A 1950s American children's television series (2 C, 63 P) B 1950s British children's television series (1 C, 29 P) C 1950s Canadian children's television series (50 P) P 1950s preschool education television series (5 P) Pages in category "1950s children's television series" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. The 1950s saw some of the most innovative and creative children's television shows ever to air on TV. One notable feature of this series is the Howdy Doody Show song, which is sung at every shows beginning and end. In the nineties, Disney Channels programming included popular shows like The Mickey Mouse Club, The Famous Jett Jackson, and Off the Wall. Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Troy Melton, Bill Catching Votes: 590 7. Sadly, few of these shows legacies continue to live on today. 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 material (typically cartoons, although Westerns were more popular earlier on) but also to entertain, often with a live television studio audience of kids, during breaks. Only a handful of scientists remain, men who have vowed to rebuild what has been destroyed. The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. What's on TV & Streaming Top 250 TV Shows Most Popular TV Shows Browse TV Shows by Genre TV News India TV Spotlight. Yet another show from Hanna-Barbera, but this one was very different. Sounds simple, but the show enjoyed a four-decade run. Kids today couldnt possibly remember what this was like, but can you recall the days each Fall when the three networks ABC, CBS and NBC would premiere their new Saturday morning schedules? mork and mindy. 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 following is a list of local children's television shows in the United States. 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. 1910s. Sigmund and the Sea Monsters(1973 to 1975): Johnny Whitaker(Family Affair) and Scott Kolden play brothers Johnny and Scott Stuart, who come across a friendly sea monster named Sigmund (yes, the premise isthatsimple), who has been abandoned by others of his kind, because he refuses to scare people. You dont remember this one? To do so, as he would announce in each episode, In the secret compartment of my ring I fill, with an Underdog super energy pill. Yes, thats right. This episode sparked some controversy, but more importantly opened up a dialogue never explored on television, especially considering it was targeted at teens. The munks would continue on different shows, on the big screen and, of course, in music. Animation, Comedy, Family, TV-Y7 I was mostly outside because I lived in Florida, and the weather was beautiful and I always had something to do. But go to YouTube where somebody else is violating copyright and check it out. TV shows such as the ones stated above, as well as Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, and Woody Woodpeckermesmerized children of this time, leading to a wide fanbase comprised of all ages. The Brady Bunch , Star Trek , Gilligan's Island, The Odd Couple and The Partridge Family. This show began as a Chicago-based radio program before it was adapted for television in 1947. Before then, no one had done an animated series based on real people and, although it would take a few years, it started a trend. As fans said goodbye to their favorite shows, new programming didnt sit well with them. i.e. After a while, youre really got to wonder who came up with these pairings. These shorts would later become part ofThe Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureandThe Batman/Superman Hour. 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). The premise of this show is that a group of kids, known as Mouseketeers, live together in a clubhouse and are led into adventures by their leader, Mickey Mouse. This hour-long show was split in two, dealing with the ultra-powerful ant of the title and the superspy squirrel. 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. | Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky the gang was all there. 25 min It wasnt until early 2006, when Disney Channels biggest movie to date aired: High School Musical. Starting in the late 1950's, these Saturday morning cartoon blocks became a hit with children, amassing over 20 million views each week. . Throughout the sixties, we were given a number of sci-fi shows imported from Japan as well as one that issuchan obvious influence onThe Lion Kingmany years later. Mighty Mouse cartoons became a staple of children's TV programming for a period of over thirty years, from the 1950s through the 1980s." . It wasnt until the early 2000s, when they began producing Lizzie McGuire, Kim Possible, Phil of The Future, Thats So Raven, and Lilo & Stitch, that they became a second forerunner. The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia. There were different formats. Were they reallygoing with this allegory? Between 1948 and 1959, years now considered the "Golden Age of Television," a mix of pioneering shows, from "Howdy Doody" to "I Love Lucy" to "Dragnet," began shaping and redefining TV . celebrity guest each week who would make up the soup of the day, DISNEY TRADING PINS 50 LOT NO DOUBLES, HIDDEN MICKEY Free Shipping, Disney nuiMOs Mickey Mouse Sprinkle Cupcake Ice Cream Backpack by Loungefly, Disney 100th Mickey Mouse Platinum Metallic Balloon Popcorn Bucket, Mickey & Minnie Mouse WDW 50th Anniversary Statue Figurine Disney World Parks, DISNEY Mickey Mouse Main Attraction Pins & Princess Designer Limited Edition NEW, Disney Mickey Mouse All Over MagicBand + Plus Unlinked New, Disney Parks Mickey Mouse Main Attraction Cinderella Castle Jumbo Pin NEW, Disney Mickey mouse the main attraction Plush doll Haunted Mansion October 10/12, NEW 2022 Disney Parks Magic Band Mickey Mouse Main Street Popcorn For Everyone, Why The Hotel Used for The Shining Is Not What You Think, Classic 80s Girl Cartoons: Thats What She Watched. 