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Gafemage
11/20/18 10:51:00 PM
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https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/best-animated-series-all-time-cartoons-anime-tv-1202021835/

The List
50. Reboot (1996-2001)
49. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969-1970)
48. Teen Titans Go! (2013-present)
47. The Flintstones (1960-1966)
46. Superman: The Animated Series (1996-2000)
45. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010-present)
44. Sealab 2021 (2000-2005)
43. Rockos Modern Life (1993-1996)
42. Gargoyles (1994-1997)
41. DuckTales (1987-1990)
40. Samurai Jack (2001-2017)
39. Gurren Lagann (2007-2007)
38. Freakazoid (1995-1997)
37. The Boondocks (2005-2014)
36. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)
35. Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends (2004-2009)
34. FLCL (2000-2001)
33. Spongebob Squarepants (1999-present)
32. The Powerpuff Girls (1998-2005)
31. Over the Garden Wall (2014-2014)
30. Home Movies (1999-2004)
29. Frisky Dingo (2006-2008)
28. Sailor Moon (1992-1997)
27. Aeon Flux (1991-1995)
26. Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-1964)
25. Ren & Stimpy (1991-1995)
24. Beavis & Butthead (1993-1997)
23. South Park (1997-present)
22. Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980)
21. Phineas and Ferb (2007-2015)
20. Justice League (2001-2004)
19. Clone High (2002-2003)
18. King of the Hill (1997-2010)
17. Cowboy Bebop (1998-2000)
16. Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
15. Rick and Morty (2013-present)
14. The Tick (1994-1996)
13. Adventure Time (2010-2018)
12. Gravity Falls (2012-2016)
11. The Critic (1994-1995)
10. Animaniacs (1993-1998)
09. Big Mouth (2017-present)
08. Bobs Burgers (2011-present)
07. Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994-2008)
06. Steven Universe (2013-present)
05. Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
04. Daria (1997-2002)
03. Archer (2009-present)
02. The Simpsons (1989-present)
01. BoJack Horseman (2014-present)
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Gafemage
11/20/18 10:51:06 PM
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Delirious_Beard
11/20/18 10:53:31 PM
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wow

terrible
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WafflehouseJK
11/20/18 10:53:49 PM
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I love Bojack, but no fucking way in hell is it the best animated show ever made. MAYBE top 10, at most.

Avatar being 36 is also fucking horseshit.

Also Teen Titans Go! is on the list, but not the OG Teen Titans cartoon?

What the actual fuck is this horseshit list?
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Manocheese
11/20/18 10:54:03 PM
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Where's DBZ? Why is MLP: FIM so low?
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WafflehouseJK
11/20/18 10:56:31 PM
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Also, they have anime on the list, but not Dragonball? I never even watched it/never saw the appeal, but it had a pretty damn big impact in increasing American appreciation of anime series, ignoring it is silly.

No Yu Yu Hakusho or Trigun for that matter either.

Gargoyles is way too fucking low.

No Darkwing Duck.

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Medussa
11/20/18 10:58:16 PM
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I don't know who the fuck IndieWire is, but they made a powerless enemy today.
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1trained_n00b
11/20/18 11:00:39 PM
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Simpsons is obviously number 1
Batman is a close second.
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Doe
11/20/18 11:05:14 PM
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bobbaaay
11/20/18 11:06:22 PM
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GregShmedley posted...
Yeah, King of the Hill should be number one.


Agreed. I love a lot of these shows (The Critic, Daria, Bob's Burgers, etc.) -- but the level of writing and sophistication to King of the Hill isn't even comparable to most of these shows. Like King of the Hill isn't just funny -- it's well written satire and character study. Its characters are so well crafted, moreso than most live action shows.
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Lordgold666
11/20/18 11:06:34 PM
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Manocheese posted...
Where's DBZ?

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yillin
11/20/18 11:07:42 PM
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This list makes no sense. At all.
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Noirespanties
11/20/18 11:09:51 PM
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It's got good choices, but questionable placements
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kayoticdreamz
11/20/18 11:10:11 PM
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Terrible list
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Gafemage
11/21/18 12:35:09 AM
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butthole666
11/21/18 12:41:30 AM
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Where the fuck is Futurama
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Lebronwon
11/21/18 12:44:56 AM
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Wtf no death note.
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eggcorn
11/21/18 12:46:07 AM
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That list is fucking awful.
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SH_expert44
11/21/18 12:50:25 AM
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They seem to love Studio Gainax, as they should.
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MelzezDoor
11/21/18 1:33:28 AM
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Gafemage posted...
02. The Simpsons (1989-present)

*topic list*
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Blue_Inigo
11/21/18 1:35:49 AM
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Whats the deal with Clone High
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11/21/18 1:39:51 AM
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chukklez17dc
11/21/18 1:43:09 AM
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WafflehouseJK posted...
I love Bojack, but no fucking way in hell is it the best animated show ever made. MAYBE top 10, at most.

Avatar being 36 is also fucking horseshit.

Also Teen Titans Go! is on the list, but not the OG Teen Titans cartoon?

What the actual fuck is this horseshit list?


