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Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy (Disney XD, 2015) is an American animated television series developed by Marty Isenberg, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team. The adventures of a band of space warriors who work to protect the universe from the evil overlord Thanos.

Lists about films and TV shows told by the visuals-intensive medium that allows storytellers to weave fantastical legends told by unforgettable characters.

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There have been many fantastic animated TV shows throughout the history, but which ones are the best? Some people think that cartoons are just for children (just check out our list of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-kids-cartoons/ranker-tv" target="_blank">best kids&#39; cartoons</a>), but there are many that have frequent themes that even adults will enjoy. From classic <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-animated-series-ever-made?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">animated series</a> like &quot;Looney Tunes,&quot; &quot;The Flintstones,&quot; and &quot;The Jetsons&quot; to the modern day hits of &quot;The Simpsons&quot; and &quot;South Park,&quot; there are many great cartoons available. Both classic cartoons and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-animated-series/ranker-tv" target="_blank">current animated series </a>make this list of the best cartoons of all time.&nbsp;For anime, check out these lists of the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time">best anime series</a> and&nbsp;the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-anime-series-all-time">best superhero anime</a> of all time..

The cartoon was created during the silent movie era as a short that was shown before movies. They gained even more popularity when the talkies came around, most notable of these were made by the <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/walt-disney-facts/coy-jandreau?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Walt Disney</a> company and Warner Bros with &quot;Merry Melodies&quot; (which later became &quot;Looney Tunes&quot;). With the invention of the television, cartoons and animated programs finally found a realm in which to flourish.

This is a list of the best cartoons of all time, including series <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/most-popular-cartoon-year-you-were-born/mallory-weiler" target="_blank">from years past</a> and ones that are still going today. Vote up your favorite or make your own version.

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The Flintstones

The Best Cartoons of All Time

The Best Cartoons & Animated Shows Of All Time, Ranked

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Exploring the unknown worlds, motives, and visits of extraterrestrial life and UFOs.

Aliens.

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<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/extraterrestrials-in-ancient-history/kevinbennett" target="_blank">Extraterrestrials</a> continue to captivate the public and the best current <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/real-people-who-claim-to-have-been-abducted-by-aliens/mel-judson" target="_blank">alien</a>&nbsp;shows on television range in terms of tone, style, and genre. Some of the best new alien series are dramatic series about alien attacks while other good current shows about extraterrestrials are lighthearted shows set in outer-space. Some fan favorite alien TV shows airing now are reboots of classic series and even cartoon shows deal with aliens.&nbsp; 
 
What shows will you find on this best current TV series about aliens list? Doctor Who is a&nbsp;long running show about a TARDIS traveling Time Lord combating alien foes.&nbsp;After a 15 year hiatus, The X-Files returned to the business of investigating the existence of aliens. Other good current shows featuring aliens include Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Orville, and People of Earth. 
 
Which current <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-tv-shows-about-aliens/ranker-tv" target="_blank">show about aliens</a> is your favorite? Vote the best series up to the top of this list and add anything you feel is missing.&nbsp;

The Best Current Shows About Aliens

The 20+ Best Current Shows About Aliens

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Disney

Launched in the fall of 2019, Disney+ offered new shows based on Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars properties alongside old favorites from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, 20th Century Fox, and National Geographic. What will be on Disney+ ranges from The Mandalorian to the new Mickey Mouse shorts - a <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/1217251/707629/9358?subId1=2779085" target="_blank">wide world of Disney series</a> is available on demand and even more will become available as Disney+ rolls out their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/upcoming-disney-plus-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Year One and Year Two programming</a>.

Plenty of old <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-toon-disney-tv-shows/voteable" target="_blank">Disney cartoon favorites</a>, like Goof Troop and the original DuckTales show, are on Disney+, as well as shows from Fox and Marvel like The Simpsons and Ultimate Spider-Man. There are also lots of great animal and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-nature-documentary-tv-shows/reference" target="_blank">nature series</a> coming from National Geographic that will be available on Disney+ at launch, including Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet and One Strange Rock. Nearly <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-star-wars-shows/ranker-entertainment" target="_blank">every Star Wars TV show</a> will be available to stream along with the newest entry in the franchise.

Both old and new, the <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/1217251/707629/9358?subId1=2779085" target="_blank">shows on Disney+</a> include some of the best cartoons, family shows, nature documentaries and more - and now they&#39;re all available in one place. Now that they&#39;re all together, which of all the series on Disney+ are the best?

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The Best Shows On Disney+ You Can Watch Right Now, Ranked

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At some point in all of our lives, we&#39;ve wished we were a superhero from a comic book. Similarly, we&#39;ve all probably pictured ourselves on a superhero TV show, fighting crime, flying around,&nbsp;and hanging at the base. Of course, there&#39;s plenty of us more interested in taking on the villain character, as some of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/best-comic-book-villains" target="_blank">best characters are villains</a>. Either way,&nbsp; there&#39;s surely a specific superhero show you wish you could be a part of. And the super powers; we can&#39;t forget the super powers&mdash;as that&#39;s the best part of being a superhero.&nbsp;

So, with such a long list of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-superhero-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">current&nbsp;superhero shows</a> to choose from, which ones would be the most fun to be on? Perhaps you&#39;re the ballsy type; envisioning yourself as Daredevil. On the other hand, wouldn&#39;t it be awesome to have the incredible strength of Supergirl? You see, there&#39;s a great deal of options&mdash;so which show would you want to be on?

Check out the list of current superhero shows and vote up those you&#39;d want to be a character on. You can also add any comic book shows you don&#39;t see on the list&mdash;just be sure they&#39;re current.

