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Each week I create a 2-2.5 hour block of programming for the family to watch together over a nice breakfast. We call it Sunday Brunch Cartoons, and we're nearly two years into it without missing a day. I'm releasing a full list of our watch queue, with the hopes that you can think of something really good (or memorably bad) that we should include.

No 70s Hanna-Barbera.

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Plaintext: Title Batman: Caped Crusader Captain Harlock and the Queen of a Thousand Years Cybersix Gargoyles Infinity Train Mythbusters Hey Arnold! Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Amphibia Animaniacs Scooby Doo; Mystery Inc. Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends Gumby Gurren Lagann Mighty Max (Remastered) My Adventures With Superman Sailor Moon Original ReBoot Recess Crash Course Video Games She-Ra Space Patrol Luluco The Owl House Tron: Uprising Star vs the Forces of Evil Rocky & Bullwinkle Sym-Bionic Titan Freakazoid! Teen Titans Bump In The night Looney Tunes Golden Collection Nate Is Late / Oskar et Malika The Big O Unicorn Warriors Eternal Mega Man Megas XLR Motorcity Fraggle Rock Men in Black: The Animated Series Histeria! The Tick Swat Kats Adventure Time: Fiona & Cake Kim Possible Dexter’s Laboratory Star Trek Mobile Fighter G Gundam The Adventures of Salmon Max Captain N: The Game Master Darkwing Duck Danny Phantom Wakfu Kirby: Right Back At Ya Regular Show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Inspector Gadget The Legend of Zelda Underdog (1964) Kid Cosmic Looney Tunes Cartoons Samurai Jack Adventure Time The Loud House King Arthur and the Knights of Justice The California Raisin Show Visionaries Knights of the Magical Lights He-Man and the Masters of the Universe Transformers: Prime Yuu Yuu Hakusho Invader Zim Ducktales Avatar: The Legend of Korra Codename: Kids Next Door Pingu Bill Nye TSG Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Reading Rainbow Wishbone Red Wall Ramen Akaneko Space Ghost Powerpuff Girls Transformers War For Cybertron Dungeons and Dragons Ren & Stimpy Rugrats Super Mario World Fairly OddParents Hilda Moomin Batman: The Animated Series Earthworm Jim Amazing World of Gumball Beakman’s World Rocko’s Modern Life The Real Ghostbusters The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy Bravest Warriors Beetlejuice Ruri Rocks Transformers: Beast Wars Courage the Cowardly Dog Rentaghost The Busy World of Richard Scarry Over the Garden Wall Button Moon Cow & Chicken Bocchi the Rock Adventure Time: Distant Lands The Angry Beavers The Trap Door Pinky and The Brain Clone Wars (2003) Avatar: The Last Airbender Gravity Falls A Series of Unfortunate Events Steven Universe Trigun Batman Beyond Bluey Ed, Edd, & Eddy


EDIT: Thanks, Lemmy!!! You've all delivered so many really exciting suggestions. There's enough on my 'shopping list' now to keep us going, well, basically forever - but what's another 10Tb of cartoons among friends?

Here's the full list of suggestions I've collected. In alphabetic order, this time. Thanks again!

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[–] 28 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)
  • Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers
  • Duck Tales

And since it seems like you’re not shying away from shows with some fucked up things kids probably shouldn’t have watched but are kinda formative anyways

  • Super Dimensional Fortress Macross
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  • [–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Thanks! The newer DuckTales is in this list, we finished that earlier this year. The older stuff I haven't gotten to yet. I definitely need to get Chip & Dale, haven't seen that stuff in centuries, feels like.

    We're fairly permissive with scary/intense stuff, our true north isn't PEGI or ESRB so much as Don Bluth's admonition that kids can handle anything, as long as there's a happy ending. He found Robot Dreams (2023) way more traumatic than Ghostbusters (1984), and that's just a story about growing apart and making new friends. He's very self aware, and will tell us when something's too much to handle.

    I should get Macross, yeah. I never saw that one actually. Thanks!

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    No Hanna Barbera? You should throw a few in to mix it up. Like a Snagglepuss, one Huckleberry hound, and one Yogi Bear. The first season of Scooby Doo is iconic. Josie and the Pussy Cats was good. 60's Hanna would include the excellent Johnny Quest. I'd also throw in a singular Space Ghost and Herculoids to break things up.

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  • [–] [S] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    You make some solid points, if I'm willing to tolerate the California Raisins he should at least see some of these. We'll do a retro theme one day and hit all of these, likely.

