Aired: 1962-1963
Budget: $300,000 per episode
A Hanna-Barbera Productions classic, “The Jetsons” was the space-age counterpart to “The Flintstones.” The Jetson family lived in the future, in a world that writers in the sixties thought life would look like now. A world with robots, holograms, and aliens.
The original series aired on Sunday night and had twenty-four episodes. “The Jetsons” made history by becoming the first ABC-TV show to be broadcast in color.
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends
Aired: 1959-1964
Budget: $125,000 per episode
"The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends" was known for its sharp humor and writing. Rocky, a flying squirrel, and his best friend Bullwinkle, a moose, lived in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, a city that was based on a real city in the state called International Falls!
The cartoon aired on NBC for many years until ABC picked it up. This classic was one of the first cartoons in color and was so popular it became a movie in 2000!
The Bugs Bunny Show
Aired: 1962-1971
Budget: $750,000 per episode
One of the biggest animated hits from Warner Bros was none other than "The Bugs Bunny Show." It was mainly composed of cartoons from two different canons, "Looney Toons" and "Merrie Melodies."
The show initially debuted as a primetime half-hour program on ABC in 1960, before it was picked up as an hour-long special. It was best known as a Saturday morning special and was also broadcast on CBS. Unfortunately, it was canceled when Cartoon Network picked up the show's contract.
Lassie
Aired: 1954 - 1973
Budget: $3.25 million in total
Perhaps one of the most infamous fictional dogs, Lassie first appeared in a short story by Eric Knight. The Collie was given her own book, called "Lassie Come-Home," - which essentially landed her the television show "Lassie," that aired from 1954 to 1973.
The show was followed by a handful of other TV spin-offs, including the animated series, "The New Adventures of Lassie," which aired in 2014.
The Yogi Bear Show
Aired: 1959-1964
Budget: $125,000 per episode
One of Hanna-Barbera's greatest successes even though its run-time was considerably shorter than other shows, "The Yogi Bear Show" was an animated series that ran for only two seasons. The show told the story of the adventures of Yogi Bear and Boo-Boo Bear, his sidekick.
The show had two segments, Yakky Doodle and Snagglepuss. The show had several spinoffs and movie specials extending beyond the original 33 episodes.