Genuinely Obscure Animated Shows
When I see people cite cite underrated animated shows, they typically cite shows with decently-sized cult fanbases, these ones on the otherhand, don't get the luxary of a cult fanbase, and if they have one, it's typically pretty small. So here's my collection of animated shows that nary a soul may have heard of. Please check some of these out, they are genuinely good shows that need some more love.
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- StarsRobert PowellLorelei KingRob Rackstraw17th century swashbuckling hero Fantom the Cat, awakens in modern times and helps officers Tabs Wildcat, Mouse MacDuff and Pigeon Lindbergh, fight crime ring leader Marmagora the Giant Spider and her henchmen.mm.Made by Cosgrove Hall of Danger Mouse and Count Duckula fame.
Think SWAT Kats meets Batman: The Animated Series. - StarsDavid RintoulTimothy WestMorwenna BanksThe stories tell the adventures of the two Big Knights, Sir Boris and Sir Morris, who are incredibly strong and brave, but are also incredibly dim-witted. They solve crises, usually of their own creation, but cause great destruction and mayhem in the process.By the same people who made Peppa Pig, but this was made for an older child audience.
- CreatorRob HudnutGordon BressackGary HartleStarsJeff BennettJerry DoyleKaren MaruyamaA NASA monkey shot into space goes off course and is found by an alien race that mistakes him for Earth's dominant species. Charlie is given intelligence, the rank of Captain, a ship and a mission: to defeat the evil Nebula.
- CreatorGeorge SarsonStarsSonja BallDawn FordRick JonesA group of toadlets (young toads) find themselves trapped in a forest after missing the migration to Toad Hollow. They must face great dangers on their journey, such as a giant snake and a calculating hawk, but will also meet many new friends.
- StarsMichael McShaneJimmy HibbertRob RackstrawThree motorcycle riding penguins fight evil genius Caractacus P. Doom, a mad scientist intent on world domination.Also by Cosgrove Hall. Biker Mice From Mars but with penguins and the Cosgrove Hall charm.
- 2005– 7 epsNot Rated7.1 (168)TV SeriesStarsBen BishopMiranda RichardsonNigel PilkingtonBill and Corky (his best friend) are characters magically created from everyday objects using a mixture of CGI, 2D and stop motion. Bill's body is predominantly a bottle, and Corky's (who is actually a horse)is based on a soft-drink can. Their adventures take them to imaginative landscapes which themselves are also constructed from disposed-of objects. The audience gets to see how each "new" object is made up from its constituent parts, frame by frame.
- CreatorFlorence SandisStarsWayne LeGetteAntoine ToméChloe DolandisFour kids who can transform themselves into animal-inspired superheroes protect their city from the evil Divinos.
- CreatorMagnus FiennesAlex TateSimeon WarburtonStarsShelley LongworthJules de JonghAdam LongworthFreefonix have discovered a sophisticated way of fighting their battles against rival band Mantyz, by using the power of the Thirteenth Note, an awesome force that can bend space and minds when the perfect sound is created. When the two rival bands meet, the result is an explosive Soundclash, where the opposing forces do battle as all the energies of the Thirteenth Note are released. The action continues each week as the Freefonix protect the guardians of the Thirteenth Note and begin to understand its magical properties.
- StarsLyall BrooksDavid Myles BrownJustin KennedyWhen Yama's uncle is kidnapped by the most powerful cat in Catropolis, he vows to find him. What he finds instead is his destiny, in an ancient o-icho, a sumo top knot, which when worn, transforms Yama into Sumo Mouse.
- StarsKarine VanasseHolly Gauthier-FrankelMark CamachoFred is a 2000s-B-horror-movie-obsessed teenager who is trying to charm the love of his life, Anette Frette-seck. He goes through various problems in high school and outside of school with his goth-type friends GG and Fab; the film depicts their dabbling in sex, drugs, and alcohol with good taste.
