There were different formats. We were introduced to Scooby-Doo and the gang, who have never really gone away ever since; live action shows made into cartoons, i.e. TV shows such as the ones stated above, as well as Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and Woody Woodpecker mesmerized children of this time, leading to a wide fanbase comprised of all ages. 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. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Honestly, these shows were very quickly becoming interchangeable. In the Frankenstein Jr. portion of things, Frankie is now a giant robot (voiced by The Addams Familys Ted Cassidy) along with his young creator, Buzz Conroy. KNBH. Audiences met Fred and Wilma Flintstone, as well as their next-door neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, 60 years ago. 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. 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. Your email address will not be published. What's on TV & Streaming Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Browse TV Shows by Genre TV News India TV Spotlight. In the end, she realizes that relying on pills was a mistake, with the help of Zack. Among the teams were Dick Dasterdly and Muttley in the Mean Machine, The Gruesome Twosome in a horror-themed car; Penelope Pitstop (the only woman driver on the show) in the Compact Pussycat; The Ant Hill Mob, featuring a group of dwarf gangsters; and Peter Perfect in the Turbo Terrific. From Sherwood Schwartz, creator ofGilligans IslandandThe Brady Bunch, comes this Saturday morning sitcom about school teacher John Martin (Herbert Edelman) who inadvertently drinks from the Fountain of Youth. Put a nursery school classroom in front of the camera and youve got the idea of Romper Room, which, likeBozo, was franchised to local stations so that different markets would have their own teacher leading the kids. Aside from a few short-lived local children's shows, most of our entertainment came from the US of A. Civilization fell into ruin. In the aftermath, his father is missing while Gary and Tagg find themselves ashore Lilliput, where they are giants and the citizens are tiny. Locally-produced TV shows for kids, which aired in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, will be celebrated tonight at the Heights Theater in Minneapolis. In the 1950s, television was new and thrilling. Hiya, Kids!! (Photograph published with permission of Channel 3 [KYW] Children's Programming Art) Bertie the Bunyip Newsletter It was seen by 7.8 million people on its first airing, more than any DCOM aired before. This list may not reflect recent changes. Its interesting to watch the evolution of Saturday morning programs. Tales of the Riverbank 1960 - 63 Everyone my age growing up in Britain in the 1950s and 60s remembers this programme, the voice of Johnny Morris and the beautiful theme tune - which I now know is Andante in C by Guiliani. The most common decade Millenials associate with childrens TV is hands-down the 90s. i.e. Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona, such as a cowboy/cowgirl, captain/skipper/commodore/admiral, jungle explorer, astronaut, king, princess, clown, sheriff/deputy/trooper, cop, firefighter, hobo/tramp, railroad engineer, magician, "cousin", "grandfather" or "uncle", whose role was not only to be the "DJ" for syndicated The Man of Steel was brought back to television for the first time since George Reeves had played him inThe Adventures of Superman. You can pretty much dismiss this one as being a copy ofScooby-Doo given that its leads are three kids who are driving around the country solving crimes. The band is on tour of the water world, encountering supervillains along the way Uh, what? Animation, Adventure, Comedy, TV-G Popular cartoon series thats a parody of Superman with Wally Cox voicing both the title character and his alter-ego, Shoeshine Boy. ABC licensed the rights to the band for this animated series that they had nothing to do with beyond the music that served as the title, story inspiration, and soundtrack to each episode. The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. 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. 30 min But we were not alone. Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). But can you argue against the merits of that concept when its name isScooby-Dooespecially if its been around for half a century? Featuring timeless characters such as Elmo, Big Bird, The Cookie Monster, and Mr. Snuffleupagus, Sesame Street is one of the few shows from this time that still airs today, currently in its 45th season. | Keep reading; you will). . Weve never seen an episode, and likely wont. But for a generation, this was their answer to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and so on. Years later, he would become the host of his own animated/live action hybrid talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. The Captain 5 character on WRAL TV in the early 60's was played by a man named Herb Marx. Batman creator Bob Kane came up with this idea about a crime-fighting cat and mouse that in many ways managed to capture the campy feel that would make up the Adam West Batmanseries four years later. Awards. 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). 22 min A good word for the show itself, which was certainly different from anything else on Saturday mornings. See GMA Host Lara Spencers Bikini Photos, Pink Is a Total Rockstar! On May 8, 1948, the first children's television show in the Twin Cities aired on KSTP-TV, Channel 5. 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. Andy's Gang was a children's television program broadcast on NBC from August 20, 1955, to December 31, 1960, hosted by the actor Andy Devine.It was the successor to the radio and television program Smilin' Ed McConnell and His Buster Brown Gang (later shortened to Smilin' Ed's Gang).Devine took over the television program when McConnell died suddenly of a heart attack in 1954. The late Fred Rogers cannot get credit enough for reaching out to the minds and hearts of young viewers with this gentle series that offered up so many important life lessons and did so for over three decades. 