Animation
Animation refers to the process in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model, and then photographing the result. When the frames are strung together and the resulting film is viewed at a speed of 16 or more frames per second, there is an illusion of continuous movement (due to the persistence of vision). Generating such a film is very labour intensive and tedious, though the development of computer animation has greatly sped up the process.
Here Alice has assembled all the very best of this craft; scroll below alphabetically or search using the sub-categories in green on the left. 'Family Animation', 'Classic Animation', 'Cult Animation' or 'JapanAnime'.
Right: Nick Park's endearing Wallace and Gromit.
Archie's Funhouse: The Complete Series (1970)
7.6/10
Archie and the gang are some of the most memorable comic book characters ever created, and each generation is drawn to the lovable teenagers. Here the... Read more
Catweazle: The Complete Series (1970)
7.9/10
Director: David Lane
Starring: Geoffrey Bayldon, Charles Tingwell
The original loveable wizard is back with his special adventures of magical mayhem! This Box Set contains the complete TV series, featuring an elevent... Read more
The Aristocats (1970)
7.1/10
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Eva Gabor, Phil Harris, Sterling Holloway
This charming film features Eva Gabor as the voice of mother feline who is catnapped by a cruel servant and transported to the country along with her... Read more
Sesame Street: Old School - Volume 1 (1969)
8.2/10
Were some of your first friends named Grover, Mr Hooper and Bob? Do you remember the Ladybug Picnic? How about Pinball Number Count? Take a trip back... Read more
H.R. Pufnstuf: The Complete Series (1969)
7.6/10
Director: Hollingsworth Morse
Starring: Jack Wild, Billie Hayes
From the world of Sid and Marty Krofft comes the kids show favourite with dragon H.R. Pufnstuf. Travel to Living Island with Jimmy and Freddie, his ta... Read more
Pink Panther and Friends: The Ant and the Aardvark (1969)
Starring: The Pink Panther
 He's determined. He's Sneaky. He's never going to get that ant! That ever-hungry aardvark and his would-be feast, the ant, are featured in seventee... Read more
The Secret Service: The Complete Series (1969)
7.2/10
Starring: Voices Of, Stanley Unwin, Sylvia Anderson
The last of Gerry Anderson's 'Supermarionation' TV series, it centres around Father Unwin, local eccentric vicar and a secret agent working for the to... Read more
Scooby-Doo's Original Mysteries (1969)
Director: Anon
Starring: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy
See how your favourite snack-munching canine super-sleuth got his start! Featuring the first five Scooby-Doo episodes ever unleashed, including the se... Read more
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969)
7.4/10
Director: Bill Melendez
Starring: Charlie Brown, Snoopy
The first full-length 'Peanuts' cartoon. Charlie has won his schools' spelling bee and, accompanied by Linus and Snoopy is off to New York for the Nat... Read more
Thunderbird 6 (1968)
6.4/10
Director: David Lane
Starring: Peter Dyneley, Sylvia Anderson
The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked wh... Read more