User blog:Webkinz Mania/Top 20 Animated Shows Since the Turn of the Century (10-6)

Due to the outrageous amount of feedback (keep it up with that, by the way), I decided to make yet another edition to this countdown on the same Wiki day. Here's a few things we discussed so far. First off, I included shows that premiered in 1999, but nothing before then. All of those shows had longer runs through the 2000s rather than the 1990s. Sorry Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo, that doesn't mean you.

I'm also very biased, since I have been watching Cartoon Network for years now, since Spongebob was far too overplayed in Nick (which is why they got their huge decreases this year). There's only about three non-Cartoon Network shows and the biggest surprise honestly will be in the top five. Part of that surprise will be seen in the next blog... coming soon!


 * 20. Spongebob Squarepants
 * 19. My Gym Partner's a Monkey
 * 18. Camp Lazlo
 * 17. MAD
 * 16. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
 * 15. The Garfield Show
 * 14. Codename: Kids Next Door
 * 13. Chowder
 * 12. 6teen
 * 11. Adventure Time

10. The Simpsons The top show of the nineties that ruled television for ten years only makes it to number ten. The nineties brought The Simpsons to all kinds of heights. Bart merchandise, lots of famous guest stars... but the show tipped off after season ten. The characters and plots were repetitive and boring. The show's continuity hurt it for a while. Fat Tony dies... Fit Tony, his brother becomes Fat Tony after gaining weight. So hilarious and shocking, huh? Only a handful of episodes each season were watchable to most people. The best seasons since season ten were, in no order: 11 (it wasn't even that good, but it was okay), 18, 20, 21. The disappearance of Marvin Monroe has always baffled me and I really liked him while he lasted in the show. If they brought him back, the show could be at least five percent better. How about Herman? The little traitor hasn't been seen in years also and was one wild dude. I really liked him too. I think this problem started after Phil Hartman's murder in 1998. He voiced many characters that were popular, Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz, both smartly retired after his death. They at least brought some variety to the table. Now we have Rainer Wolfcastle and Blue Haired Lawyer taking those jobs. Trust me, they are both good characters, but no Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz.

9. The Looney Tunes Show The Looney Tunes Show, the Wiki I admin in, reaches number nine on the list after a so and so first season. I dislike how they changed the characters. Bugs was a wise-ass. Daffy was a greedy idiot. Sam shot his guns. Elmer hunted. Now, Bugs is a purple bestie. Daffy is self-centered. Sam is a bum of a neighbor. Elmer is a weather man... of all jobs. The show had a bad first season, but it's better than most of the shows in the 2000s. However, with some new staff coming in and more minor characters being focused on, season two already sounds better than season one. If only they kept Laff Riot, that could've been #1!

8. The Amazing World of Gumball What's so amazing about The Amazing World of Gumball? The Amazing World of Gumball has The Simpsons feel of things. The dad is an idiot. The boys are rebellions. The daughter is the smartest one. One change is that the mom has anger issues. Put them all together and you have a dysfunctional family and a crazy staff. There's a robot, banana, jukebox, potato, dinosaur, cloud, emo ghost, a giant that has his feet only seen, rainbow blob thing, upside down mouth and all kinds of other weird and wacky characters... you don't know what's going to happen next!

7. Courage the Cowardly Dog Many people blame Courage the Cowardly Dog for being scary and not good because of that. But, that's the aspect of the show that I love. The main character, Courage, is a very cute dog that is in the wrong world where there's all kinds of situations he needs to get his elders out of. I enjoyed it when he talked a lot, like in season one, but he was also blamed since Eustace and Muriel, the other two main characters, didn't talk as much as him, a dog! I have no idea why it was cancelled, especially after four seasons. It had the quality and was good enough to go for the #100! My favorite episode was the last one though. "Remembrance of Courage's Parents" was so emotional for me that whenever I finish watching the episode I'm crying like nuts. "Perfect" was also a great episode to finish the series off with, but "Remembrance of Courage's Parents" alone makes the show top ten material.

6. Total Drama The biggest surprise in this countdown. Total Drama was great in season one, Total Drama Island. The characters were all new and original. Owen was awesome and Duncan was some guy you would kill to hang out with. Heather was super bad too. I'd kill to date her. She's just so evil, especially toward the end of the series and her final episode in the competition. There were so many well written episodes and Chris wasn't nuts over killing the contestants. Season two, Total Drama Action, is usually ranked as one of the worst seasons of the show, but I also enjoyed it. Courtney became a big brat and was annoying. The humor was starting to slow die down and get dry, but the special was nice. Total Drama World Tour is my second favorite season. The aspect of singing was so cool. It was good to see each character sing at least once. I would've liked to have Katie, Sadie or Eva in more episodes though. Also, the idea of adding in Sierra and Blaineley was good. I made a blog though, about the season's flaws, but looking at all the positives, it wasn't that bad. I stopped watching Total Drama: Revenge of the Island after ten episodes and horrible quality episodes later on, but I had mixed reviews on what I saw. It wasn't as close as good as Total Drama Island. The new contestants weren't even amazing. Anne Maria, Dakota and Lightning were the best new characters, but I hated the episode when Dakota became a mutant monster. With Total Drama at number six being the biggest surprise, what could be the top five with so many shows left?