Top 5 Favorite Animated Shows

[NPC]

Animainiacs! I loved that show!

[littlebadwolf]

Yup, it was pretty sweet.  It was funny from the title song, where "Bill Clinton plays the sax."  I laughed at that so hard I missed the first couple seconds of actual show.

[felineki]

I've never actually seen the US Darkstalkers cartoon (although I have seen a few screen shots of it, such as... Anakaris bowing to a soap commercial on TV? ), but I'm a huge fan of the games. I did see a couple episodes of the US Street Fighter cartoon way back when, though.

[Blackcat]

I've never actually seen the US Darkstalkers cartoon (although I have seen a few screen shots of it, such as... Anakaris bowing to a soap commercial on TV? ), but I'm a huge fan of the games. I did see a couple episodes of the US Street Fighter cartoon way back when, though.

I think US Darkstalkers was in 3D or live action, so it wasn’t a “cartoon”. And Street fighter American cartoon make eyes bleed, but not as much as the live action movie.

[Helios]

Apart from SPC:
1) DBZ
2) Fairly Odd Parents
3) Inspector Gadget
4) The Simpsons
5) Transformers (the original)

[necron9dee9]

1: Gargoyles
2: Mighty Max
3: Pirates of Dark Water
4: Anything done by Bill Plympton
5: The original Liquid TV on MTV

[klarthailerion]

Simpsons, South Park, Danger Mouse, Maison Ikkoku (it was on TV... in Japan), Samurai Pizza Cats

[CRBWildcat]

Danger Mouse? It's been ages since I've seen that. Makes me wish it was 1991 again.    I think I may actually have the ending theme on video tape somewhere, but it's been a while.

[BurkeWorld]

5) BTNAS
4) American Dad
3) Robot Chicken
2) Family Guy
1) Simpsons (Of course)

Burkey

[ItsGotSugar]

My top five:



1. The Simpsons (the '90s episodes; the new ones make me cry inside)
2. Digimon
3. Justice League Unlimited
4. Samurai Pizza Cats
5. Tiny Toon Adventures

[Mechadon]

My top five:



1. The Simpsons (the '90s episodes; the new ones make me cry inside)
2. Digimon
3. Justice League Unlimited
4. Samurai Pizza Cats
5. Tiny Toon Adventures

I totally agree with you on the Simpsons. I hate the new episodes. The last good season of Simpsons was the one with the New York episode. After that, the series goes downhill very quickly.

And Digimon also rocks. How could I forget Digimon?  I enjoyed both the orignal series  and the series with Takato-(mon). I thought the series after that one was stupid, so I never watched it.

[ItsGotSugar]

My top five:



1. The Simpsons (the '90s episodes; the new ones make me cry inside)
2. Digimon
3. Justice League Unlimited
4. Samurai Pizza Cats
5. Tiny Toon Adventures

I totally agree with you on the Simpsons. I hate the new episodes. The last good season of Simpsons was the one with the New York episode. After that, the series goes downhill very quickly.

And Digimon also rocks. How could I forget Digimon?  I enjoyed both the orignal series  and the series with Takato-(mon). I thought the series after that one was stupid, so I never watched it.

Tell me about it. I mean, what happened to the writers? I haven't enjoyed the Simpsons since the late 90s. From seasons five through nine or so, they were really cooking. These days they're just ripping off Family Guy. And even when they're ripping it off, Simpsons are STILL a better show. A lot of people may disagree with that, but I've never seen much appeal in Family Guy or American Dad at all. They just go way overboard on the pop culture references and drawn-out jokes; they have nothing interesting or valuable to say (as the Simpsons did, before they went sour); it's like they're just scraping the bottom of every barrel they can find to fill their twenty minutes.


As for the fourth season of Digimon...well, it took a while to get into that. At first the lines are rather bad and the plot is formulaic, but once a few major enemies show up, it starts to get better. Then, about halfway through, the show improves by leaps and bounds, showcasing some of the greatest battles in the history of the series.

My favorite seasons, though, were definitely one and three.

[Helios]

I mean, what happened to the writers? I haven't enjoyed the Simpsons since the late 90s. From seasons five through nine or so, they were really cooking.

Yeah, I just isn't the same anymore. I still watch it though. I personally think it peaked in Season Eight, but I'm probably being biased as my favourite episode (You Only Move Twice) was in it.

[Mechadon]

I'll tell you what happend to the writers. Conan O'Brian stopped writing. That's what happend. 

[SteC]

Huh. I bet the new Simpsons episodes are written especially for Homer to go on another ridiculous adventure. You can't top the one where he goes off in space with Buzz Aldrin and that other astronaut!!!

