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The greatest serial cartoons ever painted on acetate. This list is a consensus of popular opinion on the ultimate ranking of awesomeness. Writing or artwork, these series stood out in a pack of cheap, uninspired marketing tools. Real storytelling or actual humor, rank your favorites of all time and add them to the list. If you see something missing, add it!
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Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito, Jim Varney, Jemaine Clement, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Maggie Roswell, Don Cheadle, Ellen Page, Jonah Hill, John Goodman, Neve Campbell, R. Lee Ermey, Liam Neeson, Simon Cowell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Martin Sheen, Matt Dillon, Eddie Izzard, Tim Robbins, Jan Hooks, Russi Taylor, Angela Bassett, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin, Richard Lewis, Yeardley Smith, Woody Harrelson, Henry Winkler, Nancy Cartwright, Natalie Portman, Edward Norton, Sarah Silverman, Joe Mantegna, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ricky Gervais, Rachel Weisz, Jack Black, Steve Martin, Kiefer Sutherland, Jon Lovitz, Ben Stiller, Daniel Radcliffe, Meg Ryan, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Schaal, David Hyde Pierce, Julie Kavner, Dan Castellaneta, Phil Hartman, Marisa Tomei, Hugh Laurie, Marcia Wallace, Stephen Colbert, Winona Ryder, Christina Ricci, Lucy Liu, Helen Hunt, Isabella Rossellini, Joshua Jackson, Rob Reiner, Albert Brooks MoreMatt Groening1989-12-17Most Listed - 2
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Mona Marshall, Bill Hader, Mary Kay Bergman, Jennifer Howell, April Stewart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, John 'Nancy' Hansen, Adrien Beard, Eliza Schneider, Henry Winkler, Courtney Ford, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin MoreTrey Parker, Matt Stone1997-08-13 - 4
Dick Clark, Billy West, Sigourney Weaver, Frank Welker, Phil LaMarr, Beatrice Arthur, Katey Sagal, Kath Soucie, Lauren Tom, Tress MacNeille, John DiMaggio, John Goodman, David Herman, Jan Hooks, Pamela Anderson, Maurice LaMarche, Sarah Silverman, Tom Kenny, Al Gore, Leonard Nimoy, Dan Castellaneta MoreMatt Groening, David X. Cohen1999-03-28 - 5
Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry, Charles Durning, Alec Sulkin, Rachael MacFarlane, Taylor Cole, Will Sasso, Seth Green, Wallace Shawn, Phil LaMarr, Danny Smith, Robert Downey Jr., Mark Hamill, Victoria Principal, Lucas Grabeel, Nicole Sullivan, The Rock, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jonathan Lipnicki, Drew Barrymore, Lacey Chabert, Rob Lowe, Camille Guaty, John G. Brennan, Carlos Alazraqui, Jessica Stroup, Simon Cowell, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Adam West, Bryce Dallas Howard, Judd Nelson, Jimmy Kimmel, Phyllis Diller, James Woods, Adam Carolla, Jessica Biel, Hugh Laurie, H. Jon Benjamin, Laura Vandervoort, Carrie Fisher, Jennifer Tilly, Carol Kane, Lauren Graham, Lisa Wilhoit, Josh Peck, Drew Pinsky, Butch Hartman, Lori Alan, Kiefer Sutherland, Ben Stein, Anne Hathaway, Neil Patrick Harris, Sanaa Lathan, Sam Waterston, Patrick Warburton, Gary Cole, Wally Wingert, Joey Slotnick, Bobby Slayton, David Cross, Norm Macdonald, R. Lee Ermey, Bobby Lee MoreSeth MacFarlane1999-01-31 - 6
Arleen Sorkin, Clive Revill, Melissa Gilbert, Loren Lester, John Glover, Robert Costanzo, LeVar Burton, Bob Hastings, Elizabeth Montgomery, Kate Mulgrew, Joe Piscopo, Brock Peters, Kevin Conroy, Marilu Henner, Adrienne Barbeau, Tim Curry, Megan Mullally, Lloyd Bochner, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Diana Muldaur, Mari Devon, Ron Perlman, George Dzundza, Richard Moll, Mark Hamill, Brad Garrett MoreBruce Timm, Eric Radomski1992-09-05 - 7 Bea Benaderet, Elizabeth Montgomery, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Alan Reed, John Stephenson, Daws Butler, Ann-Margret MoreWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera1960-09-30
