Were the 90's the best decade for cartoons ever?

[Starman]

Originally Posted by Weirdo-Warrior

The early 90s had some cool series, but I prefer the 80s hands down.

1990
**Captain Planet
*Gravedale High
*Little Rosey
***TaleSpin
****Tiny Toon Adventures
*Tom and Jerry Kids
1991
***Adventures of Tintin
****Aeon Flux
****Darkwing Duck
****Doug
*Hammerman
**James Bond Jr.
**Pirates of Dark Water
**ProStars
****Ren and Stimpy
****Rugrats
****Rupert
*Space Cats
****Taz-Mania
*Toxic Crusaders
**Wish Kid
*Yo Yogi!
1992
*Addams Family
*****Batman: The Animated Series
*Conan the Adventurer
*Dog City
**Eek! The Cat
***Goof Troop
*Raw Toonage
*Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
***X-Men
1993
**2 Stupid Dogs
**Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog
****Animaniacs
****Beavis and Butthead
*Biker Mice from Mars
**Bonkers
*Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
**Droopy, Master Detective
***Exosquad
***Madeline
*Marsupilami
***Mighty Max
**Papa Beaver's Story Time
****Rocko's Modern Life
****SatAm
***SWAT Kats
**Tales from the Cryptkeeper
1994
***Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
***Aladdin
***Bump in the Night
***Busy World of Richard Scarry
***Critic
**Duckman
***Gargoyles
***Magic School Bus
***Mega Man
****Reboot
***Space Ghost Coast to Coast
****Spiderman
*Street Sharks
****Tick
**Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
1995
**Action Man
***Cartoon Planet
*Darkstalkers
**Earthworm Jim
****Freakazoid
**Little Bear
**Little Lulu Show
*Littlest Pet Shop
*Mask: The Animated Series
****Maxx
***Pinky and the Brain
*Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show
**Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries
**Timon and Pumbaa
**Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat
*Ultraforce
****What a Cartoon!
1996
***Adventures from the Book of Virtues
**Arthur
**Beast Wars
*C Bear and Jamal
****Dexter's Laboratory
**Flash Gordon
****Hey Arnold!
***Incredible Hulk
*Jumanji
*Jungle Cubs
****KaBlam!
*Mighty Ducks
*Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
*Pocket Dragon Adventures
*Quack Pack
***Real Adventures of Johnny Quest
**Road Rovers
**Robin
*Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper
***Superman: The Animated Series
*Waynehead
1997
*101 Dalmatians: The Series
***Angry Beavers
**Cartoon Sushi
***Cow and Chicken
***Daria
**Donkey Kong Country
*Extreme Dinosaurs
*Extreme Ghostbusters
**Franklin
***I Am Weasel
***Johnny Bravo
****King of the Hill
**Men in Black: The Series
*Mummies Alive!
**New Adventures of Batman
**New Adventures of Zorro
**O Canada
***Pepper Ann
***Recess
***South Park
*Wacky World of Tex Avery
1998
**Adventures of Sam and Max: Freelance Police
***Anatole
*Birdz
**Catdog
***Celebrity Deathmatch
**Flying Rhino Junior High
*Godzilla: The Series
**Hercules
**Histeria
***Oh Yeah! Cartoons
**Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain
****Powerpuff Girls
***Rolie Polie Olie
***Wild Thornberries
1999
**Angela Anaconda
****Ed, Edd n Eddy
***Home Movies
**PB&J Otter
***PJs
**Sabrina: The Animated Series

How could you possibly prefer '80s when even an incomplete list of '90s cartoons
like this one is substantially longer than an exhaustive compilation of '80s cartoons could ever be?

[Wesley]

I think the 90s was the best decade for cartoons, though there was some good animation in the 2000s as well. I enjoyed watching Batman TAS, Superman, Animinacs, Pinky and the Brain, TMNT 1987, Darkwing Duck, etc. in the 1990s. I liked watching Transformers: Armanda, Justice League, Spectacular Spider-Man, Jackie Chan Adventures (the first two seasons only), Samurai Jack, Huntik and TMNT 2003 in the 2000s. There aren't any cartoons on tv at the moment that I'm interested in watching.

[ssjup81]

This is all pretty subjective, but I do feel that the 90s had some of the best action cartoons. Best cartoons in general overall...who knows...

[DarkFell]

A good 90's cartoon was also Mutant League if anyone even remembers that show.
Reboot was good and so was Beast Wars.
The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, and Rocko's Modern Life were just a riot.
Both the Batman and Spiderman TAS were good.
TMNT was still holding strong.
Loved me some Gargoyles as well and SatAM too.

Best part of it all? The FCC was a hell of a lot more lenient back then.

I also see quite a few other shows that I didn't list that were also really awesome in this thread.

[blindturtle02]

Originally Posted by DarkFell

A good 90's cartoon was also Mutant League if anyone even remembers that show.
Reboot was good and so was Beast Wars.
The Addams Family, Beetlejuice, and Rocko's Modern Life were just a riot.
Both the Batman and Spiderman TAS were good.
TMNT was still holding strong.
Loved me some Gargoyles as well and SatAM too.

Best part of it all? The FCC was a hell of a lot more lenient back then.

I also see quite a few other shows that I didn't list that were also really awesome in this thread.

Mutant League! I watched that every Saturday when it aired. Loved that one. Beast Wars was also an amazing show. And don't get me started on my love for Gargoyles. haha

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by Powder

Best is pretty subjective, but I'd say it's no doubt my favorite. There are goodies across many decades, though. The old school Cartoon Network & Nick toons are my preferred series' but there's been some equally good stuff since.

Pretty much. Nostalgia and a fondness to our childhood makes it more memorable/ liked. I think it was, but as my sister (5 years older) she'll tell you the 80's were. Ask my nephew he'll tell you what's on now is the best. It's really subjective. But there were some truly awful cartoons in the 90's that I watched as well, mainly Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat. I knew they were terrible, but I watched because they came one before shows I liked.

[Wesley]

Originally Posted by shuriken

Pretty much. Nostalgia and a fondness to our childhood makes it more memorable/ liked. I think it was, but as my sister (5 years older) she'll tell you the 80's were. Ask my nephew he'll tell you what's on now is the best. It's really subjective. But there were some truly awful cartoons in the 90's that I watched as well, mainly Street Fighter, and Mortal Kombat. I knew they were terrible, but I watched because they came one before shows I liked.

I agree with shuriken. There were some awful cartoons in the 1990s that I liked back then like James Bond JR and The Adventures of Jonny Quest. Shows like Sonic SatAM and Spiderman TAS are still okay to watch, but they haven't aged well. Cartoons like Gargoyles, Batman TAS, Superman TAS and The Incredible Hulk (first season anyway) still hold up well.

[shuriken]

^^ A lot of the 90's Marvel shows were pretty bad. X-men and Spider-man were the only ones I could really get into. I was a fan of the Fantastic four theme though.

[Wesley]

I watched a lot of Marvel cartoons in the 90s, but only Spiderman TAS and Xmen stood out for me. I was more of a fan of DCAU shows like Batman, Superman and Batman Beyond. I liked watching a few underrated shows such as Xyber 9 and Extreme Ghostbusters. There were some tmnt rip offs, but only Cowboys of Moo Measa, Biker Mice from Mars and Extreme Dinosaurs caught my attention.