Name ONE kids show that was better.
>>219336272The Powerpuff Girls
>>219336272There isn't one
Chongo Longo, monkeybird!
>>219336272Rocko's Modern Life
Ed Edd eddy for comedy SpongeBob 1-3 for comedy Chowder for food comedy Flapjack for grossouts Dexter for science commedy But Jack was probably the best pure action show. Xiaolin Showdown was the best action-adventure.
Meh. It's very cool and I totally respect it from an artistic stand point as an adult, but I never wanted to watch it and no one I knew ever watched it or talked about it when I was a kid. Just too slow and "moody" instead of fun and appealing. Teen Titans and Justice League were superior kids action shows.
The GOAT
>>219336560EEnE is the only kids show deserving of the praise Samurai Jack rightfully gets.
>>219336272Ez pz
>>219337248Very based
>>219336440Remembering Pirates of Dark Water is like trying to piece together a fever dream. There is an idea of the show but no sense of what actually happened
>you're back already?!>NO WAIT The final season was mostly shit but I loved that
>>219337505
>>219336546>Rocko's Modern Life>>219336560>Ed Edd eddy for comedy>SpongeBob 1-3 for comedy>Chowder for food comedy>Flapjack for grossouts>Dexter for science commedyThese guys know their /co/
>>219337542Last season was kino, need to rewatch it
>>219337248This and Xavier are top tier AS
The true top 3
on one hand I used to be crushed that Jack never completed his mission and the series remained unfinished, now that its over though it feels bittersweet because they rushed it terribly and it was done with little respect to how the ending would've been told originally. Still at least Jack made it back to the past.>>219337248this is the best adult animation whereas SJ is best kids
>>219337793>adult animationNo such thing
>>219337725Recess is okay but not as good as CNs high tier, BTAS absolutely mogs BB and is actually closer to SJ tier, and Teen Titans was good but not all the way there. I can tell you're younger.
>>219337890>adult subjects and humorI bet you think you're mature for not liking cartoons
>>219336272My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
>>219336272especially season 3 ep 4 "Game Over"
>>219336272samurai jack feels like painfully dull filler for most of its episodes
>>219337908>Recess is okay but not as good as CNs high tier,Objectively wrong, Recess MOGS all of CN.>BTAS absolutely mogs BB and is actually closer to SJ tier,Incorrectly again, BTAS has the higher highs but also the lower lows. BB is a much more consistent show overall.>Teen Titans was good but not all the way therePleb takeYou are a lil zoomie
My favorite show was 101 Dalmatian Street.
SuperjailNot a kids show but a great one
>>219338006>>219337725Both of you are wrong because Angry Beavers mogs all other kids cartoon sitcoms.
>>219338006Nothing wrong with liking BB and Teen Titans but thinking Recess beats EEnE, Dexters Lab, or Courage is absolutely proof you have mediocre cartoon taste.
>>219338179But Recess does in fact mog all those shows
>>219337977are you a zoomie or just a faggot? theres literally not one episode in the original run the show could do without, its either peak art, peak humor, or peak action or all between. Name a supposed "filler" ep. The journey is what its about, doesn't need to constantly be about the portal
>>219336311this. Fucking loved Mojo Jojo
>>219338223yeah if you're a disney fag that didn't have a cool childhood, EEnE is the actual representation of what youth and adventure felt like, Recess is phony shit that acts like kids were heroes to each other
>>219336272Kind of staying in the same genre - the first 2-3 seasons of Jackie Chan Adventures and Xiolian Showdown. Both fall off pretty hard by the end though.
I don't care if Hot Topic scene girls "ruined" it. I love Invader Zim and the movie was a welcome little thing to get made.
>>219338308>Recess is phony shit that acts like kids were heroes to each otherPeak retard take. Recess has aged incredibly well and is a much more accurate portrayal of what being a kid was like in the 90s/00s. You are a zoomie.
>>219338362no I actually was a kid in the late 90s free roaming my neighborhood and EEnE is exactly what that experience was like, adults didn't exist, kids were mean to each other, you got startled at the presence of certain kids, and imagination reigned king, that and some kids were trying to get money whatever way they could. The world of the culdesac is way more fun, imaginative, and nostalgic than the school that Recess lives in.
>>219338577>Late 90'slmao
>>219338223Hey Arnold! was better than Recess.
