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* ''[[The Comic Strip]]'': 65 episodes over one season.
* ''[[The Comic Strip]]'': 65 episodes over one season.
* ''[[Conan the Adventurer (animation)|Conan the Adventurer]]'': 65 episodes over two seasons.
* ''[[Conan the Adventurer (animation)|Conan the Adventurer]]'': 65 episodes over two seasons.
* ''[[COPS (animation)||C.O.P.S.]]''
* ''[[COPS (animation)|C.O.P.S.]]''
* ''[[Count Duckula]]'': 65 episodes over four seasons.
* ''[[Count Duckula]]'': 65 episodes over four seasons.
* ''[[Daria]]'': 65 episodes over five seasons, not counting 2 [[Made for TV Movie|Made For TV Movies]].
* ''[[Daria]]'': 65 episodes over five seasons, not counting 2 [[Made for TV Movie|Made For TV Movies]].
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* ''[[Eagle Riders]]'' (though only Australia saw all 65 episodes)
* ''[[Eagle Riders]]'' (though only Australia saw all 65 episodes)
* ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Filmations Ghostbusters]]'': 65 episodes over one season.
* ''[[Filmation's Ghostbusters|Filmations Ghostbusters]]'': 65 episodes over one season.
* ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]] [[The Series]]''
* ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]] [[The Series]]''
* ''[[James Bond Jr.|James Bond Jr]]''
* ''[[James Bond Jr.|James Bond Jr]]''
* ''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]''
* ''[[Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors]]''
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* ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
* ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]]''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US]]''
* ''[[Dennis the Menace US]]''
* ''[[DuckTales]]''
* ''[[DuckTales (1987)]]''
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' both had episodes that ran independent of their [[The Disney Afternoon]] syndication.
* ''[[Darkwing Duck (animation)|Darkwing Duck]]'' and ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' both had episodes that ran independent of their [[The Disney Afternoon]] syndication.
* The first two seasons of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' had 65 episodes in all. The third season, retitled ''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles'', suffered from [[Seasonal Rot]] and wound up in [[Canon Discontinuity]].
* The first two seasons of ''[[Gargoyles]]'' had 65 episodes in all. The third season, retitled ''Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles'', suffered from [[Seasonal Rot]] and wound up in [[Canon Discontinuity]].

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Many Western cartoon series have had original runs lasting 65 episodes, because 65 episodes equals 13 weeks (or three months) of material to syndicate at one episode per weekday. This is because of an FCC rule that requires syndicated shows to run for at least 13 weeks, but also because these cartoon series are often not renewed for a second season. (Those which are renewed may have 65 additional episodes, or fewer if they are mixed in with repeats from earlier seasons.)

This was typical with cartoons produced for first-run Syndication, and adopted as policy by the Disney Channel (which has a similar 65-episode cutoff for its live-action Kid Coms) and Kids WB, although some syndicated shows did air weekly originally. It is now increasingly difficult for shows to achieve this goal, since most have gone with a smaller episode number due to the economy.

It should also be noted that this trope really only applies to cartoons aimed towards children, rather than Adult cartoons.

See also Twelve-Episode Anime and British Brevity, both of which should remind fans of any of the shows listed here of how lucky actually they are. For some shows that went well past 65, see Milestone Celebration.

Retired at 65

Renewed after the original 65 episodes

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