List of children's animated television series of the 1960s

This is a list of children's animated television series; that is, animated programs originally targeted towards audiences aged 12 and under in mind.^[1]

This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions.

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Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Age rating	Technique
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects	Animation	3 seasons, 203 episodes		October 15, 1960 – September 28, 1963	NBC	• Total Television • Leonardo Television Productions • Format Films, Halas and Batchelor (1960-1961, season 1) • Gerald Ray Studios, TV Spots, Inc. (1960-1962, seasons 1-2) • Creston Studios (1961-1962, season 2) • Gamma Productions (1961-1963, seasons 2-3) • Jack Kinney Productions, Rembrandt Films, Hal Seeger Productions (1962-1963, season 3)	N/a	Traditional
Top Cat	Animated sitcom	1 season, 30 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 27, 1961 – April 18, 1962	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Bugs Bunny Show	Anthology	52 episodes	• Chuck Jones • Friz Freleng	October 11, 1960 – September 2, 2000	CBS (1968–1973, 1975–1985), ABC (1960–1968, 1973–1975, 1985–2000)	Warner Bros. Cartoons	TV-G	Traditional
Calvin and the Colonel	Comedy	1 season, 26 episodes	• Freeman F. Gosden • Charles J. Correll	October 3, 1961 – June 9, 1962	ABC	Kayro Productions	N/a	Traditional
The Alvin Show	Comedy	1 season, 26 episodes	Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.	October 4, 1961 – September 12, 1962	CBS	CBS Television Studios	TV-G	Traditional
Beany and Cecil	Animation	1 season, 26 episodes	Bob Clampett	January 6, 1962 – June 30, 1962	ABC		N/a	Traditional
The Jetsons	• Animated sitcom • Comic science fiction	3 seasons, 75 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	• Original series: September 23, 1962 – March 17, 1963 • Revival series: September 16, 1985 – November 12, 1987	• ABC (Season 1) • Syndication (Seasons 2-3)	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales	• Animation • Comedy	4 seasons, 77 episodes		September 28, 1963 – January 29, 1966	CBS	• Total Television • Leonardo Television	N/a	Traditional
The New Casper Cartoon Show		6 seasons		October 5, 1963 – January 30, 1970	ABC	• Paramount Cartoon Studios • Famous Studios	N/a	Traditional
Jonny Quest	Science fiction	1 season, 26 episodes	Doug Wildey	September 18, 1964 – March 11, 1965	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Porky Pig Show	Comedy	1 seasons, 26 episodes		September 20, 1964 – September 2, 1967	ABC	• Warner Bros. Television • Warner Bros. Cartoons	TV-Y	Traditional
Hoppity Hooper	Children's program	3 seasons, 104 episodes	• Bill Scott • Chris Hayward	September 26, 1964 – September 2, 1967	ABC (1964–1967)	• Jay Ward Productions • Producers Associates of Television, Inc.	N/a	Traditional
Linus the Lionhearted	Animated television series	2 seasons, 39 episodes	Ed Graham Jr.	September 26, 1964 – September 7, 1969	• CBS (1964-1966) • ABC (1966-1969)	• Ed Graham Productions in association with General Foods • CBS Television Distribution (Syndication rights)	TV-Y	Traditional
Underdog	• Action • Adventure • Comedy • Comic science fiction • Superhero	62 episodes	• W. Watts Biggers • Joe Harris	October 3, 1964 – 1973	• NBC • CBS	• Total Television • Leonardo Television • Gamma Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show	• Comedy • Adventure	2 seasons, 52 episodes		September 9, 1965 – September 7, 1967	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Milton the Monster		1 seasons, 29 episodes	Hal Seeger	October 9, 1965 – September 8, 1968	ABC	Hal Seeger Productions, in association with the ABC Television Network	TV-G	Traditional
The Super 6		20 episodes		1966 – 1969	NBC	• DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Mirisch-Rich Television Productions	N/a	Traditional
The Beagles	Animation	36 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 2, 1967	• ABC • CBS	Total Television Productions	N/a	Traditional
Cool McCool		20 episodes	• Bob Kane • Al Brodax	September 10, 1966 – January 21, 1967	NBC	• King Features Entertainment • Artransa Park Film Studios	TV-Y7	Traditional
Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles		2 seasons, 18 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 10, 1966 – January 17, 1967	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
The Lone Ranger	Western	26 episodes	• George W. Trendle • Fran Striker	September 10, 1966 – September 6, 1969	CBS	• Format Films • Halas and Batchelor	N/a	Traditional
The Road Runner Show	Comedy	4 seasons		September 10, 1966 – September 2, 1972	• CBS (1966-1968) • ABC (1971-1973)	Warner Bros. Television	N/a	Traditional
Space Ghost		1 season, 20 episodes	Alex Toth	September 10, 1966 – September 16, 1967	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
The New Adventures of Superman	Superhero	4 seasons, 68 episodes		September 10, 1966 – September 5, 1970	CBS	• Filmation • DC Comics	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Mighty Heroes	• Animation • Comedy	1 season, 20 episodes		October 29, 1966 – March 11, 1967	CBS	• CBS • Terrytoons	TV-Y7	Traditional
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio	Superhero	1 season, 20 episodes	Alex Toth	September 9, 1967 – January 20, 1968	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Fantastic Four	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	1 season, 20 episodes	• Stan Lee • Jack Kirby	September 9, 1967 – September 21, 1968	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Marvel Comics Group	TV-Y7	Traditional
