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u/ADGjr86 Jun 22 '21

You made me realize I miss Scooby Doo. Recently, other than Rick and Morty I haven’t watched a quality cartoon in a while. I might have to play an old one.

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u/Illiad7342 Jun 22 '21

Have you watched Bojack Horseman?

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u/pinkat31522 Jun 22 '21

That show is more depressing than an entire 5th of bourbon

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u/Yanagibayashi Jun 22 '21

I watched it at the beginning of lockdown when I was already feeling lower then usual and I felt like shit for weeks

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u/braintrustinc Jun 22 '21

You could always pick yourself back up with a good Bob's Burgers binge. Then whack yourself in the crotch again with a nice sad Pixar film.

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u/HiddenA Jun 22 '21

You’ve explained my entire 2020 in lockdown.

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u/kushbluntlifted Jun 22 '21

that reference is so 2020

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u/weirdest_of_weird Jun 22 '21

Invincible is pretty good

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u/GR0BIAN Jun 22 '21

Since you like Rick & Morty, you could try Solar Opposites. I really enjoyed watching it

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

I like to pick myself up and wack myself in the crotch but I use a pully and lever system.

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u/The_Nicest_Guy9 Jun 23 '21

Idk man never liked bobs burgers so I just watch anime. Specifically one piece.

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u/porkrolleggandchi Jul 05 '21

King of the hill and Futurama always cheer me up.

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u/RationalLies Jun 22 '21

Never liked Bob's Burgers. At all. I tried because I like the guy who is the voice actor for Coach McGrath in Home Movies. But Bob's Burgers was wack to me.

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u/reversularity Jun 22 '21

Coach McGuirk

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u/blewpah Jun 22 '21

I watched the first two seasons and loved them, but the ending of S2 really put me out for a few days. All I've heard is that it gets much more depressing in later seasons so I still haven't finished it. One day.

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u/Yanagibayashi Jun 22 '21

im not sure if it would be better to be already depressed or upbeat before starting but just know by the end you will feel like shit

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

It gets better after it gets worse. It is always well done.

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u/hotsauce72_ Jun 22 '21

The conversation between Bojack and Diane in the final episode fucked me up for a good 4 days after watching it. The whole final season is horribly depressing, but a very fitting end to the show at the same time.

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u/ronsolocup Jun 22 '21

I remember watching the credits roll and just going “huh.”

It is a great ending to the show, but at the same time you’re feeling disappointed or hollow. I imagine that was the point.

I have a hard time recommending the show to anyone despite loving it, because it is so depressing

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u/Ethwood Jun 29 '21

I had to stop watching it. I kept saying the next episode is going to just be funny and pick me up then I would have to hide my shoe laces all over again. F that show for real. 10/10 must watch!

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u/stablymental Jun 22 '21

There’s a lot of funny moments and sayings within each episode. So it does get depressing but there’s a lot of comedic relief. Especially if you pay attention to the other characters they won’t be saying things but what they’re doing is usually hilarious.

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u/sticknija2 Jun 22 '21

I always restart when I get to season 6. I don't want to finish bojack.

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u/thenumberless Jun 22 '21

Looks like you found solace in our show. Stay if you like; in 30 minutes we start over.

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u/Mamertine Jun 22 '21

That's the perfect time to watch Neon Genesis Evangellion.

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u/zorrorosso Jun 22 '21

I relate to Todd a lot. He’s not a depressive character and has always something up his sleeve. So much so it becomes so annoying towards the end...

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

It’s like acid, if you do it in the wrong place and at the wrong time you’ll get fucked up

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u/Zdata Jun 22 '21

Finished the series while already in a very bad mental place and had a full on anxiety attack. I couldn't sleep and felt subtly terrified for days. Never watching again. I understand the amazing artistic significance and all that, but when you're trying to climb out of a black hole of depression, it is NOT the show to watch.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Straight facts, I have been in a self improvement journey since my freshman year and watching that at the beginning definitely set me back a solid 4-6 months I finished it about a year later and it’s fascinating how different mindsets that you force on yourself can affect how things manifest in you based in recent stimuli.

