Top 10 Cartoons

~~TommyT~~ · 05-26-2020, 04:00 PM

Just saw a top 10 list, citing the best cartoon shows, ranked.
I disagree. So here’s mine

10. Hercules (HB)
9. The Tick
8. Voltron
7. Thundercats
6. The Maxx
5. G.I. Joe
4. Dungeons & Dragons
3. TMNT (1987)
2. He-Man
1. Transformers G1

What’s yours?

turtle1237 · 05-26-2020, 04:14 PM

1 Batman-Justice League U. Yeah to me its all 1 show.
2 Thundarr
3 Avatar the Last Airbender and Korra
4 Inspector Gadget the 1980's
5 Space Ghost
6 Mighty Mightor
7 80's Ninja Turtles
8 Madeline
9 Bravestarr
10 80's MLP.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-26-2020, 04:23 PM

This ain't gonna be in anything close to proper order, probably, but that's just how it goes. Close enough's close enough.

1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
2. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)
3. The Real Ghostbusters
4. Superman: The Animated Series
5. Batman: The Animated Series
6. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited
7. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM)
8. TMNT (2003)
9. MLP: FiM
10. TMNT (1987)*

The Top 3 are pretty solid but anything after that can move up or down depending on my mood and what day it is.

The Number 10 spot has a * because on any given day it could rotate between TMNT and a number of others that justmissed making the cut. Specifically Thundercats and Speed Racer, as well as the original Voltron. Garfield and Friends, Ren & Stimpy, and the Green Lantern animated series all kinda hover near that Number 10 spot, too. So whatever's Number 10 on any given day gets a * because it might not be there tomorrow.

I also only used "kids cartoons" and purposely didn't consider things like The Critic, Family Guy, Simpsons, Aqua Teen, etc., because honestly this was difficult enough and I didn't want to muddy the waters any further.

*neatoman* · 05-26-2020, 05:02 PM

Ranking opinions and limiting them to only ten is hard. So instead I'm just going to throw out candidates in no particular order. I'm also assuming adult animation isn't off the table and that anime is:

The Simpsons (Pre-2000's)
Futurama
Rick and Morty
Moral Orel
The Boondocks
Spectacular Spider-Man
Mike Tyson Mysteries
Samurai Jack
Xavier: Renegade Angel
King of the Hill
Batman TAS
Superman TAS
Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes
American Dad
South Park
Beavis and Butt-Head
Archer
Frankenhole
Invader Zim
Cybersix

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 05-26-2020, 05:13 PM

My list, from best down

1. Gargoyles
2. Batman TAS
3. X-Men TAS
4. TMNT FW
5. TMNT 03/12 (tie)
6. The Real Ghostbusters
7. Dungeons and Dragons
8. Spider-Man TAS
9. Last Airbender/Legend of Korra (tie)
10. Darkwing Duck

Some almost top tens- Voltron(80's), Transformers (gen 1-2), Robotech, Digimon (season 3), and He-Man/She-Ra (I put those together as they are connected)

*Icebot* · 05-26-2020, 06:15 PM

In no particular order:

TMNT 1987
TMNT 2003
Avatar the last Airbender
The Legend of Korra
Doug
Hey Arnold
Beavis & Butthead
Rugrats
Mega Man 1994
Sonic X

*Turo602* · 05-26-2020, 06:40 PM

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
2. Batman: The Animated Series
3. X-Men: The Animated Series
4. Superman: The Animated Series
5. Justice League/Unlimited
6. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
7. Looney Tunes
8. Tom and Jerry
9. Young Justice
10. Archie's Weird Mysteries

~~ABrown~~ · 05-26-2020, 07:52 PM

It's way to difficult for me to put them in order from 1-10. So I'll list them according to when the first episode aired.

Muppet Babies

The Simpsons

Tiny Toon Adventures

Beast Wars/Machines

Daria

Justice League/Justice League Unlimited

Kim Possible

(2002 Mike Young Productions) He-Man

(2003 4Kids) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Transformers Prime

*Autbot_Benz* · 05-26-2020, 08:04 PM

1.Batman TAS - Justice League/JLU The Bruce Timverse
2. 2012 TMNT
3.X-men 90's
4.Spider-man 90's
5. Beast Wars
6. Avengers EMS
7.Ducktales 2017
8.Animaniacs
9. Tiny Toons Adventures
10. 2003 TMNT

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 05-26-2020, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

1.Batman TAS - Justice League/JLU The Bruce Timverse
2. TMNT 2003
3.X-men 90's
4.Spider-man 90's
5. Beast Wars
6. Avengers EMS
7.G1 Transformers
8.Animaniacs
9. Tiny Toons Adventures
10.2012 TMNT

I thought you liked the 2012 series more than 2003.

