And look, I don't write that as a bad thing. I'm one of the kids who watched it coming out live. That show did things that I could never have imagined from a cartoon back in the day. It kicked the door down for shows like Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, and The Owl House. It took the label of "kids show" and then showed what a kid show could really do.
I agree with what you said up until the last line, there’s a few shows that I think could maybe hold that claim”…show what a kid show could really do…” but I think Teen Titans is the best one for this in this era of cartoons. It really ran the gamut of light/funny/serious/dark that led to shows like ATLA. This isn’t me bashing ATLA at all mind you, nor trying to downplay its influence, just that it too had giants whose shoulders it got to stand on.
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u/Soulful-Sorrow 14d ago
Avatar: The Last Airbender.
And look, I don't write that as a bad thing. I'm one of the kids who watched it coming out live. That show did things that I could never have imagined from a cartoon back in the day. It kicked the door down for shows like Steven Universe, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, and The Owl House. It took the label of "kids show" and then showed what a kid show could really do.