Pirates of Dark Water and Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.
It still rests in my artistic heart.
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I thought Pirates of Dark Water was actually pretty popular?
I don't really remember Cadillacs and Dinosaurs sadly (hope it comes out on DVD)
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I hope Chalk Zone gets a DVD. It's one of the only Nicktoons ever to not get one.
@Bananaquit: American Dad was being created and pushed when they still thought Family Guy wasn't coming back from the dead, so they likely planned on using the show to revive some of it's beloved concepts for fans of the show. As Family Guy was Un-Cancelled the show seemed to evolve into having it's setup and humor.
Funnily enough the first episode is basically an extended variation of what the real pilot was:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ne53yP3z1c
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Back in it' day, Pirates of Dark Water had it's fair share of popularity in it's hay day, but it has started to fall into some unwarranted obscurity more recently. Classics like that should never be forgotten.
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I've never even heard about Pirates of Dark Water until recently, and only on TVT. I've heard of most other cartoons between the nth-ties and now by, well, now.
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I always loved Biker Mice From Mars; despite the corny concept it's a wonderful show, it deals with many more mature themes (such as mild PTSD and mutilation) and it had lovely animation. It's popular overseas but here in America only the first season's been released on tape.
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What I always thought was odd was that Biker Mice From Mars got some sort of revival in the early 2000s on the Fox Box (or one of those networks). That took me by surprise—I didn't think the original was popular enough to warrant it.
I do in general wish more 1990s cartoons would get put on DVD. There are some real classics from that decade, but all anyone remembers are the comic book shows.
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In to Agree with anyone who says Chalk Zone, Two Stupid Dogs, and Pound Puppies 2010 (this one a bit less, because of its lack of developed characters and constant sense of retconning of things that should be made permanent canon even after the improved animation utilized starting from Episode 8)...
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Pirates Of Dark Water and Symbionic Titan were both great shows that deserved to at least have their first storyarc finished before being cancelled. 
edited 7th Feb '12 8:04:12 AM by Sijo
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Another fan of Pirates of Darkwater here. Great show, and though these days it has a bit of a cult following it was never particularly popular or well known in its day. Back in 1991-2 I remember watching it on Saturday mornings between Final Fantasy 2 (IV) play sessions. Such a great show that ended far too soon.
I'd like to give a shout-out to Thundarr the Barbarian and Blackstar, two similar shows I loved as a kid. They were relatively dark cartoons for their time, with grim post-apocalyptic themes and a little bit more violent then most stuff on children's television around 1980. Granted, by today's standards they may not seem too dark and edgy, but back then they were. Thundarr even included some artwork by the great Jack Kirby.
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Gene Deitch's Tom And Jerry episodes.
I mean, for something that's visibly made on a shoestring budget by a team with zero experience these cartoons are pretty damn funny. They crack me up a lot more often than the original series.
I don't know, does The Wild Thornberries count as underrated? I know they had a crossover movie with Rugrats, but I really don't hear about this show anymore, which is a shame because I think they really did their work.
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edited 21st Apr '12 7:51:12 PM by Stratofarius
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The only underrated show I know of, besides Buzz Lightyear that kicks Atomic Betty's Mary-sue ass any day of the galactic week?! You sir, have taste! Hell Yeah!!!
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Legends of Treasure Island. It wasn't spectacular, but still very good for its time. Available partially on YT in... sub-par quality.
Set in a world, where everybody is a talking animal, every main character sets out for the ever-so-famous Treasure Island. Only this time, the island is full of dark magic and spooky stuff (tentacles from the deep, anyone?). Better Than It Sounds
I got the entire first season (VHS rip) from a torrent, but I am loyal to the source website and am not sharing the info. Why? Because.
edited 31st Mar '12 4:39:07 PM by KlarkKentThe3rd
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You know what? I think I'll say it. Aside from the very obvious ones I would pick - Cat Dog and Cow and Chicken - I will also vouch for the following:
- Chowder and Flapjack, Cartoon Network's last great shows - in my opinion. Both were funny and entertaining.
- Camp Lazlo, which was a rather funny show too. (The hatred it got seemingly comes from people who believed it'd be as raunchy as Rocko, and while I love Rocko, not everything the guy does needs to be raunchy!)
As for shows I consider decent:
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey. This was a decent show - it didn't run 52 episodes for no reason.
- Both The Wild Thornberrys and As Told By Ginger were not on the same level as Rugrats or Real Monsters, but the former two were more dramatic. I appreciate the Thornberrys for getting the detail about animals right, and Ginger for being rather well-written.
- Mike, Lu and Og certainly wasn't a bad show; it was average at best, as it did have funny moments. I would put Sheep in the Big City and Time Squad, but I don't remember much of them.
Oh, and count me in with those who love Duck Dodgers. It was hilarious.
edited 4th Dec '13 12:31:04 PM by Aldo930
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Classic Family Guy, American Dad, Phineas and Ferb, Mission Hill, Revived Beavis and Butthead (Old episodes are great but the new ones need love IMHO), Rugrats in it's later years (I'll admit the later years have flaws and they're not as good as the 1991-94 episodes but on their own, they're okay and watchable)
edited 4th Dec '13 12:45:49 PM by anonymous1224
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Incidentally, the pilot episode was terrible; clearly a FG clone, but the series improved quickly: focusing on character development instead of gags about vapid celebrities and 80s TV. There’s still moments that make me cringe and say, “Ugh! Leftover Family Guy joke, anyone?” but for the most part the series is good. I’m convinced the pilot was made deliberately FG-like to put it in a context that the idiot Fox suits could understand; proof that “bait-and-switch” is not always a bad thing.
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