If you're not opposed to stuff from the other side of the pond, Around the World with Willy Fog (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AroundtheWorldwithWillyFog) is absolutely legendary over here.
You would probably want to wait until Evangeline's a bit older, but one the standout cartoon of my childhood was The Animals of Farthing Wood (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood). Ana's probably almost the age I was when it started, but I think Evangeline's probably too young - but obviously that's a judgement you're better placed to make. It's not a fluffy, happy-go-lucky story as you might see from the listed tropes. Characters can and do die, and there are some moments of real horror. It's very much a spiritual successor of Watership Down (which it resembles in plot - a group of animals leave their wood because humans turn it into houses). But once the girls are old enough then it's a gripping drama and even as a child I remember realising how stunningly beautiful it was. And wonderfully scored. Just watching the intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrDDLdtbtos) so many years on gave me chills down my spine.
Of course I have no idea how these programmes will hold up to modern scrutiny regarding gender roles etc. But I'd have thought no worse than any from your own childhood.
The other absolute gem was The Demon Headmaster (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDemonHeadmaster) and its sequels, but they're pitched much older.
Oh, but on the subject of current programmes - I'm not ashamed to say that I love I Can Cook (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/icancook/). It's a cooking programme aimed at young children (up to about 6, based on the channel its on). Each episode the kids make a simple meal or snack, and I am very impressed with the variety - I expected it to be all biscuits and cakes, but so far they have actually made more savoury things than sweet. And there are proper meals too, not just snacks. I even made the stuffed peppers recipe recently, and it was very tasty.
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You would probably want to wait until Evangeline's a bit older, but one the standout cartoon of my childhood was The Animals of Farthing Wood (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood). Ana's probably almost the age I was when it started, but I think Evangeline's probably too young - but obviously that's a judgement you're better placed to make. It's not a fluffy, happy-go-lucky story as you might see from the listed tropes. Characters can and do die, and there are some moments of real horror. It's very much a spiritual successor of Watership Down (which it resembles in plot - a group of animals leave their wood because humans turn it into houses). But once the girls are old enough then it's a gripping drama and even as a child I remember realising how stunningly beautiful it was. And wonderfully scored. Just watching the intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrDDLdtbtos) so many years on gave me chills down my spine.
Of course I have no idea how these programmes will hold up to modern scrutiny regarding gender roles etc. But I'd have thought no worse than any from your own childhood.
The other absolute gem was The Demon Headmaster (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDemonHeadmaster) and its sequels, but they're pitched much older.
Oh, but on the subject of current programmes - I'm not ashamed to say that I love I Can Cook (http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/icancook/). It's a cooking programme aimed at young children (up to about 6, based on the channel its on). Each episode the kids make a simple meal or snack, and I am very impressed with the variety - I expected it to be all biscuits and cakes, but so far they have actually made more savoury things than sweet. And there are proper meals too, not just snacks. I even made the stuffed peppers recipe recently, and it was very tasty.