List of children's animated television series of the 1970s explained

This is a list of children's animated television series (including internet television series); that is, animated programs originally targeted towards audiences aged 12 and under in mind.

This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions.

1970s

United States

Title	Genre	Seasons/episodes	Show creator(s)	Original release	Network	Studio	Age rating	Technique
Doctor Dolittle		1 season, 17 episodes		September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1971				Traditional
Groovie Goolies	• Comedy horror • Musical comedy	1 season, 16 episodes		September 12, 1970 – September 17, 1972			TV-G	Traditional
Josie and the Pussycats		1 season, 16 episodes		September 12, 1970 – January 2, 1971			TV-G	Traditional
Sabrina the Teenage Witch		1 season, 31 episodes		September 12, 1970 – August 31, 1974		• Filmation Associates • The Sabrina Company		Traditional
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down		1 season, 16 episodes		September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1972				Traditional
Archie's TV Funnies		1 season, 16 episodes	• John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (characters)	September 11, 1971 – September 1, 1973				Traditional
Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch!		1 season, 16 episodes		September 11, 1971 – January 8, 1972			TV-G	Traditional
The Jackson 5ive		2 seasons, 23 episodes		September 11, 1971 – October 14, 1972			TV-G	Traditional
The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show		1 season, 16 episodes		September 11, 1971 – January 1, 1972			TV-G	Traditional
The Mouse Factory		1 season, 43 episodes		January 26, 1972 – March 5, 1973				Traditional
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids		8 season, 110 episodes		September 9, 1972 – August 10, 1985			TV-Y7	Traditional
Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space		16 episodes		September 9, 1972 – December 23, 1972			TV-G	Traditional
Sealab 2020		1 season, 13 episodes		September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972			TV-Y7	Traditional
The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan	Mystery	1 season, 16 episodes	Earl Derr Biggers (character)	September 9, 1972 – December 30, 1972				Traditional
The Barkleys	Animation	1 season, 13 episodes		September 9, 1972 – September 1, 1973				Traditional
The Brady Kids	Animation	2 seasons, 22 episodes		September 9, 1972 – October 6, 1973			TV-G	Traditional
The Flintstone Comedy Hour	Comedy	1 season, 18 episodes		September 9, 1972 – January 26, 1974			TV-G	Traditional
The Houndcats		13 episodes		September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972				Traditional
The Osmonds		17 episodes		September 9, 1972 – December 30, 1972				Traditional
The Roman Holidays		13 episodes		September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972				Traditional
Lassie's Rescue Rangers		1 season, 15 episodes		November 11, 1972 – December 22, 1973		• Filmation Associates • Wrather Productions (as Wrather Corp.)	TV-G	Ended
Butch Cassidy	Mystery	1 season, 13 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 1, 1973				Traditional
Emergency +4		2 seasons, 23 episodes	• Harold Jack Bloom • R. A. Cinader (live-action basis program)	September 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974				Traditional
Goober and the Ghost Chasers		1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973				Traditional
Inch High, Private Eye		1 season, 13 episodes		September 8, 1973 – August 31, 1974			TV-G	Traditional
Jeannie	Comedy	1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973				Traditional
		1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973				Traditional
Speed Buggy		1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973			TV-G	Traditional
		2 seasons, 22 episodes		September 8, 1973 – October 12, 1974			TV-Y7	Traditional
Super Friends		16 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973				Traditional
The Addams Family		1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973				Traditional
Yogi's Gang	• Adventure • Comedy	15 episodes		September 8, 1973 – December 29, 1973				Traditional
Devlin	Comedy	16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974				Traditional
Hong Kong Phooey	Comedy	1 season, 16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974			TV-G	Traditional
Partridge Family 2200 A.D.		1 season, 16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – March 8, 1975				Traditional
The New Adventures of Gilligan		1 season, 16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – October 18, 1975			TV-G	Traditional
These Are the Days		16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – September 27, 1975				Traditional
The U.S. of Archie		16 episodes	• John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (characters)	September 7, 1974 – September 1976			TV-Y7	Traditional
Valley of the Dinosaurs	• Adventure • Action • Drama • Science fiction	16 episodes		September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974				Traditional
Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch		1 season, 13 episodes		September 7, 1974 – November 30, 1974			TV-Y	Traditional
Return to the Planet of the Apes	Animation	13 episodes		September 6, 1975 – November 29, 1975				Traditional
