shows I want to see: animation
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Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers, in syndication
Amazon; BCDB; IMDb; official website; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I honestly don't recall whether I ever saw any of this. I might have, or I might be thinking of Blackstar, or maybe BraveStarr. (Of the three shows, the one I'm most likely to have seen is Blackstar, but I could have seen two or even all three of them.) Anyway, this is something I'd probably like to check out someday.


Animals., on HBO
A.V. Club; BCDB; HBO; IMDb; Max; TV Tango; Wikipedia

I can't watch this because I don't get HBO. I have no idea if I'd like it, but I probably wouldn't mind checking it out. I first heard of it the day it premiered (Feb. 5, 2016) because it was mentioned in EW's "What to Watch" section, which said it "might be the best Adult Swim cartoon that never aired on Adult Swim." And since I like Adult Swim, I take that as a ringing endorsement.


The Archie Show, on CBS
Amazon; Archie Comics Wiki; BCDB; Hulu; IMDb; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

Aka "The Archies." This aired several years before I was born. It's the first in a series of shows featuring characters from Archie comics. I don't think I'd want to see every series in the franchise, but I'd certainly like to start with this one, and after that at least check out a spin-off featuring Sabrina the Teenage Witch. I'm passingly familiar with Archie, Jughead, Betty, and Veronica, as I must have read some of their comics when I was a kid, or saw some of the characters in various incarnations (I definitely remember seeing Jughead in an animated short on Sesame Street.) But I don't think I've ever seen them in any sort of ongoing format like this on a regular basis. So they're not super familiar to me, though the whole "Betty and Veronica" dynamic is a pretty familiar trope.


Ben 10: Omniverse, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; BCDB; Ben 10 Planet; Cartoon Network; Cartoon Network Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This is the fourth series in the Ben 10 franchise, but I lost Cartoon Network sometime before the end of the third series, so someday I'll have to catch up on that, and then I look forward to checking this series out. But I have no idea when that'll happen.


Big Hero 6: The Series, on Disney XD
BCDB; Disney+; DisneyNOW; Disney Wiki; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This is a spin-off of the movie Big Hero 6. I'd definitely like to watch it, but I don't currently get Disney XD.


Bionic Six, in syndication
BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

I think I saw a very little bit of this, but I don't really remember it that well. The only name I even remember at all is Dr. Scarab. Anyway, I'd like to see it again sometime, and decide whether it interests me or not.


Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, on CBS
Amazon; BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This Saturday morning cartoon was based on a comic book called "Xenozoic Tales," which I never read. The only thing I remember about the show is the title. I find it strange that my memory of a show from the early 90s is as fuzzy as my memory of some shows from the early 80s. But whatever, it's something I'd like to see again, someday.


Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys, in syndication
BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This ran for one season in 1996-97. I vaguely recall reading about it at the time, and wishing I could see it, but I don't think it was on any channel I got.


Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; BCDB; IMDb; Paramount+; Sony Pictures Animation; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia; YTV

This is a prequel to the movie of the same name.


Code Monkeys, on G4
BCDB; G4; IMDb; Peacock; Shout! Factory; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This aired in 2007-08. I feel like I might have watched the first episode, maybe even the first few eps. But I don't remember for sure, and if I did watch any of the show, I probably decided I didn't really care for it. But since then I've enjoyed a couple of webseries, Outlands and Your Dungeon My Dragon, made by the creator of this show, which had a similar style and sensibility. Because of that, I'd like to give this another chance sometime.


Craig of the Creek, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; Cartoon Network; IMDb; Max; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I don't really know anything about this, since I don't get Cartoon Network (nor have its app), but I heard of it because it was mentioned in a YouTube video I happened to watch about Black representation in animation. So I'd like to check it out, sometime.


DC Super Hero Girls, on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network; DC Comics; DC Database; DC Kids; facebook; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This series was developed by Lauren Faust. It premiered in March 2019, though several online shorts were released on YouTube in the weeks leading up to the TV premiere. The first of these, #TheLateBatsby, was previously released in theaters in July 2018, with the feature film "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies." It should be noted that although this TV series shares the name of the webseries DC Super Hero Girls (which debuted in October 2015), it is an entirely different continuity, with a different animation style. (Based more upon Faust's series of DC Nation shorts "Super Best Friends Forever.")


Dino-Riders, in syndication
BCDB; fansite; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

I have some of the toys from this show. I don't think at the time I had any idea that it was a show, though the toys did come with mini-comics. So, whatever. Someday, somehow, I must watch this show.


Droids, on ABC
BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; Wikipedia; Wookieepedia

I didn't get ABC when this aired in the mid-80s, so I didn't have a chance to see it. I think at some point I maybe saw a bit of it on VHS or something, but I don't really remember it. Anyway, I'd like to see the whole series, someday. (At the same time, there was a cartoon called Ewoks, which I did sort of get to see.)