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  • [–] 15 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Add just a little bit of 60s and 70s Hannah Barbara (Johnny quest, Scooby-Doo, old superhero shows) so that when they are older, you can show them Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law and GOATed of all time animated series The Venture Bros

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    [–] 13 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    I found Freakazoid to be hilarious when I was in my teens, even though a lot of the jokes felt like they were written for my parents. It's a fairly short series too, at least compared to a lot of the other kids shows.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    It wasn't a commercial success because all the adverts were targeted at too young an audience. It should have been presented for what it is, which is goofy and random enough for kids and genuinely twisted enough for grownups.

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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Eek! The Cat.

    Don't remember much about the episodes but I did used to watch it "religiously" as a kid.

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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (9 children)

    I may have missed them in the list but how about

    The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack

    Chowder

    Catdog

    Rocket Power

    Ren & Stimpy

    Doug

    As Told by Ginger

    The Wild Thornberrys

    Johnny Bravo

    Sharkey and George

    I Am Weasel

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    [–] 11 points 5 months ago* (7 children)

    I think the following would make great additions

    Talespin

    Garfield and Friends(seem to remember watching this one religiously as a kid, but more so for the “and friends” part. )

    COPS was a weird one

    Gotta have the Thundercats!

    M.A.S.K

    Gotta have X-Men just for the theme song at least lol

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    I'm def adding Thundercats, Talespin, and X-Men, but COPS is a hard no lmao. I didn't even know that existed though, that's hilarious. Is M.A.S.K. good or hilariously bad?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I was gonna mention M.A.S.K. There was also a straight to video series for Ring Raiders. Both of them were really to sell toys, but so was Transformers and G.I. Joe (I think the toys came first in all these cases). Full caveat, I haven’t watched any of these since the 80s, but I do still have a MASK toy my son is now playing with.

    Mobile Police Patlabor is similar to Gundam and maybe not a kids cartoon, but does feature in a KMFDM video from the late 90s for Juke Joint Jezebel.

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  • [–] 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    You have a bit of anime on there but I feel like pokemon and Dragonball z are missing. Simpsons could be added too.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Someone else recommended original Dragonball, and I'm taking that onboard. DBZ is great, but I think for the sake of time I'll look for that edit I heard of that keeps it all concise and action-packed. As you can see we have a lot of stuff in rotation!

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Just a heads up that original run Dragonball contains a bit of nudity (Goku is often naked and they don't hide it). It's fairly innocuous but I know not something every parent wants their kids to see.

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  • [+] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (5 children)
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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    You've already got all of my recommendations, but please alphabetically sort these so we can check more easily!

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Total Drama Island and/or The Ridonculous Race (same universe). They're camp (hehe) but pretty good overall

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    [–] 8 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

    I’m a little worried that no one has mentioned Mystery Inc. yet. It’s probably the best version of Scooby-Doo ever done.
    Also look in to Clone High both the 2002 version and the 2023 restart. It’s a really fun show more for teenagers and the blueprint that Total Drama Island ripped off. It’s also the very first time Miller and Lord, of Spider-verse and Hail Merry fame, got to run a show.

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    [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    These are all 90s cartoons, so if you can find them:

    • Batman: The Animated Series (the one with Mark Hamill as the Joker)
    • Animaniacs
    • Tiny Toon Adventures
    • Chip n' Dale's Rescue Rangers
    • Pinky and the Brain Saw you have that one already
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  • [–] [S] 4 points 5 months ago

    I should get original Animaniacs, the new stuff is alright but I have no excuse not to have the classics. We have Batman TAS, but I'd totally overlooked the others. Thanks!!

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  • [–] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    Growing up I loved Pinky and The Brain and Batfink

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    My specialty! Cartoons! No guarantees my opinions may not be basic or good!

    • Code Lyoko ( can get a little dark at times and also characters with not just foreheads, but fiveheads ) ( also has maybe 2 or so scenes of an underage girl in just her undies/bra, but in a European kid friendly manner ) ( every episode is available on a dedicated official Code Lyoko ENG dub channel, and original dub on its own official channel as well )

    • If you can somehow find it, Dofus: The Treasures of Kerubim ( Kerubs's Bazaar is apparently the, IMO, horrible English name ) ( same universe as Wakfu, but in a distant past I guess )

    • Summer Camp Island ( 6 seasons that start off more episodic and start to get more serialized before the very serialized and probably rushed close to death final season ) ( summer camp run by 3 witches, shenanigans with magic and magical creatures happen )

    • Some episodes are technically lost media, either in the original ENG dub or in general, but Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown ( a rare example of Australian cartoon work, follows an anthro kangaroo who basically does everything he can to fight against a corrupt mayor ) ( huh, sounds topical with the state of the world, kinda ) ( episodes available can be found on the The Skippy Archive yt channel, if that makes any difference )

    • Ahhhh! Real Monsters ( unless I completely missed this on the list, kinda shocked it's not there while the classsic Klasky Csupo show Rugrats is )

    • Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog ( the campy in a pretty dumb kinda way cartoon and not SatAM, though I personally recommend that one if you want something a little more serious and darker in tone )

    • Rocket Power ( another Klasky Csupo I personally think is good enough to pass )

    I wanted to list some others, but I scroll down to the list only to find them. I mean, Angry Beavers was already there. Same with like Batman Beyond and D.W. and Infinity Train. This post just makes me realize I don't know as many cartoons as I should.

