The best classic animation series (and where to watch)

For those born in the late 90's and early 2000's this list is for you! I, in particular, spent a lot of time looking at drawings, whether in SBT, TV Culture and also in the longing Globinho TV, a children's program aired by TV Globo until the year 2015. These shows definitely made my childhood and for the happiness of those who love an old show, many of these classic cartoons are available on streams — subscribers to HBO Max are the luckiest, since their collection of the genre is quite extensive. So, stay now with the best series of classic animations from our childhood.

Classic designs in streaming

HBO Max

The Powerpuff Girls

The classic design ofThe Powerpuff Girls was displayed by SBT until 2005, in the program of the Good morning & Co. The series has 5 seasons and 78 episodes, and a reboot of the series was made in 2016, being shown to this day. The best thing is that all 5 seasons are available on streaming.

Courage the Cowardly Dog

A série Courage the Cowardly Dog, which has 4 seasons with 52 episodes, is one of the first horror cartoons we loved to watch. displayed on SBT, it was certainly accompanied by many children. The characters also won films, including in partnership with Scooby-Doo.

What's New, Scooby-Doo?

And speaking of him, let's remember the funniest investigative gang on TV. displayed by cartoon network between 2003 and 2015 here in Brazil, the animated series What's new, Scooby-Doo? It has 3 seasons with 42 episodes. Now tell me, who wouldn't want to have a Mystery Machine?

Ben 10

Okay, I confess, I had an Omnitrix. believe it or not, Ben 10 it's definitely one of the most nostalgic designs for me. I followed all versions of the series. The original series has 4 seasons and was aired by cartoon network and also by SBT here in Brazil between 2003 and 2010. Besides this, Ben 10 featured 3 sequel series and 1 reboot. What was your favorite alien?

Batman: the animated series

A Marvel might be strong in the movies, but nothing compares to DC animations, and it's impossible not to remember the adventures of Batman that passed in the SBT. The Dark Knight animated series is one of the best-known title character series and has won 4 Emmys. The series has 4 seasons in 85 episodes and even won a sequel, with Batman Beyond.

Batman of the Future

and speaking of Batman Beyond (in Brazil, Batman do Futuro), the animated series was also shown on SBT, Network Record and cartoon network. The series has 3 seasons divided into 52 episodes and also won a feature film. Batman of the Future was a prelude to The Justice League, the animated series.

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

from the same creator of The Powerpuff Girls, Foster Mansion For Imaginary Friends was a series shown on cartoon network from 2005 to mid-2010 and has 6 seasons. The animated series was the station's first program that used the Adobe Flash for the animation. And let's be serious here, who didn't have an imaginary friend?

Baby Looney Tunes

We're here to play with you, there's a lot of fun and stuffs to do… Yeah, I know you finished singing the opening at your house! The drawing of the turmoil of the Looney Tunes in its child version, shown for years on Good morning & Co and also in the Happy Saturday No. SBT, followed many children during the 2000s. My favorite episode was Daffy Duck Scared of Water in the first season. Nothing like teaching a child to overcome fear, showing that even an animal that is adept at water can be afraid of it too.

Teen Titans

And once again the DC made the childhood of all of us, now with the Young Titans. The animated series, which has 5 seasons, was shown by cartoon network between 2003 and 2008 and also by the SBT. The series that was a huge success was inspired by stories published in the 80's by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. The success was so much in the animated series that, later on, the DC ended up creating new comics inspired by animation. And, in 2013, the series won a reboot called The Teen Titans in Actiono.

KND: The Neighborhood Gang

The series about the gang that fought the authoritarianism of adults against minors was one of the cartoons that I followed most during my childhood when it was in the SBT and also in Cartoon Network. The cartoon has 78 episodes divided into 6 seasons and was such a success that it won some video game versions for Playstation, Xbox e GameCube, plus two films.

Netflix

Avatar: The Legend of Aang

Perhaps, Aang's Legend be one of the best anime/cartoon ever made in history. The cartoon follows the young Aang, the last airbender and also the Avatar who needs to learn to master the other 3 elements (water, earth and fire) in order to defeat the Fire Nation and end the war that dominates the world.

Despite her childish style, Aang's Legend portrays many important and sensitive themes such as death, the war itself and the aftermath of it, and how it affects everyone in many different ways, grief, loss, family and personal crises, politics and religion. Important subjects to be introduced to children in a light and explanatory way, as well as to adults.

