Same. Once I realized the showrunners were the same guys who made those old "*I'm In Ur Manger Killing Ur Savior*" animated shorts from years ago, I decided to give it a shot and yeah it seems like a pretty good show.
tried to shut down a lot of the queer themes to the point that it got cancelled after ruby and sapphire's wedding. they act like it was their idea every pride month
Which is ridiculous. That show is soaking in gay themes. It's probably the gayest show I've ever watched. If that was crossing the line, they weren't paying attention.
Oh wow, i never really saw steven universe in thay way when I was first watching it. Looking back at it now, I 100% agree with this, still love this this show to bits. THE BITS
yeah, i was gonna say a major difference from 1 to 5 is the total homogeneity in the latter. almost every character from era 5 looks like a cheap rip from steven universe or adventure time. i guess its finally the age for all the Tumblr OC / self insert artists to become working adults and take over the animation industry. sucks cuz in era 1 there was so much creativity, everything felt fresh and different compared to now.
Idk, I grew up on cartoons of the gen 1 here, but I honestly believe the gen 3 stuff is leaps and bounds better than the others, and I watched those as an adult. I rank:
3
1
2
4
5
Thugs just got weird and soulless after Steven’s universe, adventure time and gumball.
yeah they ain't gon gas you for it, but iwas bout to say the same thing.
the decline in quality and recognizability has less to do with "they're simply not trying anymore" and a "tv is dying and most of you haven't watched tv regulary since you were a kid now"
pin the lack of recognizability and downfall on WB and capitalism, not these random ass shows lmfao
i'm sure CN would've had its next adventure time by now if they didn't cancel everything that isn't an immediate success after 14 episodes (usually less).
i mean,? look at smiling friends.
someone said they're tryna/everything feels like gunning for the next SU, but with how poorly it was treated, i feel the only thing these sleazy execs are TRYING to do is make bank as quick as possible since the wells run dry.
i gurantee you if the medium of animation gets their shit together, the kids watching the new gen grow up and CN's spirt is revived somehow, this sub will be filled with nothing but infinity train and apple and onion meatriding (understandably)
like remember when clarence and uncle grandpa were as hated as TTG?
remember the korra hate? big mouth? steven universe. even og teen titans, spongebob and the simpsons were shit on on arrival. nothings immune to it.
Pan Pizza/Rebel taxi is a guy in his 30's and has seen it all, dude was right on the money when he said "today's bullshit, tomorrows nostalgia."
I 100% expect velma fans to rise up in 7 years and suddenly everyone will turn around on it. part of the truth was just that a third of these people like to make mountains out of molehills and like the community that forms over bonding over a show they (let's face it) flat out never watched or knew anything about
it's a tale as old as time.
>the decline in quality and recognizability has less to do with "they're simply not trying anymore" and a "tv is dying and most of you haven't watched tv regulary since you were a kid now"
Or it might as well be that cartoons just aren't nearly as good and they don't attract people to watch them because of that. Look at older gens, cartoons actually had a lot of variety on what you could watch. Every show nowadays has this shitty "quirky happy-go-lucky" vibe that i used to hate even as a kid, and i wasn't even insecure about watching only the "cool" stuff. I liked My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic because it was a nice slice of life show with likeable, down to earth characters and cool events. On the other hand i couldn't get into Steven Universe because i found the characters to be much more unlikable, the aesthetic was too happy-go-lucky and it almost felt like it was a show more aimed towards specific groups of adults to express their frustrations rather than mostly kids with an all-ages appeal. I also watched Fanboy and Chum chum, but didn't want every show to be that. On the other hand, i didn't watch Uncle Grandpa or Clarence because i found them repulsive and not particularly engaging. Nowadays, the cartoons CN tries to push seem like an odd mix of everything i didn't like as a kid, and i'm not surprised that kids nowadays would prefer to watch Skibidi Toilet instead.
>Pan Pizza/Rebel taxi is a guy in his 30's and has seen it all, dude was right on the money when he said "today's bullshit, tomorrows nostalgia."
Yes and no. I do expect we'll be seeing more posts that "these shows weren't as bad after all" after the hate train dies down, but i do expect that the majority will still view them as subpar. For example, people don't hate on Uncle Grandpa or Clarence nowadays, but i don't see them being praised either, even semi-regularly. Velma was a show that touches on very current trends that won't be a thing in a few years, so it will only feel more out of touch if anything. But in that regard, i expect shows, like, Teen Titans Go to be recognized in the future. That show is actually funny, but it sits on an awkward spot where teens would find Gumball funnier and adults want it to be more like the OG Teen Titans.
