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Title: What are your top 10 favorite cartoons?
Post by: HotelValleyfornia on May 20, 2025, 07:11:05 PM

Forgive me if this thread already existed, couldn't quite find a thread similar to it. :oops Oh well.

As an aficionado of animated TV shows, I've always liked discussing which ones are our favorites. And well...let's just say my top favorite cartoons have changed a lot in a few years. :screechconfused So I decided to make this thread to express mine, and allow you guys to express yours.

Ahem...

#10. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - Honestly this show has become a huge part of who I am. Frankly I don't think I'd be HotelValleyfornia without it. MLP:FIM is what helped me start paying more attention to animation in general and because of that, it's a big part of how I got into so many of my current favorite cartoons. Thank you Lauren Faust! :RhettAli

#9. Stoked - FreshTV's  shows are all soooooooo good dude. And Stoked has always been a show that has stuck with me. First, the soundtrack? Absolutely delightful. It introduced me to SO many songs I love. And also, the main cast is one of the most likable I've ever seen. There's something for everyone with this show, and the beautiful animation just adds even more to it. There's only one real problem...the finale stinks worse than the emissions of a Yellowbelly. :doofahCringe Oh well. Still a wondefully fun show!

#8. Bluey - Bluey is one of those shows that is just self-evidently great. It's a delightfully uplifting show with a lot of good vibes all around. There's great lessons for both kids and parents here, and the animation style is charmingly unique. If you need some happy vibes, be sure to check this show out!

#7. Wild Kratts - Yeah, Bluey won't be the only preschool show on here. Though, don't let the young demographic fool you. This show can be surprisingly pretty dark - the showcase of the natural order of animals is pretty uncompromising, and oh MAN the villains. I hate those damn villains. The creators do a FANTASTIC job of making you want these jerks to pay for what they're doing. :whatdidyousay And just like Stoked, the main cast is wonderfully charming and likable. Though, who doesn't love the Kratt Brothers honestly? :PLoofah

#6. Disventure Camp - In general I'm very fond of all the shows that were inspired by Total Drama. But Disventure Camp was the first, and currently, still my favorite. This is a bit of an interesting one cuz boy oh boy did I HATE the All-Stars season...but honestly, everything else is so good I can't bring myself to care. This takes the animated reality show idea and pushes it into a more realistic lane than Total Drama, with a grittier tone and more serious subjects. Also, I'd probably call Gabby my favorite character in any cartoon...at least for now because someone from my #4 entry might have something to say about that. :angel Definitely my favorite adult-aimed cartoon. At least for now...Exotic Escapade hype! :scream

#5. 6teen - Uh...surprise? :rhett_smile Yeah this one kinda fell off a bit. I realized my fixation with this show went to borderline obsession levels and that wasn't really healthy for me. :oops But don't get me wrong at all, 6teen ABSOLUTELY still holds up. It's a very realistic, authentic look into the life of teenagers doing their best to get by in the madness we call life. The main group have an incredibly wholesome friendship and I love their dynamics with each other. And while she hasn't really been my favorite character ever for quite a while...I still treasure what Caitlin did for me in my darkest hours. :DD

#4. Detentionaire - Do you ever find a cartoon that you think might just be perfect? Cuz if you asked me what cartoons I consider perfect, Detentionaire will almost invariably come to mind first. Everything about Detentionaire is amazingly put together. Nothing feels out of place, everything services the plot, and there are so many details you notice upon rewatches it's wild. Also...Tina Kwee might just be my favorite cartoon character ever right now, albeit tied with Gabby. No-one can make me smile like she can! :DD When the only problem with a cartoon you can find is 'it leaves you wanting more when it's over' then you've got a pretty big contender for Perfection right there.

#3. Miraculous Ladybug - Oh. My. GOD. Everything about this cartoon is BREATHTAKING. The animation? Fantastic, incredibly expressive and has amazing action setpieces and transformation sequences. The characters? Every single one of them is at least a LITTLE interesting and charming, and the best of them are some of my all-time favorites. The tone? Feels like it perfectly grows up with the audience, starting off fun and lighthearted and becoming increasingly dark and gripping. The VILLAINS??? BEST OF ALL TIME, NO CAP. It isn't perfect, some episodes could've used rewrites admittedly, but honestly, if you put this show on for me, I'll be sat on my butt watching every minute of it and having the time of my life. Amazing action, amazing animation, amazing characters...it's everything you want and more!

