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Plot Summary:
The Wind in the Willows is a TV series that was originally broadcast between 1984 and 1987, based on characters from Kenneth Grahame's classic story The Wind in the Willows and following the 1983 film The Wind in the Willows. It was made by animation company Cosgrove Hall for Thames Television and shown on the ITV network. An hour-long feature, A Tale Of Two Toads, was broadcast in 1988, and a fifth season of 13 episodes was shown in 1989 under the title Oh! Mr Toad in some countries, whilst retaining the title The Wind in the Willows in others.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 961
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: light, light hearted, feel good, humorous, captivating, witty, stylized, semi serious
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Paddington Bear (1976)
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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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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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The Wind in the Willows (1983)
Plot Summary:
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They go for a picnic on the riverbank, on a caravan expedition with Toad, until Toad switches allegiance to his new car and his reckless driving makes Mole and Rat search out Badger for help in curbing Toad's profligate habits. But Toad gets away from them and gets a 20-year sentence from the magistrate for theft, reckless driving, and Gross Impertinence. While Toad works his wiles on the jailer's daughter and escapes jail dressed as a washer woman, Badger tries to guard Toad Hall from the machinations of the Weasels and is badly beaten. And it requires a plan of attack and all four comrades to regain Toad Hall.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, weird
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The Mr. Men Show (2008)
Plot Summary:
The Mr. Men Show was an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr. Men Show features comedy sketches, pantomimes, dance numbers and music videos. The TV series is directed by Mark Risley and executive produced by Eryk Casemiro & Kate Boutilier. Original score and songs are composed by Jared Faber. Season 1 first aired on February 4, 2008 and Season 2 aired on September 8, 2009.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, light, captivating, anthology, slapstick, 2d animation
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The Adventures of Paddington Bear (1997)
Plot Summary:
The Adventures of Paddington Bear was a Canadian/French animated children's television series. It was based on the book Paddington Bear by Michael Bond and written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by Cinar and Protecrea and ran for 117 episodes. The show aired in the United States on the Cookie Jar Toons block on This TV from November 2008 - August 2009. However, all CINAR references in these broadcasts have been replaced by Cookie Jar references. It was also shown on HBO.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Geronimo Stilton (2009)
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Geronimo Stilton is a 2009 television series based on the books of the same name. It is produced by Atlantyca Ent. and MoonScoop Group. It first premiered on September 15, 2009 on Rai 2 in Italy. On April 15, 2010, Atlantyca Entertainment and MoonScoop announced they would continue the series with a second season of twenty-six episodes, which premiered in Italy on October 24, 2011.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 401
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: Italy, Canada, France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: semi serious, humorous
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Roary the Racing Car (2007)
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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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Doki (2009)
Plot Summary:
Join the pup Doki on his adventures with his friends exploring how stuff works.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 179
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Plot Summary:
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends is a British animated television series based on the works of Beatrix Potter, featuring Peter Rabbit and other anthropomorphic animal characters created by Potter. It was originally shown in the U.K. on BBC between 1992 and 1995 and subsequently broadcast in the U.S. on Family Channel from 1993–1995. The series has also been released on VHS and DVD by Carlton Video.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: UK, Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anthology, anime, humorous, stylized, semi serious
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Maya the Bee (2012)
Plot Summary:
Hello everyone, I'm Maya the Bee! What do I love? Freedom! That's why I live in the meadow instead of the hive. I have a thousand and one adventures with my friends: Shelby snail, Max the worm ... and of course Willy! Willy is very lazy and greedy ... But he's my best friend. Together, we go on an many adventures! Let's go!.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 367
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 13 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating
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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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Maya the Bee (1975)
Plot Summary:
Maya the Bee is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Enterprise in Japan. The series consisted of 52 episodes and was originally telecast across Japan from April 1975 to April 1976 on the TV Asahi network. Based on the classic children's book Maya the Bee by Waldemar Bonsels, the anime series has become extremely popular in Europe and has been rebroadcast in countries and languages all around the world since its premiere. Two English-dubbed versions of the series exist, a British version, using a translated version of the original theme tune, and featuring British accents for the characters; and a United States version with an entirely new theme tune, produced by Saban Entertainment, which was broadcast from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 1992 on the children's television channel Nickelodeon. Maya the Bee aired alongside other juvenile-targeted anime such as Adventures of the Little Koala, Noozles and The Littl' Bits as part of Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block of programming for young children. A second Maya the Bee series, Shin Mitsubachi Māya no Bōken, was a co-production made in 1979 by Wako Productions and Austrian/German Apollo Film, Wien. The second series first premiered in Germany from September 1979 to September 1980. The very different and cartoon-like second series, which lasted for 52 episodes, wasn't very popular and did not premiere in Japan until October 1982, on TV Osaka, and aired through September 1983. Ten episodes from this series were added to 45 from the original for the U.S. broadcast run, bringing the total of Maya episodes aired on Nickelodeon in the U.S. to 55.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Austria, Japan, West Germany