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago (6 children)

    Aah! Really Monsters!

    Angry Beavers

    Rocko's Modern Life

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Beetlejuice Ducktales The gummi bears David the Gnome

    I think the original run of The Muppet Show deserves a spot on the list too

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)
    • Little Witch Academia
    • Spy x Family
    • Azumanga Daioh
    • CITY: The Animation
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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I really like the Lilo and Stitch series and movies

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago* (2 children)
    • Inspector Gadget

    • Care Bears

    • Babar

    • Rupert

    • Mona the Vampire

    • Monster By Mistake

    • Mummies Alive!

    • Tales From the Cryptkeeper

    • Freaky Stories

    • Magic School Bus

    • Stickin' Around

    • Ned's Newt

    • Anatole

    • Cardcaptors

    • Beast Machines (it's a sequel to Beast Wars)

    • Xiaolin Showdown

    • Jackie Chan Adventures

    • American Dragon: Jake Long

    • Are You Afraid of the Dark? (not a cartoon)

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Breakfast takes 2 hours in your house?

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    The Misadventures of Flapjack. I’d say it has the spirit of Ren and Stimpy.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Man, Zoids would be a perfect addition to that list. Maybe SD Gundam would be fun too, its like a chibi version of Gundam.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I don't see them in the list, but you may want to add the rest of the DCAU- The New Batman Adventures, Batman Beyond (Return of the Joker may be a bit over the line), Justice League, and Justice League Unlimited.

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    [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Actually shocked to not see Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur on the list. A stunning soundtrack and amazing voice work makes it one of the most underrated cartoons of the last 20 years

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    If you're okay with subtitles (As I don't think it has a dub.), Ranking of Kings is fantastic, recent, and more or less age appropriate. Ling Cage and Hero Inside also fall into that realm (Hero Inside has a dub though.) The original Dragonball (Which is about Goku as a kid doing adventure stuff. Dragonball Z is where he grew up and screamed a lot with gold hair.) and Ultimate Muscle both have english dubs that are solid and definitely were bona fide Saturday morning cartoons. G.I. Joe, Pirates of Dark Water, Street Sharks, and Double Dragon can also fill out a list on the more classic side.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (3 children)

    Some that come to mind that I don’t see on your list:

    • The Cramp Twins
    • The Raccoons
    • Watch My Chops!
    • The Critic
    • Sharky & George
    • Biker Mice from Mars
    • Insektors
    • The Wild Thornberries
    • Jackie Chan Adventures

    Also, out of interest, why no 70s Hanna-Barbera?

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    I don't see Danger Mouse or Count Duckula on there. Classic British series by Cosgrove Hall. Danger Mouse has had a reboot relatively recently, though I haven't seen any of the new ones.

    Other than that, Mr Magoo and, separately, the Pink Panther show.

    And back to the UK for Mr Benn if you can find all the episodes.

    No idea where you can watch any of these, but I'm sure they're out there somewhere.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Most of my favorites are Hannah Barbara cartoons. And I see that others have already convinced you to check out a few, though I’m a little confused why you’ve singled out Hannah Barbara animation and not say Filmation animation from the same time.

    Regardless I’d like to offer the following that I don’t think I see in your list:

    • Here Comes the Grump
    • Fooly Cooly
    • Biker Mice from Mars
    • Bobs Burgers
    • The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show
    • Strong Bad Emails
    • Iron Man
    • X-Men
    • KaBlam!
    • Muppet Babies
    • Thunderbirds
    • SpongeBob SquarePants
    • Batfink
    • Garbage Pail Kids
    • Godzilla
    • King of the Hill
    • Mister T
    • The New Adventures of Gilligan

    Hannah Barbara ones I can’t not mention: (Most not from 70s)

    • The Addams Family
    • Atom Ant
    • Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines
    • Droopy: Master Detective
    • Fish Police
    • The Herculoids
    • Huckleberry Hound
    • Inch High Private Eye
    • The Jetsons
    • Johnny Quest
    • The Perils of Penelope Pitstop
    • Snooper and Blabber
    • The Thing
    • Valley of the Dinosaurs
    • Wacky Races
    • Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space
    • The New Shmoo
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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    That sounds lovely. I'm stealing that idea! Hilda and invader zim is so good.

    I recently finished litre witch academy, that I could recommend. And the most bizarre thing I've seen is John Dillermand. Maybe first screen it before you show it for your kids :)

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