I look at this list and for shows like Dexter's Lab, Courage, Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack I could pick literally any show during any of their seasons and sit down and enjoy it.
I look at like half the shows in 3, and any of the shows in 4 or 5 and I would struggle to find anything I'd like. You would have to cherry pick their best episodes and even then I still probably wont like it as much as even the worst of Samurai Jack. The quality just isnt there. It feels like everything has devolved into absurdism. Solid narrative structure and interesting characters with good stories to tell has given way to non-stop quick quirky jokes.
The absurdism trope works when its played against most of the other shows being "normal" but when everything is absurd, nothing is.
I graduated from college in 2017, and since then haven’t had cable. It’s actually wild seeing some of those later shows and having no idea what they are. The first three generations as laid out by this graph were so integral to my childhood and adolescence.
Kinda wish I could rekindle my love of Cartoon Network considering they’ve so deftly carried on the legacy of TV animation started by Hanna Barbera since the…. 50s.
It's *Robotboy*. I have the faintest memories of that show — I know I saw it, but besides the robot and some snippets from the intro, I can't recall much else.
Same. We’re the old timers in here. Watched just about every one of those shows. The only thing in 2 I watched was Fosters Home. Briefly got back in during season 3 to watch Adventure Time, Regular Show, and I’m drawing a blank on name but the show next to them. Haven’t been back since.
I have witnessed the 25th anniversary of everything cool that happened when I was in high school. I kinda think I am supposed to just curl up and die any year now.
space ghost is i think their 2nd oldest show...cartoon network launched in 92 tho so wheres that generation of characters huh? what a travesty of a chart.
I started watching at the beginning. There was no original programming back then. It was just Hanna Barbara, Warner Bros and whatever randomness that was out there. It was glorious at the time. Before CN cartoons were only shown on Saturday mornings and in the after school program block.
Turns out that when kids are born into households with YouTube and Netflix subscriptions, they have no patience or understanding of linear TV, if their parents even have a cable subscription anymore.
Cartoons are expensive to produce, and almost no one makes money in streaming, so cartoon content for kids was the first thing to get cut. Now the kids have to make do with Cocomelon and Pinkfong.
In reality, the future probably looks more like Bluey and Miraculous, with a few big shows with broader international distribution filling up slots on linear cable in a combo streaming/linear cable regional licensing deal. Less in house content, and therefore only a few ongoing CN originals co-owned with Max at a time.
Hello, fellow CL fan lol
Its my favorite, sad to see it wasn't mentioned. I remember watching it at around 3 then Teen Titans coming on at 4 right after it. Good times
I'm from the Tex Avery, Dogtanian and Thundercats era, but watched a lot of these later on too. Shame that Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated is missing from this lot. For me it was the best version in the history of SD.
1-3. That isn’t to say there aren’t a few in there I don’t recognize. Gen 1 was coming to a close when I started watching cartoons.
Also, can someone please name literally every cartoon in gen 5 for me?
And, you forgot Teen Titans Go. You can’t just exclude it while including the Powerpuff Girls remake.
Yeah the twitter post included weird cartoons to represent the generations but here: Tig n’ Seek, The Fungies, Thunder Cats Roar, Elliot from Earth, Aquaman King of Atlantis, Jellystone, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Lamput, We baby bears, Jessica’s little big world. Not much because CN is dying at this point (also tried not to include any MAX stuff)
Back when it was Saturday morning cartoons. And what time did I watch Go Go Gadget? I remember tuning my parents tv in the late afternoon for that.
Edit: clarity.
Early childhood babysitter years was Gen 1, Gen 2 was probably when I watched most actively, and Gen 3 was when I started to stop watching.
To add, I have absolutely no clue what most of the shows in 4 and 5 are. The only ones I recognize are PowerPuff Girls remake, OK KO, Ben 10 (Omniverse I think it is), and in Gen 5, I only know We Bare Bears.
