TV Genre: Animation

The Great Space Coaster

The Great Space Coaster is a children’s television show that ran from 1981 through 1986.

Shirt Tales

Shirt tales is an American animated series that aired on NBC from September 18, 1982 to January 21, 1984. The series featured animal characters, created in 1980 by greeting card designer Janet Elizabeth Manco, that were among Hallmark Cards’ best sellers at the time.

Dumbo’s Circus

Dumbo’s Circus was a live-action/puppet television series that aired on Disney Channel, featuring the character of Dumbo from the original film. The series was in production for three and a half seasons, and reruns continued to air until February 28, 1997. Many of the show’s cast went on to star in the popular Christian radio … Read more

Little Clowns of Happytown

Little Clowns of Happytown is an American animated television series that aired on ABC on Saturday morning from September 26, 1987 to July 16, 1988. The series is set around young clowns from Happytown, whose goal is to spread happiness and imbue positive mental attitudes to the city next door. The young clowns are Big … Read more

Kidd Video

Kidd Video is a Saturday morning cartoon created by DIC Entertainment in association with Saban Entertainment. Its original run was on NBC from 1984 to 1985, but continued in reruns on the network until 1987, when CBS picked the show up. Reruns have also aired in syndication.

The Tracey Ullman Show

The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network’s second primetime series after Married… with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox … Read more

Long Ago and Far Away

Long Ago and Far Away is a TV series that aired on PBS Television from 1989 to 1993. It was created by WGBH, a public television broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. WGBH is a member of PBS, which allowed for this TV series to be viewed on various other PBS stations. Each episode began … Read more

CBS Storybreak

Hosted by Captain Kangaroo’s Bob Keeshan, the episodes are half-hour animated adaptations of some of the most beloved children’s books published at the time of airing, including How to Eat Fried Worms. Other episodes included Dragon’s Blood and Ratha’s Creature.