Years later, he would find renewed vigor when the shorts were packaged for television viewingdelighting generations of after-school kiddies.

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Because most every character is based on the erratic whims of their child creator, they're all freakin' bonkers, and serve to pester and drive each other mad at every turn. Influenced by spaghetti westerns, Star Wars, Conan, and Seven Samurai, Samurai Jack tells the story of a boy who was sent to train with the best fighters in the world in an attempt to defeat the evil Aku.

We saw people get whipped. Perhaps it was the "team-up" aspect -- the old Marvel idea of giving Spidey some superpowered pals to play with (the X-Men's Iceman rounded out this team of "Spider-Friends," serving as counterpoint to Firestar's hotness abilities [we are referring to her powers this time]). Despite that, the show still had real plot, interesting characters, and grand space battles. This show was just grand.

Present-day cartoon viewers take such things as realistic movements and big action sequences for granted, but for a traditional hand-drawn series the L.A.-based animators did an extraordinary job fitting in a high amount of action and story into each episode.

Now a major comedy presence, Family Guy has gone from tangentially making reference to other programs (in their "manatee gags") to now being lampooned and referenced itself.

It dealt with the notion of being stranded in a different space-time continuum; 20-plus years before Lost, mind you.

Winners of the Oscar for Best Short Subject seven times (! When the evil Shredder attacks, these turtle boys don't cut him no slack.

The show's style, while looking like stop-motion construction paper cut-outs, is animated completely on computers.

Unabashedly an adult-oriented cartoon, Duckman aired during USA Network's "Up All Night" Saturday night programming block for four seasons.

Freakazoid -- who would appear when Dexter would say "Freak out!" It featured the best car in all of anime, the Mach 5.

As amazingly preposterous as the idea is, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's comic book was adapted into this fun series that hypnotized a generation into buying toys and taking kung fu lessons. The Avatarphenomenon is sure to grow even more with the upcoming release of three live-action movies directed and written by M. Night Shyamalan. And of course "You wouldn't lie to me, would you, Little Wooden Boy?". This classic show about exotic supercar races was the first taste of anime for many American viewers. Unlike any of the previous Spider-Man series, long term story arcs were utilized, and certain storylines were given a suitable amount of time to build, continuing for several episodes or even an entire season. After a few Pink Panther films had hit the big screen in the '60s, America was treated to a cartoon showcase based on some of the themes and characters from the Blake Edwards/Peter Sellers franchise.

Not to be confused with the new CGI series which has a "The" in front of the title, Clone Wars debuted in 2003 on Cartoon Network as a series of three-minute shorts (eventually extended to 12-15 minute segments). Telling the age-old tale of the feline and rodent who quite simply can't get along, Tom and Jerry eventually made its way to TV as did many of its movie-house peers. Their main ship was the Phoenix, which as its name implies, could transform into a fiery bird that would proceed to totally demolish anything its path, thus inspiring many childhood pyrotechnic accidents.

Plus, how could we not give the nod to the series that created Krang, the talking brain housed in a giant man suit? "Water filling lungs can't breathe." series Animaniacs, the series told the story of a super-genius mouse with plans to take over the world, and his dimwitted assistant, Pinky. Listening to the two of them together was like having two Bob Newharts collide in an endearing stammer-fest of love. Most episodes of season one featured Prince Lotor or his witch gal-pal Haggar conjuring some butt ugly monster. First is the fact that it introduced more than one animated character who would stand the test of time -- not only the distinctively voiced title character, but also the even more popular Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, who starred in their own animated segments of this series before getting a spin-off of their own. But due to the fact that the three cartoons were separated in their characters and themes, three different generational "wars" were created to explain the new heroes and adversaries. Giant lion-shaped robots that combine to form an even bigger humanoid robot that fights huge monsters with a sword and rocket fists. Created by Genndy Tartakovsky (Dexter's Laboratory), Samurai Jack is a fun, action-heavy animated series that appeals to kids and adults alike. The brothers of the title are the dimwitted Hank and Dean Venture, who thanks to their sketchy hyper-intelligent scientist dad find themselves in all manner of adventures. It was a cool collection of animation that ranged from slapstick to surreal, and gave us some wonderful characters to cherish. In 2009, Imagi studios will release a new, "Americanized," CGI incarnation of Astro Boy in a feature film.

Much like other animated Warner Bros. series during the '90s, Animaniacs was accessible to children but contained a level of sophisticated humor and older references that only adults would enjoy. Known as Gatchaman amongst anime aficionados, Battle of the Planets holds a special nostalgic place in the hearts and minds of the 30-and-older club.

You'll find other Spider-Man series on this list, as the iconic comic book character has been brought to life via animation several times since he was created in the 1960s. This is a list of pilot episodes on Cartoon Network, along with their premiere dates for each. Adult Swim had a lot of fun with the pair too with a series of shorts in 2002. There were several revivals of the character through the years, including a 1980s series by Ralph Bakshi that has quite the cult following and a place in TV controversy history, due to an accusation that a scene in which Mighty Mouse sniffed a flower actually alluded to cocaine use (yep, you read that right). That's amazing. The peaceful Smurfs, led by Papa Smurf and predominantly male (with the sole exception of Smurfette), were often chased by the evil wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael. The world of Dragon Ball is filled with an endless list of interesting and memorable characters, and while we don't have the space to mention everyone, we feel like we need to give a shout out to the series' main star Son Goku. Like several of the classic cartoons on this list, that irascible, nervous-breakdown-prone Woody Woodpecker started life in a series of theatrical shorts that date back as early as 1940.