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. | This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions. This Saturday morning animated showhad Lassie working with the ranger-rescue team The Forest Force, consisting of the Turner family as well as Groucho the owl, Toothless the mountain lion, Musty the skunk (oh, boy), and Robbie the raccoon. The show, another Paul Terry (Terrytoons) creation, ended in 1971. She was a high powered business woman by day, and an eighties rockstar by night. These characters, of course, would be featured in various spin-offs in the decades to come. 25 min | Spawned a number of sequel series that took the Super Friends into the mid-1980s. Also in the 80s, the popularity of the sitcom blew up. Heavy sci-fi and fantasy from Hanna-Barbera. Whatever it was called, there was usually a moment when Soupy took a pie to the face. Spideys had a long history of adaptations, but this was his very first appearance and its pretty loyal to the comic (despite some really limited animation at times). I watched childrens shows like Buffalo Bill, and they were mostly puppet and cartoon shows. You cant make this stuff up Well, obviouslytheydid, which, we guess, kind of means youcanmake this stuff up. | Its interesting to watch the evolution of Saturday morning programs. Anabel Prince, Reporter, PhotographerDecember 16, 2014. While Jerry Lewis didnt provide his voice, he did write a number of the scripts. Yes, Im only a bill. And so, for us, began a desperate race to the Earths core to learn the secret of the way back. BEST CHILDREN'S SHOW - 1950. 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. Billy Barty, the 3-foot-10 actor whose career included LA local kid show host, died Saturday Dec. 23, 2000 of heart failure. This show aired from 1957 to 1987 and featured the puppets and puppetry of Duane Ellett. 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. 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. They only went until about eight oclock. 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From 1966 to 1967 the formula was repeated with A Laurel and Hardy Cartoon and, then, 1967 to 1968 with The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Showfor which Bud Abbott supplied his own voice. Accompanied by his sidekick, Karate, Batfink takes on many villains, usually responding to their firing guns at him, Your bullets cannot harm me. KNBH. Then you might like our article on Great 1960s Childrens TV Shows, click here. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. had the brilliant idea of speeding up the voices of singers on a record, and the result was The Chipmunks, which became a hit and spawned this TV show featuring Alvin, Simon and Theodore. On May 8, 1948, the first children's television show in the Twin Cities aired on KSTP-TV, Channel 5. Aside from a few short-lived local children's shows, most of our entertainment came from the US of A. One interesting aspect is that it hews a little closer to the original Pierre Boulle novel that inspired it all in that the apes have technology that pretty much equaled our own at the time. ABC said this wasnota tie-in to Mattels toys of the same name, but all we know is that when the show is focused on the Hot Wheels Racing Club, were gonna have to say that they werent being honest. 1948-1952 [ edit] 1953-1958 [ edit] 1959 [ edit] References [ edit] ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. Characters are Reed Richards (Mr. (Photograph published with permission of Channel 3 [KYW] Children's Programming Art) Bertie the Bunyip Newsletter In 1970, Universal Pictures released a big screen version. AfterThe Ruff and Ready Show, Hanna-Barbera gave the world some of animations most beloved characters in such series as The Huckleberry Hound Show(1958 to 1962),The Quick Draw McGraw Show(1959 to 1961),The Yogi Bear Show(1961 to 1962) and Top Cat(1961 to 1962). Brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, along with some of their friends, tour the country as a band and solve mysteries between gigs. | | With the 90s also came a new wave of television came: TV for teenagers. Audiences met Fred and Wilma Flintstone, as well as their next-door neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, 60 years ago. Crusader Rabbit (1950-1957) 4 min | Animation, Comedy, Family 7.2 Rate The humorous adventures of the heroic Crusader Rabbit, and his sidekick Rags the Tiger. Helping him once he gets to the island is the Mayor, H.R. 