My List of Cartoons for Grown-Ups

This is the list of all cartoons for grown-ups that I’ve watched. I liked all of them (otherwise I wouldn’t have watched them). They are not in a particular order, although I could say that I especially liked Futurama and King of the Hill.

1. South Park

Very funny and fresh. I remember tons of funny moments from it (from instance, when Stan gets vaginitis from being vegan and tiny vaginas appeared all over his skin, until he could become a giant pussy).

Some seasons were better than others, but all in all they did a pretty good job. I am glad they still produce it.

2. Simpsons

First I liked it, then I hated it. Now I just find it boring. One of the best parts I remember is the real life couch gag. Pretty cool.

3. Futurama

From Simpson’s creators, but a much better job. I loved it for its original ideas. I remember dozens of funny and interesting moments. There also are a lot of mems from Futurama – and it is not a coincidence. The show really provides with funny stuff.

There are some funny lines that remained in the public’s memory. Like these ones for instance:

“I am going to build my own theme park… with blackjacks and hookers”.

Or:

“Death by snu-snu”

Or:

“Good news, everyone”

And there are a lot of funny characters and situations… I surely hope they will make other seasons, even though it ended in 2013…

4. Family guy

Not my favorite, and not my least favorite. I like watching it, but sometimes it gets boring. Has tons of jokes, but most of them aren’t very funny. All in all, it is a relaxing show. I hope they will continue to produce it, even if it’s not the best.

5. American Dad

Seth MacFarlane strikes again 🙂

I don’t know why he did American Dad. The first season was good, the others were less interesting. Eventually, it ended and I can’t say I crave it.

6. The Cleveland Show

Another Seth MacFarlane show. This one was funnier than American Dad. It lasted only a few seasons, but I liked it. I would still watch it if it would still exist.

7. Bob’s Burgers

After I watched the first episode from Bob’s Burgers, I thought to myself: “Why would anyone watch such nonsense? People screaming, flat jokes, uninteresting characters…”. Then I watched some more and I was entertained. Not all episodes are great, and in fact most of them are boring, but some of them are really-really good.

Even though a lot of people like Louise’s character, I find it very annoying. Maybe because of the hat…

8. The critic

This is not your average sitcom. It is about a boring film critic. And the cartoon is kind-of boring, but it is ok, since it doesn’t aim to be super-mega entertaining. If you just want to watch something nice before falling to sleep, you can watch The Critic.

9. Corner Gas Station

This Canadian cartoon was made after a real tv-series. It hasn’t great jokes, but it is relaxing. I wouldn’t watch tons of seasons though.

10. F is for Family

A little bit too hysteric for my type, but I did enjoy watching it. It lacks good jokes. I don’t know if I would watch all the seasons.

Maybe they should tone it down. It is unnecessarily aggressive.

11. King of the Hill

Propane… and propane accessories.

Loved this show. It is more serious than the others and it is very well made. It also has good jokes, although they are different from what people expect.

Also, unlike in other cartoons, in this one the characters evolve. It is still a sitcom, things still tend to get back to “normal” at the end of the episode, but something will always be a little bit different because no situation leaves the characters unchanged.

I loved its sarcasm. Unfortunately, I don’t think people “got” it, otherwise, I guess that the show would have been more popular.

It is also one of the very few shows that actually has a beginning and an end, which makes it satisfying.

P.S. One of its creators, Mike Judge, also wrote and directed Idiocracy (2006). Good movie.

12. Brickleberry

Brickleberry and its spin off, Paradise PD, are the craziest cartoons from my list. And this is why they have a special place in my heart. It was so so refreshing to watch them. Unfortunately, people didn’t appreciate them and they got canceled. I still hope that there will be a revival.

13. Paradise PD

Brickleberry wasn’t successful enough, so they changed it a little bit and created “Paradise PD”. I liked them both, although I prefer Brickleberry because it takes place far away from the everyday city life and its characters are more powerful. The only thing that I liked more in Paradise PD was the dog that replaced the bear. I didn’t like the bear in Brickleberry.

There is also this meme, but I don’t remember from which one of the shows it is.

I so hope that these 2 guys, Roger Black, Waco O’Guin, will create some more Brickleberry, or at least Paradise PD. The world needs something as fresh as these shows.

14. BoJack Horseman

This cartoon is a little bit different. It isn’t as funny as the others and it is more of a dark-comedy / drama animation.

It is smarty and relaxing to watch, although sometimes it gets a little bit too depressing.

All in all, I did enjoy a lot watching it and I hope they will continue to produce it for a long-long time.

It also had some really interesting episodes, especially the one when BoJack goes in the underwater world.

15. Bordertown

Not very funny, but kind of nice. Good too watch when you have nothing else to watch. Unfortunately it only has 13 episodes because it got canceled.

16. The Goode Family

From the creators of King of the Hill.

I don’t know what this “Goode Family” was supposed to be.

Boring show and boring plot, but it is not annoying to watch.

17. Fugget about it

This canadian show is about a family of retired gangsters. The show is non-conformist, has a few very good jokes and it is a real pleasure to watch it. I particularly liked the originality of the family type.

18. Crash Canyon

Simple and only a few jokes.

But I enjoyed watching it. It is chill and relaxing.

You can watch the whole series here:

19. Hoops

A little bit too ADHD for me, not very funny either, but I somehow liked it.

20. …

To be continued…

 

If you need some inspiration with what you should watch next, here is a wikipedia list of adult animated television series.