List of works produced by Filmation

This is a list of animated television series, made-for-television films, direct-to-video films, theatrical short subjects, and feature films produced by Filmation. Note that some shows or new spin-offs of shows may be listed twice.

## Television series

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### 1960s

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Title  | Years  | Network  | Notes  | Co-production  | Episodes

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Rod Rocket | 1963 | Syndication | Filmation was at this point just Scheimer and Sutherland, and took over series by contract [1] | SIB Productions  | 65
The New Adventures of Superman | 1966–1970 | CBS | DC Comics: Based on Superman | National Periodical Publications | 68
The Adventures of Superboy | 1966–1969 | CBS | DC Comics: Based on Superman | National Periodical Publications | 34
Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1967–1969 | ABC | Based on the 1959 feature film of the same name | 20th Century Fox Television | 17
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

* Aquaman
* The Adventures of Superboy
* The New Adventures of Superman
* Teen Titans
* The Flash
* The Atom
* Green Lantern
* Hawkman
* Justice League of America

| 1967–1968 | CBS | DC Comics: Based on Aquaman and Superman | Ducovny Productions
National Periodical Publications | 3 episodes per guest star segment
Fantastic Voyage | 1968–1969 | ABC | Based on the 1966 feature film of the same name | 20th Century Fox Television | 17
Aquaman | 1968–1970 | CBS | DC Comics: Based on Aquaman | National Periodical Publications | 36
The Archie Show | 1968–1969 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series | The Archie Company  | 17
The Batman/Superman Hour

* The Adventures of Batman
* The New Adventures of Superman
* The Adventures of Superboy

| 1968–1969 | CBS | DC Comics: The first animated adaptation of Batman
Based on Superman | Ducovny Productions
National Periodical Publications |
The Adventures of Batman | 1968–1969 | CBS | DC Comics: The first animated adaptation of Batman | Ducovny Productions
National Periodical Publications | 17
The Archie Comedy Hour

* Sabrina the Teenage Witch

| 1969–1970 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series | The Archie Company  |
The Hardy Boys | 1969–1971 | ABC | Animated adaptation of The Hardy Boys[2] |  | 17

### 1970s

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Title  | Years  | Network  | Notes  | Co-production  | Episodes

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Archie's Funhouse | 1970–1971 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series |  | 23
Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down | 1970–1972 | ABC | Based on characters from the Jerry Lewis film The Family Jewels |  | 18
Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies

* Sabrina the Teenage Witch
* Groovie Goolies

| 1970–1974 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series | The Sabrina Company  | 16
Archie's TV Funnies | 1971–1973 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series |  | 16
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1972–1976 | CBS |  |  | 36
The Brady Kids | 1972–1973 | ABC | Animated adaptation of The Brady Bunch | Paramount Television | 22
Lassie's Rescue Rangers | 1972–1973 | ABC | Animated adaptation of Lassie | Lassie Television  | 15
Everything's Archie | 1973–1974 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series |  |
Star Trek: The Animated Series | 1973–1974 | NBC | Animated adaptation of Star Trek: The Original Series[3] | Norway Productions
Paramount Television | 22
My Favorite Martians | 1973 | CBS | Animated adaptation of My Favorite Martian | Jack Chertok Productions  | 16
Mission: Magic! | 1973 | ABC | Spin-off of The Brady Kids | Paramount Television | 16
The U.S. of Archie | 1974 | CBS | Based on Archie comic book series |  | 16
The New Adventures of Gilligan | 1974–1975 | ABC | First animated adaptation of Gilligan's Island |  | 24
Shazam! | 1974–1976 | CBS | DC Comics
Live-action | DC Comics
Warner Bros. Television | 28
The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty | 1975–1976 | NBC | Live-action/animated |  | 13
The Secrets of Isis | 1975–1977 | CBS | DC Comics Live-action |  | 22
The Ghost Busters | 1975–1976 | CBS | Live-action[4] |  | 15
Uncle Croc's Block

* Fraidy Cat
* Wacky and Packy
* M*U*S*H

| 1975–1976 | ABC | Live-action/animated |  | 16
Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle | 1976–1979 | CBS | Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan, distributed by Warner Bros. Television Studios and administered by Edgar Rice Burroughs company |  | 36
Ark II | 1976–1977 | CBS | Live-action |  | 16
The New Adventures of Batman | 1977–1978 | CBS | DC Comics: Based on Batman | DC Comics | 16
Space Academy | 1977–1979 | CBS | Live-action |  | 15
Space Sentinels | 1977–1978 | NBC | Loosely based on Greek mythology |  | 13
The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour

* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
* The New Adventures of Batman

| 1977–1978 | CBS | Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan,
DC Comics: Based on Batman |  |
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour

* The Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Show (Archie)
* Super Witch (Sabrina)

| 1977–1978 | NBC | Based on Archie comic book series | The Archie Company
The Sabrina Company  | 13
The Groovie Goolies and Friends | 1977–1978 | Syndication | Based on Archie comic book series 1978
The final animated series featuring Archie Comic properties produced by Filmation |  |
Tarzan and the Super 7

* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
* The New Adventures of Batman
* The Freedom Force
* Manta and Moray
* Superstretch and Microwoman
* Web Woman
* Jason of Star Command (live-action)

| 1978–1980 | CBS | Programing block which originally ran 90 min, later shortened down to 60 min, by dropping Tarzan and Jason of Star Command |  | 33
Fabulous Funnies

* Alley Oop
* Nancy
* Broom-Hilda
* Emmy Lou
* The Captain and the Kids
* Tumbleweeds

| 1978–1979 | NBC | Show based on various newspaper comic strips |  | 13
The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle

