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Plot Summary:
Follow the adventures of fireman Sam and his colleagues as they protect the citizens of the Welsh town of Pontypandy. Whenever the alarm sounds, brave Sam and his co-workers can be counted on to jump into a fire engine, hop onto a helicopter, or even launch an inflatable lifeboat to battle blazes, mount rescue missions, or provide medical attention to those in need.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, sweet, educational
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Postman Pat (1981)
Plot Summary:
Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, semi serious, nostalgic
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Fireman Sam: Set for Action! (2018)
Plot Summary:
The alarm has sounded and the Pontypandy crew is off to rescue their friends and others in need. From engine sparks and wild fireworks to water rescue and more, you won't want to miss these adventures with your favorite hero, Fireman Sam!.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 163
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 62 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, disturbing
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Paddington Bear (1976)
Plot Summary:
Paddington Bear is a series of British animated shorts based on the Paddington Bear book series by Michael Bond produced by FilmFair. This was the first television series based on the popular children's book Paddington Bear. In the United States it was usually shown on pay television as filler in between programs. Its narrator was actor Michael Hordern. It was one of the few television programmes to combine a puppet show with cartoon - Paddington himself was a puppet, but other characters in the series were depicted as cartoon characters. The series has a very distinctive art style. Paddington himself is a stop-motion animated puppet who moves within a 3-dimensional space and interacts with 2-dimensional animated drawings of the human characters, buildings, etc. The series, along with all other FilmFair productions is currently owned by DHX Media of Canada.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Sunny Bunnies (2015)
Plot Summary:
Furry little bunnies hop through wild adventures as they find solutions, fun and sometimes mischief wherever there is light.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 127
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Poland
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, humorous, absurd, not serious
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Tickety Toc (2011)
Plot Summary:
In The Unstoppable, Unpoppable Bubble, our comedic heroes Tommy and Tallulah test McCoggins¿ new unpoppable bubble formula! But soon an unpoppable bubble becomes so large it engulfs the whole town! Will the town be rescued from the extra-large and extra-strong bubble? Will Tommy & Tallulah make it out of the bubble in time to chime? In this and 5 other exciting adventures, the Tickety Town team, along with your own preschoolers, will learn the importance of teamwork, community and social responsibility.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 294
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: South Korea, UK
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: educational, feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, exciting, fast, computer animated
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Charlie and Lola (2005)
Plot Summary:
Charlie and Lola is a British animated television series based on the Charlie and Lola books written by Lauren Child. It aired from 2005–2008. The animation uses a collage style that emulates the style of the original books. Three series were commissioned by and initially broadcast on the BBC between 2005 and 2008. The series are produced by Tiger Aspect and have been subsequently broadcast in more than twenty countries. The series has won multiple BAFTA awards.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: semi serious, feel good, light, exciting, 2d animation
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Little Princess (2006)
Plot Summary:
Little Princess is a children's animated television series. Directed by Edward Foster, it debuted in the United Kingdom in 2006 and is currently shown there as part of Channel 5's Milkshake! and – as Y Dywysoges Fach – in the children's programming strand Cyw on the Welsh language channel S4C. In English, the stories are narrated by Julian Clary, who also provides the voice of the cat Puss. Jane Horrocks provides the voice of the Little Princess. The series is based on the original books by Tony Ross and follows the success of Ross's 1986 book 'I Want My Potty', which was also turned into a 5 minute short film. Great Uncle Walter is voiced by Brian Blessed and General, Prime Minister, Gardener and Chef are all voiced by Colin McFarlane.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 361
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Turbo Dogs (2008)
Plot Summary:
Turbo Dogs is a television show that airs on Qubo and Kids' CBC. The show is based on the book Racer Dogs by Bob Kolar. The show premiered on October 3, 2008. The show was not renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 86
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Booba (2014)
Plot Summary:
The world is a mystery to little Booba. But he approaches the curiosities around him with wonder, finding adventure in his everyday surroundings.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 488
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sweet, semi serious, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Numberjacks (2006)
Plot Summary:
Numberjacks is a children's British television series that originally aired in the UK between 2006 and 2009. Re-runs of the episodes are shown regularly on CBeebies and occasionally on BBC2. It is produced by Open Mind Productions for the BBC and features a mixture of computer-generated animation and live action.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: educational, funny, thought provoking, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Mike the Knight (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mike the Knight is a Canadian/British animated television series created by Alexander Bar and written by Marc Seal. It currently airs on Treehouse TV in Canada, Nickelodeon and Nick Jr. in the United States and CBeebies in the United Kingdom.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 252
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, UK
Duration:
Plot tags: semi serious, captivating, light, entertaining, exciting, humorous
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The Adventures of Chuck and Friends (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Chuck and Friends is a television series which airs in the U.S. on The Hub's daily HubBub block, as well as Saturday mornings on The CW as part of the Vortexx block. The show is being produced in collaboration by Toronto based studios Nelvana, Pipeline Studios Inc. and Hasbro Studios. The Adventures of Chuck and Friends airs on Cartoonito in the United Kingdom and on Treehouse TV in Canada. In 2012 it was announced that Shout! Factory would release episodes of the show on DVD, starting February 14 with "Friends to the Finish".
