Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Dark, serious, thrilling, funny with enough intelligence to have kept my young mind entertained while still being slightly more 'adult' than other cartoon fair. The production values across the board were also higher than was usual. And come on, Mark Hamill was The Joker. How cool is that?
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X-Men: The Animated Series (1992)
Similar, in my mind, to the Batman animated series made at the same time (minus the arty production), The X-Men, culled from the hallowed pages of the original comics, survived the adaptation with most of the pivotal story lines in tact.
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Sailor Moon (1995)
Whatever tomato's you want to throw, feel free but Sailor Moon remains ingrained in my mind forever. The premise of the show was run-of-the-mill but the array of strange stories, villains and heroes, are what made it stick like gum to the bottom of my shoe.
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The Animaniacs (1993)
The only time a modern animated series got it right. As in, paid homage to the by-gone days of Looney Tunes. The in-jokes were so creative I didn't even get half of them until I was older. That didn't make the show any less funny, though.
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Samurai Pizza Cats (1991)
Utterly goofy and without much logic or reason, The Cats were a strange hybrid of western influence and eastern animation. Similar in its weekly villain premise to SM, the show had charm (and ridiculous voice acting).
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Gargoyles (1994)
A lot more sophisticated a show than most people gave it credit for; like Batman, it appealed to adults and kids looking for more intelligent fair with some humor mixed in. Also I thought it was one of the best fantasy-themed cartoons out there.
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