
| Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postman Pat | • Children's • Animated television series |
8 seasons, 184 episodes | John Cunliffe | • Original series: 16 September 1981 – 20 March 2006 • Special Delivery Service: 29 September 2008 – 29 March 2017 |
• BBC One (1981–2002) • BBC Two (2008–2014) • CBeebies (2002–2017) • CBBC (1985–2008) • Qubo (2008–2015) • PBS Kids (1999–2006) • Nick Jr. Channel (2018 – present) • Tiny Pop (2016 – present) |
• Woodland Animations (1981–1996) • Entertainment Rights (2003–2008) • Cosgrove Hall Films (2003–2008) • Classic Media (2013) • Mackinnon and Saunders (2013–2017) • DreamWorks Classic Productions (2015–2017) |
Stop-motion |
| Thomas & Friends | Animated series | 24 seasons, 578 episodes | Britt Allcroft | 9 October 1984 – present | • ITV/ITV1 (Series 1–3) • Direct-to-video (Series 4–5) • Nick Jr. Channel (Series 6–11) • Channel 5 (Series 9-present) |
• Clearwater Features (1984–1986) • Britt Allcroft Ltd./Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. (1984–1986) • The Britt Allcroft Company/Gullane Entertainment (1991–2002) • HIT Entertainment (2003–2016) • Mattel Creations (2017–present) |
Stop-motion (Seasons 1–12)/CGI (Seasons 12-present) |
Co-productions
| Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drak Pack | Adventure | 16 episodes | September 6, 1980 – December 20, 1980 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd. | Traditional | |
| The Kwicky Koala Show | • Animation • Comedy |
16 episodes | Tex Avery | September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd. |
Traditional |
| The Smurfs | • Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy |
9 seasons, 256 episodes | Pierre "Peyo" Culliford | September 12, 1981 – December 2, 1989 | NBC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A. (season 1–7) • Lafig S.A. (Season 8–9) |
Traditional |
| The Littles | 3 seasons, 29 episodes | • John Peterson • Jim Schumann |
September 10, 1983 – November 2, 1985 | • United States: ABC • France: Canal+ (Season 1), TF1 (Seasons 2–3) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions | Traditional | |
| Inspector Gadget | • Science fiction • Comedy |
2 seasons, 85 episodes | • Bruno Bianchi • Andy Heyward • Jean Chalopin |
September 12, 1983 – February 1, 1986 | First-run syndication | • DIC Audiovisuel • Cuckoo's Nest Studios • LBS • Nelvana (season 1) • Field Communications (season 1) • TMS (season 1) |
Traditional |
| The Get Along Gang | 13 episodes | Those Characters from Cleveland | May 6, 1984 – December 8, 1984 | • Nickelodeon (pilot) • CBS (TV series) |
• DIC Audiovisuel • Nelvana (pilot episode) |
Traditional | |
| Mighty Orbots | • Adventure • Comedy • Mecha |
13 episodes | Barry Glasser | September 8, 1984 – December 15, 1984 | ABC | Traditional | |
| Snorks | • Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy • Sci-fi |
4 seasons, 65 episodes | Nic Broca | September 15, 1984 – May 13, 1989 | • NBC (1982, 1984–1986) • Syndication (1987–1989) |
Traditional | |
| Star Wars: Droids | 1 season, 13 episodes | September 7, 1985 – June 7, 1986 | ABC | • Nelvana • Lucasfilm • 20th Century Fox Television |
Traditional | ||
| Ewoks | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989 | ABC | • Nelvana • Lucasfilm • Wang Film Productions • 20th Century Fox Television |
Traditional | ||
| My Pet Monster | 1 season, 13 episodes | September 12, 1987 – December 19, 1987 | ABC | • Nelvana • Those Characters From Cleveland • Telefilm Canada |
Traditional | ||
| The Berenstain Bears | • Children's series • Comedy |
2 seasons, 52 episodes | September 14, 1985 – September 5, 1987 | CBS | • Southern Star Productions • Hanna-Barbera Australia |
Traditional | |
| Care Bears | 4 seasons, 60 episodes | • Linda Denham • Elena Kucharik |
September 14, 1985 – December 25, 1988 | • DIC series: Syndication • Nelvana series: Global Television Network (Canada) ABC (United States) |
• Atkinson Film-Arts (1983 and 1984 pilot/specials) • DIC Audiovisuel (1985) • Nelvana (1986–1988) |
Traditional | |
| Galaxy High | 13 episodes | Chris Columbus | September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986 | CBS | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | |
| Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater | • Comedy • Family • Adventure • Fantasy |
1 season, 13 episodes | Sanrio | September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987 | CBS | • DIC Enterprises • Toei Animation |
Traditional |
| Beetlejuice | 4 seasons, 94 episodes | Tim Burton | September 9, 1989 – December 6, 1991 | ABC | • Nelvana Limited • The Geffen Film Company • Warner Bros. Television • Tim Burton Inc. |
Traditional | |
| Camp Candy | Animated series | 3 seasons, 40 episodes | • Joel Andryc • Ellen Levy • Phil Harnage |
September 9, 1989 – Fall 1992 | • NBC (1989–90) • Syndication (1991–1992) |
• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment |
Traditional |
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