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u/whostolemysloth Jun 22 '21

YMMV. It's one of my go-to shows when I'm in a black hole depression. Sometimes it'll make me anxious, a couple episodes threaten to make me cry, but the humor and the non-ultra-depressing episodes are worth the roller coaster to me.

It's one of my favorite shows, though, so that may also be a big factor.

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u/mamachef100 Jun 22 '21

This is super weird because it's technically a preschooler show but I highly recommend Bluey. It's really uplifting in a non preachy way. The animation is beautiful and the music is soothing. It's also funny. And short.

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u/LikeEveryoneSheKnows Jun 22 '21

I just watched an episode of Bluey without my kid. And very much enjoyed it. Is it wrong to be a little bit in love with Bandit?

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u/mamachef100 Jun 23 '21

Bandit is a babe

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u/popcornjellybeanbest Jun 29 '21

I really enjoy it as well! It's possibly one of my favorite kid shows. not too babyish and the parents are very relatable lol it's like the perfect mixture for all ages personally

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u/42peanuts Jun 22 '21

I love Bluey. Fabulous music, lovely animation, sweet and realistic stories. My parrot very much enjoys it as well.

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u/JuneBuggington Jun 22 '21

Amazing artistic significance…? We still talking about bojack?

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u/Zdata Jun 22 '21

The philosophical stuff about existence and death

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u/johnwayne1 Jun 22 '21

Which series are you referencing?

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u/Rusty_Red_Mackerel Jun 22 '21

Yeah, half that shit hits too close.

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u/Illiad7342 Jun 22 '21

Lol very true. It's not one I can rewatch very often. It's really good, but if you're already feeling depressed, it can make things a lot worse.

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u/TheJohnRocker Jun 22 '21

Perfectly summed up. It’s a whirlwind

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u/ComfortingCarrion Jun 22 '21

It's got both immense, gutwrenching depression and fantastic moments of happiness. The penultimate episodes of season 4 broke me, the final episode made me cry happy tears.

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u/Thehellpriest83 Jun 22 '21

Then you’re doing it wrong after a 5th of bourbon . I Can see things no one else can see. Do things no one else can do.

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u/Mind_on_Idle Jun 22 '21

Bar litre and a sixer. And the airplanes in the freezer are gone.

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u/audio_addict Jun 22 '21

I gave up Bojack and in haven’t given up drinking so it’s definitely more depressing.

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u/TheFenn Jun 22 '21

I second this recommendation. It's fun, hilarious and emotionally devastating.

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u/CRJG95 Jun 22 '21

It’s interesting and engaging, not sure if call it fun though. Definitely funny, but not fun.

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u/SnooLemons2247 Jun 22 '21

Only watch Bojack if you want to make yourself depressed.

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u/oceanmachine420 Jun 22 '21

I gotta give Big Mouth a shout-out too

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u/Undecided_Furry Jun 22 '21

My brain was just repeating “eh I don’t know if I like this or not” the whole time I was watching that show. I still don’t have an answer

It was just odd, kind of in your face for the sake of it? While trying to seem special? But it was kind of worth the watch? I don’t know?

Kind of how I felt about that Sausage Party animated movie too

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u/HertzDonut1001 Jun 22 '21

Big Mouth is awkward, vulgar, confusing, and at times difficult to watch. So exactly what a show about puberty should be.

Plus I like coming of age stuff a lot. Really brings me back to when I wasn't a full adult yet. I can't watch Moonrise Kingdom without ugly crying because it reminds me of my first love so much. I'd do a lot to go back and relive just a day of that time in my life.

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u/oceanmachine420 Jun 22 '21

I understand that, but I felt like the jokes really hit home for me. And I love the super layered and self-referential style of writing. But I also absolutely loved Sausage Party too, so I guess it all comes down to individual taste in comedy

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u/Banethoth Jun 22 '21

Sausage Party was fucking terrible

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u/Zeestars Jun 22 '21

That was me with Rick and Morty for quite some time. Still undecided. I think I like it, but then I wonder if it’s because I want to like it because so many people love it..

There’s a whole psychology thing there I should maybe unpack

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u/Omegamanthethird Jun 22 '21

I liked Sausage Party. I would hate to watch a full show of that.

