Cartoons released in 1981

2,038 cartoons ← 1980 1982 →

  1. Kao Wo Mireba Wakarimasu

    October 25, 1981 Season 1, no. 725-B TV Episode Fuji TV

    Featuring Sazae Fuguta, Masuo Fuguta, Tarao Fuguta, Norisuke Namino, Fune Isono, Taiko Namino, Saburô, Ukie Isasaka, Mitsuko Hama, Katsuo Isono, Kaori Ôzora, R…

  2. Morton Returns

    October 25, 1981 No. 43 TV Episode Nippon Animation

    Flone and her family were on their way to Australia from Switzerland when their ship wrecked and they landed on an inhabited island. Relying on a strong conviction that they will return one…

  3. Butcher's Condition Of Challenge

    October 26, 1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 23 TV Episode Tôei Company Ltd.

    Featuring Tetsuo Aku/Tiger Mask II, Armor Hassan, Mina Saiga, Midori Ariyoshi, Saiga, Ishimatsu, Junko Tachibana), Kazuya Tachibana

  4. Kattresan

    October 26, 1981 Theatrical Svenska Filminstitutet

  5. Sessha! Haikingu Ni Okyou Suru De Gozaru No Maki

    October 26, 1981 Season 1, no. 125 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  6. The Magical Multicoloured Diamond

    October 26, 1981 TV Episode PolyScope BV, KidPix Productions

    Dr. Snuggles looks up from his colored-stone collection to see that the rainbow's colors have faded. Woogie the Freckled Camel suggests he builds a machine to turn his stones into diamonds…

  7. The World Of Machines

    October 26, 1981 TV Episode Cosgrove Hall Productions

    Greenback kidnaps Penfold to lure Danger Mouse into a spaceship and send both of them to a planet ruled by machines.

  8. Goon Balloon

    October 27, 1981 Season 1, no. 59-C TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    While doing the laundry, Alice the Goon takes an Army observation balloon basket by mistake, and she, Olive and Sergeant Blast end up taking a balloon ride. While enjoying the ride, Olive t…

  9. Kusarinomamano Tôbô

    October 27, 1981 Season 1, no. 130 TV Episode Toho Productions. Co-Produced By: Visual 80 Productions, MK…

    Featuring Sebastian, Jolly, Poochie, Garcia, Old Seasal. English Characters: Sebastian, Belle, Poochie, Grandfather Cecil, Anne-Marie, Isabel, Sarah

  10. Onnagokoro Wa Muzukashii No Maki

    October 27, 1981 Season 1, no. 126 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  11. Up A Lizard River

    October 27, 1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 64-A TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Caveman Popeye and Olive are camping, but bully caveman Bluto tags along to stir up trouble. Popeye and Bluto compete to make the best camping site for Olive. The wilderness is scarier than…

  12. Die, Ladykiller!

    October 28, 1981 Season 1, no. 103-A TV Episode Kitty Film

    Lum's handsome ex-fiance, Rei, arrives on earth to win her back but succeeds only in winning the attention of every other woman on Earth (including Ataru's mother).

  13. Ice Station Camel

    October 28, 1981 TV Episode Cosgrove Hall Productions

    Danger Mouse must stop Greenback who has stopped the Earth's rotation which in turn has canceled gravity.

  14. Kenshou Ni Tousen De Gozaru No Maki

    October 28, 1981 Season 1, no. 127 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  15. Kutabare Irô Otoko!

    October 28, 1981 Season 1, no. 103-B TV Episode Kitty Film

    Featuring Ataru Moroboshi, Princess Lum, Shinobu, Rei, Ten-chan

  16. Pat's Thirsty Day

    October 28, 1981 No. 7 TV Episode Woodland Animations Ltd., Cosgrove Hall Films

    Greendale has not had any rain for weeks and there is no water anywhere. Can Ted fix the village's old water pump?

  17. Furuike De Tai Ga Tsureta De Gozaru No Maki

    October 29, 1981 Season 1, no. 128 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  18. Gekitotsu Charinko Gundan

    October 29, 1981 Season 1, no. 104 TV Episode Studio Pierrot

    Featuring Machiko, Principal, Madoka, Aichi-sensei, Fukuoka-sensei, Aomori-sensei, Yamagata-sensei, Kenta, Maruko, Kinzo, Kame, Lilly Sugishita, Tenko, Hiromi

  19. Gunshot Start

    October 30, 1981 Season 1, no. 102 TV Episode Sunrise Inc.

    Featuring Kurine, Rocky, Chico, Cavina, Dr. Samaline, Donan Kashim, Lady Daisy

  20. Mukashi Hayokatta !?

    October 30, 1981 Season 3, no. 3-136 TV Episode Shin-Ei Animation, Studio Take, Studio Joke, NTV Animation,…

    Featuring Nobita Nobi, Doraemon, Shizuka Minamoto, Takeshi "Gian" Goda, Suneo Honekawa, Dorami, Nobisuke Nobi, Tamako Nobi

  21. Otoshi Nushi Wa Dare De Gozaru No Maki

    October 30, 1981 Season 1, no. 129 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  22. Shinbun Hiduke Henkou Posuto

    October 30, 1981 Season 3, no. 3-135 TV Episode Shin-Ei Animation, Studio Take, Studio Joke, NTV Animation,…

    Featuring Nobita Nobi, Doraemon, Shizuka Minamoto, Takeshi "Gian" Goda, Suneo Honekawa, Dorami, Nobisuke Nobi, Tamako Nobi

