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.
Thunderbirds: The Complete Series (Part 1) (1965)
7.6/10
Director: Gerry Anderson
Set 100 years in the future from when it was made this classic marionette series has become a cult favourite. All 32 episodes have been digitally rem... Read more
Thunderbirds: The Complete Series (Part 2) (1965)
7.6/10
Director: Gerry Anderson
Set 100 years in the future from when it was made this classic marionette series has become a cult favourite. All 32 episodes have been digitally rem... Read more
The Mr Magoo Show: The Complete Series (1964)
Starring: (Voice of) , Jim Backus
First created in 1949 and voiced by Jim Backus (Thurston Howell III in the sitcom 'Gilligan's Island'), Quincy Magoo is a short, wealthy, myopic retir... Read more
Gumby: Volume One - The 50s and 60s (1964)
7.2/10
Starring: Gumby
Gumby is the instantly recognisable little green clay boy whose wild adventures have enthralled children since the 1950s - and continue to do so to th... Read more
The Original Pink Panther Cartoon Collection (1964)
Director: Various
Starring: Mel Blanc
Thanks to a last minute hunch of Blake Edward's and the DePatie-Freleng animation team, the suave, sophisticated and literal feline, the 'Pink Panther... Read more
Beetle Bailey (1963)
6.9/10
Cartoonist Mort Walker's not-so gung-ho private Beetle Bailey stars in these hilarious adventures full of animated military mayhem. Your funny bone wi... Read more
The Incredible Mr Limpet (1963)
6.5/10
Director: Arthur Lubin
Starring: Don Knotts, Andrew Duggan, Jack Weston, Larry Keating, Carole Cook
Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint little fantasy features a combination of live-action and animated effects. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts)... Read more
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
7.2/10
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Starring: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot
The animated version of the King Arthur legend from the studios of Walt Disney, as based on the book by Theodore H. White. 'A thorough delight, the so... Read more
The Jetsons: Season 1 (1962)
7/10
Director: Various
Meet George Jetson...an ordinary man who lives with his family and their robot maid, in the future. The space-age counterpart to the stoneage Fred Fl... Read more
Fireball XL5: The Complete Series (1962)
7.5/10
Before the 'Thunderbirds', there was 'Fireball XL5', legendary producer Gerry Anderson's original supermarionation series! Commanding this incredible... Read more