This category has only the following subcategory. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In the middle of midterms, Jesse is overwhelmed with testing, while also trying to keep her band, Hot Sundae, active. Those shows a number of which include robots areTobor the 8th Man(produced between 1963 and 1964),Gigantor (1963 to 1966), Astro Boy(1965 to 1971),Kimba the White Lion(1965 to 1966) andMarine Boy(1969). This series aired on ABC in prime time. 90 min Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. had the brilliant idea of speeding up the voices of singers on a record, and the result was The Chipmunks, which became a hit and spawned this TV show featuring Alvin, Simon and Theodore. The Lone Ranger (1949-1957) TV-G | 30 min | Western 7.7 Rate 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! They actually managed to work well together unlike a lot of other series that had segments that just made no sense. Pufnstuf, a walking and talking dragon. Nominee. Bob Denver(GilligansIsland) plays Junior, while Chuck McCann is his partner, Barney. Childrens television proves influential for every generation. 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A report on children's programmes from the 1950s. 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. The Lone Ranger TV series started in 1949 as a radio program before making it to television screens on ABC from 1954-1957. She was a high powered business woman by day, and an eighties rockstar by night. 1910s. Captain Marvel was played initially by Jackson Bostwick and then by John Davey. | | Great, bendable fun. Special Classification Of Outstanding Program And Individual Achievement Nominees / Winners 1950 - The 1950 Television Academy Emmy Awards Nominee and Winners. 1 Howdy Doody The puppet that put puppets on the map, Howdy Doody set the stage for children's programming for decades to come. Wacky stuff. Their enemy on the show is Martha Rayes Benita Bizarre. This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions. Weve never seen an episode, and likely wont. I loved Sesame Street and The Muppets Show, because they involved puppets and real people. In the aftermath ofStar Wars success, Filmation put into production this series based on one of the characters that had inspired George Lucas to create his saga in the first place. | Children's Shows: Monster Movie Matinee. An animated version consisting of 26 episodes aired in 1962. The Mickey Mouse Club was the first childrens TV show to make it big in syndication. Even Oscar the Grouch cant hate this one. | Chester Howard. It also gave us the famous Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can theme song, which is gift enough. Like many of the Krofft efforts, verysurreal, driving home therealmeaning behind the name of the show. (Photograph published with permission of Channel 3 [KYW] Children's Programming Art) Bertie the Bunyip Newsletter Awards. But go to YouTube where somebody else is violating copyright and check it out. 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. Nope, neither do we. He finds himself periodically turning into his 12-year-old self (played by Robbie Rist, Cousin Oliver from The Brady Bunch) and back again usually at the most inopportune times. This show aired for six months in 1954 and was based on Soupy Sales popular radio program. Shows such as The Mickey Mouse Club, Howdy Doody Show, Captain Kangaroo, Lassie, and more are not just a part of our childhood memories-they have left an indelible mark on American culture. The 1950s saw some of the most innovative and creative children's television shows ever to air on TV. 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. Looking back, these shows had a significant impact on the children of the first television generation and helped to shape the medium as it increasingly became a part of our culture. The first animated series from producers William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (collectively known as Hanna-Barbera), it focuses on the friendship between and adventures of a cat named Ruff and a dog named Reddy. Our personal favorite? Cartoons 1950-1969. Romper Room Enterprises/Kobal/Shutterstock. Andit had a 12-year run. Take our advice, at any price, a gorilla like Magilla is mighty nice sorry, broke into the theme song. 5. The Honeymooners: Surprisingly timeless. There is an educational component in that we get to see exactlyhowthey survive in such primitive conditions. List of animated television series of the 1940s and 1950s This is a list of animated television series first aired prior to 1960. Set in the South, the show is pretty much summed up in the title: Dawg (a dog) is the deputy sheriff first in Florida and, then, in Mississippi and Tennessee. There would be two spin-offs from this show: Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines(1969 to 1970) andThe Perils of Penelope Pitstop(1969 to 1970). Cmon, Fabs, what are you waiting for? Three-time heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali goes animated in this series, for which he provided his own voice. This one from Hanna-Barbera features the gorilla in Mr. Peebles pet shop hoping against hope that someone will take him home with them (awww). What are the colors in Trivial Pursuit Family Edition? Each week was a new race in North America between 11 different race cars. Along with walrus friend Chumley, he has different adventures in their home base of the Megapolis Zoo. A Saturday morning cartoon that lasted 13 episodes. The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. Mostly live-action with animation inserts, possible real year since BCDB is saying that these animated segments were mostly from 1955. Starting in