Each week I create a 2-2.5 hour block of programming for the family to watch together over a nice breakfast. We call it Sunday Brunch Cartoons, and we’re nearly two years into it without missing a day. I’m releasing a full list of our watch queue, with the hopes that you can think of something really good (or memorably bad) that we should include.
No 70s Hanna-Barbera.
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Plaintext: Title Batman: Caped Crusader Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years Cybersix Gargoyles Infinity Train Mythbusters Hey Arnold! Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amphibia Animaniacs Scooby Doo; Mystery Inc. Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends Gumby Gurren Lagann Mighty Max (Remastered) My Adventures With Superman Sailor Moon Original ReBoot Recess Crash Course Video Games She-Ra Space Patrol Luluco The Owl House Tron: Uprising Star vs the Forces of Evil Rocky & Bullwinkle Sym-Bionic Titan Freakazoid! Teen Titans Bump In The night Looney Tunes Golden Collection Nate Is Late / Oskar et Malika The Big O Unicorn Warriors Eternal Mega Man Megas XLR Motorcity Fraggle Rock Men in Black: The Animated Series Histeria! The Tick Swat Kats Adventure Time: Fiona & Cake Kim Possible Dexter’s Laboratory Star Trek Mobile Fighter G Gundam The Adventures of Salmon Max Captain N: The Game Master Darkwing Duck Danny Phantom Wakfu Kirby: Right Back At Ya Regular Show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Inspector Gadget The Legend of Zelda Underdog (1964) Kid Cosmic Looney Tunes Cartoons Samurai Jack Adventure Time The Loud House King Arthur and the Knights of Justice The California Raisin Show Visionaries Knights of the Magical Lights He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Transformers: Prime Yuu Yuu Hakusho Invader Zim Ducktales Avatar: The Legend of Korra Codename: Kids Next Door Pingu Bill Nye TSG Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Reading Rainbow Wishbone Red Wall Ramen Akaneko Space Ghost Powerpuff Girls Transformers War For Cybertron Dungeons and Dragons Ren & Stimpy Rugrats Super Mario World Fairly OddParents Hilda Moomin Batman: The Animated Series Earthworm Jim Amazing World of Gumball Beakman’s World Rocko’s Modern Life The Real Ghostbusters The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Bravest Warriors Beetlejuice Ruri Rocks Transformers: Beast Wars Courage the Cowardly Dog Rentaghost The Busy World of Richard Scarry Over the Garden Wall Button Moon Cow & Chicken Bocchi the Rock Adventure Time: Distant Lands The Angry Beavers The Trap Door Pinky and The Brain Clone Wars (2003) Avatar: The Last Airbender Gravity Falls A Series of Unfortunate Events Steven Universe Trigun Batman Beyond Bluey Ed, Edd, & Eddy
EDIT: Thanks, Lemmy!!! You’ve all delivered so many really exciting suggestions. There’s enough on my ‘shopping list’ now to keep us going, well, basically forever - but what’s another 10Tb of cartoons among friends?
Here’s the full list of suggestions I’ve collected. In alphabetic order, this time. Thanks again!
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French studio Wakfu is amazing
My specialty! Cartoons! No guarantees my opinions may not be basic or good!
• Code Lyoko ( can get a little dark at times and also characters with not just foreheads, but fiveheads ) ( also has maybe 2 or so scenes of an underage girl in just her undies/bra, but in a European kid friendly manner ) ( every episode is available on a dedicated official Code Lyoko ENG dub channel, and original dub on its own official channel as well )
• If you can somehow find it, Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim ( Kerubs’s Bazaar is apparently the, IMO, horrible English name ) ( same universe as Wakfu, but in a distant past I guess )
• Summer Camp Island ( 6 seasons that start off more episodic and start to get more serialized before the very serialized and probably rushed close to death final season ) ( summer camp run by 3 witches, shenanigans with magic and magical creatures happen )
• Some episodes are technically lost media, either in the original ENG dub or in general, but Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown ( a rare example of Australian cartoon work, follows an anthro kangaroo who basically does everything he can to fight against a corrupt mayor ) ( huh, sounds topical with the state of the world, kinda ) ( episodes available can be found on the The Skippy Archive yt channel, if that makes any difference )
• Ahhhh! Real Monsters ( unless I completely missed this on the list, kinda shocked it’s not there while the classsic Klasky Csupo show Rugrats is )
• Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ( the campy in a pretty dumb kinda way cartoon and not SatAM, though I personally recommend that one if you want something a little more serious and darker in tone )
• Rocket Power ( another Klasky Csupo I personally think is good enough to pass )
I wanted to list some others, but I scroll down to the list only to find them. I mean, Angry Beavers was already there. Same with like Batman Beyond and D.W. and Infinity Train. This post just makes me realize I don’t know as many cartoons as I should.
I don’t know as many cartoons as I should
I know! I fancied myself as something of a media maven after years of collecting and curating shows for my kid, but in this thread I’ve got now 145 new shows, some of which I know for certain I should have already had - and scores that I had never heard of. I’m going to need another server at this rate.
Code Lyoko looks cool, definitely an aesthetic there with the noggins. Kerubim looks cool, but it does seem hard to find. Dang! Writing everything down to try again later, high hopes. Thanks!!
