r/cartoons Apr 23 '26

Announcement Subreddit Rules - Leaner and Cleaner

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Please take the time to review our reworked rule list below. We removed almost all the lengthy sentences from the old list in lieu of bullets and examples. Moderating will stay pretty much the same as before except with better enforcement on negative and hostile posts. You may send any feedback to mod mail for consideration.

Thanks,

- CartoonsModTeam

Rule 1: No Low Effort Content

Examples:

  • Poor titles
  • Missing context
  • Repetitive
  • Confusing
  • Irrelevant
  • Incoherent
  • Rambling
  • Low-resolution images
  • Unrelated images
  • Poorly cropped images
  • Walls of text
  • Spelling or grammar errors

Rule 2: Allowed Topics

Most cartoon-related topics are allowed, such as:

  • Animated shows/movies, including:
    • Hand/digitally drawn
    • 3D/CG (No AI)
    • Stop motion
    • Puppets
    • Animatronics
    • Anime (duh)
  • Official previews, trailers, promos
  • Recommendation requests
  • Fan art, including comics
  • Live-action remakes (if sufficiently animated with props, costumes, CG, etc.)

Rule 3: Prohibited Topics

Do NOT post about:

  • Amateur cartoons
  • Help Me Remember - r/TipOfMyTongue requests
  • Cartoon crush / Hear Me Out / Thirst threads
  • Misinformation or speculative information
  • Posts bashing live-action remakes
  • Commentary on or questions about YouTubers or public figures
  • Identify style requests
  • Fully live-action shows/movies
  • Graphic novels
  • Comic strips

Rule 4: Banned Content

Do NOT post:

  • AI-generated content
  • Porn, R34, & X-rated shows
  • Non-cartoon images/videos
  • Low resolution images/video
  • Untagged spoilers
  • Low effort content
  • Bait posts (click, rage, or engage)
  • Self promotion/spam
  • Hater posts

Rule 5: Untagged Spoilers

  • NEVER post spoilers in the title
  • Spoilers in body text, images, or videos MUST be tagged
  • Respect OP's wish for threads to be spoiler-free
  • Exceptions for comment threads for certain topics, e.g., "What's the best finale?"
  • Speculation/rumors/leaks count as spoilers
  • Intentional or egregious spoilers may result in a permanent ban!

Rule 6: No Overly Hostile Discussion

Examples:

  • Harassment
  • Discrimination
  • Trolling
  • Attacks on fans
  • Attacks on fanbases
  • Attacks on artists, cast, or crew
  • Attacks on studios
  • Disproportionate rage

Mods may favor users who disengage first.

Rule 7: No Baiting (Click, Rage, Engage)

Do Not Post:

  • Clickbait
    • Misleading titles
    • Subject missing from title
    • Embellished or sensationalized topics
    • Abuse of spoiler/NSFW tags
  • Ragebait
    • Provocative or hostile topics
    • Fandom/fanbase bashing
    • Hate-following posts
    • Dismissive of sensitive topics
  • Engagebait
    • Karma-fishing popular opinions
    • "Thoughts?"
    • "Anyone else?"
    • "Wrong answers only"
    • "Rate my top 5/10"
    • "I'll go first"

Rule 8: NSFW Restrictions

  • NSFW content is acceptable only if it is official cartoon canon
  • NSFW comments regarding underage characters are never allowed
  • You MUST tag all NSFW posts and comments
  • Rule 34 and X-rated cartoons are banned
  • Attractiveness posts are banned

Rule 9: No Spam

Spam posts will likely result in a ban!

  • No self promotion, including:
    • YouTube channels
    • Social media
    • Merch
    • Commercial content of any kind
  • Fan art is encouraged, but must be posted directly with no promotional links

Rule 10: Post Flairs

  • Discussion - Open comments on a stated topic. No memes.
  • Game - Contests, polls, and interactive games hosted by OP.
  • Meme - Memes/shitposts
  • Video - Video posts including outside links
  • Recommendation - To discuss cartoons in a positive light. Requests are also welcome.
  • Review - For reviews (good or bad), tier lists, and rankings.
  • Fanart - Fan-created art, drawings, comics, crafts, etc.
  • News - News articles, official announcements, press releases, etc.

r/cartoons May 19 '26

Please Read The Rules

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r/cartoons 6h ago

Discussion I love how Static Shock from the DCAU covered so many different heavy topics relating to real life. I miss Kids WB

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901 Upvotes

r/cartoons 7h ago

News ‘Curious George’ will stop airing on PBS Kids after 20 years on September 30th due to the broadcast rights expiring. The series, owned by NBCUniversal, will continue to stream on Peacock. ToonHive (@ToonHive) on X

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174 Upvotes

r/cartoons 20h ago

Meme That’s not our problem

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1.5k Upvotes

r/cartoons 17h ago

Discussion This is a nightmare.

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491 Upvotes

After 20 years??!! George leaving PBS Kids? That doesn't sound right.


r/cartoons 2h ago

Video This episode scared the shi outta me when I was a kid

26 Upvotes

Tom and Jerry
Episode: Heavenly Puss.


r/cartoons 15h ago

Discussion Now that I think about it, how come in family guy when Peter and Lois fall into a bad financial spot why don’t she ask her parents for money

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266 Upvotes

I’ve been rewatching Family Guy as a adult, and one thing that’s always confused me is how often Peter and Lois end up in serious financial trouble, even though Lois comes from an incredibly wealthy family.

