Early children's shows included Kukla, Fran and Ollie (1947), Howdy Doody, and Captain Kangaroo. Another show, Ding Dong School, aired from 1952 to 1965.
Blue Peter (1958 - Present) Beating the Germans by a single year, the UK's Blue Peter boasts the title of the world's longest-running children's show. It became part of BBC schedules in 1958 and has been informing children of all sorts for nearly 65 years.
Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. The BBC's Children's Hour, broadcast in the UK in 1946, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children.
1. "The Simpsons" (1989-Present) With well over 700 episodes, "The Simpsons" is the longest-running scripted primetime TV series. It centers around the hilariously dysfunctional Simpson family — consisting of father Homer, mother Marge, and kids Bart, Lisa, and Maggie — as they navigate the monotony of everyday life.
Tom and Jerry made their debut in the theatrical short Puss Gets the Boot (1940) and were a hit with audiences.
The first feature-length film based on the series, Tom and Jerry: The Movie, was released in 1992, and 13 direct-to-video films have been produced since 2002, with a live-action/animated hybrid film released in 2021.
TURN-ON (ABC, 1969)
As Tim Conway, the guest host for the first and only episode once said, “as it aired across the country, it was being cancelled,” with an Ohio market even cutting off its broadcast midway through the half hour!
ABC Kids (originally titled Disney's One Saturday Morning until 2002) was an American Saturday morning children's programming block that aired on ABC from September 13, 1997 to August 27, 2011.
Potato Head Becomes First Toy Ever Televised. The iconic Mr. Potato Head toy was first manufactured in 1952.
In both the United States and Europe, the idea of children's films began to gain relative prominence in the 1930s. According to Bazalgette and Staples, the term "family film" is essentially an American expression while "children's film" is considered to be a European expression.
Kade Skye is the younger brother of fellow Fun Squad members, Jack and Jazzy Skye.
December 25, 1950. “One Hour in Wonderland,” first television show.
Looney Tunes is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series Merrie Melodies, during the golden age of American animation. The two series introduced a large cast of characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig.
Turn-On is an American sketch comedy series that aired on ABC in February 1969. Only one episode was shown, leaving one episode unaired, and the show is considered one of the most infamous flops in TV history.
Since its debut on December 17, 1989, 750 episodes of the show have been broadcast. It is the longest-running American animated series, longest-running American sitcom, and the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, both in terms of seasons and number of episodes.
Unless you count Sense8's 152-minute finale, which originally aired as a standalone movie, or Norway's “Slow TV” phenomenon, (real-time, marathon broadcasts of train rides, knitting contests, and fishing outings that draw surprisingly robust ratings), that may make it the longest single television episode ever made.
Grace and Frankie remains Netflix's longest-running series to date, having concluded its run after seven successful seasons. Grace and Frankie ranks among the best long-running shows, meaning those with at least four seasons.
According to Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare, he was born in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, created by Tex Avery and Robert McKimson, among many others.
Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Jerry is a cute young brown mute anthropomorphic house mouse, who first appeared as a mouse named Jinx in the 1940 MGM animated short Puss Gets the Boot.