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List Rules Vote up your favorite animated series that aired on TV in the 90s

These are the top 1990s animated series, ranked from best to worst by user votes. The best 1990s animated series really changed the world of not only animated shows, but the world of television itself. Only 90s kids will get these crazy fan theories about 1990s cartoons and celebrities who starred in 90s TV shows. These are titles that truly changed the game forever. The top 90s animated series are known for their genre-bending comedy while still other good 90s cartoons are well known for their over-the-top action and adventure. Obviously, some of these great 1990s animated series have even been made into feature films.

Which great cartoons will you find on this top 1990s animated series list? The Powerpuff Girls appears high on this list. This girl power 90s animation premiered in 1998 and ran for six seasons. Arthur, Muppet Babies and Garfield and Friends are other top 90s animated series that appear on this list.

The 1990s saw the rise of adult animations with The Simpsons and South Park leading the pack. Family Guy, Beavis and Butthead and King of the Hill are all great 90s cartoons for an older audience. Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist was also a hilarious show that featured top comedians like Jim Gaffigan, Ray Romano and Marc Maron.

Do you have a favorite animated series from the 1990s? Vote up which shows you think are best!

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The Simpsons is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
The Simpsons Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner

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Batman: The Animated Series is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series Kevin Conroy, Loren Lester, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. - Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free Trial

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DuckTales is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
DuckTales Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Terence McGovern

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Animaniacs is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Animaniacs Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille

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Tiny Toon Adventures is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Tom Islava added Tiny Toon Adventures Charles Adler, John Kassir, Tress MacNeille

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Gargoyles is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
heavymetalharry added Gargoyles Keith David, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Jeff Bennett - Without a doubt, this is the best serious animated series, not based off of a comic. Definatly for all ages, no kiddie shit that you have to endure, there are characers that get killed off and there is blood but it never feels ...

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Futurama is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Futurama Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal

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X-Men is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
X-Men Scott Porter, Cam Clarke, Jennifer Hale

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Darkwing Duck is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Darkwing Duck Jim Cummings, Terence McGovern, Christine Cavanaugh

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The Ren & Stimpy Show is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
The Ren & Stimpy Show John Kricfalusi, Billy West, Harris Peet

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Family Guy is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Family Guy Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green

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Dexter's Laboratory is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Dexter's Laboratory Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Christine Cavanaugh

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South Park is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
South Park Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mary Kay Bergman

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Doug is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Doug Billy West, Fred Newman, Constance Shulman

The Best 1980s Animated Series

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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Corey Burton, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings

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Rugrats is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Rugrats Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright

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Beavis and Butt-head is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Beavis and Butt-head Mike Judge, Dale Revo, Tracy Grandstaff

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Spider-Man is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
a4182gon added Spider-Man Christopher Daniel Barnes, Sara Ballantine, Roscoe Lee Browne

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King of the Hill is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
King of the Hill Mike Judge, Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon

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Garfield and Friends is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Garfield and Friends Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger - Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free Trial

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Johnny Bravo is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Johnny Bravo Jeff Bennett, Brenda Vaccaro, Mae Whitman

The Best Disney Princesses

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Hey Arnold! is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Hey Arnold! Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta

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Beetlejuice is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Beetlejuice Stephen Ouimette, Alyson Court, Tabitha St. Germain

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The Powerpuff Girls is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
The Powerpuff Girls Cathy Cavadini, Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong

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Batman Beyond is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Ouchmaster5000 added Batman Beyond Will Friedle, Kevin Conroy, Lauren Tom

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Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Charles Adler, Christine Cavanaugh, David Eccles

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Bobby's World is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Bobby's World Howie Mandel, Kevin Smets, Gail Matthius

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Inspector Gadget is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Inspector Gadget Don Adams, Holly Berger, Frank Welker

Longest Running Animated Series

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Pokémon is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
nick-slade added Pokémon Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart

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The Angry Beavers is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
The Angry Beavers Richard Steven Horvitz, Nick Bakay, Charlie Brissette

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Ed, Edd n Eddy is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Ouchmaster5000 added Ed, Edd n Eddy Matt Hill, Tommy Karlsen, Sam Vincent

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CatDog is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Tom Islava added CatDog Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Carlos Alazraqui

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Pinky and the Brain is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Pinky and the Brain Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille

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Muppet Babies is listed (or ranked) 34 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Muppet Babies Greg Berg, Katie Leigh, Laurie O'Brien

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sean Astin, Greg Cipes, Rob Paulsen

100+ Easter Eggs from Every Pixar Movie

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Daria is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Daria Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julian Rebolledo

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Cow and Chicken is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Cow and Chicken Charles Adler, Candi Milo, Dee Bradley Baker

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Space Ghost Coast to Coast is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Space Ghost Coast to Coast George Lowe, C. Martin Croker, Andy Merrill

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SpongeBob SquarePants is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
SpongeBob SquarePants Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke - Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free Trial

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Disney's Adventures of the Gum... is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears June Foray, Noelle North, Lorenzo Music

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Looney Tunes is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Looney Tunes Mel Blanc, June Foray, Arthur Q. Bryan

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The Wild Thornberrys is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Ouchmaster5000 added The Wild Thornberrys Lacey Chabert, Jodi Carlisle, Tim Curry

The Best HBO Series of the 1990s

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The Flintstones is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
The Flintstones Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl

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Rocko's Modern Life is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Rocko's Modern Life Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny, Charles Adler

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Aeon Flux is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Aeon Flux Denise Poirier, John Rafter Lee, Julia Fletcher

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2 Stupid Dogs is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
2 Stupid Dogs Brad Garrett, Mark Schiff, Jess Harnell

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Arthur is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Arthur J.T. Turner, Melissa Altro, Daniel Brochu - Watch for Free with Amazon Prime Free Trial

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Recess is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Recess Andrew Lawrence, Ashley Johnson, Jason Davis

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Sailor Moon is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
CosmicCastaway added Sailor Moon Terri Hawkes, Jill Frappier, Mary Long

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Aladdin is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Best 1990s Animated Series
Aladdin Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Dan Castellaneta