Alright, we've spoken about adult oriented animated films from all over the world, and
while I still have a lot to cover on that subject, I think we've covered enough bases
to turn our attention to adult animation on television.
I've kinda been putting this one off, because with so many great series from the past and
currently running, odds are no matter what shows I include or in what order there is
going to be some disagreement or some small show I overlooked.
So just try to keep it friendly, these are my favorites based on a pretty heavy lifelong
exposure and interest and by no means need to be your favorites as well, just leave a
comment below letting me know what I might have overlooked.
So without any further delay and only a tiny educational value to boob and joke ratio,
lets toon into my Top 10 Adult Cartoons.
Number 10 The MTV Animations
Okay, so kind of a cop out, but I'm including all of the classic mtv cartoons in this one
entry, so Beavis and Butthead, Daria, The Maxx, The Head, Aeon Flux, Undergrads and
Clone High.
They were all produced in the 90s by mtv and are worthy of mention here.
hey, It's my list, I can do stuff like this.
Number 9 Rick and Morty
I've not seen all of this series, but I've seen enough to know it belongs here.
Starting as a crude attempt to troll universal studios by spoofing back to the future, rick
and morty grew into a fully fledged troll of everything science fiction, poking fun
at all manner of media and theroretical physics.
Number 8 Ren and Stimpy
With classic episodes like "don't whiz on the electric fence" how can this not make
the list.
By the legendary animator John Kricfaluci Ren and Stimpy pushed the limits of adult
animation on television in the 90s.
Number 7 The Venture Brothers
A parody of the johnny quest adventure cartoons of the 60's the venture brothers follows the
story of a grown up former boy adventurer Rusty venture and his two sons who are current
boy adventurers dean and hank.
It also casts david bowie as one of the villians which is always a win in my books.
Number 6 Archer
A parody of the long running James Bond franchise, we follow the super spy slash man-child archer
as he does spy things while cracking jokes and making obscure references.
I'd also include bob's burgers on this list but I don't want to summon Harry Benjamin,
well not for a youtube video anyway, maybe alone in a dark bathroom later.
Number 5 Simpsons
For everything previous on this list, the Simpsons did it.
While not the first television series aimed at adults by a longshot, it did bring animated
comedy for adults to primetime media and opened the doors for many of the shows we've seen
since.
But the simpsons didn't do quite everything.
Number 4 Spawn
Dark, gritty and violent Spawn represents the badass side of animation perfectly.
Made in the late 90's by Todd McFarlane for HBO which means you can also expect a fair
amount of cartoon boobs, this animated version far supassed its shitty big budget live action
counterpart and stands the test of time.
Number 3 The Boondocks
Alright, so lets talk about satire as a platform for social commentary this is your example.
Starting as a comic strip by Aaron Mcgruder with commentary on urban culture and race
relations the boondocks grew into one of the most socially relevant television series of
its era.
This show challenged its audience to move beyond the conventional media messages regarding
it's topics while making us laugh.
Number 2 South Park
Not quite as old as the Simpsons, these guys are getting up there as well.
Starting as a crude cutout animated short about the spirit of Christmas, Southpark has
also faced many social issues head on through comedy and have always been advocates of pushing
medias bounderies.
I don't know how I feel aboot being called a little mushroom person tho.
and the Number 1 adult cartoon is Robot Chicken
Using stop motion claymation techniques Robot chicken parodies all forms of media from A
team to Zybots and everything in between.
Watchmojo actually excluded these guys from their list, and I'm declaring that a bad call
and putting them back in the game!
Take that Watchmojo with your 11 top 10 videos a day!
I hope this in no way negatively affects my repeated job applications and resumes to watchmojojojo.
Love you guys! :p
So those are my Top 10 Adult Cartoons honorable mentions for this list are Spicy City, Duckman,
Roccos Modern Life, Quads, Oblongs, Delta State and I'm sure I'm forgetting tons more,
so leave comments below!
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once again this was Fade Dragontear, Peace oot!