You know what's funny, I'm looking at you guys' lists and it's great to see Tiny Toons on some of them. Whenever I talk about cartoons to someone who may be a little younger than me, they confuse the show with Baby Looney Tunes. They remember Animaniacs but don't seem to remember Tiny Toons.

*Autbot_Benz* · 05-26-2020, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeotheLateBloomer

I thought you liked the 2012 series more than 2003.

true I switched them

~~Leo656~~ · 05-26-2020, 09:45 PM

Tiny Toons would be high on my Runner Up list, too. That was a really great ahow.

I should do another list for cartoons that aren't strictly "kids shows" because King of the Hill for example would be super-high on that.

Like I said, this was very difficult for me already.

Also, while I haven't seen it recently The Maxx was out of control.

~~TommyT~~ · 05-26-2020, 10:33 PM

I hesitated when including adult fare
Again, ignoring the massive Anime market, of course:

The Maxx was insanely good. 10/10.

Aeon Flux, Home-Movies, Frisky Dingo, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Harvey Birdman all scratch various itches from time to time.

This is how I remember Tiny Toons:

~~Leo656~~ · 05-26-2020, 10:36 PM

Aqua Teen won't ever be cancelled!
Aqua Teen won't be dismantled!
Aqua Teen gonna be together!
Aqua Teen gonna be forever!

...And then they cancelled it.

Good lord, so many awesome memories though.

Haha, that stupid song from Tiny Toons is always in my head, too.

*Zany Orange Dude* · 05-26-2020, 10:40 PM

In no particular order, here are my top 10

TMNT (2003)
Avatar the Last Airbender
Star Wars Clone Wars
Batman the Animated Series
Animaniacs
Samurai Jack
DuckTales 2017
Gravity Falls
Spectacular Spider-Man
Teen Titans

*sdp* · 05-27-2020, 12:30 AM

Some of the lists here basically scream "I grew up in the 80s or 90s" depending. I think the lists with more variety are a little more objective. It's tough but here is my top 10, i'll include some quality with some guilty pleasures and I'll try to not include more of one type of show for example I won't choose more than one DCAU show. List is in no particular order. No animated movies or anime being considered here.

Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes -I love many marvel cartoons but this one is overall the best
Batman Beyond -Tough when all of the DCAU is so great but for originality it just wins
Avatar: The Last Airbender -Glad it's popular again after it being on Neflix, deserved
TMNT 2k3 (I have many problems with TMNT 2k3 but overall it's the best so far
HBO Spawn - Less than 20 episodes and yet Spawn is able to be the best superhero cartoon
Teen Titans - Made me fall in love with animation all over again
The Simpsons - 90s simpsons at least since I haven't kept up with the show but it was so solid
Wakfu - not many modern cartoons are a joy to watch as Wakfu was
Jumanji the series - When I rewatched it as an adult, I was impressed, a Jumanji cartoon felt alive
Mighty Max - The Mighty Max cartoon was as fun as the playsets and that's saying something

Tough choices were made in the ones I had to cut from the list, some of my honorary mentions might be better than my choices but nostalgia does influence yet such is life and I haven't rewatched them recently enough to know if they could make it. Honorary mentions include:
Cybersix, Shadow Raiders, Captain N, Gargoyles, an adult swim representative (space ghost or ATHF), a Nicktoons representative (most likely Rocko or Doug), freakazoid, Invasion America

Also Dungeons and Dragons is a decent show for its time but I'm surprised to see it in so many people's top 10 list, it really isn't that good. Overdid my shilling but they have my thoughts on those shows.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-27-2020, 12:59 AM

You also assume that people have exposed themselves to the same shows as other people have, though. Or care to.

I don't even recognize the names of half the shows people are listing, so maybe they're just fine but I personally can't speak to that. To me they don't mean anything and I'm not presently inclined to watch them, so I can't rank 'em.

Not everybody even cares about the technical limitations or enhancements of a show, either. I know some people care a whole heck of a lot about production values, and while that's always nice and I appreciate a well-produced show it actually has nothing whatsoever to do with my own personal criteria.

A lot of us definitely did grow up in the 80s/90s, and I can't speak for everyone but since then I've seen a lot of "good" cartoons but it's extremely rare since then that they'll make a personal connection or a lasting impression on me.

~~TommyT~~ · 05-27-2020, 01:18 AM

Interesting that Turtles 2012 and didn’t top anyone’s list. Rise wasn’t even mentioned.

I like Todd, and Spawn might yet have his day in the Sun. He’s cool looking in MK11.

