Monday, October 26, 2020

List of children's animated television series of the 1980s

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This is a '''list of children's animated [[television series]]''' (including [[web television|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.

==1980s==
===United States===
{| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title!! Genre!! Seasons/episodes!! Show creator(s)!! Original release!! Network!! Studio!! Age rating!! Status
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| ''[[The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show]]'' || • [[Variety show|Variety]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 1 season, 15 episodes || || September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980 || [[CBS]] || • [[Filmation]]<br/>• [[MGM Television]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Super Friends (1980 TV series)|Super Friends]]'' || • [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Science fiction]] || 3 seasons, 22 episodes || || September 13, 1980 – 1982 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[DC Comics]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour]]'' || || || || September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980 || [[CBS]] || [[Filmation]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The Lone Ranger (1980 TV series)|The Lone Ranger]]'' || [[Animated series]] || 2 seasons, 28 episodes || || September 13, 1980 – January 30, 1982 || [[CBS]] || [[Filmation]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Heathcliff (1980 TV series)|Heathcliff]]'' || [[Animated series]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || • [[George Gately]] (Heathcliff character)<br/>• [[Brad Anderson (cartoonist)|Brad Anderson]] (Marmaduke character)<br/>• [[Joe Ruby]]<br/>• [[Ken Spears]] || October 4, 1980 – September 18, 1982 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Ruby-Spears Productions]]<br/>• [[McNaught Syndicate]]<br/>• [[United Features Syndicate]] (season 2) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'' || • [[Post-apocalyptic]]<br/>• [[Science fantasy]]<br/>• [[Action (fiction)|Action-adventure]] || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || • [[Steve Gerber]]<br/>• [[Joe Ruby]]<br/>• [[Ken Spears]] || October 4, 1980 – October 31, 1981 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Ruby-Spears Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Richie Rich (1980 TV series)|Richie Rich]]'' || Animation || 4 seasons, 41 episodes || || November 8, 1980 – September 1, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980 TV series)|Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo]]'' || • [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Television comedy|Comedy]] || 3 seasons, 33 episodes || || November 8, 1980 – December 18, 1982 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang]]'' || • [[Science fiction]]<br/>• [[Television comedy|Comedy]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]] || 2 seasons, 24 episodes || || November 8, 1980 – November 28, 1981 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Paramount Television (original)|Paramount Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Flintstone Comedy Show]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 18 episodes || • [[William Hanna]]<br/>• [[Joseph Barbera]] || November 22, 1980 – October 24, 1981 || [[NBC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Blackstar (TV series)|Blackstar]]'' || || 13 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 || [[CBS]] || [[Filmation]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Goldie Gold and Action Jack]]'' || || 13 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Space Stars]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Science fiction]]<br/>• [[Comedy-drama]] || 11 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 || [[NBC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends]]'' || • [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]<br/>• [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]] || 3 seasons, 24 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – November 5, 1983 || [[NBC]] || [[Marvel Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!]]'' || || 12 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 || [[NBC]] || • [[Filmation]]<br/>• [[DC Comics]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The New Adventures of Zorro (1981 TV series)|The New Adventures of Zorro]]'' || [[Animated series|Animation]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || • [[William Hanna]]<br/>• [[Joseph Barbera]]<br/>• [[Johnston McCulley]] (characters) || September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981 || [[CBS]] || • [[Filmation]]<br/>• [[Hanna-Barbera]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Trollkins]]'' || • Fantasy<br/>• Comedy || 13 episodes || || September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982 || [[CBS]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Laverne & Shirley (1981 TV series)|Laverne & Shirley]]'' || [[Cartoon series]] || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || || October 10, 1981 – November 13, 1982 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Paramount Television (original)|Paramount Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Gilligan's Planet]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Sherwood Schwartz]] || September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 || [[CBS]] || • [[Warner Bros. Television Distribution]]<br/>• [[Turner Program Services]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Meatballs & Spaghetti]]'' || Animation || 1 season, 25 episodes || • [[Fred Silverman]]<br/>• [[Jerry Eisenberg]] || September 18, 1982 – March 5, 1983 || [[CBS]] || • [[Fred Silverman|Intermedia Entertainment Company]]<br/>• [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• Pan Sang East Co. Ltd<br/>• [[MGM Television|MGM/UA Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Pandamonium (TV series)|Pandamonium]]'' || • Adventure<br/>• Fantasy || 13 episodes || || September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 || [[CBS]] || • [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[Fred Silverman|InterMedia Entertainment Company]]<br/>• [[MGM Television|MGM/UA Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Shirt Tales]]'' || • Fantasy<br/>• Comedy<br/>• Adventure || 2 seasons, 23 episodes || Janet Elizabeth Manco (original characters) || September 18, 1982 – November 19, 1983 || [[NBC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Flintstone Funnies]]'' || • Animation<br/>• Comedy || 1 season, 45 episodes || • [[William Hanna]]<br/>• [[Joseph Barbera]] || September 18, 1982 – September 8, 1984 || [[NBC]] || || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Gary Coleman Show]]'' || Comedy || 13 episodes || • [[William Hanna]]<br/>• [[Joseph Barbera]] || September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982 || [[NBC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1982 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' || • [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]]<br/>• [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Stan Lee]] || September 18, 1982 – October 8, 1983 || [[NBC]] || [[Marvel Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour]]'' || [[Cartoon series]] || 1 season, 27 episodes || || September 25, 1982 – September 3, 1983 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]]<br/>• [[Paramount Television (original)|Paramount Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Pac-Man (TV series)|Pac-Man]]'' || • [[Adventure film|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 44 episodes || || September 25, 1982 – November 5, 1983 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Little Rascals (animated TV series)|The Little Rascals]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 22 episodes || || September 25, 1982 – December 2, 1983 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[King World Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Puppy's Further Adventures]]'' || || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || || September 25, 1982 – November 10, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]]<br/>• [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] (season 1) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Action film|Action]] || 13 episodes || || September 25, 1982 – December 18, 1982 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Dukes (TV series)|The Dukes]]'' || • Action<br/>• Family<br/>• Comedy || 2 seasons, 20 episodes || || February 5, 1983 – October 29, 1983 || [[CBS]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Warner Bros. Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' || • [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Sword and planet]]<br/>• [[Superhero fiction]] || 2 seasons, 130 episodes || Michael Halperin || September 5, 1983 – November 21, 1985 || [[First-run syndication]] || • [[Filmation Associates]]<br/>• Mattel || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Monchhichis (TV series)|Monchhichis]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Adventure]] || 13 episodes || || September 10, 1983 – December 24, 1983 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Rubik, the Amazing Cube]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 10, 1983 – December 10, 1983 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show]]'' || • [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]<br/>• [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Television comedy|Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || • [[Joe Ruby]]<br/>• [[Ken Spears]] || September 10, 1983 – December 1, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (1983 TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]]'' || • [[Comedy-drama]]<br/>• Musical<br/>• Sitcom<br/>• Adventure || 8 seasons, 102 episodes || • [[Ross Bagdasarian Jr.]]