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Animation · 1950s

The 1950s account for 5 of the 463 animation shows here, and 5 opening sequences.

BBC One and Syndication carry two each.

5 shows5 sequences

Still from the opening titles of The Bullwinkle Show1 sequence

The Bullwinkle Show

1959–1964ABC / NBCAnimation

Jay Ward's squirrel and moose, which began as Rocky and His Friends and was renamed for the character who talked more.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of The Huckleberry Hound Show1 sequence

The Huckleberry Hound Show

1958–1961SyndicationAnimation

The first animated series to win an Emmy, and the show Yogi Bear was a supporting segment in.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of The Quick Draw McGraw Show1 sequence

The Quick Draw McGraw Show

1959–1962SyndicationAnimation

A horse sheriff who cannot shoot, with Snooper and Blabber and Augie Doggie filling out the half hour.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Ivor the Engine1 sequence

Ivor the Engine

1959–1977ITV / BBC OneAnimation

A Welsh locomotive who wants to sing in the choir, drawn in pencil and cut out by hand.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Noggin the Nog1 sequence

Noggin the Nog

1959–1965BBC OneAnimation

Norse sagas drawn from the Lewis chessmen, narrated in the register of a bedtime story about a war.

  • Season 1