- CreatorSuzanne ChapmanSteven ComeauStarsMarieve HeringtonFab FilippoJackie RosenbaumA pair of highly trained young adults, Delilah and Julius, fight international crime and a myriad of villains as a pair of savvy, well-trained spies.
- CreatorAndrew FieldingStarsJulian Rhind-TuttStephen ManganGavin MitchellShort, cute and impossibly evil. A delightful comedy, packed with high doses of evil. The Imp is a light-hearted look at trying to square a career spreading the evil -with the mundane demands of the domestic life. The Imp has got the evil self-help guides, the fancy plans, and phobias too numerous to mention. The Imp is evil. He's just not very good at it.
- CreatorJohn MasséStarsBryton JamesKari WahlgrenDante BascoThe show is about three kids who get powers in a lab when Zevo compound covers them, due to an experiment done by the evil Doctor Stankfoot.
- CreatorMichael GansRichard RegisterKevin ThomsenStarsMichael GansRichard RegisterFuschia!The missions of a stylish pair of spies.
- StarsJacques BrunetAlexandre GilletChristian AlersThe comic insect fight between Good and Evil. The Verygreens love sunlight, bright colours and hilarity. The Kruds prefer shadows and dull colours, and spend all their time plotting to overthrow the Verygreens - always coming up with gadgets, machines and crazy plots that never quite work.First CGI animated series made.
- StarsDavid GasmanPaul BandeySharon MannAfter the fall of a meteorite causes the destruction of nearly all life on Earth, a former soldier is reluctantly recruited by 'The World Federation' to investigate a powerful foe named Thanatos in a post-apocalyptic world.
- CreatorChris BartlemanBlair PetersStarsChiara ZanniRhys HuberKori CookThe misadventures of a clever young redhead.
- StarsMichelle RuffSteve BlumDerek Stephen PrinceOne day in Zentrix, an ambitious and powerful robot (named OmicronPsy) plots with several other robots to rebel against humans, attempting to absolutely annihilate the civilization of human beings and crown themselves the only inhabitants of the world. In response, Megan, the princess of Zentrix, teams with a number of humans and together travel back to the past, hoping to destroy OmicronPsy before his rebellion has begun.
- StarsMichael SorichPaula TisoWebster WilliamsPrincess Tenko inherits a school of magic, she and her students battle former students turned evil, twin magicians Jana and Jason for control of a power source known as Starfire Gems.
- StarsBianca NacsonMark FranklinBill ConnRory and Dawn, two squabbling young step-siblings living with their newlywed parents in a small Aussie town, are terrorized by a mysterious evil scientist with a head shaped like an eaten apple.
- StarsKelly ArpJill BernardAaron J. ChristopherWhat do tapioca traps and a dodge ball obsessed robot have to do with exploring the Christian faith? Follow the resourceful and decidedly independent kids at First Second Church through a whirlwind of trials and changes to find out.
- CreatorJan Van RijsselbergeStarsAileen MythenLuca MassimoHillary KavanaghPass the Fawlty Towers, turn right after the Adams Family's and you'll find the ZOMBIE HOTEL! Wide eyed twins Fungus and Maggot will welcome you, along with their Mum and Dad Zombies, Rictus and Funerella, and a team of wacky employees who never run short of oddities. But don't worry, the twins and their human school pal Sam will come to the rescue whenever you're served pigs eye soup for lunch or if your room is next to a couple of loud vampires. A different kind of resort, where there's never a dull day!
- StarsBarbara ScaffFrank WelkerGil BirminghamThe adventures of the legendary female western hero.
- CreatorSylvain HuchetPeter H. SaisselinStarsSarah AubreyJane UbrienAriane SallisEvery morning, 11-year-olds, Nate and Malika leave home 30 minutes early to go to school, and yet every morning they arrive late. That's because every morning, something AMAZING happens on the way. But even though their stories are always true, the school's principal never believes them.