<br/>• [[Janice Karman]] || September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1990 || [[NBC]] || • [[Bagdasarian Productions]]<br/>• [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] (1983–1987, seasons 1-5)<br/>• [[Fred Wolf Films|Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] (1988, season 6)<br/>• [[DIC Enterprises]] (1988–1990, seasons 6-8) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons]]'' || • [[Action (fiction)|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]] || 3 seasons, 27 episodes || • Kevin Paul Coates<br/>• [[Dennis Marks (screenwriter)|Dennis Marks]]<br/>• Takashi || September 17, 1983 – December 7, 1985 || [[CBS]] || • [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[TSR (company)|D&D Entertainment]]<br/>• [[Toei Animation]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Mister T (TV series)|Mister T]]'' || || 3 seasons, 30 episodes || • [[Steve Gerber]]<br/>• [[Martin Pasko]] || September 17, 1983 – October 19, 1985 || [[NBC]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Saturday Supercade]]'' || [[Animation]] || 2 seasons, 27 episodes || || September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1984 || [[CBS]] || [[Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Biskitts]]'' || • [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 13 episodes || || September 17, 1983 – September 8, 1984 || [[CBS]] || [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 18 episodes || [[Charles M. Schulz]] || September 17, 1983 – October 12, 1985 || [[CBS]] || Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Dragon's Lair (TV series)|Dragon's Lair]]'' || • [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Action genre|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure film|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Sword and sorcery]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 8, 1984 – December 1, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Pink Panther and Sons]]'' || • Animation<br/>• Comedy<br/>• [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]] || 16 episodes || || September 8, 1984 – February 26, 1985 || • [[NBC]] (1984–1985)<br/>• [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1986) || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[The Mirisch Company|Mirisch-Geoffrey]]-[[DePatie-Freleng Enterprises|DePatie-Freleng]]<br/>• [[MGM Television|MGM/UA Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show]]'' || • [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Science fiction]] || 8 episodes || • [[E. Nelson Bridwell]]<br/>• [[Carmine Infantino]]<br/>• [[Julius Schwartz]] (consultants) || September 8, 1984 – August 31, 1985 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[DC Comics]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Wolf Rock TV]]'' || [[Animated series]] || 1 season, 7 episodes || || September 8, 1984 – October 20, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Dick Clark Productions]]<br/>• [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'' || • [[Animated series]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]] || 8 seasons, 107 episodes || [[Jim Henson]] || September 15, 1984 – November 2, 1991 || [[CBS]] || • [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[Jim Henson Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Pole Position (TV series)|Pole Position]]'' || [[Animated television series]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Jean Chalopin]] || September 15, 1984 – December 8, 1984 || [[CBS]] || [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Audiovisuel]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Turbo Teen]]'' || • [[Cartoon series]]<br/>• [[Children's television series]]<br/>• [[Superhero|Superheroes]]<br/>• [[Adventure]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Ruby-Spears Productions]] || September 15, 1984 – August 31, 1985 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]'' || • [[Science fiction]]<br/>• [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Superhero]] || 4 seasons, 98 episodes || • [[Hasbro]]<br/>• [[Takara]] || September 17, 1984 – November 11, 1987 || [[First-run syndication]] || • [[Sunbow Productions]]<br/>• [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[Toei Animation]] (seasons 1–3)<br/>• [[AKOM]] (seasons 2-4) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo]]'' || • [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]<br/>• [[Adventure]]<br/>• [[Television comedy|Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || • [[Joe Ruby]] (characters)<br/>• [[Ken Spears]] (characters)<br/>•[[Mitch Schauer]] || September 7, 1985 – December 7, 1985 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians]]'' || • [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Science fiction]] || 8 episodes || • [[E. Nelson Bridwell]]<br/>• [[Carmine Infantino]]<br/>• [[Julius Schwartz]] (consultants) || September 7, 1985 – September 6, 1986 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[DC Comics]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears]]'' || • [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Fantasy genre|Fantasy]] || 6 seasons, 65 episodes || • [[Michael Eisner]]<br/>• Art