Top 10 Most Disturbing Moments In Cartoons

Blue Cat Blues - Tom and Jerry

Spoiler: The episode ends with Tom and Jerry sitting on a railway track, waiting for the train to run them over.

Who thought this episode was a good idea? There is nothing funny about suicide.

I remember this episode. I thought it was gonna be the last. Damn, it was messed up.

"You're Not Perfect" - Courage the Cowardly Dog

I grew up on this show. It's a good show, but most of the episodes are kind of disturbing.

Still can't believe I had to add this... Does a CGI blue fetus disturb you?

When I first saw the whole episode, I went to sleep with a golf club nearby.

Ren Beats George Liquor with the Paddle - The Ren & Stimpy Show

In the episode, George Liquor orders Ren and Stimpy to attack him. Stimpy refuses, but of course, Ren doesn't hesitate and then starts viciously beating George with an oar, taking great pleasure in doing so.
This episode was so violent that Nickelodeon actually fired John K., the show's creator.

This scene was so violent that Nickelodeon never aired this episode on their channel!

To be honest, after seeing stuff like Family Guy and Adult Party Cartoon, this is pretty tame. But I guess by the time this came out, it was pretty bad.

Azula's Meltdown - Avatar: The Last Airbender

When I saw Avatar: The Last Airbender, I was honestly creeped out and confused by this scene. Most of me was experiencing feelings of fear and trauma, while keeping a shocked expression. Something about Azula's eyes flickering with whatever shock flame magic she had left, while she cried and threw a tantrum over losing to Toph and Aang, was truly unsettling.

After Mai and Ty Lee betray her at the Boiling Rock, Azula delves deeper into madness, banishing everyone who crosses her. In one moment, while she's doing her own hair, she sees an image of her mother in the mirror.

Zim Steals Kids' Organs - Invader Zim

Is it weird that this was my favorite episode?
Only because of the sheer horror of other people seeing this. I think it's funny (not the episode), but it's a weird thought that Zim replaced one kid's organs with a bomb.

Yeah... this again, yay? But for real, how was this ever a good idea?

Especially the chase scene. How is this not number one?

Normal Is Good - My Life as a Teenage Robot

According to rumors, a third "Raggedy Android" episode was going to be made, but Nickelodeon rejected it because it was too dark.
As if this one wasn't messed up already...

This episode used to creep me out as a kid, especially the ending.

That ending was just so creepy!

Speed Demon - The Powerpuff Girls

There's a messed up moment in this episode, and it's when everyone in the almost ancient-looking town starts pointing their fingers at the Powerpuff Girls, shouting in a repetitive, mad mantra that it's their fault. I bet rewatching this episode as an adult must be difficult, especially due to that disturbing madness mantra scene.

Creepy and sorta disturbing episode.
"Imagine if the world went to hell and it was your fault.
And you were like 6 when it was your fault.
And everyone was telling you that it was your fault."
-MrEnter
Nevertheless, it's a good episode.

Pinkie Pie Hallucinates from Party of One - My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

Poor Pinkie Pie. She went completely psycho after her jerky friends wouldn't share the news about a surprise party. That episode still kind of gives me the creeps. It was all Twilight's fault! She decided to do the ONE THING that makes Pinkie Pie go psycho. Poor Pinkie Pie. She was brainwashed by her own friends. I was so glad to have that 100+ episode season over, until they had that mega marathon that showed every single episode, including this one. This is the one time I feel bad for someone on My Little Pony. Way to go, Twilight! Way to go!

Ah yes, the inspiration for Pinkamena. The fact that Pinkie Pie is going slowly insane doesn't even help, as she pretends she hears the flour sack or bag talking, including three rocks stacked up, and also a bucket full of beetroot and lint.
They have party hats on, and Pinkie Pie starts hallucinating and going insane all because her friends couldn't come to her party. No wonder this inspired Pinkamena and her long-haired hairstyle.

"HOW ABOUT A HUG?" - The Simpsons

It almost felt like watching a scene from the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror segment.

Linka's Cousin Boris Dies from a Drug Overdose - Captain Planet and the Planeteers

A rare moment for a kids' show, where a character dies from a drug overdose.

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Rotting Krabby Patty Closeup - SpongeBob SquarePants

Although To Love A Patty was a terrible episode in itself, this bit in particular renders the episode UNWATCHABLE! I hated the episode ever since I saw it.
As a kid, I asked everyone to turn off the TV or change the station whenever this horrid excuse of an episode came on. I still hate it!

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Dexter Gives Himself Laser Eye Surgery - Dexter's Laboratory

Bev Bighead Tries to Seduce Rocko - Rocko's Modern Life

Y'know, the word "disturbing" doesn't always have to mean "shock value" or traumatizing things you see as a kid, but can also be wildly inappropriate stuff that's so inappropriate it becomes disturbing. When Mrs. Bighead (Bev) in the banned episode "Leap-Frogs" attempts to seduce, or *ahem*, have intercourse with Rocko, she's caught by her husband, Mr. Bighead, trying to cheat on him. No wonder this episode was banned for its disturbing sexual jokes, scenes, and themes of seduction and infidelity.

