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Plot Summary:
Sid the Science Kid is a half-hour PBS Kids series that debuted on September 1, 2008. The computer generated show is produced by The Jim Henson Company and then-PBS member KCET in Los Angeles, California using the Henson Digital Puppetry Studio. The show is produced by motion capture which allows puppeteers to voice digitally animated characters in real time. Production began in the fall of 2008 with 42 half-hour episodes of Sid the Science Kid having been ordered. The series debuted on PBS Kids on September 1, 2008, with a two-year on-air commitment. The original working title for the series was "What's the Big Idea?" and the central character, Sid, was originally named Josh. KOCE, the current primary PBS member for the Los Angeles area, began co-producing the show after KCET disaffiliated with PBS on December 31, 2010. 24-hour preschool channel PBS Kids Sprout acquired Sid the Science Kid on March 25, 2013. It airs daily at 3:30pm ET.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 814
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min
Plot tags: humorous, captivating, semi serious, computer animated
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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps (2008)
Plot Summary:
Join Angelina Ballerina as she finds her way in her new school, puts together her own show and tries to land a leading role in the Mouskinov Ballet. Prepare to pirouette along with everyone's favorite ballerina in these sparkling stories!.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 181
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Sally Bollywood (2009)
Plot Summary:
Follows the adventures of Sally who, along with her friend Doowee, operates a private detective agency. Together they investigate cases brought to them by their school friends in a multicultural suburb of a big, western city, "Cosmopolis".
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 239
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Family, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Shuriken School (2006)
Plot Summary:
Shuriken School is a British animated series that first aired on August 20, 2006 on Nickelodeon and then on YTV a few weeks later. It has also been airing on Jetix in the UK since February 2006, as well as on CITV. In the United States, the show aired on Nicktoons Network and Nickelodeon. In Latin America is aired on Jetix.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, semi serious, captivating, nostalgic
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Bobby's World (1990)
Plot Summary:
Bobby Generic lives in a typical suburban neighborhood and uses his overactive imagination to discover a world of daring adventure, incredible wonder and lots of laughs — all in pint-sized perspective.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, 2d animation
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Pepper Ann (1997)
Plot Summary:
Pepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on first run syndication. It debuted on September 1, 1997, and ended on November 24, 2000. Pepper Ann stars adolescents and charts their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It aired as part of the The Disney Afternoon block. The character originated in a comic strip published in YM magazine.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, 2d animation, nostalgic
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Wayside (2005)
Plot Summary:
The comically-absurd tales of students on the top floor of Wayside, a quirky grammar school that was accidentally built 30-stories high.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 627
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, South Korea
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: offbeat, humorous, semi serious
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Fish Hooks (2010)
Plot Summary:
Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones . Twenty-one episodes were ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam. It also premiered on ABC Family on January 15, 2011, at 7/6c. The stars of Fish Hooks are former That's So Raven and Cory in the House star Kyle Massey, Starstruck, Baby Daddy, and Jonas L.A.'s Chelsea Kane, and Justin Roiland. Fish Hooks is also one of only six animated Disney Channel Original Series currently in production. A third season, as of 2013, is in production. on September 23, 2013, Tom Warburton announced that Season 3 will be the final season.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: not serious, absurd, humorous, captivating, nostalgic
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I Got A Rocket! (2006)
Plot Summary:
I Got a Rocket is an Australian animated series centered on a boy named Vincent "Vinnie", who received a rocket for his 13th birthday. The rocket was also given a personality, acts as a best friend to Vinnie and is fond of assisting him. Although the series was short-lived, it received a 2008 Emmy Award for "New Approaches - Daytime Children's Entertainment". I Got a Rocket was originally a book by Matt Zurbo, but was converted into an animated series. It features the voices of Thomas Bromhead as Rocket, Jamie Oxenbould as Vincent "Vinnie", Marcello Fabrizi as Vinnie's father, V. P. Stern, etc., Drew Forsythe as Ma Ducky, Biffo and Scuds Ducky, Trilby Glover as Gabby and Maya and Rachel King as Crystal and Frankie Ducky.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Germany
