History of British animation In other areas of international interaction, several British animated shows produced during this time found success through syndication in the United States, including Cosgrove Hall's shows "Danger Mouse" (1981-1987) and "Count Duckula" (1988-1993), which, among others, were screened during the 1980s and early 1990s on the then-new children's cable network Nickelodeon. The US media made its presence felt in Britain during the 1990s in other ways as well. With the explosive success of "The Simpsons" (1989-) and the many adult-oriented animated sitcoms that followed in its wake, not only was the British public's relationship to animation altered, so too was
Animated series and Ferb", "Gravity Falls", "Rugrats", "Hey Arnold!", "The Fairly OddParents" and "Steven Universe." Animated series shown in movie theatres include the "Tom and Jerry" animated cartoon short films that appeared in movie theaters from 1940 to 1967. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was "Dallos" (1983). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series first appeared in the late 1990s, with the first internet animated cartoon series, "The Goddamn George Liquor Program" (1997–1998), followed by other early series that included "WhirlGirl",