But one of the more notable aspects of the show was the fact that it showed a single dad taking care of his only son while fighting the forces of evil.

-- gun for the coveted squad leader position in the elite ant-baby-machete-squad doesn't sound like a completely badass time, you're reading the wrong site, or looking at the wrong interwebs. The main character, Spike Spiegel, is a bounty hunter with a dark past, as he formerly worked for a violent crime syndicate.

Check, his name's Launchpad and he's about 10 different types of cool.

Was there a formula to it? "Cobra!"

This unique series combines various genres and musical styles, producing a very original -- and arguably one of the best -- anime. Propelled by its two main characters, Death Note moves from episode to episode keeping us at the edge of our seat wondering whether the ultimate detective L can in fact take down the murderous Kira (the series' main character Light Yagami).

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And we wouldn't have it any other way. While it may not be as faithful to the source material as other TMNT cartoons, and the animation may not be to the same quality as some of the more recent adaptations, hell if any of the other series made as large of a dent on pop culture (and many of the lives of us editors here at IGN) as the 1987 animated program.

The series also benefited from a fun vocal performance from Christopher Daniel Barnes as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Take for example the entire episode that rested solely on the establishing shot of Sealab, "Fusebox." A note to those who haven't seen or read the series avoid spoilers and Death Note will blow you away. Want to know what kids are thinking?

We could watch Aqua Teen Hunger Force forever.

This show is not meant to be held under a microscope, as there is not a single thing that actually makes any connection with logic or actual aquatic science, but it sure is fun to behold. Nothing is malicious. Fans of true Japanese anime think Avatar is a cheap American knockoff, and there's no denying that the show borrowed heavily from anime. Currently shares channel space with. Originally airing for just one 26-episode season in 1964-65, this iconic kids' adventure show thrived in syndicated reruns on Saturday mornings for decades, before coming back for one new season in 1986. The Maxx, in all of its glory, allowed for grief, rage, guilt and despair as we followed the supernatural after-effects of the attack and rape of Julie Winters. Obviously aimed at a very young audience, this was a legitimately charming series that involved some clever ideas, such as having every visual be from the perspective of the children, meaning objects above them loomed in the distance -- and of course the face of their beloved nanny was never seen. Most episodes follow the Bebop's crew as they hunt down criminals wanted by authorities, but the series smartly inter-mixes flashbacks and details of the crew's pasts, providing a strong, overarching storyline for the series. His pimp ride was a red Chevrolet Camaro G3 that transformed into a gull-winged fighter plane. The dark years of detente between the two in the mid 1970s in particular brings a tear to this writer's eye, but the franchise as a whole has persevered nonetheless and even inspired plenty of imitators and successors, not the least of which is The Simpsons' Itchy and Scratchy. Airing on HBO in the late '90s, this short series was a for-adults-only adaptation of McFarlane's comic book. After years of jokes about the old Super Friends cartoon, and more than one aborted attempt at filming a live-action version of DC Comics' famed Justice League, the greatest heroes of that universe were finally banded together by the mighty power of animation guru Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated Series, et al). After all, the idea of re-imagining Batman as a teenager living in a techno-filled future sounded like some kind of test-marketed nightmare, and not a proper continuation of the legacy of the Dark Knight. Popeye was an icon that spawned movies, lunchboxes, pinball machines and even his own line of frozen food. Currently airing its landmark 20th season, The Simpsons is a veritable pop culture icon.

Matt Trakker was the ruggedly handsome, rich, charismatic lead of the show.

As it turned out though, Batman Beyond -- which included many alumni of Batman: The Animated Series among its producers -- was a worthy follow-up, and another cool piece of the evolution of the DC animated universe. But perhaps the best part of the Super Friends cartoon was that it introduced the world to the Wonder Twins, which in turn has given us the never-ending joke about "form of a bucket of water" and "shape of a gopher"! This redundantly ridiculous catch phrase was repeated by every kid who grew up in the '80s watching this animated series, which was a mix between a commercial for the action figures and a show that would shove a preachy lesson in at the end (a la G.I.

The villains were malicious and cruel. Starring the entire main cast of the Clerks films, not to mention Alec Baldwin as the Lex Luthorish Leonardo Leonardo, Clerks was able to do a lot more broad comedy and parodies than the films, with episodes evoking everything from Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the unfortunate results of a Transformer transforming with a person inside him.

But as kids we certainly weren't troubled by how many times Megatron would yell "Decepticons, retreat!" Instead he's forced to watch such tripe as Schwarzenegger's Rabbi P.I. Co-created by Bruce Timm, Paul Dini (both of Batman: The Animated Series fame) and Steven Spielberg (of movie blockbuster fame), Freakazoid! The show's incredibly fast production schedule allows Parker and Stone to write and produce episodes almost up to the day they air, something unheard of in the animation genre, where it normally takes months to produce a half-hour episode.

Lead character Terry McGinnis was no Bruce Wayne, but he wasn't meant to be, and he still made for a brave and heroic Batman. Nuff said? It's so popular with the kids that the King's Island theme parks cashed in on the fun with an Avatar-themed thrill ride.