Here's a list of more or less obscure animated films from my childhood home's VHS collection. I'm trying to keep the list free of Disney and other more well-known studio productions, but as with most of these things, it really is up to personal opinion of what's common knowledge or not. As with most of the material on this blog, the reason for me listing these films is so they won't disappear completely from my memory. And I hope that maybe, by going through this list, YOU might find something that you've loved watching as a kid, but have since forgotten.
STILL WANTED:
A series (in Danish narrated by Olaf Nielsen) about a fox and a rabbit. Maybe a bit crudely animated, as I remember.
The 1930's:
Fleischer, Pat Sullivan and Van Beuren Studios
STILL WANTED:
A series (in Danish narrated by Olaf Nielsen) about a fox and a rabbit. Maybe a bit crudely animated, as I remember.
The 1930's:
Fleischer, Pat Sullivan and Van Beuren Studios
- Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians, dir. Tom Palmer, Burt Gillett, short, 1935
- Felix the Cat in Neptune Nonsense, dir. Burt Gillett, short, 1936
- The Cobweb Hotel, dir. Dave Fleischer, short, 1936
- Barnyard Brat, dir. Dave Fleischer, short, 1939
The 1940's:
MGM and the first Danish animated feature
- Fyrtøjet (The Tinder-Box), dir. Svend Methling, feature, 1946
- The Tree Surgeon, dir. George Gordon, short, 1944
The 1950's:
Ivo Caprino, Russian animation and Krteček
- The Snow Queen, dir. Lev Atamanov, Nikolay Fyodorov, feature, 1957
- Hergé's Adventures of Tintin, dir. Ray Goossens, series, 1957
The 1960's:
The Monkey King, Bozzetto and Joy Batchelor
- Cirkeline, dir. Jannik Hastrup, series, 1967
The 1970's:
Karel Zeman, Bakshi and Italian tv-animation
- The Phantom Tollbooth, dir. Chuck Jones, feature, 1970
- Calimero, dir. Nino Pagot, Toni Pagot, series, 1972
- Fantastic Planet, dir. René Laloux, feature, 1973
- Charlotte's Web, dir. Iwao Takamoto, Charles August Nichols, feature, 1973
- Coonskin, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1975
- The Arabian Nights: Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, dir. Sadao Nozaki, Tatsuya Matano, prod. Yuji Tanno, series, 1976-77, youtube link
The 1980's:
Jannik Hastrup, Cosgrove Hall and Burbank Australia
- Rock & Rule, dir. Clive A. Smith, feature, 1983
- Bertha, dir. Ivor Wood, series, 1985
- The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin, dir. Kenji Yoshida, Gennadiy Sokolskiy, feature, 1986
- Strit og Stumme, dir. Jannik Hastrup, feature, 1987
- Treasure Island, dir. Warwick Gilbert, feature, 1987
- The Last of the Mohicans, dir. Warwick Gilbert, feature, 1987
- Black Beauty, dir. David Cherkasskiy, feature, 1987
- Plonsters (Anima Studio für Film & Grafik GmbH), Germany, series, 1987
- Histoires de la maison bleue (Damen i det blå huset), creator Gabriella Vern, series, 1989
- Bouli, dir. Denis Olivieri, series, 1989
- Alfred J. Kwak, dir. Harald Sieperman, series, 1989
The 1990's:
Moomins, Animals of Farthing Wood and the first 3D-series
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, dir. Francis Vose, feature, 1990
- Fuglekrigen i Kanøfleskoven, dir. Jannik Hastrup, feature, 1990
- Moomin, dir. Takuo Suzuki, series, 1990
- Rover Dangerfield, dir. James L. George, Bob Seeley, feature, 1991
- The Christmas Tree, dir. Flamarion Ferreira, feature, 1991
- The Ren & Stimpy Show, dir. John Kricfalusi, series, 1991
- Æon Flux, dir. Peter Chung, series, 1991
- Tom and Jerry: The Movie, dir. Phil Roman, feature, 1992
