my sister Phoebe her eyeballs are bebe
her hair is Wiebe and their heads a pick
me P you don’t know what you’ve got till
it’s gone welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 best cartoons that got
cancelled for this list we’re looking at
those animated series that were good by
all accounts but were cancelled before
their time and/or just ended
unceremoniously while we may have
enjoyed them the network’s didn’t seem
as keen on keeping them around it isn’t
exactly what I meant
number 10 Clone High what’s up fellow
students raise the roof raise it it was
a high school secretly run by the
government and its students were the
clones of JFK Gandhi Cleopatra Joan of
Arc and Abe Lincoln not to mention the
principal was also a mad scientist named
cinnamon for what is more powerful that
our high school just cut worth yeah
sorry to disturb you but there’s growing
concern among the secret board of
shadowy figures that you may be
completely insane suffice it to say
Clone High did lots of things right in
its one season on the air which included
casting the acting talents of Will Forte
and Nicole Sullivan unfortunately it
didn’t catch on with audiences like it
did with critics and it was quietly
given the boot well getting into a new
show can be a little uncomfortable but
once you get to know the rhythm of it
you’ll be on your knees begging for Moe
number 9
Invader Zim
like Clone High invader zim was also a
hit with critics but kids and tweens at
the time weren’t feeling it but look at
him all by himself I mean what kind of
kid doesn’t have any friends
that doesn’t mean the show which
featured a diminutive alien aggressor
trying and failing miserably to take
over Earth wasn’t good in fact it was
great it even won an emmy creatively
drawn and with imaginative writing Zim
had a host of fun characters and
interesting plots that just didn’t
translate into ratings hi Wanda thank
you that was quite an adventure but
kharak the library fight had been the
Galactic space medal had happened on the
way to this speech it did however
translate into post cancellation cult
popularity number eight Batman Beyond
ever since I was a kid
big bad Batman’s always been making life
hard for guys like me
it’s an admittedly darker take on the
animated Batman franchise with an aging
and embittered Bruce Wayne taking a
backseat to his younger counterpart I
guess in his mind he was just
substituting one hero for another but
with its sharp animation and clever
storylines it had teeth it was an
innovative spin on an already
established series and it could have
worked unfortunately it didn’t and
despite its award wins Batman Beyond ran
for only three seasons before being
dropped by the network
what’s so funny I might have lost this
one battle but you’ve lost the war
number seven star wars the clone wars
deserted this planet was long ago after
many war created by George Lucas himself
this spin-off of the Star Wars saga was
a hit with audiences and was critically
well received unlike its movie
equivalent Skywalker it is time to give
our report to the console right the
council report then just like that it
was gone
the show expanded on the prequel
universe following Anakin Skywalker’s
exploits before his big turn the show
while popular was canceled in the
aftermath of a corporate merger new
majors sprung the time which was a big
blow that left many devoted viewers
shaking their heads that is until the
unaired episodes popped up on Netflix
died have I M number 6 Teen Titans if
your students are going to serve me
they’ll have to pass one final exam
destroy the Teen Titans if you were
thinking that a show devoted to teenage
superheroes would be filled with some
mega drama then you’d be right hey just
because I lost that video game and the
toothpaste and my football and a wild
Millian Teen Titans featured excellently
nuanced writing and themes a fluid
animation style and some fun stories
then we push the brain in the freezing
machine brain freeze that’s funny but
none of this was enough to keep the show
on the air and fans were devastated to
learn of its cancellation leading to a
following that remains devoted to this
day sometimes it’s not you it’s them
things sure have changed guess we’ve
been away longer than we thought
number 5 gargoyles it was a time of
darling
it was a world of fear it was the age of
gargoyles it was a gothic gem that
didn’t get to shine for all that long
gargoyles was delightfully dark and
occasionally comical and for the show’s
fans it was just an all-around cool
cartoon
they think we’re beasts and monsters and
perhaps we better live up to the name
it’s skewed a little bit older in terms
of themes but it also generated a
die-hard fan base that still exists
today too bad that wasn’t enough to keep
the show afloat after three drama-filled
seasons what is happening that is
precisely what we would like to know
number four Young Justice today’s the
day welcome to the Hall of Justice
headquarters of the Justice League much
like Teen Titans this show follows the
lives of a bunch of teenaged versions of
the superheroes we know and love who are
struggling to navigate the world of
crime-fighting and the issues that come
with being a teen everything I thought I
knew about myself was a lie I’m not a
hero or a sidekick I’m a traitor a pawn
but despite an Emmy win the axe fell on
this series after two seasons actress
Dean I want a bit leaving a major plot
point unresolved and fans feeling
cheated and abandoned even with all the
related Justice League series that
followed this team has had successes but
much remains to be done number three
Samurai Jack
now deep
with the blessings of righteousness and
the power of the sacred blade I cast
thee back to the vile pit from which you
