Top 20 Cartoons That Were Cancelled For Ridiculous Reasons

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[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Young justice

[@StanHalen1936]

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[@joshthaller4754]

I miss Young Justice very much

[@AevitosTrath]

I miss Owl House so much, should have been on the list. Canceled because it DidN't FiT tHe dIsnEy BrAnd. [Read: to mature/ to serialized]

[@KingMat99]

Still miss Final Space, canceled for a tax write off. At least we'll got the graphic novel to look forward to in end of 2024

[@intothefrayyo]

I will never forgive the "cancellation" and replacement of Teen Titans

[@erikperez4829]

You need to get over it buddy it happened trust me there are more important issues

[@joshuafrizzell7856]

I won't either, but trust me, it took me a really long time to move on. That cliffhanger is burned in my head forever, though.

[@CollectorCody73]

Same

[@joshuagorski9452]

Nor will I forgive the temporary cancellation of Clone Wars

[@gamerkingdom1442]

Same here! Canceling the show is one thing, but replacing it with, THAT “TT GO” ABOMINATION!?

[@trinaq]

At least Kim Possible got to have a proper conclusion, unlike so many other shows. To date, it's my favourite Disney cartoon.

[@deadpoolrockz6410]

​@olleselin getting a shortened season than what was originally agreed on does feel like a slap to the creator and the people working on the show, though. Luckily they were talented enough to create a great conclusion despite the limitation, but the show still feels like it wasn't fully realized due to the interference by corporation.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

There are big difference between cancelled and conclusion. Conclusion means it all came to an end of their story and cancelled mean stop it and left it behind. I say Kim possible had a satisfied ending.

[@robinolsson6152]

Kim possible is my childhood from the 2000s and the best tv series Disney has made.

[@mojo3318]

That's my childhood!

[@mojo3318]

@@robinolsson6152 Same!

[@axels3188]

I think that Young Justice was the best Cartoon show that was cancelled for redicious reasons.

[@DisneyWizardYensid]

I think it’s telling that there’s THREE Greg Weisman shows on this list.

[@jocelinyyy]

the cancellation was so devastating 😭😭😭😭

[@Foomando]

I miss Young Justice🥲 it was sooo good

[@psgamer-0199]

TRUE.

[@DiuContreras]

welll, it was revived and has 2 more seasons (and season 4 had a HUGE cliffhanger at the end) @@Foomando

[@bluebelt1235]

It sucks that cartoon companies are hypocritically canceling shows that are cool and well written while approving cartoons that are poorly written and annoying. It’s time that they get new management

[@nicolas._.2294]

Ikr😭 More than half of the cartoons on this list were some of my favorite😭😭

[@kivulifenrir]

It all shows how greedy some of these companies can be. Don't sell enough toys, GTFO. Don't like the audience that is watching your cartoons, pull the plug in a tantrum-style move.

[@vgbcp3rs0na41]

Then lets mass protest in the streets across the world to make this change. Two seasons only, my foot!

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

Why would DC put their money behind any animated show that was canceled not once but twice....they're not being hypocrites, no one's gonna lose money for ur fuckin entertainment like wtf

[@thedevilsrockstxr2309]

​@@kivulifenrirbcuz WB wasn't putting money behind an average show tht already got canceled, is Mattel Inc supposed to keep losing money for ur entertainment, u sound dumb...WBD literally didn't fund YJ....that was all Mattel and bcuz YJ decided not to market towards kids tht would actually want toys....but blame WB....its not like they revived it once all day, type of people that know nothing bout business

[@joshuafrizzell7856]

Teen Titans, Wolverine & The X-Men, The Spectacular Spider-Man, G.I. Joe: Renegades Transformers: Animated & Young Justice original run got absolutely cheated so badly. They all need to be brought back.

[@scottylewis8124]

I don't want it to come back

[@paulmarkillie331]

@joshuafrizzell7856 I concur.

[@merricehenderson6399]

I 100% agree with this list

[@merricehenderson6399]

Did u catch the spectacular Spider-Man reference on YJ?