- CreatorWill AshurstPaul ParkesStarsRik MayallMatt LucasMorwenna BanksCartoon with King Arthur, Arthur's horse Alan, Merlin, Guinevere and Lancelot. Arthur (voiced by the fabulous Rik Mayall, The Young Ones) and Merlin (voiced by brilliant Matt Lucas, Little Britain). The group gets up to lots of mischief with disastrous outcomes. Great for the kids and adults alike.
- StarsBrandon BurnsBeverley DunnMarg DowneyA group of kids are sent to outer space for a year to search for lost dogs. They confront a crazey zillionaire, his spoiled son and a beautiful but deadly android. Funny, unique and downright quirky.
- StarsRick SpringfieldHoward MorrisLola FisherA witchy teacher and a small group of students travel to magical lands with pop star Rick Springfield.
- StarsJane McGregorIan James CorlettZachary CarlinWondrous Myths & Legends is a new collection of animated classics based on folklore from around the world as told through the eyes of two young teens. These 13 half-hours deliver fun and adventure of mythic proportions for both a boy and girl audience aged to 11 years old. Each episode is produced from a kid's point of view with the designed intention of making well known but complex myths and legends easy to understand and enjoy; this is a "kids accessible" series!
- CreatorMark Edward EdensEllen Levy-SarnoffStarsDavid HubandJennie KwanMichael RawlA nerdy junior high student who works in a floral shop cares for a prehistoric talking Venus Fly Trap which has supernatural abilities.
- CreatorDavid BurkeLaslo NosekStarsScott MenvilleJerry SrokaMariette HartleyThe show's title characters are a pair of alien brothers named Guapo and Fraz, both of whom work as couriers, who travel throughout their universe to deliver packages to a different planet in each episode of the series.
- DirectorJung Yul SongStarsMona Marshall
- CreatorPaul FuscoStarsTownsend ColemanPat FraleyRob PaulsenThe Space Cats come from a planet called Trygliceride-7, ruled by a being named D.O.R.C .D.O.R.C. describes each mission to the team's leader Captain Catgut.The animated segment is then shown where Captain Catgut sends the team of Tom, Scratch and Sniff out to work.
- StarsDaniel BrochuMarcel JeanninBrigid TierneyA vegan parents with two kids and a grand mother try to live their lives with as little electricity as possible
- StarsPaul DobsonMichael DonovanJanyse JaudJack Holister is an extraordinary skydiver who leads a group of vigilante crime fighters known as the Skysurfer Strike Force. Jack's mission is to seek out and defeat the robotic Cybron - a man with a computer for a brain who may have played a sinister role in the mysterious death of Jack's scientist father. The Skysurfers battle Cybron using anti-gravity skyboards that fly on their own rocket power. This group of daredevils soars the skies at breakneck speeds and performs amazing acrobatic feats in their battle for justice.
- StarsFrank WelkerPeter CullenTress MacNeilleSectuars was a syndicated miniseries, comprised of five half-hour segments. Symbion, an idyllic planet, fell victim to a misbegotten lab experiment. The resultant insect-like mutants, organized by leader Spi drax, into the Terror Troops, threatened to destroy the universe. The chastened lab scientists then created a humanoid race, The Sectuars, to battle Spidrax.
- StarsPenny MarshallRon PalilloCindy WilliamsTwo years after we last saw Laverne and Shirley, they are re-united when they, as well as Lenny and Squiggy, get drafted into the United States Army to prepare for a possible war.
- StarsJames RankinDan RedicanStephen BrathwaiteAn anthology of urban legends (3 per episode), each presented with a different narrator and animation style. All stories begin and end with the line, "This is a true story happened to a friend of a friend of mine... ".
- CreatorTomi DieguezBen GruberStarsJessica McKennaFred TatascioreJon Luke ThomasTwo inseparable buddies, Gluko and Lennon, are in for a wonderfully strange adventure. Not only must they get a lost little bubble back home to Bubble Land, they need to make it back in time to stop a group of adorable yet naughty kittens from messing up Grandma's house.
