# 10 Greatest Cartoon Series of All Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343 "2001-12-01T18:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/21 "2001-12-02T04:47:16Z")
Someone said “Animaniacs”, but no one has mentioned “Pinky and the Brain”??? ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/22 "2001-12-02T04:56:29Z")
Rather than second the many worthy cartoons noted in the this list, I will instead add another worthy of recognition: Tiny Toons. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/23 "2001-12-02T05:42:26Z")
Among Series shown to a wide audience in North America. Though I love some of them, I would not include anime available only through purchasing videos, but would include anime imports available to a wide audience such as Speed Racer or Battle of the Planets. With due respect to Jet Black, I think my #1 had better writing than the Simpsons at its peak, but we’re not far off. 1. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle 2. The Simpsons 3. Batman, the Animated Series. 4. Scooby Doo (original only) 5. Underdog 6. George of the Jungle 7. Pinky and the Brain 8. Johnny Quest (original) 9. Crusader Rabbit 10. Schoolhouse Rock ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/24 "2001-12-02T05:48:23Z")
1. The Simpsons 2. Rocky and Bullwinkle 3. Animaniacs 4. The Real Ghostbusters 5. Scooby-Doo (Before Scrappy) 6. Ren and Stimpy (Kricfalusi era) 7. Duckman 8. Batman 9. Beavis and Butt-Head 10. Rocket Robin Hood ---
**Author:** ![Saitou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Saitou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saitou)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/25 "2001-12-02T10:19:57Z")
In no particular order: Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors Uslysses 31 Mysterious Cities of Gold Simpsons Animaniacs Gargoyles Count duckula Ren & Stimpy Once upon a time… Tick ---
**Author:** ![psychogumby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c0e974/32.png) [@psychogumby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychogumby)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2001, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343/26 "2001-12-02T10:47:28Z")
1. Family Guy Continues where The Simpsons left off for sharp writing and witty references to modern culture. Redefining the bounds of Network animated series, and it is a travesty that there are no TV networks in Australia that have the nads to run with it. The Griffins are _the_ TV family for the new millenium. 2. The Simpsons Would have come first, but loses points as the last two seasons do not do the Simpson name justice :(. The Golden Age (seasons 3-9) have produced some of the best television ever made. 3. South Park Pushes the envelope in all directions. Proof that there is a fine line between stupid and clever. Minimalist animation is cool, too. 4. Ren and Stimpy (early John K.) I would have loved to have seen _The New Adventures Of Mighty Mouse_ to see how John Kricfalusi’s work evolved. The quality of the animation is exquisite and the humour is seriously skewed. Absolute classic stuff. 5. The Smurfs 'Nuff said. 6. Duckman Inside every private dick with beak lives a small, balding man. Features one of the coolest and most underrated TV sidekicks ever, Cornfed. 7. Rocky and Bullwinkle These guys had quality scripts to work with, if not animation. 8. Futurama Matt Groening has really spread himself too thinly in a creative sense. Should have killed off The Simpsons before working on Futurama. 9. Scooby Doo, pre (S)crappy Definite cult value. Scooby was a champion, Shaggy was a legend and Velma was a bit of a hottie (I like plain, slighly dumpy looking girls with glasses :)). (S)crappy should have been dragged from the back of the Mystery Machine at high speed over a large cactus patch. 10. Beavis and Butthead Uh huh … huh uh uh huh. You said ‘butt’ … huh uh uh huh … Yeah Yeah! Butt! Awful animation would normally render a cartoon unwatchable, but the poor drawing of B&B added to its grunge value. A definite product of the early to mid 90’s. Honourable mentions: The Jetsons. Campy 60s animation at its best! Jane, stop this crazy thing! The Critic. Anything with a short, fat, balding man tends to be pretty good value (the _Costanza_ factor). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-greatest-cartoon-series-of-all-time/96343.md?page=1)