List of animated television series by episode count
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This is a list of animated television series by episode count. This article does not include anime series which originate from Japan (for this see the list of anime series by episode count). Single series with at least 100 episodes and television franchises with at least 40 episodes are listed.
Single series
[edit]- Show is still in production
| Title | Country of origin | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandmännchen | East Germany (1959-1990), Germany (1990-present) | 61 | 22,200 |
| 3000 Whys of Blue Cat | China | 9 | 3,057 |
| Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf | China | 41 | 2,961 |
| Die Sendung mit der Maus | Germany | N/A | 2,122 |
| GG Bond | China | 17 | 1,116 |
| Motu Patlu | India | 13 | 1,128 |
| Gopal Bhar | India | 7 | 1,090 |
| Toon In with Me | United States | 4 | 850 |
| The Simpsons | United States | 35 | 770 |
| Boonie Bears | China | 10 | 676 |
| Chhota Bheem | India | 16 | 663 |
| Nut Boltu | India | 6 | 650 |
| Upin & Ipin | Malaysia | 17 | 624 |
| Pakdam Pakdai | India | 11 | 585 |
| Thomas & Friends | United Kingdom | 24 | 584 |
| Luntik | Russia | 9 | 538 |
| The Magic Roundabout | France | 5 | 516 |
| SkyEye | China | 1 | 500 |
| Crusader Rabbit | United States | 3 | 455[1] |
| Family Guy | United States | 22 | 422 |
| Teen Titans Go! | United States | 8 | 396 |
| Counting with Paula | Singapore | 7 | 384 |
| Peppa Pig | United Kingdom | 7 | 381 |
| American Dad! | United States | 20 | 366 |
| Chikn Nuggit | United States | N/A | 338 |
| Red vs. Blue | United States | 18 | 338 |
| South Park | United States | 26 | 326 |
| Molang | France, South Korea | 5 | 321 |
| Nix - Je Sob Pare | India | 4 | 320 |
| Kikoriki | Russia | 6 | 307 |
| The Dr. Binocs Show | India | 6 | 305 |
| Super Wings | South Korea, China, United States | 7 | 304 |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | United States | 14 | 303 |
| Mutt and Jeff | United States | N/A | 292 |
| Larva | South Korea | 4 | 286 |
| Adventure Time | United States | 10 | 283 |
| Kral Şakir | Turkey | 7 | 273 |
| Beavis and Butt-Head | United States | 10 | 270 |
| Bob's Burgers | United States | 14 | 269 |
| Regular Show | United States | 8 | 261 |
| Kid-E-Cats | Russia | 5 | 260 |
| Pororo the Little Penguin | South Korea | 7 | 260 |
| Loopdidoo | France | 5 | 260 |
| King of the Hill | United States | 13 | 259 |
| The Smurfs (1981 – 1989) | United States, Belgium | 9 | 258 |
| Arthur | United States, Canada | 25 | 253 |
| Om Nom Stories | Russia, United Kingdom | 23 | 253 |
| Horrid Henry | United Kingdom | 5 | 250 |
| Bob the Builder (1999 – 2011) | United Kingdom | 18 | 250 |
| The Amazing World of Gumball | United Kingdom, United States, Ireland | 6 | 240 |
| Fireman Sam | United Kingdom | 13 | 238 |
| PAW Patrol | Canada | 10 | 236 |
| Be-Be-Bears | Russia | 9 | 234 |
| Krazy Kat | United States | N/A | 232 |
| The Gumby Show | United States | 3 | 229 |
| My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | United States, Canada | 9 | 221 |
| Popeye the Sailor | United States | N/A | 220 |
| Robot Chicken | United States | 11 | 220 |
| The Fixies | Russia | 5 | 218 |
| Pocoyo | Spain, United Kingdom | 4 | 212 |
| Ninjago | Denmark, Canada | 15 | 210 |
| Winx Club | Italy, United States | 8 | 208 |
| Monica's Gang | Brazil | 25 | 201 |
| Mini Beat Power Rockers | Argentina | 4 | 200 |
| Woody Woodpecker | United States | N/A | 200 |
| Curious George | United States | 15 | 198 |
| Hey Duggee | United Kingdom | 4 | 196 |
| Postman Pat | United Kingdom | 8 | 196 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987-1996) | United States | 10 | 193 |
| Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | United States | N/A | 190 |
| Felix the Cat | United States | N/A | 184 |
| Fudêncio and his friends | Brazil | 6 | 179 |
| Dora the Explorer | United States | 8 | 178 |
| Ben 10 (2016-2021) | United States | 4 | 178 |
| Chuggington | United States | 7 | 176 |
| My Magic Pet Morphle | United States, United Kingdom | 2 | 175 |
| Bolek and Lolek | Poland | 11 | 174 |
| Rugrats | United States | 9 | 172 |
