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

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show	• Variety • Comedy	1 season, 15 episodes		September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980	CBS	• Filmation • MGM Television	TV-G	Traditional
Super Friends	• Action • Adventure • Science fiction	3 seasons, 22 episodes		September 13, 1980 – 1982	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour	Adventure			September 6, 1980 – December 13, 1980	CBS	Filmation	N/a	Traditional
The Lone Ranger	Animated series	2 seasons, 28 episodes		September 13, 1980 – January 30, 1982	CBS	Filmation	N/a	Traditional
Heathcliff	Animated series	2 seasons, 26 episodes	• George Gately (Heathcliff character) • Brad Anderson (Marmaduke character) • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	October 4, 1980 – September 18, 1982	ABC	• Ruby-Spears Productions • McNaught Syndicate • United Features Syndicate (season 2)	TV-Y	Traditional
Thundarr the Barbarian	• Post-apocalyptic • Science fantasy • Action-adventure	2 seasons, 21 episodes	• Steve Gerber • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	October 4, 1980 – October 31, 1981	ABC	Ruby-Spears Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
Richie Rich	Animation	4 seasons, 41 episodes		November 8, 1980 – September 1, 1984	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo	• Adventure • Comedy	3 seasons, 33 episodes	• Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	November 8, 1980 – December 18, 1982	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-G	Traditional
The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang	• Science fiction • Comedy • Adventure	2 seasons, 24 episodes	• Duane Pool • Tom Swale	November 8, 1980 – November 28, 1981	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Paramount Television	N/a	Traditional
The Flintstone Comedy Show	• Animation • Comedy	2 seasons, 18 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	November 22, 1980 – October 24, 1981	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Blackstar		1 season, 13 episodes		September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981	CBS	Filmation	N/a	Traditional
Goldie Gold and Action Jack		1 season, 13 episodes	Steve Gerber	September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981	ABC	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-Y7	Traditional
Space Stars	• Animation • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction • Comedy-drama	1 season, 11 episodes		September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	3 seasons, 24 episodes	Stan Lee	September 12, 1981 – November 5, 1983	NBC	Marvel Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!	Fantasy	1 season, 12 episodes		September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982	NBC	• Filmation • DC Comics	N/a	Traditional
The New Adventures of Zorro	Animation	1 season, 13 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera • Johnston McCulley (characters)	September 12, 1981 – December 5, 1981	CBS	• Filmation • Hanna-Barbera	N/a	Traditional
Trollkins	• Fantasy • Comedy	1 season, 13 episodes		September 12, 1981 – September 4, 1982	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
Laverne & Shirley	Comedy	2 seasons, 21 episodes	• Duane Poole • Tom Swale	October 10, 1981 – November 13, 1982	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Paramount Television	N/a	Traditional
Gilligan's Planet		1 season, 13 episodes	Sherwood Schwartz	September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982	CBS	• Warner Bros. Television Distribution • Turner Program Services	N/a	Traditional
Meatballs & Spaghetti	Animation	1 season, 25 episodes	• Fred Silverman • Jerry Eisenberg	September 18, 1982 – March 5, 1983	CBS	• Intermedia Entertainment Company • Marvel Productions • Pan Sang East Co. Ltd • MGM/UA Television	N/a	Traditional
