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The Last Unicorn(1982)

G
| 1h 32min | Fantasy, Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.6/5 (with 201 votes)

From a riddle-speaking butterfly, a unicorn learns that she is supposedly the last of her kind, all the others having been herded away by the Red Bull. The unicorn sets out to discover the truth behind the butterfly's words. She is eventually joined on her quest by Schmendrick, a second-rate magician, and Molly Grue, a now middle-aged woman who dreamed all her life of seeing a unicorn. Their journey leads them far from home, all the way to the castle of King Haggard.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer(1964)

G
| 52min | Animation, Kids & Family, TV Movie
3.7/5 (with 231 votes)

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Directed by Larry Roemer

King Kong Escapes(1967)

G
| 1h 44min | Action, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 39 votes)

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.

Directed by Ishirō Honda - With Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Haruo Nakajima, Rhodes Reason, Hideyo Amamoto, Shoichi Hirose, ...

Tales of the Wizard of Oz(1961-2006)

30min per episode | Animation
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Tales of the Wizard of Oz, created in 1961, was an animated television series crafted by Crawley Films for Videocraft, (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions.) This was the studio's second venture into animation and Rankin/Bass's inaugural foray into traditional animation. Characters from L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are given additional names, including Dandy the Cowardly Lion, Rusty the Tin Man, and Socrates the Strawman, expanding upon the original with these fresh monikers.

ThunderCats(1985-1989)

TV-Y7
| 22min per episode | Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Action & Adventure
4.1/5 (with 453 votes)

The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderans (Thundercats) remained. With only half engine power, the group, which was led by Jaga, had to set a course for the nearest planet. Jaga commanded their ship while the other seven were in their stasis tubes. Jaga died on their journey to Third Earth and their ship crashed there. Soon they made friends with various groups in the area and they designed a fortress. Mumm-Ra the centuries-old embodiment of evil, along with the mutants that destroyed the rest of the Thunderans are a constant threat. But Lion-O, the new leader of the Thundercats, with his weapon the "Sword of Omens" will help the Thundercats to have a standing chance.

Directed by Katsuhito Akiyama, Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass

The Hobbit(1977)

NR
| 1h 17min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation, Adventure, TV Movie
3.1/5 (with 112 votes)

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
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The Jackson 5ive(1971-1972)

30min per episode | Animation, Comedy
2.9/5 (with 4 votes)

The Jackson 5ive was a Saturday morning cartoon series produced by Rankin/Bass and Motown Productions on ABC from September 11, 1971 until 14 October 1972; a fictionalized portrayal of the careers of Motown recording group The Jackson 5. The series was rebroadcast in syndication through Worldvision Enterprises during the 1984–1985 Saturday morning season, during a period when Michael Jackson was riding a major wave of popularity as a solo artist. The series was animated mainly in London at the studios of Halas and Batchelor, and some animation done at Estudios Moro, Barcelona, Spain. The director was Spanish-American Robert Balser.

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.

The King Kong Show(1966)

30min per episode | Animation
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

An animated series about the adventures of King Kong and his young pal Bobby Bond. Also featured were the adventures of "Tom of T.H.U.M.B.", a 6" tall secret agent.

The Return of the King(1980)

NR
| 1h 38min | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 84 votes)

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. - With Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel, William Conrad, John Huston, Roddy McDowall, Brother Theodore, ...

Frosty the Snowman(1969)

25min | Kids & Family, Animation, TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 142 votes)

A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!

Directed by Jules Bass
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The Year Without a Santa Claus(1974)

51min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.7/5 (with 74 votes)

Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

The Smokey Bear Show(1969)

30min per episode | Animation, Kids & Family

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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town(1970)

50min | Animation, Kids & Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 90 votes)

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. - With Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees
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SilverHawks(1986)

22min per episode | Animation, Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
4.0/5 (with 134 votes)

SilverHawks is an American animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass Productions and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. In total, 65 episodes were made. It was created as a space-bound equivalent of their previous series, ThunderCats. As was the case with ThunderCats, there was also a SilverHawks comic book series published by then-Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics. Currently, Warner Bros. owns the rights to the series.

Rudolph's Shiny New Year(1976)

51min | Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
3.3/5 (with 38 votes)

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.

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The Flight of Dragons(1982)

NR
| 1h 36min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 39 votes)

The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Katsuhisa Yamada - With John Ritter, Bob McFadden, Don Messick, James Earl Jones, Nellie Bellflower, Victor Buono, ...
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Jack Frost(1979)

48min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy, TV Movie
3.4/5 (with 37 votes)

Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.