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, retro, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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The Cat in the Hat: Told From the Cold (2010)
Plot Summary:
Come join in the fun, on new adventures we go, With The Cat in the Hat and his friends all in tow! Discover how water can turn into snow, That penguins don't fly but, boy can they go! Black bears get ready for a very long sleep, Before the weather gets cold and the snow is too deep.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 744
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, educational, light, captivating, offbeat, stylized, edutainment
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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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The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993)
Plot Summary:
The Animals of Farthing Wood is an animated series created by the European Broadcasting Union between 1992 and 1995 and based on the series of books written by Colin Dann. It was produced by Telemagination, based in London, and La Fabrique, based in Montpellier in France, but also aired in other European countries. The first countries to air the series were Germany and the United Kingdom, in January 1993.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Belgium, UK, France, Germany
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: adult animation, sentimental, feel good, semi serious
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My Friend Rabbit (2007)
Plot Summary:
Mouse works together with his best friend Rabbit and a group of animals to solve problems.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 88
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, light, captivating, humorous, semi serious, entertaining
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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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Wonder Pets! (2006)
Plot Summary:
Wonder Pets! is an American animated children's television series. It debuted on March 3, 2006, on the Nick Jr. block of the Nickelodeon cable television network and Noggin on the same day. It won an Emmy Award in 2008 for Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition in the United States.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, funny, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting
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Tree Fu Tom (2012)
Plot Summary:
Tom appears to be a normal boy, but Tree Fu transforms him into a superhero.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 227
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, entertaining, light, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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The Koala Brothers (2003)
Plot Summary:
Follow the adventures of the Koala Brothers, Frank and Buster, living in the Australian outback whose mission in life is to help others.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 700
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: UK, Australia
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, light, captivating, exciting, semi serious, claymation, nostalgic
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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
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Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004)
Plot Summary:
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends is an animated program based on the children's books by David Kirk, which airs on Nick Jr. in the United States, on Treehouse TV in Canada, and on Discovery Kids in Brazil. Each episode follows the everyday adventures of a family of bugs, who have made their home in what is called the Hollow Tree, led by the gentle, kind-hearted Miss Spider. Our gifts, they are many: We hop, fly and crawl. But kindness is the finest of all! - Miss Spider.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 555
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, computer animated
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Zack and Quack (2012)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of an inventive boy named Zack and his best friend, a young duck called Quack. Resourceful friend and neighbour, Kira, joins the dazzling duo on each adventure and is on hand to fix any paper problem with her expert pop-up tool kit.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 102
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Israel, UK, South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, light, captivating, entertaining, humorous, computer animated, 3d animation
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Pettson and Findus (1999)
Plot Summary:
Gubben Pettson och katten Findus är nere vid sjön och fiskar. Det blåser upp, börjar snöa och blir mörkt. Vilse i stormen tvingas de söka skydd i en igloo av fiskblock och där inne berättar de om året som gått.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 575
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Sweden, Germany
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: anime, feel good, humorous, semi serious
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Guess How Much I Love You (2012)
Plot Summary:
Based on the books by Sam McBratney, and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Guess How Much I Love You sees Little and Big Nutbrown Hare explore their beautiful surroundings, play with their friends and delight in the love between them. The series not only explores the tender idea of the boundless love between father and son, but opens up their world... a beautiful and pristine valley full of playful friends and delights of nature in every season.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, UK, Singapore
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, touching, semi serious
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Stuart Little (2003)
Plot Summary:
Stuart Little: The Animated Series is an American animated television series, loosely based on the E. B. White children's book Stuart Little and more based on the live action movie adaptations. It was produced by Red Wagon Productions and Sony Pictures Television for the HBO Family digital cable television channel, and aired for just one 13-episode season in 2003.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, semi serious
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Pound Puppies (2010)
Plot Summary:
A group of pound dogs make it their mission to place puppies with their perfect person and have lots of adventures along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 574
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration:
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, feel good, exciting
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Riki Rhino (2020)
Plot Summary:
Riki, a young Sumatran rhino, lost his horn, which was stolen by a hunter. Riki goes on an adventure with Beni and gets horns with a hidden power.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, anime, 3d animation
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Abby Hatcher (2018)
Plot Summary:
Abby Hatcher is part girl, part superhero; living in a world full of fuzzlies. When a fuzzly friend needs help, Abby takes action – going on a mission to make things right.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, semi serious