DuckTales, on Disney XD
Amazon; A.V. Club; Council of Geeks; Disney+; DisneyNOW; Disney Wiki; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This is a 2017 reboot of the 1987-90 series of the same name. Since I don't get Disney XD, I haven't had a chance to watch it... except for one episode, which I liked a lot. So I definitely hope to see more of it someday.


Gravity Falls, on Disney Channel
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Disney+; Disney Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; Shout! Factory; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I have absolutely no idea if I'd like this or not, but it's something I'd at least like to check out someday. Unfortunately, I don't currently get Disney Channel.


Guardians of the Galaxy, on Disney XD
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Disney+; Disney Wiki; IMDb; Marvel.com; MAU Wiki; Marvel HQ; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This is sort of a continuation of the live-action movie Guardians of the Galaxy, though not actually part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Anyway, I'd really like to see it, but I can't, because I don't get Disney XD.


The Head, on MTV
Amazon; BCDB; IMDb; Liquid Television; MTV; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

An animated series on MTV's Oddities, from 1994-96. Since it started like a year before I had cable, I didn't get a chance to see it, but I think I've always vaguely wanted to.


Hotel Transylvania: The Series, on Disney Channel
Amazon; BCDB; DisneyNOW; IMDb; Sony Pictures Animation; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This is a prequel to the movie Hotel Transylvania. I'd like to check it out, but I don't currently get Disney Channel.


Infinity Train, on Cartoon Network (s1-2) / HBO Max (s3)
Cartoon Network; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

A 2019 animated miniseries that I'd like to see, but I don't get Cartoon Network. At least I think the first season was a miniseries, and I wasn't expecting there to be any more of it. But then there was a second season... and a third, which streamed on HBO Max instead of Cartoon Network.


Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, in syndication
BCDB; IMDb; Mill Creek Entertainment; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

I had some of the toys this show was made to sell in the 80s, but I think it wasn't until many years later that I even knew the show existed (or maybe I just forgot about it). I have no idea if I'd like it, but I'd at least like to check it out, someday.


Jonny Quest, on ABC
Amazon; BCDB; Boomerang; Classic Jonny Quest; CN Wiki; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Warner Bros.; Wikia; Wikipedia

This originally aired in 1964-65, about 11 years before I was born. Since then it has occasionally rerun on Cartoon Network, so I've probably seen a little bit of it, but I don't really remember. I think quite possibly the first time I ever even heard of it would have been in the mid-90s, when I saw it mentioned on the internet. Not long after that, in 1996, Cartoon Network began airing a new series called "The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest," of which I must have seen a bit. I don't remember being particularly impressed by it, but I wouldn't mind checking it out again someday, though I'm more interested in seeing the original series. (There was also a series in the mid-80s, but I have little if any interest in that.)


Justice League Action, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Cartoon Network; CN UK; CN Wiki; DC Comics; IMDb; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia; World's Finest

Can't watch because I don't get Cartoon Network. Although there's a tie-in webseries on YouTube that I got to see. That was fun.


The Legend of Calamity Jane, on The WB
IMDb; official site; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

I don't really know anything about this cartoon. It aired very briefly on Kids' WB, but that was before I got the network, so I never had a chance to see it. I don't recall having heard of it until quite a few years later, but I may have. Anyway, I'd definitely like to check it out sometime.


Liberty's Kids, on PBS
Amazon; BCDB; IMDb; Kid Genius; Mill Creek Entertainment; Retro Junk; Starz; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I'm not sure why I never saw this, but it's something I wouldn't mind checking out, someday.


Mighty Magiswords, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; BCDB; Cartoon Network; Hulu; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This started as a webseries on CartoonNetwork.com before becoming a TV series. And I love the digital shorts, so I'd really like to watch the TV show, but alas, I don't currently get Cartoon Network. Sigh.


Milo Murphy's Law, on Disney XD
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Disney+; DisneyNOW; Disney Wiki; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I'd really like to check this out, because it's from the creators of Phineas & Ferb, plus the voice cast includes a lot of people I like (including two people from Agents of SHIELD). But alas, I don't currently get Disney XD, so I can't watch the show.


My Adventures with Superman, on Cartoon Network
Adult Swim; Adult Swim Wiki; Cartoon Network Wiki; DC; DC Database; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Warner Bros.; Wikipedia; World's Finest
streaming sites: Max

This is on Adult Swim, which I don't get, but I'd definitely like to check out the show someday if I can.


Peter Pan & the Pirates, on FOX
IMDb; Neverpedia; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This aired in 1990-91, at which time I didn't have access to FOX, so I never got to see it. (I probably did have access to Fox Family when it reran on that channel several years later, but somehow I still didn't see it.) Anyway, I'm a fan of plenty of different adaptations of the story, so I reckon I'd like to check this one out someday, if I can.


