Poll: 90s cartoons or 00s cartoons?

[300lb. Samoan]

Cartoons that matter (to me):

90's : Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern Life, Doug, Rugrats, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Planet, Dexter's Lab, so many others
00's : Spongebob Squarepants, ATHF, Squidbillies, Metalocalypse, Harvey Birdman, some others

I voted 90's. When I think "cartoons", I think Looney Tunes and other kid's fare, so really I'm not counting the adult stuff on that list. But it's been really cool to have watched Ren and Stimpy as a kid and seen adult animation grow up right along with me

 

[SonicKoala]

Well, there's gonna be an inherent bias in this poll - since the majority of people on this website were in their prime cartoon-watching days in the 90s, of course the 90s is gonna get all the votes. I admit I voted for that option too, but I honestly don't know where I'd be today without South Park (certaintly not as entertained, at the very least). So yeah, the 90s had all those great cartoons that I loved when I was a kid, and the 00s has South Park, and to a lesser extent Family Guy. Honestly, for me, it's closer than I would have thought.

Both of those shows are from the 90s. Hell, the original South Park short is from 1992.

Please, Family guy didn't debut on Fox until 1999, and South park started in 1997, granted, but neither of those shows really took off until the 00s. Don't argue for the sake of arguing, it's pathetic.

 

[cheese_wizington]

90's cartoons are actually funny. The early 2000 cartoons (spongebob, fosters home for...., kids next door.

 

[Aesir23]

The 90s had Animaniacs.

The 90's win.

/thread

And Freakazoid

And The Tick

 

[Mr. GameBrain]

I think what really hurts the appeal of 00's cartoons is that most of the good shows, like Samurai Jack and Megas XLR are always cancelled before their prime, and replace them with much crappier shows.

 

[disill]

I grew up in the '90s, so I guess I'm pretty biased about it. Nothing like getting up at 6 in the morning to catch your favourite cartoon. And I still remember the first day Pokemon aired in the uk.

I saw someone mention Bucky O'Hare. That was an awesome cartoon, I used to have the figures and everything.
And The Tick, easily the best super-hero parody every, that was a favourite.
No-one's mentioned the Spawn cartoon? I used to love that.

 

[Macgyvercas]

Hmmm...overwhelmingly in favor of the 90's...not the least bit surprised

 

[Shoto Koto]

Hmm Pokémon spans both these decades I believe. Thus I cannot decide. Because lets be honest Pokémon is the greatest load of cartoons ever made, and if you disagree, you're fucking wrong.

 

[Irridium]

This thread is really making me feel old, and I'm only 18...

Anyone else remember Mission Hill?
Did that air in the 90's, or 00's?

Either way, it was quite possably the greatest show on Adult Swim.

 

[Icehearted]

Feh... the 80s were where it's at!

Edit:
Favorites like Robotech, GI JOE, Transformers, and a few others were way popular. Does anyone else remember shows like The Wuzzles, The Wheeled Warriors, and The Mighty Orbots?

 

[Mr. GameBrain]

How about Ulysees 31?
(Now that was some crazy 80's acid trip cartoon!)

 

[Iampringles]

90's: for the nostalgia.

00's were pretty good.

Does anyone else think that there are no good children's tv programs anymore? Maybe it's 'cause I am no longer the target audience...

 

[FailingwithStyle]

Did anyone watch Reboot? I fuckin' loved that show.

+1 for 90s cartoons

 

[HavocS6]

This was either 80s or 90s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqzEssjkMeU

late 90s early 00s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y61h1mOQvhc

 

[Misterian]

90's cartoons mainly, most cartoons now-a-days are generally plain, generic, and boring.

though even the 2000's built it's share of decent cartoons that are worth looking at, if only for afew seconds, like Phineas and Ferb, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Pucca, Ben 10 (the original, not the Alien Force series, I personally think Alien Force was a step backwards that seems to leave some plotholes in it's connection with the original.), Chowder, and The Malvelous Misadventures Of FlapJack.

though Phineas and Ferb seems to me somehow more worthy to be among one of the Disney movie francises (alongside Aladdin, Stitch, etc.) than being a TV show. It does pretty much everything that would make it belong to a good Disney movie.

 

[RanD00M]

The 90's didn't have Invader Zim. That show was epic

That's just what i was about to say.

 

[MR T3D]

The 90s had Animaniacs.

The 90's win.

/thread

And Freakazoid

And The Tick

aw, yeah, 90's RULED
love chain quoting starting with a /thread post

 

[Simriel]

90's. Invader Zim and Batman. Nuff said.

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

Well, it depends.
The Simpsons, for one, was better before season 12.

But anime, I can only watch -98 to present day or my eyes'll explode

well said sir.