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Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics

Grimm’s Fairy Tale Classics is a Japanese animated anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and not limited to Grimm’s Fairy Tales.

Hanna-Barbera Superstars 10 is an anthology series of ten animated TV movies produced by Hanna-Barbera for syndication and ran from 1987 to 1988 as part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera’s 3rd and 4th season, featuring Hanna-Barbera’s popular animated characters, Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat, starring in feature-length … Read more

Cat’s Eye

Cat’s Eye is the most notorious group of art thieves in Japan. No one knows their identities, but for most of Tokyo, the mystery only heightens their allure.

Clémentine

Clémentine was a 1985 French animated television series. The series consisted of 39 episodes which featured the fantastic adventures of a 10-year-old girl who uses a wheelchair. The show was produced by “IDDH”, a company that originally started out producing French-dubbed versions of Japanese anime. It originally aired on Antenne 2. The series was released … Read more

Fisherman Sanpei

Mihira Sanpei talks with a Tohou accent and is a down-to-earth boy with a cheerful and optimistic personality. However, when it comes to fishing, he becomes very serious and is a youth who enjoys fishing more than anything else. The village where he lives in is a natural environment which provides different kinds of fishing … Read more

Creepy Crawlies

Creepy Crawlies was a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall. The series consisted of 52 ten-minute episodes, which were broadcast on Children’s ITV between 1987 and 1989. All episodes were written by Peter Reeves and directed by Franc Vose and Brian Little; narration and character voices were provided by Paul Nicholas. The series … Read more

Story of the Alps: My Annette

Annette was born into a poor family in Switzerland. She is a sweet girl and takes good care of her little brother Dani. One day Dani gets injured by an accident caused by her best friend Lucien. The happy days turn into a long period of suffering, but little by little Annette and Lucien regain … Read more

Cockleshell Bay

Cockleshell Bay is a children’s television series which was shown at lunchtime on ITV during the early 1980s. It was made by Cosgrove Hall for their parent company, the ITV broadcaster Thames Television. Other children’s programmes in the same ITV time slot on the remaining four weekdays included Let’s Pretend, Jamie and the Magic Torch, … Read more

The Adventures of Portland Bill

The Adventures of Portland Bill is a British stop motion animated children’s television series made in 1983. It was set in a fictional lighthouse located on the Guillemot Rock, just off the coast from the fictional village of McGuillycuddy.

Dino-Riders

Dino-Riders is a cartoon television series that first aired in 1988. Dino-Riders was primarily a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line. Only fourteen episodes were produced, three of which were produced on VHS for the United States. It aired in the U.S. as part of the Marvel Action Universe. The series focuses on … Read more