I really like the Lilo and Stitch series and movies
I had forgotten there was a TV series! He watched some of that as a toddler. I wish there was more of Chris Sanders’ style in Disney!
Johnny test & phineas and ferb were both peak. Detectove conan is good.
I like Detective Conan, but I would love it if I could just grab like, the 20 best episodes. Aren’t there like, over a thousand? Adding all to my list, haven’t seen the other two yet.
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Phineas and Ferb
Wander Over Yonder (Jack McBrayer)
Space Ghost Coast To Coast
Squidbillies
I’ve got Space Ghost and I’ve seen a bit of Squidbillies, writing all them down. Thanks!
Be aware that Space Ghost Coast to Coast is much newer and quite different from the original Space Ghost.
Ahhh Squidbillies, solid addition. Not all that kid friendly to be clear.
I don’t see “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack” mentioned yet - it’s weird, has lovable characters, and excellent animation and voice acting. Actually I just can’t say enough good things about it, it’s delightfully odd and entertaining. The surgeon is also a barber, just like the good old days! Can I interest you in some surgery?
David the Gnome!
It’s on the list!
This has been on my list of ancient lovely things to revisit. Have you given it a spin lately? How’s it hold up after all this time?
It’s format is different. The characters often speak directly to the audience. Sometimes it’s less story driven and more just explaining what gnomes are like in mythology. I watched a bunch a year or two ago but never finished it all. Loved every minute though, it definitely influenced the human I grew up to be. While I’ve got your attention I also loved whatever the animated borrower’s series was…maybe it was called The Borrower’s? Ghibli later made a movie called The Secret Life of Arriety which was also excellent. Also the Rankin/Bass movie The Flight of Dragons!
Nice! On a whim I took the time to find and watch a couple episodes some years back and it was fun to remember how David just talks to the audience about stuff sometimes.
I remember it being a very “warm”-feeling show, but of course it’s impossible to disentangle my earliest thoughts about it from that quick review. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug!
Sidenote, I feel like David the Gnome and Fern Gully are strong examples of something lovely we lost in storytelling for kids. A less polished but somehow both a warmer and a more honest look at things.
Thanks for the recs!
Watching Fern Gully tonight thanks for the reminder! I also loved Don Bluth movies as did many. Was recently reminded of Rock a Roodle and rewatched it during a flood in my area. Similarly strange format, solid place on my heart.
Was low-key halfway baiting to see if you’d go on a Don Bluth tear 😂 happy to have guessed correctly haha.
I can’t claim any deep knowledge, but one of my best homies ever helped me connect the dots that many many many of my favorite media as a youth came outta that studio / that approach to storytelling.
Looking back, yeeeeesh, dude made exclusively emotionally damaging movies lmao. I remember the heartbreak for each one. Still think they’re better.
[Edit: not familiar with Rock a Roodle, hoping I’ll remember to give it a whirl]
David the Gnome
I do like David, I showed it to him a few times when he was very young, before I was curating our media in this way. I think it’s time for a comeback.
Since I see you have some anime there:
- Gargantia on the Verduous Planet
- Samurai Flamenco
- Tiger & Bunny
- Cells at Work
Should all be wholesome and pretty kid friendly.
Also, some older cartoons you missed:
- Pirates of Dark Water
- Conan the Adventurer
- 2 Stupid Dogs
- Doug (Nickelodeon series)
Added all these to my list, thanks! I haven’t heard of most of those, but I’m still kicking myself that I didn’t have Doug in rotation.
Gargantia on the Verduous Planet
LOVED THIS ONE SO MUCH.
Gotta check out your other recommends :). Briefly tried Tiger and Bunny.
Cells at Work
I’d also recommend Heavens Design Team. It’s a brilliant biology lesson and a wholesome hilarious comedy at the same time.
Ruri Rocks if you want a slice of life to teach you a ton of geology fundamentals in a short, enjoyable time. :D
Beetlejuice Ducktales The gummi bears David the Gnome
I think the original run of The Muppet Show deserves a spot on the list too
All on my list, and you’re absolutely right.
Gotta watch Pingu
It’s in our rotation, but it’s been a while since we watched. Old claymation is really great, feels so genuine. Have you seen Lee Hardcastle’s Thingu?
Haha nah is it a spoof?
Yeah basically recreates Clive Barker’s The Thing in the style and setting of Pingu. Not for kids! But really well done.
Haha that sounds awesome! Thanks
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Someone else mentioned that, it looks super interesting!
My Life as a Teenage Robot, My Little Pony FiM, Phineas and Ferb
Adding these. Thanks!
I don’t see “The Super Mario Brothers Super Show” on this list, and it feels missing.
Nothing alternates quite as quickly between “well this is solid TV” and “what?! Why?! Wait… What?!” And back again.
Somehow I ended up downloading the other Mario cartoon a couple years ago on an archive.org downloading spree, which is pretty low quality imo. It’s time to get the proper one, with the awkward but so-endearing Lou Albano for the live segments. That show was such a trip!
I see Samurai Jack and Bluey. I don’t see 90s Spider-Man (others have said X-Men, they got hand-in-hand).
Also, my kids are currently obsessed with the 101 Dalmatians cartoon, FWIW.
I hadn’t heard about 101 Dalmatians: The Series, thanks!!