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. The Bugaloos (1970 to 1972): The title characters are a musical group consisting of four British teenagers three guys and a girl dressed in insect-like costumes who can not only sing, but fly as well. Im just a bill. As TV transitioned into the 1980s, the popularity of superhero TV shows increased as well. Home Television 1950s Childrens TV Shows that Changed the World. The set-up is that a couple of NASA maintenance workers accidentally launch themselves into space and start encountering various aliens that are out there. BBC Children's TV flourished through the early 1950s, but the arrival of ITV in 1955 brought a new challenge. One of the first shows geared specifically for kids, it enjoyed an extraordinary run of 13 seasons. Equipped with his hippo hurricane power, Peter can let out big blasts of air, which he frequently has to do as he and his buddy, a monkey named So-So, take their hot air balloon to different places. Little Rascals 1951 Chester Howard As fans said goodbye to their favorite shows, new programming didnt sit well with them. Inspired by Jonathan Swifts novelGulliver Travels, the show has Gary Gulliver, his father and their dog, Tagg, involved in a shipwreck. "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)". There is an educational component in that we get to see exactlyhowthey survive in such primitive conditions. Set in the town of Bedrock, it deals with the guys (usually under Freds lead) trying one crazy scheme after another, and their wives having to pick up the pieces when it inevitably goes wrong. From the people behindShazam! 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. The Brady Bunch , Star Trek , Gilligan's Island, The Odd Couple and The Partridge Family. 1948-1952 [ edit] 1953-1958 [ edit] 1959 [ edit] References [ edit] ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. Comedian Soupy Sales comedy sketch showLunch with Soupy Salesstarted off locally in Detroit and grew, becoming something of a sensation in the mid-60s. Atoms back up cartoons were Precious Pupp and The Hillbilly Bears, while Secrets were Squiddly Diddly and Winsome Witch. Brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, along with some of their friends, tour the country as a band and solve mysteries between gigs. Their enemy on the show is Martha Rayes Benita Bizarre. Heavy sci-fi and fantasy from Hanna-Barbera. Captain Marvel was played initially by Jackson Bostwick and then by John Davey. 130 titles 1. 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 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.. Nominee. In this time watching television was seen as a family activity, leading to the popularity of the The Brady Bunch, The Jetsons, The Muppets, and Little House on The Prairie, which promoted family values while providing entertainment to households across the country. One of the most famous dogs ever featured on television is Rin-Tin-Tin, whose name means faithful friend. Cyclone Malone. Best kids' TV shows from the 50s Today, it seems there's hundreds of shows dedicated to kids - Play School to name just one - but back when we were little there wasn't quite as much choice. Each week was a new race in North America between 11 different race cars. They also get together in the neighborhood junkyard to sing a song about what theyve been through. 25 min Disney continued on their strike of success in the late 2000s, when shows such as The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, Hannah Montana, Phineas & Ferb, and Wizards of Waverly Place started their run. Jennifer Gay Children's TV continuity announcer for the BBC Television Service introducing 1950's Guide to Chidren's Hour. 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). Joe, Thundercats, Astro Boy, Voltron: Defender of The Universe, and others appealed to child audiences. In the middle of midterms, Jesse is overwhelmed with testing, while also trying to keep her band, Hot Sundae, active. Starting in the late 1950s, these Saturday morning cartoon blocks became a hit with children, amassing over 20 million views each week. Scatman Crothers provides the voice for this character who works at a police station as janitor Penrod Penny Pooch, but in reality is the over-the-top Hong Kong Phooey, fighting crime with his martial arts skills (as they are). Thirty-nine episodes in all were produced. 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The Honeymooners: Surprisingly timeless. 1950s British children's television series, Billy Bunter of Greyfriars School (TV series), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:1950s_British_children%27s_television_series&oldid=920179658, British children's television series by decade, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 October 2019, at 03:34. 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. Another situation where the opening narration describes the show perfectly: For millions of years, Earth was fertile and rich. Yet another title from the Archie comics, this one focuses on an all-girl pop band that, while touring the world, find themselves involved with espionage, mysteries, and bizarre adventures. 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 . The following 63 pages are in this category, out of 63 total. 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. Over the course of its run, it featured the following series:Dr. Shrinker(teenagers are shrunk by a mad scientist on an uncharted island and have to figure out how to survive),Electra Woman and Dyna Girl(a superhero show featuring a pre-soap operaDeidre HallandJudy Strangisas the title characters, at a time when prime time was offering shows likeThe Bionic WomanandWonder Woman),Wonderbug(teens discover when they attach a magic horn to their old dune buggy, it brings the vehicle to life),Magic Mongo(the wacky adventures of three teens who find and release a magic genie); andBigfoot and Wildboy(a kid abandoned in the forest is raised by Bigfoot no, seriously). This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s; some shows continued into the 1990s. In 1970, Universal Pictures released a big screen version. The Mickey Mouse Club was the first childrens TV show to make it big in syndication. This long-running TV series started in 1954 and aired on CBS until 1973. Okay, get ready for this one. Closer Weekly is part of the a360media Entertainment Group.Copyright a360media 2023. Last year she served as a reporter and the features editor. They take him home and have to try to hide his existence from everyone. No, notthoseGhostbusters. Brothers Bill, Brett and Mark Hudson made such an impact performing onSonny & Cher that they were given their own series. 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. While Jerry Lewis didnt provide his voice, he did write a number of the scripts. When thinking back to childhood, many fond memories can resurface. | If you continue to use this site we will assume you're OK with that. 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