  23. Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown

    October 30, 1981 No. 81-390 TV Special Lee Mendelson-Bill Melendez Productions, Charles M. Schulz…

    Charlie Brown enlists Linus' help in going on a door-to-door search for a girl whom Charlie saw in the audience of a football game. But it turns out that Linus himself is the one she's inte…

  24. The Three Invincible Musketeers

    October 30, 1981 TV Episode BRB Internacional, Nippon Animation

    D'Artacan spends the night at the house of Juliet's uncle. Meanwhile, Cardinal Richelieu is hatching a plot with Widimer, captain of the guards, to discredit the Muskehounds. A double of Po…

  25. A Little Something Extra

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Filmation Associates

    A disguised Black Adam tosses Freddy a false news publication with the headlines stating, "Captain Marvel Vanishes!". Freddy, as Captain Marvel Jr., rushes the news to Mary to find Billy wh…

  26. April Fools In Paris

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Productions, Paramount Television

    Prime-time characters Laverne and Shirley are army privates.

  27. Ballonitics

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring George Bungle, Joey Bungle

  28. Bone To Pick With Marmaduke

    October 31, 1981 No. 8-B TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Marmaduke, Mr. Post, Barbie Winslow

  29. Carnival Man

    October 31, 1981 Season 2, no. 20-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Richie Rich is a young boy who is the richest kid in the world. Along with his friends and his dog, Dollar, they went on all sorts of adventures around the world.

  30. Chronos

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 9 TV Episode DiC Entertainment, France 3, RTL-TVi, Tokyo Movie Shinsha

    Chronus, the father of time attempts to regain his place in Olympus by capturing Ulysses for Zeus. His powers almost send Ulysses, Yumi and Telemachus to an early death- of old age.

  31. Crazy Camping

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Crazy Claws was a wildcat with Groucho Marx voice and eyebrows. Skunk-capped Rawhide Clyde and his wicked mutt Bristletooth tried to catch Crazy Claws, who escaped from trouble with a combi…

  32. Cream Pie

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring George Bungle, Joey Bungle

  33. Curse Of The Snake People

    October 31, 1981 Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Goldie Gold, Jack Travis, Nugget, Sam Gritt

  34. Dirty Money

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Dirty Dawg and his chum Ratso lived in a city garbage dump, fighting the man (in the form of police officer Bullhorn) while trying to get a meal.

  35. Dog Gone

    October 31, 1981 Season 2, no. 20-A TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Richie Rich is a young boy who is the richest kid in the world. Along with his friends and his dog, Dollar, they went on all sorts of adventures around the world.

  36. Electric Eel Bowl Large Eccentric

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 139 TV Episode Tatsunoko Productions

    Featuring Koyomi Himeguri, Wataru Toki, Julie Kokematsu, Alan Sukadon, Princess Mirenjo, Daikyojin, Prince Komaro, Daara

  37. Escape Artist

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring George Bungle, Joey Bungle

  38. Etsu! O Saki Sanni Rabureta

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Tokyo Movie Shinsha

    Featuring Spank, Aiko Morimura, Uncle, Pappy, Osaku-san, Sensei, Ryo, Fujinami, Futaba, Serino, Shinako, Masaya Tsukahara, Tora Kichi

  39. Haunted Smurf

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 8116A TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios, SEPP International

    Something is haunting a castle that the Smurfs discover when they leave the village in search for food.

  40. Kingdom Of Neptul

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Filmation Associates

    John Blackstar, an intergalactic soldier of fortune, is sucked in by a black hole and into a distant part of our universe. He finds himself stranded on the planet Sagar, where the Overlord…

  41. Mush Heathcliff Mush

    October 31, 1981 No. 008 TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Heathcliff, Spike, Muggsy, Iggy, Mr. Shultz, Milkman, Clem, Digby, Dogsnatcher, Sled Race Announcer

  42. My Job Is Yours

    October 31, 1981 No. HH 64008 TV Episode Filmation Associates

    Chaos ensues when the Hero High students get to take over the school for one day!

  43. Painter And Poet

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 8115 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios, SEPP International

    Two creative Smurfs take their unappreciated talents with them when they flee to a deserted island.

  44. Papa-Ue Hayaku Kaeru De Gozaru No Maki

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 130 TV Episode Shinei, Pan Media

    Featuring Kanzou Hattori, Kenichi Sanyo, Shinzo, Shishimaru, Yumeko, Kemumaki, Kagechiyo the Shadow-cat

  45. Part 1

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 40 TV Episode Sunrise Inc.

    Featuring Robot King Daioja, Prince Edward Mito, Baron Kaikusu, Duke Skead, Flora Shinobu, King Tokugar

  46. Police Pooch

    October 31, 1981 No. 8-A TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    Featuring Marmaduke, Mr. Post, Barbie Winslow

  47. Prison Plot

    October 1981 (estimated) No. 6008 TV Episode Marvel Productions, Ltd.

    To raise money for Aunt Mae's birthday gift, the Spider Friends get jobs as gophers for a police officer convention. Little do they know the entertainment is more than the master of mystery…

  48. Prophecy Of Peril

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Ruby-Spears Productions

    During a battle with the wizard, Vashtar, the Crystal of Prophecy, which contains the secret of Vashtar's destruction, is accidentally triggered. A translucent woman appears and speaks the…

  49. Race To Riches

    October 31, 1981 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Kwicky Koala followed the eucalyptus-eating title creature as he eluded the pursuit of Wilfred Wolf.

  50. Raiders Of The Lost Troll

    October 31, 1981 Season 1, no. 8-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    A cartoon troll version of the Dukes of Hazzard.