TV series featuring theatrical films: primarily cartoons & other shorts
includes series featuring full-length theatrical films (sometimes edited for time)
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- This spooky series follows the adventures of everybody's favourite little ghost, Casper, as he attempts to make friends with everyone he meets. Full of merry mischief and ghostly goings on, Casper will not fail to raise your spirits!
- StarsMel BlancJune ForayDaws ButlerTV series featuring the classic Looney Tunes animated shorts.
- StarsMel BlancBea BenaderetHal SmithBugs Bunny and all his cartoon friends are stage performers entertaining audiences with 7 features per show, all of which are classic theatrical cartoons from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
- StarsMel BlancCal HowardNetwork (and later, syndicated) show which packaged classic Warner Bros. cartoons.
- StarsMel BlancA scheming coyote, constantly at odds with a swift and clever roadrunner bird, uses various gadgets and devices to try and catch his longtime rival.
- StarsTom MorrisonCarol LawrenceAn anthology series featuring animated shorts brings Mighty Mouse, Terrytoons' beloved character, to new heights of popularity through the power of television.
- StarsDayton AllenNed SparksSid RaymondHeckle and Jeckle are two smart aleck magpie best friends.
- CreatorBob CampChuck TatelyStarsRich LittlePaul FreesDave BarryA classy, resourceful panther has plenty of hilarious misadventures, outwitting those who annoy him with his clever tricks.
- StarsDaws ButlerDon MessickJean Vander PylThe misadventures of Loopy De Loop, the kind, considerate and charming wolf, who tries to do good and change the bad reputation of his kind.
- StarsLionel WilsonJohn MyhersDayton AllenThe adventures of an 18-year-old Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. The redheaded Hector Heathcote, "The Minute and a Half Man" regularly saved the day as an unsung hero. Several episodes depicted him active in other moments and eras of American history, typically with no explanation. He would regularly offer essential help to famous historical figures (such as George Washington and Paul Revere), but glory always eluded him.
- StarsWalter TetleyDaws ButlerStan FrebergA short-lived television series featuring Gerald McBoing-Boing, a little boy who speaks through sound effects instead of spoken words. The series was based on several animated short films from the animation studio UPA, themselves adaptations of a story by Dr. Seuss. The series served as a showcase for other series by UPA, such as "Dusty of the Circus", "Punch and Judy", and "The Twirlinger Twins". The series only lasted for 3 months due to budget problems, though it was available for reruns in the summer of 1957.
- CreatorWard KimballStarsJohnny BrownJim BackusWally CoxClassic Disney cartoons are presented, with each episode featuring a different theme and celebrity host.
- StarsBen MankiewiczA new series on Turner Classic Movies, to showcase some classic Cartoon Shorts.
- StarsWally AlbrightSherwood BaileyBobbie 'Cotton' BeardTelevision syndication package of the classic 1929-1938 shorts from the "Our Gang Comedies" movie series.
- StarsGeorge 'Gabby' HayesGabby introduces edited versions of vintage PRC Western features.
- CreatorHal AdelquistWalt DisneyStarsJimmie DoddDarlene GillespieSharon BairdMickey Mouse hosts a youth-oriented variety show featuring 'The Mouseketeers'.
- StarsMel BlancRoberto ZencaJune ForayA Saturday morning series, collecting of some of the most popular classic cartoons from the Looney Tunes catalogue.
- StarsMel BlancJune ForayDaws ButlerA pitiful cat with a pronounced lisp spends his time trying to catch and eat a little yellow canary, who always seems to outsmart his wicked plans.
- StarsMel BlancJune ForayLarry StorchThe continuation of the old Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour that had bounced around between ABC, NBC, CBC, and CBS. This series became infamous for editing the violence out of the Warner Brothers cartoons, which were later restored after protests from the public. It managed to stay on for six seasons, before being sold to ABC to become the Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show. The show basically featured the most popular Looney Tunes shorts.
- StarsDave BarryJohn BynerJune ForayA television series that consists of theatrical "Pink Panther" cartoons, along with "The Inspector", "Roland and Rattfink", "The Ant and the Aardvark", and "Hoot Kloot".
- CreatorRobert CunniffStarsGeorge PlimptonIn a hysterical spoof of Alistair Cooke, host George Plimpton provides a critical analysis of vintage Disney cartoons with a deadpan parody of Masterpiece Theater.
- StarsJohnny AberLassie Lou AhernPeggy AhernA children's television series consisting of edited versions of silent films from Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' series, ''Buster Brown'', ''Mickey McGuire'', ''Snooky'', and other short comedy series.
- StarsLarry VincentCurley MyersHal FryarTelevision airings of the classic shorts featuring the crazy trio.
- StarsMel BlancJune ForayJulie BennettBugs Bunny, Tweety Bird, and all their cartoon friends, with the exception of Speedy Gonzales, are featured in this long-running series consisting of classic theatrical cartoons, often severely edited for violent or ethnically sensitive content.
- StarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanJune ForayIn celebration of Bugs Bunny's fiftieth birthday, this television series, broadcast on weekdays, consisted of classic cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny and other characters conceived by the talented animators at Warner Brothers' cartoon studios in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Though some of the cartoons were edited to remove violence or ethnic stereotypes, many of Warner Brothers' most famous animated shorts were showcased, three per episode, in this popular series, which was distributed directly to individual television stations.
