IGN rates the Top 100 Animated TV series

[Helios]

http://au.tv.ign.com/top-100-animated-tv-series/index.html - This was interesting, to put it lightly. Of course, our favourite didn't make it. I was wondering what you guys here thought of it.

The layout of the site is pretty terrible, only allowing you to view the shows one at a time. So to make it easier, here's the list:
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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. Pokémon
69. Mighty Mouse
68. Popeye
67. Pink Panther & Pals
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. The Spectacular Spider-Man
29. Speed Racer (1967)
28. Home Movies
27. King of the Hill
26. The Critic
25. Robot Chicken
24. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
23. Transformers
22. The 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. The Flintstones
8. Futurama
7. Family Guy
6. The Tick (1994)
5. Beavis and Butt-head
4. South Park
3. Looney Tunes
2. Batman: The Animated Series
1. The Simpsons
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I'm not all that impressed. This list is a mess. There's lots of stuff which shouldn't be rated so high, or even be on the list at all (ATHF at #39? GTFO!). No mention of Dragonball or Beast Wars. I do agree with #1 though.

So let's get some discussion going!

[Gabya]

i have to say... these guys dont seem to know what they're talking about.

[Mechadon]

I read this a while ago. Don't have much problem with it. It pretty much has every OTHER cartoon that I know and like on it.

I'm not going to nit-pick on the exact ordering and positions on this list.

But here is a list of shows I either don't think should be on, or are too high on the list.

Beavis and Butt-head
South Park (I like South Park, but if it were to suddenly stop airing, I wouldn't be bothered)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You (Scooby-Doo is for retards)
Robot Chicken
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

[TGLucario475]

Star:Trek ... now that is epic fail

Pokémon that low ... well 4kids DID sell it

and The Simpsons ... 'nuff said

[sjonnoh]

simpsons, southpark, Beavis and butthead and family guy in the top 10, this sure must be from america. And how comes the tick is in the top 10? that was 1 of the most horrible shows I've ever seen. I'ts too sad that fullmetal alchemist is that low ranked, even afro samurai is better, don't think so XD. At least naruto is a little good ranked. Also there are pretty much old cartoons in there. I thought looney tunes had to be nr. 1, that's the most origional cartoon I've seen

the shows I like from this top 100 are the numbers: 97, 95, 85, 81, 78, 66, 54, 47, 43, 41, 38, 35, 17, 15, 9, and nr 3. I actually can't believe that the biker mice from mars didn't make it 

[D-Mac]

I LOVE the Tick animated series. Some really great absurdist humor and superhero satire there... But number SIX?!
Yeeeeeah. That's pretty ridiculous, especially considering Freakazoid and Earthworm Jim did it better.

[Helios]

 Yeah, The Tick was a gem. "Slideshow...boring...losing...consciousness..." And of course, "SPOOOOON!" 
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They seem to enjoy talking about cartoons with a "darker plot". In that case, where the hell is Sonic SATAM?! Just noticed Earthworm Jim isn't on there either.

The list starts well enough, but then weaves in and out of 'greatest cartoons' and 'our favourites'.

If I sat down and did one of these, my Top 10 would probably be decided from: The Simpsons, Transformers, TMNT, Looney Tunes, The Flintstones, Batman: TAS, Avatar, X-Men, SpongeBob, Gargoyles, Astro Boy and South Park. That's picking from shows that are pure entertainment, have had a huge success in popular culture, have fantastic plots, or have had a large impact in cartoon history.

[felineki]

Ren and Stimpy, Rugrats, and Spongebob, but no Rocko? Space Ghost Coast to Coast was kind of fun, but I actually liked its "spinoff" series "Cartoon Planet" more. There used to be some episodes of it on Youtube, but they're gone now.

[B.J.]

Star:Trek ... now that is epic fail

Pokémon that low ... well 4kids DID sell it

and The Simpsons ... 'nuff said

The voice acting of Pokemon in the newer seasons are really lousy in my opinion (ironic that 4Kids actually did well in voice acting). I wouldn't be surprised if it earns an award or at least gets nominated for "Worst voice acting ever".

Robot Chicken should not even be on that list. Sorry but I think that show is for demented sickos! Where's Ed, Edd, n Eddy and Courage the Cowardly Dog? And the Mario (The Super Show, Adventures of SMB3, and Super Mario World) and Sonic (AoSth, Satam, Underground) cartoons should have made the list as well.

[blind2d]

Yeeeeeah... this whole list is messed up... Hey, you guys wanna make our own? C'mon, it'll be fun! At #100 I'll say... VeggieTales.

[MitchZer0]

i have to say this, why is fostor's home better then the smurfs, darkwing duck, and what ever below (86, etc) it, i mean foster's is okay, but would never ever be better then dark wing duck.

[Blackcat]

Robot Chicken is GOOD, for being a lot of parodies glued together...

Swat Katz, Megas XLR and Bucky O Hare should be on the list...

[LadyFlame]

I actually can't believe that the biker mice from mars didn't make it 

Yeah, that is actually quite shocking; I loved that show!  (The original series, that is; I've not seen any of the new ones.)  AoSTH and Swat Katz should've been in there too.  Does it say which version of Jonny Quest they were talking about?  There was one before the '90s version as far as I know.

[sjonnoh]

now by thinking on it, I also don't see heathcliff in the top, too bad. I could remeber that the voice of heathcliff has been done by the person which did most voices for the looney tunes

[Romero Anchovy]

Megas XLR should have been on da list...I loved dat show especially the DMV episode.

[Helios]

Another one they left out - Fairly Oddparents. Pure entertainment. They use Adam West much better than Family Guy too.

Does it say which version of Jonny Quest they were talking about?  There was one before the '90s version as far as I know.

It's the 60s version.

[SCerviche]

Now we just need a tv station to start broadcasting this whole list.

[Yakko Cerviche]

Where is Sonic SatAM?  For only being 26 episodes long, it was and still is a darn good series.  Also, how the heck is Darkwing Duck only at #93?  I still consider that show almost as good as Ducktales. 

[sjonnoh]

I still wonder how they ranked all this..... to me it's totally wrong 

[Yakko Cerviche]

I AM the terror that flaps in the night, and I say that Darkwing Duck should be higher up.  I grew up with that show alongside Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers and Tailspin.

~The Mask

I am the batteries that are not included, and I agree completely.  I went back and watched the pilot on Youtube, and it holds up very well.