The Best Animated Tv Shows and Characters of All Time

[BAYLOR]

The Max Fleischer Superman Cartoons are among the best ever done.

 

[SilentRoamer]

Doctor Snuggles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I used to have a VHS of this cartoon - it got some real use!

 

[Frost Giant]

Rocky and Bullwinkle, Thundarr The Barbarian, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Superjail, X-Men (Specifically the Beyond Good and Evil story arc - Apocalypse at his very best), Phantom 2040, Aeon Flux, Samurai Jack, Futurama, The Clone Wars and an honorable mention for the episode entitled The Dragon's Graveyard of the old D & D series.

 

[Jeffbert]

While I thoroughly enjoy the Tom & Jerry early cartoons, when the guys from WB began making them, they were nowhere as funny. I blame Chuck Jones.

So now CN has lumped the really new T&J (that had been titled a bit differently) along w/ the classic T&J into a 90 minute format. While I generally FF through most of the show, searching for cartoons I have not seen for awhile, some of them never lose their punch! Likewise with Looney Toons & Woody Woodpecker. I usually watch these just before retiring for the night, Laughing wears me out, & prepare for sleep.

Rocky and Bullwinkle: I viewed the whole series a while ago, & it was still funny, though the political humor was dated.

Superjail is simply the funniest thing I have ever watched. Metalocalypse is also hilarious, but not until the last few minutes, when the concert kills 1/2 the audience.

 

[BAYLOR]

While I thoroughly enjoy the Tom & Jerry early cartoons, when the guys from WB began making them, they were nowhere as funny. I blame Chuck Jones.

So now CN has lumped the really new T&J (that had been titled a bit differently) along w/ the classic T&J into a 90 minute format. While I generally FF through most of the show, searching for cartoons I have not seen for awhile, some of them never lose their punch! Likewise with Looney Toons & Woody Woodpecker. I usually watch these just before retiring for the night, Laughing wears me out, & prepare for sleep.

Rocky and Bullwinkle: I viewed the whole series a while ago, & it was still funny, though the political humor was dated.

Superjail is simply the funniest thing I have ever watched. Metalocalypse is also hilarious, but not until the last few minutes, when the concert kills 1/2 the audience.

Agreed.

 

[BAYLOR]

Rocky and Bullwinkle, Thundarr The Barbarian, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law, Superjail, X-Men (Specifically the Beyond Good and Evil story arc - Apocalypse at his very best), Phantom 2040, Aeon Flux, Samurai Jack, Futurama, The Clone Wars and an honorable mention for the episode entitled The Dragon's Graveyard of the old D & D series.

Great list.

 

[Jeffbert]

I have watched nearly 600 episodes of ONE PIECE, & have thoroughly enjoyed it!

 

[BAYLOR]

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command . This show was probably one the best comic science fiction send ups of all time. I loved this show.

 

[Jeffbert]

Isn't Buzz the space toy from Toy Story? I am just not into post Disney Disney stuff. I doubt if Walt would approve of any of it.

 

[BAYLOR]

Isn't Buzz the space toy from Toy Story? I am just not into post Disney Disney stuff. I doubt if Walt would approve of any of it.

It's a hilariously funny show.

 

[logan_run]

the original underdog cartoon.

 

[Jeffbert]

the original underdog cartoon.

I like that show; even borrowed 1st DVD from NETFLIX. Eventually, intend to view the rest of the DVDs.

I would really like to get the original MIGHTY MOUSE on DVD, but, last I checked, MIGHTY MOUSE & FRIENDS or some such thing was all that was available. Most of those cartoons were of the friends. Also want to see the Mr. Magoo - Dick Tracy crossover! I still remember the part where Magoo, who was impersonating Squinty Eyes, is revealed by the bad guys.

 

[TWErvin2]

I'd say that Looney Tunes would be the best, especially Marvin the Martian cartoons. The continue to withstand the test of time.
More modern, I would say Avatar: The Last Airbender A really good story arc.

Nevertheless (although this may show my age), I'll ever remember Underdog, Jonny Quest and The Herculoids. WIth the last, my favorite character vacillated between Igoo and Tundro. Maybe they weren't 'the best' but I really enjoyed them.

 

[Jeffbert]

I recently (about 4 or 5 years ago) watched Jonny Quest on DVD. Though a kids' show, a few of those episodes still seemed really creepy! The Invisible Monster, The Dragons of Ashida, the one with the pterodactyl, come to mind, as such.

 

[Overread]

Animals of Farthing Wood

I'm going to say that deserves a special mention above many other great comic series. If only because it was very mature for its audience. It dealt with death; blood; loss and pain. It was the roller coaster of emotion and didn't fit itself to a formula per week. It was a powerful series and I feel one which has never yet had its match. The closest one might get are some of the darker Batman series; but they tend to not deal with death of main characters so well - indeed its something that farthing wood is almost alone with if one ignores the one-off films such as Plague Dogs and Watership Down

 

[BAYLOR]

I recently (about 4 or 5 years ago) watched Jonny Quest on DVD. Though a kids' show, a few of those episodes still seemed really creepy! The Invisible Monster, The Dragons of Ashida, the one with the pterodactyl, come to mind, as such.

By far the best show that Hanna Babara ever did.

 

[Jeffbert]

By far the best show that Hanna Babara ever did.

I think that that assessment depends on the genre, or sub-genre. I cannot think of any other U.S. animated series that even fits the same category or genre as JQ. Most everything else was comedy, though there were such as Space Ghost, etc., but even that was an adventure-oriented series. JQ was horror or at least had horror elements in more than a few episodes. As Overread stated, death, loss, etc., though one had to imagine what happened to the villain when the big guy, tired of abuse threw him into the dragons' pen. Likewise, when the guy in the wheelchair sank in the hot tar pit. The end of those guys seems obvious, but kids know little of such things.

I knew a guy who was big time into Kimba TWL, had all the Japanese language DVDs, etc., & he was clear that though characters fell down dead, the ELV narrator would always say, that guy was tired, and was taking a nap.

The music itself was at least creepy, if not frightening. Though the avalanche music was also used in THE FLINTSTONES, as I recall, F&B were boy scout troop leaders on rafts heading toward a waterfall. Yes, the instruments playing that tune were different. I know little about music, but it seems to me that the JQ version of that tune is most likened to Danse Macabre's violin parts, seems out of tune.

Most villains are obviously foreigners, a few Asians. Very Politically Incorrect!

 

[TWErvin2]

I recently (about 4 or 5 years ago) watched Jonny Quest on DVD. Though a kids' show, a few of those episodes still seemed really creepy! The Invisible Monster, The Dragons of Ashida, the one with the pterodactyl, come to mind, as such.

That one with the pterodactyl is Turu the Terrible. I made a reference to it in one of my SF short stories

 

[Tower75]

By far the best show that Hanna Babara ever did.

[Cough] Swat Kats [Cough]

 

[BAYLOR]

Star Wars Rebels . Started slow but got steely better .