My Favorite Children's Shows
by FlameAxelVIII | created - 02 Dec 2011 | updated - 02 Dec 2011 | PublicI haven't revisited quite a few of these in years, so most of this is based on nostalgia.
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1. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008)
TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a war-torn world of elemental powers, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Stars: Dee Bradley Baker, Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack De Sena
Votes: 371,454
2. SpongeBob SquarePants (1999– )
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The misadventures of a talking sea sponge who works at a fast food restaurant, attends a boating school, and lives in an underwater pineapple.
Stars: Tom Kenny, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Clancy Brown
Votes: 111,163
3. Arthur (1996–2022)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Based on the books by Marc Brown, these are the adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.
Stars: Daniel Brochu, J.T. Turner, Jodie Resther, Bruce Dinsmore
Votes: 15,890
4. Recess (1997–2001)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Comic tales of a group of good friends, four boys and two girls, during breaks in primary school, as they grow up, relate to each other, and have brushes with authority.
Stars: Andrew Lawrence, Ashley Johnson, Jason Davis, Rickey D'Shon Collins
Votes: 28,114
5. Pokémon (1997–2023)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.
Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Ikue Ôtani
Votes: 47,784
6. Hey Arnold! (1996–2004)
TV-Y7 | 15 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The everyday life of Arnold, a fourth-grader in a nameless city that resembles Brooklyn, New York, who lives in a multi-racial boarding house with his grandparents and a motley assortment of friends and neighbors.
Stars: Francesca Marie Smith, Jamil Walker Smith, Dan Castellaneta, Justin Shenkarow
Votes: 36,543
7. Rugrats (1991–2003)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Phil and Lil and Susie find themselves in a slew of adventures - both real and imaginary. Baldly go where no baby's every gone before as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary every day.
Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie
Votes: 38,445
8. Digimon: Digital Monsters (1999–2007)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of young teens is unexpectedly sent to the mysterious Digital World and paired up with their own powerful, morphing monster called the Digimon. Together the entire group set out on an adventure to fight evil and save the world.
Stars: Steve Blum, Mona Marshall, Tifanie Christun, Derek Stephen Prince
Votes: 23,346
9. Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2004–2007)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Ned Bigby shares his advice on how to survive middle school.
Stars: Devon Werkheiser, Lindsey Shaw, Daniel Curtis Lee, Kyle Swann
Votes: 19,689
10. As Told by Ginger (2000–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Drama, Family
The TV cartoon follows a preteen girl named Ginger Foutley, along with two friends, as they try to fit in social life as well in school and try to avoid any embarrassments.
Stars: Melissa Disney, Jeannie Elias, Tress MacNeille, Aspen Vincent
Votes: 7,235
11. Pepper Ann (1997–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The quirky adventures of a 12-year-old girl trying to get through life with her family and friends.
Stars: Kathleen Wilhoite, Danny Cooksey, April Winchell, Clea Lewis
Votes: 4,048
12. DuckTales (1987–1990)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Huey, Dewey, and Louie are in for an epic surprise when they meet their wealthy but reclusive uncle, Scrooge McDuck. The family embark on globe-trotting adventures and treasure hunts, uncover family secrets, and face dangerous enemies.
Stars: Alan Young, Russi Taylor, Terence McGovern, Chuck McCann
Votes: 34,946
13. So Weird (1999–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Adventure, Family, Mystery
A preteen girl travels around the country continually stumbling over supernatural occurrences. Since nobody believes her, she posts her finds on her website, "So Weird."
Stars: Cara DeLizia, Mackenzie Phillips, Patrick Levis, Belinda Metz
Votes: 3,291
14. Sesame Street (1969– )
TV-Y | 55 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On a special inner city street, the inhabitants, human and muppet, teach preschool subjects with comedy, cartoons, games, and songs.
Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 15,356
15. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A boy and his beloved imaginary friend are able to stay together at an orphanage of sorts for imaginary friends that children have outgrown to be adopted by new children.
Stars: Keith Ferguson, Grey Griffin, Sean Marquette, Candi Milo
Votes: 24,709
16. Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999–2008)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The off-the-wall, day-to-day life of three friends who have exactly the same name.
Stars: Matt Hill, Sam Vincent, Tony Sampson, Erin Fitzgerald
Votes: 40,926
17. The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2004)
TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Three super-powered little girls constantly save the world (or at least the city of Townsville) from monsters, would-be conquerers and a few other gross things.
Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny
Votes: 47,820
18. Courage the Cowardly Dog (1999–2002)
TV-Y7 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The offbeat adventures of Courage, a cowardly dog who must overcome his own fears to heroically defend his unknowing farmer owners from all kinds of dangers, paranormal events and menaces that appear around their land.
Stars: Marty Grabstein, Thea White, Peter Fernandez, Simon Prebble
Votes: 50,858
19. Invader ZIM (2001–2006)
TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien named Zim from the planet Irk is sent on a secret mission to conquer Earth, not realising that his leaders were just trying to get rid of him and hoped that he would die. Once there, Zim manages to disguise himself as a human child, but one boy named Dib sees through his disguise.
Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rikki Simons, Melissa Fahn
Votes: 22,583
20. Rocket Power (1998–2004)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Four friends and their daily lives of playing extreme sports, surfing, and getting into some crazy situations.
Stars: Joseph Ashton, Shayna Fox, John Kassir, Ray Bumatai
Votes: 10,480
21. Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The misadventures of a boy genius and his annoying sister.
Stars: Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Christine Cavanaugh, Tom Kenny
Votes: 53,689
22. Doug (1991–1994)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The life of a young boy as he meets friends, falls in love, maneuvers his way through grade 6 and writes all about it in his journal.
