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Ask the StoryBots
Ask the StoryBots is a Netflix educational animated series (2016) by Evan and Gregg Spiridellis of JibJab, in which Beep, Bing, Bang, Boop, and Bo of Team 341B answer kids' questions.
Bluey (2018 TV series)
Bluey (2018 TV series): Australian animated preschool show created by Joe Brumm, produced by Ludo Studio for ABC and BBC Studios, about Blue Heeler puppy Bluey, sister Bingo, and parents Bandit and Chilli; Emmy, Peabody and Logie winner, Disney+ hit, with The Bluey Movie due August 2027.
Creative Galaxy
Creative Galaxy is an Amazon Studios animated preschool series created by Angela Santomero (Blue's Clues), premiering June 27, 2014 on Prime Instant Video; alien artist Arty and Epiphany solve problems with art across three seasons.
Go, Diego, Go!
Go, Diego, Go! (Go Diego Go) is a Nick Jr. animated series (2005-2011), a Dora the Explorer spin-off starring her 8-year-old bilingual cousin Diego Marquez, an animal rescuer teaching Latin American wildlife and Spanish to preschoolers.
Joy Junction
Joy Junction is an American Christian children's television series created by Don MacAllister, who starred as Sheriff Don, teaching children values and Bible stories through games and songs.
Let's Go Luna!
Let's Go Luna! is a PBS KIDS animated series created by Joe Murray, premiering November 21, 2018, in which Leo the wombat, Carmen the butterfly, and Andy the frog tour world cities with the Circo Fabuloso, guided by Judy Greer's Luna the Moon.
Llama Llama
Llama Llama, also the Llama Llama Red Pajama series, is Anna Dewdney's bestselling rhyming picture-book franchise about young Llama and Mama Llama, adapted into a Netflix animated preschool series (2018-2019) starring Jennifer Garner.
Luna Petunia
Luna Petunia (Cirque du Soleil Junior: Luna Petunia) is a Netflix preschool animated series by Saban Brands and Cirque du Soleil Média about a girl solving problems in the magical land of Amazia; three seasons ran 2016–2017, followed by Return to Amazia in 2018.
Martha Speaks (TV series)
Martha Speaks is an American-Canadian animated PBS KIDS series (2008–2015) based on Susan Meddaugh's books, in which a dog gains speech from alphabet soup; it teaches oral vocabulary to ages 4–7, produced by WGBH and Studio B.
Nanalan'
Nanalan' is a Canadian preschool puppet series by The Grogs' Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley about Mona, Nana, and dog Russell, first airing 1998–1999 on YTV, later CBC and PBS, and revived virally on TikTok in 2023–2024.
Nature Cat
Nature Cat is a PBS KIDS animated series (premiered November 25, 2015) by Spiffy Pictures' Rudman brothers, following house cat Fred's outdoor adventures with Squeeks, Hal, Daisy, and Ronald for ages 3-8.
Numberblocks
Numberblocks: British CBeebies preschool animated series (2017–) by Joe Elliot and Blue Zoo teaching numeracy through block characters; BAFTA-winning, 150 episodes, part of the Blocks Universe franchise with Alphablocks and Colourblocks.
Pororo the Little Penguin (뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로)
Pororo the Little Penguin (뽀롱뽀롱 뽀로로) is a South Korean 3D CGI preschool TV series by Iconix, first aired on EBS in 2003, exported to about 130 countries with an estimated KRW 800 billion brand value.
Rainbow (TV series)
Rainbow (TV series): British pre-school children's series created by Pamela Lonsdale for Thames Television on ITV, 1972–1992, starring puppets Zippy, George, and Bungle with presenter Geoffrey Hayes, over 1,000 episodes.
Rosie and Jim
Rosie and Jim (Rosie & Jim) is a British ITV/CITV preschool series by Ragdoll Productions, 1990-2000, about rag dolls who come alive aboard the narrowboat Ragdoll, distinct from the Ragdoll cat breed.
Space Racers
Space Racers is an American CGI-animated preschool TV series (2014–2018, three seasons) about spaceship cadets Eagle, Hawk, Robyn, Starling, and Raven at the Stardust Space Academy, produced with NASA scientific script approval.
StoryBots Super Songs
StoryBots Super Songs is a 2016 American animated Netflix children's series by JibJab Bros. Studios, a music-centric spin-off of Ask the StoryBots with one 5-episode season starring Beep, Bing, Bang, Boop, and Bo.
The Doozers
The Doozers (Jim Henson's Doozers) is a CG-animated preschool series by The Jim Henson Company and DHX Media, spun off from Fraggle Rock. It follows the Pod Squad, Spike, Molly Bolt, Flex, and Daisy Wheel, inventing in Doozer Creek; it premiered on Hulu April 25, 2014.
The Ruff Ruffman Show
The Ruff Ruffman Show is a 2017 WGBH/PBS KIDS short-form animated web series for ages 4-8 in which dog host Ruff Ruffman (voiced by Jim Conroy) and assistants Blossom and Chet teach science inquiry through YouTube-style videos, 24 episodes in two seasons.
The Stinky & Dirty Show
The Stinky & Dirty Show is an American animated preschool series (2015-2019) on Prime Video, based on Jim and Kate McMullan's I Stink! books, following a garbage truck and backhoe solving problems in Go City.
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
True and the Rainbow Kingdom is a Netflix preschool CGI series (2017-2020) created by Bill Schultz and others from FriendsWithYou artwork, in which 8-year-old True and cat Bartleby use Wishing Tree wishes to solve problems.
Tumble Leaf
Tumble Leaf is Amazon's first original kids series, a stop-motion preschool show created by Drew Hodges and Kelli Bixler's Bix Pix Entertainment, following blue fox Fig and caterpillar Stick learning science through play, with 16 Emmys and 3 Annie Awards.
Wolfoo
Wolfoo is a Vietnamese animated preschool web series about a young wolf cub, produced by SConnect from 2018 and distributed on YouTube in about 20 languages. In 2026 a UK High Court found it copied Peppa Pig sound recordings and ordered all videos removed worldwide.
Word Party
Word Party is a Jim Henson Company CG-animated Netflix preschool series (2016–2021, five seasons, 60 episodes) created by Alex Rockwell, featuring baby animals Bailey, Franny, Kip, Lulu, and later Tilly, teaching vocabulary and Mandarin through digital puppetry.
Zoboomafoo
Zoboomafoo is an American PBS Kids preschool series (1999–2001, 65 episodes) created by Chris Kratt, Martin Kratt, and Leo Eaton, starring the talking sifaka lemur Jovian and a puppet at Animal Junction.