- CreatorDavid MolinaSue ShakespeareTerry ShakespeareStarsCourtland MeadBrad GarrettVictoria JacksonA Disney show about a timid and imaginative bespectacled eight-year-old boy who, when asleep, must face his daily worries and fears through his strange and often funny nightmares.
- StarsJim CummingsSteve MackallNancy CartwrightAn animated anthology featuring various Disney characters.
- CreatorDiana McCorryStarsMichelle TrachtenbergKate BerlantZak OrthWhen Judy Reilly, a nerdy teenager, finds out her estranged father was an extraterrestrial, surviving a half-alien adolescence seems pretty hopeless. But with the help of a dangerously upbeat mother and a comic book obsessed best friend, Judy is able to uncover her powers, stand up to bullies, and inevitably discover what makes her both alien and human along the way.
- CreatorJeffery B. HarterStarsVincent TongBritt IrvinTy OlssonThree 12 year olds receive technology from another planet that was supposed to be for an alien (disguised as an old guy called Copernicus who continuously tries to steal it all). The teenagers must avoid him in order to save the world from an alien invasion.
- StarsLinda KashPatrick McKennaAnnick ObonsawinThree alien robots, Rivet, Widget and Socket, accidentally crashed their spaceship on a backyard tree in Earth. Human twins Robin and Daisy Harrison, and their pet dog Sam went to investigate the crash, where they encounter the robots. Not capable of returning to Planet Clang, the robots becomes friends with Robin and Daisy, made Sam speak by installing a voice box, and utilize a spectrum of gadgetry for their goals. The twins also has to keep the robots a secret.
- StarsMadison ArnoldJim ConroyPeter FernandezAn anthropomorphic tiger shark named Kenny is tired of being a predator and wants to live with a suburban family.
- CreatorEdward KayStarsTara StrongAndrea LibmanTabitha St. GermainAn elite team of rescue personnel respond to emergencies around the world.
- StarsMichael McConnohieBree AndersonJohn RubinsteinIntergalactic aliens are invading Earth. It is the job of the top-secret, specially-trained Bureau Of Alien Detectors to find and destroy them. However, there are those in authority who have hidden agendas concerning the aliens...Has that gritty, edgy 90's tone and is quite mature for a kids show.
- StarsMikey KelleyTony JayThom Adcox-HernandezA young crossbreed human and alien fights to keep both of his worlds from going to war. His father, an alien (Tyrusian) emperor and his mother, a human, are both missing, and the young man (David) has to discover who his friends and enemies really are.
- StarsJason MarsdenRene AuberjonoisTim CurryOn the war-torn world of Terrana, adventurous orphaned fifteen-year-old boy Jack (Jason Marsden) finds a powerful A.I. device called Xyber 9 (Rene Auberjonois) and uses it to gather allies and defeat the forces of evil overlord Machestro (Tony Jay).
- CreatorWill BrentonIain LauchlanStarsJustin FletcherKate HarbourSharon D. ClarkeA bear, a duck, and a tiger encourage viewers to look for a mute fabric toy named Boo.
- CreatorSean Catherine DerekRick UngarStarsMarc SilkAlan MarriottGary MartinAng (The Golden Dragon) protects the twelve Zodiac Temples, while his twin sister Ling (The Shadow Dragon) swears to destroy them.
- StarsMia Ella MimicaJules de JonghDan RussellSandra is a little girl who is the lone descendant from a long line of fairytale detectives. Sandra seems like other kids her age, but when her assistant and friend Fo, a 500-year-old elf, arrives to say that there's a problem over in The Land of Once Upon a Time, Sandra dons her overcoat and jumps into action. Whatever the mystery, Sandra is on the case.
