Cartoons released in 1981

2,038 cartoons ← 1980 1982 →

  1. The Ice Monster

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 102 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Dorno is feeling depressed when Zandor treats him like a child because of his size and age. Cue an ancient robot monster emerging from an ice block that is indestructible. Gleep and Dorno s…

  2. The Idol Breakers

    1981 (estimated) Student Film Croydon College of Art

    In the desert, an Islamic city is ruined as images of destruction march inexorably on. The peacock throne crumbles, and soldiers slaughter the protesting civilians.

  3. The Invisibles

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 110 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    A chunk of magnalite lands in the Lost Lake on Quasar. Before long, the Herculoids are up against enemies they can't see. Zandor discovers that the invisible adversaries are Zelos. The team…

  4. The King's Portrait

    1981 (estimated) FilmFair London Productions

    King Ethelbert wants his portrait painting. He decides to request the best painter in Hattytown to do the job. He thus holds a competition to see who is the best artist.

  5. The Nick Price Story Of Non-Manipulative Selling: A Better Way To Go: An Introduction To Non-Manipulative Selling

    1981 (estimated) Walt Disney Studios

  6. The Nick Price Story Of Non-Manipulative Selling: The Danbury Secret Of Flexible Behavior

    1981 (estimated) Walt Disney Studios

  7. The Nick Price Story Of Non-Manipulative Selling: The Voice: Questions That Help You Sell

    1981 (estimated) Walt Disney Studios

  8. The Night Of The Crab

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 101 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    The Crab crashes the Space Awards at the Space Palace and steals the awards. It's up to Space Ace and the Space Mutts to get the award back and defeat The Crab.

  9. The Olympians

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 105 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Uglor enlists Zeus, Hercules, Mercury and Medusa to fight the Herculoids while he steals energy rocks. Teen Force arrives to help when Medusa turns Dorno, Tundro and Gloop to stone.

  10. The Outworlder

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 108 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring Space Ghost, Jan, Jayce, Cosmo, Blip, Zandor, Igoo, Zok, Tundro, Tara, Dorno, Astro, Gloop, Gleep, Elektra, Kid Comet, Moleculelad, Plutem, Glax, Ugl…

  11. The Pudding Factor

    1981 (estimated) Student Film Hull College of Higher Education

    A visit to Silacosia, a nightmare vision of the future.

  12. The Purple Menace

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 104 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    The Herculoids are attacked by purple vines whose existence was brought about by glowing purple energy rocks.

  13. The Reluctant Dragon

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Bosustow Entertainment

    About a peaceful, poetry-loving dragon, and St. George the dragon-slayer, who is engaged by the villagers to kill him. Together with the help of the dragon's friend, they stage a rousing fa…

  14. The Same Old Story

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    A deceptively simple film, The Same Old Story is over almost before it has begun. A story within a story within a story, its effect is jarring, ambiguous and lingering. The film speaks of f…

  15. The Shadow People

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 106-A TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    At a floating refinery factory all of the ships docked there leave in a hurry. Space Ghost, Jayce, Jan, Blip and Elektra investigate the refinery. The refinery is inhabited by the shadow pe…

  16. The Silver Pony

    December 31, 1981 Theatrical Bosustow Entertainment

  17. The Sorceress

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 102-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    The Sorceress has returned from the realm of science and magic to marry Space Ghost. She takes Space Ghost's power bands inviso belt. Jayce, Jan and Blip follow Space Ghost to the Sorceress…

  18. The Space Dragons

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 108-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    The Alpha Mining Colony is attacked by giant space dragons. They call Space Ghost for help. Space Ghost finds out that the dragons are not real but made out of metal. Repto sent the dragons…

  19. The Space Slime

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 109 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring Kid Comet, Moleculelad, Elektra

  20. The Spirit Of Mountains And A Poacher

    1981 (estimated) Krátký Film Praha, DEFA Dresden

    For a long time, Spirit of Mountains had a feeling that someone has been poaching in his forests. He waits and catches a poacher red-handed after killing a deer. Following his tracks, Spiri…

  21. The Spirit Of Mountains And The Messenger

    1981 (estimated) Krátký Film Praha, DEFA Dresden

    Residents of the Krkonose Mountains launch a very useful service: so as not to have to run with each message or parcel every now and then, they appoint a messenger. However, the messenger o…

  22. The Starfly

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 103-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Space Transport ship Ulysses is attacked and destroyed by an unknown force. Blip finds a creature on the Ghost Planet. Jayce and Jan realize that the creature is a starfly.(Starflies turn i…

