| Animated television series |
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| By decade |
A list of animated television series first aired in 1980.
| Title | Episodes | Country | Year | Notes | Technique | Channel |
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| The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | 49 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | FNS | |
| The Amazing Adventures of Morph | 26 | United Kingdom | 1980–81 | Stop Motion | BBC One | |
| Archibald le Magi-chien | 46 | France | 1980–81 | Traditional | TF1 | |
| Ashita no Joe 2 | 47 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | FNS | |
| Astro Boy | 52 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | NNS | |
| Aubrey | 39 | United Kingdom | 1980 | Traditional | ITV | |
| Cockleshell Bay | 104 | United Kingdom | 1980–86 | Stop-Motion | ITV | |
| Cro et Bronto | 45 | Taiwan | 1980 | [1] | Traditional | |
| Curious George (1980) | 84 | Canada United States | 1980 | Traditional | Nickelodeon | |
| Delta space mission | 16 | Romania | 1980–83 | Traditional | ||
| Dingbat and the Creeps | 26 | United States | 1980–81 | Aired as a segment on Heathcliff and Dingbat | Traditional | ABC |
| Drak Pack | 16 | United States Australia | 1980 | Traditional | CBS | |
| Eureka! | 30 | Canada | 1980–81 | Traditional | TVO | |
| Fisherman Sanpei | 109 | Japan | 1980–82 | Anime | FNS | |
| The Flintstone Comedy Show | 18 | United States | 1980–81 | Spin-off of The Flintstones . | Traditional | NBC |
| Flok a Flíček | 7 | Philippines | 1980 | Stop Motion | ||
| The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang | 24 | US | 1980–81 | Spin-off of Happy Days . | Traditional | ABC |
| Force Five | 130 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | Syndication | |
| Ganbare Genki | 35 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | Fuji TV | |
| Ganbare Gonbe | 77 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | ||
| Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure | 18 | United States | 1980–84 | Package consisting of Birdman and the Galaxy Trio , Space Ghost and Dino Boy , Fantastic Four , Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor , The Herculoids , Shazzan , and Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles . | Traditional | Syndication |
| Heathcliff | 26 | United States | 1980–81 | Based on Heathcliff . Also aired as a segment on Heathcliff and Dingbat. | Traditional | ABC |
| Hoero! Bun Bun | 39 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | ||
| Invincible Robo Trider G7 | 50 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | Nagoya TV | |
| Kagee Grimm Douwa | 52 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | ||
| King Arthur: Prince on White Horse | 22 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | Fuji TV | |
| King Rollo | 13 | United Kingdom | 1980 | Cut-Outs | BBC One | |
| Kirin Ashita no Calendar | 1306 | Japan | 1980–84 | Anime | ||
| Lalabel, the Magical Girl | 49 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | TV Asahi | |
| The Littl' Bits | 26 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | TV Tokyo | |
| Maeterlinck's Blue Bird: Tyltyl and Mytyl's Adventurous Journey | 26 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | FNS | |
| Manga Kotowaja Jiten | 88 | Japan | 1980–82 | Anime | ||
| Monchhichi Twins | 130 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | TV Tokyo | |
| The Monster Kid | 94 | Japan | 1980–82 | Anime | JNN | |
| Mū no Hakugei | 26 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | ||
| Muteking, The Dashing Warrior | 56 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | FNS | |
| The New Adventures of Gigantor | 51 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | NNS | |
| The New Adventures of the Lone Ranger | 28 | United States | 1980–82 | Originally aired part of The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour | Traditional | CBS |
| Ojamanga Yamada-kun | 103 | Japan | 1980–82 | Anime | FNS | |
| Pelican Trio | 52 | United States | 1980–83 | First original cartoon for Nickelodeon | Traditional | Nickelodeon |
| Pom Pom meséi | 26 | Vietnam | 1980 | Traditional | ||
| Rescueman | 53 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | FNS | |
| Richie Rich | 42 | United States | 1980–84 | Originally aired as part of The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show | Traditional | CBS |
| The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show | 21 | United States | 1980–81 | Traditional | ABC | |
| Ruy, the Little Cid | 26 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | TVE1 | |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo | 33 | United States | 1980–82 | Spin-off of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979). | Traditional | ABC |
| Space Battleship Yamato III | 25 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | NNS | |
| Space Emperor God Sigma | 50 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | TV Tokyo | |
| Space Runaway Ideon | 39 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | TV Tokyo | |
| Space Warrior Baldios | 34 | Japan | 1980–81 | Anime | TV Tokyo | |
| Sport Billy | 26 | United States | 1980–81 | Traditional | NBC | |
| Sue Cat | 40 | Japan | 1980 | Anime | ||
| Super Friends | 22 | United States | 1980–83 | Spin-off of Super Friends (1973) | Traditional | ABC |
| The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour | 26 | United States | 1980–82 | Package Series | Traditional | CBS |
| Thundarr the Barbarian | 21 | United States | 1980–81 | Traditional | ABC | |
| The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show | 15 | US | 1980 | Spin-off of Tom and Jerry | Traditional | CBS |
| The Wonderful Adventures of Nils | 52 | Japan | 1980–1981 | Anime | NHK | |
| X-Bomber | 25 | Japan | 1980–81 | Christmas Stories 2022 (United States) | Anime | Fuji TV |
| Zukkoke Knight - Don De La Mancha | 23 | Japan | 1980 | Story Of Rainbow (United States) | Anime | TV Tokyo |