List of theatrical animated short film 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.

1910s

• Winsor McCay Cartoons (1911–1921)
• Mutt and Jeff (1913–1926)
• Colonel Heeza Liar (1913–1924)
• Farmer Al Falfa (1915–1937)
• Krazy Kat (1916–1940)
• Out of the Inkwell (1918–1926)
• Felix the Cat (1919–1930)

1920s

• Aesop's Film Fables (1921–1933)
• Laugh-O-Grams (1921–1923)
• Alice Comedies (1924–1927)
• Dinky Doodle (1924–1926)
• Sound Car-Tunes (1924–1926)
• Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (1927–1943)
• Inkwell Imps (1927–1929)
• Mickey Mouse (1928–1953, 1983–2013)
• Screen Songs (1929–1938, 1947–1951)
• Silly Symphonies (1929–1939)
• Talkartoons (1929–1932)

1930s

• Flip the Frog (1930–1933)
• Looney Tunes (1930–1969, 1987–present)
• Toby the Pup (1930–1931)
• Terrytoons (1930–1971)
• Merrie Melodies (1931–1969, 1988)
• Scrappy (1931–1939)
• Tom and Jerry (1931–1933)
• Betty Boop (1932–1939)
• Puppetoons (1932–1947)
• Pooch the Pup (1932–1933)
• ComiColor Cartoons (1933–1936)
• Cubby Bear (1933–1934)
• The Little King (1933–1934)
• Popeye the Sailor (1933–1957)
• Willie Whopper (1933–1934)
• Amos & Andy (1934)
• Burt Gillett's Toodle Tales (1934)
• Color Classics (1934–1941)
• Color Rhapsodies (1934–1949)
• Happy Harmonies (1934–1938)
• Rainbow Parade (1934–1936)
• Walter Lantz Cartune Specials (1934–1961)
• Puddy the Pup (1935–1942)
• Kiko the Kangaroo (1936–1937)
• Donald Duck (1937–1961)
• Pluto (1937–1951)
• MGM Cartoons (1937–1967)
• The Captain and the Kids (1938–1939)
• Gandy Goose (1938–1955)
• Walt Disney Specials (1938–present)
• Andy Panda (1939–1949)
• Barney Bear (1939–1945, 1947–1949, 1952–1954)
• Count Screwloose (1939)
• Goofy (1939–1965, 2007)
• Phantasies (1939–1943)
• Dinky Duck (1939–1957)

1940s

• Animated Antics (1940–1941)
• Stone Age Cartoons (1940–1941)
• Tom and Jerry (1940–1958, 1961–1962, 1963–1967, 2005; the 1961–1962 shorts from Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic)
• Gabby (1940–1941)
• Woody Woodpecker (1941–1972)
• Paramount Cartoon Specials (1941–1992)
• Superman (1941–1943)
• Swing Symphonies (1941–1945)
• Mighty Mouse (1942–1943 Super Mouse; 1944–1967)
• Figaro (1943–1947)
• Noveltoons (1943–1967)
• Little Lulu (1943–1948)
• Droopy (1943–1958)
• The Fox and the Crow (1943–1949)
• Screwy Squirrel (1944–1946)
• Li'l Abner (1944)
• Flippity and Flop (1945–1947)
• George and Junior (1946–1948)
• Heckle and Jeckle (1946–1966)
• Musical Miniatures (1946–1948)
• Charlie Horse (1947)
• Animaland (1948–1949; from the United Kingdom)
• Spike (1949–1957)
• Jerky Journeys (1949)
• Jolly Frolics (1949–1953)

1950s

• The Nearsighted Mister Magoo (1950–1959)
• Casper the Friendly Ghost (1950–1959)
• Little Roquefort (1950–1955)
• Chip 'n' Dale (1951–1954)
• Kartunes (1951–1953)
• Terry Bears (1951–1956)
• Herman and Katnip (1952–1959)
• Chilly Willy (1953–1972)
• Maw and Paw (1953–1955)
• UPA Cartoon Specials (1953–1956)
• Gerald McBoing-Boing (1954–1956)
• Maggie and Sam (1955–1957)
• Mole (1956–present; from Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic)
• Spike and Tyke (1957)
• Ham and Hattie (1958–1959)
• Modern Madcaps (1958–1967)
• Sidney the Elephant (1958–1963)
• Hector Heathcote (1959–1971)
• Hickory, Dickory, and Doc (later Doc, 1959–1962)
• Loopy De Loop (1959–1965)

1960s

• Jeepers and Creepers (1960)
• The Cat (1961)
• Inspector Willoughby (1961–1965)
• Comic Kings (1962–1963)
• Deputy Dawg (1962–1963)
• The Beary Family (1962–1972)
• Swifty and Shorty (1964–1965)
• Pink Panther (1964–1980, 1995)
• Honey Halfwitch (1965–1967)
• The Inspector (1965–1969)
• Nudnik (1965–1967; from Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic)
• James Hound (1966–1967)
• Winnie the Pooh (1966–1983)
• Mighty Heroes (1966–1967)
• Merry Makers (1967)
• GoGo Toons (1967)
• Fractured Fables (1967)
• Roland and Rattfink (1968–1971)
• Warner Bros. Cartoon Specials (1968)
• The Ant and the Aardvark (1969–1971)
• Nu, pogodi! (1969–2006; from the Soviet Union/Russia)
• Tijuana Toads/Texas Toads (1969–1972)
• Vinni Pukh (1969–1972; from the Soviet Union/Russia)

1970s

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

1980s

• Pixar shorts (1984–present)
• Roger Rabbit (1989–1993)

1990s

• Pikachu shorts (1998–present; from Japan)