[@scottylewis8124]

@@merricehenderson6399 No. never watched it.

[@samuelpietrasinski8372]

Everybody loves The Spectacular Spider-Man and we need Disney and Marvel to bring forth another season

[@marcuszeus5552]

More like we need Sony to bring it back

[@Muhammadwasapedo]

Please, no. Disney needs to be broken up. I don't get how they can't be considered a monopoly at this point. They split up Microsoft for less.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

I don’t wanna see another show left unsolved and never touch it again😭

[@Nitemerican]

@@MuhammadwasapedoI’m always saying it should be labeled as a monopoly. They didn’t wanna let Xbox buy Activision due to them having a “monopoly” on gaming. So wtf is Disney 😅

[@stefanialenarcik6656]

It was originally supposed to last 5 seasons.

[@ayeshaayub2324]

That is not fair. Teen Titans and Young Justice were the coolest tv series. It is not fair that they were cancelled.

[@raidernation2163]

I was upset Teen Titans didn't get a 6th season either but looking back as a adult the final episode Things Change was hella good way to end the series and a important life lesson for kids

[@mattiasolsson1523]

We have no Teen titan so instead the studio keep giving us Teen titan GO!

[@mattiasolsson1523]

@@leebrown1213 I don’t know why you talking about werid demographic stuff here, but Go! Isn’t the series fans wanted and i can agree with that.

[@nicolas._.2294]

We're some of the coolest* for me at least, there were and other extremely good cartoons that got canceled and I agree😭😭😭 So bad that starfire never got a season for herself

[@Magiccat-yr6ly]

How did Infinity train and Inside Job not make the list? Them being cancelled was super tragic

[@cinnabarsorcerer8970]

*FOR CORGINIA!!!!!*

[@SuperBoy-ps9dz]

They should come back

[@matplayer1232]

And sym-bionic titan

[@kou7191]

Not even an honorable mention

[@C.A.M584]

Don't forget Final Space.

[@tru-_-kay7490]

What happened to Young Justice was a crime. They need to bring that show back.

[@Nicky2414]

Well, they did...for a time...

[@spenceriyade5648]

For how long? Coz I have been waiting for season 4 😢 If I hadn't seen this I wouldn't have know it was cancelled.

[@Brogend2]

​@spenceriyade5648 there is a season 4. Season 5 was shelfed during the merger

[@darthvaderdylan]

@@Brogend2 they must have brought in new writers for the job because if they didn't learn their lesson the first time then the show is destined to never be finished.

[@mrd456]

young justice defiently needs another season

[@geardog24]

If shows like Futurama, Samurai Jack, and Young Justice can get reboots there's always hope.

[@slanetroyard92]

You mean continuations.

[@ramk2321]

except for the powerpuff girls...

[@Nicky2414]

I believe the terms you are looking for is a *Revival*

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Did the new Futurama came out already?

[@CalebWebster1218]

@@SpikeTheWolfyeah it’s on hulu

[@Chittysushi]

Wow, Mojo you missed a very obvious one. Batman Beyond was an absolutely amazing show but only lasted two seasons. The future where Bruce Wayne is retired was a great concept.

[@jsmith3946]

that show was dumb and the whole thing about the kid being a clone of bruce was also stupid

[@NickWuebker]

@@jsmith3946Actually, that little twist wasn’t revealed until Justice League Unlimited.

[@morgancooper5762]

🙌 yes!!!

[@ethanmandengue3870]

It lasted 3 seasons actually

[@mattheendpod2659]

Earths Mightiest Heroes and wolverine and the X-Men have to be on this list!

[@J-Rod91]

Holy crap this made me feel old! I LOVED “Gargoyles” “Animaniacs” and “Pinky and the Brain!” 😔 The good ol’ days! This reminds me of “Batman Beyond” too! Also I remember “Kim Possible” being the first time I felt too old for a show.

[@sema6008]

Yes! At least Animaniacs returned for some time, but Gargoyles? Man, I loved that cartoon especially season 1.

