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Children's television series
Children's television shows are television programs designed for and marketed to children, normally aired during the morning and afternoon hours, mainly before and after school. The purpose of the show is mainly to entertain and sometimes to educate the young audience about basic life skills or ideals.
Programs vary in their intended age group audience and style of presentation. Some take the form of game shows or comedies, and many take the form of animated series, although early cartoons were often intended for an adult audience.
Children's television is nearly as old as television itself, with early examples including shows such as Blue Peter, Captain Tugg, Howdy Doody, The Clangers, The Flowerpot Men and The Singing Ringing Tree. Early children's television in the United States, was often a marketing branch of a larger corporate product such as Disney, and rarely contained an educational element. Though there is some debate on the intended audience, later non-educational children's television programs included the science fiction programs of Irwin Allen (most notably Lost in Space), the fantasy series of Sid and Marty Krofft, and the extensive cartoon empire of Hanna-Barbera.
Many children's shows also have a large adult following, sometimes in appreciation of their quality and educational value, and sometimes among adults who watched the shows as children or with their own children and now have a nostalgic emotional connection.
Children's television series - List of shows
The following is a partial list of television shows for children that have received particular recognition or popularity, listed by their country of origin. Successful children's television shows are often broadcast in multiple countries.
Children's television series - Argentine television
- Chiquititas (also a telenovela)
Children's television series - Australian television
- Alexander Bunyip
- Bananas in Pyjamas
- Fat Cat and Friends
- The Girl from Tomorrow
- Here's Humphrey
- Johnson & Friends
- Kaboodle
- Mister Squiggle
- Ocean Girl
- Round the Twist
- Secret Valley
- Simon Townsend's Wonderworld
- Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
- Young Talent Time
Children's television series - Belgian television
Children's television series - Brazilian televison
- Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum
- Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
Children's television series - Canadian television
- Babar the Elephant
- Caillou
- Camp Cariboo
- Mr. Dressup
- Fred Penner's Place
- The Friendly Giant
- Mystery Hunters
- Nanalan'
- Polka Dot Door
- Prank Patrol
- Puttnam's Prairie Emporium
- Sesame Park
- Spynet
- Surprise: It's Edible Incredible
- Today's Special
- Wimzie's House
- The X
- You Can't Do That on Television
- Zoboomafoo
Children's television series - Chilean television
- 31 Minutos
- Banana
- Clarita
- Diego y Glot
- Pelagatos
- Pulentos
- Villa Dulce
Children's television series - French television
- Inspector Gadget
- The Magic Roundabout
Children's television series - German television
- Die Sendung mit der Maus
- Janoschs Traumstunde
- Löwenzahn
Children's television series - Irish television
- Bosco
- Fortycoats
- Wanderly Wagon
Children's television series - Japanese television
- Beyblade
- Captain Tsubasa
- Cardcaptors
- Dr. Slump
- Digimon
- Doraemon
- Dragon Ball
- Dragon Ball Z
- Dragon Ball GT
- Hamtaro
- Magical Princess Gigi
- Medabots
- Mew Mew Power
- Minky Momo
- Naruto
- One Piece
- Pokémon
- Rurouni Kenshin
- Sailor Moon
- Transformers
- Urusei Yatsura
- Yu-Gi-Oh!
- Yu Yu Hakusho
- Zatch Bell
Children's television series - Mexican television
- El Chapulin Colorado
- El Chavo Del Ocho
- El Espacio de Tatiana
Children's television series - Dutch television
Telekids
Children's television series - Swiss television
Children's television series - UK television
- 8:15 from Manchester
- Ace of Wands
- Andy Pandy
- Bagpuss
- Big Knights, The
- Billy Bean and His Funny Machine
- Blue Peter
- Boohbah
- Brum
- Byker Grove
- Camberwick Green and sequels Trumpton and Chigley
- Captain Pugwash
- Captain Scarlet
- Century Falls
- Children's Ward
- Chucklevision
- Clangers
- Crackerjack
- Dark Season
- The Demon Headmaster
- Do Not Adjust Your Set
- Fireman Sam
- The Flowerpot Men (Bill and Ben)
- Going Live!
