Weve got nuthin. In other words, kids programming, from the 1950s through the 1970s, presented a tremendous range of shows that continue to live on in our hearts and memories. | The Lone Ranger, Rin-Tin-Tin, and The Roy Rogers Show, emphasized the Wild, Wild, West, while shows such as The Little Rascals, Howdy Doody, and others focused on slapstick comedy. KNBH. In a nutshell, its the Lone Ranger (voiced by Michael Rye) and Tonto (Shepard Menken) making the Old West safe, only this time in animated form. | I loved Sesame Street and The Muppets Show, because they involved puppets and real people. Same premise astronauts from the past arrive on Earth in the future which is governed by intelligent apes as the feature films. In any case, he wears a trench coat and works as a detective. They usually aired in the afternoon, around four oclock. STM Club. The Pink Panther, Inspector Clouseau, the Ant and the Ardvark these were all animated theatrical shorts that were brought together on this show. Other shows that were inspired by live action, most (not all) of which had scripts that could have been on the originals. Popular singers found themselves adapted to animated series, featuring their music and their cartoon selves being pursued by masses of fans, among them The Beatles, Jackson Five and The Osmonds. Spider-Man, Super Friends, She-Ra: Princess of Power, G.I. Inspired by Jonathan Swifts novelGulliver Travels, the show has Gary Gulliver, his father and their dog, Tagg, involved in a shipwreck. All Rights Reserved. Think of it as the reverse ofThe Incredible Hulk. We dont even know what to say about the brilliance of this show and the young minds that its educated with a combination of endearing muppets, congenial humans interacting with them, guest stars and various ditties about letters and numbers. It also gave us the famous Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can theme song, which is gift enough. A dog with a speech impediment following four teenagers who solve seemingly supernatural mysteries doesnotsound like the sort of thing that would make for a television classic. Animation, Comedy, Family, TV-Y7 The premise of this popular kids program is about cowboy puppet, Howdy Doody and his friends playing games in the Hee Haw set at the back of the theater. A good word for the show itself, which was certainly different from anything else on Saturday mornings. We were introduced to Scooby-Doo and the gang, who have never really gone away ever since; live action shows made into cartoons, i.e. But we were not alone. It was hosted by Buffalo Bob Smith, who co-starred with red-headed marionette Howdy Doody, Clarabell the Clown and others entertained kids at home as well as those gathered in the studio known as the Peanut Gallery. In its time, the show was huge. Whatever it was called, there was usually a moment when Soupy took a pie to the face. Two of the writers of the Don Adams spy spoofGet Smartcreated this show, in which they took a veritable barrel of monkeys, dressed them in clothes, equipped them with props and put them in a world of simian spydom. Ah, to be young again. While Jerry Lewis didnt provide his voice, he did write a number of the scripts. 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See all the nominees and winners! From the people behindShazam! When thinking back to childhood, many fond memories can resurface. Making it easier to do so is the fact that when his golden wristbands are brought together, he becomes the oh-so-powerful Samson and his dog becomes a lion. From 1951 to 1965, Herbert hosted "Watch Mr. Wizard," a half-hour weekly show. | The show hasa lotof slapstick. Most nineties cartoons ended their run around 2001/2002, and shortly after, Nickelodeon continued their run as the forerunner in kids TV. Info. Here's What Happened to the Cast of 'The Jetsons', Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Out for a Swim! Salma Hayeks Best Bikini Photos, Inside Dr. Phil and Wife Robin McGraw's Sprawling Beverly Hills Home, She's a Perfect 10! Interestingly this show did not have scripts, each episode being entirely ad libbed by comedian host Fran Allison, who interacted with puppets Kukla and Ollie as well as other guest puppets. Disney Channel Original movies (DCOMs) were as, if not more, popular than their movies in the theatre. 90 min Once original shows started being produced, we were given a number of talking animal shows featuring singing dogs (Huckleberry Hound), gun-slinging horses (Quick Draw McGraw), a picnic-stealing bear (Yogi Bear) and a conniving cat (Top Cat). We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. Nominee. Many of our generations favorite shows ended around 2010, leading to a decrease in viewership. For a refresher course on many of those shows, please scroll down. In . Throughout the sixties, we were given a number of sci-fi shows imported from Japan as well as one that issuchan obvious influence onThe Lion Kingmany years later. Anabel Prince, Reporter, PhotographerDecember 16, 2014. An infamous episode of Saved By the Bell focuses on straight-A student Jesse, and her downward spiral with caffeine pill addiction. 