[@maxxymrice6200]

Disney had plans for a whole Gargoyles franchise, but then they got new execs who tried turning it into a cheap imitation of Captain Planet, which got it cancelled.

[@BigFella117]

I was super bummed when they cancelled Young Justice, but I was happy when they brought it back for two more seasons.

[@thezonienthusiast473]

The Owl House and Infinity Train cancelations were both tragic and infuriating.

[@gothspider07]

To be fair Owl House got to conclude albeit a little rushed by then but a lot of other cancelled shows don't get to have any kind of ending sadly.

[@shinzero0271]

@@gothspider07 Yeah... going from 20ish episodes a season to 3 specials that were essentially 2 episodes each in length hit the show kinda hard. Whats weird is that it managed to clarify more things in the ending than Amphibia did despite Amphibia getting a full third season. That first special was really rough considering it had to speed-run all their Earth Realm stuff.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

Top 10 cancelled show that cause outrage from fans.

[@rafaelmatos5851]

"Gargoyles", "The Spectacular Spider-Man" and "Young Justice"... The masterpieces that came from Greg Weisman and got such unfair cancellations. I am especially mad that "Young Justice" was cancelled. It was SUCH AN AMAZING SHOW. I never got myself into a DC show as I did with it. It even had elements from "Gargoyles" and "The Spectacular Spider-Man" in it. I mean, how dared they cancel the show when they just showed such a cliffhanger in season 4?! It made us relive the same thing when season 2 ended.

[@LaDracul]

"Gargoyles" IS getting a feature film, so it's not all bad. EDIT-It's getting a live action TV show co-produced by James Wan.

[@maxxymrice6200]

It should be getting an animated revival beginning where the original left off using the comics to retcon season 3.

[@hartattack2739]

I would add one more. Dave the Barbarian may be one of the funniest shows of all time. It's a shame that its life was cut short.

[@nikgokuhil]

What happened to Swat Kats was criminal Its such a great series and still holds up

[@dreamguardian8320]

And it wasn't too violent. There was no blood, guts, or swearing, so how could it be violent?

[@TheWarmachine375]

It sucks that Megas XLR got cancelled because of low tv ratings and screwed by Cartoon Network.

[@matplayer1232]

Same with sym-bionic titan That had good ratings but was cancelled because no toys

[@darthvaderdylan]

it wasn't even about the TV ratings, the network just didn't like the show and did everything it could to justify taking it down like airing it at late times.

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

I’m hoping that young justice is just pulling a boondocks where they come back every couple of years. They have so many great stories in characters that they could utilize. I loved all of the lantern references from the previous season and would have loved to of seen my favorite DC villain Sinestro show up.

[@52Brickz-278]

It has s4 in 2022 or 3

[@natthannguyen6723]

I agree I wanted to see Young Justice 🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍😍🤩🤩

[@diegojimenezaguado5421]

I don’t think Gunn will allow it to continue tbh.

[@raidernation2163]

​@@diegojimenezaguado5421James Gunn is only in charge of the DC Extended Universe in the films not animation

[@MelodicQuest]

​@@raidernation2163Not true. He's in charge of movies, tv and animation. He's even stated that he's overseeing several new animated shows.

[@dinomonzon7493]

For me, G. I. Joe Renegades was the Best ever animated interpretation of the series. It was an effective homage to Stephen J. Cannell's & Frank Lupo's The A-Team and was far more serious and character driven compared to the vaunted 1980s Marvel and DIC G. I. Joe cartoon.

[@cobracommander6522]

Yeah and G.I Joe Renegades was left open for a second season same thing happened to G.I Joe Sigma 6 got cancelled after 26 episodes. Better than some of the cartoons now days.

[@slanetroyard92]

​@@cobracommander6522I feel you on that buddy. The Joe's final got the proof they needed to clear their names. With cobra exposed we could've finally see the war.

[@robinolsson6152]

Star wars the clone wars was cancelled because they wanna focus on Star wars rebels. But im glad we got a satisfied ending in 2020.

[@mojo3318]

Oh.