- Grange Hill
- Here Come the Double Deckers
- The Herbs
- Jackanory
- Jonny Briggs
- Knightmare
- Live & Kicking
- Magic Adventures of Mumfie
- The Magnificent Six and A Half
- Magpie
- Maid Marian and her Merry Men (comedy)
- Maisy Mouse
- Mary Mungo & Midge
- Mr. Benn
- Muffin the Mule
- Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
- Playaway
- Playdays
- Play School
- Postman Pat
- Press Gang
- Rainbow
- River Rivals
- Roobarb
- The Rottentrolls
- SMTV Live
- Supergran
- T-Bag
- Thunderbirds
- Timeslip
- The Saturday Show
- The Tomorrow People
- Teletubbies
- The Three Friends and Jerry
- The Story of Tracy Beaker
- Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
- Tiswas
- Titch and Quackers
- TUGS
- Wacaday
- Why Don't You?
- Wide Awake Club
- Wizadora
- The Wombles
- Woof!
- You Should Be So Lucky
- Zokko
- ZZZap!
Children's television series - US television
- 101 Dalmatians: The Series
- 321 Contact
- The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Adventures of the Gummi Bears
- Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
- Aladdin
- ALF
- All Fit with Slim Goodbody
- All Grown Up
- Animaniacs
- Alvin & The Chipmunks
- Archie's Funhouse
- Archie's TV Funnies
- Ark II
- As Told by Ginger
- Atom Ant
- Baby Looney Tunes
- Back to the Future
- Barney and Friends
- Batman (several versions)
- Beast Wars
- Beetleborgs
- Bionic Six
- Bobby's World (1990-1998)
- Bravestarr
- Bugs Bunny
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
- Captain Kangaroo
- Captain Tugg
- Care Bears
- Casper and Friends
- CatDog
- Champion the Wonder Horse
- ChalkZone
- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
- Codename: Kids Next Door
- Cow and Chicken
- The Cramp Twins
- Cyberchase
- Darkwing Duck
- Dastardly and Muttley
- Dexter's Laboratory
- Digimon
- Disney Channel shows, including
- American Dragon: Jake Long
- Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
- Dave the Barbarian
- Even Stevens
- Kim Possible
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- Lizzie McGuire
- Phil of the Future
- That's So Raven
- The Proud Family
- Dragonball Z
- Doug
- Double Dare
- DuckTales
- Duck Dodgers
- The Electric Company
- The Fairly OddParents
- The Famous Jett Jackson
- Fat Albert
- Finders Keepers
- The Flintstones
- Fraggle Rock
- Full House
- Garfield and Friends
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis
- Gadget Boy & Heather
- Ghostbusters and The Real Ghostbusters
- Goof Troop
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Groovie Goolies
- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
- Hercules: The Animated Series
- Here Come the Double Deckers
- Hey Arnold
- Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi
- House of Mouse
- Hot Fudge
- Huckleberry Hound
- I Am Weasel
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Inside Story
- Inspector Gadget
- Jabberjaw
- Jackie Chan Adventures
- Jason of Star Command
- The Jetsons
- Johnny Bravo
- Kids Incorporated
- Krypto the Superdog
- LazyTown
- The Legend of Tarzan
- The Letter People
- The Little Mermaid
- Little Lulu Show
- The Little Prince
- Lloyd in Space
- Looney Tunes
- Madeline
- The Magic School Bus
- Magilla Gorilla
- The Mask
- Megas XLR
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
- Mighty Mouse
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- My Life as a Teenage Robot
- The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- The New Zoo Revue
- Nick Arcade
- The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
- Pinky and the Brain
- Pinwheel
- Peanuts
- Pepper Ann
- Pokémon
- Popeye
- The Powerpuff Girls
- Puff the Magic Dragon
- Quack Pack