- Freddy as F.R.O.7, dir. Jon Acevski, feature, 1992
- Comet in Moominland, dir. Hiroshi Saitô, feature, 1992
- Cool World, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1992
- Terry Pratchett's Truckers, dir. Chris Taylor, Jackie Cockle, Francis Vose, feature, 1992
- Ferngully, dir. Bill Kroyer, feature, 1992
- The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, dir. Dianne Jackson, series, 1992
- Raw Toonage, dir. David Block, series, 1992
- Jungledyret Hugo, dir. Stefan Fjeldmark, Flemming Quist Møller, feature, 1993
- We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story, dir. Simon Wells, feature, 1993
- The Thief and the Cobbler, dir. Richard Williams, feature, 1993
- The Animals of Farthing Wood, dir. Philippe Leclerc, series, 1993
- Thomas og Tim, dir. Søren Tomas, series, 1993
- Madeline, dir. Stan Phillips, series, 1993
- Bonkers, dir. Robert Taylor, series, 1993
- Marsupilami, dir. Bob Hathcock, series, 1993
- Skeleton Warriors, creator Gary Goddard, series, 1993
- The Legends of Treasure Island, dir. Dino Athanassiou, series, 1993
- Hurricanes, dir. Stan Phillips, series, 1993
- Verdenshistorien, dir. Anders Sørensen, special, 1993
- Prince Cinders, dir. Derek W. Hayes, special, 1993
- The Pagemaster, dir. Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston, feature, 1994
- The Swan Princess, dir. Richard Rich, feature, 1994
- Felidae, dir. Michael Schaack, feature, 1994
- ReBoot, dir. Dick Zondag, series, 1994
- Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man, dir. Jeff McGrath, series, 1994
- The Busy World of Richard Scarry, dir. Marcos Da Silva, series, 1994
- Budgie the Little Helicopter, dir. Gary Blatchford, series, 1994
- Aberne og det Hemmelige Våben, dir. Jannik Hastrup, feature, 1995
- Neon Genesis Evangelion, dir. Hideaki Anno, series, 1995
- Orson and Olivia, dir. Arthur Qwak, series, 1995
- Wolves, Witches and Giants, dir. Sara Bor, Simon Bor, series, 1995
- Jungledyret 2: Den Store Filmhelt, dir. Stefan Fjeldmark, Jørgen Lerdam, feature, 1996
- Testament: The Bible in Animation, dir. Derek W. Hayes, series, 1996
- Jumanji, dir. Bob Hathcock, series, 1996
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, dir. Davis Doi, series, 1996
- The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, dir. Darren Campbell, series, 1996
- Noah's Island, dir. Philippe Leclerc, series, 1997
- Daria, dir. Karen Disher, series, 1997ies, 1997
- Rasmus Klump, creators Carla Hansen, Vilhelm Hansen, series, 1997
- The Fresh Adventures of The Toothbrush Family, dir. Craig Handley, series, 1997
- Flatworld, dir. Daniel Greaves, special, 1997
- Kirikou and the Sorceress, dir. Michel Ocelot, feature, 1998
- La gabbianella e il gatto (Superkatten Zorba), dir. Enzo D'Alò, feature, 1998
- Oggy and the Cockroaches, dir. Olivier Jean Marie, series, 1998
- Celebrity Deathmatch, dir. Eric Fogel, series, 1998
- Lascars, dir. David Nicolas, series, 1998
- Histeria, dir. Bob Doucette, series, 1998
- Au bout du Monde, dir. Konstantin Bronzit, short, 1998
- Billy's Balloon, dir. Don Hertzfeldt, short, 1998
- Le château des singes (Abernes Ø), dir. Jean-François Laguionie, feature, 1999
- Angela Anaconda, dir. John Halfpenny, series, 1999
- Happy Tree Friends, dir. Kenn Navarro, series, 1999
- Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, dir. Simon Bor, series, 1999
- Chicken a la King, dir. Dave Fleischer, short, 1937
- Gulliver's Travels, dir. Dave Fleischer, feature, 1939
The 1940's:
MGM and the first Danish animated feature