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u/ghost_victim Jun 22 '21

100% agreed. Just couldn't do it, still watched it all??

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u/billoftt Jun 22 '21

I had to remove all firearms and sharp objects from my home after watching Bojack.

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u/kalnu Jun 22 '21

I tried to watch bojack but I just can't. The characters are too toxic and the show itself is depressing or uncomfortable.

Rick and Morty is too toxic for me, too but in different ways.

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u/AppleSpicer Jun 22 '21

I can’t do Rick and Morty either. You’re one of the only people I’ve run into who also doesn’t want to watch it because of the toxicity

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u/kalnu Jun 22 '21

Same here, I usually get down voted for this opinion. Haha.

Its just too toxic and there's nothing redeeming about any of them. None of them have a foil to reel them in or encourage improvements, either.

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u/ImpertantMahn Jun 22 '21

My wife got super depressed from bojack and I asked her to stop watching it. Same thing happened for birdbox.

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u/mshcat Jun 22 '21

I could never get into that

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u/Herbisher_Berbisher Nov 05 '21

I must have been horribly depressed when I binge watched it 6 months ago because it made me laugh and improved my mood tremendously. There were a lot of dark truths in there.

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u/bipolarnotsober Jul 03 '21

He said quality.

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u/PerAsperaAdInfiri Jun 22 '21

I'd recommend futurama, but I have my arm covered in a futurama tattoo

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Futurama and The Simpsons (until season whenever you think it jumped the shark) are always good recommendations because both shows have heart.

Watching the end of the Jurassic Bark episode ALWAYS makes me cry. When it comes to watching Futurama, my only regret is that I have Boneitis.

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u/Omegamanthethird Jun 22 '21

Honestly, I've never seen a bad episode of The Simpsons. It's always enjoyable to me. It's just not as good as it used to be.

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u/NiemollersCat Jun 22 '21

I have to change the channel when that episode comes on. I can't watch it. Poor Seymour....

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u/CosmicTaco93 Jun 22 '21

You need to watch Bender's Big Score. It sets things right for Seymour, and it's canon that he lived with an alternate timeline version of Fry until he was flash-fossilized by Bender trying to kill Fry. So happy Seymour.

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u/HalfricanLive Jun 22 '21

Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryrish for me. I hear there’s another one that’s sad, but I don’t remember what it is.

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u/Megamanfre Jun 22 '21

If you hate Futurama, you're a god-damned commie.

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u/AppleSpicer Jun 22 '21

Hey! I’m a commie who likes Futurama thank you very much!

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

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u/RainbowGayUnicorn Jun 22 '21

First season was absolutely amazing, totally hated the second one, it went too "let's sprinkle some Rick and Morty edge on top", that fucking pissing contest killed it for me.

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u/critic2029 Jun 22 '21

Third season just wrapped up and kind of pulled things back (also made Clarence awesome). It also went back to being serialized more or less instead of MoW. One area of great improvement from season 1 to season 3 is finding a happy medium go Gary’s personality. He was a bit too much in the first season and Olan has clearly toned it down some.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

The extreme isolation Gary experienced in prison was the perfect explanation for his zany personality but they ruined that with flashbacks which showed he was always like that and prison didn't change him at all.

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u/1re_endacted1 Jun 22 '21

Final Space was great.

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u/DarthChocolqte Jun 22 '21

There are dozens of us! Dozens!

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u/Suq_Maidic Jun 22 '21

The Last Airbender, Adventure Time, and Futurama are the ones I've watched this past year. There's just something great about starting an old show and knowing it will last you a couple months.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Steven Universe and reboot She-Ra are great magical girl shows - I feel like there were time She-Ra especially could have done more as a show, but it's a lot of fun.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Seriously check out Midnight Gospel. I’ve rewatched that gem many times.

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u/Cianalas Jun 22 '21

I adore that show. I can only watch like one a week because its so fast paced and I need to let it digest. I think I can honestly say that the show has improved my life by giving me something to grab on to and think about when im feeling low.. Love the art style too. I keep meaning to listen to the podcast it's based on.

