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Clangers
1969 · TV series · 9 min episodes · 2 seasons
Created by Oliver Postgate
Chronicles the melancholically funny lives of the Clangers, a flutey-voiced family of woolen, knitted aliens living below the surface of a knobbly little planet far out in space. Their misadventures brought them into contact with such unlikely creatures as the Soup Dragon, the Froglets, the Iron Chicken and the Glow Buzzers.
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"Clangers (usually referred to as The Clangers)[2] is a British stop-motion animated children's television series, consisting of short films about a family of mouse-like creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon-like planet. They speak only in a whistled language, and eat green soup (supplied by the Soup Dragon) and blue string pudding."
Sounds like early 70s.
"The programmes were originally broadcast on BBC1 between 1969 and 1972, followed by a special episode which was broadcast in 1974."
What else!
Its hard to explain, but minecraft is more like an oliver postgate program like Bagpuss or the Clangers compared to one of the newer kids animated TV shows were stuff is exploding all the time.
Easily ~Youtube-able option with lots of episodes : "Kipper the Dog".
Also 'findable' : The Clangers (charming 1970s show from the UK); Mr Men; Shaun the Sheep; Mr Benn.
All of these are 'gentle' but fun, and not really educational per-se. Even though you'll end up watching all of these again-and-again, Shaun the Sheep remains entertaining for parents too.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kipper_the_Dog
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clangers
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Men
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_the_Sheep
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr_Benn