Animation in Television in the 1950s to 1970s

Animation in Television in the 1950s to 1970s

Hanna Barbera

Hanna Barbera was an American animation studio that was incredibly popular in North America for around three decades, the company was originally founded in 1957, and created series such as, Top cat, The Jetsons, The Hair Bear Bunch, Wacky Racers, but they started it all with The Flintstones.

Here is the intro to The Wacky Racers:

Looney Tunes

The Looney Tunes was created by Warner Bros, it's first official release was in the 1930s but really caught on in the 1950s with the introduction of the Television.

The series contains some of the most well known cartoon characters in history, such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Tweety Bird.

Here is one of the episodes staring Daffy Duck:

Oliver Postgate

Oliver Postgate was a British writer and puppeteer of some of the most popular children's shows in the UK, he created shows such as Pigwings, Pogles and Bagpuss.

Here is the intro to Bagpuss:

Creature Feature

"Creature Features" were incredibly popular in the 1950s, they were movies often involving large monsters made using animation and various other techniques. One of the most popular ones is Godzilla,  who became a pop-culture icon, featureing in many other films after that.

Here is a the trailer for the 1954 Godzilla :