The Great Grape Ape Show	• Animation • Comedy	1 season, 16 episodes		September 6, 1975 – December 13, 1975			TV-Y	Traditional
The Oddball Couple		1 season, 16 episodes		September 6, 1975 – December 20, 1975				Traditional
The Tom and Jerry Show		16 episodes		September 6, 1975 – December 13, 1975				Traditional
Clue Club	Animation	1 season, 16 episodes		August 14, 1976 – September 3, 1977			TV-G	Traditional
Jabberjaw		1 season, 16 episodes		September 11, 1976 – December 18, 1976			TV-G	Traditional
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle		36 episodes	Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters)	August 14, 1976 – September 6, 1980				Traditional
The Mumbly Cartoon Show	Animation	16 episodes		September 11, 1976 – September 3, 1977				Traditional
The Scooby-Doo Show		3 seasons, 40 episodes		September 11, 1976 – December 23, 1978			TV-G	Traditional
The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour		16 episodes		September 11, 1976 – December 18, 1976			TV-G	Traditional
The New Adventures of Batman		1 season, 16 episodes		February 12, 1977 – May 28, 1977				Traditional
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits		1 season, 13 episodes		September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977				Traditional
Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels		3 seasons, 40 episodes		September 10, 1977 – June 21, 1980			TV-G	Traditional
CB Bears		13 episodes		September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977				Traditional
	Animation	1 season, 13 episodes		September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977		Farmhouse Films		Traditional
Laff-A-Lympics	• Comedy • Sports	2 seasons, 24 episodes		September 10, 1977 – October 28, 1978			TV-G	Traditional
Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics		24 episodes		September 10, 1977 – October 28, 1978			TV-G	Traditional
Space Sentinels		13 episodes		September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977				Traditional
The All-New Super Friends Hour		60 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978				Traditional
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour				September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978				Traditional
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour		1 season, 13 episodes		September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977				Traditional
Rickety Rocket		16 episodes		September 1, 1979 – January 1, 1980				Traditional
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle		1 season, 16 episodes		September 8, 1979 – April 8, 1980			TV-Y7	Traditional
Buford and the Galloping Ghost	• Animation • Mystery • Comedy	13 episodes		September 9, 1978 – September 1, 1979				Traditional
Challenge of the Superfriends	• Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction • Superhero	2 seasons, 16 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 9, 1978 – December 23, 1978			TV-Y7	Traditional
Fangface	• Animation • Mystery	2 seasons, 32 episodes		September 9, 1978 – September 27, 1980			TV-G	Traditional
Galaxy Goof-Ups		13 episodes		September 9, 1978 – September 1, 1979			TV-Y7	Traditional
Tarzan and the Super 7		1 season, 16 episodes		September 9, 1978 – September 6, 1980				Traditional
The All New Popeye Hour	• Animation • Comedy	5 season, 56 episodes		September 9, 1978 – September 5, 1983			TV-G	Traditional
The New Fantastic Four	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	1 season, 13 episodes		September 9, 1978 – December 16, 1978		• DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Marvel Comics Animation	TV-Y7	Traditional
Yogi's Space Race	• Animation • Comedy • Adventure • Sports • Sci-fi • Fantasy	13 episodes		September 9, 1978 – December 2, 1978			TV-G	Traditional
The New Fred and Barney Show		2 seasons, 17 episodes		February 3, 1979 – October 20, 1979			TV-G	Traditional
Fred and Barney Meet the Thing	Animation	1 season, 13 episodes		September 8, 1979 – December 1, 1979			TV-G	Traditional
Casper and the Angels	• Animation • Adventure • Comedy • Sci-fi	13 episodes		September 22, 1979 – December 15, 1979				Traditional
Mighty Man and Yukk		32 episodes		September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980				Traditional
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo	• Comedy • Mystery • Adventure	1 seasons, 16 episodes		September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980			TV-G	Traditional
Spider-Woman	• Superhero • Action • Adventure	1 season, 16 episodes		September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980		• DePatie-Freleng Enterprises • Marvel Comics Animation	TV-Y7	Traditional
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon		2 seasons, 32 episodes		September 22, 1979 – November 6, 1982			TV-Y7	Traditional
The New Shmoo		1 seasons, 16 episodes		September 22, 1979 – November 15, 1980			TV-G	Traditional
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show				September 22, 1979 – February 28, 1981			TV-G	Traditional
The Super Globetrotters		1 season, 13 episodes		September 22, 1979 – December 15, 1979				Traditional
The World's Greatest SuperFriends	• Adventure • Superhero	8 episodes	• E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants)	September 22, 1979 – September 27, 1980			TV-Y7	Traditional

Co-productions

See also

• List of children's animated films