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The following is a list of theatrical short animated cartoon series ordered by the decade and year their first episode was released. Most notable animated film series were produced during the silent era and the Hollywood golden era.[1] All series below are from the United States except as noted. A real time interval of movie releases can be wider than it is listed due to incomplete reliable information about a series.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2022)

1910s

  • The Newlyweds (1913—1915)[2]
  • Travelaughs (1913, 1915—1918, 1921—1923)[3]
  • Doc Yak (1913—1915)[4][1]
  • Colonel Heeza Liar (1913—1917, 1922—1924)[5][1]
  • Joe Boko (1914—1916)[6]
  • The Police Dog (1914—1916)[7]
  • The Animated Grouch Chasers [it] (1915)[8]
  • Dreamy Dud (1915—1916)[4]
  • Otto Luck (1915)[9]
  • Bobby Bumps (1915—1925)[10][11][1]
  • Mile-a-Minute Monty (1915)[12]
  • Keeping Up with the Joneses (1915—1916)[13]
  • Vernon Howe Bailey's Sketchbook (1915—1916)[14]
  • Phables (1915—1916 (initial name), 1916—1919 (Joys and Gloom))[15]
  • Sammie Johnsin (1916—1917)[16]
  • Mr. Nobody Holme (1916)[17]
  • Farmer Al Falfa (1916—1917, 1920—1923 (silent episodes), 1931—1937 (sound episodes))[18]
  • Maud the Mule (1916)[12]
  • Parcel Post Pete (1916)[19]
  • Mutt and Jeff (1916—1926)[20][1]
  • Miss Nanny Goat (1916—1917)[12]
  • Krazy Kat (1916—1917, 1920—1921, 1925—1929 (silent episodes), 1929—1934 (sound black-and-white episodes), 1935—1940 (sound episodes in color))[21]
  • The Trick Kids (1916)[3]
  • Historical cartoons (1916—1919)[22]
  • Toyland (1916)[23]
  • Inbad the Sailor (1916)[24]
  • The Boob Weekly (1916)[25]
  • Fuller Pep (1916—1917)[26]
  • Charlie (1916, 1918—1919)[27]
  • Hans and Fritz (1916)[28]
  • Kapten Grogg [sv] (1916—1922, from Sweden)[29][1]
  • Happy Hooligan (1916—1921)[30]
  • Jerry on the Job (1916—1920)[6]
  • Bringing Up Father (1916—1918)[25]
  • The Katzenjammer Kids (1916—1918 (initial name, silent episodes), 1920 (The Shenanigan Kids, silent episodes), 1938—1939 (Captain and the Kids, sound episodes))[31]
  • Boomer Bill (1917)[25]
  • Hardrock Dome (1917)[32]
  • Quacky Doodles (1917)[33]
  • Picto Puzzles (1917)[34]
  • Terry Feature Burlesques (1917)[35]
  • Terry Human Interest Reels (1917)[35]
  • Box Car Bill (1917)[25]
  • Abie the Agent (1917)[36]
  • Rhyme Reels (1917)[16]
  • Goodrich Dirt (1917—1919)[37]
  • Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917—1918, from France)[1]
  • Out of the Inkwell (1918—1927 (initial name), 1927—1929 (Inkwell Imps))[38][1]
  • Von Loon (1918)[39]
  • Judge Rummy (1918—1921)[40]
  • Tad Cartoons (1918—1920)[35]
  • Us Fellers (1919—1920)[14]
  • Felix the Cat (1919—1928 (silent episodes), 1929—1930 (sound black-and-white episodes), 1936 (sound episodes in color))[41]
  • Becassotte (1919—1920, from France)[1]

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Федюшин 2023.
  2. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 38.
  3. ^ a b Lenburg 2009, p. 48.
  4. ^ a b Lenburg 1999, p. 26.
  5. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 24—25.
  6. ^ a b Lenburg 1999, p. 32.
  7. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 42—43.
  8. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 19.
  9. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 40.
  10. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 22—23.
  11. ^ Knudde 2024.
  12. ^ a b c Lenburg 1999, p. 37.
  13. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 34.
  14. ^ a b Lenburg 1999, p. 47.
  15. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 32, 43–44.
  16. ^ a b Lenburg 2009, p. 45.
  17. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 36.
  18. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 26—27, 79—80.
  19. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 42.
  20. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 37—39.
  21. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 34—35, 97—98.
  22. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 29–30.
  23. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 46.
  24. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 30–31.
  25. ^ a b c d Lenburg 1999, p. 23.
  26. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 28—29.
  27. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 21–22.
  28. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 28.
  29. ^ Giannalberto 2015, p. 67.
  30. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 29—30.
  31. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 33—34,44,62—63.
  32. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 29.
  33. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 43.
  34. ^ Lenburg 2009, p. 44.
  35. ^ a b c Lenburg 2009, p. 47.
  36. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 18.
  37. ^ Lenburg 1999, p. 29.
  38. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 31—32, 40—42.
  39. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 49–50.
  40. ^ Lenburg 1999, pp. 32—33.
  41. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 25–26, 79.
  42. ^ Lenburg 2009, pp. 16–18, 51–52.

References

  • Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Checkmark Books. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  • Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-6599-3.
  • Giannalberto, Bendazzi (2015). Animation. Vol. 1. Burlington, MA: Focal Press. ISBN 9781138854529.
  • Knudde, Kjell (January 25, 2024). "J.R. Bray". Comiclopedia. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  • Федюшин, Владислав Валерьевич (October 6, 2023). "Анимационный сериал" [Animated series]. Научно-образовательный портал «Большая российская энциклопедия» [Great Russian Encyclopedia Online] (in Russian). Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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