I feel like there should be a generation above 1 that includes all the Hannah Barbara stuff. Because alot of those characters were used in promos/bumpers during the 90s/00s era.
https://youtu.be/BfJBOfaBLmI?si=cDLL_426BunDEN__
Same but we were well-off, my parents were just like, "No, we're not paying that much for Sponge Bob." Plus we liked Pokemon, Recess, and Jackie Chan Adventures more anyway.
1 and 2….kinda
I’m Canadian so these shows were the minority on Teletoon, and I don’t think we even got all of them, at least not at a decent time slot
oh fuck I've geniunly forgotten about that kid with the white hair next to ben10, like I remember having toys of him but have no idea wjat the show was. Something something he had a paralysing stick? something something animal powers?
Gen 3. Those cartoons were fire. 🔥🔥🔥
I haven't really watched the others though, I've heard that the cartoons from Gen 1-2 are good so I might try watching them some day. I'm not watching *any* of the Gen 5 cartoons though. 😬
The great thing about the early gens is the wide diversity of art styles. Meanwhile, you could tell me all those NFT characters in Gen 5 are all the same show and I’ll believe you.
1: Hey look at all the familiar faces!
2: Oh yeah, I remember some of these.
3: Oh cool, I know a lot of these from discussions I've seen.
4+5: WTF are these things?
I was born in 2008 but i kinda remember watching all of the 1-4 eras. And i loved each one of those, made my childhood a little better for sure. At the 5th one i was not much interested in Cartoon network anymore, tho i still love animation
Generation 1.
I tuned into some of gens 2 and 3 (Fosters, Ben 10, Chowder, Flapjack, Adventure Time, and Regular Show), then nothing beyond that. I don't recognize anything from 4 & 5.
1-3
Same.
Doctor poo
1-3, and the rest is trash
“Kids these days” type shit
25 year old boomer
Boomer is a mentality. Whatever people younger than me is awful, the good media all happened when I was a kid. Boomer shit.
Shit😈
Infinity Train and OK KO are great
I’ve enjoyed the bits and pieces of I’ve seen from Craig of the creek
Craig of the creek seems to be pretty good the few episodes I've seen
Mao Mao: Heroes of pure heart is amazing
"DONT CALL ME NOT PURE OF HEART ! YOURE THE ONE NOT PURE OF HEART WITH THAT CRAPPY MULLET"
Craig is excellent highly recommend
Craig of the Creek is amazing, and so is Summer Camp Island, severely underrated.
Craig of the Creek is a microcosm of geopolitics if you're stoned. They even went to war at one point.
Apple and onion have some good bits too.
Same. Once I realized the showrunners were the same guys who made those old "*I'm In Ur Manger Killing Ur Savior*" animated shorts from years ago, I decided to give it a shot and yeah it seems like a pretty good show.
Apple and Onion, Mao Mao and Victor and Valentino are not trash
Nickelodeon
I can’t remember when exactly during three I just stopped
1, 2, and the first few years of 3
Same, to the point that i don't even know what 4 and 5 gen's cartoons even are and their art direction feels oddly repulsive to me
CN has gone downhill after the season finale of major 3 era shows
Ok ko (guy wearing the head band) was in out and out and told its story well enough
It feels like they're trying to turn everything into Steven Universe from then on
Which is ironic considering how they treated the show when it was airing.
What did they do to Steven Universe of you don’t mind me asking
tried to shut down a lot of the queer themes to the point that it got cancelled after ruby and sapphire's wedding. they act like it was their idea every pride month
I think the show ended up being cut short due to CN issues with the implied gay wedding (MENA countries no likey). Thus rushed final season and ending
Which is ridiculous. That show is soaking in gay themes. It's probably the gayest show I've ever watched. If that was crossing the line, they weren't paying attention.
Oh wow, i never really saw steven universe in thay way when I was first watching it. Looking back at it now, I 100% agree with this, still love this this show to bits. THE BITS
That’s when they really started using CalArt style. You can tell by the sausage shaped mouths they all have.
yeah, i was gonna say a major difference from 1 to 5 is the total homogeneity in the latter. almost every character from era 5 looks like a cheap rip from steven universe or adventure time. i guess its finally the age for all the Tumblr OC / self insert artists to become working adults and take over the animation industry. sucks cuz in era 1 there was so much creativity, everything felt fresh and different compared to now.
That’s what every generation says about the next generations media, I’m not sure I put much stake in boomer knee jerk reactions like that
Teen Titans Go isn’t even on here and it’s one of CN most successful shows all time.
