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Plot Summary:
After Mr. Awesome announces his retirement as leader of The Awesomes, a superhero task force, his not-so-super son Prock (Seth Meyers) fills the roster with previously rejected applicants, but despite their incompetence and general lack of ability, the team must band together to battle diabolical villains, the ever-present paparazzi, and a less-than-ideal reputation as second-class superheroes.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, not serious, light, captivating, adult cartoon
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Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor (1967)
Plot Summary:
Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor is a science fiction animated series created by Alex Toth for Hanna-Barbera Productions, which ran on CBS from 1967 to 1969. Despite Moby's name coming first, he had only one short per half-hour episode, sandwiched between two with Mightor; the same structure was used the previous season for H-B's Frankenstein, Jr. and The Impossibles.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: anime, children's program, prehistoric
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Pet Alien (2004)
Plot Summary:
Pet Alien is a US computer-animated series produced by Mike Young Productions and Antefilms Productions in 2005. It was created by Jeff Muncy and the episodes are mainly written by Dan Danko and directed by Andrew Young. The series centres around the 15-year-old boy Tommy Cadle, whose lighthouse is invaded by five aliens. Crest Animation studios brought this story to life with their computer graphics expertise and this series was executed by a crew based in Mumbai, India.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 223
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, captivating
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League of Super Evil (2009)
Plot Summary:
League of Super Evil is a Canadian animated television series inspired by the sketch "Once Were Heroes" by Ryan Harper-Brown, co-created by Philippe Ivanusic-Vallee, Davila LeBlanc, Peter Ricq, developed by Asaph Fipke, and produced by Nerd Corps Entertainment in conjunction with YTV. On YTV, it premiered on March 9, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. ET. The show is airing on Nickelodeon in Canada, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and on Cartoon Network in most of Southeast Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand, The United States, CBBC in United Kingdom and Canal Plus, Canal J, and Gulli in France. The first season consisted of 26 episodes. The second season consisted of 13 episodes. In total, 52 episodes have aired. In Latin America, it is aired on Disney XD. The second season started airing in Canada in September 2010 and the third season aired from June 2012 to August 2012. The series ended on August 25, 2012.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 471
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, captivating, stylized, offbeat, realistic, slapstick comedy, nostalgic
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Pink Panther & Pals (2010)
Plot Summary:
Pink Panther and Pals is an animated television.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 661
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Jordan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: humorous, light, captivating, sincere, feel good, not serious, slapstick
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Darkwing Duck (1991)
Plot Summary:
Darkwing Duck is an American animated action-adventure television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991–1995 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC. It featured the eponymous anthropomorphic duck superhero whose alter ego is mild-mannered single quacker Drake Mallard. It is the only direct spin-off of DuckTales.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea, Australia, France, Japan, Taiwan
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, not serious, funny, epic, light, anime, parody, fast, spoof
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The X's (2005)
Plot Summary:
The escapades of the X's, a family of well trained secret agents gifted in thwarting the forces of evil, yet not so gifted in fitting into everyday life.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, humorous, captivating, entertaining, feel good, not serious, fast, nostalgic
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Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible (2014)
Plot Summary:
A criminal produces an uncontrollable laughter to the population and Mortadelo and Filemón will have to stop him.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, parody, stylized, light, feel good, anime, adult animation, slapstick, computer animated
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Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! (2015)
Plot Summary:
In this incarnation of the long running Scooby Doo franchise, the Scooby gang are traveling in summer and spending time together which could be their last summer but monsters and ghouls get in the way of completing their adventurers.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, not serious, captivating, slapstick comedy
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Burst Angel (2004)
Plot Summary:
Burst Angel is a Japanese animated television series directed by Koichi Ohata, from a screenplay by Fumihiko Shimo. It was produced by the Gonzo animation studio. Burst Angel takes place in the near future, after a rise in criminal activity forced the Japanese government to allow citizens to possess firearms and establish the Recently Armed Police of Tokyo. The series follows a band of four mercenaries, named Jo, Meg, Sei, and Amy. The series aired on TV Asahi from April 6, 2004 to September 14, 2004, totaling 24 episodes. An original video animation, Burst Angel Infinity, was released on March 23, 2007. The music for both the series and OVA was composed by Masara Nishida.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 721
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, stylized, semi serious, cyber, humorous, suspenseful, futuristic, yuri, cyberpunk anime
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Supermansion (2015)
Plot Summary:
Aging superhero, Titanium Rex, and his has-been team known as The League of Freedom struggle to stay relevant in a changing world.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: funny, parody, adult animation, light, feel good, captivating, entertaining, ironic, anime, adult cartoon
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Supernoobs (2015)
Plot Summary:
Tyler, Kevin, Shope and Roach get their hands on battle balls, granting each of them their own powers like psychic abilities, super strength, transformation, or weather manipulation. They then learn of viruses from space are coming to infect the planet and its up to them to destroy them and save the Earth.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 897
