Editing Children's television series (section)

===Evolution of style in the US and beyond===
Early children's shows included ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]'' (1947), ''[[Howdy Doody]]'', and ''[[Captain Kangaroo]]''. Another show, ''[[Ding Dong School]]'', aired from 1952 to 1965. Its creator and host, [[Frances Horwich]], would sit in front of the camera and simulate small talk with the viewing audience at home, demonstrating basic skills for the camera.

This practice lives on in contemporary children's broadcasting as a genre in of itself, with Australia's ongoing program [[Play School (Australian TV series)|''Play School'']] one example.

At one time, a program called ''[[Winky Dink and You]]'' took a more interactive approach, prompting its viewers to affix a clear vinyl sheet to their television and draw pictures to match what was going on on-screen. This format did not persist, nor was it replicated, due to a number of factors unrelated to its popularity: children whose parents did not buy them the vinyl sheet would draw with crayons directly on the television screen itself, potentially causing expensive damage; there were also concerns that having children within arm's length of a television screen of the era could expose them to harmful radiation.<ref name=CNN-winkydink>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/31/opinion/greene-winky-dink-bill-gates/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7|title=Winky Dink and ... Bill Gates? |author=Bob Greene |author-link=Bob Greene |agency=[[CNN]]|date=March 31, 2013|accessdate=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

Later and more recognisably modern shows for young children include ''[[Sesame Street]]'', ''[[The Electric Company]]'' and ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]''. In the 1990s, more children's television series such as ''[[Barney & Friends]],'' ''[[Blue's Clues]],'' ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]],'' ''[[Bear in the Big Blue House]],'' and ''[[The Big Comfy Couch]]'' were created.

A voluminous range of children's television programming now exists in the 2020s.

Notable successes outside the US include shows like ''[[Play School (UK TV series)|Play School]]'', ''[[Noggin the Nog]]'', ''[[Clangers]]'', ''[[Bagpuss]]'', ''[[Teletubbies]]'', ''[[Thunderbirds (TV series)|Thunderbirds]]'', ''[[Danger Mouse (1981 TV series)|Danger Mouse]]'', ''[[Count Duckula]]'', ''[[Mr. Men (TV series)|Mr. Men]]'' and ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' originating from the UK, ''[[Paw Patrol]]'' from Canada, ''[[The Magic Roundabout|Le Manege Enchantè]]'' from France, ''[[The Singing Ringing Tree]]'' from Germany, and ''[[Marine Boy]]'' and ''[[Pokémon (TV series)|Pokémon]]'' from Japan.

Canadian studio [[Nelvana]] is a particularly prolific producer of children's programming. Much of Nelvana's product is broadcast worldwide, especially in the US, where the similarities in dialect do not require any dubbing or localization.