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The Greatest & Grooviest '60s Cartoons

Updated September 16, 2020 12.0k votes 1.0k voters 28.1k views57 items

List RulesVote up your favorite animated series that aired on TV in the '60s

These are the very best 1960s cartoons, each one an animated gem from the mid-century. From a spinach-powered sailor, to a mystery-solving rag-tag-team, to a family living in the future with a robot maid, and beyond! The top '60s animated series brought about absolute classics that remain pop culture icons to this day, and these good '60s cartoons basically ushered in a new era of TV. If you're feeling nostalgic, you should really check out these great 1960s animated series.

Which great cartoons will you find on this top 1960s animated series list? Popeye the Sailor is obviously a favorite. The Bugs Bunny Show is another one of the best animated shows that aired during the 1960s. Several 1960s cartoon characters, like Space Ghost and Scooby Doo, were resurrected in later decades - from reimagined animated series to nostalgic movies

For some throwback entertainment, viewers tuned into The Flintstones throughout the 1960s. Their space-aged counterpart, The Jetsons, was also a favorite animated series during the decade. Other good 60s animated series that appear on this list include Space Ghost, Jonny Quest and The Flash.

So, which top '60s cartoons are your favorites? Cast your vote now!

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The Flintstones
Alan Reed, Mel Blanc
Premiered: 1960
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The Bugs Bunny Show
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The Jetsons
George O'Hanlon, Janet Waldo
Premiered: 1962
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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Bill Scott, June Foray
Premiered: 1959
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George S. Irving, Wally Cox
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The Yogi Bear Show
Daws Butler, Don Messick
Premiered: 1958
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
Don Messick, Casey Kasem
Premiered: 1969
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The Huckleberry Hound Show
Daws Butler, Don Messick
Premiered: 1958
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Jonny Quest
Mike Road, Tim Matheson
Premiered: 1964
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The Woody Woodpecker Show
Grace Stafford, Daws Butler
Premiered: 1957
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The Pink Panther Show
Paul Frees, Rich Little
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Mr. Magoo
Jim Backus, Paul Frees
Premiered: 1960
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Popeye the Sailor
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Top Cat
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Snagglepuss
Don Messick, Daws Butler
Premiered: 1959
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Wacky Races
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Premiered: 1968
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Popeye the Sailor
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Premiered: 1964
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Space Ghost
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Atom Ant
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The Dudley Do-Right Show
Bill Scott, June Foray
Premiered: 1969
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Deputy Dawg
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Premiered: 1959
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John Erwin, Dal McKennon
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