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* SliceOfLife kids' cartoons featuring plots that could conceivably happen in real life, enjoyed their heyday in the 90s, with shows such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the Creator/KlaskyCsupo shows (''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''), in stark contrast to the zany shenanigans seen on ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and [[FollowTheLeader its imitators]] (although a few "surreal" shows such as ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' could be considered to be quite down-to-earth). By the end of the decade however, tastes shifted towards more outlandish themes, DenserAndWackier situations and ToiletHumour. In spite of this, slice-of-life cartoons didn't entirely go away, as demonstrated by the fact shows like ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' managed to focus on the lives of their characters beneath their fantastic premises. By the mid-2010s, the likes of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'' brought upon a backlash against extreme zaniness in animation, and shows such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' (though that show would later become DenserAndWackier) became well-received by both kids and those who grew up on the genre's heyday, to the point ''Hey Arnold!'' finally saw the fabled ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie Jungle Movie]]'' materialize and ''Rocko's Modern Life'' got [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling a Netflix special]] depicting the main trio dealing with life in the 21st century.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug|s1stMovie}}'', ''Anime/{{Digimon|TheMovie}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess|SchoolsOut}}'', ''Anime/{{Cowboy Bebop|KnockinOnHeavensDoor}}'', ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie Hey Arnold!]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|Movie}}'', ''[[WesternAnimation/JonahAVeggieTalesMovie VeggieTales]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Wild Thornberrys|Movie}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', ''[[WesternAnimation/CliffordsReallyBigMovie Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', and ''[[Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', and ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' going straight to television or streaming in the United States.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug|s1stMovie}}'', ''Anime/{{Digimon|TheMovie}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess|SchoolsOut}}'', ''Anime/{{Cowboy Bebop|KnockinOnHeavensDoor}}'', ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie Hey Arnold!]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|Movie}}'', ''[[WesternAnimation/JonahAVeggieTalesMovie VeggieTales]]'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Wild Thornberrys|Movie}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', ''[[WesternAnimation/CliffordsReallyBigMovie Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', and ''[[Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', and ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' going straight to television or streaming in the United States.

* Theatrical adaptations of TV cartoons: The ''Franchise/CareBears'' movies were fairly successful but other '80s TV adaptations didn't do very well (ex: ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie''). The underperformances of ''[[WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie The Jetsons]]'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|TheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp}}'' movies in the summer of 1990 likely prevented studios from greenlighting other movies based on then-popular TV cartoons.\\

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''WesternAnimation/CliffordTheBigRedDog'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' going straight to television or streaming in the United States.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' going straight to television or streaming in the United States.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite its lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite comparatively lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and the critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which, despite comparatively lower box office gross, turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' (which which came out a while after this trend died down, but had the benefit of being the long awaited theatrical debut of one of the most well known and influential animated series in American television history) were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

* The page's quote source is from an in-universe example of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', where, in "It's Way Ed", after falling behind on the latest fads, Double D tries cheering Eddy up by pointing out that fads go in a cycle and that they'd be back in style in ten years. That episode aired in 1999, and, sure enough, ten years later, [[spoiler:the Eds become popular in-universe with the kids]] at the end of the TheMovie. As for the real-world, the popularity of the show resurged in meme culture in 2018 and 2019, thanks to fans discovering the sound library for the show's uniquely bizarre sound effects and the show's composer releasing some of the soundtrack, spawning a trend of humorous "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZizzwteoA9A [X], but Ed, Edd n' Eddy]]" videos.
* SliceOfLife kids' cartoons featuring plots that could conceivably happen in real life, enjoyed their heyday in the 90s, with shows such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and the Creator/KlaskyCsupo shows (''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys''), in stark contrast to the zany shenanigans seen on ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' and [[FollowTheLeader its imitators]] (although a few "surreal" shows such as ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' could be considered to be quite down-to-earth). By the end of the decade however, tastes shifted towards more outlandish themes, DenserAndWackier situations and ToiletHumour. In spite of this, slice-of-life cartoons didn't entirely go away, as demonstrated by the fact shows like ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' managed to focus on the lives of their characters beneath their fantastic premises. By the mid-2010s, the likes of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'' brought upon a backlash against extreme zaniness in animation, and shows such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' became well-received by both kids and those who grew up on the genre's heyday, to the point ''Hey Arnold!'' finally saw the fabled ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie Jungle Movie]]'' materialize and ''Rocko's Modern Life'' got [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLifeStaticCling a Netflix special]] depicting the main trio dealing with life in the 21st century.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else), ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForceColonMovieFilmForTheaters'' (which turned a profit due to its low budget), and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else) and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

