21 Cartoons That'll Make '90s Kids Say "Oh My God, I Loved That"
Thank you, Nickelodeon.
1. Samurai Pizza Cats
The English language version disregarded the original anime plot and used its animation to create a truly absurd comedy that was more fun than it should have been.
2. Pokémon
If you weren't obsessed with Pokémon were you even a '90s kid?
3. Sailor Moon
Everyone had a fave sailor scout, and a crush on at least one of the characters (oh hi Tuxedo Mask).
4. Street Sharks
It's like they saw Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and said, hey, what if they were super jacked sharks instead? With a matching toy line, of course.
5. Gargoyles
One of the best and most underrated TV shows of the '90s.
6. Beast Wars: Transformers
It was Transformers, except instead of cars they were all animals. And Optimus Primal made everyone cry.
7. The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus was weird as hell in hindsight — the places that bus went to! — but it was also educational AND fun.
8. Captain Planet and the Planeteers
People from different countries coming together to create a more powerful movement to save the environment? Captain Planet was ahead of its time.
9. The Powerpuff Girls
There are few things more appealing when you're a little kid than seeing other little kids with superpowers. Especially when they're this cute.
10. Rugrats
Rugrats was so funny you wanted to keep watching it even when you were supposedly too old for it.
11. Arthur
The amount of memes Arthur has spawned is proof of its important cultural impact. Also, it was just really fun.
12. Doug
Doug was kinda weird but also gentle and relatable — the perfect sweet spot.
13. Aaahh!!! Real Monsters
Gross-out humor and distinct visuals made this show hard to resist as a kid.
14. Rocko's Modern Life
Most of the jokes went over your head, but you laughed anyway.
15. Rocket Power
Slipping in at the end of the '90s, Rocket Power was about a group of kids into adventure sports. It was just really cool.
16. Hey Arnold!
Hey Arnold was hilarious AND moving, with a cast of characters that encapsulated exactly what it feels like to be young.
17. Recess
Recess had enough characters that there was at least one everyone could relate to and connect with.
18. Beavis and Butthead
Admit it, you can *hear* the above image, can't you?
19. The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show was way more adult than most cartoons, so you felt ultra grown-up if you watched it.
20. Daria
The perfect teen show in animated form.
21. South Park
You probably weren't allowed to watch it, but you pretended to at least.