around 2004, the network began producing fan favorites such as cartoons Spongebob Squarepants, The Fairly Oddparents, Jimmy Neutron, Danny Phantom, and live action shows Neds Declassified School Survival Guide, Drake and Josh, Unfabulous, and later, iCarly. There were live chimpanzees playing spies ( Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp) and a family trying to survive. Hiya, Kids!! And Im sitting here on Capital Hill sorry, cant post the whole thing, that would be a copyright violation. Spideys had a long history of adaptations, but this was his very first appearance and its pretty loyal to the comic (despite some really limited animation at times). Between 1948 and 1959, years now considered the "Golden Age of Television," a mix of pioneering shows, from "Howdy Doody" to "I Love Lucy" to "Dragnet," began shaping and redefining TV . Stars: Bob Smith, Robert Keeshan, Dayton Allen, Bill LeCornec Votes: 240 9. I used to watch all the Cartoon Network shows like Courage the Cowardly Dog, Teenage Ninja Turtles, and Teen Titans. After a while, youre really got to wonder who came up with these pairings. And they were really influential, at least in my life. The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. These moments affected many, one of them being Journalism adviser Ms. Kovel: I think 90s television, primarily things like Boy Meets World or Full House or Family Matters , did an amazing job of, like, quirky dad humor-meets-life lessons that we could obtain from them. Starting in the late 1950s, these Saturday morning cartoon blocks became a hit with children, amassing over 20 million views each week. With the 90s also came a new wave of television came: TV for teenagers. On May 8, 1948, the first children's television show in the Twin Cities aired on KSTP-TV, Channel 5. The shows title began as 12 OClock Comicsand afterLunch with Soupy SalesbecameThe Soupy Sales Show. Another Happy Days spin-off that found major success outside of the original series, Mork and Mindy let audiences fall in love with Robin Williams, who played an . When members of the previous generation were children, TV shows only aired on saturday morning, and seldomly on weeknights, leaving the rest of someones time spent playing outdoors. This show began as a Chicago-based radio program before it was adapted for television in 1947. The brainchild of Walt Disney, this was a kids variety show that gave the world Mouseketeers such as (of course) Annette Funicello, Bobby Burgess, Darlene Gillespie, Cubby OBrien and Karen Pendleton. 25 min Cyclone Malone. One of the most famous dogs ever featured on television is Rin-Tin-Tin, whose name means faithful friend. 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. Television shows that originated in other countries and only later aired in the United States should be removed from this category and its sub-categories. Throughout their relatively short career, The Beatles pretty much paved the way for others, and not only in terms of music. Joining them is Johnnys dog, Bandit. Brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, along with some of their friends, tour the country as a band and solve mysteries between gigs. Disney Channel also emerged as Nickelodeons main rival. The first nationally televised American children's TV program and a prototype for what followed. KNBH. Heavy sci-fi and fantasy from Hanna-Barbera. Menu. Segments of this show also include Dudley Do-Right, Peabodys Improbable History and Fractured Fairy Tales. The show would take on different titles over the years. The most common decade Millenials associate with childrens TV is hands-down the 90s. This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. To provide it, he tightens his belt, which gives him the strength of 50 men. To do so, as he would announce in each episode, In the secret compartment of my ring I fill, with an Underdog super energy pill. Yes, thats right. | The most-watched television shows, from 1950 to 1959, were: Texaco Star Theatre (1950) Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (1951) I Love Lucy (1952) I Love Lucy (1953) I Love Lucy (1954) The $64,000 Question (1955) I Love Lucy (1956) Gunsmoke (1957) Gunsmoke (1958) Gunsmoke (1959) TV Shows in 1950 Many of these served as an influential part of my childhood, as they starred positive and diverse characters. "The Space Explorers", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_animated_television_series_of_the_1940s_and_1950s&oldid=1095586623, Mostly an anthology TV series, originally hosted by. 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. The main Jerry is a worker at the Odd Job Employment Agency, where hes usually making a mess of things each time hes assigned a job. | More or less a variety show for Saturday mornings, it presented short scripted adventures in every episode. I probably only watched about 2-3 hours of TV a week.. Starting with Halloween Town in the late nineties, Disney continued into the 2000s with movies such as Zenon: Girl of The 21st Century, Smart House, Cadet Kelly, Get a Clue, The Cheetah Girls, and Twitches entertaining audiences across the world, as they were broadcast in many countries. 