>>219338636late 90s in a small town might aswell be late 80s to the rest of the modern nation
>>219338695okay but do you think Recess or Ed, Edd n Eddy was better
>>219338753>Trust me bro i'm totally not a zoomielmao
Recess had borderline proto cal arts animation and EdEddnEddy was like the successor to looney tunes with a great art style. People who don't see the merit tend to be the faggy kids who thought it was ugly because they need their sanitized pretty animation.
>>219336272can't think of any tbqh
steven universe objectively better than everything posted in this thread
>>219339100now this is the biggest faggot of the thread by far, show was trash on so many levels
>>219339100Steven Universe helped me come out as a trans non-binary pansexual sapiosexual with autism.
>>219336272Tom and JerrySilly SymphoniesDexters LabBatman the Animated SeriesAvatar the Last Airbenders1 and s2 of Spongebob SquarepantsBlueyAnimaniacs
>>219339100by far the ugliest animation of any show ITT, that and Steven himself is an utter garbage protagonist
>>219338577Correct
>>219339413S3 of spongebob is great. Also no love for EEnE? What about Courage I find the lack of its mention in the thread concerning. >doubletake rereading your postBLUEY?!
>>219338577Incorrect
>>219339542bless you, I was waiting for someone to weigh in on the argument
>>219338784Ed Edd N Eddy definitely. Recess movie was bigger and better than EEnE movie but EEnE had the absurd slapstick humor that separates cartoons from sitcoms
>>219339627I was there too, it was real. It may still be for some kids which is good.
>>219339615still fighting your losing side? I'd bet 4 jawbreakers that Ed, Edd n Eddy would win if we had a vote
>>219336272
>>219339696Nigga at this point youre arguing to argue, and im >>219339542
>>219339672thats why its such an important kids show because it completely captures that imaginative free world we all lived grew up in and the way the Eds made unbelievable contraptions is how our minds thought things worked as kids, I love Danny Antonucci for keeping it sacred and not letting it get rehashed and destroyed
>>219336272I only really ever caught sporadic episodes of Samurai Jack back in the day. Somehow ended up watching much more Ed Edd n Eddy, Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Johnny Bravo, Invader Zim, Rocket Power, Rugrats, Spongebob, ect. And then as a teenager it was more about Adult Swim stuff which was a lot of anime, like FLCL and Paranoia Agent, and stuff like Sealab and Xavier Renegade Angel.Pic related is one that I re-watched recently and really enjoyed. For more recent cartoons I liked Hilda quite a lot.
>>219339978you watched more of those shows because they aired more than Samurai Jack, that said it was like the anti ipad to us kids back then, it was slow and solemn and some episodes had little to no action or dialogue so you just took in the art and music, it trained me to not need or expect instant gratification dopamine type shows, if you didn't watch the whole show I strongly suggest you watch seasons 1 to 4 because its not just a good kids show its a great series altogether, if you liked Avatar its a much better adventure series
>>219340168>if you didn't watch the whole show I strongly suggest you watch seasons 1 to 4I certainly didn't catch all of it, or even most of it, It's going on the short list. Avatar is great as a found family series along with the adventure bits. I still love animation in general so something being a kids show or not doesn't really put me off it. We've been re-watching Ed Edd n Eddy recently and it's still good fun.
If I had to personally choose the top 3 shows I really enjoyed as a kid, it would be:1) Ed, Edd, and Eddy2) The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy3) either TMNT 2003 or Xiaolin Showdown
>>219340561>Xiaolin ShowdownWould be an all time great show if it actually got an ending
>>219337964I love cartoons, I'm just not delusional enough to think any are actually made for adults
I remembered one the rest of the thread forgot. MEGAS XLR8. Now that is 2 STRONG seasons>>219340561great taste though I'd easily wedge Samurai Jack over Xialoin Showdown, still XS was a very fun action seres
>>219341957ATHF is not remotely made for kids, I love cartoons aswell and its not hard to see the vast difference in comprehension being a kid watching Frisky Dingo then and now
>>219337248>kids' show
>>219336272Beast Wars
>>219342300Sounds like you dig giant robots. I too dig giant robots.
>>219342404I watched it at 11, quoted it nonstop, but just the stuff my parents wouldn't throw a fit about
>>219336741Are the common criticisms of DBZ like "one fight lasts ten episodes" true?
