Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4904721-20130811045444/@comment-26221620-20150523193438

I'm including shows deemed to be anime in with this though it says cartoons. I'm just picking favourite animated shows in general. I'm also going to categorize these shows into two lists: shows that are still on the air and shows that aren't. I feel weird comparing shows that have finished completely against shows that aren't done yet. Maybe that's because we have yet to see the entire output for shows still on the air, so our view doesn't cover everything shown, whereas we can judge series that are done as a whole because they are complete, but that's just me. I can understand that some people think that some shows' incomplete outputs are better than other completed shows entirely, and that's fine. I'm pretty sure that I feel the same way in some regard. But I don't want to pit these shows against each other like that.

Shows still on the air (no particular order):

Gravity Falls (Ok, this probably would be first if I was ordering them)

Steven Universe

Regular Show

Archer

Bob's Burgers

The Venture Bros.

Rick and Morty

Adventure Time

Star vs. The Forces of Evil

The Simpsons (I will admit I don't really watch the newer episodes, but I think you'd be hard-pressed to find shows that had as long of a streak in terms of quality as The Simpsons did in its golden age. They would get an honourable mention for that alone)

Bee and Puppycat/Bravest Warriors (kinda cheating because they're on YouTube and not TV, but they're still cartoons and I enjoy them a lot)

Shows that are not on the air (again, no particular order):

Avatar: The Last Airbender

The Legend of Korra

Batman: The Animated Series

Justice League/Justice League Unlimited (I could include the whole DC Animated Universe in here, but these are the ones I enjoy the most)

Home Movies

Over the Garden Wall (a miniseries, yes, but who cares? It was awesome)

Futurama

Kim Possible

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Clone High

Cowboy Bebop

Fullmetal Alchemist