top 100 cartoons

[Printo]

Who listed that? can you send me the link?

[Anthonynotes]

Originally posted by Printo
Who listed that? can you send me the link?

I think it was originally listed in Wizard magazine, and is summarized in the News section of this website. Though as far as I'm concerned, Bugs and the Looney Tunes gang should be in the #1 slot, not the "Simpsons"... then again, their putting the likes of "GI Joe" in their top 10 makes their list of rather dubious merit for me....

-B.

[Zebi]

100. M.A.S.K.
99. She-Ra
98. The Yogi Bear Show
97. Transformers: Beast Machines
96. Josie & The Pussycats
95. Silverhawks
94. Voltron: Defender of The Near Universe
93. Jem
92. Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
91. Cow & Chicken
90. Neon Genesis Evangelion
89. Sailor Moon
88. Static Shock
87. Disney's Aladdin
86. Daria
85. Inspector Gadget
84. Spider-Man
83. Marvel Superheroes
82. The Woody Woodpecker Show
81. The Inhumanoids
80. Transformers: Beast Wars
79. Popeye The Sailor
78. Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
77. Histeria!
76. Invader Zim
75. SNL: TV Funhouse
74. The Zeta Project
73. Men in Black: The Series
72. The Maxx
71. The Jetsons
70. Speed Racer
69. The Bullwinkle Show
68. Johnny Bravo
67. Mighty Mouse Playhouse
66. Aeon Flux
65. Tiny Toon Adventures
64. Muppet Babies
63. Challenge of The Superfriends
62. Danger Mouse
61. King of The Hill
60. Beavis & Butt-head
59. Smurfs
58. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
57. The Critic
56. The Flintstones
55. Darkwing Duck
54. Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
53. He-Man & The Masters of The Universe
52. Clerks
51. Thundercats
50. Dragon Ball Z
49. X-Men: Evolution
48. Spawn
47. Thundarr The Barbarian
46. Defenders of The Earth
45. The Herculoids
44. Freakazoid!
43. Space Ghost
42. X-Men
41. Dungeons & Dragons
40. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
39. Scooby-Doo
38. The Adventures of The Galaxy Rangers
37. Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends
36. The Real Ghostbusters
35. Rugrats
34. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
33. Robotech
32. Family Guy
31. Star Blazers
30. Voltron: Defender of The Universe
29. Gargoyles
28. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
27. Futurama
26. Ducktales
25. Fantastic Four
24. Schoolhouse Rock
23. Animaniacs
22. Peanuts
21. Superman: The Animated Series
20. Spongebob Squarepants
19. Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids
18. Pinky & The Brain
17. South Park
16. The Tick
15. Tom & Jerry
14. The Tex Avery Show
13. Dexter's Laboratory
12. Ren & Stimpy
11. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
10. The Powerpuff Girls
9. Battle of The Planets
8. Jonny Quest
7. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
6. Batman Beyond
5. Transformers
4. Superman (1940's version)
3. The Bugs Bunny Show (Looney Tunes)
2. Batman: The Animated Series
1. The Simpsons

In addition they put the 10 worst shows:

10. Alvin & The Chipmunks
9. The Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo Show
8. Life With Louie
7. The Osmonds
6. Alf
5. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
4. Hammerman
3. Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling
2. New Kids on The Block
1. Little Rosie

[The Mad Hatter]

Hm... I think there's a bit of nostalgia that's coloring this list. Agreed with Brainatra on G.I. Joe making the top ten list, as well as Transformers... I loved both shows as a kid, but looking at them now I realize that, as far as sheer quality is concerned, they were just mediocre. Same thing with the 10 worst shows... I think they just wanted to bash celebrity vanity projects rather than dredge up truly awful cartoons, like The Little Clowns of Happytown or Daffy Duck Meets the Groovie Ghoolies.

[Anthonynotes]

Finally get to see the whole list...

"Bullwinkle" ranks 10 notches below *Laff-a-lympics*?! And well below "GI Joe"?! Um....*yeah*. (Backs away from the "Wizard" mag slowly...).

