The Jetsons to Swat Kats: 15 toons to remind us why 90s cartoons were the best

Is it just us or are we still in the 90s cartoon hangover, where all the characters were full of smiles and the world was a better place?

By: Shamita Harsh |
July 11, 2017 2:13 pm

Something that the iPad-glued, internet-crazy and attention-hungry kids of today do not have is the blessing of cartoon characters that we had the fortune to grow up with. From Scooby Doo’s mystery-solving gang, to the flirtatious Johnny Bravo, from the experiments of Dexter’s Laboratory to the weirdness of the Adams Family, we had a whole bunch of cartoons that were creative, brave, colourful characters that helped us become smart individuals. The unique thing about these cartoons from the 90s era was that they were simple in their approach.

90’s was also the time when each and every kid was watching these cartoon shows, as opposed to the children of today who have PS3 in their living room and think that outdoor sports is a fictional concept. They would never know the pleasures of returning from school, dumping your bag and plopping down in front of the TV to tune into Cartoon Network, or scheduling our homework around the timings of our favourite cartoon or even watching reruns of the same cartoon over and over again. The children of today have no time what with their never-ending tuitions and their heavy backpacks pulling them further down into the deep trenches of society’s pressure to perform well in exams.

Johnny Bravo

2. Dexter’s Labratory