# List of children's animated television series of the 1970s

This is a list of children's animated television series (including internet television series); that is, animated programs originally targeted towards audiences aged 12 and under in mind.
This list does not include Japanese, Chinese, or Korean series, as children's animation is much more common in these regions.

## 1970s
### United States

| Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Age rating | Technique |
| Doctor Dolittle | Cartoon series | 1 season, 17 episodes | • David H. DePatie • Friz Freleng • Paul Harrison • Lennie Weinrib | September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1971 | NBC | • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • 20th Century Fox Television | — | Traditional |
| Groovie Goolies | • Comedy horror • Musical comedy | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 12, 1970 – September 17, 1972 | CBS | Filmation | TV-G | Traditional |
| Josie and the Pussycats | | 1 season, 16 episodes | • Dan DeCarlo • Richard Goldwater | September 12, 1970 – January 2, 1971 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch | • Comedy horror • Fantasy • Sitcom • Slapstick • Supernatural | 1 season, 31 episodes | | September 12, 1970 – August 31, 1974 | • CBS • Syndicated | • Filmation Associates • The Sabrina Company | — | Traditional |
| Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | | 1 season, 16 episodes | • Lou Scheimer • Norm Prescott | September 12, 1970 – September 2, 1972 | ABC | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| Archie's TV Funnies | Sitcom | 1 season, 16 episodes | • John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (characters) | September 11, 1971 – September 1, 1973 | CBS | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| Help!... It's the Hair Bear Bunch! | | 1 season, 16 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 11, 1971 – January 8, 1972 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Jackson 5ive | | 2 seasons, 23 episodes | | September 11, 1971 – October 14, 1972 | ABC | • Rankin/Bass Productions • Motown Productions • Halas and Batchelor • Topcraft | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Show | | 1 season, 16 episodes | • Charles A. Nichols (animation director) • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera | September 11, 1971 – January 1, 1972 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Mouse Factory | Anthology | 1 season, 43 episodes | Ward Kimball | January 26, 1972 – March 5, 1973 | Syndication | The Walt Disney Company | — | Traditional |
| Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | • Comedy-drama • Educational | 8 season, 110 episodes | Bill Cosby | September 9, 1972 – August 10, 1985 | • CBS • First-run syndication | Filmation | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space | | 16 episodes | | September 9, 1972 – December 23, 1972 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Sealab 2020 | | 1 season, 13 episodes | Alex Toth | September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan | Mystery | 1 season, 16 episodes | Earl Derr Biggers (character) | September 9, 1972 – December 30, 1972 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| The Barkleys | Animation | 1 season, 13 episodes | • David H. DePatie • Friz Freleng • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 9, 1972 – September 1, 1973 | NBC | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises | — | Traditional |
| The Brady Kids | Animation | 2 seasons, 22 episodes | Sherwood Schwartz | September 9, 1972 – October 6, 1973 | ABC | • Filmation • Paramount Television | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Flintstone Comedy Hour | Comedy | 1 season, 18 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera | September 9, 1972 – January 26, 1974 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Houndcats | | 13 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972 | NBC | DePatie–Freleng Enterprises | — | Traditional |
| The Osmonds | | 17 episodes | | September 9, 1972 – December 30, 1972 | ABC | • Rankin/Bass Productions • Halas and Batchelor | — | Traditional |
| The Roman Holidays | Animated sitcom | 13 episodes | | September 9, 1972 – December 2, 1972 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Lassie's Rescue Rangers | Animated | 1 season, 15 episodes | | November 11, 1972 – December 22, 1973 | ABC | • Filmation Associates • Wrather Productions (as Wrather Corp.) | TV-G | Ended |
| Butch Cassidy | Mystery | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 1, 1973 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Emergency +4 | Adventure cartoon | 2 seasons, 23 episodes | • Harold Jack Bloom • R. A. Cinader (live-action basis program) | September 8, 1973 – November 30, 1974 | NBC | • Fred Calvert Productions • Mark VII Limited • Universal Television | — | Traditional |
| Goober and the Ghost Chasers | Mystery | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Inch High, Private Eye | • Comedy • Adventure • Mystery | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – August 31, 1974 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Jeannie | Comedy | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Screen Gems • Columbia Pictures Television | — | Traditional |