* While ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' thrived in the 1990s, the franchise had hit a snag by the 2000s. The show's quality started to decline after the show returned in 1997 (after a three-year hiatus), and the additions of Dil and Kimi to the cast were unable to breathe any new life into the scripts. While it was still popular to an extent, it had been overstepped by ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' in popularity, and the third installment in the ''Rugrats'' movie franchise flopped, to the point that Nick gave [[InvisibleAdvertising next-to-no promotion]] (if even that) to the final episodes of the series. Eventually, new management took over at Nickelodeon and got into a dispute with Creator/KlaskyCsupo about the expense of their shows, and due to ''Rugrats'' not being as big as it was, it was quickly axed and faded into obscurity for the rest of the 2000s, with former fans often denying that they ever saw the series just to keep a shred of credibility. Fast forward to 2011, where ''Rugrats'', alongside ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', celebrated their 20th anniversary. Nickelodeon had begun showing reruns of the show early in the morning, and the creation of [[Creator/NickRewind The 90s Are All That block]] has led to a new wave of interest. Due to this, the show has been fondly remembered, even included in several different parodies (''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' did a sketch spoofing how neglectful the parents are) and songs (Music/ChildishGambino's "L.E.S"), as well as airing the show on several different Viacom related networks and blocks.[[note]]It even aired on the dying [=NickMom=] block on Nick Jr. for a little while.[[/note]] As a result, the show is now remembered fondly, and [[WesternAnimation/Rugrats2021 a full-on reboot]] of the series premiered on Creator/ParamountPlus in 2021, [[MilestoneCelebration nearly 30 years after the original series' premiere]], which would become one of Paramount+'s breakout shows, and had a strong linear launch on Nickelodeon, outperforming most of it's competition sans [=SpongeBob=]. The tipping point came when Creator/CreeSummer, who voices Susie Carmichael, won a NAAC Pimage Award for "Best Voice Acting Performance" in early 2022. It goes without saying that the Rugrats franchise is in much better shape than it was in the mid to late 2000s.

* Theatrical adaptations of TV cartoons: The ''Franchise/CareBears'' movies were fairly successful but other '80s TV adaptations didn't do very well (ex: ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie''). The underperformances of ''[[WesternAnimation/JetsonsTheMovie The Jetsons]]'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{DuckTales|TheMovieTreasureOfTheLostLamp}}'' movies in the summer of 1990 likely prevented studios from greenlighting other movies based on then-popular TV cartoons.\\

* During the early to mid-[[TheNewTens 2010s]], StorytimeAnimators were widespread on Website/YouTube, mainly due to the relatable nature of the stories and how much life was breathed into them through animation. However, in the late 2010s, storytime animators began to be oversaturated, with many believing that most of the channels made around this time were attempting to [[FollowTheLeader ape off the success]] of WebAnimation/JaidenAnimations and her more personal topics. Couple this with satirical spoofs of the genre from people such as Creator/SrPelo and WebOriginal/TheCommentaryCommunity, and storytime animators ended up being viewed as a joke during the late 2010s and 2020, with only WebAnimation/TheOdd1sOut and Jaiden herself maintaining relevance, the former due to GrandfatherClause, and the latter due to her videos becoming more about video games. After the wake of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, however, most of the alleged copycat channels ended up going under, leaving behind only the storytime animators who actually put effort and personality into their content, such as WebAnimation/LetMeExplainStudios, WebAnimation/{{illymation}}, and WebAnimation/{{Emirichu}}, leading to the genre having a reevaluation and storytime animators subsequently going through a renaissance where people began to respect them once more.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' ''Franchise/YuGiOh'', and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else) and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else) and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Film/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else) and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