[@teamlean3717]

The pain that came with the cancellation of invader Zim still hits deep down in the squigglyspooch ...

[@maxthompson7107]

It’s so said that so many beloved cartoons were cancelled.

[@mojo3318]

Mhmm.

[@tiffprendergast]

& other shows

[@potatofairy8535]

I wish the Secret Saturdays was on this list. The show was done so dirty by the president that took over for CN. Before they took over, the show had already been greenlit, but they wanted to CN to have more live action shows, like Destroy Build Destroy and Dude What Would Happen. The show was given a terrible time slot and hardly any promotion outside of the trailers first announcing it, which didn't even feature the show itself but a website you could visit that was connected to the main villain. So, new episodes after a long hiatus could easily be missed. And the show's creator, Jay Stephens, stated that when he first met the new president, they were very cold and dismissive towards him. The show had a really good premise and had come during a time action shows, like Ben 10, were extremely popular. It wasn't the only cartoon that was given the axe early due to the attempt at the live action shift and was luckily able to give itself a conclusion, albeit a very rushed one, however it's one I see that's not frequently talked about.

[@CrankyNovelist7335]

The Secret Saturdays was such a good show and deserves to be talked about more then it is.

[@mojo3318]

That's my childhood show!

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I love Clone Wars. It answered a lot of questions I had about Star Wars. Yes, I’m watching Ahsoka Tano. Rosario Dawson is perfectly cast as Ahsoka.

[@nikoskn1252]

Young justice brought its second cancellation on itself after it pussed great stories away in favor of THE MESSAGE! It was so high on its self importance and pretentiousness, fans had enough by the end of season 3.

[@nikoskn1252]

@leebrown1213 Dude...WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I binged the show and I loved the original 2 seasons. But when they returned for season 3 the shortcomings of those previous 2 seasons became more apparent. The 'Light' , the main villians of the show became a chore to watch due to high and mighty they presented themselves. I was so sick of the Vandal Savage flashbacks, I didn't care at ALL! Then the heroes became the outsiders a divisive group even in the comes as it presented the younger generation of heroes as entitled and ungrateful. Here it's even worse with Beast boy of all people becoming the frontrunner of the message board they thought they were in. That's not Beast boy! After they botched the Judas contract spectacularly, the rest of the show was just BORING! Seriously, entire episodes in s04 revolved around nothing! And the less I talk about Halo the better. Bottom line I judged this show as an adult and I can tell it was a change in direction that ultimately let it fail!

[@erikperez4829]

Just keep in mind that a lot of these shows didnt get their second chance and was cancelled too soon but BIG MOUTH is still airing just let that sink in

[@ArturoGonzalez-di6rd]

Even though Netflix has a habit of canceling shows, they had no control over the cancellation of any of these shows.

[@brysonkuervers2570]

@@ArturoGonzalez-di6rdthey should cancel Big Mouth though

[@ArturoGonzalez-di6rd]

@@brysonkuervers2570 Well they already confirmed that it’s ending after season 8, so Whoop-de-freaking-do!

[@SWATDRUMMUH]

One show I remember that got canceled out of nowhere was "Storm Hawks." It really had a unique world and interesting characters, but toy sales killed it...

[@brysonkuervers2570]

That show was one of my favourites…I reallyyyyy wish they wouldn’t belay an animated shows success only on toy sales

[@maxxymrice6200]

It also declined in writing and humor in the second season.

[@quinnclemens5142]

Swat Cats, Jimmy Neutron, gargoyles, Lilo and Stitch, Star wars the clone wars, Danny Phantom and spectacular spider man are one of favorite cartoons.

[@jfraser820]

They did the Spectacular Spiderman sooo dirty! It is a CLASSIC!

[@j-trainthomason4433]

How is The Owl House not anywhere on this list!? The show was a huge hit for Disney but was cancelled for "not fitting the Disney brand" and they had to condense the final season (along with part of Season 2) into just three 44-minute specials in order to have a complete story. The show had so much more potential but Disney cut it down in its prime.