>>219342608>ten episodesYou're thinking of Wan Piss. DBZ fights are 50 episodes minimum
>>219337542Genddy copied Gurren Lagann there, I feel he knew about it, but did it anyway because he didn't find a better way to end it.
>>219342608absolutely and one fight can last much longer than 10 episodes, not really a criticism so much as an observation
>>219340561Billy and Mandy really got treated unfairly. It was CN's most beloved show at its prime but then the president of the channel canceled it just because he personally didn't like it.
>>219336741watching the whole of the namek / frieza saga and goku going super saiyan for the first time was literally the peak of childhood tv for me
>>219342972It was better before Billy and Mandy became caricatures of themselves.
>>219336272Hey Arnold, Adventures of Pete and Pete, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts
Swat cats was fucking sick
>>219339577Lmao
I see your Samurai Jack and raise you this piece of kino
The episode where he fights the giant robot is 10/10 kino.
>>219342972every once in awhile I remember that Evil Con Carne was its own actual show and the thought bewilders me like i was supposed to be lost to time but I can't forget it
>>219337248Best adult animation show by far, comedy wise
>>219343462for me its Jack vs Aku when Aku makes himself temporarily human
>>219343440that just unlocked some ancient forgotten memory.
>>219337793>because they rushed it terribly and it was done with little respect to how the ending would've been toldThe first half of the last season is a true masterpiece. The last episodes feel rushed and the ending was.. alright, I guess, but I too thought it could have been done better. Still, it was a great series.
>>219336272aeon flux is the only one that comes close
>>219343708One of an era of unadulterated kino I hope
>>219339100I'm heterosexual enough to admit that some episode of SU are actually alright and that it's a decent cartoon.The hate it gets, especially here, mostly comes out of people who never watched an entire episode and hate it only because of muh trans non binary kids and muh calarts, and these are all perfectly good reason to hate the show, but there's much more to it.It's like hating on Adventure Time or Regular Show and saying it's a shit show because the later seasons devolve into Tumblr tier fandoms
>>219343988Man, that show was wild to watch as a kid. Gave me nightmares.
>>219343530>Evil Con CarneThey even made a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas episode.It really was a different time
>>219344066the first season was decent. It started to decay pretty soon afterwards.
>>219336630agree with this anon. I'm a massive gendyfag. I even liked season 5> S1 good> S3 great> S3 goat> S4 GOAT!!!> S5 greatbut I never appreciated it as a kid, Powerpuff Girls or Dexter's Lab were more up my valley
>>219344756i'm a big fan of his other work but never really got into samurai jack. Maybe one day
90s moomin is better any american crap, but mutts don't know it because disney was pissed that they couldn't buy moomin
>>219344978you should, it's arguably his magnum opus. and you WILL be like "what's all the fuss about, it's just... okay?", but trust me it gets better up to unbelievable levels
>>219343988Not really a kids show.
>>219336272Not even the best Genndy Tartakovsky show desu
>>219345172Why do you care if Americans know it? Make a thread for people who saw that in your shitty country.
>>219346977It's a good thing it was canceled so Genndy didn't get the chance to fumble the ending.
>>219347318sad, but truealthough we could've got a few more seasons of kino, before the inevitable fuckip
>>219336272>>219336630I don't close to anything like hate the show, but it is absolutely massively overpraised by online animationfags when the only thing notable about it at all is its direction, and in that regard it gets mogged by plenty of anime.
>>219347318I genuinely can't wrap my head around how Gennedy manages to consistently fuck up endings. Samurai jack had to have a video game come out to fix his blunder and Primal had to have a good but ultimately rushed fix to have a happy ending rather than a bittersweet one. Someone needs to either give the man the time he needs to really sit down and think or sit in the writers room with a cattle prod to zap his ass out when he looks like he's trying to come up with an ending.
>>219344756>didn't appreciate SJ as a kidhard to comprehend, must've needed that instant gratification, its funny, artful, badass, idk its got everything
>>219347691zero animes have art thats anything like Samurai Jack, its extremely artful in a completely unique way
>>219336272SWAT KatsKNDEEnECourage
>>219347858>>219347691beyond that its much more than the art, the action is top tier, and the humor is elevated, you have an episode like Jack and the Scotsman, starts off artful and quiet, then they interact and Jack has hit a brick wall with a personality he can't comprehend, it becomes hilarious, and then it becomes great action before they team up to fend off the bounty hunters. Back to front great episode, Scotsman is a character for history of animation, in fact I don't think theres a better scottish representation in any animated show
>>219336272Most of DCAU
>>219343440Series itself was garbage, it just had a good intro.