* The DisasterMovie has been through ups and downs over the years. The first boom occurred in TheSeventies, thanks to the smash success of ''Film/{{Airport}}'' and the subsequent success of ''Film/ThePoseidonAdventure''. Movies such as ''Film/{{Earthquake}}'', ''Film/TheToweringInferno'', and a sequel to the aforementioned ''Film/{{Airport}}'' were part of this boom. The boom ended with a string of failures across the end of TheSeventies, starting with ''Film/TheSwarm'', and the smash success of ''Film/{{Airplane}}'', a successful {{parody}} of the genre, finished it off.\\

* In TheNineties, Creator/FranDrescher's sitcom, ''Series/TheNanny'', was a modestly-popular TV series. But in 2023, it got a surge of popularity as Drescher, now president of [[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood SAG-AFTRA]], [[UsefulNotes/TVStrikes led the union in a joint strike with the WGA]]. [[ValuesResonance With wealth inequality significantly heightened and an increased awareness about class struggles, many found the show's premise, a middle-class woman working for a wealthy producer, incredibly pertinent]], especially one episode, season 2's "The Strike" from 1994, where [[TheDanza Fran Fine]] [[NiceToTheWaiter refused to cross a picket line of striking busboys]], in defiance of her employer, Broadway producer Maxwell Sheffield, who was hosting a party at that restaurant, and his attempts to force her through the picket line turn into a scandal.

* On his debut, the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series was hailed as Sony's answer to Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] or Sega's VideoGame/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}. Crash's first three games were lauded for their tight gameplay and beautiful art design, and even the [[MascotRacer spinoff kart racer]] ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing'' was seen as one of the better examples of that genre. However, series creator Creator/NaughtyDog eventually moved on to greener pastures and left the rights to the property with Universal, whose new, multiplatform installments met varying levels of success but were regarded as inferior to the original trilogy, which led to the franchise being handed to Creator/{{Sierra}}, and later Creator/{{Activision}} when they bought Sierra. Crash fell out of the spotlight as a result, reaching a nadir with the poorly-received ''VideoGame/CrashMindOverMutant''. Eventually, even the original games were seen as not all that great, their TwoAndAHalfD platforming gameplay being remembered as both [[NintendoHard frustrating]] and technologically backwards in comparison to games like ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. However, the announcement of the ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicootNSaneTrilogy N. Sane Trilogy]]'' in 2017, a CompilationRerelease of [[VideoGameRemake complete remakes]] of the first three games, was met with much resounding fanfare from old ''Crash'' fans, and its release was met with critical and commercial success (despite, or perhaps [[ChallengeGamer because of]], it being [[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-07-18-dev-confirms-crash-bandicoot-is-harder-you-arent-imagining-it even harder than the originals]]). With the success of the ''N. Sane Trilogy'' leading to [[VideoGame/CrashTeamRacingNitroFueled a remake]] of ''Crash Team Racing'' and [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime a brand new game]] that follows on directly from the first three (and [[CanonDiscontinuity ignores the rest]]), many will agree that the ''Crash Bandicoot'' series has regained its former spotlight and has won over many new fans.

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* Website/{{Newgrounds}}, a landmark of internet comedy and animation in the late '90s and '00s, never fully adjusted to the rise of Website/YouTube and social media. The new breed of live-action content creators and Internet celebrities seemed to leave Newgrounds, with its focus on Flash animation and games, destined for the same heap of old, forgotten websites as Website/{{YTMND}}, eBaum's World, and Website/MySpace, especially with the concurrent decline of Adobe Flash, the bedrock of much of the site's animation and games, in the 2010s, which wasn't supported by many tablets and smartphones. Then came 2018, when Website/{{Tumblr}} announced a controversial crackdown on NotSafeForWork content that set off an exodus of many of that site's artists. When Newgrounds announced that it would welcome artists leaving Tumblr, many of those artists listened, delivering a surge of new blood to the site. And then there were the breakout successes of works like ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', ''WebAnimation/SpookyMonth'' and ''VideoGame/DeadEstate'', which truly brought Newgrounds, especially ''VideoGame/{{Pico}}'', back into relevance for a new generation.
* By the latter half of UsefulNotes/TheNewTens, Webcomic/RageComics had basically disappeared, and were widely accepted to have outright died out by the middle of the decade after being quickly and completely overtaken by "[[UsefulNotes/{{Dada}} dank memes]]". But since late 2020 - early 2021, Trollface has been fully revived in mainstream meme circles. But unlike the previous uses that treat him more as a character, later Trollface memes largely use edited versions of him as a reaction image (such as the "WebOriginal/{{Trollge}} "), fully lean into the InsaneTrollLogic associated with the character (i.e. "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cover-yourself-in-oil Cover Yourself in Oil]]"), or create outright disturbing versions of him (frequently treating it as a HumanoidAbomination attempting to take over the web), fitting with the aforementioned "dank memes". [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwF0sPym_9s These]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au-qU7TUr74 videos]] go into more detail. Some other characters such as Derpina occasionally pop up in modern memes as well, although most of these are usually made to [[{{Retraux}} deliberately harken back]] to the mythical era of rage comics.

