ign's top 100 greatest animated series list is probably the most offensive list

[Himu]

...ever.

I mean, Muppet Babies? Gundam Wing? Naruto? Was this made by some 15 year old?

I could make a better toons list than this drivel.

100- Josie and the Pussycats
99- MASK
98- Clerks
97- The Smurfs
96- Star Trek: The Animated Series
95- Fullmetal Alchemist
94- The Boondocks
93- Darkwing Duck
92- Rugrats
91- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
90- Afro Samurai
89- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
88- The Woody Woodpecker Show
87- Frisky Dingo
86- Astro Boy
85- Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends
84- Spider-Man (1994)
83- Teen Titans
82- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
81- TaleSpin
80- Alvin and the Chipmunks
79- Sealab 2021
78- Dragon Ball Z
77- Jonny Quest
76- Voltron: Defender of the Universe
75- Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
74- Underdog
73- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
72- Dexter's Laboratory
71- Johnny Bravo
70- Pokemon
69- Mighty Mouse
68- Popeye
67- The Pink Panther Show
66- Tom and Jerry
65- Todd McFarlane's Spawn
64- Dungeons & Dragons
63- The Huckleberry Hound Show
62- Danger Mouse
61- Count Duckula
60- Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
59- Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
58- He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (1983)
57- Invader ZIM
56- The Venture Bros.
55- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
54- Inspector Gadget
53- Freakazoid
52- Galaxy High
51- Death Note
50- SuperFriends
49- ThunderCats
48- Duckman
47- Pinky and the Brain
46- The Jetsons
45- Gargoyles
44- Battle of the Planets
43- Samurai Jack
42- The Powerpuff Girls
41- Tiny Toon Adventures
40. Batman Beyond
39. Aqua Teen Hunger Force
38. Naruto
37. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
36. Superman: The Animated Series
35. Avatar: The Last Airbender
34. Robotech
33. Schoolhouse Rock
32. Liquid Television
31. Muppet Babies
30. Spectacular Spider-Man
29. Speed Racer
28. Home Movies
27. King of the Hill
26. The Critic
25. Robot Chicken
24. Scooby-Doo Where are You
23. Transformers
22. Real Ghostbusters -
21. Star Wars: Clone Wars(2003) -
20. Justice League/Unlimited
19. G.I Joe
18. Ducktales
17. Animaniacs
16. The MAXX
15. SpongeBob SquarePants
14. Cowboy Bebop
13. X-Men
12. The Ren and Stimpy Show
11. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
10. Neon Genesis Evangelion
9. Flinstones
8. Futurama
7. Family Guy
6. The Tick
5. Beavis and Butthead
4. South Park
3. Looney Tunes
2. Batman: The Animated Series
1. The Simpsons

[Mupepe]

shit list.  no rocko

[Himu]

If you're going to thrown in Bleach you might as well throw in Bible Black.

[TVC15]

The top 10 is almost acceptable.  The Simpsons should get docked a few points though, since there are now more bad episodes than there are good.

[Phoenix Dark]

never seen a full episode of the Simpsons. meh


that's what I'm talking about

[G The Resurrected]

Venture Bros at 56??? wtf

[Himu]

never seen a full episode of the Simpsons. meh

You cannot be fucking serious

[Flannel Boy]

never seen a full episode of the Simpsons. meh

 

REALLY?

Seasons three to eight are the funniest seasons of TV, outside of possibly prime Seinfeld and Arrested Development.

[Phoenix Dark]

Wasn't allowed to watch it as a kid, and once I could I wasn't interested.

halloween trick r treating: 1
simpsons: 0

[Himu]

if they're going to include looney tunes, they might as well put in droopy, the cat came back, the disney shorts, tom and jerry, stuff like house of tomorrow...

oh and malek, it's obviously another trick played by maurice.

Also note the lack of Daria.

[TVC15]

Does it even count as animation when there are only two frames per second?

[Himu]

Wasn't allowed to watch it as a kid

neither was i and i watched anyways, because i had balls lol

[Flannel Boy]

I thought my parents were strict Catholics, but I regularly watched the Simpsons as soon as it came on the air when I was seven or eight years old.

[Himu]

I was allowed to watch it when it first aired. I was like 5 or something. It was okay until seasson 2 or 3 when the language started to ramp up and Bart said stuff like,"Bitchin".

[ToxicAdam]

Family Guy, Ren and Stimpy and the Critic are overrated. Spongebob should be top 10.

Good to see Dr. Katz on there.

[TVC15]

Ugh, I missed Family Guy in top 10.  That is bad.

[BobbyRobby]

Ducktales should be higher, and GI JOE.  Two best children's shows

[Flannel Boy]

Ugh, I missed Family Guy in top 10.  That is bad.

I didn't notice Family Guy at number seven. Wow! I guess IGN has to cater to its frat-boy demographic.

[T-Short]

Duckman at #48 hehe. That's harsh

[Darunia]

yeah i think we're at a point where there are more bad seasons of simpsons than there a good ones. nevertheless, seasons 2-9 make it my favorite comedy by a large margin. simpsons golden age is unmatched

[ToxicAdam]

11 - Rocky and Bullwinkle

So awesome.