>>219337725Teen Titans Go lasted longer.
>>219336560>>219336898Wtf happened to Antonucci? Guy's a very unique animator and suddenly went puffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ku7-FXpF1TE
>>219347984>KNDA 10/10 show, insane that it wasnt already mentioned.Contender for best cartoon of all time
>>219346180Yeah, but they used to air that show in the early evenings, so it was easy for kids like me at the time to catch it on tv.
Secret Saturdays
>>219348102That i'm not allowed to sterilize shit opinion havers like yourself is one of many regrets I have in life.
>>219347748idk what to tell you, I love it now, I guess I was used to more straightforward narratives
>>219347702I don't think it the endings per se. I think he can't craft a STORY at all. Have you seen that unicorn show? Isn't it like the worst story told EVER???So, imo, a perfect show would not be even written by him at all, get an actual competent writer, and let gendy do the storyboards and directing. Maybe let him write some filler episodes at most
>>219339577name a bad bluey episode
>>219349621it's not a kid show, it's for parents
>>219349377Name one thing you remember and enjoy about the series that is unrelated to the intro.
>>219342608>one fight lasts ten episodes
>>219342608you could always watch abridged
>>219349757The episode with the bounty hunter masquerading as an MiB agent and the "cute" alien actually being a fucked up meat eater planning to eat a kid was fun. Not sure if that counts as like a double Red herring or something but it was neat. The fact that K knew the whole time that the bug eyed little bastard was a hyper carnivore but didn't tell J was funny as well. That's what I enjoy. Despite being formulaic on the surface the show could actually throw twists at you.
>>219336272well that's fucking easy >street sharks>invasion america>jackie chan adventures >max steel>teen titans there, I name you 5
>>219336272It's just a show with a lot of walking and nothing happening and then an action scene happens
>>219342608Only one or 2 fights are actually that long. If pacing is a problem for you I'd recommend Dragon Ball Z Kai, which fixes a lot of the pacing and cuts out filler added in the original show's run.
>>219336272Justice League and JLU come very close
>>219344066I like the episode with Carl from Aqua Teen
>>219346977Shake it bake it booty quake it
>>219351813>Kai, which fixes a lot of the pacing and cuts out filler added in the original show's run.It exchange for replacing the badass songs with marching band music and making the dialog worse, including changing iconic lines and even butchering Vegeta's pride speech.
>>219337725i saw TT last year, it was ok. wanna fuck raven, but ok.
>>219336272Woody the Woodpecker
>>219352481personally I don't even like Kai, but I just know people who haven't watched it before are probably intimidated by the episode count, or Kai fans are just manga purists. Even some of the OST is nice like the Vegeta's Sacrifice OST
>>219336560Flapjack was so good. Last great CN show.
>>219343267Pete and Pete is one of the best shows of all time. Music alone.
AAAAHH real monstersSpongebob seasons 1-4RugratsRocko's Modern LifeEd, Edd and EddyCourage the Cowardly DogDexter's LaboratoryDoug (before Disney)Hey Arnold!I liked Samurai Jack but idk, didn't stick with me as much as the above did and defined my childhood. Also, anything on Toonami at the time was a big part of my childhood anyways, Gundam, Zoids, Voltron, Batman, etc, I still remember waking up super early in the early 2000s just to watch toonami before I went to school, I think mobile suit Gundam and Zoids came on at like 6am so I would watch those before I had to leave home
>>219353438Zoomers are not allowed to have opinions.
>>219336272CODE LYOKO
Most of my favorites have already been said, so I’d like to add The Trap Door. It was a British stop motion that had a creepy atmosphere, and the episodes are only a few minutes long.>>219339978>HildaFucking love Hilda. Super lovable characters and whilst every cartoon show nowadays seems to rely on snarky/meta humor, Hilda’s writing feels very genuine.>>219348459He was apparently producing a Lupo the Butcher series for Netflix but they cancelled it alongside things like a Bone animated series.
