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.

1950s United States Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Age rating Technique Crusader Rabbit 455 episodes • Alexander Anderson• Jay Ward August 1, 1950 – December 1, 1959 • Syndication (1950–1979)• WNBC (1950–1967)• KNBH (1949)• (NBC's owned-and-operated station in New York and Los Angeles) (1950–1967) • Metromedia Producers Corporation• 20th Television Traditional The Adventures of Paddy the Pelican 6 shorts Sam Singer September 11 – October 13, 1950 WLS-TV (ABC) Tempe-Toons (referred to as "Medallion Productions" during the end titles) Traditional Barker Bill's Cartoon Show Animation 1953–1955 CBS Terrytoons Traditional Mighty Mouse Playhouse 80 shorts December 10, 1955 – September 2, 1967 CBS CBS Television Studios TV-Y7 Traditional The Gumby Show 2 seasons, 130 episodes May 1, 1956 – July 9, 1968 Syndication Clokey Productions TV-G Stop-motion The Ruff and Reddy Show Comedy 3 seasons, 12 episodes • Joseph Barbera• Charles Shows December 14, 1957 – April 2, 1960 NBC H-B Enterprises TV-G Traditional Colonel Bleep Science fiction 100 episodes Robert D. Buchanan 1957–1960 Syndication Soundac Traditional The Adventures of Spunky and Tadpole Comedy 150 episodes September 6, 1958 – September 9, 1961 Syndication Beverly Hills Productions Traditional The Huckleberry Hound Show Comedy 4 seasons, 68 episodes • William Hanna• Joseph Barbera September 29, 1958 – December 1, 1961 Syndication Hanna-Barbera TV-G Traditional Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks Comedy 3 seasons, 57 episodes • William Hanna• Joseph Barbera October 2, 1958 – October 13, 1961 • First-run syndication• ABC Hanna-Barbera Traditional Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown • Slapstick comedy• Animation 157 episodes Alan Livingston 1958–1962 Larry Harmon Pictures Traditional The Quick Draw McGraw Show Comedy 3 seasons, 45 episodes • William Hanna• Joseph Barbera January 1, 1959 – October 20, 1961 Syndication Hanna-Barbera TV-G Traditional Clutch Cargo 52 episodes March 9, 1959–1960 Cambria Productions Traditional Bucky and Pepito Western 36 episodes September 8, 1959 – March 22, 1960 Syndication Trans-Artists Productions Traditional Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy • Comedy• Slice-of-life 3 seasons, 45 episodes • William Hanna• Joseph Barbera September 19, 1959 – October 20, 1962 Hanna-Barbera Traditional Felix the Cat • Cartoon• Adventure• Comedy 2 seasons, 126 episodes Joe Oriolo October 2, 1958 – May 13, 1960 Syndication • Felix the Cat Productions• Paramount Cartoon Studios• Trans-Lux Traditional Matty's Funday Funnies Comedy 4 seasons, 68 episodes October 11, 1959 – December 30, 1961 ABC Famous Studios Traditional The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends • Surreal comedy• Slapstick• Variety 5 seasons, 163 episodes • Jay Ward• Alex Anderson• Bill Scott November 19, 1959 – June 27, 1964 • ABC (1959–61)• NBC (1961–64) • Jay Ward Productions• Gamma Productions• Producers Associates of Television, Inc. TV-G Traditional Capt'n Sailorbird 190 episodes 1959 Magic Screen Pictures Inc. Traditional

See also List of children's animated films

References

External links List of 1950s animated television series at IMDb