| Mission: Magic! | Cartoon series | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | ABC | • Filmation • Paramount Television | — | Traditional |
| Speed Buggy | | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Star Trek: The Animated Series | | 2 seasons, 22 episodes | Gene Roddenberry | September 8, 1973 – October 12, 1974 | NBC | • Filmation • Norway Productions • Paramount Television Service | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Super Friends | • Action • Adventure • Science fiction | 16 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • National Periodical Publications | — | Traditional |
| The Addams Family | • Animated sitcom • Comedy horror | 1 season, 16 episodes | Charles Addams | September 8, 1973 – December 22, 1973 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera | — | Traditional |
| Yogi's Gang | • Adventure • Comedy | 15 episodes | | September 8, 1973 – December 29, 1973 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Devlin | Comedy | 16 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera | September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Hong Kong Phooey | Comedy | 1 season, 16 episodes | • William Hanna • Joseph Barbera | September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Partridge Family 2200 A.D. | Science fiction | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 7, 1974 – March 8, 1975 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Columbia Pictures Television | — | Traditional |
| The New Adventures of Gilligan | | 1 season, 16 episodes | Sherwood Schwartz | September 7, 1974 – October 18, 1975 | ABC | Filmation | TV-G | Traditional |
| These Are the Days | | 16 episodes | | September 7, 1974 – September 27, 1975 | ABC | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| The U.S. of Archie | • Comedy • Historical | 16 episodes | • John L. Goldwater (comic) • Bob Montana (characters) | September 7, 1974 – September 1976 | CBS | Filmation | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Valley of the Dinosaurs | • Adventure • Action • Drama • Science fiction | 16 episodes | | September 7, 1974 – December 21, 1974 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch | • Animation • Adventure • Action • Cartoon series • Science fiction | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 7, 1974 – November 30, 1974 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y | Traditional |
| Return to the Planet of the Apes | Animation | 13 episodes | | September 6, 1975 – November 29, 1975 | NBC | • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • 20th Century Fox Television | — | Traditional |
| The Great Grape Ape Show | • Animation • Comedy | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 6, 1975 – December 13, 1975 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y | Traditional |
| The Oddball Couple | • Children's television series • Animation • Comedy • Cartoon series | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 6, 1975 – December 20, 1975 | ABC | • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises • Paramount Network Television | — | Traditional |
| The Tom and Jerry Show | Animated sitcom | 16 episodes | | September 6, 1975 – December 13, 1975 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| Clue Club | Animation | 1 season, 16 episodes | | August 14, 1976 – September 3, 1977 | CBS | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Jabberjaw | | 1 season, 16 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 11, 1976 – December 18, 1976 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | | 36 episodes | Edgar Rice Burroughs (characters) | August 14, 1976 – September 6, 1980 | CBS | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| The Mumbly Cartoon Show | Animation | 16 episodes | | September 11, 1976 – September 3, 1977 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| The Scooby-Doo Show | • Comedy • Mystery • Adventure | 3 seasons, 40 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 11, 1976 – December 23, 1978 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour | | 16 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 11, 1976 – December 18, 1976 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The New Adventures of Batman | | 1 season, 16 episodes | | February 12, 1977 – May 28, 1977 | CBS | • Filmation • DC Comics • Warner Bros. Television | — | Traditional |
| Baggy Pants and the Nitwits | Cartoon series | 1 season, 13 episodes | Arte Johnson | September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977 | NBC | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises | — | Traditional |
| Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels | | 3 seasons, 40 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 10, 1977 – June 21, 1980 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| CB Bears | • Animation • Comedy | 13 episodes | Charles A. Nichols | September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali | Animation | 1 season, 13 episodes | • Fred Calvert • Kimie Calvert • John Paxton | September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977 | NBC | Farmhouse Films | — | Traditional |