Pandamonium	• Adventure • Fantasy	1 season, 13 episodes		September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982	CBS	• Marvel Productions • InterMedia Entertainment Company • MGM/UA Television	N/a	Traditional
Shirt Tales	• Fantasy • Comedy • Adventure	2 seasons, 23 episodes	Janet Elizabeth Manco (original characters)	September 18, 1982 – November 19, 1983	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Flintstone Funnies	• Animation • Comedy	1 season, 45 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 18, 1982 – September 8, 1984	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Gary Coleman Show	Comedy	1 season, 13 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 18, 1982 – December 11, 1982	NBC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Incredible Hulk	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	1 season, 13 episodes	Stan Lee	September 18, 1982 – October 8, 1983	NBC	Marvel Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour	Cartoon series	1 season, 27 episodes		September 25, 1982 – September 3, 1983	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises • Paramount Television	TV-G	Traditional
Pac-Man	• Adventure • Comedy	2 seasons, 44 episodes	Jeffrey Scott	September 25, 1982 – November 5, 1983	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Little Rascals	• Animation • Comedy	1 season, 22 episodes		September 25, 1982 – December 2, 1983	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • King World Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
The Puppy's Further Adventures		2 seasons, 21 episodes	• Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	September 25, 1982 – November 10, 1984	ABC	• Ruby-Spears Enterprises • Hanna-Barbera Productions (season 1)	TV-Y	Traditional
The Scooby & Scrappy-Doo/Puppy Hour	• Animation • Comedy • Adventure • Action	1 season, 13 episodes		September 25, 1982 – December 18, 1982	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-G	Traditional
The Dukes	• Action • Family • Comedy	2 seasons, 20 episodes	Ray Parker	February 5, 1983 – October 29, 1983	CBS	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Warner Bros. Television	N/a	Traditional
Good Morning, Mickey!	Anthology series	1 season, 83 episodes		April 18, 1983 – November 28, 1992	Disney Channel	The Walt Disney Company	N/a	Traditional
Donald Duck Presents	Anthology series	2 seasons		September 1, 1983 – November 1, 1985	Disney Channel	The Walt Disney Company	N/a	Traditional
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe	• Adventure • Action • Sword and planet • Superhero fiction	2 seasons, 130 episodes	Michael Halperin	September 5, 1983 – November 21, 1985	First-run syndication	• Filmation Associates • Mattel	TV-Y7	Traditional
Monchhichis	• Animation • Comedy • Fantasy • Adventure	1 season, 13 episodes		September 10, 1983 – December 24, 1983	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Rubik, the Amazing Cube	Adventure	1 season, 13 episodes		September 10, 1983 – December 10, 1983	ABC	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	N/a	Traditional
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show	• Mystery • Adventure • Comedy	2 seasons, 26 episodes	• Joe Ruby • Ken Spears	September 10, 1983 – December 1, 1984	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	• Action-adventure • Military science fiction	2 seasons, 95 episodes	Hasbro	September 12, 1983 – November 20, 1986	Syndication	Sunbow Entertainment	TV-Y7	Traditional
Alvin and the Chipmunks	• Comedy-drama • Musical • Sitcom • Adventure	8 seasons, 102 episodes	• Ross Bagdasarian Jr. • Janice Karman	September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1990	NBC	• Bagdasarian Productions • Ruby-Spears Enterprises (1983–1987, seasons 1–5) • Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1988, season 6) • DIC Enterprises (1988–1990, seasons 6–8)	TV-G	Traditional
