TV Reviews7.7/10
The Animated El Chavo Kept the Slapstick but Lost the Live Audience
El Chavo: The Animated Series ran 136 episodes over seven seasons, from 2006 to 2014, with a full voice recast. Did animation add anything?
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Tag: animated series
TV Reviews7.8/10
Craig McCracken Built a Mansion and Filled It with the Abandoned
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends premiered on Cartoon Network in 2004, ran six seasons, and won 12 awards. A look back at Craig McCracken's sharp premise.
TV Reviews8/10
X-Men: Evolution” Review: The Teenage Mutant Reboot That Still Holds Up”
X-Men: Evolution made Marvel's mutants teenagers and ran 4 seasons on Kids' WB. A look at the cast, the Jean and Scott romance, and why it still holds up.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Ben 10: Omniverse: A Confident, Occasionally Uneven Farewell to the Original Continuity
Ben 10: Omniverse ran 80 episodes across eight serialised arcs, ending the original continuity in 2014 with Rook Blonko as Ben's new partner.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Pucca Review: A Flash-Born Kids’ Show That Stays Fast Without Becoming Noise
Pucca ran 117 episodes on Toon Disney from 2006 to 2008, then returned on Netflix. A look at the Flash-born ninja rom-com and why it still works.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Batman Beyond” Gets 8.2 of 10: The Darkest Kid-Friendly Batman”
Batman Beyond premiered in 1999, ran 52 episodes over three seasons, and ended when Warner Bros. chose Justice League instead.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Disney’s Small-Screen Sequel Let Lilo and Stitch Grow Up Together
Lilo & Stitch: The Series ran two seasons from 2003 to 2006, chasing 623 experiments across Hawaii with the original film's cast and setting.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil — A Clean, Well-Built Machine
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil was Disney XD's first animated original, running 52 episodes across two seasons from 2010 to 2012.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Daria Was the Smartest Person on MTV, and the Show Knew It
Daria, MTV's sharpest animated series, ran from 1997 to 2002. A retrospective review of Lawndale, Jane Lane, and why the satire still holds up.
TV Reviews6.7/10
‘Teen Titans Go!’ Has Outlasted the Show It Spun Off From
Teen Titans Go! ran 454 episodes across nine seasons, swapping superhero drama for laundry jokes. A review of Cartoon Network's durable comedy spin-off.
TV Reviews7.2/10
The Croods: Family Tree Review: A Solid Family Series That Never Becomes a Great One
The Croods: Family Tree ran eight seasons on Hulu and Peacock. A look at its voice cast, the Grug-Phil rivalry, and why 7.2 out of 10 is fair.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Codename: Kids Next Door Review: A Spy Series Staffed by Children, Built to Last
Codename: Kids Next Door won a viewer poll in 2001, ran six seasons on Cartoon Network, and built a spy world out of treehouses, 2x4 tech and a grudge.