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). Animation, Comedy, Family, TV-Y7 In the 1950s, when most of our grandparents were children, they most likely would have watched shows like The Adventures of Superman, Howdy Doody, and The Cisco Kid, which usually aired on Saturday mornings. Underdog battled villains like Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff, and was constantly having to save this shows Lois Lane, Sweet Polly Purebread. Tonto is a Native American who helps his companion, The Lone Ranger in his quest to bring law and order back to the Old West. 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. Together they take on all sorts of villains. A dog with a speech impediment following four teenagers who solve seemingly supernatural mysteries doesnotsound like the sort of thing that would make for a television classic. Mork and Mindy. Based more on the live action 1959 film of the same name rather than the novel written by Jules Verne, the show is best summed up by its opening narration: Long ago, a lone explorer named Arne Saknussen made a fantastic descent to the fabled lost kingdom of Atlantis at the Earths core. Chester Howard. Fans of crossovers note that there were a couple between Isis and Captain Marvel. Sadly, with the start of 2010s, both Disney and Nick have gone downhill. If youre still in a dinosaur sort of mood, theres this animated show about a family sucked back through time to the Stone Age (wonder if they met the Flintstones). The year afterJawspremiered and terrified the world, we get this show about an air-breathing, drum-playing great white shark who is a part of the band The Neptunes. Salma Hayeks Best Bikini Photos, Inside Dr. Phil and Wife Robin McGraw's Sprawling Beverly Hills Home, She's a Perfect 10! Given the success of theBatmanTV series that premiered the same year, this take-off was quickly produced with 100 five-minute episodes airing between 1966 and 1967. https://nchschant.com/2566/entertainment/from-the-50s-to-the-oughts-childrens-tv-a-history/#comment-4473. But things would change. How much is that gorilla in the window? Television series which originated in the United States in the decade 1950s. Mostly live-action with animation inserts, possible real year since BCDB is saying that these animated segments were mostly from 1955. Locally-produced TV shows for kids, which aired in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, will be celebrated tonight at the Heights Theater in Minneapolis. The premise behind this childrens TV show is that there would be a different celebrity guest each week who would make up the soup of the day with Sales as he tried to prank them throughout their lunchtime chat. In its. First TV cartoon to be in colour; historic cartoon history landmark, This page was last edited on 29 June 2022, at 06:35. A Acrobat Ranch Adventure Time (1958 TV series) The Adventures of Champion (TV series) Andy's Gang But the plan backfired, sealing the entrance forever. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. Part of the crew is his nephew, the oh-so-cute Godzooky, who is friends with the crew and can help signal his uncle when theyre threatened by giant monsters and the like. | . The shows title began as 12 OClock Comicsand afterLunch with Soupy SalesbecameThe Soupy Sales Show. We are very quickly moving into the era of the Saturday morning superhero explosion. Okay, get ready for this one. From Jay Ward comes this parody of Tarzan, with George doing the whole jungle king thing, but also proving himself to be a complete klutz (the title song warns him to watch out for that tree). It was kinda like a Saturday Night Live, but for family. To provide a comment on a story, you must include a valid first and last name. It was seen by 7.8 million people on its first airing, more than any DCOM aired before. Image: Wikipedia 2 Lamb Chop In many ways, this was credited with being the most faithful TV adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan, dealing with many elements from the novels and presenting a Tarzan who was intelligent and far more well-spoken than usually offered up. 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. Special Classification Of Outstanding Program And Individual Achievement Nominees / Winners 1950 - The 1950 Television Academy Emmy Awards Nominee and Winners. Your email address will not be published. Sid & Marty Kroftt Television Productions. Buffalo Bob Smith hosts while the puppet, Howdy Doody, stars. Also in the early 2000s, Disney Channel hit another jackpot with their programing, one that Nickelodeon has never been able to produce successfully: the television movie. This list may not reflect recent changes. The focus is on George Jetson, an employee of Spacely Space Sprockets, and much of the comedy came from interactions with his wife, Jane; daughter Judy, his boy Elroy, and their mutt with a speech impediment (think Scooby-Doo), Astro. Instead the Cattanooga Cats band was featured in between animated segments likeAround the World in 79 DaysandIts the Wolf!. Those shows wereThe Addams Family(1973),Jeannie(1973), which actually bared little resemblance toI Dream of Jennie; My Favorite Martians(1973), Star Trek (1973 to 1974),The New Adventures of Gilligan(1974 to 1977),Partridge Family 2200 A.D.