Top 20 Best Cartoons You Forgot Existed

It's definitely worth a trip down this animated rabbit hole! For this list, we’re taking a look at outstanding cartoons that sadly fell through the cracks after they aired their final episodes, and are overdue for a comeback. Our countdown of underrated cartoons includes "The Wuzzles", "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs", "Samurai Pizza Cats" and more! Which of these animated shows did you miss out on? Let us know in the comments!

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these animated shows did you miss out on? Let us know in the comments!

[blitzy]

C'mon no one has forgotten Samurai Jack. It's literally been appearing on your lists for over a decade

[spiritofthewolfx]

No one that grew up in the 90's has EVER forgotten these classics!

[ghostchaser]

Believe me, most of these shows are still fresh in our minds despite the time that has passed since they left us. I do see one glaring omission though; no Jackie Chan Adventures? It was a great show that ran for five seasons (2000 - 2005) which allowed for a definitive ending and had a great voice cast as well.

[MadSpinsterAunt]

Gargoyles was always on of my favorite, brilliant and completely underrated. I also remember watching the Wuzzles when I was tiny, although probably not in English since we lived in Japan at the time. I rewatched Gargoyles, Biker Mice from Mars, Mummies Alive, and Darkwing Duck with my kid brother a few years ago, along with Ninja Turtles, the various Sonic the Hedgehog series, and Duck Tales. He wanted to know what cartoons were like when I was a kid, compare to what he and his friends like (I'm 22 years older than him).

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

Famous voice actor Phil LaMarr did an amazing job voicing Jack.
Mako (may he rest in peace) did a great job voicing the main antagonist known as Aku before he passed away…

[michaelmonthey]

It’s ridiculous that some TV shows got canceled not because of low ratings, but lack of toy sales.

[snoozy]

20. Mummies Alive! (1997)
19. Bravestarr (1987-88)
18. Count Duckula (1988-93)
17. The Wuzzles (1985)
16. The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005-07)
15. The Pirates of Dark Water (1991-93)
14. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993-94)
13. Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars! (1991)
12. Megas XLR (2004-05)
11. The Weekenders (2000-04)
10. Braceface (2001-04)
9. Dino-Riders (1988)
8. Biker Mice from Mars (1993-96)
7. Samurai Pizza Cats (1990)
6. Hi Hi Puffy Amiyumi (2004-06)
5. Darkwing Duck (1991-92)
4. Reboot (1994-2001)
3. Samurai Jack (2001-17)
2. Shadow Raiders aka War Planets (1998-99)
1. Gargoyles (1994-97)

[barebarekun]

Cartoon Network fans growing up in the 90s and early 2000s NEVER forgot Juniper Lee, Megas XLR, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and especially Samurai Jack.
Samurai Jack was simply too iconic for us to forgot about it.
Honorable mention to Time Squad oh boy I loved that show.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

“Cadillacs and Dinosaurs” was pretty creative and interesting back in 1993. The video game version is still one of the best beat ‘em up games of all time.

[antimatta]

Nobody forgot Samurai Jack? It's a classic, and recently had a final series made.👍

[mrmosty]

Darkwing Duck was phenomenal. Not sure what it was about the 80s and 90s but anything involving spies, film noir and the like was awesome. Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse...such great shows

[Nytemareall]

Pretty good list. A few I would like to add would be Mighty Max, Skeleton Warriors, Highlander the Animated Series and Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates

[trinaq]

"The Weekenders", yes! It was such a cute show which deserves to be discussed more. I loved "Pepper Ann" back in the day as well.

[SilverScribe]

1. How could people have forgotten Darkwing, Samurai Jack or even GARGOYLES existed; those were some of the biggest shows of the time!

2. Samurai Pizza Cats was one of my earliest introductions to Japanese anime; besides Dragonball, Dragonball Z, the original Voltron, Robotech and especially Sailor Moon.

3. To quote the Nostalgia Critic, Dino Riders "IS THE COOLEST IDEA EVER!" Seriously, how did that and Visionaries NOT catch on with audiences?

[BrainMax_]

If it had an honorable mention, it should've had Sym-Bionic Titan, Glitch Techs, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Xiaolin Showdown, & Bunnicula

[alanhendricks]

War Planets - Shadow Raiders is a CG animated show I haven't seen or heard about in decades. It was an engaging story to me back then.

[kcollier]

Forget Gargoyles or Darkwing Duck? Impossible!

[BigFella]

“A gargoyle doesn’t whine… he roars!”
- Goliath the Gargoyle

[MarioSonicDKPokeFAN]

This was such a nostalgic trip. Almost felt like i was back in my 10s for a moment there!
- Captain Planet definitely was my favorite OG cartoon. Wish they had a complete series DVD set. I would watch it over and over
- Vaguely remember Count Duckula episodes but definitely remember the Theme song! Its still 🔥 to this day!!
-Gargoyles definitely deserves a reboot! Especially while Keith David ( Goliath) is still alive and kicking