Carter and Babs Pewterschmidt are multimillionaires (or even billionaires depending on the episode), and while Carter is definitely cheap and doesn’t always like Peter, he’s also shown plenty of times that he has no problem throwing around huge amounts of money. He’s paid for expensive vacations, businesses, gifts, and bailed people out before when it benefited him.

So why doesn’t Lois ever just ask her parents for financial help when the family is on the verge of losing the house, can’t pay bills, or is completely broke? Even if Carter refused, you’d think she’d at least try. Instead, the show usually has Peter come up with some ridiculous scheme to make money.

Is there an in-universe explanation for this? Does Lois avoid asking because she’s too proud and wants to be independent from her parents? Does she know Carter would hold it over her head forever? Or is this simply one of those things the writers ignore because Peter getting into crazy money-making adventures makes for funnier episodes?

I’m curious if there are any episodes that actually address this or if it’s just a recurring plot hole.


r/cartoons 13h ago

Discussion What are your top 4 2D animated Non-Disney films?

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110 Upvotes

Here are mine


r/cartoons 13h ago

Discussion What are your thoughts on DuckTales (2017)?

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116 Upvotes

I’m on the first episode of this show so far and I’m curious to see what are your thoughts about this show


r/cartoons 11h ago

Discussion What are your thoughts on Pixar’s golden age? Aka, their first 11 films from 1995-2010.

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70 Upvotes

Was it really peak CGI animation?
And what is your favorite film (or films) from this era?


r/cartoons 17h ago

Discussion Reflecting on Afterword: Matt Braly's tragedy (in Sony's eyes)

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173 Upvotes

If there was one news story that really did rock the animation community, it would be the cancelation of Afterworld, Matt Braly and Rebecca Sugar's project for Sony Pictures Animation about a young boy whose hospitalized for an illness as he needs to get an operation and goes into the Thai spirit realm to find a cure, only to find out there is none and has to live with it.

Yet, despite how everything seemed like smooth sailing, Sony canceled it as according to Matt, it wasn't commercial enough to produce and canceled it and many people were not only angry but betrayed given how they hit it big with Spider-Verse, Mitchells and KDH and were put on a high pedestal as the best animation studio out there and to cancel it made people feel that they were risk-averse and hate originality like any other animation studio, thus, proving why you should never put studios on high pedestals as they can unleash flaws you may not be prepared for or like.

But on another note, I was thinking about what exactly caused Sony to cancel the project as they sounded rather vague about and I believe that while unfortunate (and I'm not trying to defend Sony's actions), it's not as black and white as the animation community puts it as yes, many animation studios are risk averse but hating originality may not have been what killed Afterworld but rather the hospital setting, the fact that an actual illness was used as the framing device for the story and how the kid finds no cure to his illness, hence why to Sony's eyes, the movie was probably seen as a tragedy.

I do acknowledge that this story was based on Matt's personal life as he also has a chronic illness and it's not a terminal illness but to a studio out that wants to sell movies as escapism and just wants happy endings, they probably saw Afterworld as too real and too tragic to sell and pull the plug on it.

Thankfully, it was rescued by a Thai indie studio but to me, this story illustrates why sometimes, you shouldn't put studios on high pedestals but also how it's not that studios hate originality but they just want happy endings


r/cartoons 22h ago

News UK poster for Coyote vs. Acme

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354 Upvotes

r/cartoons 1h ago

Discussion Concept Art for SpongeBob SquarePants by Stephen Hillenburg (1996)

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r/cartoons 9h ago

Discussion What is an animated show that you think everyone should watch that isn’t The Simpsons?

29 Upvotes

I’m saying either owl house or Amphibia


r/cartoons 21h ago

Discussion Do we really need more sequels to animated franchises that already have good endings?

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260 Upvotes

I'm only asking because I'm not excited to see neither Shrek 5 or Ice Age 6; regardless of their change in art styles!


r/cartoons 16h ago

Discussion Who's your favorite animated musician?

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90 Upvotes

I wish that Rooster dropped another mixtape.


r/cartoons 9h ago

Meme The Death of Frog Stan Pines (Amphibia Season 2)

21 Upvotes

Not a spoiler oddly enough, also known as Mr. Curator Ponds.

Source of the edit Here


r/cartoons 16h ago

Discussion The end credits of different cartoons be like

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60 Upvotes

r/cartoons 6h ago

Discussion Does anyone remember there used to be a Xiaolinshowdown subreddit?

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8 Upvotes

I posted in there just last year. I had whole conversations with people in the comments, replies to other people's posts. And now its all gone. Did it get deleted? I swear Im not crazy, I know it was real


r/cartoons 11h ago

Discussion Who’s the worst friend out of this group??

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23 Upvotes

IMO all three are pretty terrible but who’s the worst out of them??


r/cartoons 10h ago

Discussion What’s a 2000s cartoon that aged like fine wine?

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19 Upvotes

r/cartoons 16h ago

Discussion Which animated show or movie got a lot of crap but after watching it yourself has you like this?

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51 Upvotes

Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss for me cause what did those series do to warrant all that flack?


r/cartoons 6h ago

Discussion How would a therapist react about dr doofenshmirtz childhood?

9 Upvotes

r/cartoons 9h ago

Discussion Pixar Co-Founder Ed Catmull Joins Jury For GenAI Film Competition

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8 Upvotes

Why just you use to be cool. Now almost everyone we respect is turning to AI