[@johnmanning761]

I Agree With You @j-trainthomason4433

[@Ratchetonater]

A show about magic and witches "Not fitting the Disney brand" should put it on the top of shows cancelled for ridiculous reasons. That's just flat out insulting. At least an 80s or 90s show cancelled for poor toy sales makes sense given that 30min commercials were its sole reason for existing.

[@lawbook788]

Ya'll missed Owl House! Doesn't fit the Disney brand?

[@theylied1776]

You are incorrect on one issue. The Toy Sales quota was set by the Head of Cartoon Network, Stuart Snyder. He wanted animated shows on Cartoon Network to fail so that he could change over to more profitable Live-action Disney Channel-type scripted shows. He was eventually fired by AT&T when they took over.

[@mojo3318]

Wow.

[@davido.1233]

Like always, Watchmojo missed a few shows, namely Class of the Titans, Thundercats 2011, and Wolverine and the X-Men.

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

12:14, We can thank "Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo meets Courage the Cowardly Dog" for bringing back Courage and the rest of the Characters from the old Courage the Cowardly Dog TV Show.

[@mojo3318]

I found that movie online!

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

@@mojo3318 You know its still out on DVD since 2021, right? Just wanted to make sure you knew that.

[@franciscs1604]

Even though I did *not* grew up with *”Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes”* , but I am *soo* happy I watched the entirety of the show on *Disney+* . And honestly, watching that show felt like a big refresh after all-things MCU.

[@lordeflockatee3399]

Justice for Invader Zim. We want another season 🥺💚

[@acebesttheiris134]

I'm still hoping for the renewal of "The spectacular spider-man" and for "Young Justice" to have a proper ending.

[@DisneyWizardYensid]

“Young Justice” will never have a “proper ending” because Greg Weisman doesn’t believe in “endings”. Each finale will tie up loose ends, but leave some hanging for the future. That’s how he writes everything.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

That was sincerely a huge mistake to the fans!

[@vgbcp3rs0na41]

Let’s mass protest in the streets around the world and the Internet and give those shits who canceled these shows the most ABSOLUTE of hells!!!

[@APEXoftheAVATAR]

I'm still furious about the cancelation of Final Space!

[@jessaminedavis1526]

I was sad when Green Lantern was cancelled, all because of how bad the movie was. Razer was one of my fav redemption characters and yeah we did get him in an episode of the new Young Justice but I still want to know if he found Aya (who was hinted at being alive at the end of an episode of Justice League Action). I just want a proper conclusion. Guess I'll have to stick to fanfiction until they do revive it

[@CameronSmith-c7s]

I agree with quite a lot of these, but I think some you also should have added Beware the Batman, Looney Tunes Show, Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Close Enough, El Tigre and Tuca & Bertie

[@samuelpietrasinski8372]

I hope they decide about uncancelling young justice for fifth season

[@NickWuebker]

SWAT Kats was awesome, I and I think its cancellation was unwarranted. Luckily, the show still holds up today.

[@NocturnalDragon.]

you forgot: Infinity Train Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart Close Enough

[@SenorConsuela]

The Owl House was a very good and popular, but it got cancalled because some guy in a suit at Disney didnt like the show. I do hope the show will come back at some point in the future.

[@johnmanning761]

I Totally Agree With You @zoltanvarga3484

[@BigWillTheThrill]

Thundercats 2011 deserves a spot on this list. It was a damn good show that got cancelled right at a cliffhanger.

[@brianlockett4369]

Definitely Deserves Better

[@l-wolverine2211]

I believe these are some Honorable Mentions that should also be noted: - Pirates of Dark Water - Wolverine & The X-Men - Teen Titans - Hey Arnold - Megas XLR - ThunderCats(2011) - My Life as a Teenage Robot - Motorcity - Super Robot Monkey Team Hyper Force GO! - Kick Buttowski - All Grown Up - Sym-Bionic Titan So many cartoons that are much better than some of the cartoons that are being shown today.