The 1950's:
Ivo Caprino, Russian animation and Krteček
- The Tell-Tale Heart, dir. Ted Parmelee, short, 1953
- Animal Farm, dir. John Halas, Joy Batchelor, feature, 1954
- Karius & Baktus, dir. Ivo Caprino, special, 1954
- The Enchanted Boy (Nils Holgersen), dir. Aleksandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, Vladimir Polkovnikov, feature, 1955
- The Twelve Months, dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano, feature, 1956
- Krtek (Mole), dir. Zdeněk Miler, series, 1957
The 1960's:
The Monkey King, Bozzetto and Joy Batchelor
- Uproar in Heaven (Abekongen), dir. Wan Laiming, feature, 1961
- Askeladden og de gode hjelperne, dir. Ivo Caprino, special, 1961
- Svinedrengen og Prinsessen på Ærten, dir. Poul Ilsøe, feature, 1962
- Wally Gator, dir. William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, series, 1962
- West and Soda, dir. Bruno Bozzetto, feature, 1965
- Roger Ramjet, dir. Fred Crippen, series, 1965
- Little Tom Thumb, 7 min, dir. Joy Batchelor, short, 1966
- Hansel and Gretel, 7 min, dir. Joy Batchelor, short, 1966
- The Ugly Duckling, 7 min, dir. Joy Batchelor, short, 1966
- Sleeping Beauty, 7 min, dir. Joy Batchelor, short, 1967
- Vinni Puh, dir. Fyodor Khitruk, series, 1969
The 1970's:
Karel Zeman, Bakshi and Italian tv-animation
- Bennys Badekar, dir. Jannik Hastrup, feature, 1971
- La Linea, dir. Osvaldo Cavandoli, series 1971
- Mio Mao, dir. Francesco Misseri, Italy, series 1971
- Die Sendung mit der Maus, dir. Armin Maiwald, Germany, series 1971
- Fritz the Cat, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1972
- Bamse: the World's Strongest Bear, creator Rune Andréasson, series, 1972
- The Count of Monte Cristo, dir. William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, feature, 1973
- Dunderklumpen, dir. Per Åhlin, feature, 1974
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps, dir. Isao Takahata, series, 1974
- Flåklypa Grand Prix (Bjergkøbing Grand Prix), dir. Ivo Caprino, feature, 1975
- Miś Uszatek (Teddy Hengeøre), Poland, series, 1975
- *unknown* (fra norsk barnetv), dir. Edward Sturlis, Poland, short, 1976
- Wizards, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1977
- The Moomin, dir. Lucjan Dembinski, series, 1977
- The Wizard of Oz (Ozunomahotsukai) from "Manga sekai mukashi banashi" series, 1978, imdb link, further info
- Watership Down, dir. Martin Rosen, feature, 1978
- The Lord of the Rings, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1978
- Krabat, dir. Karel Zeman, feature, 1978
- Miaunel and Balanel, dir. Artin Badea, Romania, series, 1978
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, dir. Bill Melendez, feature, 1979
- Ashinaga Ojisan (Daddy Long-Legs), dir. Masakazu Higuchi, feature, 1979, youtube link
- Casper and the Angels, dir. Oscar Dufau, George Gordon, series, 1979
- Alfons Åberg, dir. Per Åhlin, Lasse Persson, series, 1979
The 1980's:
Jannik Hastrup, Cosgrove Hall and Burbank Australia
- The Tale of John and Mary, dir. Karel Zeman, feature, 1980
- Snuden, dir. Anders Sørensen, series, 1980
- Peter No-Tail, dir. Stig Lasseby, Jan Gissberg, feature, 1981
- Heavy Metal, dir. Gerald Potterton, feature, 1981
- Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, A Sailor From York, dir. Stanislav Látal, feature, 1981
- Postman Pat, dir. Chris Taylor, Ivor Wood, series, 1981
- Sandybell, dir. Hiroshi Shidara, series, 1981
- The Last Unicorn, dir. Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, feature, 1982
- The Plague Dogs, dir. Martin Rosen, feature, 1982