OG Teen TItans wasn't that good
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Delirious_Beard
11/21/18 1:46:19 AM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
Whats the deal with Clone High


say what
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SpiralDrift
11/21/18 1:47:06 AM
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Pathetic.
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im not 13
11/21/18 1:55:02 AM
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Lol BoJack sucks

No rugrats possibly the greatest nicktoon, no Dexter, no aqua teen hunger force, no loony toons, no Tom and Jerry

But we have Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends....

Trash list
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averagejoel
11/21/18 1:58:24 AM
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how the hell is Avatar lower than south fucking park
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WafflehouseJK
11/21/18 2:11:27 AM
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chukklez17dc posted...
WafflehouseJK posted...
I love Bojack, but no fucking way in hell is it the best animated show ever made. MAYBE top 10, at most.

Avatar being 36 is also fucking horseshit.

Also Teen Titans Go! is on the list, but not the OG Teen Titans cartoon?

What the actual fuck is this horseshit list?


OG Teen TItans wasn't that good

OG Teen Titans is great, and still holds up. Rewatched it last year, beautiful show.
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darkmaian23
11/21/18 2:27:56 AM
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I know other people have already said it, but I'll say it again: What the hell is BoJack doing in the number one spot? Unless you restrict the Simpsons to its golden age--say between seasons 3 and 10--it doesn't deserve to be nearly that high. These days there are maybe two or three mediocre episodes per season and the rest leave you wondering what's wrong with the writers.
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Shotgunnova
11/21/18 2:32:46 AM
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02. The Simpsons (1989-present)
01. BoJack Horseman (2014-present)
lmao
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Bishop9800
11/21/18 2:47:40 AM
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No X-men?
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Perascamin
11/21/18 3:04:41 AM
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I'm glad to see King of the Hill is up there, but it should be at least in the spot of the Simpsons

Rick and Morty and Bojack Horseman shouldn't even be on the list
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Guide
11/21/18 3:09:39 AM
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I don't know why Archer's so high, but I'm glad Reboot got some kind of recognition.
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HagenEx
11/21/18 3:11:44 AM
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Daria at #4.

LMFAO.
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Guide
11/21/18 3:14:47 AM
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Wait why the fuck is Frisky Dingo even -on- here?
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Guide
11/21/18 3:15:44 AM
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HagenEx posted...
Daria at #4.

LMFAO.


That seems fitting, actually. I didn't appreciate as a kid, but going back as an adult, it was just way, way smarter than anyone gave it credit for.
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TheBiggerWiggle
11/21/18 3:18:41 AM
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This list literally doesn't have X-men?

Irrelevant list is irrelevant.
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Parappa09
11/21/18 3:20:09 AM
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Gafemage posted...
36. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)

number 36? lol this list is a joke already

probs for having bob's burgers, bojack and big mouth in their top 10, albeit in a very weird order
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myzz7
11/21/18 3:22:31 AM
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Gafemage posted...
01. BoJack Horseman (2014-present)

get the fuck out of here
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Zero_Destroyer
11/21/18 3:23:38 AM
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absolutely awful in nearly every regard as both a fan of u.s. animation and anime, this is hot fucking garbage
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11/21/18 3:25:57 AM
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Zero_Destroyer
11/21/18 3:32:11 AM
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like uh, let's say for the sake of argument that Simpsons is #2 because of the cultural impact and quality of its first 8-10 seasons. Okay, where is DBZ? Sure, Evangelion and Bebop are on here and they're strictly better, but the majority of Simpsons is crap, so why isn't DBZ here for its cultural impact when it had a ton? Same thing with Spongebob. It opened strong and all the nostalgia people have is rooted entirely up to 2004 since the quality sharply declined after the original movie.

there's a lot of missing anime picks here but I'll roll with assuming the people deciding this list were mostly exposed to the anime that crossed cultures really well. I can forgive that, and there are some great shows on this list (Justice League sticks out as a forgotten classic worth recognition) but the ordering of these placements is so ridiculous, lol, it has no basis in anything, it's just like one person's very unusual opinion presented as a list to be taken seriously
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Curtains313
11/21/18 3:33:52 AM
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Bobs burgers over king of the hill is lol
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kayoticdreamz
11/21/18 4:32:58 AM
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@Zero_Destroyer posted...
Okay, where is DBZ? Sure, Evangelion and Bebop


my man.....praising Evangelion. *Virtual high five*, I Just scrolled through the list again, I missed it. So at least this guy has some taste!

Though DBZ and Bepop are great too.

WafflehouseJK posted...
chukklez17dc posted...
WafflehouseJK posted...
I love Bojack, but no fucking way in hell is it the best animated show ever made. MAYBE top 10, at most.

Avatar being 36 is also fucking horseshit.

Also Teen Titans Go! is on the list, but not the OG Teen Titans cartoon?

What the actual fuck is this horseshit list?


OG Teen TItans wasn't that good

OG Teen Titans is great, and still holds up. Rewatched it last year, beautiful show.

true and more to the point Teen titans go is an objectively bad show no matter how you look at it.

as has been said, this is clearly a joke list.
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dave_is_slick
11/21/18 4:33:43 AM
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Gafemage posted...
36. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008)

Entirely too low.
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Gafemage
11/21/18 11:37:36 AM
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11/21/18 11:39:01 AM
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Pus_N_Pecans
11/21/18 11:39:57 AM
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That list is absolute garbage.
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