Now those of you who have clicked on this article, we all have something in common, the love for cartoon network shows. Come on, who hasn’t watched a cartoon network show throughout his lifetime, most of us will feel nostalgia when we bring to u some of the best original shows that were only available on the cartoon network. But firstly we should know some things about the cartoon network, cartoon network is actually a cable television channel, which was started in America and slowly spread throughout the world, they mainly concentrate on animated cartoons, which is quite understandable from the name of the channel, for years it has been one of the kids most favourite channel and has given us with some of the best-animated cartoon shows, we could start with adventure time, Powerpuff girls, courage the cowardly dog, and the list will go on and on. This channel is actually owned by the warner bros, which may not be known by many of you.
And an interesting fact about this channel is that the viewers of the shows on this channel have not only been children belonging to the age group of below 10 years, but we have got all age groups starting from adults to aged people, binging on the funny animated cartoon shows which surely will relieve some of your tiredness. Thus, there is no age to enjoy a good show on a cartoon network.
Now if you are here to find some of the best shows which are available on the cartoon network, which both you and your children can binge together, we have created a list of 25 shows, according to their ranking and fanbase and how good they have been over the years, and you can start with the list to go a binging journey.
1. Adventure Time
This show has been a cartoon network original since 2010 and has received an 8.6IMDbb rating which is one of the best on this list. This show follows the story of a courageous and always energy-filled kid named Finn and his dog come best friend, jake who has got some magical powers, he can change shape and size as and when he wants. He would often give wise advice to Finn, whenever he need s them and they currently live in a post-apocalyptic world, where an apocalyptic situation called the mushroom war took place nearly 1000 years back, and now they go on various adventures and they have got many friends and they meet new people on their adventures.
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2. Samurai Jack
Now many of the readers may not know about this series, but trust us, this is one of the best series on the list. This series came out in the year 2001 and has received an 8.5 IMDb rating which is pretty impressive and follows the story of a prince samurai, who once tried to save his kingdom from a demon named Aku, but Aku used trickery and used a time curse, which made the samurai go to a futuristic world that is run by Aku the demon. In this futuristic world our samurai jack, who got the name jack as slang towards him by the people from the future, goes on various adventures and passes through various obstacles to defeat Aku and return to his time so that he can save his empire.
3. Regular Show
This show came out in the year 2009 and has rescued an 8.5 IMDb rating so thus we see this as one of the top contenders on the list. This show hasn’t got much of a unique storyline or anything wise to learn from, just that it is filled with humour. The show follows the story of a group of workers who work as ga groundskeepers in the local park, the main two characters being Mordecai and Rigby, who is always slacking in their work, extremely lazy, and end up messing everything up at the end. The only thing they know to do is have fun. while the group of workers go around enjoying themselves, they also have to deal with two of their bosses, one being easygoing and the other being arrogant.
4. Courage The Cowardly Dog
Most of us do remember this show, as this has been a late-night watch for every kid who loved cartoon networks. This show came out in the year 1992 and has received an 8.3 IMDb rating which is quite great. The show follows the story of a cowardly dog who is ironically named courage by his new master, who is a friendly-natured Scottish lady, and the other is a greedy and annoying old guy. The family live in an isolated house in Kansas City and often have to face a different kind of monsters, aliens, and other stuff, and during this situation courage somehow ends up saving them. This show is quite fun to watch.
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5. The Amazing World Of Gumball
Now, this show is quite popular in some places whereas not so much in some places, this show came out in the year 2011 and has received an 8.3 IMDb rating which is quite impressive. This show follows the story of a 12-year-old small cat, who is attending school with his siblings one is an adopted goldfish and his sister was a rabbit. They all attend school together and mainly we see gumball’s encounters with the different students who study along with her in Elmore high school. The show hasn’t got much of a story but is quite fun to watch and we get to know about various types of people.
6. Steven Universe
This show is a cartoon network original show, which came out in the year 2013 and has received an 8.2IMDbb rating which is quite impressive and can be a good show to watch with your kids. Steven Universe follows the story which is set in a world, where there is the rule of diamonds, these diamonds take different humanoid forms, and rule over the world, they create gems for different purposes and they also take humanoid forms, however, the planet earth in that universe isn’t under the rule of the ruthless diamonds but is under the pink diamond who protects the humans and live like the way, that where the journey starts for steven, who is the heir of pink diamond and has got to save the earth.
7. Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated
Mostly all of us have already heard the name scooby doo, and this has been many of your childhood favourites sure for sure because this show has got a huge fanbase. Scooby doo came out in the year 2010 and has received an 8.1 IMDb rating which is very impressive. The story that the show follows is of a group of friends, who go on various adventures in their local town which has got a lot of dark history in the past, which is not supposed to be known as it will hamper the economic income of many people in the town, however, none can stop that group of kids and take us some of the best adventures, we could be a part of.
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8. Dexter’s Laboratory
This show came out in the year 1996 and has been one of the oldest shows on the channel and has also received a 7.9 IMDb rating which is quite good. This show can be a great watch and follows the adventures of a boy genius who has got a secret laboratory where his sister often creates havoc, however, they are very close and dexter has got a pretty good heart and wants to create to make the world better, however, he has also got a rival who is a kid from his class only, who is also a genius and has got his own laboratory and often does an experiment to get evil powers and create havoc.
9. We Bare Bears
Now, this is one of the cutest shows on the list and most of the kids adore this anime, this show came out in the year 2014 and has received a 7.9 IMDb rating which is again quite good. The story that this show follows is of three bears, one being a normal bear, another a panda, and the other being an ice bear, they three try to adapt themselves to the human world and live a normal life and also have the dream of being an internet sensation, but are facing heavy competition from a koala. They also struggle at the same to get rid of their animal instincts and act normal when they are among humans.
10. Teen Titans
This show is quite well known by many of you and most of have watched it for sure. Teen Titans is a cartoon network original and came out in the year 2003 and has also received a 7.9 IMDb rating which is quite impressive. This show follows the story of which has already been a comic in the 19801s and we have got a team of some teenagers, with extraordinary powers and they live in a different quarter away from jump city and this is the city which they protect from all kinds of problems crims and threat. While all this is going on they also need to deal with their own adolescence and other friendship-based problems.
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11. The Marvelous Misadventures Of Flapjack
This show has been very famous and made its release in the year 2008 and has received a 7.8 IMDb varying which is quite good and can be given a watch. This show follows the story of flapjack who lives in a fictional town with bubbie, who looked after the boy since he was a child, and now they have ended up rescuing a caption named knuckles and together after hearing about his different adventures, end up going in search for the candy island and the title of adventurer. They meet the various types of characters on their journey and this is overall a fun show to watch.
12. Craig Of The Creek
Now this has been quite a recent show on the cartoon network, and many of us here may not know anything about this show, but this has been a great show and has received a 7.8 IMDb rating which is quite great. This show came out in the year 2017 and follows the story of Craig a boy who has got to go on adventures in the afternoon, and his group of friends, who are on the mission of making their afternoons adventurous, and for that, they have secreted the nearby creek where there are various other types of kids, and they go on their journey to find the heart of the creek, which none know what is but is still there somewhere hidden.
13. The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy
This is one of those shows on the list, which had got one of the biggest fanbases, and has been very popular all over the world. This show came out in the year 2001 and has received a 7.7 pretty good IMDb rating. The show follows the story of billy and mandy, billy is a dumb, but jolly kid, whereas mandy, is a smart girl who won a wager against the grim reaper, which most kids fear, and now the grim reaper has to be their companion through there lifetime, and they go on various kind of adventures, and mandy and billy take help from the grim reaper whenever they need, overall, a very fun show to watch and a must-watch recommendation from us.
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14. Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends
Now, this is a show which has been a favourite of many kids and one of our recommendations for small kids, this show was released in the year 2004 and has read a 7.6 IMDb which is quite great and has got quite a unique story, where the imaginary characters or friend of kids, take accrual form and are meant to stay in a foster home until the kids adopt them, now we see a kid named Mac who is 8 year old and according to his mom he is too old to have imaginary friend bloo, but he doesn’t let anyone else adopt bloo in the foster home, as he comes daily to meet him and also spends time with other different characters in the foster home.
