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1	An animated series featuring a collection of short subjects. These mostly come in two flavors: compilation works that repackage older material, usually theatrical animation or individual segments of a company's older TwoShorts series, and VarietyShow-style works comprised of newer material made specifically for the show or acquired for it, and often presented in a ThreeShorts format.
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3	Programs in the latter format may also serve as a showcase for numerous {{pilot episode}}s, skipping focus testing to gain direct audience reaction on whether or not they should become standalone series. More standard shows without that goal may also vary the relative lengths of the shorts under their umbrella, and it's not uncommon to see either style of series have episodes be themed around [[GenreAnthology a certain subject]].
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5	See also: AnthologyFilm, AnimationTropes.
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7	!! Examples:
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9	!!! Classic Compilations:
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11	* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry''
12	* ''WesternAnimation/CasperTheFriendlyGhost''
13	* Most of the early Creator/CartoonNetwork line-up, prior to developing original content, presented much of its programming in this manner. These included shows themed around certain directors (''The Creator/BobClampett Show'', ''The Creator/TexAvery Show'', and ''The Creator/ChuckJones Show'') and more general collections like ''Series/ToonHeads''.
14	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}}''. In previous decades, anthologies of Popeye cartoons would have unique live-action hosts with different gimmicks.
15	* From 1983 to 1997, the Creator/DisneyChannel had a few shows in this format for showcasing its theatrical shorts from the 1920s to the '50s, such as ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Presents''.
16	** After the channel was split into three separate blocks in 1997, Disney created an early morning cartoon anthology series called ''[[http://www.disneyshorts.org/television/inkandpaintclub.aspx The Ink and Paint Club]]'' that focused on a different subject matter each episode. It was discontinued in 2002, after Disney decided to stop airing their "classic" programming on the network.
17	* ''Series/RolfsCartoonTime''
18	* ''Series/StayTooned''
19	* ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' Show
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow''
21	* ''The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show''
22	* ''Series/TheMouseFactory'': A 1970s syndicated series where classic Disney cartoons were shown, with each show hosted by a different guest star and costumed versions of Disney characters.
23	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'': A British animated series from the early 90's which usually has two stories combined into one episode based on the stories by Creator/BeatrixPotter.
24	* ''Totally Tooned In''
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26	!!! VarietyShow Style:
27	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''
28	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''
29	** When production began on the SpinOff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', production was already under way on segments for ''Animaniacs'' starring the two lab mice. Those were collected as anthology episodes, along with a few classic segments from previous seasons of ''Animaniacs''. Most of the show proper followed a full-length half-hour format.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''
31	* ''[[Creator/RichardScarry The Busy World of Richard Scarry]]'' - The show was known for having two episodes taking place in Busytown sandwiching an episode that takes place in a certain part of the world.
32	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' - Did about half its episodes in AA form, and the rest as full-length episodes.
33	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}'' - Sketches revolved around the historical lesson ''du jour''.
34	* ''Creator/PBSKids Bookworm Bunch'', a programming block featuring a number of Creator/{{Nelvana}}-produced series (all based on kids' books as the name suggests), including the 2003 adaptation of ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'', ''Literature/{{Corduroy}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'', ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeShrinks'', ''WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse'', ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'', and ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool''
35	* ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain'' - Seasonal anthology with recurring setting.
36	* ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' does this with a FramingDevice.
37	** ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseWorks'', which preceded it, was a straight-up anthology.
38	** Disney previously did ''WesternAnimation/RawToonage'', with the series ''WesternAnimation/{{Marsupilami}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' and ''Totally Tasteless Videos'' (the last one, completely random shorts) and a wraparound (which starred guests such as Ludwig Von Drake and [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Sebastian]]).
39	* ''WesternAnimation/JuroQueVi''
40	* ''WesternAnimation/LiquidTelevision''
41	* ''WesternAnimation/CartoonSushi''
42	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'', with all of the shorts serving as {{pilot}} episodes for potential Creator/CartoonNetwork standalone series. It and it's successor series, ''The Cartoon Cartoon Show'', birthed eleven different shows: ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'', ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' (which came on FOX instead, but had its origins in the ''WesternAnimation/LarryAndSteve'' short), ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'', ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'', ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', and ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR''.
43	** A cancelled successor series called ''WesternAnimation/{{Cartoonstitute}}'' never made it to air, but had its shorts uploaded online later on. Of the cartoons that were completed, ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' were greenlit into standalone series, with the latter initially coming out as the SpinOff ''WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome''.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} was also a breeding ground for new series, with ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'', and ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' eventually being greenlit out of the anthology program. The former two, alongside ''WesternAnimation/MinaAndTheCount'', served as recurring sketches on the program as well.
45	** Nickelodeon later did ''WesternAnimation/RandomCartoons'', which gave us ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (which would become a Cartoon Network series), and ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' (which became a [[Creator/FrederatorStudios Cartoon Hangover]] web series instead).
46	** The ''WesternAnimation/NickelodeonAnimatedShortsProgram'' was a 2012-2015 project created as the successor to the above two projects, inviting domestic and international animators to pitch pilots that Nickelodeon uploaded online. Three Franchise/{{Nicktoons}}, ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/ItsPony'', came out from these shorts, while a fourth short called ''Monster Pack'' was picked up by Creator/{{Nelvana}} as ''WesternAnimation/OlliesPack''.
