Programs vary in their intended age group audience and style of presentation. Some take the form of Game Show s or Comedies , and many take the form of Animated Series , although early cartoons were often intended for an adult audience.
Children's television is nearly as old as television itself, with early examples including shows such as '' Blue Peter '', '' Captain Tugg '', '' Howdy Doody '', '' The Clangers '', '' The Flowerpot Men '' and '' The Singing Ringing Tree ''. Early children's television in the United States, was often a marketing branch of a larger corporate product such as Disney , and rarely contained an educational element. Though there is some debate on the intended audience, later non-educational children's television programs included the Science Fiction programs of Irwin Allen (most notably '' Lost In Space ''), the fantasy series of Sid And Marty Krofft , and the extensive cartoon empire of Hanna-Barbera .
Many children's shows also have a large adult following, sometimes in appreciation of their quality and educational value, and sometimes among adults who watched the shows as children or with their own children and now have a nostalgic emotional connection.
LIST OF SHOWS
The following is a partial list of television shows for children that have received particular recognition or popularity, listed by their country of origin. Successful children's television shows are often broadcast in multiple countries.
