1975年（昭和50年）に開始。放送枠は30分で、作詞家の川内康範が監修に携わり、川内の娘で童話作家である川内彩友美が企画。毎回日本各地に伝わる昔話が映像化され、市原悦子と常田富士男の両名が、一人で何役もの登場人物の声を使い分けながら交代で独特の語りにて紹介する。スタッフに一流のベテランアニメーターやイラストレーターが多数起用された。番組内で使われた音楽にも川内の甥である北原じゅんの純邦楽からロック、フォーク、ラテン、クラシックなどを織り込んだ多彩かつ無国籍な音楽が使用された。脚本は当初は平見修二はメインでスタートしたが、2クール目から終了までは沖島勲がほとんどを執筆した。
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | January 1995 | 4 | |
| Season 1975 | January 1975 | March 1975 | 24 |
| Season 1976 | January 1976 | December 1976 | 80 |
| Season 1977 | January 1977 | December 1977 | 81 |
| Season 1978 | January 1978 | December 1978 | 81 |
| Season 1979 | January 1979 | December 1979 | 80 |
| Season 1980 | January 1980 | December 1980 | 83 |
| Season 1981 | January 1981 | December 1981 | 82 |
| Season 1982 | January 1982 | December 1982 | 84 |
| Season 1983 | January 1983 | December 1983 | 80 |
| Season 1984 | January 1984 | December 1984 | 82 |
| Season 1985 | January 1985 | December 1985 | 82 |
| Season 1986 | January 1986 | December 1986 | 82 |
| Season 1987 | January 1987 | December 1987 | 78 |
| Season 1988 | January 1988 | December 1988 | 80 |
| Season 1989 | January 1989 | December 1989 | 77 |
| Season 1990 | January 1990 | December 1990 | 73 |
| Season 1991 | January 1991 | December 1991 | 80 |
| Season 1992 | January 1992 | December 1992 | 63 |
| Season 1993 | January 1993 | December 1993 | 61 |
| Season 1994 | January 1994 | August 1994 | 33 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | January 1975 | September 1980 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 1448 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 1470 |
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