History PeripheryDemographic / WesternAnimation

* Atomic Cartoons' ''WesternAnimation/AtomicBetty'' and ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'' were meant to aim at kids, but its music, storyline, characters and the relationships with the characters attracted many adult fans. For the latter, it also due to its campy moments.

** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is a subversion. The idea was pitched to other networks before Nickelodeon picked it up. It was never exclusively meant for children in the beginning.

** ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' is an inversion, especially when they got their own spinoff on Sunday evenings. And yes, Pinky's idiocy, catchphrases, and the show's occasional physical violence (against Pinky, usually) was there to keep the kids entertained. But practically everything the Brain said ([[Creator/MauriceLaMarche as well as the fact that the voice actor is doing]] Creator/OrsonWelles), AND the pop culture references, AND the often VERY scathing political and social commentary of the show, AND even the occasional TakeThat at the younger viewers, all possibly leads one to believe that the show was really a program for parents that kids would watch and not get 90% of what was going on (making the kids the Periphery Demographic). And even in Pinky's case, the "Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?" exchanges eventually got extremely out of a child's comprehension. One wonders if the failed ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'' spin-off was green-lit because [[ExecutiveMeddling some executive wanted to increase the kid viewership to a very smart, adult program by severely curtailing the adult appeal in favor of getting more young children watching the program]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' has exploded in popularity with the parents of its preschool audience, largely because adults on multiple continents can relate as strongly with Bandit and Chili as their children can to Bluey and Bingo. Having loving parents who don't come across as absent or incompetent, not to mention the fact that they're genuinely funny, makes it a show parents enjoy watching with their kids, instead of just tolerating it.