Dungeons & Dragons	• Action • Adventure • Fantasy	3 seasons, 27 episodes	• Kevin Paul Coates • Dennis Marks • Takashi	September 17, 1983 – December 7, 1985	CBS	• Marvel Productions • D&D Entertainment • Toei Animation	TV-Y7	Traditional
Mister T	• Action • Adventure	3 seasons, 30 episodes	• Steve Gerber • Martin Pasko	September 17, 1983 – October 19, 1985	NBC	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-Y7	Traditional
Saturday Supercade	• Anthology • Comedy	2 seasons, 27 episodes		September 17, 1983 – December 1, 1984	CBS	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-G	Traditional
The Biskitts	• Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy	1 season, 13 episodes		September 17, 1983 – September 8, 1984	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show	• Animation • Comedy	2 seasons, 18 episodes	Charles M. Schulz	September 17, 1983 – October 12, 1985	CBS	Lee Mendelson/Bill Melendez Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Dragon's Lair	• Fantasy • Animation • Action • Adventure • Sword and sorcery	1 season, 13 episodes	Ruby-Spears Productions	September 8, 1984 – December 1, 1984	ABC	Ruby-Spears Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
Pink Panther and Sons	• Animation • Comedy • Adventure	1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1984 – February 26, 1985	• NBC (1984–1985) • ABC (1986)	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Mirisch-Geoffrey–DePatie-Freleng • MGM/UA Television	TV-Y	Traditional
Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show	• Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction	1 season, 8 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 8, 1984 – August 31, 1985	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics	N/a	Traditional
Wolf Rock TV	Animated series	1 season, 7 episodes	• Len Janson • Chuck Menville	September 8, 1984 – October 20, 1984	ABC	• Dick Clark Productions • DIC Enterprises	N/a	Traditional
Muppet Babies	• Animated series • Fantasy • Comedy • Adventure	8 seasons, 107 episodes	Jim Henson	September 15, 1984 – November 2, 1991	CBS	• Marvel Productions • Jim Henson Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Pole Position	Animated television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Jean Chalopin	September 15, 1984 – December 8, 1984	CBS	DIC Audiovisuel	TV-Y7	Traditional
Turbo Teen	• Cartoon series • Children's television series • Superheroes • Adventure	1 season, 13 episodes	Ruby-Spears Productions	September 15, 1984 – August 31, 1985	ABC	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Transformers	• Science fiction • Action • Adventure • Superhero	4 seasons, 98 episodes	• Hasbro • Takara	September 17, 1984 – November 11, 1987	First-run syndication	• Sunbow Productions • Marvel Productions • Toei Animation (seasons 1–3) • AKOM (seasons 2–4)	TV-Y7	Traditional
The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo	• Mystery • Adventure • Comedy	2 seasons, 26 episodes	• Joe Ruby (characters) • Ken Spears (characters) •Mitch Schauer	September 7, 1985 – December 7, 1985	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians	• Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction	1 season, 8 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 7, 1985 – September 6, 1986	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics	N/a	Traditional
ThunderCats	• Action/Adventure • Sword and planet	4 seasons, 130 episodes	Ted "Tobin" Wolf	September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989	Syndication	• Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment • Leisure Concepts (project development)		Traditional
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears	• Adventure • Comedy • Fantasy	6 seasons, 65 episodes	• Michael Eisner • Art Vitello • Jymn Magon	September 14, 1985 – February 22, 1991	• NBC (1985–1989) • ABC (1989–1990) • Syndicated (1990–1991)	Walt Disney Television Animation	TV-Y	Traditional
Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling	Animated series	2 seasons, 26 episodes	World Wrestling Federation	September 14, 1985 – October 18, 1986	CBS	• DIC Animation City • World Wrestling Federation • Saban Productions (1985 special episode only) • Columbia Pictures Television (1985 special episode only)	TV-Y7	Traditional
It's Punky Brewster	• Family • Fantasy	2 seasons, 26 episodes		September 14, 1985 – December 6, 1986	NBC	• Ruby-Spears Enterprises • NBC Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
The Wuzzles		1 season, 13 episodes	Fred Wolf	September 14, 1985 – December 7, 1985	CBS	• Walt Disney Pictures Television Division • Walt Disney Pictures Television Animation Group	TV-Y	Traditional
Jem	• Romance • Science fiction • Musical	3 seasons, 65 episodes	Hasbro	November 3, 1985 – May 2, 1988	Syndication	Sunbow Entertainment	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Flintstone Kids	• Animation • Comedy	2 seasons, 34 episodes	• William Hanna • Joseph Barbera	September 6, 1986 – May 21, 1988	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Foofur	• Animation • Slice of life • Comedy	2 seasons, 26 episodes	Phil Mendez	September 13, 1986 – February 18, 1988	NBC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A.	TV-Y	Traditional
Kissyfur	Animation	2 seasons, 26 episodes	Phil Mendez	September 13, 1986 – August 25, 1990	NBC	• NBC Productions • DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment (1988)	TV-Y	Traditional
Lazer Tag Academy	Animation	1 season, 13 episodes	Dan DiStefano	September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986	NBC	• Ruby-Spears Productions • Worlds of Wonder	N/a	Traditional
Pound Puppies	• Comedy • Adventure	2 seasons, 26 episodes		September 13, 1986 – December 19, 1987	ABC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Tonka Corporation	TV-Y	Traditional
Teen Wolf	• Adventure • Comedy	2 seasons, 21 episodes		September 13. 1986 – November 7, 1987	CBS	• Southern Star Productions • Hanna-Barbera Australia • Clubhouse Pictures (season 1) • Atlantic/Kushner-Locke (season 2)	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Real Ghostbusters	• Supernatural • Science fiction comedy	7 seasons, 140 episodes	• Joe Medjuck • Michael C. Gross	September 13, 1986 – October 5, 1991	• ABC • Syndicated (1987)	DIC Enterprises	TV-Y7	Traditional
Wildfire	• Animation • Adventure • Drama • Fantasy • Sci-fi	1 season, 13 episodes	• Jeff Segal • Kelly Ward	September 13, 1986 – December 13, 1986	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Productions	N/a	Traditional
My Little Pony	Fantasy	2 seasons, 65 episodes		September 15, 1986 – September 25, 1987	Syndication	• Hasbro • Toei Animation • AKOM • Sunbow Productions • Marvel Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Dennis the Menace		2 seasons, 78 episodes		September 22, 1986 – March 26, 1988	• Syndication (1986–1987) • CBS (1988)	• DIC Animation City • Crawleys Animation (Season 2 only)	TV-G	Traditional
The Comic Strip		1 season, 65 episodes	• Jules Bass • Arthur Rankin Jr.	September 7 – December 4, 1987	Syndication	Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment	TV-G	Traditional
Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series		1 season, 13 episodes	Jim Henson	September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987	NBC	• Marvel Productions • Jim Henson Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
The New Archies	Sitcom	1 season, 13 episodes	Kimmer Ringwald	September 12, 1987 – December 5, 1987	NBC	• DIC Animation City • Archie Comics • Saban Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
DuckTales	• Action/Adventure • Comedy	4 seasons, 100 episodes	• Jymn Magon • Tedd Anasti^[4] • Patsy Cameron^[5]	September 18, 1987 – November 28, 1990	Syndication	• Walt Disney Television • Walt Disney Television Animation	TV-G	Traditional
Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures	• Action • Adventure • Comedy • Superhero	2 seasons, 19 episodes	Ralph Bakshi	September 19, 1987 – October 22, 1988	• CBS • Nickelodeon • Fox Kids	• Bakshi Animation • Bakshi-Hyde Ventures • Viacom Productions • Terrytoons	TV-Y7	Traditional
Popeye and Son	• Animated sitcom • Comedy	1 season, 13 episodes	• Jeff Segal • Kelly Ward • John Loy	September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987	CBS	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • King Features Entertainment	TV-Y	Traditional
The Little Clowns of Happytown	Children	1 season, 18 episodes	Chuck Lorre	September 26, 1987 – July 16, 1988	ABC	• Murakami Wolf Swenson • ABC Entertainment • Marvel Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
ALF: The Animated Series		2 seasons, 26 episodes	• Paul Fusco • Tom Patchett	September 26, 1987 – January 7, 1989	NBC	• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Alien Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
Little Wizards		1 season, 18 episodes	• Len Janson • Chuck Menville	September 26, 1987 – 1988	ABC	Marvel Productions	N/a	Traditional
HBO Storybook Musicals		1 season, 18 episodes		November 18, 1987 – December 8, 1993	HBO	HBO	N/a	Traditional
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	• Action-adventure • Martial arts • Superhero • Comedy (seasons 1–7) • Drama (seasons 8–10)	10 seasons, 193 episodes		December 28, 1987 – November 2, 1996	• Syndication (1987–90) CBS (1990–96)	• Murakami-Wolf-Swenson (1987–91, seasons 1–5) • IDDH • Fred Wolf Films (1992–96, seasons 6–10) • Mirage Studios • Surge Licensing • Toei Animation (1987–89, seasons 1–3) • Group W Productions (1987–95, seasons 1–9) • King World Productions	TV-Y7	Traditional
Gumby Adventures		1 season, 99 episodes		January 2, 1988 – December 31, 1988	Syndication	• Clokey Productions • Lorimar-Telepictures	TV-G	Stop-motion
The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh	• Children's television series • Educational	4 seasons, 50 episodes	• Mark Zaslove • Karl Geurs	January 17, 1988 – October 26, 1991	• The Disney Channel (January 17 – April 10, 1988) • ABC (November 12, 1988 – October 26, 1991)	Walt Disney Television Animation	TV-Y	Traditional
A Pup Named Scooby-Doo	• Mystery • Comedy horror • Self-parody	4 seasons, 27 episodes	Tom Ruegger	September 10, 1988 – August 17, 1991	ABC	Hanna-Barbera Productions	TV-G	Traditional
ALF Tales		2 seasons, 21 episodes	• Paul Fusco • Tom Patchett	September 10, 1988 – December 9, 1989	NBC	• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Alien Productions	TV-Y	Traditional
The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley	• Animation/Live action • Comedy • Satire	1 season, 13 episodes	Colossal Pictures, Inc.	September 10, 1988 – December 3, 1988	NBC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A.	TV-Y7	Traditional
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil	Animation	1 season, 5 episodes	John Kricfalusi	September 10, 1988 – October 29, 1988	ABC	• DIC Animation City • Bob Clampett Productions • Spümcø	N/a	Traditional
Garfield and Friends	Comedy	7 seasons, 121 episodes	Jim Davis	September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1994	CBS	• Film Roman Productions • United Media Productions (seasons 1–6) • Paws, Inc. • Lee Mendelson Film Productions	TV-G	Traditional
The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy	• Children • Adventure • Fantasy	13 episodes	Janis Diamond	17 September 1988 – 1 September 1990	CBS	CBS Entertainment Productions	N/a	Traditional
Superman	• Action • Adventure • Superhero	1 season, 13 episodes		September 17, 1988 – December 10, 1988	CBS	• Ruby-Spears Enterprises • DC Comics • Toei Animation • Daiwon Animation	N/a	Traditional
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero	• Action-adventure • Military science fiction	2 seasons, 44 episodes	Hasbro	September 4, 1989 – January 20, 1992	Syndication	Sunbow Entertainment	TV-Y7	Traditional
