Western Animation Recommendations

A thread for seeking and recommending cartoons.

Anything I can watch that's as awesome, if not moreso, than Cyber Six?

Yellow Submarine has awesome visuals.

You know the 2D portions of Kung Fu Panda? That's what Samurai Jack looks like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPPtxyubCoI Swedish animation studio Filmtecknarna's Revolver

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ6qw1nh0tA Phil Austin and Derek Hayes' Skywhales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_7MCD_brpk Vincent Desbiens' Chambre 217

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFF2ote0Sj8 Piotr Karwas' Masks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj2Z-secyqQ Bruno Bozzetto's Grasshoppers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkqsrDOV-U0 Bristol claymation's studio Bolex Brothers' The Saint Inspector

http://aii.ensad.fr/PRIV/projet.php?id=307 de Marine POIRSON and Lionel RICHERAND's Adrénaline

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYDUXWwQcoI Bruno Bozzetto's Dancing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z31wg9zUG0k Piet Kroon's Dada

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiTgoRR3tbk Brian Jennings and Bill Kroyer's Technological Threat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS18FYZ0VpE Adam Robb's Shh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq3E3Tle24c Andrei Khrjanovsky's The Glass Harmonica part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVGI9Fsz80 and part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOMUw2QOkLE Danny "creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy" Antonucci's Lupo The Butcher

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_7euL85HAg Jason Figliozzi's Snack Attack

http://vimeo.com/10074110 Kaj Pindal's Kingsize

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwI2DTiVSJ0 Brad Caslor's Get a Job

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMR6Cx-hWQ Ben Ridgway's Xenomycology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-3dN88b-RI Mike Overbeck's Atlas Gets a Drink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1XsQAcxzrk Donald and the big game

edited 3rd Jan '12 4:53:15 PM by truteal

Hah! You call those recommendations. Obviously Swat Kats!

I'd like to discover cartoons that I can find easily on You Tube, or tv, but not Boomerang. I'd prefer nothing that is really well known, or popular.

I like a cute, funny cartoon, with colorful cartoon animals that would appeal to someone who likes My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic, Spongebob Squarepants, Rockos Modern Life, and The Amazing World Of Gumball.

I'd also like a cartoon in the vein of Invader Zim, The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy, and Jimmy Two Shoes. Thanks.:)

edited 30th Jul '12 7:51:12 PM by NarcissaHeinous

So I just finished watching Avatar and legend of korra and I want more!! I finished All of DCAU, 90's marvel cartoons like spiderman, and spectacular spidey and x-men and x-men evolution and star wars clone wars 2003 but my appetite for bad-ass action cartoons with superb writing and animation is insatiable. Help anybody? I'm open to anime too I guess But western animation is preferrable.

Transformers Beast Wars is quite good.

Samurai Jack, all the way.

Oh, and both Avatar series are recommended to hell and back, but you've probably all seen them.

Yup avatar's down. So is Samurai Jack. How I wish they'd hurry up with the Samurai jack movie.

Sym-Bionic Titan, which is probably the only good western mecha show I've found so far. Well, only somewhat serious mecha show.

edited 2nd Aug '12 9:51:08 AM by Fluid

It's a crime to like western animation and not have seen Megas XLR.

Can anyone recommend something similar to Daria? It doesn't have to be a cartoon, any form of media will do?

If any form of media will do then the question might be better asked in the Media in General conversation.

I like Adventure Time, Futurama, Early Spongebob Squarepants, Rugrats, Angry Beavers, Monty Python, Azumanga Daioh, The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya, The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, Top Gear, Fawlty Towers, The Importance Of Being Earnest, Questionable Content, Misfile, xkcd, Yotsuba, The 24 Hours of Le Mans, and stuff on my troper page. Any recommendations?

edited 24th Feb '13 9:24:50 AM by porschelemans

Those seem very different from each other and only some of them are western animation. I would suggest taking them to their separate conversations like Top Gear to Live Action TV.

I think the request is for 'works that are similar to any of these, so long as they are Western Animation'.

Correct. It's good to make clear what you enjoy beyond the medium you are in.

So can anyone think of works that are similar to Daria

edited 24th Feb '13 3:29:51 PM by leafeon

Sadly, I'm not familiar with most of what's on that list, and the works with which I am familiar I cannot think of similar works in animation.

Hmmm, possible exception: Monty Python is maybe sort of vaguely similar sense-of-humour-wise to Rocky and Bullwinkle. Do not presume to question the free-association.

Not familiar with it.

edited 24th Feb '13 9:58:38 PM by Noaqiyeum

For Daria it might help if you briefly tell us what about it you like.

I recognize only some of those titles. The Simpsons is like Futurama. I can't imagine what western animation is like Top Gear. Do you want a cartoon with cars, contests, British people, or what?

Any interesting experimental type stuff going on in the world of Western Animation that's worth watching? Stuff which isn't kiddy while averting the whole All Adult Animation Is South Park trope?

Actually, on second thought, just look at General Recs.

There are lots of 11-minute cable shows that might come close to what I'm looking for, but most of the ones I know are animated, so I posted here.

edited 28th Dec '13 11:25:46 PM by TParadox

If you really want adult animation that isn't All Adult Animation Is South Park, there's always Coonskin. If you want a show, then Megas XLR is something everybody needs to watch in their lifetime. Some of the stuff on DC Nation right now is really good.

edited 15th Jan '14 1:07:36 PM by Jinxmenow