[Great Rumbler]

IGN list is basically:

-Lots of nostalgia
-Some classics toons
-Some new stuff
-Token anime series that have been repeated on American TV a dozen times

[Diunx]

Saint Seiya should be on that list and screw you himu gundam wing is awesome.

[OptimoPeach]

King of the Hill is 20 spots behind Family Guy

[Third]

Tom and Jerry needs to be #1

The later ones sucked, though.

[Great Rumbler]

Saint Seiya should be on that list and screw you himu gundam wing is awesome.

Gundam Wing is pretty good, but it's not the best Gundam series.

[Joe Molotov]

...ever.

I mean, Muppet Babies? Gundam Wing? Naruto? Was this made by some 15 year old?

Muppet Babies was awesome. 



They left off Duck Dodgers though.

[Andowsky]

Tom & Jerry.. 66? Should be top 10.

[Cheebs]

Muppet Babies > all anime ever


Muppet Babies was so awesome as a kid.

[Madrun Badrun]

Great list.  Finally people realize Naruto >  Gundam

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SMH @ that list

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[TakingBackSunday]

Good to see Tiny Toon Adventures there.  I loved that show.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

SpongeBob would be in the top 5 easily if they stopped making episodes after the shitty movie.

SpongeBob :'(

[brawndolicious]

Dexter's Lab is behind Pokemon and Freakazoid is behind The Jetsons.  wow.

[TakingBackSunday]

Did they change the VO for Spongebob?  I still like watching it, but it's pretty obvious they've been making it a whole lot more children friendly over the past two years or so.  When it first started it felt way more appropriate for adults to watch.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Did they change the VO for Spongebob?  I still like watching it, but it's pretty obvious they've been making it a whole lot more children friendly over the past two years or so.  When it first started it felt way more appropriate for adults to watch.

Same guy, but his voiced obviously changed (or he's doing it on purpose)

The worst part about new SpongeBob isn't so much that his voiced changed but that they changed his entire character. He went from a naïve but lovable character to an annoying prick who cries all the time.

[Phoenix Dark]

this thread boils down to "my nostalgia is better than your nostalgia!"

[tiesto]

I don't think this list is altogether too bad, but it's definitely from a 80's kid perspective. Kudos to see The MAXX on there though, and Family Guy should be definitely lower.

[TakingBackSunday]

Did they change the VO for Spongebob?  I still like watching it, but it's pretty obvious they've been making it a whole lot more children friendly over the past two years or so.  When it first started it felt way more appropriate for adults to watch.

Same guy, but his voiced obviously changed (or he's doing it on purpose)

The worst part about new SpongeBob isn't so much that his voiced changed but that they changed his entire character. He went from a naïve but lovable character to an annoying prick who cries all the time.

Not to mention the turned Patrick from a semi-clueless character into an altogether fuckbottom twit.

[Cheebs]

this thread boils down to "my nostalgia is better than your nostalgia!"

If you didn't love Muppet Babies you should be shot.

[Mr. Gundam]

Saint Seiya should be on that list and screw you himu gundam wing is awesome.

Gundam Wing is pretty good, but it's not the best Gundam series.

This.

Original Gundam 0079? Zeta?

smh

[Phoenix Dark]

this thread boils down to "my nostalgia is better than your nostalgia!"

If you didn't love Muppet Babies you should be shot.

We have a different appreciation for those shows because we were kids in the late 80s and 90s. I grew up watching Transformers, Voltron, Smurfs, He-Man, GI Joe, Jetsons, etc. Once the 90s hit I was watching the various comic cartoons - Batman TAS, X-Men, Spiderman, Silver Surfer etc. Plus stuff like Ducktales, Gargoyles, etc

Simpsons doesn't mean shit to me, but I realize it's defined humor and animation for many people. And the newer shows on there are heralded by younger folk. One of my little brothers lives and breaths for Naruto. Doesn't mean shit to me

And yes, for a time Pokemon was my absolute favorite cartoon

[TakingBackSunday]

God, I loved loved LOVED that Alvin and the Chipmunks show.  The theme song rocked.

[brawndolicious]

this thread boils down to "my nostalgia is better than your nostalgia!"

Who the hell is nostalgic about family guy?

If we were talking about the top 80's or 90's cartoons, maybe you'd have a point but this list is about all cartoons.  Obviously a list of your favorite shows would be subjective (they still have shite taste for liking FG) but they should have narrowed the list down to a genre or a decade.

[Madrun Badrun]

PD invite your little brother here so I can have someone to talk to.

[Himu]

Muppet Babies fucking ruled.  Himumu isn't old enough to be criticizing that awesomeness.

I loved Muppet Babies as a kid.

But I wouldn't put it in a top 100.

The list would benefit highly it wasn't just tv series. After all, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry weren't even made for tv. If I made a top 100 toon list that included tv series, shorts, and film it would basically stomp all over this list.

But top 100 for a toon tv series list is far too broad. Also, this list is missing a lot of foreign stuff. It lacks Canadian cartoons as well as European cartoons.

