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15 Great '90s Cartoons That Every Adult Should Watch

All of these shows shouldn't be forgotten, so children now, should watch them. They are timeless classics!

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No matter the year, cartoons hold a special place in everyone's hearts while they grow up. Especially those made in the 90s and early 2000s because they were the most interesting to say the least.

1. Rugrats

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(1990-2006)

This is the misadventures of four babies and their snotty older cousin as they face the things in life they don't understand. It reveals the world in a babys perspective and how they perceive things.

2. Ren and Stimpy

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(1991-1995)

Ren, a psychotic Chihuahua, and Stimpson J. Cat, a dimwitted Manx cat who goes by the nickname Stimpy, have a host of unusual adventures.

3. Rocko's Modern Life

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(1993-1996)

Rocko is a wallaby who has moved from his native home in Australia to the United States. But life in the United States isn't as great as he had hoped it would be, since he is surrounded by annoying neighbors, tons of laundry, and life's issues in general.

4. The Magic School Bus

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(1994-1997)

An eccentric school-teacher, Ms. Frizzle, takes her class on wondrous educational field trips with the help of a magical school bus that can morph into any size and shape.

5. Gargoyles

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(1994-1996)

A clan of heroic night creatures pledge to protect modern New York City as they did in Scotland one thousand years earlier.

6. Aaah!!! Real Monsters

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(1994-1997)

The show takes us through the struggles of life as a child monster. Three monster friends are studying how to scare humans in school.

7. Hey Arnold!

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(1994-2004)

Young Arnold lives with his grandparents in the city of Hillwood. The fourth grader with a football-shaped head takes on adventures to help solve classmates' problems or come up with solutions to his own predicaments.

8. Freakazoid

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(1995-1997)

Washington, D.C. has a new defender: Freakazoid. The comedy and insanity never stop when he's around, and he's only one of the weird heroes of the series.

9. Pinky And The Brain

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(1995-1998)

Chaos occurrs with a genius mouse and his stupid sidekick who try to conquer the world each night.

10. Dexter's Laboratory

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(1996-2003)

Dexter, a child genius whips up dazzling, world-saving inventions in his secret laboratory while his big sister Dee Dee frequently wrecks his experiments.

11. Recess

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(1997-2001)

This cartoon shows tales of a group of good friends during breaks in elementary school, as they grow up, relate to each other, and have brushes with authority.

12. Johnny Bravo

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(1997-2004)

Johnny Bravo has no shortage of confidence, and he's certain that all women want him. With his big hair and tight black clothes, he's known for his karate chops, accompanied by the sound of a bullwhip.

13. The Powerpuff Girls

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(1998-2005)

Accidentally created in a lab by the Professor, superpowered sisters Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup regularly save Townsville from evildoers.

14. Catdog

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(1998-2005)

Conjoined siblings, one a dog, the other a cat, deal with the unique challenges of their lives. Cat, the more clever of the two, frequently has a plan or a scheme in the works, and more often than not, that scheme goes awry. While dog, is content doing just about anything, like chasing garbage trucks.

15. Ed Edd n Eddy

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(1999-2008)

Like any boys trying to survive their youth, Ed, Edd and Eddy are as clueless about girls as everything else. Eddy may not be the brains of the trio, but he's always scheming and dragging his buddies along with him.

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