> "Arthur is the longest-running kids animated series in history [...]" said the show's executive producer Let's not forget the German Sandmännchen (children's

> "Arthur is the longest-running kids animated series in history [...]" said the show's executive producer Let's not forget the German Sandmännchen (children's bedtime stop motion animation) running since 1959 ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandm%C3%A4nnchen And in Japan there's a few more in addition to the ones parent comment mentioned: Detective Conan January 8, 1996 Chibi Maruko-chan January 8, 1995 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episod...