15. Ed, Edd, N Eddy
This has been another very famous show from the list, and this show came out in the year 1999 and has received a 7.5 IMDB rating which is again quite great, the show hasn’t got a very good animated quality, but is fun to watch. The story that is shown on the show is of three teen kids, who have very similar names but differ completely in character, one being the strong guy, ed, then we have edd who is the smart kid and does invention, we also find eddy who is the sliest one and the leader of the trio, they all try applying different schemes to take away money from other kids, who have outcasted them to buy jawbreakers, however, they mostly fail and face a lot of humiliation
16. The Looney Tunes Show
Now this show has been going on for many years, and most of us in our childhood have since the looney tunes and fell in love with it, this show is humorous and very engaging as well as addictive, the show has also received 7.4 IMDb rating which is quite good. This show follows the story which is a bit different from the original looney tunes, here we see the characters bugs bunny and daffy duck, not living in the woods and having a city life, where they are facing many problems and how they deal with it, and the show is full of many humorous scenes like it used to be previously.
17. Ben 10
Who hasn’t watched ben 10 in their childhood, we guess there are none, this show hasn’t been a favorite of only kids but adults too, and the ratings for the show may be just 7.4 but the fanbase for this show is huge. The show was released in the year 20005 and follows the life of ben and his sister Gwen who along with their grandad, have to fight against various aliens, now if you are thinking about how they do that, ben has got the Omnitrix, using which he can transform into various types of aliens and this is power only he has got and they help to save humanity.
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18. Power Puff Girls
This show has also been one of the biggest hits in the history of cartoon networks and had got a huge fanbase, the show was released in the year 1998 and has received a 7.3 IMDb rating which is quite great. The show follows the story where we see three kindergarten girls, named blossom, bubbles, and buttercup, who have got some supernatural powers, and now they have the responsibility of protecting the town against various monsters and problems, while they have to deal with all these, the struggle of there personal lives also continues. how these little girls handle everything is one thing that the show has concentrated on.
19. Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo has been an iconic character for most of our childhood, this show was released in the year 1997 and has received a 7.2imdb rating, however many parents won’t like this show for their children. The story that the show follows is of a narcissistic man, with a great weight lifter-like figure, he tries to be a womanizer, but often fails while approaching women, and he is accompanied by his mother and a girl from the neighbourhood who annoys him a lot. We also see a bullied child from the neighbourhood who idolizes johnny and the owner of a local diner.
20. Codename: Kids Next Door
Codename kids next door is a show which came out in the year 2002 and has received a 7.2 IMDb rating which is quite moderate, this show has been a choice for many kids, because of the story it has git, however, parents may not like this show much. This show follows the story of a group of five kids, who use code names to refer to each other and they work together to go on adventures and fight against all those evil activities that are done to kids by the evil parents, aged people, and teens or anyone else. They are chaotic, haven’t got many qualities themselves, and create havoc for everyone.
21. Clarence
This shoe made its release in the year 2013 and has received a 6.7 IMDb rating which is not very good but has got a good fanbase. The show follows the life of a 10-year boy Clarence and his two best friends, one being an intellectual type and the other just a normal kid, and they have to face various daily life problems and deal with them in unique ways.
22. Cow And Chicken
This show came out in the year 1997 and has received a 6.6 IMDb rating, though the fanbase of the show hasn’t been very great. The show follows a very simple storyline, which didn’t attract many of the kids, and can be considered a boring show, we see the journey of two biological siblings which is quite an impossible one being a cow and the other being a chicken, though there is a bit of humor in the show.
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23. My Gym Partner’s A Monkey
Though the rating for this show has been just 5.9, the fanbase for this show has been quite a huge one all over the world. There is nothing unique about the storyline and may seem illogical to many, but it is fun to watch and the show came out in the year 2005. We see here a 12-year-old boy going to school with his best friend a monkey, who is quite a mischievous one and creates havoc for others.
24. Chowder
Now if you are a person who is looking for a cooking-based show on the cartoon network this show is meant for you, it came out in the year 2007 and received iv a 7.4 IMDb rating and follows the story where chowder dreams of being a great chef and is currently working in a catering service has got many friends who help him when he falls in uncontrollable problems.
25. Teen Titans Go
Now if you have watched teen titans already which is a great show to watch, you can watch this show too, but the ratings haven’t been good and can be considered a cheap version of the original show and it came out in the year 2013 with a 5.3 IMDb rating which is not that good.
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