No other show has made me both laugh and cry as hard as Futurama has. Other shows might have a higher place in my heart from nostalgia, or what was going on in my life when I first watched them, but Futurama is the strongest show across the board from start to finish.
some guy: it's called Johnny Bravo. it's about a 30 year old guy who still lives at home with his mom. His best friend is a child who lives next door and his only goal is trying to get laid. It's for kids.
I remember not having access to Cartoon Network (as it was on Sky in the UK) and one holiday we stayed at a cottage that had it. Me and my brother at the time loved it and watched it as much as we could.
My childhood was pretty chaotic with one parent holding on, trying to keep the family together, and the other heavily addicted to substance abuse. It was all so confusing and scary.
Very few shows can highlight diversity and teach empathy without being heavy-handed or preachy about it, but Hey Arnold did that expertly. It still holds up well and my kids enjoy watching it just like I did.
I’m currently watching it for the first time and I’m on episode 8. I wanna go ahead and finish it but my husband only wants to watch one a day. The animation is what strikes me the most about this show. It’s utterly gorgeous. The plot is a bit odd but I really like it so far.
Adventure Time, because it was kind of a show that grew with its intended audiences and so even young adults could watch it easily. The characters had depth and grew from the funny little characters they started as. It even introduced philosophy as simple concepts to understand
As someone who gets discouraged easily, especially when trying to do something new and getting poor results, Jake’s line “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” literally changed my life.
Show really has it all: it's funny, full of imagination and Whimsey, tons of legit adventure, but also some heavy themes of loss, longing, wanting to belong, and more.
Adventure Time does that thing on the very last episode where they play an extended version of its theme (ending theme in this case but it still counts) during an important moment and I absolutely love when shows do that.
I have no idea how "Speed Demon" was allowed to air. Rewatching the episode as an adult still makes me so uncomortable. The music, the scenery, the way it portrayed characters we knew as broken and miserable husks of their former selves was truly haunting. It cemented Him as my favorite villain in the show.
it's genuinely so good - I recently started rewatching it for the first time since I was a kid and I can't believe how well it still holds up and how much I've been enjoying it even now as an adult. really good writing and comedy!
It's got some gold in it. It's also how I got into comics in the early/mid 90's. Magneto and Cable is what sold it to me. Not unlike the books at the time .
Every image from that show is breathtaking. And the last season concluded Jack’s arc in such a satisfying yet bittersweet way. I’m planning on watching Primal next.
Not only are they a landmark in animation, but they are a cultural touchstone for multiple generations. They are so engrained in our collective unconscious that we get many of our cultural archetypes directly from Looney Tunes. It even changed the definition of the word nimrod because of a joke that went over everyone’s head.
People are naming really good cartoons but I feel like it has to be Looney Tunes right? It’s just so good. It surpasses language and culture and time. It’s always fun to watch. It’s always gonna be Looney Tunes
Everything about this series was damn near perfect. Great art style, iconic voice actors and a couple of the greatest characters are introduced in the animated series... 50 something years after it'd been out. Batman has some of the best villains too.
The fact that many Marvel and DC fanboys/fangirls got into superheroes because of this show speaks volumes. Starting point of the best superhero universe.
Well I'll be honest I don't really understand. But I fell down this hill, now I got glue on my hands and I got records on my fingers. (Whaat?) Records on my fingers. I got records on my fingers and I just can't stop. (Don't stop) I can't stop I got a platypus controlling me. (Whaaat?) I got a platypus controlling me.
This again, god-damned son of a bitch! Taking my money like that, you cheating dogs. Why, the only reason you can even eat here is cause of what I've done! I busted my tail to plant those crops along with my two good buddies.
It's so genius. The episode where hank unintentionally starts pimping is fucking gold. So many amazing moments in that show and it never throws it in your face. It's so clever in the middle seasons.