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 This list may not reflect recent changes . https://nchschant.com/2566/entertainment/from-the-50s-to-the-oughts-childrens-tv-a-history/#comment-4473. On the show, he along with niece Nicky and nephew Damon went out on different adventures together. Also in the 80s, the popularity of the sitcom blew up. But, you know, it wasthe 60s. Rin Tin Tin had many adventures during this time period; one episode saw him saving a boy from drowning in the river. Hopefully anyone who remembers Eddie Murphy dressed head to toe in green and proclaiming, Im Gumby, dammit! onSaturday Night Live, knows that Gumby got his start as a clay animation show from the 1950s that spawned additional shows, a feature film and allthose toys. After this, Disney produced more hits such as The Cheetah Girls 2, Camp Rock, Minutemen, and the most watched Disney Channel movie ever, High School Musical 2, a movie that 17.8 million households tuned in to see. In one early version of the show, a panel of three children would try to answer riddles posed by the audience. Disney Channel Original movies (DCOMs) were as, if not more, popular than their movies in the theatre. 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. You cant make this stuff up Well, obviouslytheydid, which, we guess, kind of means youcanmake this stuff up. This would be the lastApesproduction of any sort for 26 years. Early program fare included cartoon favorites, such as Koko the Clown, Daffy Duck, Crusader Rabbit, Dick Tracy, Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Mighty Mouse, Porky Pig, Deputy Dawg, Herg's Adventures of Tintin, Mel-O-Toons, Woody Woodpecker, The Funny Company, Mr. Magoo, Space Angel and Clutch Cargo, as well as movie shorts, such as Laurel and Hardy, Our Gang/The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges, as well as animated versions of Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges, and live action shorts, such as Diver Dan. Im just a bill. The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. 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. Closer Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Your email address will not be published. Inspired by Jonathan Swifts novelGulliver Travels, the show has Gary Gulliver, his father and their dog, Tagg, involved in a shipwreck. The Captain 5 character on WRAL TV in the early 60's was played by a man named Herb Marx. Years later, he would become the host of his own animated/live action hybrid talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. 1950s TV Comedy and Children's Programs A Diamond Films 6.99K subscribers 109K views 6 years ago Take a peek at the comedy and children's programs that we watched during tv's golden age.. Popular cartoon series thats a parody of Superman with Wally Cox voicing both the title character and his alter-ego, Shoeshine Boy. Here hes voiced by Bud Collyer, who had previously brought the character to vocal life in the Max Fleischer animated theatrical shorts of the 1940s and on the radio show. . As television transitioned into the 2000s, not much changed from the 90s, at least in the early years. There were also series consisting entirely of animated theatrical shorts that would be compiled together for characters such as Popeye. Nominee. Footage includes a black and white clip from 'The adventures of Robin Hood', 'Crackerjack' and 'Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School'. Kukla, Fran & Ollie. It was kinda like a Saturday Night Live, but for family. Mork and Mindy. While cartoons served as the main basis for this block early on, live action television shows began popping up soon after. 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. Sweet Memories: Remembering Popular Candy in the 60s, Newspaper Comic Strips of the 1970s: Groovy Guffaws, 13 Famous 80s TV Commercials That Changed the World, Top 70s Arcade Games: 18 Video Trailblazers, Bermuda Triangle: A Race to Not Disappear, Go for Broke: Be First to Spend a Million. This list may not reflect recent changes. 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. 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? This long-running TV series started in 1954 and aired on CBS until 1973. | Animation, Action, Adventure, TV-Y Despite the fact that television marketed these shows to boys, AP World History teacher Ms. Galloway proved a huge fan: When I was really little, I loved the classic 80s cartoons. Each episode was backed with actual music from the band, but not their speaking voices. Musical interludes were provided by the all-chimp band (dressed like hippies) The Evolution Revolution, who would be introduced by Ed Simian (a chimp in a suit). The Brady Bunch,Star Trek,Gilligans Island, The Odd CoupleandThe Partridge Family. See GMA Host Lara Spencers Bikini Photos, Pink Is a Total Rockstar! The munks would continue on different shows, on the big screen and, of course, in music. ABC said this wasnota tie-in to Mattels toys of the same name, but all we know is that when the show is focused on the Hot Wheels Racing Club, were gonna have to say that they werent being honest. 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. This list may not reflect recent changes . Other shows that were inspired by live action, most (not all) of which had scripts that could have been on the originals. Theres no denying that this one is pretty dopey. celebrity guest each week who would make up the soup of the day, DISNEY TRADING PINS 50 LOT NO DOUBLES, HIDDEN MICKEY Free Shipping, Disney nuiMOs Mickey Mouse Sprinkle Cupcake Ice Cream Backpack by Loungefly, Disney 100th Mickey Mouse Platinum Metallic Balloon Popcorn Bucket, Mickey & Minnie Mouse WDW 50th Anniversary Statue Figurine Disney World Parks, DISNEY Mickey Mouse Main Attraction Pins & Princess Designer Limited Edition NEW, Disney Mickey Mouse All Over MagicBand + Plus Unlinked New, Disney Parks Mickey Mouse Main Attraction Cinderella Castle Jumbo Pin NEW, Disney Mickey mouse the main attraction Plush doll Haunted Mansion October 10/12, NEW 2022 Disney Parks Magic Band Mickey Mouse Main Street Popcorn For Everyone, Why The Hotel Used for The Shining Is Not What You Think, Classic 80s Girl Cartoons: Thats What She Watched. But things got really bizarre from 1972 to 1974 with the spin-off Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space. 