My guess is (along with nostalgia) that WIZARD are the type of people who go for whatever looks "kewl", moreso than substance, as their articles seem to reflect (disdain for anything without some juvenile sterotypical-fanboyish attitude/appeal as "crap", their various off-color jokes, etc.). Hence, a lack of appreciation for something groundbreaking like "Bullwinkle" (or even stuff like Woody Woodpecker, etc.), in favor of stuff like "Family Guy" ranking higher on their lists (clocking in at #32 BTW)...

Also agreed that their sense of animation knowledge is apparently lacking....they listed "Mighty Mouse Playhouse" instead of just "Mighty Mouse" ("Playhouse" being some 50's TV show that played the old MM cartoons, rather than where he originated), and "The Bugs Bunny Show" instead of "Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies". That, and a lack of any Disney films being on the list (beyond "Aladdin")...

I still say that Bugs & co. would be at the top of the list, which might be another reflection of WIZARD's lack of historical recall..."Rocky and His Friends"/"The Bullwinkle Show" would probably be in my top 5/10, and certainly not stuff like "Transformers" or "Batman Beyond" (as entertaining as BB might be, I don't think it's top 5/10 material).

Re: the bottom 10 shows: they forgot "The Brady Kids". I actually watched "Life With Louie"/"Alvin and the Chipmunks" (I presume they're referring to the 80's version of this show here; I wondered why though that Alvin wanted to have some sort of zany scheme to make more money/fame. They seemed pretty famous enough already [despite being nothing more than a glorified cover band without an original song to their credit besides "The Witchdoctor"/"Christmastime Is Almost Here"], and they certainly didn't seem lacking for money [that big house, all the stuff they had, etc.]. Indeed, Alvin kind of came off as being little more than a greedy, materialistic, self-centered little jerk at times...though I guess since it *was* the 80's, maybe Alvin took the "greed is good" mantra to heart ;-)

Maybe I should make my own top 10/whatever list, though for me, breaking it down by decade (30's-present) would probably be easier...

-B.

[James Harvey]

I was dissapointed in the list. FAMILY GUY at #32? Since when should that even be in the top #100? While I agree with B:TAS at #2, I thought LOONEY TUNES should be at one. S:TAS at #21? Whatever...

[Bird Boy]

nice list..I guess..
Since when did Super Mario Bros. have their own cartoon?!?!! I know sonic did.....

-BB

[Joe Tully]

Yeah, it's obvious they didn't try to use any kind of accurate methods. Probably, it was just a few guys listing their favorite cartoons. I think if they were to sit down and watch these, or to rank them in terms of their influence on future works, they would have to change these a lot.

What is Battle Of The Planets? I've never even heard of it, and it's at 9.

Simpsons doesn't belong at #1, especially considering the last few seasons. They're just listing it there because they know it's really popular right now. Flintstones deserves to be higher than 56, esp. since it was the first primetime cartoon and cleared the way for Bullwinkle in prime time (as opposed to Rocky and His Friends on Sat. morning!), as well as Simpsons and Futurama. And The Alvin Show belongs somewhere on that list. And what about Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, for chrissakes?

There's so many things wrong with this list, I have to stop there or I'll be here all day.

Super Mario had his show in the 80's, first hosted by Lou Albano (who played a live action Mario), then it was hosted by a couple of teenage video game dorks, then it wasn't hosted by anyone when Mario 3 came out, it wasn't syndicated anymore and new shows were made for Sat. morning. This continued when Mario World was released, with the addition of Yoshi and other new elements. The syndicated ones also showed Legend of Zelda episodes on Fri. I found the Cap'n Lou version on TV a little while ago. It was bad, but at least it was bad enough to be funny.

Super Mario Bros. Super Show refers to the Cap'n Lou Albano version. I know that that's what that version was called.

[Anthonynotes]

>>Yeah, it's obvious they didn't try to use any kind of accurate methods. Probably, it was just a few guys listing their favorite cartoons. I think if they were to sit down and watch these, or to rank them in terms of their influence on future works, they would have to change these a lot.
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Few guys listing their favorites sounds about right, and given the tastes of WIZARD's staff, this list probably shouldn't be surprising....