This show is my happy place. Fell asleep watching the dvds for years. Still my go to when nothing else sounds good, plus my 2yr old will allow it to be on the tv
My parents lived in Dallas in the 80s and said King of the Hill was like a nostalgia road trip. People do just stand around drinking beer and saying "yep"
It is definitely close between this and futurama for me, but KotH absolutely wins it. You really just get so much. It is crazy funny, wholesome even when you don't expect it, and it really dives into character stories, like the Japan 2 parter, which is probably my favorite set of episodes in the series. Just all around good fun that is truly fit for the whole family
Currently staying at a resort abroad and out of like 3 tv channels in English we have one that endlessly plays sponegbob on repeat. It's been on literally the whole week, super fun while daydrunk lmao
As immigrants, one of the things that my mom and I bonded over was tom and jerry. It was playing like all the time on tv and didn't require english to understand.
The amount of callbacks, lore, and things that seemed insignificant becoming significant in the later seasons is crazy for a kids show, which is why It’a definitely my favorite
God, it's a shame this is so far down rn. I literally rewatch this show almost yearly because it is just so good. I grew up watching it and it is so interwoven with my personal journey from being a kid to becoming an adult that I can't imagine any show ever hitting the same emotional depths that this show hits. Once you get into the mid/later seasons it really feels like centuries of wisdom are included in some of the stories the show tells. I consider myself a better man for having watched it.
Commenting to say this is the greatest, because it's a very intelligent show, theme wise, emotional wise, the writing, the action, fantasy and it's about being heroes, it's mature, thought evoking, has great character arcs and with all that, it's still funny and fun and comforting.
"Adventure Time makes me wish I were a kid again, just so I could grow up to be as awesome as the kids who are currently watching Adventure Time will be". -Entertainment Weekly staff.
Such a generational difference in the answer…
Truth.
Futurama hands down.
Shut up baby I know it
No other show has made me both laugh and cry as hard as Futurama has. Other shows might have a higher place in my heart from nostalgia, or what was going on in my life when I first watched them, but Futurama is the strongest show across the board from start to finish.
First 4 seasons are sooooo good
some guy: it's called Johnny Bravo. it's about a 30 year old guy who still lives at home with his mom. His best friend is a child who lives next door and his only goal is trying to get laid. It's for kids.
But Johnny loved his mum and was a good friend to that neighbour. It’s been 23 years since I’ve seen it. My recollection might be wrong.
Do the monkey with me HUH!
The pickup lines were hilarious.
“Hey there pretty thing.”
Same exec 2 lines after "yo, so hear me out. There's a dog, and a cat, but they're connected by their ass. Get on it!"
"Isnt it hard to have adult themes in a children's show?"
And the greatest episode of Johnny bravo is the Scooby-Doo episode
I remember not having access to Cartoon Network (as it was on Sky in the UK) and one holiday we stayed at a cottage that had it. Me and my brother at the time loved it and watched it as much as we could.
Johnny Bravo, huh hah!
Ya wanna see me comb my hair really fast?
I remember the episode with scooby doo where Johnny tried to fuck daphne but she wanted to fuck Freddy instead
Hey Arnold! The show that taught me the grown ups don’t know what they’re doing either.
My childhood was pretty chaotic with one parent holding on, trying to keep the family together, and the other heavily addicted to substance abuse. It was all so confusing and scary.
Very few shows can highlight diversity and teach empathy without being heavy-handed or preachy about it, but Hey Arnold did that expertly. It still holds up well and my kids enjoy watching it just like I did.
My favorite score to a kids show ever
It also taught me how distraught losing a child and seeing her years after a war really is.
You keep the money!
Just had to look up the clip to remember. Didn’t need tears first thing in the morning lol
The intro SLAPS too
Gravity falls and avatar are my top 2.
Gravity Falls is such a masterpiece of character building and storytelling. Forever my favorite show.
My son made me watch Gravity Falls with him. I had no interest. And I fell in love with it. Such an amazing work of art.
Am I blanchin'
Avatar was absolutely genre defining, no idea how this isn’t top comment
Kinda along the lines of Gravity Falls, but more for younger kids - Big City Greens. I started watching it with my son, and I absolutely love it.
Over The Garden Wall, what a beautiful seasonal masterpiece.
and that's a rock fact!
The song the frog sings to close out the show is just perfect. It's my favorite part of the whole show.
