Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Crazy cartoon where the Grim Reaper has a Jamaican accent and is subservient to two psycho kids. This cartoon scratches a particular itch no other cartoon does haha, its good stuff
Edit: by kidult, I mean it has appeal to both audiences with stuff that goes over kids heads often and is probably super inappropriate situations/lessons, and such
Edit: I might be also referring generally to content from outlets/studios like
- Nickolodeon
- Teletoon
- Adult Swim
- CartoonNetwork
- some YTV
- Hannah Barbara
Avatar: The Last Airbender. I could rave about it all day.
Also Gravity Falls like @swordgeek@lemmy.ca said.
I never watched Justice League much as a kid, but my wife re-introduced it to me as an adult and it’s a pretty great mix of kid-friendly superhero stories with fairly mature themes and plotlines.
Additionally, a less awkward term than “kidult” is just “family entertainment”. Shows/movies/books that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of ages.
What camp are you in on the upcoming third Avatar saga?
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but it sounds pretty interesting. The new Avatar being born as one of a set of twins is a very neat idea that I wouldn’t have considered. That can create some really compelling stories on its own.
So Hysteria was a bit hit and miss in terms of how enjoyable it was, but it did land at a time when I was able to record from TV and use it to aid some school presentations. Every single time the teachers would ask where I got this from.
Ren & Stimpy
Was pretty certain Ren & Stimpy had to be mentioned here. Scrolling… scrollling… that was too much scrolling to find this
Animaniacs
Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn. Tell us the lesson that we should learn.
Early to rise, and early to bed, makes a man healthy, but socially dead.
I know so little about Animaniacs yet have found myself quoting that all the time.
Adventure Time.
Mathematical!
Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Cartoon version of Sabrina, the witch. Salem the Cat is awesome and the best character besides the “What’s your favorite shaver” song dude
Invader Zim
I still come back to this every once in a while. I loved the dark humor plus the childish humor mixed with some adult humor though I don’t feel it was on the same level as other shows of the same time as I’ve rewatched it, which has surprised me.
Probably Animanics, though I was grown up before I watched that. Before that, I suppose Beavis and Butthead and even Simpsons were considered edgy.
“Finger Prince? I didn’t think so.”
I still can’t believe they got that one past the censors.
Mega Babies
Horrifying and the theme song is straight out of your worst nightmare but its part of our history lol
Azumanga Daioh. Recently rewatched it and it’s still as funny today as it was in 2002.
Hair??? Chicken leg??? yes
Avatar and My little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Gravity Falls. A masterpiece of storytelling, wrapped up in family-friendly horror.
I’ll have you know that Ducktective has a big mystery element, and a lot of humour that goes over kids heads!
Btw, if you’re still into animated shows, there’s a few communities around for them.
General animation:
Japanese animation:
Give’em some activity if you’re wanting to share and talk about some animated stuff you’ve been checking out!
Will do
It finished long before I was born (it was Saban’s “practice show” to test their confidence in taking on Power Rangers), but Samurai Pizza Cats was always avidly enjoyed by me, and it’s in fact one of the first kidult shows/franchises in the modern sense (if not the first) if I’m not mistaken, especially if you count only foreign content. Think Spongebob meets Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles meets anime.
I loved Cow and Chicken. The Red Guy was the best, I loved how he had lil butt cheeks you could see and went by names like “Mr Pants”.
