Most Disturbing Kids Shows of All Time

There are some kids' shows that are great. But then, there's this.

Some "kids" shows are not so great. They're scary. Creepy. Disturbing. So here's a list for them. Enjoy.

The Top Ten

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

I was a little addicted to this cartoon before I turned 10 years old. Whenever I watched it, I got a creepy vibe, but I still liked it. Even though I noticed some creepy, dark, disturbing, and sad things, I was still addicted to it.
I found it creepy, but I still wanted to watch it. It's like the cartoon itself was telling me to keep watching it. The episode Perfect scared me the most. I still watched the whole episode, even though I got scared by that man's face. I even changed the channel when it came on, but I always came back to finish it.

I don't think this show was meant to be a kid's show. I think it's for teens and adults. I'm 13, I've seen one episode (the mask), and it was pretty dark and creepy, but I enjoyed it because I love being scared. This is a good show for people who like dark and mysterious things.
But it's not for kids, I think it can make them have nightmares. But anyway, it's a good and enjoyable creepy show, and it actually has good messages. But it's inappropriate for kids.
Aasi, Morso ja Mouru

Morso isn't itself a show, but a character from one: Aasi, Morso ja Mouru is a Finnish cartoon. Aasi means donkey, Mouru is the cat's name, and Morso is based on a pug.

That would give most kids nightmares. Who thought it was a good idea to give a character in a kids' show this kind of face?

Google it. Just Google it.
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

Saw Dark Harvest when I was like 5 years old, too stupid to comprehend what I just saw before my eyes, but it was scary, and soon after, I forgot what the show was, but I could not remember what it was called. I finally found it again and rewatched it. I don't know how this came to air, but I am glad it did.

This showed organs in a graphic way for a kids' show! Really scary animation.
Mr. Meaty

Mr. Meaty is a Canadian-American television series created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. The show centers on two lazy teenage boys, Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkleman, who work at a fast food restaurant inside a shopping mall.... read more

Just the commercials for this terrified me. I wasn't brave enough to watch it. It might even be as bad as MAD. Maybe even worse!
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

Ren and Stimpy pioneered the gross-out/shock-comedy genre.
Teletubbies

Teletubbies is a British preschool children's television series created by Anne Wood CBE and Andrew Davenport of Ragdoll Productions. Davenport wrote all 365 episodes of the original series, which first aired in 1997.
The rights to the Teletubbies brand are currently owned by WildBrain, a Canadian... read more

You know, when you watch it in black and white, it is very scary.

I heard somewhere else that this show was trying to hypnotize children! Someone else said that they saw the sun's face turn into a demon face! This was on Quora, if you want to try and find the posts. - GothTomboy9
The Powerpuff Girls (2016)

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
Amphibia

Amphibia is an American animated television series created by Matt Braly. It originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2019, to May 14, 2022. The show follows a young girl named Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to a fantastical world inhabited by anthropomorphic amphibians.
Steven Universe

Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. The show centers on a young boy named Steven Universe, who is a human-Gem hybrid. He lives with the Crystal Gems Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.

This was very intense. It scared us when we were 8! We were a wuss!

The episode Keeping it Together is pretty disturbing, but not the rest of the show.
Angela Anaconda

Angela Anaconda is a Canadian-American children's television series created by Joanna Ferrone and Sue Rose, the latter of whom also voices the title character. The show originally aired on Teletoon in Canada and was broadcast on Fox Family Channel in the United States. It is known for its unique cutout... read more

Just looking at the picture alone is very justifiable being where it's at, but the lazy animation makes this one uneasy for a younger audience.

The Newcomers

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Phineas & Ferb

Phineas and Ferb is an American animated comedy-musical television series. It was initially previewed on August 17 and September 28, 2007, before officially premiering on February 1, 2008. The series ended on June 12, 2015, after a successful run on Disney Channel.... read more

This occasionally had body horror!
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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

Has inappropriate jokes and a lot of screaming.

The Contenders

Slneicko

Only know about this show from BlameitonJorge's video. It looks very bizarre.
Aaaah! Real Monsters

Aaahh!!! Real Monsters is an American animated television series produced by Klasky Csupo for Nickelodeon. It premiered on October 29, 1994, and aired until December 6, 1997. The show follows three young monsters, Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm, as they attend a monster academy located beneath a city dump... read more

The most horrifying animation ever! It looks like a show that would have gore or organs.
Jigsaw

Not only that, but how did they approve of the character? He looks like a dude who could murder people, and that is not good. How appropriate of another horror fictional character.

Who saw this mask and said, "Hmm, yup! Perfect for children! They aren't going to have nightmares of this guy coming into their house, and people aren't going to make fan-fics on this guy being a murderer!"

Creepiest TV show based on a horror movie.
Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation. It first aired on Disney Channel before moving to Disney XD, running from June 15, 2012, to February 15, 2016. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines and his twin sister Mabel in the fictional... read more

People are so stupid if they say this is funny. They are thinking of the first season. Season 2 is downright dark. One episode literally had blood!