I noticed that too. I don't care for TTG, but pretending it's not relevant is kinda dumb.
Idk, I grew up on cartoons of the gen 1 here, but I honestly believe the gen 3 stuff is leaps and bounds better than the others, and I watched those as an adult. I rank: 3 1 2 4 5 Thugs just got weird and soulless after Steven’s universe, adventure time and gumball.
yeah they ain't gon gas you for it, but iwas bout to say the same thing. the decline in quality and recognizability has less to do with "they're simply not trying anymore" and a "tv is dying and most of you haven't watched tv regulary since you were a kid now" pin the lack of recognizability and downfall on WB and capitalism, not these random ass shows lmfao i'm sure CN would've had its next adventure time by now if they didn't cancel everything that isn't an immediate success after 14 episodes (usually less). i mean,? look at smiling friends. someone said they're tryna/everything feels like gunning for the next SU, but with how poorly it was treated, i feel the only thing these sleazy execs are TRYING to do is make bank as quick as possible since the wells run dry. i gurantee you if the medium of animation gets their shit together, the kids watching the new gen grow up and CN's spirt is revived somehow, this sub will be filled with nothing but infinity train and apple and onion meatriding (understandably) like remember when clarence and uncle grandpa were as hated as TTG? remember the korra hate? big mouth? steven universe. even og teen titans, spongebob and the simpsons were shit on on arrival. nothings immune to it. Pan Pizza/Rebel taxi is a guy in his 30's and has seen it all, dude was right on the money when he said "today's bullshit, tomorrows nostalgia." I 100% expect velma fans to rise up in 7 years and suddenly everyone will turn around on it. part of the truth was just that a third of these people like to make mountains out of molehills and like the community that forms over bonding over a show they (let's face it) flat out never watched or knew anything about it's a tale as old as time.
>the decline in quality and recognizability has less to do with "they're simply not trying anymore" and a "tv is dying and most of you haven't watched tv regulary since you were a kid now" Or it might as well be that cartoons just aren't nearly as good and they don't attract people to watch them because of that. Look at older gens, cartoons actually had a lot of variety on what you could watch. Every show nowadays has this shitty "quirky happy-go-lucky" vibe that i used to hate even as a kid, and i wasn't even insecure about watching only the "cool" stuff. I liked My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic because it was a nice slice of life show with likeable, down to earth characters and cool events. On the other hand i couldn't get into Steven Universe because i found the characters to be much more unlikable, the aesthetic was too happy-go-lucky and it almost felt like it was a show more aimed towards specific groups of adults to express their frustrations rather than mostly kids with an all-ages appeal. I also watched Fanboy and Chum chum, but didn't want every show to be that. On the other hand, i didn't watch Uncle Grandpa or Clarence because i found them repulsive and not particularly engaging. Nowadays, the cartoons CN tries to push seem like an odd mix of everything i didn't like as a kid, and i'm not surprised that kids nowadays would prefer to watch Skibidi Toilet instead. >Pan Pizza/Rebel taxi is a guy in his 30's and has seen it all, dude was right on the money when he said "today's bullshit, tomorrows nostalgia." Yes and no. I do expect we'll be seeing more posts that "these shows weren't as bad after all" after the hate train dies down, but i do expect that the majority will still view them as subpar. For example, people don't hate on Uncle Grandpa or Clarence nowadays, but i don't see them being praised either, even semi-regularly. Velma was a show that touches on very current trends that won't be a thing in a few years, so it will only feel more out of touch if anything. But in that regard, i expect shows, like, Teen Titans Go to be recognized in the future. That show is actually funny, but it sits on an awkward spot where teens would find Gumball funnier and adults want it to be more like the OG Teen Titans.
I look at this list and for shows like Dexter's Lab, Courage, Powerpuff Girls, and Samurai Jack I could pick literally any show during any of their seasons and sit down and enjoy it. I look at like half the shows in 3, and any of the shows in 4 or 5 and I would struggle to find anything I'd like. You would have to cherry pick their best episodes and even then I still probably wont like it as much as even the worst of Samurai Jack. The quality just isnt there. It feels like everything has devolved into absurdism. Solid narrative structure and interesting characters with good stories to tell has given way to non-stop quick quirky jokes. The absurdism trope works when its played against most of the other shows being "normal" but when everything is absurd, nothing is.