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, light, entertaining
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Team Umizoomi (2010)
Plot Summary:
Team Umizoomi is a animated fantasy musical series with an emphasis on preschool mathematical concepts, such as counting, sequences, shapes, patterns, measurements, and comparisons. The team consists of mini superheroes Milli and Geo, a friendly robot named Bot, and the child who is viewing the show. Milli, Geo and Bot refer to the child viewer as their Umifriend and encourage him or her to develop their "Mighty Math Powers!" The action generally takes place in and around Umi City, a colorful city where the streets are paved with origami inspired patterns. In the United States Team Umizoomi is shown on both Nick Jr. and Nickelodeon. It is also available on iTunes. It first aired on January 25, 2010.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, colorful, semi serious, feel good, humorous, educational, interactive, colourful
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Roary the Racing Car (2007)
Plot Summary:
Roary the Racing Car is a South Korean animated children's television show that currently airs on Disney Junior in South Korea, Milkshake! on Channel 5 and Nick Jr. in the United Kingdom, Treehouse TV in Canada, Discovery Kids in Latin America, Nick Jr. and ABC2 in Australia and PBS Sprout in the US. Produced by Chapman Entertainment and HiT Entertainment, the producers of Fifi and the Flowertots and Bob the Builder, Also produced by Iconix Entertainment, Educational Broadcasting System and Seoul, the producers of Tayo the Little Bus, Also produced by Contender Entertainment Group and Hibbert Ralph TV, the producers of Tractor Tom, It follows the adventures of Roary and his race car friends at Silver Hatch race track. Roary is a red racing car shaped similarly to a grand prix car. He lives at the Silver Hatch racing circuit.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 325
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating
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Olly The Little White Van (2011)
Plot Summary:
Like most white vans you see on the roads, Olly is always driving around doing useful work and running errands for people. He doesn't always get it right, but he always tries his best.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 13
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 5 min
Plot tags: light, funny, road movie, feel good, sweet, captivating, entertaining, scenic, semi serious
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Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Care Bears try to help kids and have fun in Care-a-Lot, but must contend with the antics of the mischievous Beastly and the young Beasties.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 189
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, exciting, offbeat
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Higglytown Heroes (2004)
Plot Summary:
Higglytown Heroes is a children's television series currently airing on the Disney Junior portion of the Disney Channel, or, on some cable networks, the Playhouse Disney channel. The theme song of the show, Here in Higglytown, is performed by They Might Be Giants. Higglytown Heroes returned to Disney Junior on its cable and satellite channel replacing SOAPnet on March 23, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 647
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, funny, captivating, entertaining, nostalgic
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School of Roars (2017)
Plot Summary:
Class is in session for mini-monsters Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Wingston and Yummble, who learn quirky lessons from their teacher Miss Grizzlesniff.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration:
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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Hello Kitty's Paradise (2000)
Plot Summary:
A kitty and her friends are off to explore the world together. With the help of her friends, Hello Kitty will learn a lot about life. Adventure awaits.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, anime
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Heroes of the City (2012)
Plot Summary:
Heroes of the City is a television series for pre-schoolers with stories that convey the message of helping, sharing and caring. Paulie Police Car and Fiona Fire Engine help the townspeople find thieves, put out fires, and solve mysteries. In the stories everyone can be a hero!.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 39
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Sweden
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: light, captivating, entertaining, 3d animation
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Shaun the Sheep (2007)
Plot Summary:
Shaun the Sheep is a British stop-motion animated children's television series produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions, ARD. It is a spin-off of the Wallace and Gromit franchise, starring Shaun from A Close Shave as its main protagonist. It first aired in the UK on CBBC in March 2007. The series has also inspired its own spin-off show, Timmy Time, which is aimed at younger viewers. The show has been broadcast in 180 countries around the world.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Finland, Germany
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, anime, light, captivating, semi serious, claymation
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My Friends Tigger & Pooh (2007)
Plot Summary:
