Best recent western comedy animated series since peak Simpsons?

[Kuro]

Its absolutely King of the Hill but Venture Bros is quite good as well.

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Everyone here is sleeping on Moral Orel.

 

[PaulloDEC]

I really like all the shows in the poll, but I gave my vote to Gravity Falls because I knew it'd be an underdog.

The number of people citing American Dad is depressing.

 

[Thrill_house]

King of the hill and futurama for sure. An argument could be made for american dad and family guy but I'm not going to make it. Kind of strange seeing R&M leading the poll, I like the show but feel it hasn't had enough seasons to judge it with the heavy hitters yet.

 

[UberTag]

I'm frankly shocked that "Other" isn't leading given the wealth of impressive options one could encompass under it.

 

[take_marsh]

Having seen those in the poll, I say Bojack because it sticks with me the longest for both its humor and its depressing themes. But all of those (and many mentioned here) are really good though so it's worth checking out all of those series.

 

[SOLDIER]

Bob's Burgers and shame on you for not putting it as an option.

 

[Burrman]

I still love adventure time. Me and my son still watch it once in awhile. Sucks the quality fell off big time the last couple of seasons.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Futurama for me. Pre revival Futurama was fucking brillaint. There's also a handful of good episodes in the latest seasons.

 

[Soj]

American Dad

I just watched the Nighthawks Hideaway episode and it's pretty much the best thing I've seen on TV all year.

 

[hat_hair]

It's probably Home Movies.

 

[Bedameister]

Futurama
American Dad
Bob's Burgers

In that order. Really loved Futurama.

 

[Addleburg]

Bob's Burgers

 

[Timeaisis]

Where is Bob's Burgers and Futurama?

 

[fargodog]

It's probably Bojack, though the comedy in Bojack is maybe the weakest part of the show.

Family Guy undoubtedly has some very, very funny moments and sequences but took a dive into being rote and mean spirited five or six seasons in.

 

[Dodongo]

It's Futurama or Venture Bros

 

[modestb]

Bob's Burgers has some great episodes, but it also has MANY that are "meh" at best. And its not even like a scenario where there are clearly seasons that are basically perfect and others that are bad, they're scattershot all over the place. I can't give it to Bobby's B's no matter how much I like it.

 

[hey it's that dog]

Unpopular opinion, but I don't find Bojack to be well written at all.

Case in point, the episode with no dialogue was the best that show had.

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That's not a logical argument at all but okay.

 

[Skiptastic]

Clone High

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That would be my answer. There were times where the Cartoon Cartoons (Dexter's Lab, Powerpuff Girls, etc.) were amazing, but many of them fell off or were remade much worse.

Clone High ended too soon, but it was incredible.

 

[MrGerbils]

Bobs Burgers by a miiiiiiiiile.

 

[BioDigital Jazzman]

Gotta go American dad. Family guy and South Park are funny but nowhere near as consistent as American dad

 

[Deleted member 6122]

Gravity Falls in last place? Am I in the freaking twilight zone?

 

[The Doomed One]

1. Rick and Morty
2. Archer
3. South Park
4. Bojack
5. Futurama

I'm sure there are more good ones, but I cannot find enough time to see them all.

 

[LabRat]

voted gravity falls, kinda shocked it i'm in a minority
did people not enjoy the second season? only watched the first and thought it was fantastic

 

[Disco]

Awful list to omit King of the Hill for some of that crap

Bojack became a one note slog really quick too tbh. I guess Rick and Morty out of that list. Although Archer had some good early seasons

 

[kiguel182]

It's bobs burger.

Especially since it's a similar type of show. I think I like it more than peak simpsons even.

 

[Acorn]

American Dad or the old Bojack seasons.

 

[Deleted member 47942]

I'm partial to Venture Bros. What started as a parody of Johnny Quest has slowly snowballed into a brilliant show with arguably the most fleshed-out character development in western animation.

 

[teague]

Tuca and Bertieeeee season 1 was so good

Sorry if someone already said that

I'm guessing Tuca and Bertie is just a little too new to have much of a mainstream following compared to, say, Bojack

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someone already said that sorry so just seconding Tuca and Bertie

 

[Psychonaut]

Bojack for sure. It has been so consistently good throughout its run, and it's more thoughtful than pretty much any other animated series I've seen.

The middle seasons of Archer are close. While I really enjoy Rick and Morty, we've been getting diminishing returns every season. Never been able to get into Venture Brothers, despite trying many times. Futurama and Bob's Burgers are enjoyable, but they're not as... I don't know... clever as I'd like? It feels like a crime to say that about Futurama, but it's what my heart says.

 

[Black_Red]

Its probaly Gravity Falls (and it gets my vote) but its just too light and kid friendly to replace the simpsons I think.

 

[overcast]

Lack of Futurama love in here but that would be my choice. Futurama, South Park and R&M possibly.

 

[Nocturnowl]

Bojack strikes such a perfect and precarious balance between silly, satirical comedy and more surprisingly human drama, all wrapped up in a animal themed package that delights in silly puns and visual gags tucked away in every scene.

 

[Ripcord]

Other: Bob's Burgers

 

[Aftervirtue]

Where is spongebob representation?

I consider theses to be at least "on par" with classic Simpsons.

Spongebob Seasons 1-3.
South Park Seasons 3-8.
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Seasons 1-4.
Rick and Morty
Futurama Seasons 1-4.

I've not seen Bojack Horsman or Bob's Burgers.... I need to watch them asap.

 

[digit_zero]

The poll options skipped over a decade worth of contenders, which makes me confused why Simpsons is the measuring stick.

Either way my answer is Gravity Falls, but even though Gravity Falls is my personal choice, seeing it included instead of South Park, King of the Hill, Futurama, MacFarlane shows, etc seems odd.

 

[Mesoian]

PeePooDo & The Super Fuck Friends

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You know....there's something to do this.

But I guess it depends on what you're looking for. I think Adventure time is best when it's not trying to be funny, same with Bojack and Final Space.

Probably Bob's Burgers, though they seem to be spinning their wheels quite a bit in the more recent seasons.

And if we're including anime, Nichijou is still like...top three sketch comedy shows of all time, animated or otherwise.

 

[Pein]

Venture bros

It's been running since 03 and has only gotten better.

 

[crienne]

Okay where the fuck is Bob's Burgers on the poll?

 

[Deleted member 22750]

These are better


Bojack and South Park In its prime

 

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[Doctor_Thomas]

Final Space

 

[MrLuchador]

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Squidbillies
Archer

Regardless, I don't think we'll ever have another series as defining as The Simpsons.