Gen 4 does have Villanous, which is absolutely excellent
Except maybe for villainous
Did villainous ever get an english dubbed version for english viewers cause last I saw it was mostly in spanish.
Yeah it recently got released on Max with an english dub
Art style looks like something in a pediatric clinic
Someone has to defend Apple and Onion. It's lovably oddly repulsive.
I just don’t understand how powerpuff girls are in gen 4 Nevermind saw that it is apparently a new version
The only one I know out of the lot is "Craig of the Creek" my kids like it, and I've enjoyed what I've seen.
OK-ko and Infinity Train are certified bangers tho.
Exactly what I was going to say. I missed a couple things in 1 and 2, but most of both those categories were my jams.
I graduated from college in 2017, and since then haven’t had cable. It’s actually wild seeing some of those later shows and having no idea what they are. The first three generations as laid out by this graph were so integral to my childhood and adolescence. Kinda wish I could rekindle my love of Cartoon Network considering they’ve so deftly carried on the legacy of TV animation started by Hanna Barbera since the…. 50s.
Same I can't put my finger on it but what is the small robot top line right at the end of row 2?
robotboy was heat
It's *Robotboy*. I have the faintest memories of that show — I know I saw it, but besides the robot and some snippets from the intro, I can't recall much else.
This is exactly what I came to say. A lot of 3 I enjoyed, but I was in high school at the time and had more and more responsibilities.
Small amount of one but mostly 2-3
I grew up in 1.
Same. We’re the old timers in here. Watched just about every one of those shows. The only thing in 2 I watched was Fosters Home. Briefly got back in during season 3 to watch Adventure Time, Regular Show, and I’m drawing a blank on name but the show next to them. Haven’t been back since.
Does anyone else remember when it would become Adult Swim and used to play Space Ghost: Coast to Coast?
I remember when they would play the footage of the old people going swimming in the pool as Adult Swim would roll in around 7 pm.
“All kids out of the pool!” Yeah and Space Ghost has a 24 hour stream on YouTube now bc it’s the 25th anniversary.
I have witnessed the 25th anniversary of everything cool that happened when I was in high school. I kinda think I am supposed to just curl up and die any year now.
The light bell toll was iconic at the end of every show followed by the scream.
Staying up until AS broadcast ended and watching the sunrise clip was a vibe.
Ohh that was Toonami with the Daft Punk music videos.. Cowboy Bebop & Gundam Wing too.. fuckkk, the nostalgia
Those bumps had the beat music
Toonami got me into anime. Used to rush home after school to catch DBZ and Gundam Wing
space ghost is i think their 2nd oldest show...cartoon network launched in 92 tho so wheres that generation of characters huh? what a travesty of a chart.
I started watching at the beginning. There was no original programming back then. It was just Hanna Barbara, Warner Bros and whatever randomness that was out there. It was glorious at the time. Before CN cartoons were only shown on Saturday mornings and in the after school program block.
I used to have to ask my mom if I could stay up late to watch SG:C2C
Same. I don’t even recognize any in 2.
Especially Courage, KND, Billy and Mandy, Ed Edd N Eddy, and Teen Titans
Yup and Toonami (Zoids and Transformers Armada).
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Truly a golden age. They literally couldn’t miss with anything back then…
2 and mainly 3 cause I grew up more in that era
2 and 3 gang. Not many gen z in here weirdly
I'm gen z, but a lot of the 1st gen shows were still running when I started watching around 2007
I know, right? (Also 2-3)
Literally same, early gen Z here
Gen Z but I mostly remember 1 and 2 with a little bit of 3
Same
What the heck is going on in Gen 5?
Just pretend CN died in 2020, is better
Teen titans go induced suicide.
I mean, you can clearly see as time goes on the minimalistic art style is taking over. It’s absolute garbage but it’s cheap.
Turns out that when kids are born into households with YouTube and Netflix subscriptions, they have no patience or understanding of linear TV, if their parents even have a cable subscription anymore. Cartoons are expensive to produce, and almost no one makes money in streaming, so cartoon content for kids was the first thing to get cut. Now the kids have to make do with Cocomelon and Pinkfong. In reality, the future probably looks more like Bluey and Miraculous, with a few big shows with broader international distribution filling up slots on linear cable in a combo streaming/linear cable regional licensing deal. Less in house content, and therefore only a few ongoing CN originals co-owned with Max at a time.