- Les Maîtres du temps (Time Masters), dir. René Laloux, feature, 1982
- Meister Eder und sein Pumuckl (Pilfinger), dir. Ulrich König, series, 1982
- Fire and Ice, dir. Ralph Bakshi, feature, 1983
- The Wind in the Willows, dir. Chris Taylor, Mark Hall, series, 1983
- The Littles, dir. Bernard Deyries, series, 1983
- The Get Along Gang, dir. Cullen Blaine, Raymond Jafelice, series, 1983
- Samson & Sally, dir. Jannik Hastrup, feature, 1984
- The Tale of Tsar Saltan, dir. Ivan Ivanov-Vano, Lev Milchin, feature, 1984
- The Snorks, dir. Ray Patterson, series, 1984
- Peter No-Tail in America, dir. Stig Lasseby, Jan Gissberg, feature, 1985
- The Adventures of Robin Hood, dir. Geoff Collins, Warwick Gilbert, feature, 1985
- The World of David the Gnome, dir. Dan Dorsey, series, 1985
- Eventyret om den Vidunderlige Kartoffel, dir. Anders Sørensen, special, 1985
- Valhalla, dir. Peter Madsen, Jeffrey Varab, feature, 1986
- Muzzy in Gondoland, creator Richard Taylor, series, 1986
- Dennis the Menace, dir. Michael Maliani, series, 1986
- Janoschs Traumstunde, dir. Jürgen Egenolf, series, 1986
- Pingu, creator Otmar Gutmann, series, 1986
- My Little Pony 'n Friends (episodes "The Ghost of Paradise Estate", "Fugitive Flowers"), dir. Jay Bacal, series, 1986
- Ginga: Nagareboshi gin (Silver Fang), dir. Tomoharu Katsumata, series, 1986
- Wil Cwac Cwac, creators Jennie Thomas, J.O. Williams, series, 1986
- A Winter Story (En Rævestreg), 30 min, dir. Dave Edwards, Wales, special, 1986
- Die Sterntaler (Stjernepengene), 10 min, dir. Rudolf Enter, short, 1986
- The Odyssey, dir. Warwick Gilbert, feature, 1987
- Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, dir. Hal Sutherland, feature, 1987
- The Brave Little Toaster, dir. Jerry Rees, feature, 1987
- The Adventures of Spot, (Eric Hill (Books), King Rollo Films Ltd.), series, 1987
- Edward and Friends, dir. Jeff Newitt, Jo Pullen, Martin Pullen, series, 1987
- Fireman Sam, creators Rob Lee, Dave Gingell, Dave Jones, series, 1987
- The Shoe People, dir. Clennell Rawson, series, 1987
- Quark, dir. Søren Tomas, series of shorts, 1987
- Gera gera boos monogatari (Ox Tales), dir. Hiroshi Sasagawa, series, 1987
- Family Dog, dir. Brad Bird, special, 1987
- Around the World in 80 Days, dir. Geoff Collins, feature, 1988
- Hiawatha, dir. Andrea Bresciani, feature, 1988
- The Wind in the Willows, dir. Geoff Collins, feature, 1988
- Peter Pan, dir. David Cherkasskiy, Richard Trueblood, feature, 1988
- Prisoner of Zenda, prod. Roz Phillips, feature, 1988
- Alice in Wonderland, dir. Rich Trueblood, feature, 1988
- Albert's Dreams/Albert's Daydreams, dir. Michael Hiebel (Central Film GmbH), shown before Land Before Time, special, 1988
- En hundsaga, 14 min, dir. Jaromir Wesely, special, 1988
- Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten, dir. Peter Pohler, special, 1988
- Resan Till Melonia, dir. Per Åhlin, feature, 1989
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, dir. Masami Hata, William Hurtz, feature, 1989
- Babar, dir. Alan Bunce, series, 1989
- Felix och hans vänner, creator Kjell Ivan Andersson, series, 1989
- Stanley and the Dinosaurs, dir. John Clark Matthews, special, 1989
- The Teddy Bears' Picnic, dir. Bill Speers, special, 1989
- Bulten (Klumpen Nyder Livet), 7 min, dir. Lennart Gustafsson, short, 1989
The 1990's:
Moomins, Animals of Farthing Wood and the first 3D-series
- It Zwibble: Earthday Birthday, dir. Michael Sporn, special, 1990
- Frootie Tooties, dir. Sara Bor, series, 1992