| The Fairly OddParents | United States | 10 | 172 |
| Craig of the Creek | United States | 5 | 170 |
| Shaun the Sheep | United Kingdom | 6 | 170 |
| The Loud House | United States | 7 | 169 |
| Oggy and the Cockroaches | France | 7 | 169 |
| The Flintstones | United States | 6 | 166 |
| Tele-Comics/NBC Comics[2][3] | United States | N/A | 165 |
| Tom and Jerry | United States | N/A | 164 |
| The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show | United States | 5 | 163 |
| Steven Universe | United States | 5 | 160 |
| DC Nation Shorts | United States | 1 | 159 |
| Masyanya | Russia, Israel | 7 | 157 |
| Pingu | Switzerland, United Kingdom | 6 | 156 |
| Sunny Bunnies | Belarus | 6 | 156 |
| Totally Spies! | France, Canada, | 6 | 156 |
| Earth to Luna | Brazil | 6 | 156 |
| Roger Ramjet | United States | 5 | 156 |
| Simon | France | 3 | 156 |
| Bananas in Pyjamas | Australia | 3 | 156 |
| The Ruff and Reddy Show | United States | 3 | 156 |
| New Looney Tunes | United States | 3 | 156 |
| Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown | United States | 1 | 156 |
| Laurel and Hardy | United States | 1 | 156 |
| The New Three Stooges | United States | N/A | 156 |
| Tayo the Little Bus | South Korea | 6 | 156 |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010) | United States | 8 | 155 |
| The Jungle Book | India, Germany, France | 3 | 155 |
| Go Jetters | United Kingdom, Ireland | 3 | 154 |
| Uncle Grandpa | United States | 5 | 153 |
| Total DramaRama | Canada, United States | 3 | 152 |
| Bluey | Australia | 3 | 151 |
| Futurama | United States | 8 | 150 |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | United States | 3 | 149 |
| Talking Tom and Friends | United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Austria, Singapore, Thailand, Slovenia, Spain | 5 | 148 |
| Cartoon Planet | United States | 3 | 146 |
| Archer | United States | 14 | 145 |
| Total Drama | United States | 6 | 145 |
| Blue's Clues | United States | 6 | 141 |
| Cyberchase | United States | 14 | 140 |
| The Real Ghostbusters | United States | 7 | 140 |
| We Bare Bears | United States | 4 | 140 |
| Aqua Teen Hunger Force | United States | 12 | 144 |
| Doc McStuffins | United States, Ireland | 5 | 136 |
| El Chavo Animado | Mexico | 7 | 134 |
| Happy Tree Friends | United States | 4 | 133 |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–20) | United States | 7 | 133 |
| Squidbillies | United States | 13 | 132 |
| Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero | United States, Japan | N/A | 131 |
| Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir | France | 5 | 131 |
| Alvinnn!!! and the Chipmunks | United States, France | 5 | 130 |
| Bob the Builder (2015-2018) | United Kingdom, Canada | 3 | 130 |
| Clarence | United States | 3 | 130 |
| Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse | United States | N/A | 130 |
| He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | United States | 2 | 130 |
| Max & Ruby | Canada | 7 | 130 |
| Mr. Bean: The Animated Series | United Kingdom | 5 | 130 |
| The Dick Tracy Show | United States | 1 | 130 |
| The New Adventures of Pinocchio | United States, Canada, Japan | 1 | 130 |
| The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show | United States | N/A | 130 |
| ThunderCats (1985–1989) | United States, Japan | 4 | 130 |
| WordGirl | United States | 8 | 130 |
| Bubble Guppies | United States, Canada | 6 | 129 |
| The Haunted House | South Korea | 5 | 123 |
Longest-running animated television franchises
[edit]- At least one show is still airing new episodes
| Country of origin | Title | Seasons | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Looney Tunes | 30 | 1,626 |
| Japan, United States | Transformers | 28 | 1,199 |
| United States | Mickey Mouse & Friends | 29 | 1,137 |
| United States | The Simpsons | 38 | 831 |
| United States | Yogi Bear & Friends | 28 | 761 |
| United Kingdom | Thomas & Friends | 28 | 746 |
| United States | Popeye | 25 | 638 |
| France, United Kingdom | The Magic Roundabout | 3 | 545 |
| Finland | Angry Birds | 25 | 523 |
| United States | Space Ghost | 35 | 508 |
| United States | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 23 | 492 |
