Set of animated works with a common series title
An
animated series
is a set of
animated
television works with a common title, usually related to one another. These
episodes
should typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a
miniseries
, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes.
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They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet
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or
direct-to-video
. Like other creative works, animated series can be of a wide variety of
genres
and can also have different
target audiences
: both males and females, both
children
and
adults
.
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Television
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Animated
television series
are presented daily or on certain days of the week during a prescribed
time slot
, including for example
saturday-morning cartoons
,
prime time cartoons
,
late night anime
, and
weekday cartoons
; series broadcast only on weekends.
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The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated
shorts
of 10?11 minutes, which can be combined for filling a set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15?20 minutes of the half hour, although
Netflix
and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in
Japanese animation
.
If a local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region.
All early animated television series, the first being
Crusader Rabbit
(1950?1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports
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(
Speed Racer
,
Captain Tsubasa
,
Slam Dunk
), action (
Hajime no Ippo
,
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G.I. Joe
), science fiction (
Mobile Suit Gundam
,
Tenchi Muyo
), drama (
Neon Genesis Evangelion
), adventure (
Dragon Ball
), martial arts (
Baki the Grappler
), and other genres.
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The first
animated sitcom
was
The Flintstones
[1]
(1960?1966),
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produced by
Hanna-Barbera
. It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio:
Top Cat
(1961?1962),
Jonny Quest
(1964?1965),
The Jetsons
[1]
(1962?1987) and
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
(1972?1974), an adult-oriented animated series
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in the style of
All in the Family
.
The Alvin Show
from
Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
and
Beany and Cecil
from
Bob Clampett
are also sitcoms.
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Broadcast network
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The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs.
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Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally.
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During the 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included
The Simpsons
,
South Park
,
Family Guy
,
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Futurama
,
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The Ren & Stimpy Show
,
Rocko's Modern Life
,
Beavis and Butt-Head
,
King of the Hill
, and
Duckman
. Canadian computer-animated series
ReBoot
, which began as a child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline.
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Film theatrical
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Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series:
The Newlyweds
(1913?1915),
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Doc Yak
(1913?1915),
[5]
Colonel Heeza Liar
(1913?1917, 1922?1924),
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the
Tom and Jerry
cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others.
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Direct-to-video
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Direct-to-video
animated series include most Japanese
original video animations
(OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was
Dallos
(1983?1985). Almost all
hentai
(pornographic)
anime
series are released as OVAs.
Web series
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Animated web series are designed and produced for
streaming services
. Examples include
Happy Tree Friends
(1999?2023) and
Eddsworld
(2003?present).
They can also be released on
YouTube
, such as
Asdfmovie
, which debuted in 2008.
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Федюшин, Владислав Валерьевич (2023-10-06).
"Анимационный сериал"
[Animated series].
Научно-образовательный портал ≪Большая российская энциклопедия≫
[
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online
] (in Russian)
. Retrieved
2024-03-23
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Шпоть, Василиса Виталиевна (2023-10-18).
"Ситком"
[Sitcom].
Научно-образовательный портал ≪Большая российская энциклопедия≫
[
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online
] (in Russian)
. Retrieved
2024-03-27
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Hetherington, Janet L. "As Mainframe's technology reaches adolescence, there's a 'ReBoot' Renaissance".
Animation Magazine
#59. Vol. 11, Issue #8, September 1997.
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Lenburg, Jeff (2009).
The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
(3rd ed.). New York, NY: Facts On File. p. 38.
ISBN
0-8160-6599-3
.
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Lenburg, Jeff (1999).
The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Checkmark Books. p. 26.
ISBN
0-8160-3831-7
. Retrieved
2024-03-30
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Lenburg, Jeff (1999).
The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons
(2nd ed.). New York, NY: Checkmark Books. pp. 24?25.
ISBN
0-8160-3831-7
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2024-04-01
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