There's a good reason why this episode was banned. Mrs. Bighead tries to come on to Rocko, which is not appropriate for a kids' show.

Squidward Wanders Through SpongeBob's Replica - SpongeBob SquarePants

Ah, Squid's Visit. The most horrifying episode of SpongeBob ever to hit the air. Basically, SpongeBob reconstructs his house to look just like Squidward's house, and he traps Squidward inside. The episode just goes WAY TOO FAR in showing how disturbing this is. There's horror music, and it's just so uncomfortable to watch, because the implication is that SpongeBob broke into Squidward's house enough times to replicate everything. SpongeBob is basically some kind of psychological stalker.

The ending where Squidward goes crazy and serves his burnt casserole is quite terrifying. There's also a controversial portrait of a crying clown, but I never actually saw it.
The entire episode involves an exact replica of Squidward's house, and there isn't really any humor. It's like the writer woke up from a scarring nightmare and wrote his thoughts out in Celtx.

"I'm Not Stu!" - Rugrats

The creepy baby from Angelica's Worst Nightmare is even worse.

Arnold's Nightmare from Part-Time Friends - Hey Arnold!

Three episodes scarred me more than this: Arnold Visits Arnie, Four-Eyed Jack, and Ghost Bride.

"I'm Not Tommy!" - Rugrats

Parker Gets a Tapeworm After Eating a Raw Burger - Mr. Meaty

It was a terrible day when I saw this moment (I saw it in a top 20 video). In my opinion, Mr. Meaty is stupid! I HATED THE SHOW! It's pretty raunchy and unsettling. Another guy gets a tapeworm inside him, and this is what caused my fear of worms (mostly medical ones, but worms in general).

Ugh... I don't even want to talk about it...

Ren Describes What He's Going to Do to Stimpy and Sven - The Ren & Stimpy Show

This scared me because we already know Ren is messed up! But in this one, he makes the audience feel uncomfortable, saying all these disturbing things he's going to do to Stimpy and Sven, always ending with "Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do!"

Cat Turns Inside Out in Teeth for Two - CatDog

I remember I used to see CatDog a lot as a kid. It's one of Nick's best shows. That one scene when Cat turns himself inside out of Dog's mouth in order to brush his teeth is creepy. Dog shares the same reaction all of us would have.

Horsefly Closeup - SpongeBob SquarePants

Wow, I see this moment getting talked about a lot. So basically, this originates from an episode called "Wormy." At one point, all the characters have the butterfly land on their underwater helmets or faces, and horsefly close-ups appear. Imagine the rest, and you'll know why everyone shares their own story when this moment is brought up.

Because of this scene, the episode is banned in a few countries.

It was banned in some countries, but not in the USA where I live. I never found the close-up creepy.

The Lich's Introduction - Adventure Time

This guy actually looks cooler than scary, in my opinion. But seeing a skeletal hellspawn like that would've been traumatizing for a kid.

The Lich has to be almost the most disturbing character in the entire show.

SpongeBob Rips Off Squidward's Toenail - SpongeBob SquarePants

It wasn't Spongebob himself who did it. Squidward moved the sofa, and then the horror happened.

Ed Attacks His Friends - Ed, Edd n Eddy

Puppet Corpses - Courage the Cowardly Dog

This freaked me out! Courage finds out that The Great Fusilli was turning all his actors into puppets. Then Eustace and Muriel turn into puppets.
Muriel: Oh, I don't feel quite like myself.

It was creepy that Courage was pretending Muriel and Eustace were still alive. But since the puppet master made them puppets, they were dead at the end.

Imperfect Cell Absorbs the People of Ginger Town - Dragon Ball Z

This is an episode about one of Cell's forms, Imperfect Cell. The episode shows a scene where Imperfect Cell uses his stinger-like tail to inject a man, only to drain out his energy, showing the man becoming floppy like those deactivated Halloween inflatables you see at Lowe's or Home Depot. What's even more disturbing is that people make fetish art of characters getting the same treatment by Imperfect Cell.

The beginning of the episode shows a man slowly getting absorbed by a Cthulhu-looking creature. The reaction and detail of the man are what add to the disturbing feel of the episode.

Plankton Attempts Suicide - SpongeBob SquarePants

That was seriously disturbing. And very unpleasant to watch. The worst part is, he didn't deserve the treatment he got, and the episode positions him as an antagonist. Not helping is the fact that a nightmare drove this plot point into effect. Yes, Plankton is driven to suicide by a nightmare about getting eaten by a whale and seeing his dead relatives. And Mr. Krabs was planning this only so he could stop Plankton from attempting thievery by driving him to suicide.

This episode is disturbingly depressing. It's one of those instances where Plankton doesn't deserve this type of treatment. So Plankton has a terrible nightmare of being eaten by a whale, so bad that he's driven to literal suicide. What's worse is it was planned out by Mr. Krabs, which makes it all the more disturbing.