My top 20 favourite cartoons

20.   The Loud House

Creator: Chris Savino

Aired from May 2, 2016

Description: Lincoln Loud is an 11-year-old who lives with 10 sisters. He along with his best friend Clyde comes up with ways to survive in a large family and finds creative solutions to everyday problems.

19.   Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Creator: Peter Laird

Aired from September 28, 2012 till November 12, 2017

Description: After getting exposed to a mutant substance, four turtles become giants and start speaking and walking upright. They are trained by a wise rat, Splinter, in order to defeat an evil man, Shredder.

18.   Ed, Edd n Eddy

Creator: Danny Antonucci

Aired from January 4, 1999 till June 29, 2008

Description: Like any boys trying to survive their adolescence, Ed, Edd and Eddy are as clueless about girls as everything else. Eddy may not be the brains of the trio, but he’s the “idea guy,” always scheming and dragging his buddies along. Ed, Edd and Eddy go on summertime adventures involving part-time jobs, treehouses and of course, girls.

17.   Steven Universe

Creator: Rebecca Sugar

Aired from May 21, 2013 till March 27, 2020

Description: The Crystal Gems are a team of magical beings who are the self-appointed guardians of the universe. Half-human, half-Gem hero Steven is the “little brother” of the group. The goofball is learning to save the world using the magical powers that come from his belly button and he goes on magical adventures with the rest of the Crystal Gems, even though he’s not as powerful — or smart — as fellow group members Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl. Despite his shortcomings, Steven usually finds a surprising way to save the day.

16.   Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends

Creator: Craig McCracken

Aired from August 13, 2004 till May 3, 2009

Description: Sometimes imaginary friends get lost or kids outgrow them and that’s why Madame Foster started Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends. When kids dream up pals, they come to life and the house is filled with diverse characters waiting to be reunited or adopted to new kids. The series focuses on building friendships and the importance of friends.

15.   The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy

Creator: Maxwell Atoms

Aired from August 24, 2001 till November 9, 2007

Description: Billy and Mandy are a mismatched pair of youngsters who befriend the Grim Reaper after winning a limbo contest against him. Since the Grim Reaper lost, he has to be their friend, and the three go on adventures together. Between school, family and visitors from the spirit world, Billy and Mandy sometimes need help to clean up the messes they get themselves into, and that’s where Hos Delgado comes in. Hos and the Grim Reaper are not friends, and with Mandy’s bossy nature and Billy’s curious attitude funny escapades ensue.

14.   Scooby Doo! Mystery, Inc.

Creator: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears

Aired from April 5, 2010 till April 5, 2013

Description: This incarnation of the popular cartoon series finds Scooby and the gang living in Crystal Cove, a small town with a long history of ghost sightings, monster tales and other mysteries ripe for the sleuths to solve once and for all. But the longstanding Crystal Cove residents, who bank on the town’s reputation to attract tourists, are prepared to do what it takes to protect their turf.

13.   Samurai Jack

Creator: Genndy Tartakovsky

Aired from  August 10, 2001 till May 20, 2017

Description: When the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku sends the young samurai Jack into a dystopian future, he must find a portal back to his own time to undo Aku’s destruction and defeat him.

12.   Dexter’s Laboratory

Creator: Genndy Tartakovsky

Aired from February 26, 1995 till November 20, 2003

Description: Dexter, a child genius who whips up dazzling, world-saving inventions in his secret laboratory. Big sister Dee Dee frequently wrecks his experiments, but his bigger nemesis is Mandark, his brilliant rival at Huber Elementary School. Mom and Dad, of course, have no idea what their little angel is up to.

11.   Chowder

Creator: C. H. Greenblatt

Aired from November 2, 2007 till August 7, 2010

Description: Young Chowder dreams of becoming a chef someday. He works as an apprentice to famous chef Mung Daal who is always offering Chowder advice on love and cooking. Panini also works in the kitchen and thinks Chowder is her boyfriend, while Schnitzel is a rock monster who doesn’t think much of Chowder and his smelly best friend Kimchi the stinky cloud.