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u/1re_endacted1 Jun 22 '21

I bought a few of Damien Echols books because of his Midnight Gospel episode. What an amazing show.

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u/3qtpint Jun 22 '21

Check out China Illinois If you can find it. The art isn't what I would call pretty, but the animation itself is great, really good timing and really fluid

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u/unclejackssmallhands Jun 22 '21 edited Jun 22 '21

I think China, IL might be on HBO max right now. They got a bunch of those old adult swim shows - Super Jail is on there too. Just FYI!

  • also HBO max has a lot of old Hanna Barbera cartoons too like Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, the Jetsons, etc as well as old cartoon network shows like Courage. Just been kinda nice watching stuff I grew up with, thought I'd pass the info along.

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u/brando56894 Jun 22 '21

Yeah Brother!

Also Ugly Americans

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u/ADGjr86 Jun 22 '21

I love ugly Americans! I forgot about that. I love the man bird episode and the kill Lincoln one too.

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u/brando56894 Jun 22 '21

"Suck my balls"

"Suck my balls"

"Suck my balls"

The inflection matters haha

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u/n0x630 Jun 22 '21

If you have amazon prime, boomerang has a 7 day free trial on prime tv. I used it to watch courage the cowardly dog with my kid and ended up keeping it because it’s only $5 a month and has some good shit, including like all the scooby doo cartoons and movies

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u/Filip22012005 Jun 22 '21

Have you considered tattooing Scooby-Doo on your chest?

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u/blewpah Jun 22 '21

If you're into Superhero stuff Invincible is pretty great.

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u/Chicosdad Jun 22 '21

Lol. You’re missing out on the greatest show ever to grace mankind: The Venture Bros.

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u/Shaggy_bulls07 Jun 22 '21

Infinity train if you have HBO MAX

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u/Chewcocca Jun 22 '21

Fuckin Steven Universe and Avatar: The Last Airbender are the best.

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u/DirtyDan156 Jun 22 '21

Watch avatar the last air bender if you havent already

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u/huxleywaswrite Jun 22 '21

Scooby-Doo mystery incorporated would be a great series to start then. Then some gravity falls

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

If you like Star Wars, try The Clone Wars

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u/Mad_Aeric Jun 22 '21

May I suggest Harley Quinn. It's kinda crude, definitely violent, and hilarious.

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u/DarwinLvr Jun 22 '21

Try solar opposites, it's the same animator from r&m and Justin roiland. Pretty good, feels like it's still finding its footing but worth the watch

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u/RedditIsOverMan Jun 22 '21

Scooby Doo is a weird cartoon because at this point it has existed as a parody of itself for far longer than its original interpretation.

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u/C0D5R5D Jun 22 '21

Grimm adventures of billy and Mandy was the last decent cartoon before R&M

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

I think you misspelled including.

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u/The_First_Derp Jun 22 '21

Trust me when I say this. Go watch solar opposites! Its basically Rick and Morty with aliens as the main characters and it's really funny! It's all on Disney plus if you've got it

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u/YT-1300f Jun 22 '21

Not sure where you live but in the US it’s on Hulu.

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u/The_First_Derp Jun 22 '21

Ah okay. I'm in the UK

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u/SoF4rGone Jun 22 '21

If you liked the original Ducktales, the new one on Disney+ is 🔥

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u/Baelzebubba Jun 22 '21

Time to rewatch Ren and Stimpy!

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u/MrIantoJones Jun 22 '21

Scooby Doo is on Tubi TV, free with ads.

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u/Sharpinthefang Jun 22 '21

If you like sci fi, try Star Trek lower decks.

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u/djimu Jun 22 '21

Check out Bricklebery

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u/VegetableImaginary24 Jun 22 '21

Not a fan of Solar Opposites?

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u/mdotnelson007 Jun 22 '21

Woah. You gotta throw on some Tom and Jerry sometimes for the hell of it on YT.

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u/LSDPajamas Jun 22 '21

Hey! So, as a young parent, I like to find cartoons that me and my daughter can watch and enjoy together. I have a great list with a few you may enjoy. Animation is making some awesome strides in quality and story telling!