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, exciting
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Olivia (2009)
Plot Summary:
Tag along with enthusiastic 6-year-old girl pig Olivia and her closest friends as they use the power of their imaginations to solve everyday problems and embark on fun-filled adventures in this charming Nick Jr. series. Designed with preschoolers in mind, this animated program based on the children's books by Ian Falconer encourages young viewers to embrace their creativity and pursue their goals with confidence.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 295
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK, USA, Ireland
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Connie the Cow (2002)
Plot Summary:
Connie is a young cow who is very curious about everything. Each day, she meets new friends and explores the colorful world around her.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 81
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: Canada, Spain, Germany, UK
Duration: 7 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007)
Plot Summary:
Using live-action wildlife films from the National Geographic and the BBC archives, this animated PBS series tells the warmhearted story of an elephant named Mama Mirabelle, who travels the world filming wildlife movies that she shares with her family and friends back home in the African savanna, including her son Max, Bo the cheetah, a zebra named Karla and three monkey brothers -- Kip, Flip, and Chip.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 80
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: semi serious, sincere, feel good, captivating
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Angelo Rules (2010)
Plot Summary:
Angelo is a problem child and, with his two best friends, causes a lot of trouble in the neighborhood.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: France, UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, semi serious, light, sincere, captivating, realistic, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
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Timothy Goes to School (2000)
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Timothy Goes to School is a cartoon series based on the Yoko series and other individual books by Rosemary Wells such as "Shy Charles", "Fritz and the Mess Fairy" and "Noisy Nora", but is titled after the book of the same name. It features a young raccoon, Timothy, who attends a fictional primary school. The series aired on PBS Kids as part of the PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch from 2000 until 2004. Reruns were later broadcast on Discovery Kids in the US until 2006. This show airs on YTV, Treehouse TV, and TVO Kids in Canada, and also Tiny Pop, a digital TV channel in the UK. In Brazil was aired on TV Cultura. In Mexico and Latin America, was broadcast on ZAZ. The series premiered on September 30, 2000 and aired its last episode on December 28, 2001.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 521
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, 2d animation
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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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Casper's Scare School (2009)
Plot Summary:
Casper's Scare School is an animated series based on the computer film of the same name starring Casper the Friendly Ghost. The series aired on Cartoon Network October 5, 2009. The second season commissioned in October 5, 2012 with a new opening sequence, a new voice cast and a slightly different CGI animation style than the first season. It is currently airing on Boomerang.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 724
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, USA, India
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, gothic, captivating, 3d animation, computer animated
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Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks (2006)
Plot Summary:
Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks is a children's show on Discovery Kids, that premiered in the fall of 2006 and was produced by Endgame Entertainment and Bigfoot. It is a CGI-style animation, presenting the fictional adventures of some monster trucks with the personalities of young children. In 2007, Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Special Class Animated Program category. Head writers credited on the show were Ken Cuperus, Alice Prodanou and Dave Dias. The series was cancelled on October 11, 2010, because of the last day of Discovery Kids' broadcast. Its successor, Hub Network, has not included it in their lineup, so the ending of the series is in limbo. It is currently seen on Simle of a Child as "Monster Truck Adventures".