10.   Star vs. the Forces of Evil 

Creator: Daron Nefcy

Aired from January 18, 2015 till May 19, 2019

Description: When magical princess Star Butterfly receives a royal magic wand for her 14th birthday, she proves to her parents that she is not ready for the responsibility that comes with it. As a result, they send her to a place that doesn’t have magic — Earth — in hopes that she will gain maturity. Upon her arrival, Star is given a family to help guide her, so she moves in with the Diaz family, which includes teenage son Marco. Star takes Marco with her as she battles villains both in their high school and throughout the universe as she attempts to protect her powerful wand.

9.   Teen Titans

Creator: Glen Murakami

Aired from July 19, 2003 till January 16, 2006

Description: Leading the Teen Titans to protect Earth is Robin, formerly Batman’s sidekick. He has no special powers, just a utility belt and his mind to help solve problems. His team members, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy, live together in Titans Tower, situated in the West Coast haven Jump City. Each of them possesses unique abilities to help fight a new generation of villains ranging from super-powered hooligans to would-be world conquerors.

8.   Ben 10

Creator: Duncan Rouleau

Aired from December 27, 2005 till April 15, 2008

Description: Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious device named the Omnitrix on a family vacation. The device allows him to transform into 10 different alien forms replete with unique superpowers.

7.   Avatar : The Last Airbender

Creators: Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko

Aired from February 21, 2005 till July 19, 2008

Description: The world is divided into four nations — the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation and and the Air Nomads — each represented by a natural element for which the nation is named. Benders have the ability to control and manipulate the element from their nation. Only the Avatar is the master of all four elements. The ruthless Fire Nation wants to conquer the world but the only bender who has enough power, the Avatar, has disappeared … until now. His tribe soon discovers that Aang is the long-lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard Aang on his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation.

6.   SpongeBob SquarePants

Creator: Stephen Hillenburg

Aired from July 17, 1999

Description: A yellow sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants, who enjoys being a cook at Krusty Krab, lives in the Pacific Ocean. He embarks on various adventures with his friends at Bikini Bottom.

5.   Adventure Time

Creator: Pendleton Ward

Aired from  April 5, 2010 till September 3, 2018

Description: Twelve- year-old Finn battles evil in the Land of Ooo. Assisted by his magical dog, Jake, Finn roams the Land of Ooo righting wrongs and battling evil. Usually that evil comes in the form of the Ice King, who is in search of a wife. He’s decided he should wed Princess Bubblegum, though she doesn’t want to marry him. Still, he persists in trying to steal her away, and Finn and Jake, along with Lady Raincorn (a cross between a unicorn and a rainbow) do their best to keep her from harm.

4.   The Amazing World of Gumball

Creator:  Ben Bocquelet

Aired from May 8, 2008 till June 24, 2019

Description: Gumball has a penchant for getting into trouble, often resulting from schemes he comes up with, but he never seems to learn his lesson. Gumball’s best friend is a fish named Darwin, who used to be the family pet until he grew legs and became part of the family. Gumball resents his younger sister, Anais, because she is the smartest member of the family. Gumball’s mother is the breadwinner in the family, working long hours at the rainbow factory, and his father stays at home watching TV and playing video games.

3.   Regular Show

Creator: J. G. Quintel

Aired from August 14, 2009 till January 16, 2017

Description: A blue jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby work as groundskeepers at a local park and get into surreal misadventures whenever they attempt to slack off.

2.   Gravity Falls

Creator: Alex Hirsch 

Aired from June 15, 2012 till February 15, 2016

Description: Twins Dipper and Mabel travel to the mysterious town of Gravity Falls in Oregon for their summer vacations but are shocked after they discover some strange occurrences.

1.   Rick and Morty

Creators: Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon

Aired from December 2, 2013

Description: After having been missing for nearly 20 years, Rick Sanchez suddenly arrives at daughter Beth’s doorstep to move in with her and her family. Although Beth welcomes Rick into her home, her husband, Jerry, isn’t as happy about the family reunion. Jerry is concerned about Rick, a sociopathic scientist, using the garage as his personal laboratory. In the lab, Rick works on a number of sci-fi gadgets, some of which could be considered dangerous. But that’s not all Rick does that concerns Jerry. He also goes on adventures across the universe that often involve his grandchildren, Morty and Summer.