  23. The Strange Case of Mr. Donnybrook's Boredom

    1981 (estimated) Student Film University Of California, Los Angeles, UCLA School of Film…

    Featuring Mr. Donnybrook, Mrs. Donnybrook

  24. The Tender Tale Of Cinderella Penguin

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    A new look at a centuries-old fairy tale! Using a medieval style of illustration to animate the story of Cinderella, the film gives the leading role to a mistreated, romantic penguin, with…

  25. The Thunderbolt

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 107 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Saju, a creature with a voracious appetite, comes upon some electrically charged rocks, and eats them. He becomes a living electrical monster. But the Herculoids soon realize this is only t…

  26. The Time Master

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 107-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    A black-hooded interplanetary crime fighter draws powers from his magic belt and power gloves. Space Ghost encounters evil forces and is assisted by his teenage wards Jan and Jayce, along w…

  27. The Toymaker

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 104-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Vacationing on an uncharted world, Space Ghost, Jayce, Jan and Blip are enjoying the tranquil setting. Knights capture the twins on horses. They are taken to the ship of the Toymaker. Robot…

  28. The Trolls And The Christmas Express

    1981 (estimated) Atkinson Film-Arts, Titlecraft, Pooled Film Services, Coron…

    There's mischief afoot in Santa's workshop, and Christmas is in trouble. The pesky Trolls are responsible for the problems that Santa is experiencing, and they must be stopped.

  29. The Ultimate Battle

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 106 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Uglor challenges the Teen Force to a battle on the desolate and hostile continent of Evil Island. The Teen Force discover that its creatures consider humans evil after they were convinced o…

  30. The Vision (Series)

    1981 (estimated) Series Prater

    Reinterprets "Pilgrim's Progress" in space-age technology.

  31. The Way Of The Fool

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Whiteman

    Two alternative journeys through the Tarot, the 22 picture cards said to contain universal symbols of an eternal wisdom.

  32. They're Playing My Song

    1981 (estimated) TV Episode Jay Ward Studios

    Featuring Cap'n Crunch, Jean La Foote, Kids

  33. Tigrenok Na Podsolnuhe

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

    Featuring Usurian Tiger

  34. Time Chase

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 105-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Jan and Kid Comet are headed toward an uninhabited planet Coros IV. Jan convinces Kid Comet to travel faster than time. They land on Coros IV in its prehistoric past. Space Ghost is in purs…

  35. Time Of The Giants

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 110-B TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    A black-hooded interplanetary crime fighter draws powers from his magic belt and power gloves. Space Ghost encounters evil forces and is assisted by his teenage wards Jan and Jayce, along w…

  36. To Mom with Love

    1981 (estimated) Student Film Goldsmith's College

    Mom receives a series of surprise presents which are not quite what they seem.

  37. To Shishun

    1981 (estimated) TV Episode Tôhoku Shinsha

    Featuring Du Ziqun, Bailian, Thieves

  38. Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan

    1981 (estimated) TV Episode Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Telecom

    Featuring Iemon, Oiwa

  39. Top Priority

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical National Film Board of Canada

    Set in an unspecified Third World country, this film, based on a short story by Enver Carim, suggests that "top priority" means different things to governments and to the governed. A drough…

  40. Tpili Adgili

    1981 (estimated) Qartuli Pilmi

  41. Trah-Tibi-Doh! ("Fitil'" N 220)

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Soyuzmultfilm

  42. Tri Sinih, Sinih-Sinih Ozera Malinovogo Cveta

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Armenfilm

  43. Tri Soveta Mudreca

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Armenfilm

    Featuring Wise Man, Poor Man

  44. Tupko

    1981 (estimated) Jadran Film

  45. Turizm

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Ekran

    Featuring Tourists

  46. Tysyacha Ulovok

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Armenfilm

  47. Uglor Conquors The Universe

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 110 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring Space Ghost, Jan, Jayce, Cosmo, Blip, Zandor, Igoo, Zok, Tundro, Tara, Dorno, Astro, Gloop, Gleep, Elektra, Kid Comet, Moleculelad, Plutem, Glax, Ugl…

  48. Uglor's Power Play

    1981 (estimated) Season 1, no. 105 TV Episode Hanna-Barbera Studios

    Featuring Kid Comet, Moleculelad, Elektra

  49. Ulitka

    1981 (estimated) Theatrical Ekran

    Featuring Snail

  50. Up And Away

    1981 (estimated) FilmFair London Productions

    Simon is checking out a hot air balloon. Bobby also checks the balloon. Posty and Sancho do not believe it will work. They get in it to give a try. They sail up in the air and decide to del…