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What is Battle Of The Planets? I've never even heard of it, and it's at 9.
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I think it's some old anime cartoon from the 70's/80's(?)...

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Simpsons doesn't belong at #1, especially considering the last few seasons. They're just listing it there because they know it's really popular right now.<<<

I think the lack of historical perspective was pretty obvious in this list...

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Flintstones deserves to be higher than 56, esp. since it was the first primetime cartoon and cleared the way for Bullwinkle in prime time (as opposed to Rocky and His Friends on Sat. morning!), as well as Simpsons and Futurama. And The Alvin Show belongs somewhere on that list. And what about Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, for chrissakes?
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I don't think "Rocky and His Friends" was a Sat. morning series (Sat. mornings not nearly as big in 1959 as it would be in later years), but just aired in a time that doesn't fall within actual prime-time hours (early evening/late afternoons?)...though I could be wrong...

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There's so many things wrong with this list, I have to stop there or I'll be here all day.
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Indeed...

-B.

[Joe Tully]

Brainatra--you were right on Rocky and His Friends. I looked it up, he started on Tues. and Thurs. afternoons, then in 1960 was moved to Sun. afternoons. I guess I trusted my memory a little too much.:o

The Bullwinkle Show did go to Sat. morning when it left primetime, before it finally moved to Sun. morning, so maybe that's what I was thinking about.

[BourgeoisBuffoon]

Simpsons deserve number one in my opinion....broke a lotta ground. It had char emotion and helped to get cartoons some badly needed respect....plus, some of its humor is top-notch, even if it isn't too good right now....but I think it will rise up again.
Critic got halfway through? YEAH! Dexter did well...
....and Histeria did pretty good for a show of its uh, obscurity! YEAH! PARTY! PARTY! :D
TMNT....got a good rank! All right!

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by Joe Tully

What is Battle Of The Planets? I've never even heard of it, and it's at 9.


It's a good thing SJJ doesn't post on this forum, or he'd slap you silly for that. ;)

Also, I actually liked Alvin and the Chipmunks. Really.

[Craig Crumpton]

Originally posted by Joe Tully
What is Battle Of The Planets? I've never even heard of it, and it's at 9.

It was an anime show, originally named GATCHAMAN, dubbed for English audiences in the 70s - I only have vague memories of seeing it as a child, and all I can tell you about it is... that I liked Star Blazers and Robotech better.

You can browse for info on it here:

http://dmoz.org/Arts/Animation/Anime/Titles/G/Gatchaman/

Wizard's known for having a scewered opinion when it comes to lists like these. I know I have a difference of opinion on a number of them, and I certainly wouldn't rank the Simpsons #1 either.

And MiB is by far better than X-Men: Evolution - for XE to even make the top 50 is rediculous to me, and for the Herculoids to rank higher than MiB as well? Fie upon Wizard. And Johnny Quest making it into their top 10? They musta been stoned or something. And I highly disagree with "Life With Louie" being placed on the 10 worst. It shows a complete lack of taste of any shows which offer a bit of sentiment and family-friendly fare. It was a great, down-to-earth, reality-based show that reminded me very much of my own childhood, and the voice Louie Anderson used for his Dad on the show is among my top 10 favorite character voices.

My personal top 10 (yes, notsalgia-influenced) favorites would be:

Looney Tunes
Batman: TAS
Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Simpsons
The Pink Panther
Pinky & The Brain
Dexter's Laboratory
Gargoyles
Transformers

[DR. BELCH]

--on Life With Louie. In fact, I just saw an ad on Fox kids that hints they may be bringing it out of mothballs for the weekday lineup. I also got a hoot out of Louie's old man's voice. "Don't get me wrong; I don't hate your grandmother. She's a perfectly nice old woman...if you overlook the wrinkled, yellowy skin, watery eyes and breath that could kill a dinosaur! Hmmmmm...maybe that explains why they became extinct. Heh, heh, heh."
And Inspector Gadget ranked over Daria? Now I liked Gadget as a kid, but as I got older the show made me squirm with embarrassment (esp. after it jumped the shark and brought in that dumb fat kid as a sidekick). Don Adams did a lot better with Get Smart, IMO.