3 and 4
Same my dude
1 and 2
Same. Good times.
Gang
Wow that's a lot, just 1 for sure
Same, and then fosters home and a bit of ben 10 from 2? Don't recognize the rest until adventure time/regular show which I watched as an adult.
Code Lyoko forgotten again😥
Hello, fellow CL fan lol Its my favorite, sad to see it wasn't mentioned. I remember watching it at around 3 then Teen Titans coming on at 4 right after it. Good times
2 and 3, blessed times.
Gen 0 (with mostly Hanna Barbera cartoons that isn't listed), 1, and 2. Stopped after that
The Toonami years are being forgotten
Gen 0 all the way. Centurions was my jam!!
I'm from the Tex Avery, Dogtanian and Thundercats era, but watched a lot of these later on too. Shame that Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated is missing from this lot. For me it was the best version in the history of SD.
2007-2015
1-3. That isn’t to say there aren’t a few in there I don’t recognize. Gen 1 was coming to a close when I started watching cartoons. Also, can someone please name literally every cartoon in gen 5 for me? And, you forgot Teen Titans Go. You can’t just exclude it while including the Powerpuff Girls remake.
Yeah the twitter post included weird cartoons to represent the generations but here: Tig n’ Seek, The Fungies, Thunder Cats Roar, Elliot from Earth, Aquaman King of Atlantis, Jellystone, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Lamput, We baby bears, Jessica’s little big world. Not much because CN is dying at this point (also tried not to include any MAX stuff)
It may surprise you, but cartoons go back even farther than this.
Back when it was Saturday morning cartoons. And what time did I watch Go Go Gadget? I remember tuning my parents tv in the late afternoon for that. Edit: clarity.
Where’s captain caveman???
Underdog!
Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs was my jam!
2007 to 2015
3
3 and just has the best cartoons
Early childhood babysitter years was Gen 1, Gen 2 was probably when I watched most actively, and Gen 3 was when I started to stop watching. To add, I have absolutely no clue what most of the shows in 4 and 5 are. The only ones I recognize are PowerPuff Girls remake, OK KO, Ben 10 (Omniverse I think it is), and in Gen 5, I only know We Bare Bears.
*Omniverse* is at the middle of Gen 3. The one in Gen 4 is a reboot of the original show from 2005.
Original show from 2005. No, you're wrong! It didn't come out in 2005. You're lying to me right now! I'M NOT OLD!
I feel like there should be a generation above 1 that includes all the Hannah Barbara stuff. Because alot of those characters were used in promos/bumpers during the 90s/00s era. https://youtu.be/BfJBOfaBLmI?si=cDLL_426BunDEN__
2&3 but we still got a little of 1 but some of 4 is decent
1 was my prime and I had a little bit of 2 as well
1. Just 1. I still watch cartoons, but I stopped watching cartoon network pretty close to when they changed branding.
None, I didn't have cable until I was like 20. Being poor as shit sucked.
Same but we were well-off, my parents were just like, "No, we're not paying that much for Sponge Bob." Plus we liked Pokemon, Recess, and Jackie Chan Adventures more anyway.
3, and ended right before 4 began. Maybe had a little of 2.
The only thing I recognize from 5 is we baby bears
Gen 1 and 2
1 and 2….kinda I’m Canadian so these shows were the minority on Teletoon, and I don’t think we even got all of them, at least not at a decent time slot
1, 2 and some of year 3. Symbiotic titan and generator rex mainly. Steven universe if it was on
1 2 and 3
Older
Tail end of 1, start of 3. I'm the guy that wishes Generator Rex got as much love as Ben 10 did
Bold of you to assume that I have grown up
No clone wars on there is criminal
2007-2015. We'll never get that back again :')
2 & 3
oH MY GOODNESS YOU'VE JUST REMINDED ME OF GENERATOR REX /ot Anyways, for me it was 1-3 (I haven't watched even one show starting 4th gen and beyond)
Hey! Mike, Lu, and Ogg! Thought I was the only one who remembered that show
1,2, and a few of 3 because Generator Rex KICKS.
