Best Era for Animated Shows?

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

He-Man, Thundercats, GI Joe, The Muppet Babies, TMNT, The Real Ghostbusters, Ducktales(my favorite show of all time), Gummie Bears, Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers, Silver Hawks, Voltron, Transformers, and even The Simpsons. In other words: THE 80's! Woo Hoo!

[CyberCubed]

The 90's is where all the best cartoons were airing.

The early 2000's also had a number of gems as well.

[blindturtle02]

I voted 90's. Although I love 80's shows like Transformers, G.I. JOE, Defenders of The Earth, etc. And of course the original Turtles was airing in the late 80's. Shows from early 2ks were awesome like TMNT 2k3, He-Man 2002, Justice League, Batman Beyond, JLU and others. I might have picked the 90's but I'm all over the friggin board here. When it comes to the 90's, I love X-Men, Batman TAS, Gargoyles, Spider-Man, Beast Wars, etc. The Tick, Eek The Cat, and Animaniacs were also awesome. I'd often watch Ren & Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life. My list goes on.

[pennydreadful]

I said the 80's but I admit that I'm basing that on nostalgia. The 80's was a really major stepping stone for the cartoons that we got in the 90's, so even though it may not have had the "best", I feel that it deserves credit for that.

[Fjaj]

I said the 50's 'cause Looney Tunes. That's as good as it gets.
Surprising that no one else picked that...

[TMNT_Guy]

Originally Posted by Fjaj

I said the 50's 'cause Looney Tunes. Surprising that no one else picked that...

Well, to be fair the poll is “Which decade had/has the best animated series?”. The term “animated series” is usually used to describe an animated television series, not theatrical short cartoons like the Looney Tunes. However, you could “cheat” and say the Bugs Bunny Show which showed the Looney Tunes shorts with new host segments hosted by the Looney Tunes cast. But that began in the 60’s, not the 50’s, and lasted until the year 2000.

Originally Posted by Fjaj

Looney Tunes. That's as good as it gets.

Can't argue with that.

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Guy

Well, to be fair the poll is “Which decade had/has the best animated series?”. The term “animated series” is usually used to describe an animated television series, not theatrical short cartoons like the Looney Tunes. However, you could “cheat” and say the Bugs Bunny Show which showed the Looney Tunes shorts with new host segments hosted by the Looney Tunes cast. But that began in the 60’s, not the 50’s, and lasted until the year 2000.

Can't argue with that.

Well if we're going back to then I would say that ANY of the early Disney stuff with the touch of Walt, Ub, and the 9 Old Men would trump all the WB stuff. But, in fairness, I am a Disney fanboy. LOL.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

For me, it's a tie between 80s and 90s. 80s for Transformers G1, TMNT and Spider-man (bet you never see anyone bring THAT one up). Meanwhile, the 90s had Spider-man, Batman the animated series and X-Men.

It's too tough to call for me.

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

For me, it's a tie between 80s and 90s. 80s for Transformers G1, TMNT and Spider-man (bet you never see anyone bring THAT one up)

Spider-Friends, go for it!

(I presume you also mean the equally great 80s solo Spidey cartoon, which is often ignored)

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

(I presume you also mean the equally great 80s solo Spidey cartoon, which is often ignored)

You got it!

[TheSkeletonMan939]

Overall I think the '90s were when the best shows were airing.

In terms of super-hero shows though, the golden age was from '95 to early 2013. The DCAU, Teen Titans, GL:TAS, Young Justice, Spectacular Spider-Man, Beware the Batman, Brave and the Bold, Avengers: EMH, and Wolverine and the X-Men were all great.

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

How does this whole thing break down by age? I'm 32 and grew up on 80s AND early 90s cartoons and they both were awesome but I think the 80s had a better overall lineup. Are those of you born more in the late 80s more prone to pick the cartoons of the early 90s whereas I am prone to pick the cartoons of the 80s and late 80s?

[pennydreadful]

Originally Posted by T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!

How does this whole thing break down by age? I'm 32 and grew up on 80s AND early 90s cartoons and they both were awesome but I think the 80s had a better overall lineup. Are those of you born more in the late 80s more prone to pick the cartoons of the early 90s whereas I am prone to pick the cartoons of the 80s and late 80s?

... I'm not sure about anyone else, but for my part, I was born in the early 80's so grew up watching both 80s and 90's toons! It's a really tough question as there's so much iconic stuff in each decade.

[Stugehen]

I voted for the 90's. The shows were mostly coherent and there was a lot of variety. A Saturday morning could consist of Animaniacs to Spider Man to Doug to X-Men to Bobby's World. All good stuff! Plus some shows that started in the 90's are still going today like South Park and SpongeBob.

[The Green Ranger]

As much as I loved my classic 80's cartoons, the 90's began shows that were more mature yet still appropriate for kids. Cartoons became less stereotypical and campy.

The 90's produced one of the greatest animated series of all time, Batman: The Animated Series. PERFECT blend of dark and light, edge and child friendly, mature but not above kid's ability to understand.

Shows like that aren't made anymore...

The 90's also made toons that were so clever, they were able to hide adult jokes in a child friendly shows. It made it so everyone could enjoy them. It was an era right before shows became so blatant, vulgar and raunchy. It takes less imagination to directly be vulgar and not be clever, that's why mainstream rap music sucks, it takes no imagination at all.

[TheCanadiandrome]

the era i grew up in...80s/90s!

[BabyTurtles]

90's and early 2000's!! totally!! (avatar the last airbender is the best cartoon of all time!)

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

Originally Posted by BabyTurtles

90's and early 2000's!! totally!! (avatar the last airbender is the best cartoon of all time!)

I say Ducktales is the greatest of all time. Then I would say Batman The Animated Series. I really need to watch Avatar though because I hear so many people bragging on it. Is it on Netflix or is there some other way to watch it?

[Leofan26]

I loved the late 80s shows / 90s shows the best, even with Anime

Well let's see, I'm not sure all of these shows came out in the 90s or 80s but..

Darkwing Duck / Duck Tales / Gummie Bears / Rocko's Modern Life / Older Rugrats episodes ( Later Kimmi episodes sucked! Though, I must be one of the few old school Rugrats fans who actually enjoyed All Grown Up )

Even CBS Older Arthur episodes were a blast, I enjoyed that show a lot in seasons one through I'd say maybe six.

Some of the newer shows can be ok, however a lot of them are potty humor and the characters are too stupid at times to enjoy )

Anime wise, my first few were Pokemon / Dragon Ball Z and I loved them both