30 min Not very dissimilar toThe Beatles animated series, with Michael and his brothers getting involved in all sorts of adventures and trying not to get mobbed by the fans. A family described as space barbarians, consisting of Zandor, Tara and their son Domo, go into battle against extraterrestrial baddies accompanied by Zok, their dragon; Tundro, a rhinoceros-like creature; Igoo, an ape made of stone; and Gleep, a shape-shifter. ABC licensed the rights to the band for this animated series that they had nothing to do with beyond the music that served as the title, story inspiration, and soundtrack to each episode. The brainchild of Bill Cosby before well, you know . Animation, Comedy, Crime, TV-G Theres no need to fear, Underdog is here! Along with walrus friend Chumley, he has different adventures in their home base of the Megapolis Zoo. Time . One can only imagine what his audition was like. Nope, neither can we. While cartoons served as the main basis for this block early on, live action television shows began popping up soon after. The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. The animation is more realistic as are the storylines, despite the fact they could delve into areas of sci-fi. From Jay Ward comes this parody of Tarzan, with George doing the whole jungle king thing, but also proving himself to be a complete klutz (the title song warns him to watch out for that tree). Batman creator Bob Kane came up with this idea about a crime-fighting cat and mouse that in many ways managed to capture the campy feel that would make up the Adam West Batmanseries four years later. The show, another Paul Terry (Terrytoons) creation, ended in 1971. The. Atoms back up cartoons were Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears, while Secrets were Squiddly Diddly and Winsome Witch. The ITV strategy was to compete strongly in the late afternoons and early. On May 8, 1948, the first children's television show in the Twin Cities aired on KSTP-TV, Channel 5. Co-creator of the show is Jay Ward, who would createThe Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. . Last year she served as a reporter and the features editor. Required fields are marked *. Mighty Mouse cartoons became a staple of children's TV programming for a period of over thirty years, from the 1950s through the 1980s." . The premise of the show is they are friends who live together, making the house their home away from home.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'omigods_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_4',110,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-omigods_com-medrectangle-4-0'); This show was an anthology show that ran from 1958 through 1961 and featured the child star reading stories. Crusader Rabbit (1950-1957) 4 min | Animation, Comedy, Family 7.2 Rate The humorous adventures of the heroic Crusader Rabbit, and his sidekick Rags the Tiger. Uh, okay. Archie, Reggie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the rest of the gang enjoyed a full decade of animated adventures. | Disney Channel also emerged as Nickelodeons main rival. Yeesh. This show elevated Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and all the rest to a whole new level. Oftentimes, despite parents disbelief, most of these memories include sitting down with a Lunchables meal and watching TV shows. Throughout their relatively short career, The Beatles pretty much paved the way for others, and not only in terms of music. Their enemy on the show is Martha Rayes Benita Bizarre. The Lone Ranger (1949-1957) TV-G | 30 min | Western 7.7 Rate The 70s was a strange time. But go to YouTube where somebody else is violating copyright and check it out. Australian Ventriloquist Lee Dexter created "Bertie the Bunyip," one of the most popular children's show characters of the 1950s. BBC Children's TV flourished through the early 1950s, but the arrival of ITV in 1955 brought a new challenge. Oh, and those adventures included a mynah bird named Marlon who spoke and happened to be a wizard (dont ask us), their dog Mop Top (which raised the question of what had happened to their live-action dog Tiger, who mysteriously disappeared), and a pair of panda cubs named Ping and Pong. Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Troy Melton, Bill Catching Votes: 590 7. Fans of crossovers note that there were a couple between Isis and Captain Marvel. If you miss Riverdale, you could always check out the dark, gritty, angsty live-action version currently airing on the CW. Heres what we had:The Archie Show(1968-69),The Archie Comedy Hour(1969-70),Archies Funhouse(1970-71), which is probably the most memorable in that it had an audience of kids reacting to the show and a giant jukebox;Archies TV Funnies(1971-73),The U.S. of Archie(1974-76), and, finally,The New Archie and Sabrina Hour(1977-78). The munks would continue on different shows, on the big screen and, of course, in music. Chester Howard This list may not reflect recent changes . mork and mindy. Starting as a small block on Saturday mornings, the idea has transformed into something extremely widespread, with the emergence of channels exclusively producing childrens content. Menu. Childrens television programming has become less about entertainment and more about reflecting upon important topics and timely humor throughout history. It was seen by 7.8 million people on its first airing, more than any DCOM aired before. The following is a list of local children's television shows in the United States. Accompanied by his sidekick, Karate, Batfink takes on many villains, usually responding to their firing guns at him, Your bullets cannot harm me. In the 1950s, television was new and thrilling. Only a handful of scientists remain, men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed. Audiences met Fred and Wilma Flintstone, as well as their next-door neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, 60 years ago. The Captain 5 character on WRAL TV in the early 60's was played by a man named Herb Marx. Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona, such as a cowboy/cowgirl, captain/skipper/commodore/admiral, jungle explorer, astronaut, king, princess, clown, sheriff/deputy/trooper, cop, firefighter, hobo/tramp, railroad engineer, magician, "cousin", "grandfather" or "uncle", whose role was not only to be the "DJ" for syndicated material (typically cartoons, although Westerns were more popular earlier on) but also to entertain, often with a live television studio audience of kids, during breaks. The children's series Small Time was designed as Rediffusion's 15-minute slot for the under-fives and greeted a new arrival in Pussy Cat Willum, a glove puppet devised and animated by Janet Nicholls.. We were happy to be his neighbor. Frankly, he gets his fighting tips from the book The Hong Kong Kung Fu Book of Tricks. Sounds simple, but the show enjoyed a four-decade run. "The Honeymooners," which History reports first graced TV screens way back in 1951 as a sketch on Jackie Gleason's "Cavalcade of Stars," is still being aired on broadcast TV in some markets, making it one of the most durable shows to come out of the 1950s. One of the most famous dogs ever featured on television is Rin-Tin-Tin, whose name means faithful friend. Part of the crew is his nephew, the oh-so-cute Godzooky, who is friends with the crew and can help signal his uncle when theyre threatened by giant monsters and the like. Other popular shows of this period included Sesame Street, which premiered in late 1969 but blew up in the 70s. This category has only the following subcategory. (see Pennsylvania, Maryland, and District of Columbia markets), KOLN/KGIN: Cartoon Corral[clarification needed], KSTF: The Wilmer Worm Show (with June Beaman), Howdy Doody 1951 Chester Howard Unfortunately it only lasted 13 episodes. Our personal favorite? Another kids show that was innovative in that, thanks to the clown makeup of the title character, it could be franchised out to local stations with different actors taking on the part of Bozo. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters(1973 to 1975): Johnny Whitaker(Family Affair) and Scott Kolden play brothers Johnny and Scott Stuart, who come across a friendly sea monster named Sigmund (yes, the premise isthatsimple), who has been abandoned by others of his kind, because he refuses to scare people. Stars: Vern Louden, Roy Whaley, Russ Coughlan, GeGe Pearson Votes: 155 Crusader Rabbit and Ragland T. Tiger, the forerunners of another goofy animal cartoon team, Rocky and Bullwinkle. Andy's Gang was a children's television program broadcast on NBC from August 20, 1955, to December 31, 1960, hosted by the actor Andy Devine.It was the successor to the radio and television program Smilin' Ed McConnell and His Buster Brown Gang (later shortened to Smilin' Ed's Gang).Devine took over the television program when McConnell died suddenly of a heart attack in 1954. Another situation where the opening narration describes the show perfectly: For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph Votes: 5,757 2. Like Buffalo Bob on Howdy Doody, Bozo would interact with kids in the studio. From Hanna-Barbera. Awards. They also get together in the neighborhood junkyard to sing a song about what theyve been through. Lidsville(1971 to 1973):Butch Patrick(little Eddie Munster onThe Munsters) plays a kid named Mark, who falls into the hat of Merio the Magician (played by Charles Nelson Reilly) and finds himself in Lidsville, a land of living hats who act the way that humans wearing them would. In 1970, Universal Pictures released a big screen version. Over the course of its run, it featured the following series:Dr. Shrinker(teenagers are shrunk by a mad scientist on an uncharted island and have to figure out how to survive),Electra Woman and Dyna Girl(a superhero show featuring a pre-soap operaDeidre HallandJudy Strangisas the title characters, at a time when prime time was offering shows likeThe Bionic WomanandWonder Woman),Wonderbug(teens discover when they attach a magic horn to their old dune buggy, it brings the vehicle to life),Magic Mongo(the wacky adventures of three teens who find and release a magic genie); andBigfoot and Wildboy(a kid abandoned in the forest is raised by Bigfoot no, seriously). This long-running TV series started in 1954 and aired on CBS until 1973. A The Adventures of Twizzle All Your Own Andy Pandy The Appleyards B Billy Bean and His Funny Machine Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (TV series) Blue Peter C The rest of the group? Animation, Adventure, Comedy, TV-Y7 30 min | From 1966 to 1967 