List of animated short series

The following is a list of theatrical short animated cartoon (or "short animations") series. Most notable animated film series were produced during the silent era and the Hollywood golden era. All series below are from the United States except as noted.

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1900s

• Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906) (105th anniversary, 1906-2011)
• Fantasmagorie (1908) (100th anniversary, 1908-2008)

1910s

• Tom and Jerry (1911-1937)
• Cubby Bear (1912–1928)
• Burt Gillett's Toodle Tales (1914–1957)
• Aesop's Film Fables (1918–1935)
• Out of the Inkwell (1918–1927)
• Felix the Cat (1919–1936)
• Musictoon (1919–1949)

1920s

• The Little King (1920–1939)
• Alice Comedies (1924–1927)
• Sound Car-Tunes (1924–1926)
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927–1943)
• Mickey Mouse (1928–1953)
• Puppetoon (1929–1959)
• Silly Symphonies (1929–1939)
• Talkartoons (1929–1932)
• Screen Songs (1929–1938, 1947–1951)
• Looney Tunes (1929–1969)
• Krazy Kat (1929-1939)

1930s

• Flip the Frog (1930–1933)
• Toby the Pup (1930-1931)
• Merrie Melodies (1931-1969)
• Farmer Al Falfa (1931–1937)
• Betty Boop (1932–1939)
• Pooch the Pup (1932–1933)
• ComiColor Cartoons (1933–1936)
• Popeye (1933–1957)
• Willie Whopper (1933–1934)
• Amos & Andy (1934)
• Color Classics (1934–1941)
• Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
• Happy Harmonies (1934–1938)
• Rainbow Parade (1934–1936)
• Toby the Pup (1934–1949)
• Puddy the Pup (1935–1942)
• Kiko the Kangaroo (1936–1937)
• Donald Duck (1937–1956)
• The Captain and the Kids (1938–1939)
• Gandy Goose (1938–1955)
• Andy Panda (1939–1949)
• Barney Bear (1939–1944, 1947–1949, 1952–1954)
• Count Screwloose (1939)
• Goofy (1939–1961, 2007)
• Fables (1939–1942)
• Phantasies (1939–1943)
• Dinky Duck (1939–1957)

1940s

• Woody Woodpecker (1940–1972)
• Tom and Jerry (1940–1967)
• The Fox and the Crow (1941–1950)
• Superman (1941–1943)
• Swing Symphony (1941–1945)
• Mighty Mouse (1942–1943 Super Mouse; 1944–1967)
• Noveltoons (1943–1967)
• Little Lulu (1943–1948)
• Droopy (1943–1958)
• Li'l Abner (1944)
• Screwy Squirrel (1944–1946)
• Aesops Fables (1945–1960)
• Flippity and Flop (1945–1947)
• George and Junior (1946–1948, 1995)
• Heckle and Jeckle (1946–1966)
• Spike (1949–1957)
• Jolly Frolics (1949–1953)

1950s

• Little Roquefort (1950–1955)
• The Nearsighted Mister Magoo (1950–1959)
• Casper the Friendly Ghost (1950–1959)
• Kartunes (1951–1953)
• Terry Bears (1951–1956)
• Herman and Katnip (1952–1959)
• Chilly Willy (1953–1972)
• Maw and Paw (1953–1955)
• Noveltoon (1953–1984)
• Maggie and Sam (1956–1957)
• Mole (1956–present, from Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic)
• Spike and Tyke (1957)
• Tom Terrific (1957)
• Tricky the Koala (1957–1971)
• Sidney the Elephant (1958–1963)
• Modern Madcaps (1958–1967)
• Yogi Bear (1958–1962)
• Huckleberry Hound (1958–1962)
• Hickory, Dickory, and Doc (later Doc, 1959–1962)
• Loopy De Loop (1959–1965)

1960s

• Jeepers and Creepers (1960)
• The Cat (1961)
• The Adventures of Lariat Sam (1961–1962)
• Inspector Willoughby (1961–1965)
• Deputy Dawg (1962–1963)
• The Beary Family (1962–1972)
• Swifty and Shorty (1964–1965)
• Pink Panther (1964–1980)
• Honey Halfwitch (1965–1967)
• Sad Cat (1965–1968)
• The Inspector (1965–1969)
• Possible Possum (1965–1971)
• Peanuts (1965–2003)
• Mighty Heroes (1966–1967)
• James Hound (1966–1967)
• Merry Makers (1967)
• GoGo Toons (1967)
• Fractured Fables (1967)
• Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971)
• The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971)
• Nu, pogodi! (1969–2004, from the Soviet Union/Russia)
• Tijuana Toads/Texas Toads (1969–1972)

1970s

• The Three Fools (1970–1990; Bulgaria)
• The Blue Racer (1972–1974)
• Hoot Kloot (1973–1974)
• The Dogfather (1974–1976)

1980s

• The Smurfs (1981–1990)
• Danger Mouse (in the United Kingdom, 1981–1992)
• Scooby-Doo! (1982–1999)
• Pixar shorts (1984–present)
• Tom Fat Cat (1988–2009)
• Roger Rabbit (1989–1993)

1990s

• Quarxs (1991–1993)
• The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991–1996)
• Bananaman (1993–1996)
• Animaniacs (1993–1998)
• Rocky & Friends (1999–2005)

2000s

• The Mr. Men Show (2007–present)
• The Penguins of Madagascar (2008–present)
• Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (2008–present)

2010s

• Angry Birds (TV series) (2013-present)