*Turo602* · 05-27-2020, 02:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdp

Some of the lists here basically scream "I grew up in the 80s or 90s" depending. I think the lists with more variety are a little more objective.

I was born in 95, and the majority of the shows on my list are shows I watched when I was much older. I have a vague recollection of stuff like Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, and X-Men from my childhood, but I didn't necessarily grow up with them. I omitted Spider-Man from my list despite being of the era, but I just don't think it holds up quite like some of the other shows and there really hasn't been a better and/or more complete Spider-Man cartoon since. I did on the other hand grow up with stuff like X-Men Evolution and The Batman, and while I like 'em fine, I wouldn't say they're better than their 90s counterparts. There might not be a whole ton of variety in my list, but it was definitely put together with complete objectivity. Well, as objective as ranking your favorites can be.

~~Leo656~~ · 05-27-2020, 02:51 AM

I think a thread like this is one of the few places where objectivity shouldn't really have anything to do with the conversation. I figured subjective opinions is what's implied from the jump.

05-26-2020, 04:00 PM	#1
~~TommyT~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 859	Top 10 Cartoons Just saw a top 10 list, citing the best cartoon shows, ranked. I disagree. So here’s mine 10. Hercules (HB) 9. The Tick 8. Voltron 7. Thundercats 6. The Maxx 5. G.I. Joe 4. Dungeons & Dragons 3. TMNT (1987) 2. He-Man 1. Transformers G1 What’s yours?

05-26-2020, 05:13 PM	#5
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	My list, from best down 1. Gargoyles 2. Batman TAS 3. X-Men TAS 4. TMNT FW 5. TMNT 03/12 (tie) 6. The Real Ghostbusters 7. Dungeons and Dragons 8. Spider-Man TAS 9. Last Airbender/Legend of Korra (tie) 10. Darkwing Duck Some almost top tens- Voltron(80's), Transformers (gen 1-2), Robotech, Digimon (season 3), and He-Man/She-Ra (I put those together as they are connected) __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

05-26-2020, 06:40 PM	#7
Turo602 The King of Kings Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 2,931	1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) 2. Batman: The Animated Series 3. X-Men: The Animated Series 4. Superman: The Animated Series 5. Justice League/Unlimited 6. Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes 7. Looney Tunes 8. Tom and Jerry 9. Young Justice 10. Archie's Weird Mysteries __________________

05-26-2020, 07:52 PM	#8
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	It's way to difficult for me to put them in order from 1-10. So I'll list them according to when the first episode aired. Muppet Babies The Simpsons Tiny Toon Adventures Beast Wars/Machines Daria Justice League/Justice League Unlimited Kim Possible (2002 Mike Young Productions) He-Man (2003 4Kids) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Transformers Prime

05-26-2020, 08:04 PM	#9
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,193	1.Batman TAS - Justice League/JLU The Bruce Timverse 2. 2012 TMNT 3.X-men 90's 4.Spider-man 90's 5. Beast Wars 6. Avengers EMS 7.Ducktales 2017 8.Animaniacs 9. Tiny Toons Adventures 10. 2003 TMNT __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons. Last edited by Autbot_Benz; 05-26-2020 at 10:54 PM.

05-26-2020, 04:14 PM	#2
turtle1237 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 986	1 Batman-Justice League U. Yeah to me its all 1 show. 2 Thundarr 3 Avatar the Last Airbender and Korra 4 Inspector Gadget the 1980's 5 Space Ghost 6 Mighty Mightor 7 80's Ninja Turtles 8 Madeline 9 Bravestarr 10 80's MLP.

05-26-2020, 04:23 PM	#3
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	This ain't gonna be in anything close to proper order, probably, but that's just how it goes. Close enough's close enough. 1. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983) 2. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002) 3. The Real Ghostbusters 4. Superman: The Animated Series 5. Batman: The Animated Series 6. Justice League/Justice League Unlimited 7. Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) 8. TMNT (2003) 9. MLP: FiM 10. TMNT (1987)* The Top 3 are pretty solid but anything after that can move up or down depending on my mood and what day it is. The Number 10 spot has a * because on any given day it could rotate between TMNT and a number of others that justmissed making the cut. Specifically Thundercats and Speed Racer, as well as the original Voltron. Garfield and Friends, Ren & Stimpy, and the Green Lantern animated series all kinda hover near that Number 10 spot, too. So whatever's Number 10 on any given day gets a * because it might not be there tomorrow. I also only used "kids cartoons" and purposely didn't consider things like The Critic, Family Guy, Simpsons, Aqua Teen, etc., because honestly this was difficult enough and I didn't want to muddy the waters any further.