Vitello<br/>• [[Jymn Magon]] || September 14, 1985 – February 22, 1991 || • [[NBC]] (1985–1989)<br/>• [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1989–1990)<br/>• [[Television syndication|Syndicated]] (1990–1991) || [[Walt Disney Television Animation]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling]]'' || [[Animated cartoon|Animated series]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || [[World Wrestling Federation]] || September 14, 1985 – October 18, 1986 || [[CBS]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[World Wrestling Federation]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment|Saban Productions]] (1985 special episode only)<br/>• [[Sony Pictures Television|Columbia Pictures Television]] (1985 special episode only) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[It's Punky Brewster]]'' || || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || || September 14, 1985 – December 6, 1986 || [[NBC]] || • [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]]<br/>• [[Universal Television|NBC Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The Wuzzles]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Carson Van Osten]] || September 14, 1985 – December 7, 1985 || [[CBS]] || • [[Walt Disney Television (production company)|Walt Disney Pictures Television Division]]<br/>• [[Disney Television Animation|Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 34 episodes || || September 6, 1986 – May 21, 1988 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Foofur]]'' || • [[Animation]]<br/>• [[Slice of life]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || Phil Mendez || September 13, 1986 – February 18, 1988 || [[NBC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Freddy Monnickendam|SEPP International S.A.]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Kissyfur]]'' || [[Animation]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || Phil Mendez || September 13, 1986 – August 25, 1990 || [[NBC]] || • [[NBC Productions]]<br/>• [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]] (1988) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Lazer Tag Academy]]'' || [[Animation]] || 13 episodes || || September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986 || [[NBC]] || • [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Productions]]<br/>• [[Worlds of Wonder (toy company)|Worlds of Wonder]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Pound Puppies (1986 TV series)|Pound Puppies]]'' || • [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Adventure]] || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || || September 13, 1986 – December 19, 1987 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Tonka|Tonka Corporation]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' || || 7 seasons, 140 episodes || || September 13, 1986 – October 5, 1991 || • [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<br/>• [[Broadcast syndication|Syndicated]] || • [[DIC Enterprises]]<br/>• [[Columbia Pictures Television]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Wildfire (1986 TV series)|Wildfire]]'' || • Animation<br/>• Adventure<br/>• Drama<br/>• Fantasy<br/>• [[Science fiction|Sci-fi]] || 13 episodes || || September 13, 1986 – December 13, 1986 || [[CBS]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[My Little Pony (TV series)|My Little Pony]]'' || || 2 seasons, 65 episodes || || September 15, 1986 – September 25, 1987 || [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] || • [[Hasbro]]<br/>• [[Toei Animation]]<br/>• [[AKOM]]<br/>• [[Sunbow Entertainment|Sunbow Productions]]<br/>• [[Marvel Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Dennis the Menace (1986 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' || || 2 seasons, 78 episodes || || September 22, 1986 – March 26, 1988 || • [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1986-1987)<br/>• [[CBS]] (1988) || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Atkinson Film-Arts|Crawleys Animation]] (Season 2 only) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[The New Archies]]'' || [[Sitcom]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987 || [[NBC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Archie Comics]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment|Saban Productions]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[DuckTales]]'' || • [[Action fiction|Action]]/[[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• Comedy || 4 seasons, 100 episodes || || September 18, 1987 – November 28, 1990 || [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] || • [[Walt Disney Television]]<br/>• [[Walt Disney Television Animation]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'' || • [[Action film|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 19 episodes || || September 19, 1987 – October 22, 1988 || • [[CBS]]<br/>• [[Nickelodeon]]<br/>• [[Fox Kids]] || • Bakshi-Hyde Ventures<br/>• [[Terrytoons]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Popeye and Son]]'' || • [[Television