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating
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Atomic Betty (2004)
Plot Summary:
Atomic Betty is a Canadian-French animated science fantasy television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Films & Television, and Tele Images Kids. Additional funding for production is provided by Teletoon in Canada and M6 and Télétoon in France. It currently airs on CITV. The series has once again begun airing on U.S. TV on The Hub on October 10, 2010; it previously aired on Cartoon Network from September 2004 through December 2005. In the U.S, it is a Cartoon Cartoon for Cartoon Network. The series' last episode aired in January 29, 2008 on the Canadian channel Teletoon. A sequel series titled Atomic Betty Redux is currently planned for production, which shows Atomic Betty as a much taller and prettier seventeen-year old teenager and an even stronger and more powerful superheroine/Galactic Guardian than ever before since the original series. It is planned for late 2013 and the middle of 2014.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, France, Kazakhstan, USA, Argentina, Mexico
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: not serious, humorous, captivating, exciting, fast, nostalgic
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Earthworm Jim (1995)
Plot Summary:
Earthworm Jim is an American and British animated television series based on the video game with the same name which appeared on Kids' WB! for two seasons from September 9, 1995 through December 13, 1996. The series follows the adventures of an earthworm named Jim, who is turned into a superhero by a robotic super suit.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Short, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: retro, exciting, humorous, not serious, spoof, parody
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Marvel's Avengers Assemble (2012)
Plot Summary:
The further adventures of the Marvel Universe's mightiest general membership superhero team. With an all-star roster consisting of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Falcon and, occasionally--when she feels like it and only when she feels like it--Black Widow, the Avengers are a team in the truest sense. The Avengers save the world from the biggest threats imaginable--threats no single super hero could withstand.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min
Plot tags: exciting, anime, light, entertaining, captivating, manga, cult classic, serious
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
Plot Summary:
Peter Quill is Star-Lord, the brash adventurer who, to save the universe from its greatest threats, joins forces with a quartet of disparate misfits — fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon, a tree-like humanoid named Groot, the enigmatic, expert fighter Gamora and the rough edged warrior Drax the Destroyer.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: captivating, exciting, humorous, semi serious, manga, saga, anime, stylized, futuristic
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Minoriteam (2005)
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Minoriteam is an animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The pilot episode premiered on November 6, 2010. The series officially started on March 20, 2011, and ended on July 24, 2011, with a total of 19 episodes, over the course of one season.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: adult animation, exciting, humorous, semi serious, parody, adult cartoon, offbeat, biting, spoof, suspense
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Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
Plot Summary:
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody science fiction film Spaceballs. Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films and the Star Trek universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: parody, feel good, talky, not serious, humorous, witty, adult animation, adult cartoon, spoof, anime
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Stripperella (2003)
Plot Summary:
Stripperella is an Adult animated series created by Stan Lee. The main character, voiced by and based on Pamela Anderson, is a stripper named Erotica Jones who is also the superheroine/secret agent Stripperella. The series was produced by The Firm and Spike Animation Studios. It is rated TV-MA in the United States.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, sexy, parody, humorous, not serious, adult cartoon, adult comedy, offbeat, fast, sex comedy
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Moonbeam City (2015)
Plot Summary:
An absurdist, retro-futuristic 80s cop extravaganza. The series follows undercover detective Dazzle Novak, a handsome idiot who commits more crimes than most criminals. His tyrannical chief, Pizzaz Miller, won't get off his back, and hotshot rookie Rad Cunningham is dying to see him fail. With the world against him, Dazzle is thrust into a living nightmare: having to do actual police work.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, adult animation, tense, captivating, anime, light, enigmatic, realistic, not serious
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Napoleon Dynamite (2012)
Plot Summary:
Napoleon Dynamite is an American animated sitcom based on the 2004 cult film of the same name. The series was created by Jared and Jerusha Hess and developed by the Hesses and Mike Scully. The series follows the adventures of Napoleon Dynamite in the small town of Preston, Idaho. The Hesses came up with the idea for the series after filming Napoleon Dynamite. It originally ran on Fox from January 15, 2012, to March 4, 2012, before being cancelled.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, not serious, adult animation, light, sitcom, adult cartoon, offbeat, absurd, slapstick comedy
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The Ripping Friends (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men! is a Canadian animated television series, created by John Kricfalusi. The show premiered September 22, 2001 on Fox Kids, but was cancelled in September 2002. Adult Swim later picked up the show. The series occasionally airs in Canada on Teletoon. The series also aired briefly in the UK on the CNX channel. The show is rated TV-Y7 on Fox Kids and TV-PG on [adult swim] in the United States, and C8 to 14+ on Teletoon in Canada.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 499
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: adult animation, parody, funny, light, humorous, captivating, entertaining, adult cartoon
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Axe Cop (2012)
Plot Summary:
Axe Cop is an animated series based on the webcomic of the same name. It premiered on Fox on July 21, 2013, as a part of the channel's Animation Domination HD programming block. The series aired 6 11-minute episodes in its first season, which will later expand to half-hour episodes should the show be renewed for a second season.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, surreal, not serious, adult cartoon, intense, sitcom, detective, offbeat, psychedelic