- Quick Draw McGraw
- Rainbow Brite
- Reading Rainbow
- Recess
- Ren & Stimpy
- Rocket Power
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Rugrats
- Romper Room
- Sabrina, the Animated Series
- Saved by the Bell
- Secret Squirrel Show
- Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
- Sesame Street
- School House Rock
- Scooby Doo (several versions)
- She-Ra
- Sheep in the Big City
- Sid and Marty Krofft shows, including
- Bugaloos
- H.R. Pufnstuf
- Land Of The Lost
- Lidsville
- Electra Woman and Dyna Girl
- Shining Time Station
- The Smurfs
- The Skatebirds
- Space Academy
- Space Ghost
- Space Sentinels
- Speed Racer
- Spider-Man
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Square One
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Superfriends
- Superman (several versions)
- TaleSpin
- Taz-Mania
- Teamo Supremo
- Teen Titans
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Theodore Tugboat
- Timon and Pumbaa
- Tiny Toon Adventures
- Tom and Jerry
- Totally Spies
- Thundercats
- Top Cat
- The Tick
- The Transformers
- Two Stupid Dogs
- Voltron
- Wacky Races
- Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
- The Weekenders
- The Wild Thornberrys
- The Wuzzles
- X-Men
- Yogi Bear
- Zoom
- Zoobilee Zoo
Children's television series - Venezuelan television
Other related archives101 Dalmatians: The Series, 31 Minutos, 321 Contact, 8:15 from Manchester, ALF, Ace of Wands, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Aladdin, Alfred J. Kwak, All Fit with Slim Goodbody, All Grown Up, Alvin & The Chipmunks, American Dragon: Jake Long, Andy Pandy, Animaniacs, Argentine, Ark II, As Told by Ginger, Atom Ant, Australian, Babar the Elephant, Baby Looney Tunes, Back to the Future, Bagpuss, Banana, Bananas in Pyjamas, Barney and Friends, Batman, Beast Wars, Belgian, Beyblade, Big Knights, The, Billy Bean and His Funny Machine, Bionic Six, Blue Peter, Bobby's World, Boohbah, Bosco, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, Bravestarr, Brazilian, Brum, Bugaloos, Bugs Bunny, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Byker Grove, Caillou, Camberwick Green, Canadian, Captain Kangaroo, Captain Pugwash, Captain Scarlet, Captain Tsubasa, Captain Tugg, Cardcaptors, Care Bears, Casper and Friends, CatDog, Century Falls, ChalkZone, Champion the Wonder Horse, Chigley, Children's Ward, Chilean, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Chiquititas, Chucklevision, Clangers, Codename: Kids Next Door, Cow and Chicken, Crackerjack, Cyberchase, Dark Season, Darkwing Duck, Dastardly and Muttley, Dave the Barbarian, Dexter's Laboratory, Die Sendung mit der Maus, Digimon, Disney, Disney Channel, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Doraemon, Double Dare, Doug, Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Z, Dragonball Z, Duck Dodgers, DuckTales, Dutch, El Chapulin Colorado, El Chavo Del Ocho, El Espacio de Tatiana, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, Even Stevens, Fat Albert, Fat Cat and Friends, Finders Keepers, Fireman Sam, Fortycoats, Fraggle Rock, Fred Penner's Place, French, Full House, Gadget Boy & Heather, Gadget and the Gadgetinis, Garfield and Friends, German, Ghostbusters, Going Live!, Goof Troop, Grange Hill, Groovie Goolies, H.R. Pufnstuf, Hamtaro, Hanna-Barbera, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Hercules: The Animated Series, Here Come the Double Deckers, Here's Humphrey, Hey Arnold, Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi, Hot Fudge, House of Mouse, Howdy Doody, Huckleberry Hound, I Am Weasel, Inspector Gadget, Irish, Irwin Allen, Jabberjaw, Jackanory, Jackie Chan Adventures, Japanese, Jason