* {{Anime}} in North America has had a roller coaster of popularity over the years, normally with a particular series leading the surge. In the mid '90s, anime surged big time thanks to particularly ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', and ''Anime/SailorMoon''. Around the early 2000s, the popularity began to lower but then in the mid 2000s another boom kick started thanks to ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. There was a crash afterwards, but in TheNewTens shows like ''Anime/KillLaKill'', ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'', and ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' caused yet another boom, with ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' and ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'' rounding out the decade. Two particular anime that experienced this is ''Dragon Ball Z'' and ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Both acted as gateway series to the world of anime, ''Dragon Ball Z'' being the most popular shonen series and ''Evangelion'' once being regarded TrueArt. Around the early 2000s, HypeBacklash hit both series big time (''DBZ'' because of its filler and inaction sequences and ''Evangelion'' because of its confusing and depressing plotline) and it suddenly became wrong to openly admit to liking either series. Then later ''[[Anime/DragonBallZKai Dragon Ball Z Kai]]'' and ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'', respectively, renewed interest in both franchises, but then interest died out again after ''Kai'' became [[OvershadowedByControversy overshadowed by a plagiarism controversy]] toward the end of its initial run, while the ''Rebuild'' movies got darker than the original TV show. ''Dragon Ball'', however, has since rebounded with a pair of movies (''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of Gods]]'' and ''[[Anime/DragonBallZResurrectionF Resurrection 'F']]'') and ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

* Like the games, the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime has been hit with this several times. It was a worldwide phenomenon during its heyday Kanto days but by late Johto much of the fans had moved on. The fad days were ending and much of the original demographic began moving onto other series, especially after Misty left. Hoenn had its fans but the anime wasn't nearly as popular as it once was. However, a lot of the PeripheryDemographic (who were the target demographic during the fad) got into the anime again with ''Diamond & Pearl'' thanks to them getting into the games again at that same period. This popularity kept for all of Gen 4 until ''Black and White'' killed it again. Early on fans watched it, especially because of Team Rocket's [[TookALevelInBadass new demeanor]], however they soon waned, especially after an [[ExecutiveMeddling executive-mandated retool]]. The ''XY'' series brought back a huge amount of fans, either because the episode quality seemed to improve or because they enjoyed {{shipping}} Serena with Ash. The ending to the arc was very controversial, however, and the goofy tone of the next ''Sun and Moon'' arc didn't help, causing the fanbase to once again fall by the wayside, but that was alleviated with more serious and emotional plots with subjects like death, the return of Misty & Brock, and [[spoiler:Ash finally winning the Pokemon League]]. The ''Journeys'' anime is well-liked for its more unique premise of going through all regions rather than just Galar, and the Pokemon Ash catching being completely unexpected.