Current Superhero Shows You Wish You Were A Character On

Superhero Shows You Wish You Were On | Series You'd Like to Be Part Of

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There&#39;s a lot of <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-disney-cartoon-shows-all-time/ranker-tv" target="_blank">Disney cartoons</a> on <a href="https://disneyplus.bn5x.net/c/1217251/707629/9358?subid1=2866785&amp;subid2=Disney%2B&amp;subid3=comlink&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2F" target="_blank">Disney Plus</a>. From old school classics to newer fare, there&#39;s plenty to keep kids and adults of all ages entertained for hours. But did you know that there&#39;s a lot of Disney cartoons based on movies? That&#39;s right, a lot of your favorite childhood flicks &mdash; including&nbsp;The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Hercules, and&nbsp;Lilo &amp; Stitch &mdash;&nbsp;have their very own spinoff shows. Some are more well-known than others, but for the first time, you can stream them all in one place on Disney Plus.&nbsp;

TV series based off movies you already love are great for when you feel like watching something new, but would prefer not to be introduced to a sea of unfamiliar characters and settings. It&#39;s a chance to see your fave characters in new situations that aren&#39;t explored in the original movie. While many of the shows on this list are animated, both&nbsp;High School Musical: The Musical: The Series&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-the-mandalorian-episodes/ranker-tv" target="_blank">The Mandalorian</a>&nbsp;are live-action spinoff series you can watch.&nbsp;

Check out this collection of live-action shows and Disney cartoons based on movies on <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-disney-plus-shows/ranker-streaming" target="_blank">Disney Plus</a>. Vote up the series that are nearest and dearest to your heart!

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15 Great Disney Movies Turned Into TV Shows On Disney+

Molly Gander

The best Disney XD shows range from Marvel cartoons to favorites syndicated from the Disney Channel. This list of popular Disney XD TV shows is ranked from best to worst thanks to your votes. Shows include top current and canceled Disney XD television series as well as the date when each show first aired and which actors starred in the show. The best Disney XD TV programs of all time include the most viewed shows on Disney XD, as this list covers all shows that have aired on the kid and tween-focused channel from Disney.

The list of top Disney XD shows below includes old Disney XD shows like Lab Rats and other Disney XD favorites such as Star Wars Rebels, Pok&eacute;mon the Series: Sun &amp; Moon, and the new DuckTales. Some of the top Disney XD shows include series that are syndicated from its parent channel, like Phineas and Ferb.

Although people in different locations grew up with Disney XD shows on different channels, most of us got the same shows, so don&#39;t let your favorite Disney XD TV shows sink to the bottom of the list! Vote up the best Disney XD shows and use this list to build a whole new one just like it, then re-rank it to fit your opinion. If the list has got you nostalgic, the best place to <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/disney-sitcoms-2010s-on-disney-plus/molly-gander" target="_blank">watch your favorite Disney XD shows from the 2010s</a> is on Disney+.

The Best Disney XD TV Shows

The Best Disney XD Shows Of All Time, Ranked By Fans

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Exploring the many ways space, space travels, and extraterrestrial life are depicted in film, TV, literature, anime, comics, and technology.

Imagining Life in Space

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The best space western shows can range from very western with some sci-fi elements to mostly science fiction with some classic western themes. This flexibility is what makes it such a fun sub-genre. Great space westerns also tend to include space pirates - which are a more dashing option to fill the space bandit roles.

From a quick-draw raygun hombre to robot horses, good space western series take some of the most interesting things about their respective genres and blend to create something new. The Star Trek series are space westerns that examine the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-space-tv-shows-series/ranker-tv" target="_blank">new frontiers of galaxies</a>, as are the Star Wars series, though none are as overt about their <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/western-tv-shows-and-series/reference" target="_blank">Western genre</a> influence as the new Disney+ show, The Mandalorian. Many anime series also blend Westerns with sci-fi elements. One of the most popular space westerns is the cult series Firefly, which may only have had one series but is considered one of the best space western shows by many.

Popular space&nbsp;<a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/western-tv-shows-and-series/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">western TV shows</a>&nbsp;have been a staple of television for years, but even so there&#39;s often debate about what the most entertaining space western show of all time is and if that show truly qualifies as a &quot;space western&quot;. Don&#39;t let your favorite space westerns get to the bottom of the list, vote them up so they have the chance to mosey on up to the top spot.&nbsp;

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The Best Space Western TV Shows

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Originally known as Timely Publications and then as Atlas Comics, the comic book publishing company known as Marvel began in 1961 when it launched The Fantastic Four.

The Universe of Marvel Comics

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Marvel&#39;s Cinematic Universe is expansive, reaching all the way to superhero shows on Netflix and carrying on a long tradition of making TV shows from Marvel comic books. The Marvel Comics superhero shows have run the range of genre and style over the years, from live-action to animated. Some of them are even <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-comic-book-superhero-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">the best comic book and superhero shows of all time</a>.

Older live-action Marvel Comics television programs like Mutant X paved the way for <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-superhero-tv-shows/ranker-tv" target="_blank">modern superhero shows</a> like Jessica Jones and Legion. And we can&#39;t forget all of the cartoon comic book adaptations, like X-Men: Evolution and the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon. But, of all the Marvel shows (including <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-new-superhero-tv-shows-of-the-last-few-years/ranker-tv?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">superhero TV shows</a> adapted from publishers that were later taken over by Marvel, like Malibu Comics), which is the best of all of the Marvel comic book adaptations?

Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy is listed on