Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Crazy cartoon where the Grim Reaper has a Jamaican accent and is subservient to two psycho kids. This cartoon scratches a particular itch no other cartoon does haha, its good stuff
Edit: by kidult, I mean it has appeal to both audiences with stuff that goes over kids heads often and is probably super inappropriate situations/lessons, and such
Edit: I might be also referring generally to content from outlets/studios like
- Nickolodeon
- Teletoon
- Adult Swim
- CartoonNetwork
- some YTV
- Hannah Barbara
Avatar: The Last Airbender. I could rave about it all day.
Also Gravity Falls like @swordgeek@lemmy.ca said.
I never watched Justice League much as a kid, but my wife re-introduced it to me as an adult and it’s a pretty great mix of kid-friendly superhero stories with fairly mature themes and plotlines.
Additionally, a less awkward term than “kidult” is just “family entertainment”. Shows/movies/books that can be enjoyed by a wide spectrum of ages.
What camp are you in on the upcoming third Avatar saga?
This is the first I’ve heard of it, but it sounds pretty interesting. The new Avatar being born as one of a set of twins is a very neat idea that I wouldn’t have considered. That can create some really compelling stories on its own.
Gravity Falls. A masterpiece of storytelling, wrapped up in family-friendly horror.
I’ll have you know that Ducktective has a big mystery element, and a lot of humour that goes over kids heads!
Star Wars: Clone Wars, it has super inappropriate war crimes.
Honestly insane show. It jumps between some of the best and most critical Star Wars media ever made to a fucking Jar Jar and droids episode without batting an eye. Asajj Ventress especially might be the greatest girlboss in the galaxy.
Clone High’s great too
I feel like clone high leans more to adult than kid.
Haha you’re definitley right, we watched them staying up way past our bedtime lol
Probably Animanics, though I was grown up before I watched that. Before that, I suppose Beavis and Butthead and even Simpsons were considered edgy.
“Finger Prince? I didn’t think so.”
I still can’t believe they got that one past the censors.
Invader Zim might fit the bill here. Created by a guy who also made a comic called Johnny the homicidal maniac
And features writing by his friends that wrote the comic “Lenore“ about a little dead girl.
Adventure Time.
Mathematical!
Every single Nicktoon. Heck, some like Rocko’s Modern Life were originally trying to be cartoons for adults, but fell into kids programming at Nickelodeon.
Futurama - though I expect that’s showing my age.
Hey pal, I don’t know what you’re trying to say, but I take exception to the way you said it. Has anyone seen my keys?
If you find the guy who offended you let me know - I’ll give him the clamps.
Animaniacs
Wheel of Morality, turn turn turn. Tell us the lesson that we should learn.
Early to rise, and early to bed, makes a man healthy, but socially dead.
I know so little about Animaniacs yet have found myself quoting that all the time.
Ren & Stimpy
Was pretty certain Ren & Stimpy had to be mentioned here. Scrolling… scrollling… that was too much scrolling to find this
Samurai Jack, though not really from growing up… (Then again, when do we ever stop growing up? :)
It had great stories and beautiful artwork. But to an adult eye it was obvious that all those “robots” were there to keep it kid friendly.
All that oil was a clear stand-in for tons and tons of blood.Duck Dodgers
Daffy Duck but in the 21st & uh 1/2 Century!
Only 25 more years!
That shit was pretty good.
Daffy is the second best looney tunes act next to Foghorn Leghorn
Long after I grew up, but Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb is fantastic! I was also well past being a kid, but I loved watching it with my own kids!
I love that show too even as an adult. Very clever and out there, reminds me of a mellower Dexter’s Lab
They are the reverse Pinky and the Brain.
Pinky has the most heartbreaking honk noise haha
The Angry Beavers was by far my favorite.
Also loved Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law.
Oh! Courage the Cowardly Dog
Do The Powerpuff Girls fit in this category? Really gory and with some inappropriate themes especially since they’re supposed to be little kindergarten age girls. Loved the show, I occasionally watch an episode as an adult.
Was also a fan of Billy and Mandy, nice to see that one as the post opener.
As for other shows, as a kid I loved watching Aeon Flux and I am still not sure wtf was going on in some of those episodes.
Moral Orel is another great show, smart and witty, although I discovered it as an adult.
Are you implying that Aeon Flux was intended for kids?
No, but I watched it as a kid regardless.
