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An animated series (or a cartoon series) is a set of Animation films with a common title, usually related to one another. These typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can either have a finite number of episodes like, for example, miniseries, a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be released on television or the internet, in movie theaters or direct-to-video. Like other creative works, cartoon series can be of a wide variety of genres and have different : both males and females, both children and adult animation.
The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as half-hour or nearly half-hour cartoons; however, many are animated Short film of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling a set time period in "segments" including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming services do not show commercials. There are also series with very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in anime.
If a local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region.
All early cartoon television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comedy. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer, Captain Tsubasa, Slam Dunk), action ( Hajime no Ippo, G.I. Joe), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam, Tenchi Muyo!), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion), adventure ( Dragon Ball), martial arts ( Baki the Grappler), and other genres.
The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966) produced by Hanna-Barbera. It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987); and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in the style of All in the Family. The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett also are sitcoms.
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During the 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, Futurama, The Ren & Stimpy Show, Rocko's Modern Life, Beavis and Butt-Head, King of the Hill, and Duckman. Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot, which began as a child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline.Hetherington, Janet L. "As Mainframe's technology reaches adolescence, there's a 'ReBoot' Renaissance". Animation Magazine #59. Vol. 11, Issue #8, September 1997.
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