* Mighty Mouse
* Heckle and Jeckle
* Quacula

| 1979–1980 | CBS | Two of its segments were based on original Terrytoons properties Mighty Mouse and Heckle & Jeckle | Viacom Productions | 48
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon | 1979–1982 | NBC | Based on comic strip Flash Gordon | King Features Syndicate | 32
The New Fat Albert Show

* The Brown Hornet

| 1979–1981 | CBS |  |  | 24

### 1980s

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Batman and the Super 7

* The New Adventures of Batman
* Web Woman
* Manta and Moray
* The Freedom Force
* Superstretch and Microwoman

| 1980–1981 | NBC |  | DC Comics |
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour

* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
* The Lone Ranger

| 1980–1981 | CBS | Animated adaptation of Lone Ranger |  | 28
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show

* Tom and Jerry
* Droopy

| 1980–1982 | CBS |  | MGM Television | 15
Sport Billy | 1980–1981 | NBC | Show based on European comic of same name
Originally produced for Germany |  | 26
Blackstar | 1981–1982 | CBS |  |  | 13
The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!

* Shazam!
* Hero High

| 1981–1982 | NBC |  | DC Comics | 26
The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour

* Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle
* The Lone Ranger
* The New Adventures of Zorro

| 1981–1982 | CBS | Animated adaptation of Zorro | TMS Entertainment | 13
Gilligan's Planet | 1982–1983 | CBS | Second animated adaptation of Gilligan's Island and sequel series to The New Adventures of Gilligan |  | 13
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe | 1983–1985 | Syndication |  | Mattel | 130
The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids | 1984–1985 | Syndication |  |  | 50
She-Ra: Princess of Power | 1985–1987 | Syndication |  | Mattel | 93
Ghostbusters | 1986–1988 | Syndication | Based on Filmation's 1975 live-action TV series The Ghost Busters | Tribune Entertainment | 65
BraveStarr | 1987–1989 | Syndication | The last animated series produced by Filmation | Group W Productions | 65

## Television films, shorts and specials

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His Mother Marveled | 1963 | Syndication |  | Family Films
A Day at the Horse Opera | 1966 | N/A | unaired pilot featuring Marx Brothers[5] |
Dick Digit and the Jester | 1967 | N/A | unaired pilot/promotional film |
Archie and his New Pals | September 13, 1969 | CBS |  |
The Archie, Sugar Sugar, Jingle Jangle Show | March 20, 1970 | CBS |  |
Aesop's Fables | October 31, 1971 | CBS | Based on the fable of The Tortoise and the Birds and the fable of The Tortoise and the Hare. | Lorimar Productions
The Brady Kids on Mysterious Island | September 9, 1972 | ABC | Introduction to The Brady Kids; aired as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | Paramount Television
Lassie and the Spirit of Thunder Mountain | November 11, 1972 | ABC | Introduction to Lassie's Rescue Rangers; aired as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | Lassie Television
Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies | December 16, 1972 | ABC | Aired as part of The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie | Warner Bros. Television
Weird Harold Special: The Great Go-Cart Race | May 4, 1973 | NBC | Introduces Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids character. Produced earlier, as second of two specials Bill Cosby promised to network; the first not produced by Filmation [6]
The Fat Albert Halloween Special | October 24, 1977 | CBS |  |
The Fat Albert Christmas Special | December 18, 1977 | CBS |  |
Treasure Island | April 29, 1980 | NBC | Produced in 1973; edited version aired as part of NBC Special Treat series | Warner Bros.
A Snow White Christmas | December 19, 1980 | CBS |  |
Oliver Twist | April 14, 1981 | NBC | Produced in 1974; edited version aired as part of NBC Special Treat series | Warner Bros.
The Fat Albert Easter Special | April 3, 1982 | CBS |  |
Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All | August 21, 1982 | NBC |  | King Features Syndicate
He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special | December 25, 1985 | Syndication |  | Mattel

## Theatrical films

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Journey Back to Oz | December 14, 1972 | Seymour Borde (USA)
Warner Bros. (International) | Produced in 1962; unreleased until 1972 in UK, 1974 in US |
Treasure Island | December 9, 1973 | Warner Bros. | Edited version aired in 1980 as part of NBC Special Treat series |
Oliver Twist | July 10, 1974 | Warner Bros. | Edited version aired in 1981 as part of NBC Special Treat series |
Mighty Mouse in the Great Space Chase | December 10, 1982 | Filmation |  | Viacom Productions
The Secret of the Sword | March 22, 1985 | Atlantic Releasing Corporation | also known as: He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword | Mattel
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night | December 25, 1987 | New World Pictures |  |
BraveStarr: The Movie | March 18, 1988 | Taurus Entertainment | Alternate title: BraveStarr: The Legend |
Happily Ever After | June 30, 1989 | First National Productions | Produced in 1988; released in 1989 in the Philippines, 1990 in France, unreleased until 1993 in US | Kel-Air Entertainment

## References

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1. ^ Scheimer, Lou (2012). Creating the Filmation Generation. Raleigh, North Carolina: Two Morrows Publishing. p. 37\. ISBN 978-1-60549-044-1.
2. ^ "'Sesame Street' Breakthrough For New Programming". Florence Times—Tri-Cities Daily. Florence, AL. Associated Press. April 27, 1970. p. 2. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
3. ^ Kleiner, Dick (June 14, 1973). "New Animated TV Show Is Aimed At Adults". Portsmouth Times. Newspaper Enterprise Association. p. 21. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
4. ^ Margulies, Lee (May 12, 1975). "Filmation - its sole product is for kids". The Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, VA. Associated Press. p. 20. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
5. ^ "Marx Brothers Filmation Pilot". YouTube.
6. ^ Scheimer, Lou (2012). Creating the Filmation Generation. Raleigh, North Carolina: Two Morrows Publishing. pp. 73, 88. ISBN 978-1-60549-044-1.