[Matt]

Huh. I bet the new Simpsons episodes are written especially for Homer to go on another ridiculous adventure. You can't top the one where he goes off in space with Buzz Aldrin and that other astronaut!!!

PROTECT THE QUEEN!

I have new top 5

Death Note
Family Guy
Naruto: Shippuden
Bleach
Transformers

[Schweinkenstein]

For Kids:
1) Life With Louie
2) Animaniacs
3) Heathcliff
4) Ducktails
5) Doug

Not For Kids:
1) The Maxx
2) Simpsons Seasons 1 - 8
3) King of the Hill
4) South Park
5) Beavis and Butthead

Japanese TV series:
1) Samurai Motha-Effink Pizza Effink Cats
2) Anything that has to do with Morphing into Super Heros. (might as well be cartoons some of these)
3) Ranma 1/2
4) Dragon Ball (Without the Z or the GT)
5) Ebichu the House Keeping Hamster

[Guido64380]

Currently, in no particular order

-Bleach
-Simpsons
-Eureka seven (this one was good, not for little kids though)
-Avatar: the last airbender
-Zoids

[Crow]

- the simpsons
- robot chicken
- ATHF
- family guy (sometimes)
- samuri pizza cats

[Yattarou with a 'fro]

Top five non-SPC anime/cartoons in my book...(SPOILER WARNING.)

5:Gundam Wing - This was just a spectacularly done Gundam series. The politics and the characters knocked my proverbial socks off. I've heard a lot of people shun this one in favor of 08th MS Team or 0080, but to be honest, both of those anime are pure garbage, IMO. I despised both 08th MS Team and 0080. Both were extremely boring and I just couldn't get into them.

4: Dragon Ball - The original was best, before the franchise became more or less EXCLUSIVELY about long, drawn-out battles, because its name actually had RELEVANCE to the general plot. Most of the story lines had to do with finding the Dragon Balls. I realize that the first two arcs of DBZ involved that too, but they just DO NOT COMPARE. Not so say I hated DBZ...well, except the Buu Saga. That was just STUPID.

3:Rurouni Kenshin - If you don't know about this series, go find it. NOW. This is easily the best and most believable anime I've seen in my life, and characters in it were based on REAL historical Japanese characters. Anyway, it's DARN good. It follows the tale of Kenshin Himura, the man once known as Hitokiri Battousai, the manslayer, who is now trying to atone for his murderous past by resolving to never kill again. I can't recommend watching this enough, but I feel I must warn of the rather large quantities of bloodshed in the uncut version.

2:Yu Yu Hakusho - For some reason, this show really got me. Perhaps it was the characters. I felt more attached to Yusuke alone than the ENTIRE cast of DBZ(Most of which I hated.). Perhaps it was the absolutely fantastic sondtrack. Don't think it's got a good soundtrack? Go watch Episode 93. Specifically, listen to the music that's playing as Yusuke beats eight tons of fecal matter out of Sensui. The music just fits the mood at EVERY point it plays. Perhaps it's because the good guys prove they can kick serious butt without having to LOOK overly-muscled, which is more than can be said for DBZ(For proof of that, check out Goku at any level of SSJ. NO MAN SHOULD HAVE THAT KIND OF MUSCLE.). Whichever way you slice it, IMO, Yu Yu Hakusho is an INSTANT classic.

And now...here comes number 1.


*DRUMROLL'D*

1: Danny Phantom - Surprised that a Western cartoon showed up in a list made SOLELY(To this point, anyway) of anime? Don't be. Danny Phantom has blown me away from the very first episode I've seen. Like I said in an earlier topic I posted in, even a show this awesome has its downsides, but thankfully they were stand-alones and had nothing to do with the overall plot(Which is just awesome, IMO.), but anyway...why is it number one? Aside from Aragon and Dani Phantom, I have yet to see any characters I hate. The villain(Vlad Masters/Plasmius) is just awesome in the way he ALWAYS has things planned in advance(Making Danny really have to use his head to outwit him most of the time.). Plus, Jazz(Danny's older sister.) has been my cartoon crush from the moment I laid eyes on her, and she's easily my all-time favorite animated female. The plots are great, each following the same basic formula(Which Danny graciously reveals in Episode 31. ), but making each episode original enough to the point where it doesn't get old. Aside from the opening theme(Which has a rap-like sound to it that just doesn't flow all too well IMO.), the music is awesome. Great, great soundtrack that needs to be put on a CD. Sadly, it ended midway through its third season, due to Nickelodeon's decision to cancel it from out of the blue, which has sparked an inner fury toward Nickelodeon within me since hearing the announcement. Overall, this is, well, barely topped by the reason we're all here, Samurai Pizza Cats/Kyatto Ninden Teyandee. This is the best cartoon to ever come from the US of A.