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United StatesLanguageEnglishSeasons1Episodes40 (list of episodes)ChannelsSyndication ServicesCrackle Heavy Gear: The Animated Series is a 2001 Canadian-American computer-animated television series that was produced by Audu Paden at Mainframe Entertainment and Adelaide Productions for Columbia TriStar Television. The series lasted 40 episodes (though two of these were "recap" episodes and more still were clip shows). It played in syndication in various markets worldwide.
In fact, as we prepped for this story and looked back at our many favorite animated series from over the years, we were amazed by the diversity of the shows that we came up with. From classic tales of cats chasing mice to the legend of a Dark Knight avenger patrolling the streets of a place called Gotham, from incompetent alien invaders to incompetent nuclear families, from stories of the future to sagas of the past, IGN's Top 100 Animated Series has it all.
In some ways this is the Firefly of animated series -- aired out of order and then quickly discarded by a network that didn't feel it fit with their programming. Only six episodes were produced, and only two of them aired, but there was a lot of very funny material in Kevin Smith's adaptation of his own film. A rather brilliant second episode parodied that old television staple, with the characters trapped together, reminiscing on past events -- only here, with only one episode having been produced, all of their memories are of that previous week's events... before things get really hysterical and surreal. Starring the entire main cast of the Clerks films, not to mention Alec Baldwin as the Lex Luthorish Leonardo Leonardo, Clerks was able to do a lot more broad comedy and parodies than the films, with episodes evoking everything from Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the unfortunate results of a Transformer transforming with a person inside him.
Like many of the shows represented on our Top 100, The Smurfs is a cartoon we here at IGN grew up with, and as such it holds a special place in our memories. Based on a Belgian comic strip, the tiny blue-skinned Smurfs became an unstoppable media empire with this popular 1980s Hanna-Barbera animated series. The animation itself wasn't much to speak of, but the stories told over the course of its 256 episodes were kiddie cocaine to those of us who grew up in the '80s. The peaceful Smurfs, led by Papa Smurf and predominantly male (with the sole exception of Smurfette), were often chased by the evil wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael.
This story doesn't pull any punches. Right from the first few episodes we're presented with the topics of death, lost hope, and betrayal. The real emotional engine of the series is the relationship between Ed and Al, as the two boys go through turmoil that no one of any age should have to deal with. By the end of this series you just want to give them both a hug and tell them everything will be okay. FMA is one of those special anime that became more than a mere animated show; it was a powerful weekly drama.
On the heels of the success of Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim launched several series using previously created animated characters in offbeat and bizarre new situations. Harvey Birdman was an especially clever example of this type of show, reimagining the 1960s superhero as a lawyer. A wonderful conceit of the series had Harvey's cases involving other classic cartoon characters, but with many adult scenarios thrown in -- including Scooby and Shaggy arrested for possession, Fred Flintstone turned mafia don, Boo Boo accused of terrorism, and Super Friends's Apache Chief suing after spilled coffee on his lap prevents him from, ahem, "growing larger." Able to make use of these actual characters, and sometimes clips from the shows we know them from, Harvey Birdman worked as both a parody and homage to these animated characters we know and love, with plenty of funny, surreal jokes along the way.
Though its popularity in Western cultures has waned over the past couple decades, Astro Boy is a cultural icon in Japan. Based on a story by Osamu Tezuka (a.k.a the god of manga), the animated series -- arguably the first "popular" anime TV series -- told the story of Astro, a powerful robot boy created by the head of the Ministry of Science to replace the son he lost in a tragic car accident. Each episode involved Astro using his robot powers to save the day.
After years of being wowed by Bruce Timm's animated take on the DC universe with everything from Batman to Justice League, it was a bit of a shock to see the original "young people's" superhero group get a whole different kind of treatment in this anime-tinged series. Featuring very young, wide-eyed (literally, not necessarily figuratively) versions of Robin, Raven, Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire, and others, Teen Titans is memorable alone for its fun theme song by J-Popers Puffy AmiYumi -- "Teen Titans Go!" -- but also for its character-based stories that often delved into the troubles of being a teenager. Still, as out-there as the style of the show seemed to be to many fans, the series did often touch on hallmarks of the comic on which it was based, including stories culled from the "Judas Contract" and "Terror of Trigon" story arcs from the New Teen Titans comic. Go, Teen Titans, indeed.