“We came here to burgle your turts!”
This was the first show that came to mind
I’m currently watching it for the first time and I’m on episode 8. I wanna go ahead and finish it but my husband only wants to watch one a day. The animation is what strikes me the most about this show. It’s utterly gorgeous. The plot is a bit odd but I really like it so far.
Yes! One of my all time favourites! Watch it every October to feel autumnal
Can't agree more. Exceptional storytelling. Beautiful animation. Whimsical environment. Strangely nostalgic.
Adventure Time, because it was kind of a show that grew with its intended audiences and so even young adults could watch it easily. The characters had depth and grew from the funny little characters they started as. It even introduced philosophy as simple concepts to understand
As someone who gets discouraged easily, especially when trying to do something new and getting poor results, Jake’s line “Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something” literally changed my life.
Show really has it all: it's funny, full of imagination and Whimsey, tons of legit adventure, but also some heavy themes of loss, longing, wanting to belong, and more.
Adventure Time does that thing on the very last episode where they play an extended version of its theme (ending theme in this case but it still counts) during an important moment and I absolutely love when shows do that.
OG Powerpuff Girls
I knew Powerpuff Girls was different when the mayor recited the "what makes a man?" speech from The Big Lebowski.
I have no idea how "Speed Demon" was allowed to air. Rewatching the episode as an adult still makes me so uncomortable. The music, the scenery, the way it portrayed characters we knew as broken and miserable husks of their former selves was truly haunting. It cemented Him as my favorite villain in the show.
Him was terrifying. Whose idea was it to make the villain literally the devil lol
For me growing up it was Kim Possible - always wanted to be just like her
It’s lowkey better now because as an adult you realize the writing and dialogue is actually really good.
Kim Possible was cool and I was an adult.
You wouldn’t believe how far I had to scroll to find another KP fan
That show had some fierce bitches
So not the drama.
it's genuinely so good - I recently started rewatching it for the first time since I was a kid and I can't believe how well it still holds up and how much I've been enjoying it even now as an adult. really good writing and comedy!
I wanted to be Shego
i wanted to be her and date her at the same time lmao
The Boondocks, only the first 3 seasons
Uncle Ruckus as an exorcist was the greatest 5 minutes of television ever broadcast.
It’s so quotable too lines like “how is a n**** gonna borrow a fry n**** is you gonna give it back? And n**** did I just catch you having fun?
The fact that it's ~20 years old, but you can pick an episode at random and it's still topical today is pretty absurd to me. What a great show
Teen Titans '03-'06
My vote also. Slade is the coolest villain ever.
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That ending. Someone do something. Please.
Animaniacs
Scrolled down hoping someone would say Animaniacs. I was a storyboard artist on the show, Pinky and the Brain too!
How else would you know the states and their capitals and all the nations in the world! (As of 1994).
Animaniacs
Incredible show. There's never been anything like it since so sad
X-Men
I still have this intro music stuck in my head
To this day I’m disappointed by every X-Men movie that doesn’t have giant sentinels.
[удалено]
It's got some gold in it. It's also how I got into comics in the early/mid 90's. Magneto and Cable is what sold it to me. Not unlike the books at the time .
Samurai Jack
A triumph of show-don't-tell storytelling. The choreography in the Three Archers and Light vs. Dark Ninja episodes gives me chills.
Long ago in a distant land...
Ya'll should watch PRIMAL on HBO Max.
Every image from that show is breathtaking. And the last season concluded Jack’s arc in such a satisfying yet bittersweet way. I’m planning on watching Primal next.
ThunderCats - OG
Dexter laboratary
Omelette du fromage
This is in my top list too but I'm a shameless Tartakovsky fanboy.
LaBORatory
You are stooooppiiddd, you are stooooipid and don't forget YOU ARE STOOOOPID!
Deedee!! Get out of my laboratory!!!!!!!
Spider-Man from the 90s
Original Looney Toons, Road Runner and Coyote
Basically all the Chuck Jones Looney Toons. His Bugs is the best, too.
Loony tunes is unironically the greatest music advocacy program to every exist.
