Top Rated Animation TV Series - Page 285

Starcom: The U.S. Space Force

1987

Starcom: The U.S. Space Force

1987
7.4
Starcom: The U.S. Space Force is an animated syndicated series in the 1980s that spawned a successful motorized toy line franchise in Europe and Asia for Mattel, despite its failures to succeed in its U.S. domestic market. The plot was based on the adventures of an American astronaut brigade as they fought off attempted invasions by Shadow Force, a nasty collection of aliens and robots led by the nefarious Emperor Dark. The show was developed with the help of the Young Astronauts’ Council with the original intention of sparking young viewers’ interest in the U.S. NASA Space Program. However, Starcom did not get much of a chance to make kids want to join the space program as it was cancelled off the air after one brief season. It was revived for a short run in the early 1990s, but no new episodes were aired. It was produced by DiC Enterprises and distributed by Access Syndication. The plot was classic Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers fare. The evil members of Shadow Force, led by Emperor Dark, were trying
Rex the Runt

1998

Rex the Runt

1998
7.6
Rex the Runt is an animated claymation television show produced by Aardman Animations for BBC Bristol in association with EVA Entertainment and Egmont Imagination. Its main characters are four plasticine dogs: Rex, Wendy, Bad Bob and Vince. The series began with a short, Ident, in 1989 directed by Richard Goleszowski. After a long gestation period this developed into two unaired shorts and then thirteen ten-minute episodes that first aired over two weeks on BBC2 from December 1998. A second thirteen episode series aired from September 2001 on the same channel. As well as the core cast guest voices included Paul Merton, Morwenna Banks, Judith Chalmers, Antoine de Caunes, Bob Holness, Bob Monkhouse, Jonathan Ross, Graham Norton, Arthur Smith, June Whitfield, Kathy Burke, Pam Ayres and Eddie Izzard.
The Flumps

1977

The Flumps

1977
7.2
The adventures of a family of cute, furry creatures - The Flumps. Grandpa Flump, Ma and Pa Flump, their eldest son Perkin, daughter Posie and youngest son Pootle. Each episode contains fun songs and a story from the 'Big Book'.
Lazer Tag Academy

1986

Lazer Tag Academy

1986
7
Lazer Tag Academy is an animated television series inspired by Worlds of Wonder's Lazer Tag that was created by Ruby-Spears Productions. The series aired on NBC from September 13 to December 6, 1986. It was later shown in reruns under the new title Lazer Patrol on the Sci Fi Channel as part of Sci Fi Cartoon Quest.
Dragon

2004

Dragon

2004
6.8
An endearing blue dragon who views life from a slightly different angle faces daily tasks and challenges with humor, creativity, and a little help from his friends.
Hey! Bumboo

1985

Hey! Bumboo

1985
5.3
Bumboo is a talking car, innocent in many ways, Bumboo searches for her mother throughout many adventures and dangers, battling villains and stopping thieves while discovering that she may not be the only talking car of her kind in the world.
Bruno the Kid

1996

Bruno the Kid

1996
6.8
A boy genius goes on dangerous missions as the world's youngest spy, while trying to keep his side job hidden from his parents and classmates.
CB Bears

1977

CB Bears

1977
5.8
CB Bears is an animated American anthology television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1977, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season. This series featured six segments making it one of the longest (content-wise) HB series in the 70's. The show debuted with segments, CB Bears, Blast-Off Buzzard, Heyyy, It's the King!, Posse Impossible, Shake, Rattle and Roll and Undercover Elephant.
Big Bag

1996

Big Bag

1996
7.2
Big Bag is a live action television puppet program for preschoolers that was produced by Children's Television Workshop with the puppet characters made by The Jim Henson Company. It aired from 1996 to 1999 on the Cartoon Network. There were also localized versions for Canal J in France and Yorkshire Television in the UK.
Willo the Wisp

1981

Willo the Wisp

1981
7.4
Willo the Wisp is a British cartoon series originally produced in 1981.
E's Otherwise