05-26-2020, 06:15 PM	#6
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	In no particular order: TMNT 1987 TMNT 2003 Avatar the last Airbender The Legend of Korra Doug Hey Arnold Beavis & Butthead Rugrats Mega Man 1994 Sonic X

05-26-2020, 09:45 PM	#12
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Tiny Toons would be high on my Runner Up list, too. That was a really great ahow. I should do another list for cartoons that aren't strictly "kids shows" because King of the Hill for example would be super-high on that. Like I said, this was very difficult for me already. Also, while I haven't seen it recently The Maxx was out of control.

05-26-2020, 10:33 PM	#13
~~TommyT~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 859	I hesitated when including adult fare Again, ignoring the massive Anime market, of course: The Maxx was insanely good. 10/10. Aeon Flux, Home-Movies, Frisky Dingo, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and Harvey Birdman all scratch various itches from time to time. This is how I remember Tiny Toons:

05-26-2020, 10:36 PM	#14
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Aqua Teen won't ever be cancelled! Aqua Teen won't be dismantled! Aqua Teen gonna be together! Aqua Teen gonna be forever! ...And then they cancelled it. Good lord, so many awesome memories though. Haha, that stupid song from Tiny Toons is always in my head, too.

05-26-2020, 10:40 PM	#15
Zany Orange Dude The Little Nerdy Teacher Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: At my desk reading comics and writing lesson plans Posts: 2,292	In no particular order, here are my top 10 TMNT (2003) Avatar the Last Airbender Star Wars Clone Wars Batman the Animated Series Animaniacs Samurai Jack DuckTales 2017 Gravity Falls Spectacular Spider-Man Teen Titans __________________

05-27-2020, 12:30 AM	#16
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	Some of the lists here basically scream "I grew up in the 80s or 90s" depending. I think the lists with more variety are a little more objective. It's tough but here is my top 10, i'll include some quality with some guilty pleasures and I'll try to not include more of one type of show for example I won't choose more than one DCAU show. List is in no particular order. No animated movies or anime being considered here. Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes -I love many marvel cartoons but this one is overall the best Batman Beyond -Tough when all of the DCAU is so great but for originality it just wins Avatar: The Last Airbender -Glad it's popular again after it being on Neflix, deserved TMNT 2k3 (I have many problems with TMNT 2k3 but overall it's the best so far HBO Spawn - Less than 20 episodes and yet Spawn is able to be the best superhero cartoon Teen Titans - Made me fall in love with animation all over again The Simpsons - 90s simpsons at least since I haven't kept up with the show but it was so solid Wakfu - not many modern cartoons are a joy to watch as Wakfu was Jumanji the series - When I rewatched it as an adult, I was impressed, a Jumanji cartoon felt alive Mighty Max - The Mighty Max cartoon was as fun as the playsets and that's saying something Tough choices were made in the ones I had to cut from the list, some of my honorary mentions might be better than my choices but nostalgia does influence yet such is life and I haven't rewatched them recently enough to know if they could make it. Honorary mentions include: Cybersix, Shadow Raiders, Captain N, Gargoyles, an adult swim representative (space ghost or ATHF), a Nicktoons representative (most likely Rocko or Doug), freakazoid, Invasion America Also Dungeons and Dragons is a decent show for its time but I'm surprised to see it in so many people's top 10 list, it really isn't that good. Overdid my shilling but they have my thoughts on those shows. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server Last edited by sdp; 05-27-2020 at 12:43 AM.

05-27-2020, 12:59 AM	#17
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	You also assume that people have exposed themselves to the same shows as other people have, though. Or care to. I don't even recognize the names of half the shows people are listing, so maybe they're just fine but I personally can't speak to that. To me they don't mean anything and I'm not presently inclined to watch them, so I can't rank 'em. Not everybody even cares about the technical limitations or enhancements of a show, either. I know some people care a whole heck of a lot about production values, and while that's always nice and I appreciate a well-produced show it actually has nothing whatsoever to do with my own personal criteria. A lot of us definitely did grow up in the 80s/90s, and I can't speak for everyone but since then I've seen a lot of "good" cartoons but it's extremely rare since then that they'll make a personal connection or a lasting impression on me. Last edited by Leo656; 05-27-2020 at 01:35 AM.

05-27-2020, 01:18 AM	#18
~~TommyT~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Canada Posts: 859	Interesting that Turtles 2012 and didn’t top anyone’s list. Rise wasn’t even mentioned. I like Todd, and Spawn might yet have his day in the Sun. He’s cool looking in MK11.

05-27-2020, 02:51 AM	#20
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I think a thread like this is one of the few places where objectivity shouldn't really have anything to do with the conversation. I figured subjective opinions is what's implied from the jump.