Not only are they a landmark in animation, but they are a cultural touchstone for multiple generations. They are so engrained in our collective unconscious that we get many of our cultural archetypes directly from Looney Tunes. It even changed the definition of the word nimrod because of a joke that went over everyone’s head.
Ehhhhh - what’s up, doc?
People are naming really good cartoons but I feel like it has to be Looney Tunes right? It’s just so good. It surpasses language and culture and time. It’s always fun to watch. It’s always gonna be Looney Tunes
Don’t forget Foghorn Leghorn. And for some reason the very minor character A. Flea always made me laugh
Old school Scooby Doo.
Part of my childhood right there. I can hear the theme song through the fuzzy tube TV right now
Classic Scoob is the best Scoob.
Scooby dooby doo, I love you
Not oldschool, but this is older. Shout out to Scooby Doo On Zombie Island. Loved that movie.
I always liked the series with the guest stars, like Din Knotts, Batman, and the Harlem Globetrotters
Batman: The Animated Series
Everything about this series was damn near perfect. Great art style, iconic voice actors and a couple of the greatest characters are introduced in the animated series... 50 something years after it'd been out. Batman has some of the best villains too.
The fact that many Marvel and DC fanboys/fangirls got into superheroes because of this show speaks volumes. Starting point of the best superhero universe.
Rip Kevin Conroy
Just rewatched it. Amazing how much story can be told in 22 minutes.
Phineas and Ferb
Well I'll be honest I don't really understand. But I fell down this hill, now I got glue on my hands and I got records on my fingers. (Whaat?) Records on my fingers. I got records on my fingers and I just can't stop. (Don't stop) I can't stop I got a platypus controlling me. (Whaaat?) I got a platypus controlling me.
It’s a BO-AT - Buoyancy Operated Aquatic Transport.
my comfort show but also it’s so much funnier high as an adult i love the writers
I’ve got squirrels in my pants!
I don't know about "best", but my favorite for sure. Criminally underrated.
Ain't got no rhythmmm!!
Cowboy Bebop
This again, god-damned son of a bitch! Taking my money like that, you cheating dogs. Why, the only reason you can even eat here is cause of what I've done! I busted my tail to plant those crops along with my two good buddies.
King of the hill is pretty dang close to perfect
Peggy: "What do you know about sexual relations?"
This is velvet, not to be confused with velveteen. A gentleman should know the difference.
An "F" in English??! Bobby, you SPEAK English!
Pocket sand!!
Glad to see my first choice pretty far up there! "I wasn't flirting with her! I didn't even mention that I work in propane!"-Hank Hill
The best scene was when Hank couldn't open his WD40 so he used the tiny can of WD40 to loosen the lid for the big can.
"That's my purse I don't know you"
It's so genius. The episode where hank unintentionally starts pimping is fucking gold. So many amazing moments in that show and it never throws it in your face. It's so clever in the middle seasons.
Dale to John Redcorn: “do your people celebrate Thanksgiving?”
I tell you hwhat.
This show is my happy place. Fell asleep watching the dvds for years. Still my go to when nothing else sounds good, plus my 2yr old will allow it to be on the tv
I love how they throw in Chuck Mangione’s “Feel So Good” melody every subtle chance they get. RIP Buckley. 🎺
With a banger of a theme song.
Bobbeh. If yew weren’t my son, I’d hug yew.
I sell propane and propane accessories.
How tf did I have to scroll past 20 inferior suggestions to find KotH?!! It's a masterpiece!
My parents lived in Dallas in the 80s and said King of the Hill was like a nostalgia road trip. People do just stand around drinking beer and saying "yep"
There better be a naked cheerleader under your bed
It is definitely close between this and futurama for me, but KotH absolutely wins it. You really just get so much. It is crazy funny, wholesome even when you don't expect it, and it really dives into character stories, like the Japan 2 parter, which is probably my favorite set of episodes in the series. Just all around good fun that is truly fit for the whole family
It's easy to forget that King of the Hill is animated.
Your arms are no thicker than a cigarette! I could smoke them little arms!