- 8 Mel Blanc, George O'Hanlon, Dick Beals, William Hanna, June Foray, Daws Butler, Janet Waldo, Lillian Randolph MoreWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera1960
- 9 Don Messick, Kate Melton, Scott Innes, Grey DeLisle, Vincent Price, Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Mary Kay Bergman, Pat Stevens, Billy West, Susan Blu, Heather North, Scott Menville, Lennie Weinrib, B. J. Ward, Mindy Cohn, Nicole Jaffe, Indira Stefanianna Christopherson MoreWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Joe Ruby, Ken Spears, Iwao Takamoto1969-09-13
- 10 Ben Stein, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Mark HamillSteven Spielberg, Tom Ruegger1995-09-09
- 11 Ben Stein, Julie Brown, Jim Cummings, Tony Pope, Tom Bodett, Bernadette Peters, Nancy Cartwright, Sherri Stoner, Jess Harnell, Frank Welker, Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, Avery Schreiber MoreTom Ruegger1993-09-13
- 12 Stan Freberg, Hal Smith, Arthur Q. Bryan, Paul Julian, June Foray, Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher More1960-10-02
- 13 Jean Vander Pyl, Janet Waldo, George O'Hanlon, Foster Brooks, Frank Welker, Don Messick, Penny Singleton, Daws Butler, Mel Blanc, Tony Pope, Avery Schreiber, Ruth Buzzi MoreWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera1962-09-23
- 14 James L. Avery, Sr., Dorian Harewood, Alan Oppenheimer, Pat Fraley, Townsend Coleman, Jennifer Darling, Hamilton Camp, Barry Gordon, Maggie Roswell, Rob Paulsen, Peter Renaday, Cam Clarke, Jim Cummings, Tony Jay, Tress MacNeille, Jack Angel MoreKevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Fred Wolf1987-12-14
- 15 Harris Peet, Billy West, Brenna O'Brien, Gary Owens, Cheryl Chase, John Kricfalusi, Alan Young, Jack Carter, Terrence Scammell, Mark Hamill MoreJohn Kricfalusi1991-08-11
- 16 Ashley Gardner, Kyle Chandler, Janeane Garofalo, Ellen Barkin, Toby Huss, Pamela Anderson, John Goodman, Peri Gilpin, Milla Jovovich, Bernie Mac, Laura Prepon, Elijah Wood, Kathleen Turner, Lucy Liu, Justin Long, Paul Rodríguez, Chris Rock, Will Arnett, Jennifer Coolidge, Johnny Knoxville, Kyle Howard, Paget Brewster, Laura Linney, Eliza Dushku, Burt Reynolds, Pamela Adlon, Mike Judge, David Cross, Jonathan Joss, Ben Stein, Brittany Murphy, Reese Witherspoon, Andrew Lawrence, Matthew McConaughey, Nathan Fillion, Lindsay Lohan, Kathy Ireland, Ben Stiller, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Amy Adams, David Herman, Kathy Najimy, Mary Tyler Moore, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Root, Lauren Tom, Renée Zellweger, Megan Mullally, Mitchel Musso, Henry Winkler, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kate Walsh, Andy Dick, Carol Alt MoreMike Judge, Greg Daniels1997-01-12
- 17 Candi Milo, Joe Alaskey, Philip Proctor, Ryan Stiles, Melanie Chartoff, Ben Stein, Michael Bell, Tress MacNeille, E.G. Daily, Cree Summer, Andrew Dice Clay, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase, Kath Soucie, Tara Strong, Christine Cavanaugh, Jack Riley, Debbie Reynolds, David Doyle, Dionne Quan MoreGábor Csupó, Arlene Klasky, Paul Germain1991-08-11
- 18 Dana Delany, Nathan Fillion, Kevin Conroy, Gina Torres, Phil LaMarr, Matt Czuchry, Kristin Bauer, Timothy Daly, Michael Ironside, George Newbern, Jerry O'Connell, Julie Bowen, Ben Browder, Josh Hutcherson, Mark Hamill, Peri Gilpin, Susan Eisenberg, Neil Patrick Harris, Morena Baccarin, Michael Rosenbaum, Carl Lumbly, Maria Canals Barrera, Bruce Timm, Clancy Brown, Powers Boothe, Ron Perlman, Lisa Edelstein, Brad Garrett MoreBruce Timm, Paul Dini2001-11-17