| Laff-A-Lympics | • Comedy • Sports | 2 seasons, 24 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 10, 1977 – October 28, 1978 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics | Comedy | 24 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 10, 1977 – October 28, 1978 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Space Sentinels | | 13 episodes | | September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977 | NBC | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| The All-New Super Friends Hour | • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction | 60 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics | — | Traditional |
| The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour | | | | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 | CBS | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| The New Archie and Sabrina Hour | | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 10, 1977 – December 3, 1977 | NBC | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| Rickety Rocket | | 16 episodes | | September 1, 1979 – January 1, 1980 | ABC | • Ruby-Spears Productions | — | Traditional |
| The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | Cartoon series | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 8, 1979 – April 8, 1980 | CBS | • Filmation • Viacom Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Buford and the Galloping Ghost | • Animation • Mystery • Comedy | 13 episodes | | September 9, 1978 – September 1, 1979 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera | — | Traditional |
| Challenge of the Superfriends | • Adventure • Fantasy • Science fiction • Superhero | 2 seasons, 16 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) | September 9, 1978 – December 23, 1978 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Fangface | • Animation • Mystery | 2 seasons, 32 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 9, 1978 – September 27, 1980 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Galaxy Goof-Ups | • Animation • Adventure • Comedy | 13 episodes | | September 9, 1978 – September 1, 1979 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Tarzan and the Super 7 | | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 9, 1978 – September 6, 1980 | CBS | Filmation | — | Traditional |
| The All New Popeye Hour | • Animation • Comedy | 5 season, 56 episodes | | September 9, 1978 – September 5, 1983 | CBS | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • King Features Syndicate | TV-G | Traditional |
| The New Fantastic Four | • Superhero • Action • Adventure | 1 season, 13 episodes | • Stan Lee • Jack Kirby | September 9, 1978 – December 16, 1978 | NBC | • DePatie–Freleng Enterprises • Marvel Comics Animation | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| Yogi's Space Race | • Animation • Comedy • Adventure • Sports • Sci-fi • Fantasy | 13 episodes | | September 9, 1978 – December 2, 1978 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The New Fred and Barney Show | • Animation • Comedy | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | | February 3, 1979 – October 20, 1979 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Fred and Barney Meet the Thing | Animation | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 8, 1979 – December 1, 1979 | NBC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Marvel Comics Group | TV-G | Traditional |
| Casper and the Angels | • Animation • Adventure • Comedy • Sci-fi | 13 episodes | | September 22, 1979 – December 15, 1979 | NBC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • The Harvey Entertainment Company | — | Traditional |
| Mighty Man and Yukk | | 32 episodes | | September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980 | ABC | Ruby-Spears Productions | — | Traditional |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | • Comedy • Mystery • Adventure | 1 seasons, 16 episodes | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980 | ABC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| Spider-Woman | • Superhero • Action • Adventure | 1 season, 16 episodes | | September 22, 1979 – January 5, 1980 | ABC | • DePatie-Freleng Enterprises • Marvel Comics Animation | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | | 2 seasons, 32 episodes | Alex Raymond | September 22, 1979 – November 6, 1982 | NBC | • Filmation • King Features Syndicate | TV-Y7 | Traditional |
| The New Shmoo | | 1 seasons, 16 episodes | Al Capp | September 22, 1979 – November 15, 1980 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | | | • Joe Ruby • Ken Spears | September 22, 1979 – February 28, 1981 | ABC | • Ruby-Spears Productions • DC Comics | TV-G | Traditional |
| The Super Globetrotters | Cartoon | 1 season, 13 episodes | | September 22, 1979 – December 15, 1979 | NBC | Hanna-Barbera Productions | — | Traditional |
| The World's Greatest SuperFriends | • Adventure • Superhero | 8 episodes | • E. Nelson Bridwell • Carmine Infantino • Julius Schwartz (consultants) | September 22, 1979 – September 27, 1980 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • DC Comics | TV-Y7 | Traditional |

### Co-productions

| Title | Genre | Seasons/episodes | Show creator(s) | Original release | Network | Studio | Age rating | Technique |
| The Funky Phantom | • Comedy • Mystery • Adventure | 17 episodes | | September 11, 1971 – September 2, 1972 | ABC | • Hanna-Barbera Productions • Air Programs International | | Traditional |