The Simpsons
The cultural impact Simpsons had is pretty significant to this day. Most people probably don’t realize how much comes directly from that show.
A lot of the other shows mentioned probably would never have existed if it wasn’t for The Simpsons.
How this is not the top answer is wild to me. There’s literally no competition.
The golden years of the show are maybe the peak of all human writing, no tv show comes close
Had to scroll far too long for the first mention
Loony Tunes.
They made the show so funny for no reason lmao
60 + years old and still some of the greatest cartoons ever.
Watching looney tunes as we speak
And Iadies & gentlemen, the vocal styling of MISTER MEL BLANC!!!!!!
SpongeBob SquarePants
Currently staying at a resort abroad and out of like 3 tv channels in English we have one that endlessly plays sponegbob on repeat. It's been on literally the whole week, super fun while daydrunk lmao
Dude. The earlier seasons humour was actually incredible. Best hands down
Most quoted show amongst me and my siblings
Final space is absolutely fantastic
Gravity Falls
I know the Mable voice actor irl, she sounds just like Mable all the time it's funny
My sons and I love this show.
Watched this with my 5 year old. He loved and I got more and more into it. Owl house is good too.
Centaur-taur!!
My ringtone is the Gravity Falls theme song music
Tom & Jerry, at one point I had all the episodes memorised.
Mice Follies is absolutely fucking magical. It’s a wonder I didn’t flood the house and rip wires out of the refrigerator when I was a kid.
The "Aaaaaaaaaah" noise Tom makes, is funny enough to take a person out of a depressive funk.
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As long as they were produced by Fred Quimby 👍
As immigrants, one of the things that my mom and I bonded over was tom and jerry. It was playing like all the time on tv and didn't require english to understand.
In the 90s there were
If there were no Tom and Jerry, there’d be no Itchy and Scratchy
The Amazing World of Gumball
I agree! This show is amazing
Very underrated! Definitely one of my favs
This show is so creative and funny as hell. I'm 30 and that show regularly cracks me up.
The Amazing World of Gumball is pure genius.
Adventure time
The amount of callbacks, lore, and things that seemed insignificant becoming significant in the later seasons is crazy for a kids show, which is why It’a definitely my favorite
Man, as I’m about to put on the last episode. Been watching since 2014 sporadically and on the final season now. Best animated show ever.
🎶 Bacon pancakes, makin’ bacon pancakes Take the bacon and you put it in a pancake Bacon pancakes that’s what I’m gonna make Bacon pancaaaakes 🎶
Fall
God, it's a shame this is so far down rn. I literally rewatch this show almost yearly because it is just so good. I grew up watching it and it is so interwoven with my personal journey from being a kid to becoming an adult that I can't imagine any show ever hitting the same emotional depths that this show hits. Once you get into the mid/later seasons it really feels like centuries of wisdom are included in some of the stories the show tells. I consider myself a better man for having watched it.
Commenting to say this is the greatest, because it's a very intelligent show, theme wise, emotional wise, the writing, the action, fantasy and it's about being heroes, it's mature, thought evoking, has great character arcs and with all that, it's still funny and fun and comforting.
Come on grab your friends
"Adventure Time makes me wish I were a kid again, just so I could grow up to be as awesome as the kids who are currently watching Adventure Time will be". -Entertainment Weekly staff.
Archer
LANA!!!
I always try to sneak a "phrasing" reference wherever I go
"What have I been doing?"
Are we still doing Archer?
Scrolled too far to see this. Woodhouse!!!
STOP! My penis can only get so erect.
First few seasons had flawless episodes, but lately? Dunno. We'll have those good ones forever.
Bob's Burgers. Louise is my soul mate.
I wish Louise was my spirit animal. But it's Tina.
Gene is my spirit animal
Venture Brothers
It has by far the best universe. The lore, callbacks, and references in the show is by far the best.
Go team Venture!
Some shows trail off after a few seasons. VB is still rising.
Are you quoting Jessie’s Girl?!?
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The lore and character development in The Venture Brothers is top notch!
I was hooked to Venture Bros. Doctor Girlfriend and the monarch were awesome