#2. Total Drama - It's been a long time coming but I finally gave this show the #2 spot it rightfully deserved, because honestly? Without Total Drama, there is no HotelValleyfornia. Total Drama is THE show that made me who I am, moreso than any other show on this list except maybe MLP. It was the first of its kind - taking reality TV game shows and turning them into an animated show - and it took full advantage, blurring the lines of fantasy and reality in a wonderful way. And from where I'm standing, it's the cartoon that helped create the modern era of animation. It set the standard that shows like Adventure Time, Gravity Falls and other classic 2010s cartoons would follow. This cartoon is immeasurably important, to both me and to televised animation of the past two decades in general...

But, to me, there is one cartoon that surpasses all of these, simply by being absolutely delightful, adorable and wonderfully funny in every way...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXW8LxZ_H5w (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXW8LxZ_H5w)
Where do I even begin? Now this show might seem like a ridiculous choice to be ANYONE's favorite, and I get that. But this show...hoo my. Puppy Dog Pals is one of the most delightful, uplifting, hilarious and charming shows...perhaps ever, really. People consider it a ripoff of PAW Patrol, but it's so much more than that - the main two characters are incredibly lovable, wonderful people- uh, puppies, expressing nothing but loyalty for their owner and love for their family. Yet they're still believably flawed, too. Every character is just so wonderful, with so many funny and memorable moments. The continuity actually changes as the show goes by, the world really grows in a fun way, and you get introduced to so many likable new characters as time goes on - and you never know who might show up and when! This show always knows how to keep you on your toes. Plus the humor is absolutely immaculate, with witty pop culture references (There's actually a Thelma and Louise reference that almost had me IN TEARS) and some surprisingly self-aware jokes. Also the music? Banger, after banger, after banger, after banger, after banger, after banger. I love absolutely EVERYTHING about this show, and I could go on gushing forever, but I'll cut it here for now.

Phew...I sure typed a lot :GuidoAAAAAHHHHHH But honestly, it feels good to get my passion for these wonderful shows out there! :DD

Anyway feel free to list your own favorites! And no need to write essays like I did, lol. :lol

Title: Re: What are your top 10 favorite cartoons?
Post by: SammyTheSpiketail on May 25, 2025, 09:53:37 AM

If you asked my 16-year old self, this list would've been a mix of TMNT shows, some other cartoons and anime. Now, though?

It's competely different. I still like TMNT, yes, but not as much anymore. Espacially when a new fandom entirely has overtaken my interests.

That's right, time to list an updated list of my favorite cartoons/anime:

10. TMNT 2012
9. TMNT 2018 (RotTMNT)
8. TMNT 2003, due to nostalgia
7. Transformers G1
6. Transformers Armada
5. Transformers Beast Wars
4. Transformers Earthspark (Season 1 only)
3. Transformers Cyberverse
2. Transformers Prime
1. Transformers Animated

Title: Re: What are your top 10 favorite cartoons?
Post by: The Chronicler on May 29, 2025, 09:20:21 PM

I don't think I have enough cartoons in mind that I really liked for a list of ten, let alone actually rank them, so I'll just list the ones that quickly come to mind.

Perhaps it's no secret by now that My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic would be on my list, as well as the spin-off series Equestria Girls (which I actually like more than the main pony series in some ways). I also really liked the G5 MLP series Make Your Mark (less so the complimentary series Tell Your Tale, but it's had some good episodes).

If Bionicle ever had a TV series, it would've absolutely topped my top ten list, but alas no such thing exists. However, I did watch the first ten seasons of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjistu (I hope to eventually watch the later seasons as well), and while I wouldn't call it a favorite, it was good enough to get me interested in some other Lego shows that I would like to watch at some point (Lego City Adventures is one that I'd especially like to get around to seeing relatively soon).

As some of my early post history on this site can attest, I used to like Total Drama during its first three seasons. I chose to stop following it prior to the fourth season (news of extensive editing following the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan made me concerned that season's quality would suffer as a result), and while I still have no desire to see where that show has since ended up, it certainly had enough of an impact that I'll always remember it.

While I watched many cartoons as a child (as any other child would), the one that definitely defined my later childhood was Ed, Edd, n' Eddy. These days, I'm not sure if I could bring myself to actually watch it again, but back when it was on the air, I had absolutely loved it. Aside from the Land Before Time movies, it was one of the very first shows I had ever gotten truly obsessed with watching all the time, so it will forever be part of my childhood nostalgia.