Random Most Overlooked Cartoon Network Shows (20 items)

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  (#18) The Othersiders

  • Derek Shetterly, Jackie, Kc

  Inspired by Ghost Hunters, The Othersiders deals with teens discovering paranormal activity in haunted locations. Some of the areas they explore include the Mojave Airport Boneyard and the Santa Barbara Courthouse.

  While the show appeared weekly during Season 1, the second (and final) season found new episodes dropping every few days. A few episodes landed exclusively online so the series finale could land the day before Halloween. The show was co-produced and written by Zig Gauthier, who went on to work for Ghost Hunters.
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  (#4) The Secret Saturdays

  • Sam Lerner, Diedrich Bader, Phil Morris

  In The Secret Saturdays, the Saturdays are a family of cryptozoologists trying to protect society from cryptids. The show, which lasted two seasons, has the distinction of being the first-ever HD original series on the network. Three years after its 2010 cancellation, the Saturdays appeared on an episode of Ben 10: Omniverse.

  The Secret Saturdays was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR Animation in Television.
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  (#11) Sheep in the Big City

  • Kevin Seal, Mo Willems, Ken Schatz

  Sheep in the Big City deals with a sheep hiding from General Specific by traversing the Big City. Unfortunately, Specific knows Sheep is in hiding, and will stop at nothing to capture the animal.

  At the time, the show had the highest-rated series premiere in the channel's history. The show stood out for its brand of humor, which involved the constant breaking of the fourth wall. Sheep in the Big City featured guest appearances from longtime Sesame Street puppeteers Fran Brill and Jerry Nelson.
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  (#15) Big Bag

  • María Conchita Alonso, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Alice Dinnean, Cullen Douglas, James Spector

  Debuting in 1996, Big Bag was co-produced by the network and Sesame Workshop. The show deals with Chelli and her friend Bag running a local store together. While working, they run into a number of human characters portrayed mostly by Cullen Douglas and Clare Sera.

  The series lasted two seasons before ending in 1998. This was one of the few preschool shows aired on Cartoon Network.
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  (#1) Megas XLR

  • Clancy Brown, Kevin Michael Richardson, Steven Blum, David DeLuise, Wendee Lee

  Megas XLR got a full series from the network after its pilot episode won the 2002 Cartoon Cartoon Weekend Summerfest contest. The show follows a pair of slackers defending Earth with the help of mecha robot Megas XLR. While fan support was massive at the start, the show was canceled after two seasons in 2005. A number of fan campaigns have been launched to revive the series, but co-creator George Krstic stated it can't be done. In a 2014 interview with Untied magazine, Krstic said:

  We've been trying everything and anything for the past ten years to try and get things going again - from buying the rights back, to licensing to a sanctioned reboot and the answer has always been "No way."

  Animation company Titmouse, which would go on to work on Metalocalypse and Avatar: The Last Airbender, worked on Megas XLR's main titles.
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  (#14) Robotomy

  • Eliza Dushku, Patton Oswalt, Lewis Black, Kate McKinnon, Dana Snyder, Michael Sinterniklaas

  After several failed pitches to the network, Michael Buckley and Joe Deasy hit the jackpot with Robotomy. The show follows two robots attending high school on the planet Insanus. The series, which debuted in 2010, only lasted 10 episodes. During its run, Kate McKinnon, Gilbert Gottfried, Lewis Black, Lisa Lampanelli, and Lil Jon made guest appearances.

  Robotomy was added to Netflix in 2013, but it was removed two years later.

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