Here in Brazil, the animation was shown on the Nickeloden between 2005 and 2008, and now you can check out the 3 complete seasons on Netflix. In addition to The Legend of Aang, there is a sequel series entitled The Legend of Kora, which can also be found in the Netflix.

The Winx Club

I know you'll want to be one of us! The story of Blue and her fairy friends was one of the funniest shows on open TV. And look, there is no one – no one at all – who does not know the opening of the drawing. The series that follows the young fairies, covers themes of various types that mix fantasy with the difficulties of adolescence, first loves, friendship, family and much more. The series here in Brazil was broadcast on open channels by SBT e TV Culture, and on pay TV by cartoon network and the channel of Nickelodeon.

The Young Titans in Action

We've already talked about the animated series of Teen Titans, but we should highlight this reboot that now puts the heroes in a different way, shifting its focus to a more childish audience, but which continues with great jokes and lots of funny situations. the success of the series The Young Titans in Action was so much that it even won a movie entitled Teen Titans Go Vs. The Teen Titans of 2019.

The animated series has 350 episodes divided into 7 seasons, with an average duration of 10 minutes each, and is neither canonical nor direct continuation of Teen Titans.

Prime Video

Sponge Bob Square Pants

As children we love the Sponge Bob, but when we become adults we identify much more with squid mollusc. And we can't forget that Keanu Reeves rejected the Marvel, but agreed to be an Oracle, in the last film of the Sponge Bob. The random things that happen around these animated characters are pretty amazing.

The series of Sponge Bob, which has 13 seasons and was shown here in Brazil on open TV by Globinho TV and back in 2015 by SBT, it is the biggest animated series in Nickelodeon until today. The success is so great that it generated music on Broadway, several movies, the most recent being released in 2019 and several game formats for console and also for mobile.

The Fairly OddParents

Who hasn't thought about what it would be like to have fairy godparents? You The fairly Oddparents, is the second largest series in the Nickelodeon just behind Sponge Bob. The series first aired in 2001, but it wasn't until 2002 that it really caught on with the public, becoming one of Nick's most watched series.

Today, it has 161 episodes divided into 10 seasons and has already been shown on Globinho TV, also spent a short period in the Bandeirantes TV and in 2015 it was shown on SBT. In pay channels, it was originally broadcast by Disney Channel, but with great success the Nickelodeon Brazil held the exhibition rights. Today, you can watch the episodes on Prime Video Also.

Where does it come from?

The amount of things I learned from this program is not written down. despite the SBT having been, for a long time, one of the channels open with greater force in children's programs, the TV Culture he knew how to select his programs very well, having the best educational drawings on Brazilian TV. where does it come from is proof of that.

And not just being one of the best educational cartoons, Where does it come from? is a Brazilian cartoon, originally made by TV PinGuim for TV Escola and which gained audience success when it was shown on TV Cultura between 2004 and 2005.

The drawing was completely explanatory about the origin of things, from where the chicken's egg comes from - showing the entire industrial process - to the origin of thunder and lightning, teaching in a practical and very simple way the rules of physics about the speed of sound and light. The series has only 1 season of 21 episodes, but it was well worth checking out.

Disney +

Doug

The animated series that told about the imaginary adventures of Doug, an 11-year-old child, was one of the first Nick shows to put a pre-teen as a protagonist in its animations. The series was originally shown until 1994, and here in Brazil it was shown on TV Culture, SBT and also in Bandeirantes. In 1996, the Disney bought the animation rights and produced 3 more seasons of the cartoon.

The series still airs on pay TV through the Nick – the first 4 seasons developed by them – and you can check out the 3 seasons produced by Disney on Disney +, in addition to the title character's feature film.

Kim Possible

Kim's Adventures Against Crime was created and developed by Disney Channel, back in 2002, and follows Kim and how she needs to juggle her normal life, with family, friends and school, while also fighting crime in her city. The animation was shown here in Brazil first on Globinho TV and, later, in the children's programs of the SBT. The series is still shown on the channels of Disney on pay TV, but you can check out all the episodes on Disney +. The series was such a success that, even years after the end of last season, the Disney released a movie in live action from Kim Possible, launching on its streaming platform in 2019.

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