- 19 John Stocker, George Buza, Lenore Zann, Alyson Court, Don Francks, Alison Sealy-Smith, Melissa Sue Anderson, Stephen Ouimette, Cedric Smith, Lally Cadeau, Lawrence Bayne, Philip Akin, Iona Morris, Ron Rubin, Cathal J. Dodd, John Colicos, Jennifer Dale, Tara Strong, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Norm Spencer MoreStan Lee, Jack Kirby, Len Wein1992-10-31
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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Paul Frees, Walter Tetley, Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, William Conrad, Daws Butler, Bill Scott, June Foray, Hans Conried MoreJay Ward, Bill Scott1959 -
- 21 Phil LaMarr, Mako, Mark Hamill, Tim CurryGenndy Tartakovsky2001-08-10
- 22 Clancy Brown, Mako, Jessie Flower, Jason Isaacs, Grey DeLisle, Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler Eisen, Cricket Leigh, Dante Basco, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Mark Hamill, Jennie Kwan, Melendy Britt, Olivia Hack MoreMichael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko2005-02-21
- 23 Chuck McCann, Peter Cullen, Russi Taylor, Hamilton Camp, Hal Smith, Joan Gerber, Tony Anselmo, Miriam Flynn, June Foray, Rob Paulsen, Alan Young, Jim Cummings, Brian Cummings, Terry McGovern, Kathleen Freeman, Frank Welker, Corey Burton, Will Ryan MoreJymn Magon, Carl Barks, Fred Wolf1987-09-11
- 24 David Spade, Tracy Grandstaff, Mike Judge, Trez Bayer, Bonnie Brantley, Adam Welsh, David Letterman MoreMike Judge1993-03-08Controversial
- 25 Earl Hammond, Gerrianne Raphael, Doug Preis, Bob McFadden, Lynne Lipton, Peter Newman, Larry Kenney, Earle Hyman, Rob Paulsen MoreTobin Wolf1985-01-23
- 26 Stan Jones, Roger C. Carmel, Brad Garrett, Ed Gilbert, Peter Cullen, Alan Oppenheimer, Arlene Banas, Victor Caroli, Michael Bell, Dan Gilvezan, Jeff MacKay, Casey Kasem, Richard Gautier, Regis Cordic, Don Messick, Walker Edmiston, Tony Pope, Paul Eiding, Neil Ross, John Moschitta, Jr., Buster Jones, Christopher Collins, Michael McConnohie, Frank Welker, Clive Revill, Peter Renaday, Jerry Houser, Gregg Berger, Susan Blu, John Stephenson, Rob Paulsen, David Mendenhall, Scatman Crothers, Arthur Burghardt, Jack Angel, Corey Burton MoreHasbro1984-09-17
- 27 Christine Cavanaugh, Rob Paulsen, Candi Milo, Jeff Bennett, Kathryn Cressida, Mako, Brad Garrett, Allison Moore, Eddie Deezen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kimberly Brooks, Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, Daran Norris, Maurice LaMarche, Earl Boen, Frank Welker MoreGenndy Tartakovsky1996-04-28
- 28 Gail Matthius, Candi Milo, John Kassir, Bob Bergen, Rob Paulsen, Kath Soucie, Tim Curry, Frank Welker, Cree Summer, Don Messick, Stan Freberg, Danny Cooksey, Joe Alaskey, Maurice LaMarche, June Foray, Tress MacNeille, Charles Adler, Scott Innes, Noel Blanc, Steven Spielberg MoreTom Ruegger1990-09-10
- 29 Stephen Hillenburg, Ian McShane, Clancy Brown, Lance Reddick, Ricky Gervais, Mary Jo Catlett, Rodger Bumpass, Tom Kenny, Sirena Irwin, Sara Paxton, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Carlos Alazraqui, Lori Alan, Jill Talley, Doug Lawrence, Brian Doyle-Murray, Patton Oswalt, Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, Mark Hamill, R. Lee Ermey, Dee Bradley Baker MoreStephen Hillenburg1999-05-01
- 30 Alan Oppenheimer, Alan Young, Lewis Arquette, Michael Bell, Hamilton Camp, Jonathan Winters, Susan Silo MorePeyo1981-09-12
- 31 Frank Welker, 鶴ひろみ, Townsend Coleman, Don Francks, Chris Wiggins, Don Knotts, Maurice LaMarche, Don Adams, Cree Summer, Dan Hennessey MoreBruno Bianchi , Jean Chalopin, Andy Heyward1983-09-05
