The AV Club's Best Animated Series (A–Z edition)
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The AV Club's Best Animated Series (A–Z edition)
A list of the best show that starts with each letter in the English alphabet.
http://www.avclub.com/article/best-a...atever--214799
The biggest omission, in my opinion, is Batman: The Animated Series which should have gotten a runner-up at the very least. Plus, by including Liquid Television you basically already have Beavis in there.
http://www.avclub.com/article/best-a...atever--214799
- Adventure Time
- Beavis and Butt-head
- The Critic
- Daria
- Eek! The Cat
- The Flinstones
- Gravity Falls
- Home Movies
- Invader Zim
- Johnny Bravo
- King of the Hill
- Liquid Television
- Muppet Babies
- Neon Genesis Evangelion
- The Oblongs
- Pinky and the Brain
- Queer Duck
- The Ren and Stimpy Show
- The Simpsons
- The Tick
- Ugly Americans
- The Venture Brothers
- The Wacky Races
- X-Men: The Animated Series
- The Yogi Bear Show
- The Zeta Project
The biggest omission, in my opinion, is Batman: The Animated Series which should have gotten a runner-up at the very least. Plus, by including Liquid Television you basically already have Beavis in there.
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Yeah, Batman > Beavis and Butt-head, but Beavis and Butt-head was the more pop-culture influential.
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yeah, B:TAS should've been over Beavis and Butthead, even as much as I like B&B.
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I like Mike Judge and King of the Hill is fantastic, but I've never really gotten the appeal of Beavis and Butt-Head to be honest. I've tried watching it and just never have found it funny. Maybe because I didn't grow up with it but it usually just comes off stupid to me. I like the movie but mostly just because it has the voice of Robert Stack who I've always thought is awesome. Batman: The Animated Series is easily one of the best shows of all time (not just for animated shows either).
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Animaniacs should have been in for A, but I'm guessing since they gave Pinky and the Brain they didn't want to overdo it?
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And I am guessing that neither Looney Tunes nor Merry Melodies count as a TV series, obviously.
I still think Tiny Toons was the forefather for Animaniacs. Without TT succeeding, we would not have had Animaniacs.
I still think Tiny Toons was the forefather for Animaniacs. Without TT succeeding, we would not have had Animaniacs.
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I also don't understand how not a single one of the Disney cartoons from the 80s/90s made it onto here.
I'm sorry, but Duck Tales is better than Daria.
I'm sorry, but Duck Tales is better than Daria.
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How could I forget DuckTales. Easily one of my favorite animated shows ever and definitely better than Daria I agree. The list overall is kind of a weird one. Some of the picks are good but some just feel random and like they were picked for being current or relatively new.
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Where is the DCAU? It'd be nice if the second season of The Zeta Project ever came out on DVD. I can't believe the absence of BTAS.
I've been meaning to revisit NGE for years. I wasn't that impressed when I was heavily into anime and got into it in my teen years, finding it vastly overrated, but now that I've matured, I should give it another chance. Why has it not been licensed again in the US? You would think that it is a popular enough property that even with the current state of the market, someone would jump for it. Is there some sort of legal issue with it?
I've been meaning to revisit NGE for years. I wasn't that impressed when I was heavily into anime and got into it in my teen years, finding it vastly overrated, but now that I've matured, I should give it another chance. Why has it not been licensed again in the US? You would think that it is a popular enough property that even with the current state of the market, someone would jump for it. Is there some sort of legal issue with it?
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