Top 10 Cartoons with the Weirdest Art Styles
Please note that a show can actually be quite good, even an absolute masterpiece like Rocko's Modern Life or Courage the Cowardly Dog, and still provide an incredibly noticeable example of this.
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The Problem Solverz
The Problem Solverz is an American animated television series created by Ben Jones that aired on Cartoon Network. The story centers on three detectives named Alfe, Horace, and Roba who operate in the unusual and chaotic town of Farboro.... read more
As you can see in the sample image, the character designs don't exactly help either. Be honest, would YOU want to meet Horace and Roba in a dark alleyway?
I wouldn't mind Roba or Horace in a dark alley as much as I would Alfe.
On the bright side, all three are rather harmless, though Alfe can go nuts at times.
Make a cartoon in Windows Paint and it's famous.
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The Loud House
The Loud House is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. It follows Lincoln Loud, the only boy and middle child in a family of eleven siblings, as he navigates daily life with his ten sisters. The show portrays the chaos and humor that arise from living in such... read more
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12 oz. Mouse
Part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, "12 oz. Mouse" follows the animated adventures of Mouse Fitzgerald, an unapologetic drunken mouse with a background in espionage and a complete lack of memory. The show is known for its surreal animation and nonlinear storytelling. It first premiered in 2005... read more
Looks like a kid's drawing.
"I'm done." - iDubbbzTV
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The Amazing World of Gumball
The Amazing World of Gumball is a British, Irish, American, German, and Australian animated children's television series created by Ben Bocquelet for Cartoon Network. The series was produced by Cartoon Network Development Studio Europe. It features a unique mix of animation styles and follows the misadventures... read more
Not the creepiest usage of art-style mixing, sure, but definitely the strangest.
Weird at its best.
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Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated television series created by Astley Baker Davies in association with Entertainment One. The show originally premiered on May 31, 2004. It went on a hiatus for just over two years and returned with new episodes on February 14, 2015.
Although the show is decent, the art style kind of makes me hate it.
"Lack of ambition makes it look pretty ugly."
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The Brothers Grunt
The Brothers Grunt is a Canadian-American animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci, the creator of Ed, Edd n Eddy. It originally aired on MTV from August 15, 1994, to April 9, 1995. The show was known for its surreal humor and distinctive animation style.
Everything I already just said with Mega Babies, only in many ways even more so.
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Mega Babies
Mega Babies is a Canadian animated series created by brothers Christian and Yvon Tremblay. The duo previously worked on the Hanna-Barbera show SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron before launching Mega Babies, which focuses on the wild adventures of three infant protagonists.
If these monstrosities want people to stop treating them like literal spawns of Satan, then they sure as hell better stop looking and acting so much like it.
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The Ren & Stimpy Show
The Ren & Stimpy Show, often referred to simply as Ren & Stimpy, is an American animated television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. It originally aired from 1991 to 1995 and is known for its surreal humor and controversial content. The series centers on Ren, an emotionally unstable... read more
If you've EVER seen some of the facial and bodily expressions in this show, then this should need absolutely NO explanation whatsoever.
(Also, the Rayman Origins art style is basically an anime version of this show's.)
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Clone High
That feeling when the Total Drama art style probably wouldn't have existed without this show. And as much as I love this show, that is DEFINITELY for the worse, believe me.
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Mr. Pickles
Mr. Pickles is an American animated television series created by Will Carsola and Dave Stewart for Adult Swim. The series follows the Goodman family, particularly their six-year-old son Tommy, and their border collie, the demonic Mr. Pickles.... read more
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Helluva Boss
Helluva Boss is an American adult animated web series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The show focuses on the employees of I.M.P. (Immediate Murder Professionals), an assassination company located in Hell. The pilot premiered on November 25, 2019, and the first episode of season one was released... read more
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Hazbin Hotel
Hazbin Hotel is an American adult animated musical comedy series created by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano. The story centers on Charlie Morningstar, the princess of Hell, who hopes to rehabilitate demons and help them gain access to Heaven. She opens a hotel that offers demons a chance at redemption.... read more
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Samurai Jack
Samurai Jack is an American action-adventure chanbara animated series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series premiered on August 10, 2001, with a television movie titled The Premiere Movie, and it originally concluded with its fourth season on September 25, 2004, without completing... read more
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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Courage the Cowardly Dog is an American animated horror comedy television series created by John R. Dilworth for Cartoon Network as part of the network's Cartoon Cartoons block. The show follows a timid pink dog named Courage who lives with an elderly couple in a farmhouse in the middle of Nowhere, Kansas... read more
NEVER have I seen a cartoon make more unsettling use of art-style mixing.
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Rocko's Modern Life
Rocko's Modern Life is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Nickelodeon. The series centers on the surreal life of an anthropomorphic Australian-immigrant wallaby named Rocko, along with his friends: the gluttonous steer Heffer, the neurotic turtle Filburt, and Rocko's faithful... read more
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Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer (2000-2019) is an American animated preschool educational television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes, and Eric Weiner. The show follows Dora, a young Latina girl, as she embarks on adventures with her monkey friend Boots.... read more
Her eyes look like someone tried to draw anime eyes.
Everything looks so cringe in this cartoon.
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Steven Universe
Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. The show centers around a young boy named Steven Universe, who is a hybrid of a gem and a human. He lives with his gem friends, Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.
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Star vs. the Forces of Evil
Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated television comedy produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney XD. The series was created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson. It follows Star Butterfly, a teenage magical princess from the dimension of Mewni, and her... read more
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Special Agent Oso
Special Agent Oso is an interactive American CGI-animated series for preschool audiences created by Ford Riley. The series follows a stuffed panda bear who works as a secret agent helping children complete everyday tasks. It originally aired on Playhouse Disney beginning in April 2009.
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Fat Dog Mendoza
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Uncle Grandpa
Uncle Grandpa was an American animated surreal comedy television series created by Peter Browngardt for Cartoon Network that ran from September 2, 2013, to June 30, 2017. The series is based on Browngardt's animated short of the same name from The Cartoonstitute. It features a surreal style and follows... read more
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Teen Titans Go!
'Teen Titans Go!' is an American animated television series produced by Cartoon Network. The show follows a group of teenage superheroes called the Teen Titans as they return home from missions and get into silly, everyday adventures. It is a revival and comedic spin-off of the original 'Teen Titans... read more
Had to add this here.
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Go, Diego, Go!
Go, Diego, Go! is an American animated educational interactive children's television program that originally aired on the Nickelodeon cable network in the United States. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio and premiered on September 6, 2005. The show is a spin-off of Dora the Explorer and... read more
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ToddWorld
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Invader Zim
Invader Zim is an American animated television series created by Jhonen Vasquez for Nickelodeon. The series centers on an extraterrestrial named Zim from the planet Irk, who is determined to conquer Earth with the help of his malfunctioning robot assistant, GIR.... read more
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Ed, Edd n Eddy
Ed, Edd n Eddy is a Canadian-American animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network. It was the sixth original Cartoon Cartoon produced by the network. The show follows three preteen boys named Ed, Edd (also called "Double D"), and Eddy, who live in a suburban cul-de-sac... read more
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Wakfu
Wakfu: The Animated Series, or simply Wakfu, is an anime-influenced French animated television series. It is produced by Ankama Animation. It is based on the video game Dofus.
The first season, consisting of 26 episodes, began airing on October 30, 2008. New episodes continued to air into January... read more