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. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet 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 .
26-605: Gadget Boy & Heather is an animated television series co-produced between DIC Productions, L.P. , France Animation , and M6 . The series originally debuted in September 1995 in first-run syndication in the United States on Bohbot Entertainment 's Amazin' Adventures II block and in October 1995 on M6 in France on the channel's M6 Kid block. This series is about " Gadget Boy ",
52-600: A bionic kid-detective with a personality similar to that of Inspector Gadget . Just as clumsy as the original Inspector Gadget, Gadget Boy was usually bailed out of situations by the more practical Heather, though he was also helped greatly by his myriad high-tech gadgets and extendable arms and legs. Gadget Boy's bionic implants were installed by Switzerland-based inventor Myron Dabble (voiced by Maurice LaMarche ) who has an unrequited crush on Heather. Gadget Boy and Heather receive their assignments from Italy-based Chief Stromboli (also voiced by LaMarche), who, much like Chief Quimby,
78-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),
104-593: 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 ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki
130-455: 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
156-416: Is a frequent, long-suffering victim of Gadget Boy's bungling. Gadget Boy is assisted by the beautiful and resourceful agent Heather (voiced by Tara Strong ), a very tall equivalent of sorts to Penny (the difference being that Heather is in her early 20s). He is also assisted by a robotic dog named G-9 (also LaMarche), who serves as the "Brain" of this series, which shows through his morphing capabilities to get
182-519: Is for Kids on This TV until September 23, 2011. Adventures in History (along with Field Trip ) would mark the final time Adams voiced the character in any form, as he retired in 1999. Inspector Gadget's next appearance would be the series Gadget and the Gadgetinis (2002), where he was voiced by Maurice LaMarche . On May 28, 2003, Sterling Entertainment released a DVD/VHS titled "Gadget Boy Saves
208-703: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. 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. 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. Toon Disney Toon Disney
234-638: The Jetix programming block began on Toon Disney and ABC Family as a part of the Jetix programming alliance of ABC Networks Group, Fox Kids Europe, and Fox Kids Latin America. The block consisted of the entire acquired Fox Kids / Saban Entertainment action library as the result of a bulk buy-out by The Walt Disney Company in the summer of 2001, as well as some original programming. Some shows, like The Legend of Tarzan , and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command aired under both
260-475: The "Most Animated Kid Search". In September 2002, eight new shows joined the line-up as part of Toon Disney's fall schedule. In commemoration of the network's fifth anniversary in April 2003, the channel held the "Toon Disney's Magical Adventure Sweepstakes" in which three winners along with 3 family members would win a trip to Disneyland Resort to see Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular . On February 14, 2004,
286-474: 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 , Futurama , 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
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#1733084524435312-454: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in
338-573: The Toon Disney and Jetix monikers. The Toon Disney/Big Movie Show premiere of The Polar Express on December 22, 2006, was the channel's highest primetime rating with 1.35 million viewers. On January 27, 2007, Toon Disney launched its weekend afternoon programming block, "The Great Toon Weekend." On August 6, 2008, Disney-ABC Television Group announced they would rebrand Toon Disney in early 2009 as Disney XD , which would be aimed at kids from ages 6 and up. The final pre- Disney XD program to air on
364-563: The United Kingdom, the series aired on BBC One and BBC Two on the CBBC block from 1997 to 2001; between 2002 and 2012 (approximately), it ran during the early hours of the morning on Cartoon Network and Boomerang . From 1998 to 2000, the series was broadcast in Canada on Family Channel . Animated television series Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of
390-535: The United States, reruns were shown on Toon Disney between April 19, 1998, and January 5, 2002. From 2010 to September 2011, the series aired on This TV on their Cookie Jar Toons block. In the Philippines, it was aired on IBC from 1996 to 1999 through the Vintage Television block on a weekly basis before moving to GMA Network a year later. As of 2022, the series is available to stream on Pluto TV In
416-564: The World", containing four episodes (three on the VHS) of the series. The DVD was re-released by NCircle Entertainment in 2008 alongside another DVD titled "Along Came A Spydra", which also contained four episodes. On February 21, 2012, Mill Creek Entertainment released Gadget Boy's Adventures in History - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. The 3-disc set featured all 26 episodes from
442-580: The channel was The Incredible Hulk episode "Doomed" at 11:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 12, 2009, as part of Jetix, while the first Disney XD program was the Phineas and Ferb episode " Dude, We're Getting the Band Back Together " on Friday, February 13, 2009, at midnight ET. In the fall of 2000, Disney launched its first overseas Toon Disney channel in the United Kingdom . The UK channel
468-413: The gang out of the stickiest situations. The main villain of this series, instead of Dr. Claw, is the mask-wearing six-armed villainess Spydra (voiced by Louise Vallance ). Spydra is accompanied by Boris, a frequently abused, wisecracking, sarcastic vulture with a Russian accent, along with her henchmen Mulch and his twin brother Houmous; they are all played by Maurice LaMarche. The main title theme song
494-549: The next five months, Toon Disney furthered its programming to cable subscribers such as Americast . At its launch, the channel shared half of its assigned series with Disney Channel. The channel had no advertising until its viewership reached a set number. On January 31, 1999, the first annual Pumbaa Bowl marathon was broadcast. By September 2000, the channel was expected to reach 20 million subscribers, and thus, would start showing advertising. Ad sales would be handled by Disney Kids Network . In June 2001, Toon Disney launched
520-597: The second season of the series and also contains bonus episodes from Johnny Test , The New Adventures of Nanoboy , World of Quest , Super Duper Sumos and The Wacky World of Tex Avery . Mill Creek also released the first disc as a single DVD release titled "Stopping Evil Across Time" on the same day, containing the same bonus episode of Johnny Test . The first season originally aired on First-run Syndication through Bohbot Entertainment 's Amazin' Adventures II block, while Adventures in History and reruns of Season 1 aired on The History Channel until 2000. In
546-1038: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. 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. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During
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#1733084524435572-430: 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. 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
598-450: Was an American multinational pay television channel owned by Disney Branded Television , a subsidiary of Disney-ABC Television Group . The channel's target audience was children aged 7–11, and older children and adolescents aged 8–15 during the Jetix programming block. A spin-off of Disney Channel , the channel's programming mostly included animated series , shorts, and features from Disney, as well as acquired programs. Toon Disney
624-611: Was later replaced by Disney Cinemagic in March 2006. In 2004, 4 new markets added a Toon Disney channel with three in Europe with Germany also adding a time shift channel. In December, Walt Disney Television International India launched a Toon Disney channel with three language audio tracks ( English , Tamil , and Telugu ). In 2005, a Toon Disney channel was launched for the Nordic countries , and another one for Japan . A Hindi-language audio track
650-464: Was launched on April 18, 1998, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time , in honor of Disney Channel 's 15th anniversary by Disney Channel, Inc. on digital tiers of DirecTV , Marcus Cable , and EchoStar . The first program to air on the network was The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1940). At 7:00 p.m. ET that day, Toon Disney launched a block called "The Magical World of Toons". The block originally featured Disney animated features, specials, and shorts. Over
676-419: Was written and performed by Mike Piccirillo . Musical underscore composers were Mike Piccirillo and Jean-Michel Guirao. The second season, produced in 1997 to fulfill E/I criteria , was titled Gadget Boy's Adventures in History . Here, the young detective has to stop the evil Spydra across time. This, like Inspector Gadget's Field Trip , aired on The History Channel . The series was later repeated on This
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