# Greatest animated movies and TV shows of all time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2005, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618 "2005-07-15T04:28:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/41 "2005-07-15T20:30:49Z")
I like that the OP’s list includes two cartoons that make extensive use of 3D animation. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/42 "2005-07-15T21:19:40Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > They mader a cartoon version of _Metropolis_? > > Me, I’ll vote for the early, pre-Code _Betty Boop_s. YES! [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005V4XG/qid=1121462340/sr=1-3/ref=sr\_1\_3/103-5865158-0267064?v=glance&s=dvd](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005V4XG/qid=1121462340/sr=1-3/ref=sr_1_3/103-5865158-0267064?v=glance&s=dvd) ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/43 "2005-07-16T02:07:28Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I like that the OP’s list includes two cartoons that make extensive use of 3D animation. 😉 Do you mean _Futurama_ and _The Iron Giant_? Because I don’t recall much, if any, 3D animation in there. They did use _computer_ animation, but used it to mimic traditional 2D drawings. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/44 "2005-07-16T02:17:12Z")
The feature length Batman movies were all pretty good: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman: Subzero (what “Batman & Robin” could have been) Batman/Superman: World’s Finest: The scene where Superman finds the Bat-tracker on his cape is hilarious Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (original edit) ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/45 "2005-07-16T02:17:37Z")
> [@Guy Incognito](#): > > Nobody mentioned Tex Avery’s “Tom and Jerry” shorts Nitpick: Although Tex Avery’s nuttiest and most memorable cartoons were done at MGM, the Tom and Jerry shorts were the work of two guys…you know. They named a studio after themselves later on. Bill Whathisname and Joe Somethingorother. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/46 "2005-07-16T12:48:21Z")
Johnny Quest. Particularly the episode with the giant spider. simh simh salabimh! Beany and Cecil. A Bob Clamp-ett car-tooooooooooon! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/47 "2005-07-16T13:30:17Z")
In no particular order: Rocky & Bullwinkle George of the Jungle Simpsons Futurama Beauty and the Beast Aladdin ---
**Author:** ![audreyayn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@audreyayn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audreyayn)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/48 "2005-07-18T01:53:48Z")
Quick vote for Howl’s Moving Castle. I enjoyed it more than Spirited Away, possibly because it’s more of a Western fairy tale than an Eastern one, so more familar. That and I just loved the way it looked. Have to get it on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/49 "2005-07-18T02:02:25Z")
I highly recommend _Cat Soup_ to all of you animation fans. I’ve watched it a dozen times and I come away with something new every time. Incredible. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618/50 "2005-07-18T02:55:05Z")
I liked _Mission Hill_, _The Oblongs_, and _Time Squad_. The only japanimation series I liked and watched with some regularity was _Samurai Pizza Cats_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-animated-movies-and-tv-shows-of-all-time/312618.md?page=2)