Directed by Jules Bass
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The Little Drummer Boy(1968)

25min | Animation, Drama, Kids & Family, TV Movie
3.4/5 (with 65 votes)

After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has, a song on his drum.

Directed by Jules Bass

Frosty's Winter Wonderland(1976)

NR
| 25min | Animation
3.5/5 (with 30 votes)

Years have passed since Frosty left for the North Pole, but his promise is kept when he hears news of the first snowfall of the season, and decides to return.

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. - With Dennis Day
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Mad Monster Party?(1967)

NR
| 1h 35min | Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Fantasy, Horror, Music
3.3/5 (with 26 votes)

When Dr Frankenstein decides to retire from the monster-making business, he calls an international roster of monsters to a creepy convention to elect his successor. Everyone is there including Dracula, The Werewolf, The Creature, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde and many more. But Frankenstein's title is not all that is at stake. The famous doctor has also discovered the secret of total destruction that must not fall into the wrong hands!

Directed by Jules Bass
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas(1974)

25min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.5/5 (with 27 votes)

When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. - With Joel Grey

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus(1985)

G
| 50min | Animation, Kids & Family
2.6/5 (with 7 votes)

The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.

Directed by Jules Bass - With J.D. Roth

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July(1979)

1h 37min | Animation, Fantasy, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 28 votes)

Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.

Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Tomfoolery(1970-)

30min per episode | Animation
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The Tomfoolery Show is an American cartoon comedy television series made and first broadcast in 1970, based on the works of Edward Lear. The animation was done at the Halas and Batchelor Studios in London and Stroud. Though the works of other writers were also used, notably Lewis Carroll and Ogden Nash, Lear's works were the main source, and characters like The Yongy Bonghy Bo and The Umbrageous Umbrella Maker were all Lear creations. Some original material was also written based on characters created by Lear, although much of the material was a straight recital of poems and limericks or songs using Lear's poems set to music. A recurring joke had a delivery boy running around trying to deliver a large plant and shouting 'Plant for Mrs Discobolus!'. The series was produced by Rankin/Bass, who also made the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.

The Bermuda Depths(1978)

1h 35min | Science Fiction, TV Movie, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
2.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Scientists pursuing the mysteries of the deep are threatened by a beautiful girl who seems to have returned from the dead and by a prehistoric sea creature that dwells in the deadly Bermuda Triangle.

Directed by Tsugunobu Kotani - With Leigh McCloskey

The New Adventures of Pinocchio(1960-)

5min per episode | Animation
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The New Adventures of Pinocchio is an animated stop motion produced by Rankin-Bass and made by Dentsu Studios. Syndicated from 1960-61; 130 five-minute "chapters" were produced. These segments made up a series of five-chapter, 25-minute episodes.

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Tadahito Mochinaga

The Last Dinosaur(1977)

1h 46min | Adventure, Science Fiction, TV Movie
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Wealthy big game hunter (Boone), along with his group, gets trapped in pre-historic times where they are stalked by a ferocious dinosaur.

Directed by Alex Grasshoff - With Richard Boone, Joan Van Ark, Steven Keats

Here Comes Peter Cottontail(1971)

43min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

Peter Cottontail wants to be the #1 chief Easter Bunny, and everyone in April Valley agrees...except for Evil Irontail. Peter must deliver more eggs than this archrival to earn the top spot...and save Easter for children everywhere!

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Pinocchio's Christmas(1980)

49min | Kids & Family, Animation, Fantasy, TV Movie
3.5/5 (with 11 votes)

As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet, Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.

Directed by Jules Bass - With Todd Porter
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The Comic Strip(1987-)

2h per episode | Animation
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Animated anthology featuring four rotating cartoon segments: 1) The Mini-Monsters: Normal human twin siblings Sherman and Melissa find themselves in for a surprise when they are sent to summer camp for one year. 2) Street Frogs: Depicting the typical teen-aged hijinks of a gang of street-smart frogs named Big Max, Spider, Moose The Loose, "Honey Love" Loretta , and Dr. Slick. 3) Karate Kat: In a world inhabited by anthropomorphic cats, a private investigator catuses his karate to fight crime in his town which is usually in the form of gang leader Big Papa and his two lackeys named Boom-Boom Burmese and Sumo Sai. 4) TigerSharks: A group of powered-up human/sea animal hybrids consisting of Mako, Walro, Dolph, Octavia, Lorca, Bronc, Angel, and Gupp become involved in underwater adventures that has them facing off against villains like T-Ray and Captain Bizzarly. Despite the show title, the segments have no history in newspaper comic strips.

With Bob McFadden, Larry Kenney, Maggie Wheeler
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