47	** The ''UsefulNotes/NicktoonsFilmFestival'' of 2004-2009 was an annual televised project initially produced by Creator/FrederatorStudios that broadcasted animated shorts from all over the world. Several of the shorts shown were originally from Creator/{{YTV}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}'' anthology series.
48	* ''WesternAnimation/ShortyMcShortsShorts'' was a short-lived Creator/DisneyChannel attempt, which aired individual animated shorts in-between the network's other programming rather than together in a packaged format. Nothing came out of it except ''WesternAnimation/SheZow'', which would be greenlit by Creator/TheHub years later.
49	* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'', better known for its spin-off ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow'', was an anthology show of animated shows. It had four-to-five recurring sketches each week.
50	* ''WesternAnimation/KizaziMotoGenerationFire''
51	* ''WesternAnimation/GrimAndEvil''
52	* ''WesternAnimation/ShortiesWatchinShorties''
53	* ''WebAnimation/CartoonMonsoon''
54	* ''[[Creator/TakashiYanase Takashi Yanase Fairy Tale]]'', A 2008 [=OVA=] series by "The Answer Studio" which showed animated adaptations to some of Takashi Yanase's picture books (such as ''Shippo no uta'' ,''Tenshi no guratan'', '''Ritoruboo'', and ''Kabako'').
55	* ''WesternAnimation/TripTank''
56	* ''WesternAnimation/TheComicStrip'', a daily 1987 series featuring four different "series": "Mini Monsters," "Karate Kat," "Street Frogs" and "Tiger Sharks," each on a rotating business. Two were shown per day.
57	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyWorldOfTexAvery''
58	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'' aired in this format. First was ''My Little Pony'', and then one of three other shows. ''My Little Pony'' was the only segment to get aired every week. The other properties, ''Glo Friends'', ''Moondreamers'', and ''The Potato Head Kids'' (yes, really), alternated each week.
59	* ''WesternAnimation/MaxiesWorld'', a 1989 series that also featured episodes from ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'' and the animated ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster''.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade''
61	* ''WesternAnimation/SuperSunday'' was a 1985 anthology that was best known for introducing the series ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''.
62	* ''WesternAnimation/LoveDeathAndRobots''
63	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoysDiabolical''
64	* Several Creator/HannaBarbera shows were anthologies, starting with ''WesternAnimation/TheHuckleberryHoundShow''. Others included its spinoff ''The Yogi Bear Show'', ''The New Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Series'' (WesternAnimation/LippyTheLionAndHardyHarHar, Touchè Turtle, and WesternAnimation/WallyGator), ''WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla'', ''Peter Potamus'', ''WesternAnimation/TheCattanoogaCats'', ''WesternAnimation/CBBears'', ''WesternAnimation/SpaceStars'', ''WesternAnimation/TheKwickyKoalaShow'' and 1985's ''The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera'' (which ran as three separate half-hour shows but were all under the same umbrella title).
65	* Filmation also had many for DC with Superman/Aquaman Hour and Tarzan and the Super 7.
66	* ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow.''
67	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow''
68	* {{Anime}} example: ''Mankatsu'', an hour-long series comprised of several segments, all based on the various works of [[Manga/LupinIII Monkey Punch.]]
69	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Curbside}}'' - An unsuccessful pilot revolving around shorts starring Creator/{{Terrytoons}} characters, the framing device consisting of a talk show hosted by WesternAnimation/HeckleAndJeckle.
70	* ''WesternAnimation/GrizzlyTalesForGruesomeKids''.
71	* ''WesternAnimation/SundayPants''
72	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}'', a 2004 series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} that aired on Creator/{{YTV}}, was composed of several different animated miniseries, such as ''WesternAnimation/TheNinthLifeOfShermanPhelps'' and ''WesternAnimation/RottingHills''. One of these series, ''WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}}'', eventually became its own show in 2010.
73	* ''WesternAnimation/FreakyStories'' featured various urban legends and spooky stories told through a framing device, and each of the 4 stories featured in a given episode made use of different animation styles, musical scores, and narrators.
74	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jellystone}}'': Not in a literal sense of it being a showcase of different shorts in one half hour like ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' or ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunesCartoons'' but rather each episode would focus on a different set of characters with their own different settings and scenarios including but not limited to:
75	** Yogi, Boo-Boo and Cindy working at Jellystone Hospital.
76	** Top Cat and his crew scamming the clueless denizens of Jellystone.
77	** Doggie Daddy and his helicopter parenting tactics with Augie Doggie.
78	** Jabberjaw and Loopy De Loop working at Magilla Gorilla's bowtie boutique, with Jabber working hard to get a promotion.
79	** Augie Doggie, Yakky Doodle and Shag Rugg hanging out and going on wacky adventures.
80	** Mayor Huckleberry Hound trying to engage the town in an event that would always end in disaster with Mr. Jinks and Snagglepuss helping.
81	* ''Anime/TheAnimatrix''
82	* ''Anime/StarWarsVisions''
83	* ''WebAnimation/HorrorShortsParty'', a Website/YouTube channel that focuses on releasing videos with a compilation of horror shorts that share a similar theme, tone, and setting and sometimes voice actors, and with each short having its own animation style.
84	* ''WesternAnimation/ZootopiaPlus''
85	* ''WebAnimation/TwoMoreEggs''
86	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'': This superhero centric series focuses on various alternate takes on the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse, much like the comic book series its based on.
87	[[/index]]

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