Several years later, Paramount had success with ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtheadDoAmerica Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie Rugrats]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{South Park|BiggerLongerAndUncut}}'' movies that all came out in a three-year period. Suddenly, it seemed every somewhat popular TV cartoon was getting a theatrical movie, some studios going so far to reformat movies originally meant to be DirectToVideo to theatrical release. The only two that did very good business during this era were ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheTiggerMovie'', while movies based on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', the Oscar-nominated ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' and critically acclaimed ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'', as well as subsequent ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' films, among others, did more middling business or outright bombed. While the [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie first]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobMovieSpongeOutOfWater two]] ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' movies (the first of which was greenlit at the height of this craze but not released until it had died down quite a bit, and the sequel was greenlit more to give Paramount's feature animation division an accessible and commercial first film than anything else) and ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'' were all more successful, it doesn't seem to be enough to turn a trend just yet. Since then, only [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017 a handful]] [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies of]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie TV]] [[WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie cartoons]] have gotten theatrical releases to relatively little success, with the films of shows like ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' going straight to television or streaming.

* Even ''Franchise/StarWars'' has had its moments of unpopularity. During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, the franchise, while still very popular, was generally regarded to not be any more iconic than other successful blockbuster franchises of the time, such as ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' and ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''. But after the reissue of ''A New Hope'' in 1997 and release of ''The Phantom Menace'' in 1999, the saga became a pop-culture icon, especially the original trilogy as fans became polarized by the prequels. After the release of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', the last installment in a prequel trilogy that many fans were dissatisfied, the franchise lay somewhat dormant for a full decade until Creator/{{Disney}}'s surprise purchase of Lucasfilm and greenlighting of the sequel trilogy brought it back to prominence. The monster financial success of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' brought it roaring back to life at the center of pop culture, and the franchise has since reclaimed its rightful glory at the top of the pack, with only Disney's own Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a real threat to its status at the box office. And after the second Sequel Trilogy installment, ''Film/TheLastJedi'', [[ContestedSequel got mixed reviews among fans]] which, unfortunately, spun into personal attacks against director Creator/RianJohnson and actress Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), which led to a counterbacklash against the more toxic members of the fanbase; [[HeelRealization this made many fans realize that they'd treated both]] Creator/GeorgeLucas [[HeelRealization and Prequel Trilogy actors Ahmed Best (Jar-Jar Binks), Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) the same way]], and today the PT has begun to be [[VindicatedByHistory seen in a more positive light and amass more defenders and even an unapologetic following]]. This has lead to conflict between sections of the fandom of which follow-up trilogy is better or worse however. On a more general scale, the franchise became accused of relying too heavily on familiar legacy characters and ideas following the Sequel Trilogy’s controversial conclusion in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' as evident by the mixed reception of the latest projects, particularly the Disney+ shows ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' and ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' putting it in the unique predicament of being financially viable on one hand but feeling creatively stagnant on the other as far some observers are concerned.

* Even ''Franchise/StarWars'' has had its moments of unpopularity. During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, the franchise, while still very popular, was generally regarded to not be any more iconic than other successful blockbuster franchises of the time, such as ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' and ''Film/BackToTheFuture''. But after the reissue of ''A New Hope'' in 1997 and release of ''The Phantom Menace'' in 1999, the saga became a pop-culture icon, especially the original trilogy as fans became polarized by the prequels. After the release of ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', the last installment in a prequel trilogy that many fans were dissatisfied, the franchise lay somewhat dormant for a full decade until Creator/{{Disney}}'s surprise purchase of Lucasfilm and greenlighting of the sequel trilogy brought it back to prominence. The monster financial success of ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' brought it roaring back to life at the center of pop culture, and the franchise has since reclaimed its rightful glory at the top of the pack, with only Disney's own Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as a real threat to its status at the box office. And after the second Sequel Trilogy installment, ''Film/TheLastJedi'', [[ContestedSequel got mixed reviews among fans]] which, unfortunately, spun into personal attacks against director Creator/RianJohnson and actress Kelly Marie Tran (Rose Tico), which led to a counterbacklash against the more toxic members of the fanbase; [[HeelRealization this made many fans realize that they'd treated both]] Creator/GeorgeLucas [[HeelRealization and Prequel Trilogy actors Ahmed Best (Jar-Jar Binks), Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) the same way]], and today the PT has begun to be [[VindicatedByHistory seen in a more positive light and amass more defenders and even an unapologetic following]]. This has lead to conflict between sections of the fandom of which follow-up trilogy is better or worse however. On a more general scale, the franchise became accused of relying too heavily on familiar legacy characters and ideas following the Sequel Trilogy’s controversial conclusion in ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'' as evident by the mixed reception of the latest projects, particularly the Disney+ shows ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett'' and ''Series/ObiWanKenobi'' putting it in the unique predicament of being financially viable on one hand but feeling creatively stagnant on the other as far some observers are concerned.

