All Time Top 50 Cartoon Shows

I think just about everyone has a soft spot for cartoons. There is a wide variety out there, each with something to offer.Don’t you miss those days when you would just stick to the idiot box for hours together watching your favorite cartoon shows…??

The cartoon is indeed a wonderful thing. Once mostly deemed to be the territory of a kids-only audience, the world of animation has evolved over the years so as to appeal to adults as well as children… or is it just that many adults these days have the minds of children?

The only criteria I used for my selection process was that each had to be a cartoon television series that ran for at least an entire ratings season and it had to be good – either funny or well-written.

1.The Simpsons

“The Simpsons” is the most famous cartoon show till date since its debut in the year 1987. Matt Groening is the creator of this series; he started out as a cartoonist drawing weekly comic series for a regional newspaper namely “Life in Hell”. The Simpsons family appeared as shorts on The Tracy Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Later after 3 successful seasons, The Simpsons was developed into half – an – hour prime time show. The family of Simpsons had these main characters playing their role’s Marge Simpson (female, Housewife), Homer Jay Simpson (male, Safety inspector), Brat Simpson (male, student at the springfield elementary school), Lisa Simpson (female, student), Maggie Simpson( youngest child oh marge and homer).

2.Looney Tunes

These are the most popular and most widely seen cartoons all over the world. These cartoons gave rise to many other cartoon characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Sylvestor, Speedy Gonales, Tweety, Taz, Road runner and many more. These are such a great cartoon series.The Warner Brothers cartoons have been shown on television for more than four decades! Their success on the small screen has confounded their creators, who only intended for them to be exhibited in theatres within a year of production.Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros cartoon animated series which was released seventy years ago in the month of April in 1930. The first looney tune animation was an eight minute flick namely "Sinking in the Bathtub" with two characters in the play namely Bosko and Honey. This series features some well known characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird and Porky Pig. This series has been a hit since the 1930's.

3. The Flintstones

"The Flintstones" was the first prime time comedy flick shown on television and has gained high ratings in its very first season. It was the first and longest running comedy flick ever shown on TV. The show made its debut on September 30, 1960 which featured 166 episodes and ran for about six seasons the last episode aired on April 1st, 1996. The Flintstones story revolved around a working class stone age man Fred Flintstones and his life with his family Wilma Flintstone(wife), Pebble Flintstone(daughter), Dino and Baby Puss(pet's) and his next door neighbor cum best buddy Barney and his family Betty Rubble(wife), Bamm - Bamm Rubble(son), Hoppy(pet).

4.Family Guy

"Family Guy" is an american animated series developed by Seth MacFarlane during the 1990's as shorts for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The shorts were broadcast on cartoon network in the year 1997 which was watched by the executives at Fox and was given a green signal. The first episode was aired on January 1999. The story centers on the Griffin's, a dysfunctional family. The main characters of the series are Lois and Peter the parents,Meg, Chris and Stewie their children and Brian their talking dog.Family Guy has gone from tangentially making reference to other programs to now being lampooned and referenced itself.

5.SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series, created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg. Much of the series centers on the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom. All SpongeBob wants to do is catch jellyfish in his jellyfishing net and work as a burger chef at The Krusty Krab and make Krabby Patties. The series' popularity has prompted the release of a media franchise, contributing to its position as Nickelodeon's highest rated show. Whether you're four or 40, you can find joy in this show. Oftentimes, SpongeBob will actually win out in the battle over "there's nothing good to watch on TV right now."

6.South Park

South Park instantly took over Comedy Central with their four foul mouthed Colorado elementary school kids, but the show has taken a drastic turn from the hilarious rude comedy that it started out as, and has become one of televisions most culturally relevant programs.Very few shows -- animated or not -- have been on for 12 seasons and still retain the relevance and entertainment value of South Park. Episodes alternate between sharp satirical looks at society to pop culture parodies to scatological humor

7.King of the Hill

Created by Mike Judge of Beavis and Butt-Head fame, King of the Hill is the second-longest continuously running animated comedy series on television, behind The Simpsons. It centers on the Hills, a middle-class Methodist family in the fictional small suburban town of Arlen, Texas. It attempts to retain a naturalistic approach, seeking humor in the conventional and mundane aspects of everyday life while dealing with issues comically.

8.Tom & Jerry

Tom and Jerry is a series of theatrical animated cartoon films created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, centering on a never-ending rivalry between a cat (Tom) and a mouse (Jerry) whose chases and battles often involved comic violence.This hilarious cartoon with the love and war of both Tom and Jerry is totally amazing. The chases and the fun they do together is unforgettable. You watch the same cartoon over an over again and you are never bored.

9. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby Doo Where Are You! was the one that had the gang solving crimes in the Mystery Machine. Chasing ghosts and revealing them to be old crusty codgers in masks. Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, was created for Hanna-Barbera Productions by writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears in 1969. This Saturday morning cartoon series featured four teenagers—Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers— and their talking Great Dane dog named "Scooby-Doo" who solve mysteries involving supposedly supernatural creatures through a series of antics and missteps

10. Beavis and Butt-Head

Featuring the exploits of the violence, rock and sex obsessed Beavis and Butt-Head, two seemingly parentless losers who spend their days watching videos and torturing animals,Each episode features a few interstitial scenes in which they view videos in this manner, their commentary improvised by Judge, with the rest of the episode depicting them embarking on some scheme or adventure

Special Mention :
1.The Mickey Mouse Club

The Mickey Mouse Club was an American variety television show produced by Walt Disney Productions that ran from 1955 to 1996. It was first televised from 1955 to 1959 by the ABC, featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of teenage performers. The Mickey Mouse Club was created by Walt Disney. The series has been revived, reformatted and reimagined several times since its initial 1955–1959 run on ABC, first in 1977 for syndication and later (1989-95) for seven seasons on the Disney Channel.

Honourable Mentions :

1.Futurama