The Pirates of Dark Water, on Fox Kids / ABC / syndication
BCDB; fansite; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Warner Bros.; Wikia; Wikipedia

This aired from 1991-93. I didn't get to see this because it wasn't on a channel I had access to, at the time it aired. I'm not sure if I was even aware of it until much later. But it's something I'd like to check out, someday. (Though I'm sure if I do, I'll end up horribly disappointed about it having been cancelled prematurely.)


The Powerpuff Girls, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; BCDB; Cartoon Network; Cartoon Network Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; Max; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This is a 2016 reboot of the 1998-2005 series of the same name. Unfortunately, I don't currently get Cartoon Network, so I can't watch the new show. But I definitely hope to see it someday. The TV series, which premiered in April, was preceded in February and March by four online shorts.


Primal, on Cartoon Network
Adult Swim; IMDb; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Warner Bros.; Wikia; Wikipedia
streaming sites: Google Play; Max; Vudu; YouTube

I'd really like to check this out because I'm a fan of Genndy Tartakovsky's other shows, but I don't currently get Cartoon Network.


She-Ra: Princess of Power, in syndication
BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; Starz; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wiki Grayskull; Wikipedia

When I was a kid in the 80s, I watched He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, and at some point I became aware of this spin-off, but I don't think this ever aired on any channel I got. So I've always wanted to see it.


Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century, on FOX
Baker Street Wiki; BCDB; IMDb; Mill Creek Entertainment; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This aired for two seasons in 1999-2001. I must have been aware of it at the time, and I may have seen bits and pieces, but I don't recall ever seeing a whole episode. And I don't remember anything specific about the show, but it's something I wouldn't mind checking out someday.


SilverHawks, in syndication
BCDB; IMDb; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

When I was a kid, I had a bunch of the action figures from this show, and I thought they were sooo cool, even though I never had a chance to see the cartoon. I don't have them any more. I guess I must've sold them at flea markets or something. Dammit. Ah well, anyway, I think at some point I actually did manage to see a few episodes, though I don't really remember them. But I'd really love to see the whole series sometime. And to get my damn toys back!


Star vs. The Forces of Evil, on Disney XD
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Disney+; DisneyNOW; Disney Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I don't know if I'd like this, but it's something I'd check out if I had Disney Channel or Disney XD. But I don't.


Steven Universe, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; A.V. Club; BCDB; Cartoon Network; Cartoon Network Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; Max; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

This premiered in 2013, at which point I didn't have access to Cartoon Network. And I still don't. But this is definitely a show I'd like to check out sometime... partly so I can watch videos about it on Pop Culture Detective, which I'm putting off in order to avoid possible spoilers.


Tangled: The Series, on Disney Channel
Amazon; BCDB; Disney+; DisneyNOW; Disney Wiki; IMDb; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

This traditionally animated 2017 series is a sequel to the 2010 CGI movie Tangled, and a prequel to the 2012 CGI short film Tangled Ever After. A couple of weeks prior to the official start of the series, there was a special called "Tangled: Before Ever After." Since I loved the movie, I'd really like to see the show (and the special that preceded it), but alas, I don't currently get Disney Channel. So... hopefully someday. Sigh.


Teen Titans Go!, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; Cartoon Network; Cartoon Network Wiki; DC Comics; Hulu; IMDb; Max; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Warner Bros.; Wikia; Wikipedia; World's Finest

I'm a fan of Teen Titans, so this is definitely something I want to see, but I don't currently have Cartoon Network.


ThunderCats, on Cartoon Network
Amazon; Cartoon Network Wiki; Hulu; IMDb; ThunderCats Wiki; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

A modern reboot of the old 1980s cartoon, which I kinda liked. So I'd like to check this out, but I don't get Cartoon Network right now.


Tutenstein, on Discovery Kids
BCDB; IMDb; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia

A Saturday morning cartoon about a 10-year-old pharaoh who died and was mummified, then came back to life as a mummy in the modern world. He had a modern day friend named Cleo. I'm not sure if I've ever seen a whole episode, but I've seen a few bits and pieces. When this originally aired, it was opposite some show on another channel, so I think I've mainly only ever seen it during commercial breaks from whatever I was actually watching. But what little I've seen seemed cool, so I'd like to try to check out the whole series, someday.


The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, on CBS
IMDb; Peacock; Retro Junk; TV.com; TV Tropes; Wikia; Wikipedia

I'm sure I must have seen this Saturday morning cartoon when it aired in the 90s, and liked it. It was a sort of surreal cartoon based on... older cartoons from like the 1920s or something. I dunno. Now I don't remember it well at all, so I'd really like to see it again.


Xiaolin Chronicles, on Disney XD
Disney XD; IMDb; official website; TV.com; TV Tango; TV Tropes; Wikipedia; Xiaolinpedia

This is a continuation of the former WB series Xiaolin Showdown, of which I was a fan. So of course I'd like to check this out, but... as I may have mentioned, I don't currently get Disney XD.



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