List of the BEST Ongoing (Children) CARTOONS-!!!

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Do you like cartoons and are at a lost as to what show to dive into? Here is a list of the best ongoing cartoon shows that I truly believe are worth watching and are deserving of all the attention possible, least the great shows end prematurely.
(Shows are in NO particular order-all are amazing.)

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-Wander Over Yonder: Humor consists of slapstick and creatively timed dialogue. Both the villains and heroes have diverse characters that can work off each other or stand alone--writing is solid and great for any age.

Premise:

Protagonists are a pair of aliens: an aggressive, protecting, and caring dinosaur/horse species call a "Zbornak" named Silvia--and Wander, an orange friendly "Star Nomad" who looks like a possible blood relation to the Cookie Monster.
Together Wander and Silvia travel the galaxy in episodes where new planets/locations are visited and explored.

The main conflict offered would be in the antagonists Lord Hater, a magical undead skeleton man, Lord Awesome, a muscle bound dancing shark man, and the Watch Dogs, soldiers with giant eyes for heads--it's sure to be a colorful experience that amuses.

Flaws?: 
Wander is often seen as a "comic-reief " character, something that rarely stands as a proper protagonist. The first few episodes highlight Wander as annoying, something to only appeal to children, but in later episodes, Wander shows development by instead becoming an optimistic, cunning, naive, and well-meaning individual who fights evil simply with kindness--overall a very likable and relate-able character.

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-The Amazing World of Gumball: Reworks tired tv tropes into new crazy and fun comedic twists that both adults and children can wholly enjoy.

Premise: A blue cat, Gumball Waterson, and his adopted goldfish brother Darwin go on various adventures sometimes expected of children and sometimes not. 


Flaws?:  Episode start and end are usually very predictable in outlined expectations. Various usage of different character animations can be jarring.

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-Gravity Falls: Creates a charming overarching story that slowly develops and/or resolves with each episode. Every main character that is introduced has solid development and an exciting season 2 is still airing new episodes.

Premise: Twins Dipper and Mabel Pines go to spend their summer vacation at their Uncle Stan's Mystery Shack, a tourist trap that at times, foreshadows a much more sinister force.

Nitpicks?: Must decode puzzles to get the full deep story, which may be an annoyance to some.

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-Steven Universe: Is commonly noted as having the best written children with a bubbly charm and serious undertone that blends together to deliver memorable tangible characters.

Premise: The Crystal Gems, three immortal warriors and a child, Steven, form a formidable team to fight corrupted versions of gems while managing life in a small beach-side town that offers plenty of plot.

Nitpicks?: Episodes focus more on character relationship building more so than action, which may alienate a select some.

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-Clarence: Can be described as a less mature and focused Steven Universe, serving up wonderfully written children characters with a side of happy illogical wit and shenanigans a plenty.

Premise: An overly optimistic boy named Clarence and his two friends, polar opposites, Jeff and Sumo, making up a lovely diverse trio who explore everyday relatable wonders through the insane and sometimes stupid view point children--fun times!

Flaws?:  Settings for episodes remain grounded in reality leaving little room for magical nonsense happenings and traits of characters can be over emphasized--limiting growth/change in general.

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-Adventure Time: Plots, conflicts, and conclusions all are over the place, yet remains stable enough to tell plenty of fun competent stories.

Premise: Finn the Huge and Jake the Dog explore a surreal, trippy, and an all-time intriguing world full of death and rainbows.

Nitpicks?: Already has an established following and a large episode list may be intimidating to get into.

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-My Little Pony: A once exclusive "little girl" show that now appeals to all audiences and ages.
Premise: Six ponies-(including unicorns and pegasi) whom live in the not so peaceful town of Ponyville face slice of life issues while confronting various mystical beasts that threaten to kill them.

Nitpicks?: Already has an established following and may be a bit overwhelming at first.

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-Regular Show: A bromance that feels real and offers entertainment on both a mature and immature scale.

Premise: Mordecai and Rigby, an anthropomorphic blue jay and raccoon? face slice of life issues in accordance to supernatural beings--a mix bag of oddities and young people issues.

Nitpicks?: Focuses on consequences when responsibilities are shrinked--not addressed, but can become a tired plot element at times.

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Feel free to comment on shows you enjoy and/or believe should be added to the list-! :)
Additional info on shows will be filled in as seen fit--really go watch an episode or two REGARDLESS! :dummy:
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zimvader42's avatar
Not a bad list, not a bad list at all.
I was worried that something like Uncle Grandpa would appear here, but no, just the best ongoing cartoons. Which is a bit sad, seeing how there are only seven or so.

I would count ben 10 omniverse if it wasn't because tedious and ridiculously long hiatus-periods between seasons, and the fact that most of its humour relies on previous iterations of the franchise and/or classic science fiction tropes (time travel to an extrem, doctor who, some hitchhiker's guide in between, etc.) and thus, might result unappealing to new audiences. It is good for an already fan of ben 10, but not too much for anyone else.