sitcom|Sitcom]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 13 episodes || || September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987 || [[CBS]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[King Features Syndicate|King Features Entertainment]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Little Clowns of Happytown]]'' || Children || 1 season, 18 episodes || || September 26, 1987 – July 16, 1988 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Murakami Wolf Swenson]]<br/>• [[Marvel Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[ALF: The Animated Series]]'' || || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || • [[Paul Fusco]]<br/>• [[Tom Patchett]] || September 26, 1987 – January 7, 1989 || [[NBC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]]<br/>• [[Alien Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Little Wizards]]'' || || 1 season, 18 episodes || • [[Len Janson]]<br/>• [[Chuck Menville]] || September 26, 1987 – 1988 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Marvel Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'' || • [[Children's television series]]<br/>• [[Educational]] || 4 seasons, 50 episodes || || January 17, 1988 – October 26, 1991 || • [[The Disney Channel]] (January 17 – April 10, 1988)<br/>• [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (November 12, 1988 – October 26, 1991) || [[Walt Disney Television Animation]] || || Ended
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| ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' || • [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]]<br/>• [[Comedy horror]]<br/>• [[Self-parody]] || 4 seasons, 27 episodes || || September 10, 1988 – August 17, 1991 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[ALF Tales]]'' || || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || • [[Paul Fusco]]<br/>• [[Tom Patchett]] || September 10, 1988 – December 9, 1989 || [[NBC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]]<br/>• [[Alien Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley]]'' || • [[Animation]]/[[Live-action]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Satire]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 10, 1988 – December 3, 1988 || [[NBC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Freddy Monnickendam|SEPP International S.A.]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil]]'' || Animation || 1 season, 5 episodes || [[John Kricfalusi]] || September 10, 1988 – October 29, 1988 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• Bob Clampett Productions<br/>• [[Spümcø]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' || [[Comedy]] || 7 seasons, 121 episodes || [[Jim Davis (cartoonist)|Jim Davis]] || September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1994 || [[CBS]] || • [[Film Roman Productions]]<br/>• [[United Media|United Media Productions]] (Seasons 1–6) || || Ended
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| ''[[The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy]]'' || • [[Children's television series|Children]]<br/>• [[Adventure film|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy]] || 13 episodes || || 17 September 1988 – 1 September 1990 || [[CBS]] || [[CBS Television Studios|CBS Entertainment Productions]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Superman (TV series)|Superman]]'' || • [[Action fiction|Action]]<br/>• [[Adventure fiction|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Superhero fiction|Superhero]] || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1988 || [[CBS]] || • [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]]<br/>• [[DC Comics]]<br/>• [[Toei Animation]]<br/>• [[Daewon Media|Daiwon Animation]] || || Ended
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| ''[[The Karate Kid (TV series)|The Karate Kid]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 9, 1989 – December 16, 1989 || [[NBC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]]<br/>• [[Columbia Pictures Television]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Dink, the Little Dinosaur]]'' || || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || || September 16, 1989 – November 3, 1990 || [[CBS]] || [[Ruby-Spears|Ruby-Spears Enterprises]] || || Ended
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| ''[[Rude Dog#Rude Dog and the Dweebs|Rude Dog and the Dweebs]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || || 16 September 1989 – 16 December 1989 || [[CBS]] || • [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[New World Pictures|New World Television]]<br/>• [[Celebrity Home Entertainment|Just for Kids]]<br/>• Sun Sportswear || || Ended
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| ''[[The California Raisin Show]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Will Vinton]] || September 16, 1989 – December 9, 1989 || [[CBS]] || || || Ended
|}

===United Kingdom===
{| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title!! Genre!! Seasons/episodes!! Show creator(s)!! Original release!! Network!! Studio!! Status
|-
