Ohmigod… Flapjack may be creeping into first place for me. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipedia This is the creation of a former storyboard artist on the show that just keeps on giving, Spongebob… surprised? Visually arresting, narratively wacky and entertaining, Chowder is a wildly creative alternative to magical animals that can be forced to fight one another by kids with trading cards. The show combines traditional animation with stop-motion and puppetry, and has a wild throwback style that looks like a paisley shirt threw up on the Yellow Submarine. It’s my blog.Ĭhowder: Official Site – IMDB – WikipediaĬhowder is a … cat? … and an apprentice to a chef named Mung Daal, who owns a catering company serving the fictional Marzipan City. Many of the folks who went on to bring us Spongebob met while working on Rocko. A lovable protagonist, his faithful pet, his dimwitted big boned friend, his irritating boss and his unfortunate neighbor. Rocko was a huge favorite in our house, clearly a precursor to Spongebob in style and structure. Rocko’s Modern Life: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipedia I don’t think in today’s climate it would be seen as so controversial, but I still love it for its absurd surrealism and smart but childish tone. ![]() This twisted show set the tone for all the modern violent, inappropriate, fart obsessed kids cartoons to follow. Yeah, you probably know this one, but it had to make the list. The Ren and Stimpy Show: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipedia Friggin’ brilliant premise, wonderful character design, from the creator of Power Puff Girls. Foster has set up her halfway house, where imaginary friends can stay until they’re matched with a new kid who needs them. The premise is that kids manifest imaginary friends through their imagination, but when they outgrow them, the friends are simply abandoned. Wish I still had it.įoster’s Home for Imaginary Friends: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipediaįoster’s is a recent series, and probably the most well known on the list. I had a stuffed Ickis toy from some fast food restaurant. Sweet and funny and smart, the show didn’t last long enough and isn’t getting the long term love from Nickelodeon that it deserves. Real Monsters ran four seasons, telling the story of three kid monsters who attend monster school under the city dump, where they learn how to scare humans. I still fondly remember the “fantastic voyage” episode…Īaah! Real Monsters: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipedia Classic elements, smartly presented, great character design. He lives in a house with robot parents, attends elementary school, and is under investigation by Dib, a boy obsessed with the paranormal who can’t get anyone to listen to him. ![]() Zim is an incompetent alien sent to Earth to do reconnaissance for an impending invasion, aided by his dim witted robot dog GIR. Zim was a great series, cut short in its second season. Invader Zim: Official Site – IMDB – Wikipedia They’re series I think you should see if you’ve missed them. So this is about series that I think were under appreciated, uniquely creative and smart. Fourth, I limited it to the past two decades so that I wouldn’t have to do all the obvious “what about the Flintstones/Jetsons/Road Runner” questions.Third, I focus on tv series because I’m not familiar with all the web series’ out there, though there are some cool ones ( Happy Tree Friends, Blah Girls).Second, I don’t watch international tv, so who knows what great series might be on, say, Australian tv? I mean, they gave us Bananas in Pyjamas, right?. ![]() I’ve spent nearly the last thirty years raising kids, and find myself occasionally referencing shows that other folks (non-parents maybe) don’t know. ![]()
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