* Hard-R comedies first took off in the late 1970s, with films like ''Film/AnimalHouse'' and ''Film/TheKentuckyFriedMovie'' pushing major boundaries in terms of what constituted "good taste"[[note]]Although, technically, 1972's ''Film/PinkFlamingos'' still holds the record for "raunchiest movie ever made", and unlike most European comedies of the era, these had a plot and could be shown at a regular movie house.[[/note]] and becoming hit films in the process. Unfortunately, a saturation of films in the early '80s, many of which relied solely on VulgarHumor rather than witty writing, dissolved the genre just before ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' and ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' led family-friendly humor to dominate comedy. During that time, the decidedly tamer comedy of "teen films" like ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'' in the late '80s and some of the works of actors like [[Creator/PaulReubens Paul "Pee-Wee" Reubens]], Creator/JimCarrey, Creator/RobinWilliams, and Creator/AdamSandler became the norm for more mature audiences. However, ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' became a sleeper hit with its sardonic Gen X-fueled approach to adult humor and the hard-R comedy came back in 1998 when ''Film/TheresSomethingAboutMary'' became a surprise critical and commercial hit. The genre thrived for the next three or four years with such box-office bonanzas as ''Film/AmericanPie'' and ''Film/ScaryMovie''. While the new wave's over-emphasis on high school- and college-centered comedy (what with the audience for such movies moving on to adulthood), ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''' brand of humor influencing family films like ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' and the popularity of the risqué sitcoms of Chuck Lorre threatened to dissolve the genre yet again, the films of Creator/JuddApatow, starting with the 2005 hit ''Film/TheFortyYearOldVirgin'', proved that such films could be just as popular with adults as with teenagers, even pre-teens, leading to a "golden age of the raunchy comedy" that peaked around 2007-2009. However, the genre fell apart around 2010 as some of its more common tropes began to attract negative attention, [[ValuesDissonance including some of the language used]]. The most successful "adult" comedy of the early '10s became 2012's ''Film/{{Ted}}'', and even its 2015 sequel tanked. However, by the latter part of the decade, films like ''Film/DaddysHome'', ''Film/{{Deadpool|2016}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SausageParty'', ''Film/MikeAndDaveNeedWeddingDates'' and ''Film/BadMoms'' (a DeconstructiveParody of the "chick-flick" subgenre popular during the early '10s) have successfully pushed the envelope by resorting on less juvenile humor.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhARCV'' managed to renew a lot of interest in the series after the previous two series (''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' and ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'') proved to be rather divisive among fans. This is thanks in part by having a surprisingly well thought out and in-depth plot, as well as having a surprisingly in-depth cast of characters where even the generic anime stereotypes manage to hold a surprisingly large fanbase. Also helps that quite a few characters use competitive viable decks and carrying multiple copies of the same card. Indeed, many consider it the best anime since [[Anime/YuGiOh the original]], with a bold few even going as far to say as it manages to ''top'' it many ways!

2001's ''Film/MoulinRouge'' was the first live-action musical in years to attract positive attention, but a comeback truly kicked off the following year with the Oscar-winning film of ''Film/{{Chicago}}'', and has continued into the present with the likes of ''Theatre/{{Dreamgirls}}'', ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'', ''Theatre/MammaMia'' and ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. Disney even managed to make a highly successful franchise out of ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', to the point where the third film was upgraded to a theatrical release, its success sparking franchises like ''Film/CampRock'' and ''Film/TeenBeachMovie''. ''Series/{{Glee}}'' helped to carry the musical revival torch into TheNewTens, alongside films like ''Film/PitchPerfect'', ''Joyful Noise'' and shows like ''Series/{{Smash}}'' (though neither of the latter two were particularly successful). However, 2016's ''Film/LaLaLand'' stumped almost everyone, becoming a critical and financial hit that was followed by ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'', ''Film/TheGreatestShowman'', and the 2018 remake of ''Film/{{A Star Is Born|2018}}''.