This list just boils down to nostalgia, random popular anime series, and recent new series are popular. It's not an actually intellectual look at the best toons have to offer.

For an actually intelligent look at the best cartoons, this book is highly suggested. If you love animation at all, you should get it period:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_50_Greatest_Cartoons

I really wish they'd make a new one, not make it so old school oriented, and increase it to 100, maybe 200 toons. It'd be the ultimate book!

[Phoenix Dark]

this thread boils down to "my nostalgia is better than your nostalgia!"

Who the hell is nostalgic about family guy?

If we were talking about the top 80's or 90's cartoons, maybe you'd have a point but this list is about all cartoons.  Obviously a list of your favorite shows would be subjective (they still have shite taste for liking FG) but they should have narrowed the list down to a genre or a decade.

I don't think you get the point

as per usual

[Oblivion]

X-men was awesome for the music alone. Haters destroyed.


And would be nice if Mighty Max was up there, but no one remembers it, sadly.

[brawndolicious]

mad max was a fun kids show.  It wasn't like influential or anything though.

I don't think you get the point
as per usual

it sounded like you were complaining about the people complaining IGN.

[ch1nchilla]

ThunderCats should've been top 10, bottom line.

[etiolate]

Muppet Babies had some really interesting elements that make it watchable as an adult.

Spongebob needs to be higher and where is Betty Boop and Popeye?

Oh, they have popeye at 68.

[Ganhyun]

doesnt really matter what cartoons they listed. Someone would find fault with it.

I wish Pirates of Dark Water had been finished.

[Great Rumbler]

Saint Seiya should be on that list and screw you himu gundam wing is awesome.

Gundam Wing is pretty good, but it's not the best Gundam series.

This.

Original Gundam 0079? Zeta?

smh

Even 0083: Stardust Memories or 08th MS Team.

doesnt really matter what cartoons they listed. Someone would find fault with it.

It's not really that they left off this or that series or had this or that series too high/low. It's more to do with their selection process. They list a ton of shows that kids grew up with in the 80's and mixed it in with a lot of new shows and some random anime. And, although in the title of the article it says "greatest animated series", it's really just series that were actually on American TV, which they should indicate in the title.

[Phoenix Dark]

mad max was a fun kids show.  It wasn't like influential or anything though.

I don't think you get the point
as per usual

it sounded like you were complaining about the people complaining IGN.

Mainly the people in this thread, and the GAF one. I'm not saying say...Family Guy has any nostalgic value for people. But with respect to many of the other entries on the list it comes down to nostalgia.

Loony Toons is perhaps the "greatest" cartoon of all time, but I wouldn't put it high on my personal list, neither would most people around our age. Kids who love the Simpsons today will fall out of love with it once they reach our age, and start boohooing about the "good old days" when the show was good. It's a cycle

I'd put Batman TAS very high on my list because its aged very well. I could sit down and watch it today, whereas I couldn't with Pokemon, at least not on merit; I'd just wind up remembering sneaking downstairs early every Saturday to watch, back in the good ol' days

[bud]

johnny bravo should atleast be in the top 10 smh

[Guybrush Threepwood]

johnny bravo should atleast be in the top 10 smh

Johnny Bravo is probably hurt by shitty later seasons, as is Dexter's Lab

That isn't really consistent with the position of The Simpsons, though.

[Eel O'Brian]

Ren and Stimpy and the Critic are overrated.

yeah, they're the kind of shows you go back and try to watch nowadays and wonder why you thought they were funny to begin with

total shit list, spawn over popeye wtf

some of these shows are "animated" in the slightest sense of the word

[Oblivion]

Ren and Stimpy are overrated.

TA

Finally someone else telling it like it is.

[Himu]

Ren and Stimpy may be overrated but it's still one of the greats

[bork]

Nobody cared about Gundam 0079 or Zeta.  Just Wing because of its debut on Cartoon Network.  No way the old 0079 series that followed would have appealed to its target audience, and that (shitty) list is clearly for shows that aired on U.S. television.

[bork]

mad max was a fun kids show.  It wasn't like influential or anything though.

I don't think you get the point
as per usual

it sounded like you were complaining about the people complaining IGN.

Mainly the people in this thread, and the GAF one. I'm not saying say...Family Guy has any nostalgic value for people. But with respect to many of the other entries on the list it comes down to nostalgia.

Loony Toons is perhaps the "greatest" cartoon of all time, but I wouldn't put it high on my personal list, neither would most people around our age. Kids who love the Simpsons today will fall out of love with it once they reach our age, and start boohooing about the "good old days" when the show was good. It's a cycle

This has been going on for years, and by the way- The Simpsons started in the 80s.  It was made to appeal to people of all ages.  I haven't watched it in years, and quit because it just got old to me.  Life In Hell was always cooler.

I'd put Batman TAS very high on my list because its aged very well. I could sit down and watch it today, whereas I couldn't with Pokemon, at least not on merit; I'd just wind up remembering sneaking downstairs early every Saturday to watch, back in the good ol' days

Well that makes sense...Pokemon was always nothing more than a glorified commercial right from the start.  Much like many our beloved shows from the 80s that are quite horrible when you go back and watch them now.