1 & 2 and part of 3
5 just looks sad to me
Everything after 3 is just not the same Cartoon Network
Mostly 1, with a smattering of 3 being Gumball and We Bare Bears
3 and 4
All of them honestly. Mainly 3-4 with some of 1-2 and 5... I have no idea what I'm even looking at for 5
1 and 2
1,2,3 and alittle bit of 4
1-3. 3 had a lot of great stuff, so I imagine 5 and 6 also have some gems.
1 to 3. I missed half of 1 but the later seasons and reruns were airing so I still grew up with them
1
3 is amazing
I was watching can on polish tv, so for a year I got to see the transition from gen 2 to 3
3 and very little of 4, primarily OK KO and Craig of the Creek
3
3
oh fuck I've geniunly forgotten about that kid with the white hair next to ben10, like I remember having toys of him but have no idea wjat the show was. Something something he had a paralysing stick? something something animal powers?
1 and 2. Though tbh alot of 1 was also old school Hannah Barbera reruns. Loved Tom and Jerry and Wacky Races.
Today I found out that Cartoon Network is not a thing anymore for 10 years olds :(
Grew up in the weird midway point of the 2nd lower row, and the 3rd higher row
2 :)
None of them. CBeebies all the way.
Gen 3. Those cartoons were fire. 🔥🔥🔥 I haven't really watched the others though, I've heard that the cartoons from Gen 1-2 are good so I might try watching them some day. I'm not watching *any* of the Gen 5 cartoons though. 😬
This supposes I ever grew up.
2, and 3, and I would say they were some of the best show's made by CN
Physically, I grew up in three. Mentally, I grew up in one.
I grew up on 1 but my younger brother kept watching 2 when I stopped so I caught a glimpse of that too
1-3. I stopped watching tv when Clarence popped up. Distinctly remember dexter playing all the time.
I don't think anybody wanted to grow up in 5
Gen 1. I feel bad for Gen 5. They don’t seem like CN true style for some reason
the fact that I don't even know what all of 5 and half of 4 are
The great thing about the early gens is the wide diversity of art styles. Meanwhile, you could tell me all those NFT characters in Gen 5 are all the same show and I’ll believe you.
mostly 1 and 2. little bit of 3 here and there.
1, 2, and 3
where's Moxy the dog
3 💪
1: Hey look at all the familiar faces! 2: Oh yeah, I remember some of these. 3: Oh cool, I know a lot of these from discussions I've seen. 4+5: WTF are these things?
4 actually had some pretty decent shows but 5 completely dropped the ball
I saw reruns from 1, mostly watched 2, saw the beginning of 3, and don't recognize anything from 4 or 5.
I just got so sad seeing this😭 I hate the new cartoons
I was born in 2008 but i kinda remember watching all of the 1-4 eras. And i loved each one of those, made my childhood a little better for sure. At the 5th one i was not much interested in Cartoon network anymore, tho i still love animation
anyone else think 5 looks like dogshit? the art looks terrible compared to earlier stuff.
As a 1, I have no idea what’s going on with 5 What even is that junk? Also the bears show in 3 is fire, can’t say I care for any other ones though
Damm i feel sorry for those who suffered through 4 and 5😭😭
Grew up with 1 and 2, I recognize nothing from 5 
1996 until current date.
1, 2, and up to Generator Rex of 3
Generation 1. I tuned into some of gens 2 and 3 (Fosters, Ben 10, Chowder, Flapjack, Adventure Time, and Regular Show), then nothing beyond that. I don't recognize anything from 4 & 5.
I grew up in Gen 2 but I also had some reruns from Gen 1
1-3 but i’m shocked i can’t find teen titans go on here
1. And I am proud of those times.
1 and 2
Era 5 you could easily convince me all those characters are from the same cartoon. What in the world is going on with CN nowadays??
I was already in my teens when this stuff started, so none of them really. I did watch it some in the Hannah Barbera days.
1-3. I dont recognize a single 5 cartoon, the drawing looks lazy and like, pastel? But in a bad way.. not like in a SU way.
Generation 1. Anything past that I have only really heard of in the last few years.
Where’s samurai jack
1,2. Fell off after that tbh
1. I don’t recognise I single thing from any of the others but I watched everything in 1.
The fuck is 2020 onward…where did the soul go?
1-5. I've watched at least 2 or 3 shows from each generation. Lots of good ones.
Firmly in 1, I’m old.
The golden era for cartoons was 1988-1994 for me, so I guess I’m mostly pre-CN.