"Hey, hey hey... it's Faaat Albert!" Created, produced, hosted and primarily voiced by comedian Bill Cosby, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was a show that, as Cosby said at the start of each episode, "if you're not careful you may learn something before it's done." Based on Cosby's stand-up routines about his childhood, Fat Albert was filled with humor (complete with a laugh track, which was common for animated series during that era) but tackled serious issues like stealing, racism, child abuse, smoking and vandalism.
The series was revisited in a 2004 live-action movie (co-written by Cosby himself) which debuted to middling box office and harsh critical reviews, but the animated series continues to be fondly remembered by many. Fat Albert and his friends -- Bill, Mushmouth, Bucky, Rudy, Russell, and Dumb Donald to name a few -- taught quite a few lessons to kids over its 13-year run.
We feel that before we give this specific Gundam story its due that we need to point out the popularity and importance of the overall franchise. It is no secret that Japan loves large robots fighting, and Mobile Suit Gundam brought that to the forefront of manga and anime in the late 1970s. Since the series' inception it has become one of the most profitable animated programs ever -- from model sets to DVDs. So when we state that Mobile Suit Gundam Wing is our favorite of the series within the metaseries, we understand the weight behind that decision.
While aimed at and immediately accessible to children, Dexter's Laboratory was part of a new generation of animated series that played on two levels, simultaneously fun for both kids and adults. The humor often revolved around Dexter and Dee Dee's fights, but also delved into absurd situations, regularly leaving things completely bizarre at the end of an episode (e.g., clones of Dee Dee and Dexter running around, a giant tentacled monster attacking the house, Dexter's lab being destroyed) -- but everything would be back to normal at the start of the next episode.
Today, Popeye might be merely seen as the greatest endorsement of one of the most lackluster vegetables of all time. But "back in the day" this malformed, one-eyed, corncob pipe-smokin' sailor was the complete franchise. In 1929, Popeye appeared as a supporting character in the comic strip Thimble Theater, which was originally a venue for Olive Oyl and her kin. He quickly stole the hearts and minds of America. Soon the comic strip was focused on him, and Olive even dumped her longtime boyfriend Ham Gravy to become Popeye's main squeeze. Sounds a bit like an "ole timey" Urkel if you ask us. In 1932, Popeye got his own animated series, which usually found him getting pounded to a pulp by nogoodniks until he finally ingested canned spinach and fought back with superhuman strength. Popeye was an icon that spawned movies, lunchboxes, pinball machines and even his own line of frozen food. And yes, the Popeye cartoon did give a much needed shot in the arm to the U.S. spinach industry, which is not only fascinating, but might also constitute a high crime.
Airing on HBO in the late '90s, this short series was a for-adults-only adaptation of McFarlane's comic book. Unlike the rather cheesy, toned down live-action Spawn of 1997, this animated series held nothing back in the violence department, making full use of its home on pay cable. Todd McFarlane himself introduced each episode in a live-action segment, in the style of Alfred Hitchcock or Rod Serling.
Much like the comic, the animated series followed a man who, upon dying, sold his soul to the devil in order to remain on Earth and see his wife. He was turned into a creature others call "Spawn," who we learn is expected to lead an invasion into heaven. Meanwhile, Spawn is forced to watch his former wife, Wanda, marry his best friend and have a child with him. The series is an interesting take on free will and the old adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it."
The Huckleberry Hound Show is notable for several reasons. First is the fact that it introduced more than one animated character who would stand the test of time -- not only the distinctively voiced title character, but also the even more popular Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, who starred in their own animated segments of this series before getting a spin-off of their own. O.K., the other segments of Huckleberry Hound (starring mice Pixie and Dixie and Hokey Wolf) didn't have quite as big an afterlife, but this was still quite an impressive stable of characters to launch with, and audiences quickly responded to Huckleberry Hound himself, a blue dog who had quite the fondness for singing "Oh My Darling, Clementine." Huckleberry Hound was also the second series from Hanna-Barbera, and the one that made them a true success, paving the way for many other series that would follow, including The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo. The Huckleberry Hound Show would go on to make television history as the first animated series to win an Emmy.
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