Captain N: The Game Master	• Action • Adventure • Comedy	3 seasons, 34 episodes		September 9, 1989 – October 26, 1991	NBC	• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment (season 1 only)	TV-Y7	Traditional
The Karate Kid	Children's television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Dan DiStefano	September 9, 1989 – December 16, 1989	NBC	• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment • Columbia Pictures Television	TV-Y7	Traditional
Dink, the Little Dinosaur		2 seasons, 21 episodes		September 16, 1989 – November 3, 1990	CBS	Ruby-Spears Enterprises	TV-Y	Traditional
Rude Dog and the Dweebs		1 season, 13 episodes		16 September 1989 – 16 December 1989	CBS	• Marvel Productions • New World Television • Just for Kids • Sun Sportswear	TV-Y	Traditional
The California Raisin Show	Family	1 season, 13 episodes	Barry Bruce	September 16, 1989 – December 9, 1989	CBS		• Fred Wolf Films • Will Vinton Productions	Traditional

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Technique
Postman Pat	• Children's • Animated television series	8 seasons, 184 episodes	John Cunliffe	• Original series: 16 September 1981 – 20 March 2006 • Special Delivery Service: 29 September 2008 – 29 March 2017	• BBC One (1981–2002) • BBC Two (2008–2014) • CBeebies (2002–2017) • CBBC (1985–2008) • Tiny Pop (2016–2018)	• Woodland Animations (1981–1996) • Entertainment Rights (2003–2008) • Cosgrove Hall Films (2003–2008) • Classic Media (2013) • Mackinnon and Saunders (2013–2017) • DreamWorks Classic Productions (2015–2017)	Stop-motion
Danger Mouse	• Action • Adventure • Comedy • Spy-fi	10 seasons, 89 episodes	• Brian Cosgrove • Mark Hall	28 September 1981 – 3 March 1992	ITV	• Cosgrove Hall Productions • Thames Television	Traditional
Gran	• Children's • Animated television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Michael and Joanne Cole	17 February – 12 May 1983	BBC1	Woodland Animations	Stop-motion
Henry's Cat	• Comedy • Adventure	5 seasons, 51 episodes	Bob Godfrey	12 September 1983 – 10 June 1993	BBC1	Bob Godfrey Films Ltd.	Traditional
Rocky Hollow	•Comedy •Family •Fantasy	1 season, 26 episodes	John Walker	1983 – 1984, 1985 – 1986	S4C (1983-1984) The Children's Channel (1985-1986)	Bumper Films	Stop-motion, Puppets
The Wind in the Willows	Animated television series	5 seasons, 65 episodes	Mark Hall, Brian Cosgrove	1 October 1984 – 19 June 1990	ITV	Cosgrove Hall Productions, Thames Television	Stop-motion
Thomas & Friends	Animated series	24 seasons, 578 episodes	Britt Allcroft	9 October 1984 – 20 January 2021	• ITV/ITV1 (Series 1–3) • Direct-to-video (Series 4–5) • Nick Jr. Channel (Series 6–11) • Channel 5 (Series 9-24)	• Clearwater Features (1984–1986) • Britt Allcroft Ltd./Britt Allcroft (Thomas) Ltd. (1984–1986) • The Britt Allcroft Company/Gullane Entertainment (1991–2002) • HIT Entertainment (2003–2016) • Mattel Creations (2017–2021)	Stop-motion (Seasons 1–12)/CGI (Seasons 12-24)
The Little Green Man	•Children's • Animated television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Matthew Smith	3 January – 28 March 1985	ITV/ITV1	• Pentagon Motion Pictures • Central Independent Television	Traditional
Bertha	• Children's • Animated television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Eric Charles and Stephen Flewers	1 April 1985 - 18 June 1986	BBC 1/BBC 2	Woodland Animations	Stop-motion
Fireman Sam	• Children's • Animated television series	15 seasons, 309 episodes	Dave Gingell, Dave Jones and Rob Lee	17 November 1987 – present	• BBC One (1987-2005) • BBC Two (2005) • CBeebies (2005) • Cartoonito (2008–present) • Channel 5 (2012–present) • S4C (Welsh version)	• Bumper Films (1987–1994) • HIT Entertainment (2005–2017) • Siriol Productions (2005) • Xing Xing (2008–2016) • Mattel Television (2017–present) • Island of Misfits (2017-2020) • WildBrain Studios (2020-present)	Stop-motion (Seasons 1-5)/CGI (Season 6-present)