[@Suckit626]

Pirates of dark water was awesome

[@nicolas._.2294]

So many good cartoons got canceled

[@timothybrown760]

One day we all can hope that Young Justice will be allowed to continue despite the ultra dumb decision to cancel it!😮😥🤬

[@TheLadySilverMoon]

Other canceled shows worth checking out: Gendry Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan (got only one season that ended on a cliffhanger) The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (was clearly setting up for a third season but was canceled in favor of Avengers Assemble) Pirates of Dark Water (was pretty much an animated version of Pirates of the Caribbean long before that franchise set sails)

[@516tigergirl]

You forgot The Owl House. It got canceled because Disney said it wasn't thier type of show but real fans know why

[@kdognicholson24]

I hate how Hot Wheels Acceleracers has been largely forgotten about. The show was brilliantly written, had great character development/drama, action, humor and was rather dark for a show about toy cars........... but it sucks that it was canceled on such a HUGE cliffhanger. Really wish it got more attention as Mattel now finally seems to be taking notice of fans desire for more content these days.

[@aconnell420]

I think invader Zim got canceled because jhonen Vasquez mentioned something from Johnny the homicidal maniac on the episode of a room with moose

[@zzay3345]

Static Shock had exceptional ratings, but was canceled because it didn't have any merch.

[@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu]

It's a shame and unfair Star Wars The Clone Wars got cancelled before its last two seasons. Sure it did lean more towards young adults than kids later on but violence in Star Wars is still tame compared to other media. I am especially bummed about the Son of Dathomir arc not being shown in TV form.

[@MTTT19]

The truth is Fox cancelled Futurama because they only wanted The Simpsons, despite it's declining quality.

[@mojo3318]

Oh.

[@maxxymrice6200]

The Simpsons sucks, Futurama is one of the best shows ever.

[@SamuraiGirl02]

Regarding SWAT Kats, the decision to cancel the series was made by someone else (not Ted Turner). Ted Turner’s comment regarding violent cartoons was referencing shows like Beavis and Butthead (to b fair, the latter made it clear it wasn’t meant for children).

[@animanco6833]

How dare they cancel young justice not once but three times already.

[@mojo3318]

Huh?

[@RyanLBrown9396]

They canceled Young Justice in favor of Teen Titans Go. No wonder Cartoon Network is in the toilet

[@KingMat99]

Still miss Final Space, canceled for a tax write off. At least we'll got the graphic novel to look forward to in end of 2024

[@edgarvelasquez2733]

Gargoyles, the spectacular Spider-Man, Danny phantom, and Young Justice

[@wschnabel1987]

One I think that deserves a reboot is Men In Black the animated series. Along with Starship Troopers the Roughneck Chronicles. Gargoyles would also be a fun idea for a CGI flick similar to the Ninja Turtles, but only if they could get Johnathan Frakes (Xanatos) and Kevin Smith (Goliath) as actors.

[@glennboyce7753]

Actually, if I remember correctly, it was Keith David that was Goliath not Kevin Smith.

[@FrancistheBrave]

@@glennboyce7753 yea you're correct its Keith David.

[@wschnabel1987]

@@glennboyce7753 Thanks for the correction! Still would be cool.

[@glennboyce7753]

@@wschnabel1987 True that would be cool for any/all shows that you mentioned.

[@halloweenfriday]

Another great cartoon that got canceled despite receiving stellar reviews was AMC’s first animated series called Pantheon. Granted, the series isn’t as well known as the shows listed here, and that’s mainly due to poor marketing and availability on AMC+. The series was scrapped entirely, even after completing production for Season 2; and it was all because of a tax write-off.

[@eladamittai2753]

Underrated masterpiece!

[@Sinderellaa]

In my honest opinion, 2011 Thundercats, deserve a spot in this video, if not just an honorable mention. Hopefully one day I'll a proper return of our heroes.

[@phantom115cw]

Spiderman 1994 was brilliant

[@jamalvargas6146]

Frisky Dingo (2006-2008) I Loved This Show back when I first saw It In 2007 the reason I gotten cancelled was ridiculous In my opinion

[@jsmith3946]

uh the company who made it wen bankrupt how is that ridiculous as far as I know cn didn't own the show they just showed it

[@NebulusDerg]

No one's talking about Courage? That show, yes weird and creepy, but that's what made it so good. It was something new to the table. I absolutely loved it

[@foxhound13]

Greg wiseman has the worst luck with his great shows.