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Ninja Nonsense (2004)
Plot Summary:
Shinobu is a naive ninja-in-training. In order to test her ninja abilites, she must steal the panties of all the high school girls. The first house she stops at is the abode of one Kaede Shiranui, who happens to catch Shinobu in the act. Kaeda is the voice of reason and the two girls become quick friends, despite a round yellow ball-thing who claims to be a ninja master and tries to get in the way of their friendship.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 152
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min
Plot tags: anime, humorous, not serious, tense, sentimental, funny, light, captivating, melancholic, absurd
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Stone Quackers (2014)
Plot Summary:
Stone Quackers revolves around the misadventures of two ducks, Whit and Clay, along with their friends Barf and Dottie, plus the authority Officer Barry.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 388
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: humorous, surreal, not serious, adult animation, entertaining, adult cartoon, light, captivating, offbeat, absurd
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2000)
Plot Summary:
Aqua Teen Hunger Force is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The series made its official debut on September 9, 2001 on Adult swim; after the pilot episode was aired as a special sneak peek on Cartoon Network on December 30, 2000. The show is about the surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski. Aqua Teen Hunger Force is one of the spin-offs of the show Space Ghost Coast to Coast, and as of 2013, the longest running original series on Adult Swim, as well as one of the top 10 longest-running American animated television series of all time. Each episode is written and directed by series creators Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro, who also provide several voices. As of 2011 each season is given a different alternative title accompanied by a different opening sequence as a running gag by the creators. Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie, a film adaption of the series was released in theaters on April 13, 2007, marking the first time an Adult Swim series has been adapted into a movie.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 26000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: sitcom, adult cartoon, adult animation, humorous, witty, controversial, not serious, dark comedy, funny, intellectual
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014)
Plot Summary:
A special Robot Chicken film consisting of comedic vignettes about DC comics characters aired April 6th.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Animation, Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: parody, humorous, witty, not serious, feel good, captivating, cult classic, fast, spoof
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China, IL (2008)
Plot Summary:
China, IL – meaning "China, Illinois" – is an animated television series for the cable network Adult Swim. The series is created by Brad Neely, and features Neely's existing characters from the China, IL web series and special. Characters include Frank and Steve Smith, aka "The Professor Brothers," and Mark "Baby" Cakes. Neely provides the voice for all three characters. The series is produced by Williams Street and animated by Titmouse, Inc. China, IL has been renewed for a second season with the possibility of a new half-hour runtime. On May 25, 2008, Adult Swim ran The Funeral, an 11-minute special which was streamed on the now defunct Super Deluxe website. The special combined Brad Neely's Professor Brothers and Baby Cakes webseries, which were also streamed at Super Deluxe, and established a larger environment for the characters. The special, as well as Brad Neely's other videos, can be viewed at Neely's YouTube page.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: adult animation, humorous, not serious, adult cartoon, light, entertaining, offbeat, psychedelic
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Neighbors from Hell (2010)
Plot Summary:
Neighbors from Hell was a satirical American animated sitcom that ran on TBS from June 7, 2010 to July 26, 2010. The executive producer of the series is Pam Brady. The first and only season consisted of 10 episodes. The series is owned by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation. It's produced by Fox Television Animation and MoonBoy Animation, a division of DreamWorks Animation. The majority of the animation is produced by Bardel Entertainment in Vancouver, and a team of animators in Los Angeles, Bento Box Entertainment, did some of the animation and retakes.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 779
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: humorous, not serious, adult animation, adult cartoon
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Frisky Dingo (2006)
Plot Summary:
Frisky Dingo is an American animated cartoon series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim. The series revolved around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billionaire Xander Crews, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action movie clichés. It debuted on October 16, 2006 and ended its first season on January 22, 2007; the second season premiered on August 26, 2007 and ended on March 23, 2008. A third season was in development, but in the absence of a renewal contract from Adult Swim, pre-production ceased. The production company itself, 70/30 Productions, subsequently went out of business in January 2009. A spin-off show, The Xtacles, premiered on November 9, 2008, but only two episodes were aired prior to the production company's closure.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min
Plot tags: adult animation, adult cartoon, humorous, witty, cynical, not serious, cliffhanger, funny, epic, sitcom
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Drawn Together (2004)
Plot Summary:
Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting. Like that of MTV's The Challenge and VH1's The Surreal Life, the show's eight characters are a combination of personalities that were recognizable and familiar prior to the series. Differently, however, Drawn Together used caricatures of established cartoon characters and stock characters. In addition, their character traits parody personality types that are typically seen in reality TV shows. Comedy Central advertised it as the first animated reality show, and in some episodes, characters participate in challenges that are similar to reality TV challenges. After only three seasons the show was cancelled but still maintains a strong fan base. Subsequently, The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! was released on April 20, 2010.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 22 min
Plot tags: adult animation, parody, adult cartoon, surreal, not serious, humorous, witty, sitcom, funny, offbeat