came it was easily one of the coolest
animated shows to come from the Cartoon
Network the series featured stylized
animation inspired by the likes of Akira
Kurosawa which worked in conjunction
with slick writing and an ever
developing storyline
I am the lost son of the land that you
have pillaged I am here to reclaim it
for my people for my thoughts my
birthright it was a critical success
winning multiple Primetime Emmys and any
awards as well as a dedicated fan base
but in spite of the accolades the series
was cancelled abruptly with an
unresolved storyline and the promise of
a movie in the works once again I am
free to smite the world as I did in days
long past number 2 Futurama
what the huh set in the distant future
this show centers on a cryogenically
frozen delivery boy his elderly distant
nephew and his delivery crew pals huh I
knew you had other crews but you never
told us you had a first crew although it
was created by the man behind the
Simpsons Matt Groening
the show still couldn’t catch a break
there see it was no big thing
what was that big thing and it was
bounced from time slot to time slot
before being quietly dropped comedy
central then picked up the syndicated
series with some new episodes before it
was cancelled for a second time oh that
was the greatest uncountably infinite
bunch of guys I ever met time will tell
if a Planet Express crew will manage a
third life of course we won’t remember
anything that’s happened what do you say
want to go around again
I do before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions well it
certainly would qualify as refreshing
last time I checked you were already
gone
hope you weren’t on your own for long
hey Chuck how you coming with your
hundred sentences I’ve got six of them
done already I finished mine right after
dinner I hate you chuck
okay why is it always my building how
can I help you keep your head down and
stay out of trouble that I can do number
one family guy Matt don’t worry kids
your father’s still gonna put food on
this table just not as much so it might
get a little competitive the show
centered on an American family in Rhode
Island was initially introduced after
the Super Bowl to decent ratings Maddon
– security go ahead take him down
yes sir
then it was bounced around two different
days in different times
leaning Family Guy to struggle to find
its footing oh man I hope I don’t get
pulled over
it was promptly canceled
but reruns success and impressive DVD
sales made Fox execs soon recognized the
error of their ways and that’s when they
brought Peter Louis Chris Meg Stewie
Brian and the rest of Quahog back from
the dead don’t let it get the best of
you are you to be alone you see you next
week good to be back America do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
cartoon that was cancelled for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com Oh
No
her hair is Wiebe and their heads a pick
me P you don’t know what you’ve got till
it’s gone welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 best cartoons that got
cancelled for this list we’re looking at
those animated series that were good by
all accounts but were cancelled before
their time and/or just ended
unceremoniously while we may have
enjoyed them the network’s didn’t seem
as keen on keeping them around it isn’t
exactly what I meant
number 10 Clone High what’s up fellow
students raise the roof raise it it was
a high school secretly run by the
government and its students were the
clones of JFK Gandhi Cleopatra Joan of
Arc and Abe Lincoln not to mention the
principal was also a mad scientist named
cinnamon for what is more powerful that
our high school just cut worth yeah
sorry to disturb you but there’s growing
concern among the secret board of
shadowy figures that you may be
completely insane suffice it to say
Clone High did lots of things right in
its one season on the air which included
casting the acting talents of Will Forte
and Nicole Sullivan unfortunately it
didn’t catch on with audiences like it
did with critics and it was quietly
given the boot well getting into a new
show can be a little uncomfortable but
once you get to know the rhythm of it
you’ll be on your knees begging for Moe
number 9
Invader Zim
like Clone High invader zim was also a
hit with critics but kids and tweens at
the time weren’t feeling it but look at
him all by himself I mean what kind of
kid doesn’t have any friends
that doesn’t mean the show which
featured a diminutive alien aggressor
trying and failing miserably to take
over Earth wasn’t good in fact it was
great it even won an emmy creatively
drawn and with imaginative writing Zim
had a host of fun characters and
interesting plots that just didn’t
translate into ratings hi Wanda thank
you that was quite an adventure but
kharak the library fight had been the
Galactic space medal had happened on the
way to this speech it did however
translate into post cancellation cult
popularity number eight Batman Beyond
ever since I was a kid
big bad Batman’s always been making life
hard for guys like me
it’s an admittedly darker take on the
animated Batman franchise with an aging
and embittered Bruce Wayne taking a
backseat to his younger counterpart I
guess in his mind he was just
substituting one hero for another but
with its sharp animation and clever
storylines it had teeth it was an
innovative spin on an already
established series and it could have
worked unfortunately it didn’t and
despite its award wins Batman Beyond ran
for only three seasons before being
dropped by the network
what’s so funny I might have lost this
one battle but you’ve lost the war
number seven star wars the clone wars
deserted this planet was long ago after
many war created by George Lucas himself
this spin-off of the Star Wars saga was
