Top 10 Best Cartoon Network Shows of the 2000s

1. The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

   

   The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (also known simply as Billy & Mandy) is an American animated television series created by Maxwell Atoms for Cartoon Network. It is considered the 14th of the network's Cartoon Cartoons when it was part of Grim & Evil, though it is often regarded as separate from... read more

2. Star Wars: The Clone Wars

   

   Star Wars: The Clone Wars is an American 3D CGI animated television series created by George Lucas and produced by Lucasfilm Animation, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, and CGCG Inc. The series originally aired on Cartoon Network from 2008 to 2013. It was later revived for a final season that premiered... read more

3. Class of 3000

   

   Class of 3000 is an American animated television series created by André 3000 of Outkast. The show aired on Cartoon Network from 2006 to 2008 and featured a musical prodigy named Sunny Bridges who teaches at a performing arts school in Atlanta. It combined original music with animation to explore creativity... read more

4. 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

5. Ben 10: Alien Force

   

   Ben 10: Alien Force is an American animated television series created by the team Man of Action. It originally aired from 2008 to 2010 as the direct sequel to Ben 10. The show follows a teenage Ben Tennyson as he resumes his role as a hero while facing new alien threats.

6. Chowder

   

   Chowder is an American animated television series created by C. H. Greenblatt for Cartoon Network. The series centers on a young and eccentric apprentice named Chowder, who works under Chef Mung Daal in a whimsical catering company. The show features a unique blend of animation styles and quirky humor... read more

7. Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

   

   Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios. The show premiered in 2004 and concluded in 2009. It centers around a foster home for imaginary friends created by children, blending humor, heart, and unique animation... read more

8. The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack

   

   The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack is an American animated television series created by Thurop Van Orman for Cartoon Network. It premiered in North America on June 5, 2008. The show features Van Orman as the voice of Flapjack, a naive young boy raised by a talking whale named Bubbie and mentored... read more

9. Transformers: Animated

   

10. Codename: Kids Next Door

    

    Codename: Kids Next Door (also known as Kids Next Door or by its acronym KND) is an American animated television series created by Tom Warburton for Cartoon Network. The show premiered on December 6, 2002, and ran for six seasons until November 11, 2008. It follows a group of five 10-year-old children... read more

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    My Gym Partner's a Monkey

    

    My Gym Partner's a Monkey is an American animated television series created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill. It was produced by Cartoon Network Studios and originally aired from 2005 to 2008. The series follows a human boy who is mistakenly transferred to an all-animal middle school.

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    The Garfield Show

    

    The Garfield Show is a French CGI-animated television series inspired by the American comic strip Garfield. It is executive produced by Jim Davis, the creator of Garfield, and co-written and voice-directed by Mark Evanier. Evanier also played a major role in writing episodes for the earlier animated... read more

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13. Total Drama Island

    

    Total Drama Island is a Canadian animated television series that premiered in Canada on Teletoon on July 8, 2007, and in the United States on June 5, 2008. It parodies reality television shows by placing animated teenage characters in exaggerated survival challenges. The series was the first installment... read more

14. 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,... read more

15. Ben 10

    

    Ben 10 is a media franchise created by Man of Action Studios and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The franchise revolves around a boy named Ben Tennyson who acquires a watch-like alien device called the Omnitrix, which allows him to transform into ten different alien creatures. The series has expanded... read more

16. The Powerpuff Girls

    

    The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by animator Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. The main characters of the show are Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. The story follows Professor Utonium, who accidentally creates three little superhero girls using a mixture of sugar,... read more

17. Astro Boy (2003)

    

    Astro Boy, known in Japan by its original name Mighty Atom, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1952 to 1968. The original 112 chapters were collected into 23 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha, and the series is considered... read more

18. Teen Titans

    

    Teen Titans is an American animated television series created by Glen Murakami, based on the DC Comics superhero team of the same name. It originally aired on Cartoon Network from 2003 to 2006 and later on Kids' WB. The series follows a team of young superheroes as they battle villains and navigate growing... read more

19. The Mr. Men Show

    

    The Mr. Men Show is an animated television series inspired by the classic Mr. Men books created by Roger Hargreaves. It debuted in 2008 and features a wide range of characters, each representing different emotions or personality traits. The show is set in the fictional town of Dillydale and presents... read more

20. Ben 10: Ultimate Alien

    

    Ben 10: Ultimate Alien is an American animated television series. It is the third installment in Cartoon Network's Ben 10 franchise and was created by the team known as Man of Action. The show follows teenage hero Ben Tennyson as he gains access to the Ultimatrix, a device that allows him to evolve... read more

21. Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated

    

    Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated is an American animated mystery, comedy, and drama television series. It is the eleventh television incarnation of the Scooby-Doo media franchise created by Hanna-Barbera. It was the first in the series that did not originally air on Saturday mornings and ran on Cartoon... read more

22. Total Drama Action

    

23. Dexter's Laboratory

    

    Dexter's Laboratory is an American comic science fiction animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. It was the first series to be branded as one of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. The show follows Dexter, a boy genius with a secret laboratory... read more

24. Cow and Chicken

    

    Cow and Chicken was an American animated comedy television series created by David Feiss for Cartoon Network. The show became the third installment of the network's Cartoon Cartoons lineup. It featured surreal and humorous adventures centered around the two main characters.

25. Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi

    

    Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi is an American-Japanese animated fantasy-comedy television series created by Sam Register for Cartoon Network. It follows fictionalized versions of real-life Japanese pop rock duo Puffy AmiYumi. The show aired from 2004 to 2006 and gained a cult following for its unique style and... read more

26. The Cramp Twins

    

27. Johnny Bravo

    

    Johnny Bravo is an American animated television series created by Van Partible for Cartoon Network. It was the second original Cartoon Network series to be branded as part of the Cartoon Cartoons lineup. The show originally aired from 1997 to 2004 and follows the comedic misadventures of a muscular,... read more