Popular toon website Toonzone are currently naming their top 25 toons of the decade. The following is what they’ve outlined as their criteria for making it to the list.
Did the show have a somewhat original concept? Did it have characters that drove and added to the story? Better yet, did the show actually have a decent story? And let’s not overlook the artwork.
Below is a complete list of the results, excluding the top 5, which will be revealed tomorrow, Friday December 18th.
25: King of the Hill
24: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
23: Home Movies
22: Chowder
21: Teen Titans
20: South Park
19: Wordgirl
18: Danny Phantom
17: Justice League
16: Paranoia Agent
15: Mobile Suit Gundam 00
14: Samurai Champloo
13: Phineas and Ferb
12: Invader Zim
11: Fullmetal Alchemist
10: Robot Chicken
9: The Marvellous Misadventures of Flapjack
8: Futurama
7: Spongebob Squarepants
6: Family Guy
5: The Venture Bros
4: Kim Possible
3: Samurai Jack
2: Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends
1: Avatar: The Last Airbender
As you can see, Family Guy has ranked at an impressive #6 in their list, surpassing shows such as South Park, Futurama and Robot Chicken. Here’s what Toonzone have to say about the show:
Love it or hate it, probably no show has had a greater impact this decade than Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy. Its aesthetic has been very influential—see the widespread popularization of one of its trademarks, the unmotivated, deadpan flashback. And as an object of contempt it has inspired creative assaults, from cartoon historians like Jerry Beck to rival animators like Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
But the show is equally successful as the pioneer of a new economic model for animated series. After debuting to low ratings on FOX it was cancelled, but spectacular DVD sales led to its revival. It is fair to say that the emergence of the DVD market—which Family Guy did so much to highlight—has saved more than one animated series that would have otherwise been cancelled as economically unproductive.
This post will be updated tomorrow to include the final 5, but until then, who do you think will take the #1 position?