(1974 to 1975), in which the family Partridge is propelled into the future; andThe Oddball Couple(1975) withThe Odd CouplesOscar and Felix replaced by, respectively, a dog and cat. These animated educational short films aired between shows on ABC at the time, and they offered up delightful little songs ranging from such subjects as economics to history, mathematics, grammar and more. 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. Animator Ralph Bakshi had the bright idea to spoof the whole superhero thing and did it with this somewhat subversive series that takes on something like the Justice League. Over the course of the 17 episodes produced, Gary tries to uncover the mystery of what happened to his father. Along with walrus friend Chumley, he has different adventures in their home base of the Megapolis Zoo. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. Shows such as The Mickey Mouse Club, Howdy Doody Show, Captain Kangaroo, Lassie, and more are not just a part of our childhood memoriesthey have left an indelible mark on American culture. 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. The show, which was rebooted several times over the years, featured skits, singing, shows within the show and vintage Disney theatrical cartoons. Many of these served as an influential part of my childhood, as they starred positive and diverse characters. Initially it only ran one season, but that was enough: people never forgot it. Like many of the Krofft efforts, verysurreal, driving home therealmeaning behind the name of the show. The most common decade Millenials associate with childrens TV is hands-down the 90s. This show elevated Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and all the rest to a whole new level. And then theres The Mighty Mightor, a teenage caveman who finds a mysterious club that endows him with powers. Werestillwaiting for a DVD or Blu-ray release. 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. He also appeared in a number of movies. The 1950s was the decade that made him famous, with his show first airing on NBC in 1954 and finishing its run two years later. Each episode was backed with actual music from the band, but not their speaking voices. 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 . See all the nominees and winners! British actor Jack Wild plays Jimmy, a boy lured to a living island by an enchanted boat, which is being manipulated by Witchiepoo (Billie Hayes), who is desperate to get her hands on a magic flute that is in Jimmys hands. Watching Corey and Topanga [from Boy Meets World] going through these landmarks of middle school and high school made me think Oh, when I get there, Im gonna experience those things. They could be something as trivial as Oh no! Praised by both critics and educators, and well-remembered by fans . After this, Disney produced more hits such as The Cheetah Girls 2, Camp Rock, Minutemen, and the most watched Disney Channel movie ever, High School Musical 2, a movie that 17.8 million households tuned in to see. Popular singers found themselves adapted to animated series, featuring their music and their cartoon selves being pursued by masses of fans, among them The Beatles, Jackson Five and The Osmonds. Its the Justice League, just gearedreallyyoung. This long-running TV series started in 1954 and aired on CBS until 1973. Two of the writers of the Don Adams spy spoofGet Smartcreated this show, in which they took a veritable barrel of monkeys, dressed them in clothes, equipped them with props and put them in a world of simian spydom. The children's series Small Time was designed as Rediffusion's 15-minute slot for the under-fives and greeted a new arrival in Pussy Cat Willum, a glove puppet devised and animated by Janet Nicholls.. Animation, Adventure, Comedy, TV-G If you were a fan of Golden Age Hollywood, this was a fun opportunity to have some new adventures with The Three Stooges,featuringthe voices of Moe Howard, Larry Fine and Joe DeRita. And with The Impossibles, on the outside they seem like a Beatles-like trio, but in reality theyre superheroes Multi Man, Fluid Man and Coil Man. Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Humans. Years later, he would become the host of his own animated/live action hybrid talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children's shows in a 2002 book, Hi There, Boys and Girls![1][2]. It aintJurassic Park, but its still fun. The Howdy Doody Show was a 1950s childrens TV show that aired on NBC from 1947-1960. No, notthoseGhostbusters. 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. From 1953 through 1957 CBS ran a children's show that Bill Gates calls "The First Interactive Television Show" and it really was. That was enough: people never forgot it and Nick have gone downhill and puppetry of Duane.... Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie and all the rest to a whole new.. Our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy show began a... 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