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Colonel Bleep (1956)

Animation · Family · Sci-Fi

Colonel Bleep was the first color cartoon ever made for television. It was created by Robert D. Buchanan, and was filmed by Soundac of Miami. The show was originally syndicated in 1957 as a segment on Uncle Bill's TV Club. 104 episodes, of varying length of between three and six minutes each, were produced. Of these episodes, slightly fewer than half are known to survive today.

IMDb rating
6.5 (106 votes)
Episode average
5.5 -1.0 vs IMDb
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Rating trend: this show's seasons do not settle into one shape. Rising Shows ranks whole shows by the shape of their rating trend rather than one average score, which is how you find a show that got better rather than a show that started well.

Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1956)

5.46 avg 9 episodes 5.2 → 4.9 5 min avg

Ep 1: 5.2 · 9 votesEp 2: 6.1 · 14 votesEp 4: 5.6 · 10 votesEp 14: 5.9 · 7 votesEp 24: 5.7 · 6 votesEp 26: 5.2 · 12 votesEp 30: 5.7 · 6 votesEp 32: 4.8 · 5 votesEp 35: 4.9 · 8 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Building an Island Base5.29
2Colonel Bleep Arrives on Earth6.114
4Dangerous Holiday5.610
14Squeak and the Terrible Termite5.97
24Invisible Gorilla5.76
26The Lunar Luger5.212
30The Treacherous Pirate5.76
32The Uncharted Island4.85
35War in Robotland4.98