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. Really not much in the way of variation in terms ofThe BeatlesandJackson 5ivebefore it. i.e. These snippets of life can revolve around either school, sports, the playground, or other activities. In the 1950s, television was new and thrilling. And then theres The Mighty Mightor, a teenage caveman who finds a mysterious club that endows him with powers. The animation is more realistic as are the storylines, despite the fact they could delve into areas of sci-fi. I usually watched them in the morning before school, and then right when I got home from school, said avid Cartoon Network viewer junior Andie Ridenour. Another situation where the opening narration describes the show perfectly: For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. 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. Jim Nabors andRuth Buzzi(respectively coming offGomer Pyle, USMCandRowan and Martins Laugh-In) play a pair of friendly androids who travel from the future to the present and then take off from Earth, inadvertently taking a boy named Jerry (played by Jarrod Johnson) and Alice (Alice Playten), his babysitter, with them. Floppy was a, yes, floppy beagle who taught kids about pet care, and the show featured various guests and the airing of vintage cartoons, such as Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry. The title character is a teenager who accompanies his father, Dr. Benton C. Quest; special agent Race Bannon and Hadji Singh, a Kolkata orphan adopted by Benton Quest on different action-packed journeys. Hey, hey hey! This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions. | The year afterJawspremiered and terrified the world, we get this show about an air-breathing, drum-playing great white shark who is a part of the band The Neptunes. The Man of Steel was brought back to television for the first time since George Reeves had played him inThe Adventures of Superman. 1951. 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. A satirical cliffhanger, this was the first animated show produced specifically for TV and over the course of its run presented a total of 455 four-minute episodes, 195 of them in black and white and 260 of them in color. 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. But then, finally, we would be in front of the TV, probably still in PJs, armed with breakfast cereal and ready to watch. Roy Rogers 1951. Zoo Quest 1954 - 63 This was Sir David Attenborough's first TV programme. Animation, Comedy, Family, From These Unforgettable Cartoons Which One Of These You Treasure The Most? Buffalo Bob Smith hosts while the puppet, Howdy Doody, stars. Some included educational segments like the portraits of wildlife in Nature's Window. Chester Howard The Howdy Doody Show was a 1950s childrens TV show that aired on NBC from 1947-1960. Nope, neither can we. Required fields are marked *. Ah, to be young again. What were the most popular TV shows in the 1950s? 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. In 1970, Universal Pictures released a big screen version. Family sitcoms such as Full House, The Bill Cosby Show, Diffrent Strokes, Growing Pains, and Family Ties showcased quirky families in everyday situations that families at home could relate to. Accompanied by Wally Whyton (pictured below right) and Muriel Young (pictured at left), Willum (who was a proper little know-all) built up quite a following . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Many of our generations favorite shows ended around 2010, leading to a decrease in viewership. The Pink Panther, Inspector Clouseau, the Ant and the Ardvark these were all animated theatrical shorts that were brought together on this show. I was mostly outside because I lived in Florida, and the weather was beautiful and I always had something to do. It ran for 104 episodes he died not long after it finished.. 30 min In the end, she realizes that relying on pills was a mistake, with the help of Zack. Usually it would be preceded the night before by TV specials previewing what we could expect, making the journey from Friday night to Saturday morning seem like it took forever. But the plan backfired, sealing the entrance forever. Frankly, he gets his fighting tips from the book The Hong Kong Kung Fu Book of Tricks. I forgot to study for that pop quiz! or it could be something as important as My best friend is potentially dealing with being homeless. There were so many huge issues that they tackled.. . Other popular shows of this period included Sesame Street, which premiered in late 1969 but blew up in the 70s. These antagonistic, yet witty characters were extremely popular during the 1950s and most of the 1960s. It wasnt until early 2006, when Disney Channels biggest movie to date aired: High School Musical. These were locally produced commercial television programs intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes. The band is on tour of the water world, encountering supervillains along the way Uh, what? The shows popularity has given birth to nine spin-off series and more animated and live action movies than you can throw a Scooby-Snack at! Closer Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. ), 1950s Childrens TV Shows that Changed the World. 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). Fantastic, who can stretch his body), Sue Richards (the Invisible Girl), Johnny Storm (the Human Torch) and Ben Grimm (the rock-covered Thing). These characters, of course, would be featured in various spin-offs in the decades to come. 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