- 32 Melissa Joan Hart, Ashton Kutcher, Kyle Chandler, Stuart Townsend, Hayden Panettiere, Chris Evans, Macaulay Culkin, Rosario Dawson, Diora Baird, Paul Rudd, Amy Smart, James Van Der Beek, Drew Pinsky, Simon Pegg, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Elijah Wood, Michelle Trachtenberg, Sandra Oh, Gary Coleman, Vanessa Hudgens, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Sarah Silverman, Linda Cardellini, Kelly Hu, Matthew Lillard, Abbie Cornish, Wayne Brady, Joel McHale, Zachary Gordon, Emma Stone, Jimmy Kimmel, Ethan Hawke, Jon Heder, Danny Masterson, Adrianne Palicki, Erika Christensen, Skeet Ulrich, Scarlett Johansson, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Neil Patrick Harris, Wilmer Valderrama, Emma Caulfield, Zac Efron, Rashida Jones, Katy Mixon, Dan Milano, Zachary Quinto, Jamie Kaler, Nathan Fillion, Olivia Munn, Mila Kunis, Kurtwood Smith, Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, Dax Shepard, Mark Hamill, Donald Faison MoreSeth Green, Matthew Senreich2005-02-20
- 33 Heather North, Frank Welker, Casey Kasem, Don Messick, Nicole Jaffe, Alan Oppenheimer, Jack Angel, Indira Stefanianna Christopherson, John Stephenson, Austin Roberts MoreJoe Ruby, Ken Spears, Iwao Takamoto1969-09-13
- 34 Koichi Yamadera, Unshou Ishizuka, Aoi, Megumi Hayashibara1998-04-03
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The Pink Panther Show
Frank Welker, Paul Winchell, Don Diamond, Paul Frees, Rich Little, Arnold Stang, Lennie Weinrib, Tom Holland, Bob Holt, Pat Harrington, Jr., Larry Storch, Arte Johnson, John Byner, Daws Butler, Larry D. Mann MoreDavid DePatie, Friz Freleng1969 - 36 Jennifer Hale, Catherine Cavadini, Tom Kenny, Tara Strong, Roger L. Jackson, Jeff Bennett, Tom Kane, E.G. Daily, Jennifer Martin, Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Chuck McCann, Craig McCracken, Frank Welker, Mark Hamill MoreCraig McCracken1998-11-18
- 37 Joseph Barbera, William Hanna1958, 1961-01-30
- 38 Paget Brewster, Raven-Symoné, Niecy Nash, Lizzy Caplan, Sandra Oh, Rachael MacFarlane, Matthew Lillard, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Burt Reynolds, Ioan Gruffudd, Sanaa Lathan, Donald Faison, Laura Prepon, Ally Walker, Busy Philipps, Chris Klein, Kevin Nealon, Christine Baranski, Amanda Seyfried, H. Jon Benjamin, Seth MacFarlane, Johnny Hardwick, Stephen Colbert, John Krasinski, Patrick Stewart, Maria Bamford, John Cho, Ken Jeong, Rob Riggle, Jennie Garth, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bobby Lee, Dee Bradley Baker, Megyn Price, Sarah Natochenny, Lisa Edelstein, Elijah Wood, Patrick Wilson, Grace Park, Sarah Silverman, Scott Grimes, Terry Crews, Sarah Chalke, Molly Shannon, Curtis Armstrong, Wendy Schaal, Jeff Fischer, Hayden Panettiere, Elizabeth Banks, Lucy Lawless, Jason Alexander MoreSeth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman2005-02-06
- 39 Alice Playten, Doris Belack, Fred Newman, Billy West, Becca Lish, Greg Lee, Jeff Bergman MoreJim Jinkins1991-08-11
- 40 Maria Canals Barrera, Phil LaMarr, George Newbern, Carl Lumbly, Kevin Conroy, Susan Eisenberg MoreBruce Timm2004-07-31
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- 41 Melissa Joan Hart, Lauren Tom, Gilbert Gottfried, Shelley Fabares, Brad Garrett, Mike Farrell, Joely Fisher, Lisa Edelstein, Clancy Brown, George Dzundza, David Kaufman, Victor Brandt, Timothy Daly, Michael Ironside, Ron Perlman, Joanna Cassidy, Joseph Bologna, Mark Hamill, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peri Gilpin, Dana Delany MoreJoe Shuster, Jerry Siegel1996-09-06
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The Venture Bros.
