How many times have you waited for a week to catch a show featuring your favorite animated cartoon characters? Quite often. Many people around the world are addicted to cartoon characters. One can watch the ceaselessly over and over again without getting tired. Cartoon makers devised an ingenious way to make sure that the cartoon lovers get to see their favorite animated cartoons more often through daily aired episodes of animated cartoon series.
Before the start of animated cartoon series cartoons were produced as cinema shots. Moreover, they were televised only on weekends. Crusader Rabbit was the first animated cartoon series produced for television in 1950. These were short series and usually had a cliffhanger ending to keep the suspense alive. The animation used for this series was very limited. As a matter of fact many a times it seemed as a series of storyboards with many cuts. Thankfully with the advancement in animation technology the animated cartoon pictures now produced are almost like a real fairytale.
Slowly but steadily more cartoon series were being produced and televised. The boom came in 1970s. Many animated cartoon series were being adapted from comic strips, non cartoon pictures or animated pictures. The Brady Kids an animated television series which first televised in 1972 was adapted from a live action television show of the same name. Josie and the Pussycats was produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1970. The theme and the cartoon characters were adapted from the famous Archie comics. Similarly, the cartoon character of Sabrina The Teenage Witch in the Archie comics was also adapted into a cartoon series. My Favorite Martian, an animated series by Filmation was first telecasted in 1973. It was adapted from a non animated series.
Though 1970 saw the rise in animated cartoon series but the big boom came in the 1980s. The 1980s saw the rise of some of the most amazing animated characters. DuckTales is one of the most notable cartoon series of all times produced by Walt Disney Company. The adorable money-minded animated cartoon character Scrooge McDuck created an impressive impact on people of all age groups. This animated series paved way for more Walt Disney animated series such as Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and TaleSpin. The Little Mermaid is another impressive animated series based on the 1989 animated picture of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Simpsons, However, managed to break all the records after being the animated series in the history of cartoons. Simpsons yellow colored animated characters have a huge fanfare which is growing day by day.
You would be amazed to know a huge number of animated cartoon series that have been made over the years. So much so that various animation production houses decided to start their own 24/7 channels dedicated to animated cartoon characters. Like to be surrounded with cartoon pictures all the time? Then do find out what Dido and Yappy have in store for you.
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