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[Boss Doggie]

I'm still burned by two cartoons that were so good yet canceled - Swat Kats and Road Rovers. The former was canceled because Ted Turner said it was too violent, and Road Rovers was canceled because a) lack of educational material (!) and b) the Russian song.

;_;

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

The good Sonic cartoon.

Freakazoid. More episodes were planned, and it had decent ratings, but alas...

 

[Borgnine]

The Pirates of Dark Water

 

[Zoe]

Invader Zim

The good Sonic cartoon.

I remember being so pissed whenever it was the crappy series shown rather than the good series.

 

[Darko]

Rockos Modern Life
Doug
Hey Arnold
Ren & Stimpy
King of the Hill

 

[FF_VIII]

Futurama?

Beavis and Butthead too if it counts?

 

[cluto]

Angry Beavers

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Ren & Stimpy wasn't canceled as much as it....changed creative(or in this case, 'uncreative') hands. It's inevitable end was akin to putting down your long-suffering beloved pet.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Please do remember that canceled=/=ended.

I remember being so pissed whenever it was the crappy series shown rather than the good series.

Agreed. I'm annoyed that they use the good one for commercials... commercials that show the timeslot for the retarded ones (Adventures and Underground).

 

[Enk]

Inhumanoids

and their amazing toy line:

;-(

 

[GDGF]

Mission Hill. I loved that cartoon. It lasted, what, eight or nine episodes?

 

[Oozer3993]

The Weekenders. The theme was sung by Wayne Brady, dammit!

 

[tissot]

edit: beaten :/

 

[Loudninja]

Beast Wars.

 

[GDGF]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f2/Missionhill.jpg

That's the good stuff

 

[AlternativeUlster]

Justice League Unlimited needed 10 more seasons!!!!

 

[rezuth]

Thankfully there is a movie coming

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

The first 2 years of Adult Swim were varied and intelligent.

Mission Hill was a fine program.

That's all I'll say positive regarding AS, so lets leave it at that.

 

[Diablohead]

SWAT KATS

 

[BorkBork]

Was Clone High cancelled? I just remembered that a little while ago as being quite hilarious.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

i suppose it ran its course but i still miss daria and all the music they used on mtv makes it hard for a dvd box set.

 

[Darko]

Ren & Stimpy wasn't canceled as much as it....changed creative(or in this case, 'uncreative') hands. It's inevitable end was akin to putting down your long-suffering beloved pet.

Wasnt it cancelled on Spike?

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Wasnt it cancelled on Spike?

Yeah, The Ren & Stimpy Adult Cartoon Party. Spike canceled their whole block after it's ratings floundered. I think Janet Jackson's nipple also had something to do with it.

I'm one of the few who seems to actually enjoy it, even though it lakced that 60's Bullwinkle Show/Variety Show/Saturday Morning Cartoon/Kid's Cereal vibe that the original series had.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I wouldn't say Teen Titans.

 

[ryutaro's mama]

DownTown (and MTV never released it on DVD )

 

[Azure J]

This times a million. That one episode with Jack vs. that Golem Viking was amazing.

Thankfully there is a movie coming

wat.

*Mind asplodes from sudden hype overload*

 

[Herpes Reasons]

duck tails.

woohoo....

 

[tekumseh]

There is really only one answer which is appropriate here:

 

[Undeux]

The Critic. Loved that show.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

duck tails.

woohoo....

It ran for 4 seasons. That's 2 more than any other Disney show ever made. So it did pretty well for itself. Besides, Darkwing Duck was more or less it's replacement, and it did have that movie that ended it with a bang.

 

[BigAT]

 

[Boss Doggie]

There is really only one answer which is appropriate here:

Wasn't it followed up with a live action?

 

[Plinko]

The Critic

Life with Louie (FOX Saturday morning cartoon based on Louie Anderson's life as a child--surprisingly funny)

Bobby's World

 

[Monkeylord]

DownTown (and MTV never released it on DVD )

This is the second time I've posted this link in the last week or so

http://georgekrstic.blogspot.com/2007/10/downtown-dvd.html




I'm gonna have to agree with the following:

Invader Zim
Ren and Stimpy
Freakazoid
The Tick


And I'll add

Megas XLR (as is customary to do in such threads)

 

[Darko]

Bobby's World

Miss that show .. they need to put out 'real' dvds of that.

 

[Herpes Reasons]

It ran for 4 seasons. That's 2 more than any other Disney show ever made. So it did pretty well for itself. Besides, Darkwing Duck was more or less it's replacement, and it did have that movie that ended it with a bang.

and yet we have a shit of a series in King of the hill still running.

 

[Triz]

Does Claymation count?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_&_Mike

 

[Catalix]

The Critic. Loved that show.

Oh, that's a good one. Mission Hill too.

And fuck them for canceling Swat Kats, and especially Sonic. It left off on a cliffhanger.

 

[djtiesto]

Eek! The Cat

 

[GCX]

and yet we have a shit of a series in King of the hill still running.

Not for long.

 

[lunarworks]

 

[birdman]

Ren & Stimpy wasn't canceled as much as it....changed creative(or in this case, 'uncreative') hands. It's inevitable end was akin to putting down your long-suffering beloved pet.

Blame John Kricfalusi for being one of the worst workers in show business.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

and yet we have a shit of a series in King of the hill still running.

Well, I won't delve into the quality of King of the Hill. However, I will say that there is a difference between the two shows. Even though Duck Tales was a great success for Disney, it's death was inevitable for one reason: syndication.

King of the Hill was a network funded television show, so as long as it got good ratings, FOX was always going to renew it. If the Simpsons had been a syndicated show, I doubt it would have lasted 1/8th as long as it has.

DuckTales was a part of a 2 hour-long syndication package, and once the show became the oldest show running on the block, it had to go in favor of newer, more potentially-profitable programs.

Two shows that lasted forever were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Garfield and Friends. Those shows lasted for 7 or 8 years or longer. Why? Because they aired on CBS Saturday Mornings on a dedicated network block instead of syndication.

That's the sad reality of syndicated television.

 

[DarkSloth]

Yes, Angry Beavers!

 

[cwmartin]

hong kong phooey!

 

[Darko]

 

[slider]

I'm not really that into anything. But Duckman's disappearance mildly upset me. Unless I missed something?

 

[TurboLibre]

Mission Hill. I loved that cartoon. It lasted, what, eight or nine episodes?

It lasted 13. It's a shame it didn't get a chance. The writers plan for the show sounded pretty great, where Andy gets a new job every couple of episodes and slowly works his way up to being a successful cartoonist. I don't know too many cartoons that had continuity between episodes.

I'm going to add Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law and The Critic to the list.

 

[polyh3dron]

Inhumanoids

and their amazing toy line:

;-(

If any 80s cartoon was screaming "live action adaptation" it would be this one and not G.I. Joe.

 

[Steppenwolf]