| United States | The Flintstones | 22 | 481 |
| United States | Scooby-Doo | 29 | 428 |
| United States | Family Guy | 23 | 425 |
| United States | Teen Titans | 12 | 421 |
| United States | Tom and Jerry | 16 | 418 |
| United States | Ben 10 | 22 | 408 |
| United States | Spider-Man | 24 | 406 |
| United Kingdom | Bob the Builder | 21 | 380 |
| Belgium, United States | The Smurfs | 12 | 371 |
| United States | Felix the Cat | 5 | 357 |
| United States | Masters of the Universe | 10 | 354 |
| United States, Canada | My Little Pony | 14 | 352 |
| United States | Batman | 22 | 352 |
| United States | American Dad! | 18 | 351 |
| United States | South Park | 26 | 325 |
| Japan | Sonic the Hedgehog | 9 | 313 |
| United States | SpongeBob SquarePants | 15 | 308 |
| United States, Canada | Arthur | 29 | 308 |
| Canada | Paw Patrol | 12 | 300 |
| United States | Dora the Explorer | 15 | 298 |
| United Kingdom | Wallace & Gromit | 13 | 297 |
| Japan | Hello Kitty | 23 | 294 |
| United States | Beavis and Butt-Head | 13 | 292 |
| Canada | Total Drama | 9 | 290 |
| United States | Adventure Time | 11 | 287 |
| United States | The Loud House | 9 | 284 |
| United States | Madagascar | 17 | 277 |
| United States | Star Wars | 16 | 267 |
| Canada, France, United States | Inspector Gadget | 11 | 264 |
| United States | Garfield | 13 | 263 |
| United States | Woody Woodpecker | 4 | 263 |
| United States | The Gumby Show | 4 | 261 |
| Italy, United States | Winx Club | 11 | 260 |
| Finland | Moomin | 11 | 258 |
| United States | Rugrats | 16 | 255 |
| United Kingdom | Danger Mouse | 16 | 253 |
| United States | DC Animated Universe | 15 | 252 |
| United States | The Powerpuff Girls | 9 | 252 |
| United Kingdom | Mr. Men | 8 | 249 |
| United Kingdom | Postman Pat | 10 | 248 |
| United States | Avengers | 9 | 242 |
| United States | Rocky and Bullwinkle | 9 | 241 |
| United Kingdom | Dennis the Menace and Gnasher | 7 | 240 |
| United States | The Pink Panther | 4 | 236 |
| United States | G.I. Joe | 10 | 228 |
| United States | Clifford the Big Red Dog | 5 | 221 |
| United States | Alvin and the Chipmunks | 15 | 253 |
| Denmark, Canada | Ninjago | 15 | 213 |
| United States | Superman | 13 | 208 |
| France, Canada | Totally Spies! | 8 | 208 |
| United States | ThunderCats | 6 | 208 |
| Switzerland, United Kingdom | Pingu | 8 | 208 |
| United States | Peanuts | 7 | 207 |
| United States | Animaniacs | 12 | 204 |
| France, Japan, Netherlands | Barbapapa | 4 | 202 |
| United Kingdom | Paddington Bear | 8 | 198 |
| United States | Casper the Friendly Ghost | 8 | 198 |
| France | Oggy and the Cockroaches | 8 | 185 |
| Singapore | Oddbods | 3 | 180 |
| United States | Ghostbusters | 8 | 180 |
| United States | Steven Universe | 6 | 180 |
| United States | The Lion King | 6 | 159 |
| United States | Littlest Pet Shop | 5 | 156 |
| United States | Phineas and Ferb | 5 | 149 |
| United States | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 4 | 148 |
| Canada | Caillou | 5 | 144 |
| United States | How to Train Your Dragon | 10 | 144 |
| France | The Adventures of Tintin | 10 | 141 |
| United States | Cow and Chicken | 8 | 141 |
| United Kingdom | The Clangers | 5 | 130 |
| United States | Muppet Babies | 10 | 129 |
| United States | Wacky Races | 5 | 129 |
| United Kingdom | Numberblocks | 8 | 124 |
| United States | Busytown | 7 | 117 |
| United States | Kung Fu Panda | 5 | 117 |
| United States | Avatar: The Last Airbender | 8 | 116 |
| United States | Winnie the Pooh | 7 | 113 |
| United Kingdom | The Wombles | 5 | 112 |
| United States | Heathcliff | 4 | 112 |
| United States | Super Friends | 9 | 109 |
| Canada | Franklin the Turtle | 8 | 104 |
| Brazil, Canada | Fishtronaut | 2 | 104 |
See also
[edit]- List of television programs by episode count
- List of anime series by episode count
- List of anime franchises by episode count
- List of animated television series
References
[edit]- ^ 195 black and white, 260 colored
- ^ "The Tele-Comics (Series) (Vallee Video)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Archived from the original on July 23, 2012.
- ^ "Tralfaz: NBC Comics, Part 1". March 10, 2012.