of Star Command, Johnny Bravo, Jonny Briggs, Kids Incorporated, Kim Possible, Knightmare, Krypto the Superdog, Land Of The Lost, LazyTown, Lidsville, Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Little Lulu Show, Live & Kicking, Lizzie McGuire, Lloyd in Space, Looney Tunes, Lost in Space, Löwenzahn, Madeline, Magic Adventures of Mumfie, Magilla Gorilla, Magpie, Maid Marian and her Merry Men, Maisy Mouse, Mary Mungo & Midge, Medabots, Megas XLR, Mew Mew Power, Mexican, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Mighty Mouse, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Mister Squiggle, Mr. Benn, Mr. Dressup, Muffin the Mule, Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Mystery Hunters, Nanalan', Naruto, Nick Arcade, Ocean Girl, One Piece, Peanuts, Pepper Ann, Phil of the Future, Pingu, Pinky and the Brain, Pinwheel, Play School, Playaway, Playdays, Pokémon, Polka Dot Door, Popeye, Postman Pat, Prank Patrol, Press Gang, Puff the Magic Dragon, Quack Pack, Quick Draw McGraw, Rainbow, Rainbow Brite, Reading Rainbow, Recess, Ren & Stimpy, Rocket Power, Rocko's Modern Life, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Romper Room, Roobarb, Round the Twist, Rugrats, Rurouni Kenshin, SMTV Live, Sabrina, the Animated Series, Sailor Moon, Samson en Gert, Saved by the Bell, School House Rock, Scooby Doo, Secret Squirrel Show, Secret Valley, Sesame Park, Sesame Street, She-Ra, Sheep in the Big City, Shining Time Station, Sid and Marty Krofft, Simon Townsend's Wonderworld, Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, Space Academy, Space Ghost, Space Sentinels, Speed Racer, Spider-Man, SpongeBob SquarePants, Spynet, Square One, Strawberry Shortcake, Superfriends, Supergran, Superman, Swiss, T-Bag, TUGS, TaleSpin, Taz-Mania, Teamo Supremo, Teen Titans, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teletubbies, That's So Raven, The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, The Clangers, The Cramp Twins, The Demon Headmaster, The Electric Company, The Fairly OddParents, The Famous Jett Jackson, The Flintstones, The Flowerpot Men, The Friendly Giant, The Girl from Tomorrow, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, The Herbs, The Incredible Hulk, The Inside Story, The Jetsons, The Legend of Tarzan, The Letter People, The Little Mermaid, The Little Prince, The Magic Roundabout, The Magic School Bus, The Mask, The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The New Zoo Revue, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, The Powerpuff Girls, The Proud Family, The Real Ghostbusters, The Rottentrolls, The Saturday Show, The Singing Ringing Tree, The Skatebirds, The Smurfs, The Story of Tracy Beaker, The Three Friends and Jerry, The Tick, The Tomorrow People, The Transformers, The Weekenders, The Wild Thornberrys, The Wombles, The Wuzzles, The X, Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends, Thunderbirds, Thundercats, Timeslip, Timon and Pumbaa, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tiswas, Titch and Quackers, Today's Special, Tom and Jerry, Top Cat, Totally Spies, Transformers, Trumpton, Two Stupid Dogs, UK, US, Urusei Yatsura, Venezuelan, Voltron, Wacaday, Wacky Races, Wanderly Wagon, Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego, Why Don't You?, Wide Awake Club, Wizadora, Woof!, X-Men, Yogi Bear, You Can't Do That on Television, You Should Be So Lucky, Young Talent Time, Yu Yu Hakusho, Yu-Gi-Oh!, ZZZap!, Zatch Bell, Zoboomafoo, Zoobilee Zoo, Zoom, animated series, children, comedies, educate, game shows, school, science fiction, telenovela, television
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