These are the best Saturday morning cartoons from the '80s and '90s. Thankfully, with the advent of the DVD, the DVR, and even VHS tapes, Soul Train can't ruin our fun anymore. Rank your favorite '80s cartoons and 90s cartoon shows, from the original TMNT to Bucky O'Hare. What were your favorite '80s and '90s cartoons? These awesome Saturday morning cartoons, voiced by some fantastic and recognizable actors, made weekends just the best. Seeing them now instantly brings back glorious memories of those carefree, childhood days.
This '90s cartoons list also includes some great mid 1980s cartoons that you surely enjoyed. But which on this '90s cartoons list were the best? For which did you save your bowl of sugary, soggy cereal so you could enjoy them both at the same time? Which ones had the toys that you received as gifts only from misguided aunts and uncles and then later threw in your closet never to play with again? Did you prefer the more oddball, extreme cartoons?
This list of the best Saturday morning cartoons of the '80s and '90s includes classics with awesome theme songs and persistent franchises as well as single-season cartoon series that will make you be like, "Oh yeah, I remember that!" Click rerank below to make your own version of this list and vote up the best '90s cartoon TV shows below!
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21,3094,320DuckTales
Alan Young, Russi TaylorPremiered: 1987
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Mystery, Comedy-drama
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16,3041,978Scooby-Doo
Casey Kasem, Don MessickPremiered: 1969
Genres (Tv): Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Mystery, Situation comedy
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16,2324,687Tiny Toon Adventures
Charles Adler, John KassirPremiered: 1990
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy, Animated series
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16,0765,284Animaniacs
Rob Paulsen, Jess HarnellPremiered: 1993
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy
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15,1994,730Pinky and the Brain
Maurice LaMarche, Rob PaulsenPremiered: 1995
Genres (Tv): Animation, Satire, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy
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21,0807,002Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sean Astin, Greg CipesPremiered: 1987
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Adventure film, Comedy
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16,2295,642ThunderCats
Bob McFadden, Larry KenneyPremiered: 1985
Genres (Tv): Animation, Action/Adventure, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Adventure film
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15,6853,878Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Corey Burton, Peter CullenPremiered: 1989
Genres (Tv): Animation, Children's television series, Mystery, Adventure film, Comedy
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17,4954,405The Jetsons
George O'Hanlon, Janet WaldoPremiered: 1962
Genres (Tv): Animation, Sitcom, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Science Fiction
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16,6424,969Inspector Gadget
Don Adams, Holly BergerPremiered: 1983
Genres (Tv): Comic science fiction, Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy
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14,3355,279The Transformers
Frank Welker, Chris LattaPremiered: 1984
Genres (Tv): Animation, Action/Adventure, Children's television series, Thriller, Adventure film
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12,8564,594Darkwing Duck
Jim Cummings, Terence McGovernPremiered: 1991
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Drama, Children's television series, Mystery
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9,0692,201Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner
Mel Blanc, Joe AlaskeyGenres (Tv): Animated cartoon
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13,3334,442Alvin and the Chipmunks
Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice KarmanPremiered: 1983
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Animated series
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15,0285,720X-Men: The Animated Series
Norm Spencer, Cathal J. DoddPremiered: 2011
Genres (Tv): Animation, Superhero, Action, Sci-fi
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17,0146,470He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
John Erwin, Alan OppenheimerPremiered: 1983
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Adventure film, Action
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13,7164,292Garfield and Friends
Lorenzo Music, Thom HugePremiered: 1988
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Comedy, Animated series
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14,5494,539The Smurfs
Don Messick, Danny GoldmanPremiered: 1981
Genres (Tv): Animation, Television comedy, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Family Film
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14,9137,145Batman: The Animated Series
Kevin Conroy, Loren LesterPremiered: 1992
Genres (Tv): Crime, Children's television series, Superhero fiction, Adventure film, Action
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12,4754,665Rugrats
Elizabeth Daily, Christine CavanaughPremiered: 1991
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Animated series
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11,1714,647Gargoyles
Keith David, Salli Richardson-WhitfieldPremiered: 1994
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Mystery, Urban fantasy
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2212,0543,619TaleSpin
Ed Gilbert, R.J. WilliamsPremiered: 1990
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Animated series
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11,0545,422The Real Ghostbusters
Maurice LaMarche, Dave CoulierPremiered: 1986
Genres (Tv): Animation, Action/Adventure, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Mystery
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10,8854,742Muppet Babies
Greg Berg, Katie LeighPremiered: 1984
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series
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10,7995,111G.I. Joe
Jackson Beck, Chris LattaPremiered: 1983
Genres (Tv): Animation, Animated cartoon, Children's television series, Action, Animated series
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