A while back, I was trying to track down clips from Crusader Rabbit, widely considered the first true animated cartoon on television. I had no luck, but Mark Evanier – who has a very interesting blog that you ought to check out – was able to succeed where I had failed. So for those of you who share my own obsessions, take a look at the dawn of limited animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3hHQvkUhJo