[@thickknightgaming5473]

The rights of Spiderman still belong to Sony and when Spectacular Spiderman aired after Marvel sold it off to them

[@MasonC2K]

The Thundercats reboot should be on here. It was a ratings hit for CN. Got the green light for season 2 so they ended the show on a cliffhanger where Mummra wins. I met Will Friedle (the voice of Lion-O as well as Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond) at DragonCon and he said they had 4 episodes on Season 2 fully scripted when the plug was pulled due to low toy sales.

[@jamie4993]

How about an honorable mention for "Avengers - Earth's Mightiest Heroes"? Tossed aside for an inferior reboot more aligned with the MCU.

[@thirdplanet4471]

Still angry over that

[@Lynxan]

With Gargoyles, I kind of was happy where it left off with season 2. Season 3, while I never hated it like many, always just felt like extras.

[@maxxymrice6200]

The comics prove it should've lasted longer

[@Lynxan]

@@maxxymrice6200 I do not doubt that there was more that could be told, but where season 2 ended was far more fitting and as the saying goes, leave them wanting more and season 3's weaker showing displayed that the new show runners just was not at the same level as the ones before them. It is just a case of knowing the best time to bow out.

[@maxxymrice6200]

@@Lynxan If they had just left the original showrunners season3 would've been better, possibly even gotten a season 4. The comics prove there was more to tell, Brooklyn's time travel adventures, Goliath's trial, Maggie's baby, etc. I felt Hunter's Moon was more of a turning point and wanted to see more.

[@rosiequartzie2230]

Honorable Mention: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was a refreshing change to the usual TMNT format complete with gorgeous animation heavily inspired by anime made by TRIGGER, the studio behind FLCL and Kill La Kill, and an all around labor of love to the franchise by the creators, and Nick had it canceled because apparently, it "wasnt getting enough viewers" when they barely advertised it at all after premiering and only showed it on 10pm, which is when the target audience, children, are oh, you know, ASLEEP!? Not to mention the extremely superficial excuse that it "wasn't selling enough toys", which is a full on bull excuse if I ever heard one. I swear, Nick just keeps canceling and/or screwing over great shows just so they can keep shoving SpongeBob and Loud House down our throats 😠😡 #SAVEROTTMNT

[@jonathanhahn6955]

WOW Now That’s An Awesome Video Of The “Top 20 Cartoons That Were Cancelled For Ridiculous Reason” Great Job & Honestly I Really Missed Those TV Shows “Mega Man: Fully Charged, Transformers: Animated, The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, Samurai Jack, Gargoyles, The Pinky And The Brain, Kim Possible, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, Animaniacs (1993), Courage The Cowardly Dog, Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, & Young Justice” So Much :,-(

[@SolCresta3405]

G.I. Joe: Renegades was definitely building up to an all-out war between G.I. Joe and Cobra since Cobra Commander has now been exposed. It also looked like he was about to seek revenge for his defeat, but it's too bad we couldn't get a proper final battle with him!

[@ionutalexandru9710]

More Young justice!!!!!!!!

[@lillordakira9752]

Sym Bionic Titan was canceled for a lack of a toy line despite Cartoon Network was banking on Ben 10 merchandise.

[@dam185]

Umm yall left out Wolverine and the Xmen and Avengers: Earths Mightiest Heroes 🙄

[@istvangergelypalosi8795]

Missings: Darkwing Duck, DuckTales (2017), The Forgotten Toys, Robotboy, Gawayn, We Bare Bears, Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Elliott from Earth, Victor and Valentino,

[@teerzox]

I still need another season of Young Justice. They left us in a cliffhanger again.

