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Rank Cartoon Network shows, from Dexter's Laboratory and Samurai Jack to Adventure Time and Gumball.

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  1. Dexter's Laboratory

    An American animated science fiction comedy created by Genndy Tartakovsky. It follows Dexter, an enthusiastic boy genius with a laboratory in his bedroom that he hides from his unsuspecting parents.

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  2. The Powerpuff Girls

    An animated superhero series created by Craig McCracken, centered on Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup, three kindergarten-aged girls with superpowers who live in the fictional city of Townsville.

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  3. Johnny Bravo

    An animated sitcom created by Van Partible, and the second of the network's Cartoon Cartoons. It aired from July 14, 1997, to August 27, 2004, with Johnny voiced by Jeff Bennett.

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  4. Courage the Cowardly Dog

    An animated comedy horror series created by John R. Dilworth. Courage is a dog who lives with an elderly couple, Muriel and Eustace Bagge, in the middle of Nowhere, a fictional town in Kansas.

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  5. Ed, Edd n Eddy

    An animated series created by Danny Antonucci about three friends, Ed, Edd (nicknamed "Double D") and Eddy, together called "the Eds," voiced by Matt Hill, Sam Vincent and Tony Sampson.

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  6. Samurai Jack

    An American science fantasy action-adventure series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, produced by Cartoon Network Studios, and later aired on Adult Swim, the network's nighttime programming block.

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  7. Ben 10

    An animated series created by the writer collective Man of Action. Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a watch-like alien device, the Omnitrix, that transforms him into various alien creatures.

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  8. Total Drama Island

    The first season of Total Drama, created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch. It premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the US on June 5, 2008.

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  9. Adventure Time

    An animated fantasy series created by Pendleton Ward, following Finn, voiced by Jeremy Shada, and his adoptive brother Jake, voiced by John DiMaggio, a dog who can change size and shape.

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  10. Regular Show

    An animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel that ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, for eight seasons and 244 episodes. It follows two 23-year-old friends, a blue jay and a raccoon.

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  11. The Amazing World of Gumball

    An animated sitcom created by Ben Bocquelet about 12-year-old Gumball Watterson, an anthropomorphic blue cat, and his adoptive goldfish brother Darwin.

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  12. Steven Universe

    An animated series created by Rebecca Sugar, a coming-of-age story of Steven, voiced by Zach Callison, who lives with the Crystal Gems, magical mineral-based aliens including Garnet and Amethyst.

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  13. We Bare Bears

    An animated sitcom created by Daniel Chong about three bear brothers, Grizzly, Panda and Ice Bear, and their awkward attempts at integrating with the human world in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Cartoon Network tier list questions

Which Cartoon Network shows are on this list?

The list has 13 shows, from the original Cartoon Cartoons such as Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls to later hits like Adventure Time, Steven Universe and We Bare Bears.

Why is Total Drama Island on a Cartoon Network list?

Total Drama Island is a Canadian series that premiered on Teletoon on July 8, 2007, and later aired on Cartoon Network in the US on June 5, 2008, so it is part of the network's lineup.

How should I rank Cartoon Network shows?

Common criteria include humor, characters, animation, writing and nostalgia. Many fans rank the classic Cartoon Cartoons separately from the shows of the 2010s, since styles changed over time.

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