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What decade had the best cartoons?
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The 90s had so many great cartoons: Ren & Stimpy, Powerpuff Girls, Cow and Chicken, Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Laboratory, Simpsons, Duckman, Dr. Katz Professional Therapist, Eek! The Cat, Animaniacs, I Am Weasel, Beavis and Butt-Head
Definitely the '90s. It's no contest.
I was a cartoon junkie as a kid. Good times.
How did Dragonball Z not make the list? First season was in 89? Still a quintessential 90s show
ReBoot was great at the time but looking at the cgi now is hard. I still do, but it's like, damn younger me was so much better at watching it with imagination!
Your inclusion of doug makes me doubt the rest of your list
Let’s not forget The Critic.
If we are all being honest, the early Kricfalusi Ren & Stimpy episodes were the apex of cartoons; Animaniacs being a close second. Though nothing really leapfrogged the boundaries of reality like The Brothers Grunt. That show only made sense to me while I was tripping balls.
And yeah, I know Kricfalusi was a terrible person. Sucks to have that stigma on such a masterpiece of a show.
The Critic.