Stars: Billy West, Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, Doug Preis
Votes: 20,035
23. Codename: Kids Next Door (2002–2008)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of a group of ten-year-old friends who fight for the right to do everything that adults restrict from them.
Stars: Ben Diskin, Dee Bradley Baker, Lauren Tom, Cree Summer
Votes: 22,720
24. Sabrina: The Animated Series (1999–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Short lived animated spin off of the television series Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The animated series is a prequel which features Sabrina as a pre-teen girl with small witch powers. Also ... See full summary »
Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Emily Hart, Nick Bakay, Bill Switzer
Votes: 3,816
25. Animaniacs (1993–1998)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The zany adventures of a trio of 1930s animated characters in the modern world.
Stars: Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker
Votes: 25,814
26. Pinky and the Brain (1995–1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in the research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feeble-minded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world.
Stars: Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker
Votes: 32,826
27. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002–2006)
TV-G | 24 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy, who happens to be a genius, lives in a small town with his family and friends and often gets into crazy adventures with them involving the things he invents.
Stars: Debi Derryberry, Jeffrey Garcia, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker
Votes: 24,448
28. Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1995)
TV-G | 21 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The wacky adventures of the new young hip generation of Warner Brothers Looney Tunes characters, most of them descendants of the original classic toon cast.
Stars: Charlie Adler, John Kassir, Tress MacNeille, Joe Alaskey
Votes: 14,226
29. All Grown Up! (2003–2008)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Follows the adventures of the whole Rugrats gang. But, now they're all grown up. Angelica's nicer, Chuckie's a risk taker, and the rest of the gang have changed too.
Stars: Kath Soucie, Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Tara Strong
Votes: 5,732
30. Goosebumps (1995–1998)
TV-PG | 22 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
"Goosebumps" was a series of scary anthology stories based on the children's books by R.L. Stine. Series one was hosted by R.L. Stine for twelve episodes.
Stars: R.L. Stine, Kathryn Short, Cody Jones, Scott Wickware
Votes: 15,210
31. Angela Anaconda (1999–2002)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
A rambunctious girl and her friends' adventures in school and their community.
Stars: Victor Knight, Sue Rose, Al Mukadam, Bryn McAuley
Votes: 2,927
32. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969–1978)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A group of teenage friends and their Great Dane (Scooby-Doo) travel in a bright green van solving strange and hilarious mysteries, while returning from or going to a regular teenage function.
Stars: Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Vic Perrin
Votes: 41,442
33. The Weekenders (2000–2004)
TV-Y7 | 15 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The humorous Friday through Sunday misadventures of four best friends.
Stars: Kath Soucie, Grey Griffin, Jason Marsden, Phil LaMarr
Votes: 2,851
34. CatDog (1998–2005)
TV-Y | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The life and times of a cat and a dog with a unique twist: they're connected, literally. Adding to their dilemma is Cat's annoyance with Dog, mainly caused by Dog's stupidity and Cat's up-tight personality.
Stars: Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Carlos Alazraqui, Billy West
Votes: 25,036
35. Dragon Tales (1999–2005)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Two children find a dragonscale, and have fun socializing with dragons.
Stars: Kathleen Barr, Andrea Libman, Danny McKinnon, Jason Michas
Votes: 4,585
36. The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1991)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Follow Winnie the Pooh's adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Stars: John Fiedler, Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Paul Winchell
Votes: 4,776
37. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The further adventures of Buzz Lightyear as a Space Ranger of Star Command and his comrades.
Stars: Patrick Warburton, Stephen Furst, Nicole Sullivan, Larry Miller
Votes: 3,946
38. Even Stevens (2000–2003)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Stevens family live in Sacramento, California, where the two younger children in the family, Ren and Louis, who have opposing personalities, often clash.
Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, A.J. Trauth, Nick Spano
Votes: 15,321
39. Lizzie McGuire (2001–2004)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Lizzie McGuire, a clumsy middle school girl, navigates through teenage issues while enjoying her childhood years with genuine friends, an annoying younger brother and loving parents.
Stars: Hilary Duff, Adam Lamberg, Robert Carradine, Lalaine
Votes: 20,450
40. BeetleBorgs (1996–1998)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Their wish to become comic book heroes forces three kids to take on the heroes' mortal enemies.
Stars: Billy Forester, Wesley Barker, Herbie Baez, Terence J. Rotolo
Votes: 1,463
41. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1996)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A team of teenagers with attitude are recruited to save Angel Grove from the evil witch, Rita Repulsa, and later, Lord Zedd, Emperor of all he sees, and their horde of monsters.
Stars: David Yost, Richard Steven Horvitz, Ed Neil, Paul Schrier
Votes: 24,646
42. Zoom (1997– )
TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A group of older children do arts and crafts, cooking, science and technology, and games sent in by viewers.
Stars: Caroline Botelho, Kenny Yates, Alisa Besher, Zoe Costello
Votes: 1,232
43. Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–1998)
TV-Y | 30 min | Documentary, Comedy, Family
Scientist/comedian Bill Nye explores various aspects of science for young viewers.
Stars: Bill Nye, Pat Cashman, Michaela Leslie-Rule, Jaffar Smith
Votes: 8,373
44. The Big Comfy Couch (1992–2013)
TV-Y | 25 min | Comedy, Family
Loonette the clown and her dolly Molly solve everyday problems while residing in the comfort of a large couch.
Stars: Alyson Court, Fred Stinson, Grindl Kuchirka, Bob Stutt
Votes: 1,832
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