# The greatest kids' TV shows of all time, as voted by Channel 4 viewers (2001)

Channel 4's 2001 poll "The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows" put The Simpsons first, ahead of The Muppet Show, Danger Mouse and Bagpuss. The top 20 is a trip back to British childhoods of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

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- Sep 22, 2019 · sarcasm90
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## Top 20

1. **The Simpsons** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — US animated sitcom, on air since 1989.
2. **Danger Mouse** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Cosgrove Hall cartoon about the secret-agent mouse, 1981–1992.
3. **The Muppet Show** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jim Henson's puppet variety show, 1976–1981.
4. **Rentaghost** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — BBC comedy about a ghost rental agency, 1976–1984.
5. **Grange Hill** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — BBC school drama, 1978–2008.
6. **Scooby-Doo** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Hanna-Barbera's mystery-solving Great Dane, since 1969.
7. **Hong Kong Phooey** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The kung-fu canine janitor, 1974.
8. **Rainbow** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Thames pre-school show with Zippy, George and Bungle, 1972–1992.
9. **Doctor Who** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The BBC's time traveller, in its classic 1963–1989 run.
10. **He-Man and the Masters of the Universe** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Filmation cartoon, 1983–1985.
11. **The Magic Roundabout** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Stop-motion series with Dougal, Zebedee and Florence.
12. **Bagpuss** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's saggy cloth cat, 1974.
13. **Mr Benn** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The man in the bowler hat and the magic costume shop, 1971.
14. **The Clangers** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Knitted creatures on a small blue planet, 1969–1972.
15. **Maid Marian and Her Merry Men** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Tony Robinson's comic Robin Hood, 1989–1994.
16. **Tom and Jerry** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The cat and mouse from MGM.
17. **The Wombles** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The litter-picking creatures of Wimbledon Common, 1973.
18. **The Flintstones** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — Hanna-Barbera's Stone Age family, 1960–1966.
19. **Wallace and Gromit** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Nick Park's inventor and his dog, from Aardman.
20. **Worzel Gummidge** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Jon Pertwee as the walking scarecrow, 1979–1981.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.