George of the Jungle		17 episodes	• Jay Ward • Bill Scott	September 9, 1967 – December 30, 1967	ABC	Jay Ward Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Herculoids	Science fiction	18 episodes	Alex Toth	September 9, 1967 – January 6, 1968	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
Journey to the Center of the Earth	Animation	1 season, 17 episodes		September 9, 1967 – September 6, 1969	ABC	• Filmation • 20th Television	N/a	Traditional
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor	Science fiction	1 season, 18 episodes		September 9, 1967 – January 6, 1968	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
Samson & Goliath	Superhero	13 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 9, 1967 – August 31, 1968	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
Shazzan	• Action • Adventure	1 season, 18 episodes	Alex Toth	September 9, 1967 – January 20, 1968	CBS	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Toei Animation	N/a	Traditional
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure	Superhero	36 episodes		September 9, 1967 – 1968	CBS	• Filmation • Ducovny Productions • National Periodical Publications	N/a	Traditional
Super President		1 season, 30 episodes		September 16, 1967 – December 28, 1968	NBC	• DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Mirisch-Rich Television Productions	N/a	Traditional
The Banana Splits	• Psychedelia • Comedy • Adventure	2 seasons, 31 episodes		September 7, 1968 – September 5, 1970	NBC	Hanna-Barbera	TV-G	Traditional/Live-action
The Adventures of Batman	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	1 season, 17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 1, 1969	CBS	• Filmation • Ducovny Productions • National Periodical Publications	N/a	Traditional
The Adventures of Gulliver	• Adventure • Comedy • Action	17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
The Archie Show	• Sitcom • Musical	17 episodes	• John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (character designs)	September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969	CBS	Filmation	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Batman/Superman Hour	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	34 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969	CBS	• Filmation • National Periodical Publications	N/a	Traditional
Fantastic Voyage	Superhero	1 season, 17 episodes		September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969	ABC	• Filmation Associates • 20th Television	N/a	Traditional
Go Go Gophers	Animated series			September 14, 1968 – September 6, 1969	CBS		TV-Y7	Traditional
Wacky Races		1 season, 17 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 14, 1968 – January 4, 1969	CBS	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Heatter-Quigley Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Hardy Boys	Cartoon series	1 season, 17 episodes	Based on the juvenile book series created by Edward Stretemeyer	September 6, 1969 – December 27, 1969	ABC	Filmation Associates	N/a	Traditional
Here Comes the Grump	• Animated • Comedy • Fantasy	1 season, 17 episodes		September 6, 1969 – April 25, 1970	NBC	• DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • The Mirisch Company	TV-G	Traditional
Hot Wheels	Animated series	2 seasons, 17 episodes	• Fred Crippen • Eddie Smardan • Ken Snyder	September 6, 1969 – September 4, 1971	ABC	Ken Snyder Properties, in association with Pantomime Pictures		Traditional
The Pink Panther Show		11 seasons	• David H. DePatie • Friz Freleng	September 6, 1969 – August 30, 1980	• NBC (1969–1978) • ABC (1978–1980)	• Mirisch Films • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises	TV-Y	Traditional
Skyhawks		17 episodes		September 6, 1969 – September 4, 1971	ABC	Pantomime Pictures	N/a	Traditional
Cattanooga Cats	Comedy	17 episodes	• Neal Barbera • Larz Bourne	September 13, 1969 – September 5, 1971	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines	Comedy	17 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 13, 1969 – January 3, 1970	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop	Comedy drama	1 season, 17 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 13, 1969 – January 17, 1970	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!	• Comedy horror • Mystery • Adventure	3 seasons, 41 episodes	• Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	September 13, 1969 – December 23, 1978	• CBS (1969–70) • ABC (1978)	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Sesame Street	Children's television series Educational	56 seasons, 4736 episodes	• Joan Ganz Cooney • Lloyd Morrisett	November 10, 1969 – present	NET PBS HBO HBO Max Netflix	Sesame Workshop	TV-Y	Traditional/Flash/CGI/Stop-motion/Live-action

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Status
The Beatles	• Comedy • Children's • Rock music	3 seasons, 39 episodes	• Al Brodax • Sylban Buck	25 September 1965 – 21 October 1967	• ABC (United States) • ABC (Australia) • ITV (United Kingdom)	• Artransa Studios	Ended
Spider-Man	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	3 seasons, 52 episodes	• Stan Lee	September 9, 1967 – June 14, 1970	ABC	• Grantray-Lawrence Animation (1967–1968) • Krantz Films (1968–1970) • Marvel Comics Group	Ended

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