Charlie Chalk	• Children's • Animated television series	1 season, 13 episodes	Ivor Wood	20 October 1988 – 19 April 1989	BBC1	Woodland Animations	Stop-motion

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Technique
Drak Pack	Adventure	1 season, 16 episodes		September 6, 1980 – December 20, 1980	CBS	Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd.	Traditional
The Kwicky Koala Show	• Animation • Comedy	1 season, 16 episodes	Tex Avery	September 12, 1981 – September 11, 1982	CBS	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • Hanna-Barbera Pty. Ltd.	Traditional
The Smurfs	• Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy	9 seasons, 256 episodes	Pierre "Peyo" Culliford	September 12, 1981 – December 2, 1989	NBC	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A. (seasons 1–7) • Lafig S.A. (seasons 8–9)	Traditional
The Littles		3 seasons, 29 episodes	• John Peterson • Jim Schumann	September 10, 1983 – November 2, 1985	• United States: ABC • France: Canal+ (season 1) • TF1 (seasons 2–3)	Hanna-Barbera Productions	Traditional
Inspector Gadget	• Science fiction • Comedy	2 seasons, 85 episodes	• Bruno Bianchi • Andy Heyward • Jean Chalopin	September 12, 1983 – February 1, 1986	First-run syndication	• DIC Audiovisuel • Cuckoo's Nest Studios • LBS • Nelvana (season 1) • Field Communications (season 1) • TMS (season 1)	Traditional
The Get Along Gang		1 season, 13 episodes	Those Characters from Cleveland	May 6, 1984 – December 8, 1984	• Nickelodeon (pilot) • CBS (TV series)	• DIC Audiovisuel • Nelvana (pilot episode)	Traditional
Mighty Orbots	• Action-adventure • Science fiction • Comedy • Superhero • Mecha	1 season, 13 episodes	Barry Glasser	September 8, 1984 – December 15, 1984	ABC	• MGM/UA Television • TMS Entertainment, Inc. • Intermedia Entertainment	Traditional
Snorks	• Adventure • Fantasy • Comedy • Sci-fi	4 seasons, 65 episodes	Nic Broca	September 15, 1984 – May 13, 1989	• NBC (1982, 1984–1986) • Syndication (1987–1989)	• Hanna-Barbera Productions • SEPP International S.A.	Traditional
Star Wars: Droids	• Adventure • Science fiction • Action	1 season, 13 episodes	• Peter Sauder • Ben Burtt	September 7, 1985 – June 7, 1986	ABC	• Nelvana • Lucasfilm • 20th Century Fox Television	Traditional
Star Wars: Ewoks		2 seasons, 26 episodes	• Paul Dini • Bob Carrau	September 9, 1985 – September 29, 1989	ABC	• Nelvana • Lucasfilm	Traditional
My Pet Monster		1 season, 13 episodes	Peter Sauder	September 12, 1987 – December 19, 1987	ABC	• Nelvana • Those Characters From Cleveland • Telefilm Canada	Traditional
The Berenstain Bears	• Children's series • Comedy	2 seasons, 52 episodes	Joe Cates	September 14, 1985 – September 5, 1987	CBS	• Southern Star Productions • Hanna-Barbera Australia	Traditional
Care Bears		4 seasons, 60 episodes	• Linda Denham • Elena Kucharik	September 14, 1985 – December 25, 1988	• DIC series: Syndication • Nelvana series: Global Television Network (Canada) ABC (United States)	• Atkinson Film-Arts (1983 and 1984 pilot/specials) • DIC Audiovisuel (1985) • Nelvana (1986–1988)	Traditional
Galaxy High School	• Science fiction • Comedy	1 season, 13 episodes	Chris Columbus	September 13, 1986 – December 6, 1986	CBS	TMS Entertainment	Traditional
Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater	• Comedy • Family • Adventure • Fantasy	1 season, 13 episodes	Sanrio	September 19, 1987 – December 12, 1987	CBS	• DIC Enterprises • Toei Animation	Traditional
Beetlejuice	• Fantasy comedy • Comedy horror	4 seasons, 94 episodes	Tim Burton	September 9, 1989 – December 6, 1991	ABC	• Nelvana Limited • The Geffen Film Company • Warner Bros. Television • Tim Burton Inc.	Traditional
Camp Candy	Animated series	3 seasons, 40 episodes	• Joel Andryc • Ellen Levy • Phil Harnage	September 9, 1989 – Fall 1992	• NBC (1989–90) • Syndication (1991–1992)	• DIC Animation City • Saban Entertainment	Traditional

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

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