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Martha Speaks (2008)
Plot Summary:
Martha, a beloved family dog, is accidentally fed alphabet soup — this gives her the power of speech and the chance to speak her mind to anyone that will listen.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, Philippines
Duration: 28 min
Plot tags: educational, sincere, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating, sentimental, humorous, 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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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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Big Nate (2022)
Plot Summary:
Sixth-grader Nate Wright has a never-ending need to prove his awesomeness to the world. Whether he’s dealing with disasters at home or detention at school, Nate is no stranger to a challenge. Luckily, he’s able to express himself through the world of cartoons that he creates. Charming, mischievous and a magnet for misadventure – trouble is always fun when Nate is around.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 583
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: 3d animation, funny, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, computer animated
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Sandra, The Fairytale Detective (2009)
Plot Summary:
Sandra, The Fairytale Detective is a Spanish TV series. Created by Imira Productions. It is an animated program aimed at young children that attempts to combine the genres of fairy tales and detective novels. A few years back, Imira Entertainment sought a way to combine those two concepts while simultaneously creating one of the most inventive cartoons in years. Now, the company is taking its proven success and shopping it around a number of new locations, bringing Sandra to TG4 in Ireland and RSI in Switzerland. The Fairytale Detective is accompanied by her pal Fo the Elf, a 508 year old assistant who gathers Sandra’s cases, as well as Rachel, Sandra’s best pal. As if the mysteries weren’t tough enough, Markus will appear on occasion, hoping to spoil the day by bullying Sandra. Thankfully, though, Sandra always finds her way.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 67
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, detective
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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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My Big Big Friend (2011)
Plot Summary:
My Big Big Friend is a series created by Canadian and Brazilian Claudia and Andres Lieban Koogan Breitman, co-produced by Brazilian studio 2D Lab and the Canadian company Breakthrough Animation. Had its first showing on August 9, 2010 on Discovery Kids Latin America and May 9, 2011 premiered on TV Brazil. It premiered in Canada on Treehouse TV on August 20, 2011. It was financed with the laws of federal tax incentives, the Procult and the Audiovisual Sector Fund - FSA. The show centers around the friendships of three children, Yuri, Lili and Matt, each of whom has a "Big Big Friend" who is invisible to adults and other children but seen by all three friends.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 200
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Brazil, Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, semi serious
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The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002)
Plot Summary:
Follows Jimmy Neutron, his faithful robotic dog, Goddard, and his eclectic friends and family as they experience life in Retroville. Jimmy is a typical kid, who just happens to be a genius. He creates gadgets to improve his everyday life, but his inventions go awry more often then not, and hilarious trouble ensues.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, exciting, clever, captivating, 3d animation, anime, computer animated, slapstick comedy
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Hey Arnold! (1996)
Plot Summary:
The daily life of Arnold--a fourth-grader with a wild imagination, street smarts and a head shaped like a football.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, South Korea, China, Taiwan
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, funny, retro, witty, semi serious, buddy comedy, sweet, adult cartoon, 2d animation
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The Mighty B! (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Mighty B! is an American animated television series co-created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes she will become The Mighty B if she collects every Honeybee badge. Bessie lives in San Francisco with her single mother Hilary, brother Ben and dog Happy. Poehler provides the voice of Bessie, who is loosely based on a character Poehler played on the improvisational comedy troupes Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade. The Mighty B! premiered on Saturday, April 26, 2008, which was the morning after Poehler's film Baby Mama had premiered. She said that she would "go to bed and stay in my pajamas until 10:30 a.m. and watch Mighty B". Since its debut, the show has attracted an average 3.1 million viewers. In the second quarter of 2008, the show ranked among the top five animated programs on television. In September 2008, the show was renewed for a second season with 20 episodes that premiered on September 21, 2009. The second season was the last, since The Mighty B! was not featured in Nickelodeon's list of renewed shows for the 2010–2011 TV season. The Mighty B! has been nominated for six Annie Awards and four Daytime Emmy Awards, so far winning one Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation. It has garnered one Artios Award nomination and one Golden Reel Award nomination.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, not serious, captivating, sitcom, nostalgic
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Clarence (2013)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a young boy named Clarence, who is optimistic about everything, and his two best friends Jeff and Sumo.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: humorous, entertaining, light, feel good, anime, adult cartoon, realistic, weird, 2d animation
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
Plot Summary:
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, weird
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Allen Gregory (2011)
Plot Summary:
Allen Gregory is a short-lived American animated television series that aired on Fox from October 30 to December 18, 2011. The series was created by Jonah Hill, Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. The series was officially cancelled by Fox on January 8, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, adult animation, captivating, light, entertaining, sitcom, adult cartoon, offbeat, realistic, not serious