Debuting all the way back in 1964, and running for some 124 episodes, the series detailed the adventures of a mild-mannered shoeshine dog, appropriately enough named Shoeshine Boy, who when needed would jump into a phone booth and transform into the Superman-esque character of the title. Adrienne Barbeau as Catwoman (Selina Kyle) 9. score: 44 of 100 (44%) required scores: 1, 26, 37, 48, 62 list stats leaders vote Vote print comments. TV-14 Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search This wiki This wiki All wikis | Sign In Don't have an account? Incorporating the singing Chipmunk hit-makers from the 1960s, Alvin and the Chipmunks brought the scamps into the '80s and gave them a bunch of cover songs to maul with their little tiny voices. Rikki Simons, Darren Pleavin, The decisions that the kids made held certain consequences. Five young people collectively known as G-Force comprised the main cast of the show. The poor Foreigner-loving slob lived next door to three giant pieces of fast food and routinely found himself getting mutilated. Cedric Smith, Check, his name's Launchpad and he's about 10 different types of cool. Only six episodes were produced, and only two of them aired, but there was a lot of very funny material in Kevin Smith's adaptation of his own film. 11 min Junko Takeuchi, The series' wonderfully animated action sequences -- from space battles to martial arts fighting scenes -- are set to mostly American music, including rock, jazz, and heavy metal. Those records alone don't earn it the top place on our list, however. Two brothers search for a Philosopher's Stone after an attempt to revive their deceased mother goes awry and leaves them in damaged physical forms. -- but also for its character-based stories that often delved into the troubles of being a teenager. This redundantly ridiculous catch phrase was repeated by every kid who grew up in the '80s watching this animated series, which was a mix between a commercial for the action figures and a show that would shove a preachy lesson in at the end (a la G.I. While it may not be as faithful to the source material as other TMNT cartoons, and the animation may not be to the same quality as some of the more recent adaptations, hell if any of the other series made as large of a dent on pop culture (and many of the lives of us editors here at IGN) as the 1987 animated program. Surpassing animated comedies such as Futurama, The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo Where Are You! Christine Cavanaugh, The most underrated show on Cartoon Network in my opinion and ended way to soon. Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi. 65 episodes were produced for Season One, and after the success of the first season, the Fox network executives ordered a second season of 20 more episodes. C. Martin Croker, Taking the Spongebob-ish formula, which is really the Pink Panther-ish formula, of having your main character systematically strip others of their sanity, Foster's creates a whole new genre of kids show. When the evil Shredder attacks, these turtle boys don't cut him no slack. 701 min De Scott Frank, Allan Scott. Tracy Grandstaff, TV-PG Another 50 or so episodes would follow in the far-off future of the mid 1980s, as did TV movies and theatrical films. Still, the 1990s Spider-Man series deserves a lot of credit for being the first Spidey show to truly use the comics for inspiration when it came to adaptation, as many familiar stories were given a twist here, including the Venom saga and even Spider-Man's odd time spent with six arms. There's a depth to them that's hard to find. All this only leaves us with one question: Where were Huey, Dewey and Louie’s parents and why did they keep getting bounced around from uncle to uncle? In one episode we saw Hank the Ranger's face melt off. But one of the more notable aspects of the show was the fact that it showed a single dad taking care of his only son while fighting the forces of evil. And if Beavis and Butt-head thought a band sucked, all of a sudden we started second-guessing our own fandom. The Future of Star Wars Games Is Bright - Beyond Episode 683, Game Scoop! 522 min The animation itself wasn't much to speak of, but the stories told over the course of its 256 episodes were kiddie cocaine to those of us who grew up in the '80s. "Yo Joe!" "Beat It," "Born in the USA," and "Uptown Girl" all got the treatment as poor Dave Seville became the adopted father for jerky, smarty and fatty -- otherwise known as Alvin, Simon and Theodore. Live-action. Actually two separate series (it premiered in 1959 on ABC as Rocky and His Friendsand changed titles to The Bullwinkle Show when it moved to NBC in 1961), The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show consisted of rather limited, choppy animation, but more than made up for that with memorable characters and clever humor. 30 min Then the forces of good would assemble to form the baddest metal man in the galaxy, and much pwnage would ensue. Bob Camp. But this was not just one of the earliest filmed incarnations of the Justice League, serving to entice us with the possibility of what these characters could be like together on the screen, but as the series progressed through its many permutations over the next 13 years, more and more characters from the DC universe were introduced, not the least of which was the villainous Legion of Doom, making their first appearance here but featuring a baker's dozen of familiar comic-book baddies. 30 min This led to another Archie Comic coming to television with Josie and the Pussycats, which took pre-existing Archie Comics universe character Josie and put her into a new scenario as she formed a band -- the comic book character also reflected the change, in a bit of synergy. The cartoon is indeed a wonderful thing. Kevin Michael Richardson, And the show deserves it, as we can't think of another TV comedy that creates as many laughs in a half hour as Peter Griffin and the rest of Quahog. 