2003

E's Otherwise

2003
6.9
E's is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and drawn by Satoru Yuiga. It was originally serialized in Monthly GFantasy from 1997 through 2005, and later published in 16 tankōbon volumes by Square Enix from March 18, 2003 to February 27, 2010. The series focuses on Kai Kudou, an "Esper", who is recruited by an organization called Ashurum to become a soldier to purportedly save other psychics from regular humans. After a mission in Gald goes wrong, Kai finds himself living with a man named Yuuki and his adopted sister Asuka. As he learns more about Ashurum, Kai finds himself wondering what their true goals are, and worrying about his ill sister, who is under Ashurum's care. The series was adapted into a twenty-six episode anime series entitled E's Otherwise by Studio Pierrot. It debuted in Japan on April 1, 2003 on TV Tokyo; the final episode aired on September 23, 2003. Two light novels and three drama CDs related to the series have also been released in Japan. Broccoli Books licensed the manga series for Eng
The Bots Master

1993

The Bots Master

1993
8.4
The Bots Master is a 1993 cartoon series, produced by Jean Chalopin through his company "Creativite et Developpement" in France. In total 40 episodes were made, each one having a special 3D segment and titles. The series was co-produced by Avi Arad and Associates. The show also had a toyline based on it.
Mighty Orbots

1984

Mighty Orbots

1984
8.6
Earth: the 23rd century. A time of robots and aliens. And of destruction and terror! Can the Galactic Patrol, defender of the United Planets, stop the evil computer Umbra? You bet they can!
Walter Melon

1997

Walter Melon

1997
7
Walter Melon is a 1998 animated TV show, very loosely adapted from the Franco-Belgian comic and television series Achille Talon. The show aired in the United States on the Fox Family Channel during 1998 and 1999. Produced and funded by France 2, Saban's and Scottish Television
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip

1996

Inspector Gadget's Field Trip

1996
7.6
Inspector Gadget's Field Trip was a spin-off of Inspector Gadget in which the gizmo-gifted but bubble-brained inspector acted as the host of a series of mini-travelogues. Don Adams returned as the voice of the animated Gadget, showing viewers famous cities and sites around the world via live-action clips.
Fifi and the Flowertots

2005

Fifi and the Flowertots

2005
5
Follows Fifi the flower and her friends as they learn about helping each other and using their imaginations.
Chorlton and the Wheelies

1976

Chorlton and the Wheelies

1976
6.8
Chorlton and the Wheelies is an animated children's television series that ran from September 1976 until June 1979 on British Television Channel. It followed the adventures of Chorlton, a fictional happiness dragon, in Wheelie World. Chorlton and the Wheelies was created by Cosgrove Hall for the ITV station Thames Television, and the eponymous lead character gets his name from the suburb of Manchester in which the Cosgrove Hall studio was based: the legend "Made in Chorlton-cum-Hardy" is found written on the inside of the egg from which he hatches in the very first episode of the series.
I Spy

2002

I Spy

2002
6.8
Drawn from the beloved books by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick, this fun-filled series follows Spyler and his dog CeCe as they hunt for hidden obiects in their oversized world.
Rugrats Pre-School Daze

2008

Rugrats Pre-School Daze

2008
6.6
Rugrats Pre-School Daze is the second spin-off series to the Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats and the last series in the Rugrats franchise. It focuses on Angelica Pickles and Susie Carmichael as preschool students and is based on the Rugrats episode that piloted it. It first aired in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2005, and all episodes have been released on DVD in the United States. The show aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from November 16, 2008 to December 7, 2008 at 6:00 AM Eastern Time. With only four episodes produced and aired, it is the shortest-lived of all of the Nicktoons ever produced. The complete series was released on February 28, 2013 on iTunes.
Nightmare Ned

1997

Nightmare Ned

1997
7.6
Nightmare Ned is a short-lived animated television series. Based on an eponymous video game the show focuses on the life of Ned Needlemeyer, a 10-year-old boy that deals with his daily problems through dark, quirky nightmares.