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Cartoons are for kids… or so some people think.
Some of the greatest cartoons ever made are standout epics regardless of their intended audience.
But what are actually some of the greatest animated TV shows ever made?
Here are just 32 of the greatest animated TV shows ever made.
Johnny Bravo
Whoa, mama!
Young Justice
Who said sidekicks have to play second-fiddle?
Originally made for the Max streaming service, it later landed at Netflix.
But among the best of them is undoubtedly Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
Todd McFarlane’s Spawn
When there’s Hell to pay, Spawn comes to collect.
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
What we wouldn’t do for a Scooby Snack.
Among the channel’s diverse offerings was Hey Arnold!.
Like another major Nick hit, Doug, Hey Arnold!
boasted an unusual art style balanced by its predominantly realistic configs.
(Save for the occasional ghost or two.)
With hilarious stories focused on learning to grow up in an oftentimes unfair world, Hey Arnold!
confidently stood out from Nickelodeon’s other talking animals and laughing sponges.
Throughout its six-season run, BoJack Horseman racked up acclaim and numerous awards and nominations.
Justice League and Justice League Unlimited
Animation is a medium naturally suited to the exploits of comic book superheroes.
A beautifully short-lived miniseries, Over the Garden Wall follows two brothers who get lost in a mysterious forest.
Gargoyles
It might be a Disney cartoon, but you’ll find no mouse ears anywhere.
Samurai Jack
Animation auteur Genndy Tartakovsky is synonymous with quality productions.
But after all these years, his greatest epic is still maybe Samurai Jack.
Gravity Falls
“What if Twin Peaks was made for kids?”
- Rocko’s Modern Life did it with equal parts manic enthusiasm and tasteful panache.
The Legend of Korra
Every generation needs an Avatar.
And shortly after Avatar: The Last Airbender, there came The Legend of Korra.
The Flintstones
Way before the Griffins and the Simpsons, there were the Flintstones.
(Kids just love dinosaurs too much to not notice howgrown upthe humor actually was.)
The Simpsons
Sometimes, the giants really are worth their stature.
The show has earned numerous awards and milestone achievements that commemorate its historic broadcast length.
And then there’s SpongeBob SquarePants, a cartoon that is as gleefully ridiculous as its slapstick name implies.
Simply put: Without SpongeBob, the internet’s collective sense of humor would be very, very different.