[@doughlow2406]

Will never forgive em for doing teen titans, tron: uprising, and especially young justice like that🤦🏽‍♂️

[@TheDragonClaws]

Dungeons & Dragons cartoon was also canceled without a proper ending

[@dansilvia1143]

I'm a big fan of Tron: Uprising and unrealistically holding on to hope of a reboot/revival. The passing of Paul Reubens makes that even more unlikely.

[@Thundarr100]

I can’t believe that Thundarr The Barbarian didn’t make the list! It was the highest rated cartoon of its time slot on Saturday mornings, yet it was cancelled part way through its second season. And why? Because the head of the network wanted to make room in the Saturday morning lineup for Lavern & Shirley In The Army! That’s right. They cancelled a show that was a proven ratings success, which also had limited merchandising (a colouring book, a board game, and a lunch box) and was preparing to expand their merchandising efforts to include action figures, and they cancelled it to make room for a show that they HOPED might be a success. SPOILER ALERT!!! It wasn’t as successful or as popular. Lavern & Shirley In The Army was cancelled after their first season and replaced with the Mork & Mindy cartoon (which itself was cancelled after only one season due to poor ratings). And this was right on the cusp of the deregulation of children’s television programming, allowing kids TV shows to be essentially 25 minute commercials for their respective toy lines. Had the network executives kept their noses out of the cartoons for one more season, the Thundarr The Barbarian action figure line would have launched and made the network money hand over fist. With the number of characters introduced in every episode the toy line could have been nearly as successful as Star Wars.

[@steventaylor6212]

Adult Swim should take Thundarr and reimagine it for a more adult audience.

[@Thundarr100]

@@steventaylor6212 I’d totally watch that!

[@Animeguy300]

The clone wars was a good cartoon series and so unfair for it to be cancelled

[@jeuryrabassa4724]

And I absolutely love The Clone Wars. That show truly defined my childhood and made it 10X even better.

[@thirdplanet4471]

At least it came back but I wish those unfinished episodes had the chance to be finished and aired

[@raidernation2163]

Wait which Clone Wars series the 2008 one or 2003? I heard from people on Reddit that the 2003 series was better

[@mixofreak]

Marvel's Spider-Man and the 90s Spider-Man are tied for best. Spectacular gets third, only because most others are worse.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

These shows deserved better

[@XJIcequeen]

Without a doubt

[@StanHalen1936]

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[@XJIcequeen]

@@StanHalen1936 I'm not a bot

[@devingiles6597]

Especially Sonic the Hedgehog (SatAM) and SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron. Not to mention Sonic Underground.

[@Syndehy42]

Really going to miss Green Lantern ;-; What a great show it was shaping up to be

[@pepito2847]

I would’ve replaced Kim Possible on this list with Infinity Train Infinity Train had so much more stories to tell and yet they deemed it too much for kids to handle which is bogus And they took it off of max and removed the original pilot from the CN KZbin channel Talk about petty

[@juanmata9814]

1. Young Justice 2. Legion of Superheroes 3. Kim Possible 4. Hulk and The Agents of Smash 5. The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes 6. Wolverine and The Xmen 7. Samurai Jack 8. The Spectacular Spiderman 9. Spiderman Unlimited 10. Fantastic Four World's Greatest Heroes Im Absolutely Best animated series ever i hope that DC Marvel and Disney revives these awesome shows soon

[@thefantasticretroreviewer3941]

1:30, I still own a VHS Copy of Swat Katz that contains only 2 EPisode, plus a Space Ghost Bonus Cartoon, too

[@kamain8379]

I miss mega man being popular.

[@Emily-cw7tj]

Me too Rockman too

[@JaspreetGhumman]

Young justice was so good I can believe they canceled it

[@danielivanov930]

i watched courage the cowardly dog and personally for me it wasn't a scary cartoon but more a weird one . But a good weird cartoon .

[@juanmata9814]

1. Young Justice 2. Legion of Superheroes 3. Hulk and The Agents of Smash 4. The Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes 5. The Spectacular Spiderman 6. Spiderman Unlimited 7. Fantastic Four World's Greatest Heroes 8. Wolverine and The Xmen I hope that both DC and Marvel revives these awesome shows soon