| ''[[Postman Pat]]'' || • [[Children's television series|Children's]]<br/>• [[Animated television series]] || 8 seasons, 184 episodes || [[John Cunliffe (author)|John Cunliffe]] || • Original series: 16 September 1981 – 20 March 2006<br/>• Special Delivery Service: 29 September 2008 – 29 March 2017 || • [[BBC One]] (1981 - 2002)<br/>• [[BBC Two]] (2008 - 2014)<br/>• [[CBeebies]] (2002 - 2017)<br/>• [[CBBC]] (1985 - 2008)<br/>• [[Qubo]] (2008 - 2015)<br/>• [[PBS Kids]] (1999 - 2006)<br/>• [[Nick Jr.]] (2018 - present)<br/>• [[Tiny Pop]] (2016 - present) || • [[Woodland Animations]] (1981–1996)<br/>• [[Entertainment Rights]] (2003–2008)<br/>• [[Cosgrove Hall Films]] (2003–2008)<br/>• [[Classic Media]] (2013)<br/>• Mackinnon and Saunders (2013–2017)<br/>• [[DreamWorks Classics|DreamWorks Classic Productions]] (2015–2017) || Ended
|-
| ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' || [[Animated series]] || 24 seasons, 578 episodes || [[Britt Allcroft]] || 9 October 1984 – present || • [[ITV (TV network)|ITV/ITV1]] (Series 1-3)<br/>• [[Direct-to-video]] (Series 4-5)<br/>• [[Nick Jr.]] (Series 6-11)<br/>• [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]] (Series 9-present) || • [[Clearwater Features]] (1984–1986)<br/>• [[The Britt Allcroft Company|Britt Allcroft Ltd./Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd.]] (1984–1986)<br/>• [[Gullane Entertainment|The Britt Allcroft Company/Gullane Entertainment]] (1991–2002)<br/>• [[HIT Entertainment]] (2003–2016)<br/>• [[Mattel Creations]] (2017–present) || Renewed for 24th season
|}

===Co-productions===
{| style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title!! Genre!! Seasons/episodes!! Show creator(s)!! Original release!! Network!! Studio!! Status
|-
| ''[[Drak Pack]]'' || Adventure || 16 episodes || || September 6, 1980 – December 20, 1980 || [[CBS]] || [[Endemol Australia|Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd.]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Kwicky Koala Show]]'' || • Animation<br/>• Comedy || 16 episodes || [[Tex Avery]] || September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982 || [[CBS]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Endemol Australia|Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd.]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Smurfs (TV series)|The Smurfs]]'' || • [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Fantasy (genre)|Fantasy]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 9 seasons, 256 episodes || [[Peyo|Pierre "Peyo" Culliford]] || 12 September 1981 – 2 December 1989 || [[NBC]] || • [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]]<br/>• [[Freddy Monnickendam|SEPP International S.A.]] (season 1–7)<br/>• Lafig S.A. (Season 8–9) || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Littles (TV series)|The Littles]]'' || || 3 seasons, 29 episodes || • [[John Peterson (author)|John Peterson]]<br/>• Jim Schumann || September 10, 1983 – November 2, 1985 || • United States: [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]<br/>• France: [[Canal+]] (Season 1), [[TF1]] (Seasons 2-3) || [[Hanna-Barbera Productions]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series)|Inspector Gadget]]'' || • Science fiction<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 85 episodes || • [[Bruno Bianchi (cartoonist)|Bruno Bianchi]]<br/>• [[Andy Heyward]]<br/>• [[Jean Chalopin]] || September 12, 1983 – February 1, 1986 || [[First-run syndication]] || • [[DIC Audiovisuel]]<br/>• [[Cuckoo's Nest Studios]]<br/>• [[Lexington Broadcast Services Company|LBS]]<br/>• [[Nelvana]] (season 1)<br/>• [[Field Communications]] (season 1)<br/>• [[TMS Entertainment|TMS]] (season 1) || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Get Along Gang#TV series|The Get Along Gang]]'' || || 13 episodes || [[American Greetings|Those Characters from Cleveland]] || May 6, 1984 – December 8, 1984 || • [[Nickelodeon]] (pilot)<br/>• [[CBS]] (TV series) || • [[DIC Audiovisuel]]<br/>• [[Nelvana]] (pilot episode) || Ended
|-
| ''[[Mighty Orbots]]'' || • [[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]<br/>• [[Comedy]]<br/>• [[Mecha]] || 13 episodes || Barry Glasser || September 8, 1984 – December 15, 1984 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Snorks]]'' || • Adventure<br/>• Fantasy<br/>• Comedy<br/>• Sci-fi || 4 seasons, 65 episodes || [[Nic Broca]] || September 15, 1984 – May 13, 1989 || • [[NBC]] (1982, 1984–1986)<br/>• [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1987–1989) || || Ended
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: Droids]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 7, 1985 – June 7, 1986 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Nelvana]]<br/>• [[Lucasfilm]]<br/>• [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Ewoks (TV series)|Ewoks]]'' || || 2 seasons, 26 episodes || || September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Nelvana]]<br/>• [[Lucasfilm]]<br/>• [[Wang Film Productions]]<br/>• [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[ThunderCats (1985 TV series)|ThunderCats]]'' || • [[Action (genre)|Action]]/[[Adventure (genre)|Adventure]]<br/>• Sword and planet || 4 seasons, 130 episodes || [[Tobin Wolf|Ted "Tobin" Wolf]] || September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989 || Syndication || • [[Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment]]<br/>• [[4Licensing Corporation|Leisure Concepts]] (Project Development)<br/>• [[Topcraft]] (season 1)<br/>• [[List of animation studios owned by The Walt Disney Company#Disney Animation Japan|Pacific Animation Corporation]] (seasons 2–4) || Ended