Occasionally disturbing, but in a good way!
Sanjay and Craig

Sanjay and Craig is an American animated sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon from May 25, 2013, to July 29, 2016. The show ran for three seasons and 60 episodes.
The series follows a 12-year-old Indian American boy named Sanjay Patel and his best friend, Craig, a talking pet snake. They go on surreal... read more

While it's good that this show is in the Top 10, it really should be higher than Gravity Falls. I don't like either, but if I had to choose which is worse, it would be Sanjay and Craig. I mean, over half the jokes in this show involve butts, barfing, pooping, peeing, mucus, stinky armpits, and pretty much everything gross.
When it's not focused on butt jokes or other distasteful subjects, the show is just plain stupid and annoying. Even the theme song is terrible. Sanjay and Craig serves as further proof that Nickelodeon is declining. From Fanboy and Chum Chum to Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, Nick has had some really bad buddy shows. Then this show came along and did significant damage to the network.
And just when we think there can't possibly be anything worse, they bring us Breadwinners. Breadwinners is essentially the same as Fanboy and Chum Chum, but with ducks that neither look nor act like real ducks. Like Sanjay and Craig before it, the show is filled with constant butt jokes and twerking. Sanjay and Craig already had twerking, but Breadwinners practically makes it their mission to include as much twerking as possible.
So yes, Sanjay and Craig and Breadwinners are the worst of Nickelodeon, along with Fanboy and Chum Chum. Do not watch these shows. I'm warning you because you will regret it if you do. But if you manage to survive watching them, then come back here and make sure they get more comments and votes, because they need them. Also, Fanboy and Chum Chum is missing from this list, somehow. It needs to be on here, and Breadwinners should be much higher than #24.
Even though I dislike Gravity Falls, it's far better than Breadwinners and especially Sanjay and Craig. If you like Gravity Falls, you have to believe me: while Gravity Falls has some redeeming qualities, Sanjay and Craig and Breadwinners do not.... read more
Boohbah

Boohbah is a British children's television programme created by Anne Wood. It premiered on April 14, 2003, on ITV in the United Kingdom and debuted on PBS in the United States on January 19, 2004. The show features five colorful characters and uses movement, light, and sound to engage preschool children... read more

Why you shouldn't give the Teletubbies weed.
Mad (CN)

Just the image displayed is ugly and disturbing, in an annoying way! And the show itself is no better. In fact, it may even be worse than the image suggests, which is saying something! This is just as awful as Sanjay and Craig. It's really terrible and horrid!
Peppermint Park

Peppermint Park is an American direct-to-video children's series consisting of six volumes released in 1987 and 1988. The show featured a blend of live action, animation, and puppetry, drawing comparisons to Sesame Street. Much of the series has been difficult to find, although surviving footage has... read more

Peppermint Park is just about human puppets teaching kids in a disturbing way. It looks like those puppets sound as if real humans were put inside some stuff. And it also looks like Jim Henson killed kids and looked at them.
Do you see the picture above? It's just a result like it was made from human flesh mixed with plastic, ala Shayne John.
And that rabbit! That's from a different show! I mean, that rabbit looks so real, as if it was made from a real human rabbit. It's much of a lost brother of Bugs Bunny and much of an early version of TTG.
If you want to see more about the show, search blameitonjorge on YouTube with the title Top 20 Unintentionally Disturbing Kids Character or Mr. Nightmare's same video.
Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall is an American animated television miniseries created by Patrick McHale for Cartoon Network. It premiered in November 2014 and consists of ten episodes. The series follows two half-brothers as they journey through a mysterious forest and received critical acclaim for its art style... read more

Oh god, this show is DARK. So much creepy imagery and plot lines. How is it so low? This is definitely more disturbing than Gravity Falls (even though that show is creepy too).

This had crushed souls! And scary villains!
TV Fofão

This was actually loved by Brazilian kids. If American children saw this, they would be terrified.

Also known as stranger danger if anything.

That picture is going to give me nightmares.
Captain Underpants

This show isn't kid-friendly because it has a grown man running around in his underwear. Just letting you know, my parents are porn stars, and they would know which shows should be 18+.
Goosebumps

Goosebumps is a Canadian - American horror anthology television series based on R. L. Stine's best-selling Goosebumps book series. The original series aired from 1995 to 1998 and became a popular entry point into horror for younger viewers. It has since inspired multiple adaptations, including a 2015... read more

Well, if you read the books, they are disturbing, and even the show itself lives up to that promise. You will beware, you're in for a SCARE! Indeed, we are.

The episodes with Slappy genuinely scare me as an adult. Other than that, it's not scary. Even when I was 8 and first saw it, I was rarely scared.

I like this show, but some episodes are gross.
Wizbit

Wizbit is a 1980s BBC children's television show about an alien magician named Wizbit. The show combined educational themes with magic and fantasy elements to engage young viewers. It starred famous conjuror Paul Daniels and his assistant Debbie McGee, who also contributed to the show's magical performances... read more

Imagine in 1986, and you were forced to watch this. I would feel bad for you. You'd rather put on Sesame Street.
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H.R. Pufnstuf

My sensory issues make it hard to watch the show.