21 of the Best Episodes in Cartoon History

Cartoons have a reputation as a less-than-serious art form. The nature of animation means the on-screen antics are limited only by the artist’s imagination, and some artists imagine an animal that’s a dog on one end and a cat on the other. There’s no shame in that CatDog game. It just doesn’t tend to win film festivals.

There are, however, episodes of cartoons that consistently blow people away, even in otherwise dorky series. Some tackle tough issues surprisingly sensitively, some are jaw-droppingly creative in ways traditional production simply can’t be, and some are just really freaking funny. Either way, Redditors made their cases when user Mountain-Steak-544 asked r/AskReddit, “What is the single best cartoon episode of all time?”