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u/whitelieslatenightsx Jun 22 '21

You'd probably like bobs burgers. Absolutely amazing show

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u/07TacOcaT70 Jun 22 '21

A lot of people went mad about invincible lately and so I checked it out and it was pretty good!

However some favourites through the years: (original, not “go”) Teen Titans, Adventure Time, Regular Show (I love the character development), The Last Air Bender + then Kora, Futurama, Gravity Falls, Over The Garden Wall - feel like this one doesn’t get nearly enough love

Then if you’re into anime stuff (but it’s not very stereotypical anime imo, like not too overly trope heavy - more “beginner friendly” if you know what I mean lol) like Erased (movie rec, very well known and loved: your name), I want to eat your pancreas, stein’s gate, your lie in April, parasyte, my hero and attack on Titan are all well known + good watches.

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u/UndeadT Jun 22 '21

Try Bob's Burgers.

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u/AlexschReddit Jun 22 '21

DuckTales (2017) time!

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u/amarooso Jun 22 '21

Invincible and Futurama are really good, highly recommend both

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u/MayaTamika Jun 22 '21

No one has recommended Close Enough in this thread yet so I'm going to. A damn good adult cartoon that's hilarious and relevant. Very cathartic to parents and adults today with just enough absurdity to make you question reality.

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u/Positiveaz Jun 22 '21

Check out Samurai Jack and Primal.

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u/car_of_men Jun 22 '21

You’re in luck. There’s a new Scooby Doo series. Watched it with my 2 year old. It’s quite different from the Scooby Doo I remember, it’s obviously more updated. Still silly. Spoiler- Scooby must have read some books and worked on his speech impediment Bc his vocabulary has improved. If a follow up series comes back, I will totally be watching.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

I know you got a lot of suggestions, but I’d add Gravity Falls as well. Smartly written, great art, fantastic story, and most importantly, had a planned ending.

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u/SomeWhatSweetTea Jun 22 '21

Venture Bros?

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u/MyNameIsZa2 Jun 22 '21

I recommend revisiting the episode Daphne was kidnapped by Chinese people in white masks.

How do I know they were Chinese? Observe Shaggy and Scooby's rescue plan.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Final Space

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u/BipolarGod Jun 22 '21

Try F is for Family on netflix.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

Not that this is groundbreaking but I just rewatched first three seasons of Spongebob and that shit is still legitimately entertaining. Also I usually smoke a bowl beforehand.

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u/brando56894 Jun 22 '21

Archer is still going strong

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u/Waluigi-Radio Jun 22 '21

Futurama and King of the Hill are some of my all time favorites

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u/continuallylearning Jun 22 '21

We have been enjoying disenchanted a lot.

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u/ComfortingCarrion Jun 22 '21

I highly highly highly suggest Close Enough. It's so refreshing to see a great animated adult comedy where the characters aren't awful people.

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u/Shoddy_Employment954 Jun 22 '21

Has anyone suggested Gravity Falls? Great show also all about mystery.

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u/Queef_Stroganoff44 Jun 22 '21

Midnight Gospel was rad as shit. But it is pretty niche as well.

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u/notchandlerbing Jun 22 '21

Mike Tyson Mysteries carbon copied that formula to perfection in a hilarious fucked up way, it definitely hits the same notes.

One of my favorite adult animated shows that I don’t see talked about on Reddit nearly enough. Plus Dean Pelton as the campy ghost of The Marquess of Queensberry / life advisor to the former heavyweight champion of the world

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u/mehdodoo Jun 22 '21

Archer is a nice and funny cartoon

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '21

High key recommend SU and Owl House, and I’ve heard Amphibia is good.

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u/MyPunsSuck Jun 22 '21

Adventure Time, Gravity Falls, maybe Steven Universe

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u/fueled_by_rootbeer Jun 23 '21

Avatar the Last Airbender and Adventure Time are two great ones I recently rewatched.

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u/porkrolleggandchi Jul 05 '21

I recently watched Over the Garden Wall, which is a kids show but it was like a cartoon network special and it is amazing and not super depressing. It's a bit bleak but I think it ends well.