My Friends Tigger & Pooh is a American computer-animated television series inspired by Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne. The television series features Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, including two new characters: a brave 6-year-old red-headed girl named Darby and her dog Buster. Although Darby appears to be the main human friend of Pooh and the gang and the leader of the Super Sleuths, Christopher Robin still appears sporadically. Developed by Walt Disney Television Animation, the show premiered on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block on May 12, 2007. The show's theme song was written by Jellyfish lead singer Andy Sturmer and is performed by former Letters to Cleo singer Kay Hanley. In Season 2, Chloë Grace Moretz as Darby performed the theme. Also, beginning with this series Travis Oates assumed the role of Piglet, taking over for John Fiedler, who had died in 2005, two years prior to the debut of the series. On July 4, 2010, My Friends Tigger & Pooh has been removed from the Playhouse Disney lineup, while it returned in October with new episodes.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, India
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, thought provoking, clever, detective, computer animated
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Messy goes to OKIDO (2015)
Plot Summary:
OKIDO is a comedy adventure, science-educational series following a curious, adventure seeking and unruly monster called Messy as he finds the answers to everything a 3-5 year old child wants to know. Why do things fall down and not up? Where do echoes come from? Messy goes on incredible adventures with his two best friends, Zoe and Felix to find the answers. They are helped along the way by the bonkers science trio Zim, Zam and Zoom. Together they will fly to the moon, shrink to the size of atoms and fly on the back of a giant butterfly.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 92
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, entertaining, educational, feel good, humorous, captivating
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Bob the Builder (1997)
Plot Summary:
Bob the Builder is a British children's animated television show created by Keith Chapman. In the original series Bob appears as a building contractor specializing in masonry in a stop motion animated programme with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours and friends, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles and equipment. The show is broadcast in many countries, but originates from the United Kingdom where Bob is voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The show was later created using CGI animation starting with the spin-off series Ready, Steady, Build!. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasizes conflict resolution, co-operation, socialization and various learning skills. Bob's catchphrase is "Can we fix it?", to which the other characters respond with "Yes we can!" This phrase is also the title of the show's theme song, which was a million-selling number one hit in the UK.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 10 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime, exciting
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Bananas in Pyjamas (2011)
Plot Summary:
The Bananas explore their town of Cuddlestown with their best friends Rat In A Hat and teddies - Lulu, Morgan and Amy.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 208
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Australia
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, educational, semi serious
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Pecola (2001)
Plot Summary:
Pecola is a 3D Japanese anime series from Canada which stars cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata. The series aired on Cartoon Network in 2003 for 26 episodes. It was produced by Nelvana and Milky Cartoon. This show uses the same graphics as Gregory Horror Show, which was also created by Iwata. The series has also been shown on TV Tokyo, Teletoon in Canada, YoYo TV in Taiwan, Nick Jr. in Australia, TF1 in France and Qubo in the US. The show stars Pecola, a curious and hyperactive penguin who tries to help the people of Cube Town but often wreaks havoc instead. Pecola is an orphaned penguin who lives with Pecolias, his grandfather. Cube Town is a small, isolated coastal village which contains an art museum, a beach, a lighthouse and a canal. It is located adjacent to Crescent Bay surrounded by the Rookery Mountains coastal range and serviced by regular ships which deliver mail, food and other supplies, as well as occasional tourists from a nearby metropolis named Cubic City. The heights above it lead into Glacier Valley which is snowbound even during summer.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, Japan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Word Party (2016)
Plot Summary:
Meet Bailey, Franny, Kip and Lulu. They're adorable baby animals, and they want you to join the party and help them learn!.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 383
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, educational, semi serious
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Strawberry Shortcake (2003)
Plot Summary:
Strawberry and her friends, including her sister, Apple Dumplin', and her pony, Honey Pie, embark on sweet-smelling adventures in Strawberryland.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 511
Genere: Animation, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, entertaining, funny, light, captivating
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The Stinky & Dirty Show (2015)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of best friends and unlikely heroes, Stinky the garbage truck and Dirty the backhoe loader, a dynamic and hilarious duo of resourcefulness that learn when things don't go as expected, asking "what if" can lead to success. Based on books by Jim and Kate McMullan.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 344
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated, captivating, entertaining, funny, light, independent film
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Twirlywoos (2015)
Plot Summary:
The four Twirlywoos - Great Big Hoo, Toodle-oo, Chickadee and Chick - have adventures both in the real world, and in their boat. They learn about a new concept each episode. Shy Peekaboo also lives on the boat, and joins in without the Twirlywoos knowing. The boat sometimes gets visitors, including the Stop Go Car and the Very Important Lady.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: educational, funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, learning