- StarsLeslie FramAnthology series focusing on the golden age of American Animation. Each episode features full cartoons with commentary and the history behind some of the greatest cartoon shorts ever.
- StarsDon MessickDaws ButlerJimmy BlaineThe adventures of Ruff, a smart and steadfast cat, and Reddy, a good-hearted and brave but not a very bright dog.
- StarsAl HodgeCaptain Video, late of the expansive and immensely popular TV science-fiction series "Captain Video and His Video Rangers", addressed the audience from his secret mountain headquarters to entertain between screenings of Paramount cartoons including Superman, Betty Boop, and Little Lulu.
- StarsJim MacGeorgeIrv ShoemakerSody ClampettBoard title "Matty's Funday Funniest" from 1959.
- StarsBeverly ArnoldLarry StorchHal SeegerThe adventures of Koko The Clown, out of an ink bottle, with his sidekick Kokonut, his girlfriend Kokette and his foe Mean Moe. At the beginning of each episode, Koko interacts with the drawer. However, with Mean Moe's everlasting pranks, Koko always find a way to outcome these and win, either with the help of Kokonut...or vice versa !
- CreatorWilliam BlinnStarsWalt DisneyPaul FreesClarence NashA Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
- "Noveltoons" was a classic U.S. animated cartoon series produced by Famous Studios for Paramount Pictures from 1943 to 1967. The series was considered to be the successor to the "Color Classics" series produced by Fleischer Studios. Many popular animated characters were first introduced through "Noveltoons," including Casper the Friendly Ghost, Herman and Katnip, Little Audrey and Baby Huey.
- StarsArnold StangSid RaymondIt tells the adventures and misadventures of the mouse Herman and the cat Katnip.
- StarsRiders in the SkyRanger DougFred LaBourRiders In The Sky host Tumbleweed Theater, a 90 minute weekly television show on TNN that aired classic western films (an action/adventure or a "singing cowboy" picture) with songs and sketches by The Riders playing between the films.
- StarsDon MelvoinA hosted movie show with Don Melvoin presenting movies on Sunday afternoons in Traverse City, Michigan during 1973 or so.
- CreatorKelly ArmstrongEd BakerStarsArte JohnsonTom HollandPat Harrington Jr.The series follows a pink panther who outwits those who annoy him with his clever tricks.
- DirectorLeslie M. RoushAlvin GanzerHerbert MoultonStarsArt GilmoreBen GrauerLouis ArmstrongA made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.
- StarsMel Blancthe misadventures of bugs bunny and his friends.
- CreatorJoel StephensStarsSpyke StylettoCaptain Styletto introduces fun, cliff hanging serials from the 1930s, 1940s and the 50s.
- StarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanLeslie Barringer1995's That's Warner Bros.!, a television series of 65 installments containing classic theatrical cartoons with Bugs Bunny and other characters, reappeared in 1996 under this title. For this series, which contained almost the same cartoon selections as That's Warner Bros.!, all cartoons had their titles trimmed to eliminate animator and director credits, which were instead printed in a cobbled together listing at the close of each episode.
- StarsDonald BishopDavid HubandCaroly LarsonIt's a show that could be about stories from your childhood.
- CreatorZdenek MilerStarsAntonín JedlickaPetr KyselaViola ZinkováAdventures of silent mole who is his own master in this vast world.
- StarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanLeslie BarringerBugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester Cat, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales, the Tasmanian Devil, Elmer Fudd, and other characters in the Warner Brothers' animated theatrical shorts of the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, are the stars of this compilation series showcasing some of their most famous cartoon appearances, often edited for violent or ethnically sensitive content.
- StarsElizabeth MontgomeryMaureen O'HaraJames MasonA series of abridged versions of films previously produced by David O. Selznick.
- "Little Audrey" is an animated young girl character known for her outburst of laughter that first appeared in the Noveltoon "Santa's Surprise" in 1947 and appeared in many other American cartoons from 1947 to 1958.
- StarsDick Van DykeA CBS summer replacement show filled with their newly acquired animation library of TerryToons cartoons. Live intros by a young Dick Van Dyke.
- DirectorFred LaddStarsKerry Mark JoelsRay OwensSonia OwensThe film is set on the spaceship Polaris II, which is heading towards planet Mars on a rescue mission. Professor Leon Nordheim and his female assistant Smitty (full name unknown) are hoping to rescue the missing crew of a previous spaceship: Polaris I. Jimmy Perry. the young son of the lost spaceship's pilot, joins Polaris II as a stowaway. During their mission, Nordheim delivers basic lessons of astronomy.
- StarsJean MarshFrank OzJean marsh would introduce short animation pieces. 1/2 hour show.
- StarsJeffrey HunterDebra PagetJeffrey Hunter and Debra Paget alternated as the weekly hosts for this syndicated package of thirty-nine 20th Century-Fox features trimmed to a uniform 90-minute length.
- StarsTod AndrewsPhil ChambersSherwood PriceThe Civil War exploits of Confederate cavalry officer John Singleton Mosby, the Gray Ghost, was the basis of this syndicated series. Sgt. Magruder was the only other regular character but actual historic people were occasionally portrayed.
- StarsJohnny SheffieldA 13-episode syndicated TV series created by editing down footage from "Bomba the Jungle Boy" theatrical movies.
- The Nutty Squirrels present cartoons from around the world.