Talk:List of animated television series

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[edit] Animated Television series vs Anime

Who wants to discern the difference between those two terms? If I recall - anime is broadcast on TV as well. Thus, anime is a form of animation that is broadcast on TV. See TV Tokyo and Cartoon Network. Both are television stations who broadcast animation - either Western domestic animation or Japanese animation. KyuuA4 18:09, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Last time I remember anime means animated series made in Japan, so isn't that the same thing? TheBlazikenMaster 20:47, 6 August 2007 (UTC)
Animé is a Japanese short for animation. An animated series is a television program made up of animation. When we say animé, it doesnt immediately mean as animated series. A number of words are related to the word animation like suspended animation, digital animation, etc. †Bloodpack† 02:47, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
Maybe so, but they are still animated series made in Japan. TheBlazikenMaster 16:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wallace and Gromit

Is wallace and gromit really 2000s? I thought they were produced mid nineties. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Richard cocks (talk • contribs)

It is mid-1990s. I changed it --b. Touch 21:22, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

A few things:

  • Theatrical cartoons shouldn't be listed, as they are not produced for television.
  • Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! was first broadcast in 1969.
  • Crusader Rabbit was first broadcast in 1949.
  • The Felix the Cat TV cartoons were first broadcast in 1957.
  • Peanuts never had a series until the 1980s; they had a string of TV specials that were not produced on a regular or dependable schedule.
  • Duplicate series should only be posted if a series stops and then is brought back after having been out of production for a significant amount of time (example: The Jetsons was originally produced in 1962, and never had new episodes made until 1985, so it can be listed twice.)

I corrected the article as such. --b. Touch 21:21, 11 Nov 2004 (UTC)

How much does this last point affect scooby-doo? It's been on and off production throughout it's whole lifetime, usually under changing names; although not all it's incarnations are listed here. Richard cocks 08:18, Nov 13, 2004 (UTC)
Scooby-Doo ran, uninterrupted, from 1969 to 1986. The name and format may have changed, but it was still the same show. Therefore, only Scooby-Doo, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, and What's New, Scooby-Doo? should be ion this list. Template:Unsiged

[edit] American Only?

It seems this list does pertain to American animation only. KyuuA4 18:22, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Shouldn't this page be 'US Animated television series' ? - Ravedave 20:10, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

No, there are series from other countries listed too - quite a few French series, some British ones, and various others. --Bonalaw 08:40, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
The list is highly incomplete in that case. In the introduction, it states it is only a "sample list" whatever that means. It also says "the list omits most [anime] series", but gives no restrictions as to which to actually include. --Kamasutra 18:33, 14 March 2006 (UTC)
I agree; there is a very obvious U.S. bias in the list. As this is just a "sample list", the list should be restricted to notable or influential series only, and not limited mainly to the U.S. (there are a number of anime series that one would consider influential, for example). Or better yet, the list could/should be removed entirely. —Matthew0028 21:27, 23 April 2006 (UTC)
Yes its Biased. Please fix this list.
I think the best way to fix this list is for people to contribute more non-US series to it, and to get rid of the US-oriented introduction section. It's possible that only US television watchers have contributed so far - feel free to add some! T He He 07:46, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] InuYasha

How the hell did InuYasha get put under 1960s? Geez, someone should police this place —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.213.185.86 (talk • contribs)

[edit] Shouldn't the name of this list be changed..?

..since there are many more titles of animated television series than only the onece on this list... maybe the title should be changed to something on the lines of Notable or Influential animated television series ...?--Acidburn24m 19:32, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

But what qualifies a series as notable? I think the list is the problem, not the title. Anyone catching omissions should add them in. --Maxrandom777 16:25, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Someone missed Naruto (HOW COULD THEY!!!)... I added it though...

I added Naruto to the list and I placed a template {incomplete} because there may be other animation shows missing. Please add all you can guys. Thanks, --Kabuto Yakushi 17:38, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] There is another show missed that i watched as a child but i cant remember the name of it

for the life of me. It was about a high school of monsters and a weedy teacher comes and has to teach them. It had Frankensteins child, a weird vamp girl, mummy child, so on. 12:57, 4 November 2006

That'd be Gravedale High. I'm disappointed in myself that I actually remember that. Barryap 15:56, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

me too... i watch an anime where there is a metal robot cat... i forget the name, but not sure if it is on the list...Ragnaroknike 16:11, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Lead Section

I don't think that an introduction is needed for this list beyond a simple: "This is a list of animated television series. An animated series is a television series produced by means of animation." (my reading of Wikipedia:List guideline). Anything else belongs in a separate article.

I'll make the changes tomorrow if there's no further discussion T He He 07:43, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, animated television series also redirects here. I think the details of the lead section should be sent over there in place of the redirection. It needs serious cleanup though. Chovain 08:00, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I've removed the lead section to this article, although I do agree that there are other places for it to go. As the intro is very specifically oriented at cartoons (particularly American cartoons) than the more general 'animated series' I've changed the redirect at Cartoon Series Cartoon series to the intro as it was, keeping the cleanup tag, but I've kept animated television series as a redirect. I don't think the previous intro was generalised enough for the latter. T He He 08:49, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Television?"

Uh, why is this page called "List of animated television series" and then have categories for "1910s", "1930s", and "1940s" when during those time periods televison either hadn't been invented yet, or were not widely distributed enough for it to have television programing for it? I think this page either needs to be renamed or those sections need to be moved. -- Grandpafootsoldier 01:04, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

Good point. From History of television it seems that broadcasting was begun around 1928 to 1929 in Europe/US, although televisions were not common. More relevantly, going to each of the cartoons mentioned up to 1950s - Felix the Cat, Popeye and Crusader Rabbit makes it clear that at some point during their history they were specifically produced for television, although it was not the initial medium. The only solution I can think of is to try to ensure that production dates are kept strictly to dates of production for television - but that may be hard to determine for some series. What do you think? T He He 01:33, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

"1910s", "1930s", and "1940s" see list of anmation tiaterical shorts series.The Tramp 10:34, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] What if the show was canceled, then began again?

As in, if the show was canceled in the 90's but then started up (as in making new episodes again) in the 2000's, should it be listed under both? Or no?

[edit] Anything that starts with a "The"

As the list is in alphabetical order should any that begin with the word "The" should be listed in true alphabetical order tradition like should "The Simpsons" be listed as a T or should it be listed as an S? --Yuri Elite 18:55, 21 May 2007 (GMT)

Generally titles that start with "The" are listed under the following word, e.g. The Simpsons would be listed under S. Always a good thing to clear up on a list as long as this one! T He He 11:30, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] External Links

I'm deleting the The Top Christian Cartoon Series List from the External Link section as I do not consider it to be a significant link for this page. Feel free to debate it with me though. T He He 11:35, 24 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] adding a "See Also" section in the articles listed here

Adding a See also section of List of animated television series in the articles listed here would be helpful. Theres too many listed here, and one can start adding now. Thanks! †Bloodpack† 13:55, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Centralized TV Episode Discussion

Over the past months, TV episodes have been redirected by (to name a couple) TTN, Eusebeus and others. No centralized discussion has taken place, so I'm asking everyone who has been involved in this issue to voice their opinions here in this centralized spot, be they pro or anti. Discussion is here [1]. Even if you have not, other opinions are needed because this issue is affecting all TV episodes in Wikipedia. --Maniwar (talk) 23:18, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] garbage pale kids

I remember watching this show from (i think) nickelodeon. Anyone remember it? †Bloodpack† 15:38, 4 March 2008 (UTC)