[kiddiesunshine]

that list is bullsh*t!!! looney tunes should be 1st, simpsons 2nd, the critic 3rd, and so on. and i loved the mario cartoon! and dbz?! now way. who'd the poll? toddlers and retards?! retarded toddlers? puh-leeze!

[Joe Tully]

Thanks for the link, Gookie.

It's the same thing as G-Force?!? Hey, I know that series after all!

[Thad Komorowski]

Man that list stunk. BATMAN before Looney Tunes?!?! It's inhuman! And why the heck were great shows like Woody Woodpecker and The Flinstones in the 50s-80s?!?! However, THE SIMPSONS wasn't a bad choice for number one. That or either Looney Tunes would satisfy me. However, here are my top 10 favorite cartoon series of all time (in no order):

Looney Tunes
Tom & Jerry
Woody Woodpecker
Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Simpsons
Animaniacs
The Pink Panther
Ren and Stimpy
Rocko's Modern Life
SpongeBob Squarepants

-Thad:D

[oranthal]

zeta project beats out NGE? beats out daria? beats out Spiderman? there are so many things wrong with this list.


Originally posted by Avran
100. M.A.S.K.
99. She-Ra
98. The Yogi Bear Show
97. Transformers: Beast Machines
96. Josie & The Pussycats
95. Silverhawks
94. Voltron: Defender of The Near Universe
93. Jem
92. Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
91. Cow & Chicken
90. Neon Genesis Evangelion
89. Sailor Moon
88. Static Shock
87. Disney's Aladdin
86. Daria
85. Inspector Gadget
84. Spider-Man
83. Marvel Superheroes
82. The Woody Woodpecker Show
81. The Inhumanoids
80. Transformers: Beast Wars
79. Popeye The Sailor
78. Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors
77. Histeria!
76. Invader Zim
75. SNL: TV Funhouse
74. The Zeta Project
73. Men in Black: The Series
72. The Maxx
71. The Jetsons
70. Speed Racer
69. The Bullwinkle Show
68. Johnny Bravo
67. Mighty Mouse Playhouse
66. Aeon Flux
65. Tiny Toon Adventures
64. Muppet Babies
63. Challenge of The Superfriends
62. Danger Mouse
61. King of The Hill
60. Beavis & Butt-head
59. Smurfs
58. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
57. The Critic
56. The Flintstones
55. Darkwing Duck
54. Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics
53. He-Man & The Masters of The Universe
52. Clerks
51. Thundercats
50. Dragon Ball Z
49. X-Men: Evolution
48. Spawn
47. Thundarr The Barbarian
46. Defenders of The Earth
45. The Herculoids
44. Freakazoid!
43. Space Ghost
42. X-Men
41. Dungeons & Dragons
40. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
39. Scooby-Doo
38. The Adventures of The Galaxy Rangers
37. Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends
36. The Real Ghostbusters
35. Rugrats
34. Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
33. Robotech
32. Family Guy
31. Star Blazers
30. Voltron: Defender of The Universe
29. Gargoyles
28. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
27. Futurama
26. Ducktales
25. Fantastic Four
24. Schoolhouse Rock
23. Animaniacs
22. Peanuts
21. Superman: The Animated Series
20. Spongebob Squarepants
19. Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids
18. Pinky & The Brain
17. South Park
16. The Tick
15. Tom & Jerry
14. The Tex Avery Show
13. Dexter's Laboratory
12. Ren & Stimpy
11. Space Ghost Coast to Coast
10. The Powerpuff Girls
9. Battle of The Planets
8. Jonny Quest
7. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
6. Batman Beyond
5. Transformers
4. Superman (1940's version)
3. The Bugs Bunny Show (Looney Tunes)
2. Batman: The Animated Series
1. The Simpsons

In addition they put the 10 worst shows:

10. Alvin & The Chipmunks
9. The Scooby-Doo & Scrappy-Doo Show
8. Life With Louie
7. The Osmonds
6. Alf
5. The Super Mario Bros. Super Show
4. Hammerman
3. Hulk Hogan's Rock 'N' Wrestling
2. New Kids on The Block
1. Little Rosie