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Animation · 1970s

The 1970s account for 13 of the 463 animation shows here, and 13 opening sequences.

BBC One carries the most, with four.

13 shows13 sequences

Still from the opening titles of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids1 sequence

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1972–1985CBSAnimation

A North Philadelphia junkyard, with a moral at the end and a live-action introduction at the start.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Star Trek: The Animated Series1 sequence

Star Trek: The Animated Series

1973–1974NBCAnimation

Filmation's Saturday-morning continuation, with most of the original cast back on microphone duty. The theme is Courage's melody rescored for a cartoon orchestra, brighter and quicker than the live-action original.

  • Seasons 1–2
Still from the opening titles of Schoolhouse Rock!1 sequence

Schoolhouse Rock!

1973–2009ABCAnimation

Three-minute songs about grammar and arithmetic dropped between Saturday morning cartoons, and remembered longer than the cartoons.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Hong Kong Phooey1 sequence

Hong Kong Phooey

1974ABCAnimation

A janitor dog who is a secret kung fu detective, with Scatman Crothers singing his own theme.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Battle of the Planets1 sequence

Battle of the Planets

1978–1980SyndicationAnimation

Gatchaman recut for America with a robot added to explain away the footage that was cut.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Josie and the Pussycats1 sequence

Josie and the Pussycats

1970–1971CBSAnimation

An Archie Comics spin-off built around a band, with records released under the characters' names.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Mr Benn1 sequence

Mr Benn

1971–1972BBC OneAnimation

A man in a bowler hat, a costume shop and a changing room door, thirteen times.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Bagpuss1 sequence

Bagpuss

1974BBC OneAnimation

Thirteen episodes, and a sepia photograph opening that colours in when the cat wakes up — Smallfilms doing the whole premise in the titles.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Jabberjaw1 sequence

Jabberjaw

1976–1978ABCAnimation

A drumming shark in an underwater band, which is Scooby-Doo restaged in 2076 with Curly Howard's voice.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Roobarb1 sequence

Roobarb

1974BBC OneAnimation

Felt-tip animation that boils and shimmers because it was drawn one frame at a time and never traced twice.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of The Wombles1 sequence

The Wombles

1973–1975BBC OneAnimation

Litter-collecting creatures under Wimbledon Common, whose fictional band had six top-twenty singles in one year.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Chorlton and the Wheelies1 sequence

Chorlton and the Wheelies

1976–1979ITVAnimation

A happiness dragon in Wheelie World, from the studio that went on to make Danger Mouse.

  • Season 1
Still from the opening titles of Jamie and the Magic Torch1 sequence

Jamie and the Magic Torch

1976–1979ITVAnimation

A torch that opens a hole in the bedroom floor down a helter-skelter into Cuckoo Land.

  • Season 1