the formula was repeated with A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon and, then, 1967 to 1968 with The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Showfor which Bud Abbott supplied his own voice. Awards. The Lone Ranger TV series started in 1949 as a radio program before making it to television screens on ABC from 1954-1957. Humans. n/a. Kids today couldnt possibly remember what this was like, but can you recall the days each Fall when the three networks ABC, CBS and NBC would premiere their new Saturday morning schedules? Jerry Lewis was well known for the different comic personas he played in his various films, and this series took on that idea, with Jerry being a wide variety of characters of all shapes and sizes. This show aired for six months in 1954 and was based on Soupy Sales popular radio program. There was also the rise of the superhero with adventures of not only the likes of Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, The Lone Ranger and Tarzan, but a whole wave of original creations (mostly from Hanna-Barbera), notably Frankenstein, Jr. and the Impossibles, Space Ghost and The Herculoids. Instead the Cattanooga Cats band was featured in between animated segments likeAround the World in 79 DaysandIts the Wolf!. Birdman is a winged superhero who gets his powers from the sun, while interstellar heroes the Galaxy Trio consists of Vapor Man, Meteor Man and Gravity Girl. The program was hosted by Jack Barry who would become a major game show host in the 1950's and 1960's. "Winky Dick" was a cartoon character and the interactive gimmick was way beyond its time. One notable feature of this series is the Howdy Doody Show song, which is sung at every shows beginning and end. The evil Count Saknussen, last descendant of the once noble Saknussen family, had followed us to claim the center of the Earth for his power-mad schemes. Accompanied by his mentor actually named Mentor they travel around in an RV helping people as needed. Space Ghost is kind of like Batman in space, armed with weapons and flying around in a cool ship. List of children's animated television series of the 1950s, Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing, Last edited on 30 November 2022, at 12:41, "List of children's animated television series of the 1950s", Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_children%27s_animated_television_series_of_the_1950s&oldid=1124777563, Tempe-Toons (referred to as "Medallion Productions" during the end titles), This page was last edited on 30 November 2022, at 12:41. Captain Marvel was played initially by Jackson Bostwick and then by John Davey. The premise of this show is that a group of kids, known as Mouseketeers, live together in a clubhouse and are led into adventures by their leader, Mickey Mouse. Spawned a number of sequel series that took the Super Friends into the mid-1980s. TV Shows. You dont remember this one? it focuses on a group of kids in North Philadelphia who get into trouble here and there, but somehow always learn a lesson. There were live chimpanzees playing spies ( Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp) and a family trying to survive. Closer Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. There were also series consisting entirely of animated theatrical shorts that would be compiled together for characters such as Popeye. You cant make this stuff up Well, obviouslytheydid, which, we guess, kind of means youcanmake this stuff up. Cmon, Fabs, what are you waiting for? Years later, he would become the host of his own animated/live action hybrid talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Twenty-six episodes were produced. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Rob Feb 18, 2015 at 1:51 AM, I think you should go outside and ride your bike all over town for ten hours, From the 50s to the oughts: Childrens TV, a history. Anabel Prince is a senior at North Cobb and the Copy Editor for The Chant. It wasnt until the early 2000s, when they began producing Lizzie McGuire, Kim Possible, Phil of The Future, Thats So Raven, and Lilo & Stitch, that they became a second forerunner. And with The Impossibles, on the outside they seem like a Beatles-like trio, but in reality theyre superheroes Multi Man, Fluid Man and Coil Man. 22 min Popular cartoon series thats a parody of Superman with Wally Cox voicing both the title character and his alter-ego, Shoeshine Boy. Before then, no one had done an animated series based on real people and, although it would take a few years, it started a trend. But the plan backfired, sealing the entrance forever. Image: Wikipedia 2 Lamb Chop Tonto is a Native American who helps his companion, The Lone Ranger in his quest to bring law and order back to the Old West. The show also included segments Breezley and Sneezley and Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey. A Saturday morning cartoon that lasted 13 episodes. In the late 1960s, public television producer Joan Ganz Cooney was developing a new program, and she needed an artist who knew his way around puppets. From todays perspective the show is pretty bad, but back then, while in the throes of Beatlemania, all of it was awesome. He ordered his brute-like servant, Torg, to destroy our party. Why