|-
| ''[[Care Bears (TV series)|Care Bears]]'' || || 4 seasons, 60 episodes || • [[Linda Denham]]<br/>• [[Elena Kucharik]] || September 14, 1985 – December 25, 1988 || • DIC series: [[Broadcasting syndication|Syndication]]<br/>• Nelvana series: [[Global Television Network]] (Canada)<br/>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (United States) || • [[Atkinson Film-Arts]] (1983 and 1984 pilot/specials)<br/>• [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Audiovisuel]] (1985)<br/>• [[Nelvana]] (1986–1988) || Ended
|-
| ''[[The Berenstain Bears (1985 TV series)|The Berenstain Bears]]'' || • [[Children's television series|Children's series]]<br/>• [[Comedy]] || 2 seasons, 52 episodes || || September 14, 1985 – September 5, 1987 || [[CBS]] || • [[Southern Star Productions]]<br/>• [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Galaxy High]]'' || || 13 episodes || [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] || September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986 || [[CBS]] || [[TMS Entertainment]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Teen Wolf (1986 TV series)|Teen Wolf]]'' || • Adventure<br/>• [[Animation]] || 2 seasons, 21 episodes || || 13 September 1986 – 7 November 1987 || [[CBS]] || • [[Endemol Australia|Southern Star Productions]]<br/>• [[Hanna-Barbera Australia]]<br/>• [[Atlantic Entertainment Group#Clubhouse Pictures|Clubhouse Pictures]] (season 1)<br/>• [[Atlantic Entertainment Group|Atlantic]]/[[The Kushner-Locke Company|Kushner-Locke]] (season 2) || Ended
|-
| ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Jim Henson]] || September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987 || [[NBC]] || • [[Marvel Productions]]<br/>• [[Jim Henson Productions]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[My Pet Monster#Media|My Pet Monster]]'' || || 1 season, 13 episodes || || September 12, 1987 – December 19, 1987 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Nelvana]]<br/>• [[American Greetings|Those Characters From Cleveland]]<br/>• [[Telefilm Canada]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater]]'' || • Comedy<br/>• Family<br/>• Adventure<br/>• Fantasy || 1 season, 13 episodes || [[Sanrio]] || September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987 || [[CBS]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Enterprises]]<br/>• [[Toei Animation]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' || • [[Action-adventure fiction|Action-adventure]]<br/>• [[Martial arts film|Martial arts]]<br/>• Superhero<br/>• Comedy (seasons 1–7)<br/>• Drama (seasons 8–10) || 10 seasons, 193 episodes || || December 14, 1987 – November 2, 1996 || • United States:<br/>[[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1987–90)<br/>[[CBS]] (1990–96)<br/>• United Kingdom:<br/>[[CBBC]]<br/>[[Sky One]]<br/>[[Nickelodeon (UK and Ireland)|Nickelodeon]]<br/>[[Disney XD (British and Irish TV channel)|Fox Kids]] || • [[Fred Wolf Films|Murakami-Wolf-Swenson]] (1987–91, seasons 1–5)<br/>• IDDH<br/>• [[Fred Wolf Films]] (1992–96, seasons 6–10)<br/>• [[Mirage Studios]]<br/>• Surge Licensing<br/>• [[Toei Animation]] (1987–89, seasons 1–3)<br/>• [[Westinghouse Broadcasting|Group W Productions]] (1987–95, seasons 1–9)<br/>• [[King World Productions]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Beetlejuice (TV series)|Beetlejuice]]'' || || 4 seasons, 94 episodes || [[Tim Burton]] || September 9, 1989 – December 6, 1991 || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || • [[Nelvana Limited]]<br/>• [[The Geffen Film Company]]<br/>• [[Warner Bros. Television]]<br/>• Tim Burton Inc. || Ended
|-
| ''[[Camp Candy]]'' || [[Animated television series|Animated series]] || 3 seasons, 40 episodes || • Joel Andryc<br/>• Ellen Levy<br/>• Phil Harnage || September 9, 1989 – Fall 1992 || • [[NBC]] (1989–90)<br/>• [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] (1991-1992) || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]] || Ended
|-
| ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' || • Action<br/>• Adventure<br/>• Comedy || 3 seasons, 34 episodes || || September 9, 1989 – October 26, 1991 || [[NBC]] || • [[DIC Entertainment|DIC Animation City]]<br/>• [[Saban Entertainment]] (season 1 only) || Ended
|}

==References==
[[Category:1980s animated television series]]
[[Category:Lists of animated television series]]
[[Category:1980s in television]]
[[Category:20th-century animated television series]]
[[Category:1980s television-related lists]]
[[Category:Children's animated television series]]


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