a hit with audiences and was critically
well received unlike its movie
equivalent Skywalker it is time to give
our report to the console right the
council report then just like that it
was gone
the show expanded on the prequel
universe following Anakin Skywalker’s
exploits before his big turn the show
while popular was canceled in the
aftermath of a corporate merger new
majors sprung the time which was a big
blow that left many devoted viewers
shaking their heads that is until the
unaired episodes popped up on Netflix
died have I M number 6 Teen Titans if
your students are going to serve me
they’ll have to pass one final exam
destroy the Teen Titans if you were
thinking that a show devoted to teenage
superheroes would be filled with some
mega drama then you’d be right hey just
because I lost that video game and the
toothpaste and my football and a wild
Millian Teen Titans featured excellently
nuanced writing and themes a fluid
animation style and some fun stories
then we push the brain in the freezing
machine brain freeze that’s funny but
none of this was enough to keep the show
on the air and fans were devastated to
learn of its cancellation leading to a
following that remains devoted to this
day sometimes it’s not you it’s them
things sure have changed guess we’ve
been away longer than we thought
number 5 gargoyles it was a time of
darling
it was a world of fear it was the age of
gargoyles it was a gothic gem that
didn’t get to shine for all that long
gargoyles was delightfully dark and
occasionally comical and for the show’s
fans it was just an all-around cool
cartoon
they think we’re beasts and monsters and
perhaps we better live up to the name
it’s skewed a little bit older in terms
of themes but it also generated a
die-hard fan base that still exists
today too bad that wasn’t enough to keep
the show afloat after three drama-filled
seasons what is happening that is
precisely what we would like to know
number four Young Justice today’s the
day welcome to the Hall of Justice
headquarters of the Justice League much
like Teen Titans this show follows the
lives of a bunch of teenaged versions of
the superheroes we know and love who are
struggling to navigate the world of
crime-fighting and the issues that come
with being a teen everything I thought I
knew about myself was a lie I’m not a
hero or a sidekick I’m a traitor a pawn
but despite an Emmy win the axe fell on
this series after two seasons actress
Dean I want a bit leaving a major plot
point unresolved and fans feeling
cheated and abandoned even with all the
related Justice League series that
followed this team has had successes but
much remains to be done number three
Samurai Jack
now deep
with the blessings of righteousness and
the power of the sacred blade I cast
thee back to the vile pit from which you
came it was easily one of the coolest
animated shows to come from the Cartoon
Network the series featured stylized
animation inspired by the likes of Akira
Kurosawa which worked in conjunction
with slick writing and an ever
developing storyline
I am the lost son of the land that you
have pillaged I am here to reclaim it
for my people for my thoughts my
birthright it was a critical success
winning multiple Primetime Emmys and any
awards as well as a dedicated fan base
but in spite of the accolades the series
was cancelled abruptly with an
unresolved storyline and the promise of
a movie in the works once again I am
free to smite the world as I did in days
long past number 2 Futurama
what the huh set in the distant future
this show centers on a cryogenically
frozen delivery boy his elderly distant
nephew and his delivery crew pals huh I
knew you had other crews but you never
told us you had a first crew although it
was created by the man behind the
Simpsons Matt Groening
the show still couldn’t catch a break
there see it was no big thing
what was that big thing and it was
bounced from time slot to time slot
before being quietly dropped comedy
central then picked up the syndicated
series with some new episodes before it
was cancelled for a second time oh that
was the greatest uncountably infinite
bunch of guys I ever met time will tell
if a Planet Express crew will manage a
third life of course we won’t remember
anything that’s happened what do you say
want to go around again
I do before we unveil our top pick here
are a few honorable mentions well it
certainly would qualify as refreshing
last time I checked you were already
gone
hope you weren’t on your own for long
hey Chuck how you coming with your
hundred sentences I’ve got six of them
done already I finished mine right after
dinner I hate you chuck
okay why is it always my building how
can I help you keep your head down and
stay out of trouble that I can do number
one family guy Matt don’t worry kids
your father’s still gonna put food on
this table just not as much so it might
get a little competitive the show
centered on an American family in Rhode
Island was initially introduced after
the Super Bowl to decent ratings Maddon
– security go ahead take him down
yes sir
then it was bounced around two different
days in different times
leaning Family Guy to struggle to find
its footing oh man I hope I don’t get
pulled over
it was promptly canceled
but reruns success and impressive DVD
sales made Fox execs soon recognized the
error of their ways and that’s when they
brought Peter Louis Chris Meg Stewie
Brian and the rest of Quahog back from
the dead don’t let it get the best of
you are you to be alone you see you next
week good to be back America do you
agree with our list what’s your favorite
cartoon that was cancelled for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com Oh
No
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