Bill Hader, H. Jon Benjamin, Patrick Warburton, James Urbaniak, Doc Hammer, Michael Sinterniklaas, Christopher McCulloch, Stephen Colbert, Nathan Fillion MoreChristopher McCulloch, Doc Hammer2003-02-16 - 43 Moises Arias, Jennifer Grey, Corbin Bleu, Seth MacFarlane, Madison Pettis, Sandra Oh, Ashley Tisdale, Judd Nelson, Jeff "Swampy" Marsh, Thomas Sangster, Kelly Hu, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Caroline Rhea, Dan Povenmire, David Mitchell, Bobby Gaylor, Jack McBrayer, Tyler Alexander Mann, Alyson Stoner, Dee Bradley Baker, Vincent Martella, Richard O'Brien, Maulik Pancholy, Mitchel Musso, Tim Curry, Ricky Ullman MoreDan Povenmire2007-08-17
- 44 Brigitte Bako, Charles Shaughnessy, Salli Richardson, Marina Sirtis, Kate Mulgrew, LeVar Burton, Keith David, Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Ed Asner, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Tim Curry, Cree Summer, John Rhys-Davies, Jeff Bennett, Bill Fagerbakke, Frank Welker, Thomas F. Wilson MoreFrank Paur, Greg Weisman1994-10-24
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Speed Racer
- 46 Rosearik Rikki Simons, Lucille Bliss, Melissa Fahn, Richard Steven Horvitz, Andy Berman, Rodger Bumpass, Wally Wingert, Kevin McDonald, R. Lee Ermey MoreJhonen Vasquez2001-03-30
- 47 Mike Road, Granville Van Dusen, Danny Bravo, Danny Bravo, Don Messick, Allan Lurie, Tim Matheson, John Stephenson MoreWilliam Hanna, Joseph Barbera, Doug Wildey1964-09-18
- 48 Benjamin Diskin, Olivia Hack, Alex D. Linz, Sam Gifaldi, Charles Shaughnessy, Maria Bamford, Kathie Lee Gifford, Justin Shenkarow, Tress MacNeille, Toran Caudell, Francesca Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Anndi McAfee, Christopher Castile, Phillip Van Dyke, Jamil Walker Smith, Maurice LaMarche, Craig Bartlett, Lou Rawls, Blake McIver Ewing, Kath Soucie, Mark Hamill, Jennifer Tilly, Tim Curry, Andy Dick MoreCraig Bartlett1996-10-07
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The Spectacular Spider-Man
Dee Bradley Baker, Tricia Helfer, Benjamin Diskin, Nikki Cox, Clancy Brown, Kath Soucie, James Arnold Taylor, Thomas F. Wilson, Daran Norris, Vanessa Marshall, Lacey Chabert, Deborah Strang, Jane Lynch, Kelly Hu MoreStan Lee, Steve Ditko2008-03-08Controversial - 50 Janeane Garofalo, Schoolly D, Steven Wright, H. Jon Benjamin, Natasha Leggero, Dave Willis, Bill Hader, Dana Snyder, Seth MacFarlane, Andy Merrill, Sarah Silverman, David Cross, C. Martin Croker, Carey Means, Patton Oswalt MoreMatt Maiellaro, Dave Willis2001-12-30
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