65 episodes were produced for Season One, and after the success of the first season, the Fox network executives ordered a second season of 20 more episodes. All fat Jay Sherman wanted to do was wear sweaters, love his fat son, find someone to grow old with, argue with his tummy and see a good movie. But the show really wouldn't have worked without Jonathan Katz as Dr. Katz and H. Jon Benjamin as his lethargic son, Ben. This show is not meant to be held under a microscope, as there is not a single thing that actually makes any connection with logic or actual aquatic science, but it sure is fun to behold. As it turned out though, Batman Beyond -- which included many alumni of Batman: The Animated Series among its producers -- was a worthy follow-up, and another cool piece of the evolution of the DC animated universe. Fans of true Japanese anime think Avatar is a cheap American knockoff, and there's no denying that the show borrowed heavily from anime. There were aliens, mummies, beastmen, android teddy bears, demon priests, reptile phantoms, and cyborg pirates. The popularity of Johnny Bravo and other "Cartoon Cartoon" characters from the mid-'90s -- Dexter, the Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd & Eddy -- helped elevate Cartoon Network beyond a repository of random, vintage cartoons into a home for unique, original animated programming. 22 min A live-action film is rumored to be in the works. Full of pop-culture references and off-color humor, the show operates as a sort of postmodern take on the Jonny Quests of yesteryear: The Venture Bros.' revered creators, Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, have said that the show is all about failure -- which may or may not be yet another joke from the pair. He was turned into a creature others call "Spawn," who we learn is expected to lead an invasion into heaven. If Beavis and Butt-head liked a band, all of a sudden we found ourselves discovering a new "appreciation" for their music. The villains were malicious and cruel. The animation was often crude, but we were still transfixed on this parade of stupidity. Stars: Running for two seasons (from 1973 to 1974) on NBC, these Star Trek half-hour adventures are seen by many fans as the lost fourth year of Captain Kirk and crew's legendary five-year mission. But the world of animation did offer the Star Trek writers the chance to portray things they could never do on a live-action budget at the time -- from three-armed crew members to new and exciting alien worlds. Greg Cipes, Eventually the series took on various secondary titles, as in its last two seasons with the monikers The Legendary Super Powers Show and finally The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, where the cosmic evil dude called Darkseid showed up and things actually got kind of, well, dark story-wise (even Batman's origin story was told here, which is certainly lightyears away from the content of the old Wendy and Marvin stories). We just enjoyed seeing giant robots change into other things and then fight each other. Cedric Yarbrough, TV-Y7 Combining the comedy stylings of Mel Brooks, Monty Python and... we dunno, maybe Emo Phillips... the Tick was ready to protect "The City" at all costs. Sure, it still dealt with the crew of a deep sea substation, but it stripped them of all humanity and left us with a band of lunatics that usually wound up self-destructing every other show. Pixar Popcorn; DuckTales (2017 series) Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures; Monsters at Work; The Owl House; The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse; House of Mouse; Tangled: The Series; Right from the first few episodes we're presented with the topics of death, lost hope, and betrayal. Each episode was reverse telecined to original framerate, cleaned up, and then encoded to HEVC/AAC. From its start as rough shorts airing during The Tracey Ullman Show, the dysfunctional Simpson family has been a sharp parody of the middle class American lifestyle. Lion. Our hero Mac doesn't want to let go of his best buddy Bloo, so he's allowed to hang around Foster's whenever he wants. are comedy gold. Corey Burton, That fidelity to the 1960s show, plus the inclusion of William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and most of the other actors (or their voices anyway), led to Star Trek: The Animated Series becoming one of the most interesting, if under-viewed, shows in all of the Trekfranchise. This unique series combines various genres and musical styles, producing a very original -- and arguably one of the best -- anime. Each of them is given a "class" and from there on in it was like watching The Breakfast Club fend for their lives in what the National Coalition on Television Violence claimed was the most violent show on network television. Duckman, along with his dimwit son Ajax (voiced by Dweezil Zappa) and genius twin sons Charles and Mambo (who share a body), was a constant source of late night entertainment. Joe). Voiced by the inimitable Mel Blanc (and later Ben Hardaway and Lantz's wife Grace Stafford), the bird is perhaps best remembered for his unmistakable laugh, which was even incorporated into his theme song eventually. | Adult Swim had a lot of fun with the pair too with a series of shorts in 2002. Peter Cullen, Maile Flanagan, Much like the comic, the animated series followed a man who, upon dying, sold his soul to the devil in order to remain on Earth and see his wife. Disney Afternoon's response to Batman, but with a duck looking more The Shadow than The Dark Knight, is one of the many reasons why after-school cartoons rule. Make a good story with ninjas, and you can practically reserve your plot in mansion land. 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