the voting age should not change to 16, The Government should raise social medias age limit, The Relationship between addiction and the music Industry, Top 5 Underrated Joe Rogan Experience Podcasts, The positive prominence of politically active teenagers, Popularity and circumstance: How pop culture has twisted the American high school experience. As TV transitioned into the 1980s, the popularity of superhero TV shows increased as well. Helping him once he gets to the island is the Mayor, H.R. AfterThe Ruff and Ready Show, Hanna-Barbera gave the world some of animations most beloved characters in such series as The Huckleberry Hound Show(1958 to 1962),The Quick Draw McGraw Show(1959 to 1961),The Yogi Bear Show(1961 to 1962) and Top Cat(1961 to 1962). This series aired on ABC in prime time. TV-G 1 Howdy Doody The puppet that put puppets on the map, Howdy Doody set the stage for children's programming for decades to come. Based more on the live action 1959 film of the same name rather than the novel written by Jules Verne, the show is best summed up by its opening narration: Long ago, a lone explorer named Arne Saknussen made a fantastic descent to the fabled lost kingdom of Atlantis at the Earths core. In the 1950s, when most of our grandparents were children, they most likely would have watched shows like The Adventures of Superman, Howdy Doody, and The Cisco Kid, which usually aired on Saturday mornings. The late Fred Rogers cannot get credit enough for reaching out to the minds and hearts of young viewers with this gentle series that offered up so many important life lessons and did so for over three decades. Hes also helped by other members of the community. Were they reallygoing with this allegory? US History and Psychology teacher Mrs. Tummins says of growing up in this period, I usually watched I Love Lucy, or whatever my parents made me watch. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. In the middle of midterms, Jesse is overwhelmed with testing, while also trying to keep her band, Hot Sundae, active. We still think this mutt is a cousin or something of Wacky Races Muttley. Watching Corey and Topanga [from Boy Meets World] going through these landmarks of middle school and high school made me think Oh, when I get there, Im gonna experience those things. They could be something as trivial as Oh no! It's a benefit for the Pavek Musuem of Broadcasting . | She was a high powered business woman by day, and an eighties rockstar by night. The most common decade Millenials associate with childrens TV is hands-down the 90s. These shorts would later become part ofThe Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureandThe Batman/Superman Hour. But we digress. Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans . Animator Ralph Bakshi had the bright idea to spoof the whole superhero thing and did it with this somewhat subversive series that takes on something like the Justice League. A Acrobat Ranch Adventure Time (1958 TV series) The Adventures of Champion (TV series) Andy's Gang More or less a variety show for Saturday mornings, it presented short scripted adventures in every episode. Cartoons 1950-1969. Weve never seen an episode, and likely wont. And Im sitting here on Capital Hill sorry, cant post the whole thing, that would be a copyright violation. The Brady Bunch , Star Trek , Gilligan's Island, The Odd Couple and The Partridge Family. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. With the 90s also came a new wave of television came: TV for teenagers. After many of Cartoon Network 90s shows ended their run, the network attempted to achieve this same magic with the production of shows such as Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, My Gym Partners a Monkey, and Class of 3000. ), 1950s Childrens TV Shows that Changed the World. The plots were minimal; theyd try to train the monkeys to do certain things, but overall the actors dubbing in their voices would improvise dialogue based on what the chimps were doing and how their mouths were moving. How much is that gorilla in the window? A genie named Shazzan helps brother and sister Chuck and Nancy as they make their way through a mystical Arabian world while riding the flying camel Kaboobie. 30 min This list may not reflect recent changes. There were the genuinely funny sitcom-like shows (The Flintstones, The Jetsons) and the subversive work of Jay Ward that usually went right over the kids heads (Rocky the Flying Squirrel and Bullwinkle; Dudley Do-Right, George of the Jungle). Animation, Action, Adventure, TV-G Please note that this form cannot be used to reset your Google or Facebook password. What are the colors in Trivial Pursuit Family Edition? 26 min There were live chimpanzees playing spies (Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp) and a family trying to survive among dinosaurs (Land of the Lost). . Pages in category "1950s British children's television series" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. List of animated television series of the 1940s and 1950s, "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)", "Lost Baby-boomers Space Cartoon has been found! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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