- StarsRupert DegasPaul KayeElizabeth SankeyFred is so lucky. He has his own personal robot that will transform on command into anything he can think of: boxing gloves when the school bully picks a fight; a jet pack, even a translator for girl talk. Whatever Fred needs, his new best friend, a shape-changing robot named Friday can turn himself into. But Friday was not supposed to be a gift from the sky, he was supposed to belong to Fred's neighbor, secret Agent Brains, who works for the intergalactic safety organization called The Protectors. Brains disguises herself as a regular awkward girl named Braianna, while saving the world from alien invasions, escaped bug populations, Sewer Bears, and other mysteries. It sure would be easier if she had her robot, but now he only answers Fred's voice commands. Together, Brains, Fred and Friday work as a team taking on the challenges of alien invaders, and worse-- junior high!
- CreatorEdward KayStarsMj MillerLex GigeroffGlenn Lefchak
- StarsJason DelineArthur HoldenMarcel JeanninIro, Jo, Tetsuo, and Neeko are the four Chop Chops destined to protect Rizon from evil.
- StarsJacob EwaniukBrianna DaguannoAdrian David LloydThree young birds go on adventures using their imagination. Solving problems with everyday items and having fun all the while. Intended for young children, without all the innuendo that so many other things have now days, but still humorous and enjoyable for even parents to watch.
- StarsEden GamlielTheo, Lena, Ben, Nina and their Guga friends have the exciting mission of discovering the food group kingdoms and returning nutritious food to their city where no food exists under the rule of super villain Alex Grand.
- CreatorNancy Trites-BotkinMark ShekterStarsRyan LaPlanteKyle Lima-ManoukianAdam McNamaraJerry's life spins comically out of control when his two lame toy action figures, the Raiders, come to life.
- StarsAlexei SayleRolf HarrisNick MercerOlive is a imaginative ostrich, compared to her family. She is different. Everyday, she always digs her head down the dirt which leads her to a different place every time she does it
- StarsJules de JonghMatt WilkinsonMartial Le MinouxChronicles the adventures of a pink anthropomorphic rabbit named Bunny Maloney and his friends.
- CreatorJohn DerevlanyAndrew HarrisonMatthew WexlerStarsSamantha WeinsteinJuan ChioranLyon SmithAce Ripley finds his grandfather's watch and discovers it can mash up the molecules of two different things to create something totally new and cool.
- CreatorSean Catherine DerekRick UngarStarsLilli KatzLynn BladesBen SmallFive kids from New Jersey fight against an evil alien species named the Dorks in order to retrieve some peculiar and extremely dangerous explosives called microgalaxies.
- CreatorRobin BalzanoPascale BeaulieuPaul StoicaStarsBrian FroudErin AgostinoHolly Gauthier-FrankelIt's about a boy named Marty and his adventures.
- CreatorKev AdamsJean-Luc CanoShowcases the life of a student named Kevin.
- StarsMichael DobsonMark HildrethPeter KelamisAn extreme sports competitor uses his ability to instantly plan and perform death defying stunts to fight evil.
- StarsAlain GoulemTerrence ScammellEmmanuel JacomyThe fantastical adventures of superspy Bob Morane based on the French adventure book series.
- StarsHenri LambertPhilippe BozoCharline PestelA twelve-year-old Inuit boy, who embarks upon a journey to find his missing father, undertaking the challenge of hunting down the mythical bear, Suaq Nanok.
- StarsMarco VivioLeonardo CanevaOliviero DinelliThe series depicts the adventures of Tom, a 12-year-old boy and his friends who, after playing a board game, are transported to a world where they can transform into dinosaurs using stones called Rockfroz.
- CreatorMCMStarsGarry ChalkSam VincentNicole OliverSet in Flip City, the show follows Spin, and the members of the Flip City Police Department as they fight crime in their day-to-day life. However, a bigger evil dwells in the depths of Flip City, one that goes by the name of Vertex.
- CreatorCraig YoungMCMCory MorrisonStarsElana DunkelmanTerry McGurrinLyon SmithA bunch of Weird Bugs, and Farts who solve Mysteries.
- StarsGarry ChalkNicole OliverLee TockarMarty, an ordinary 11-year-old boy, suddenly becomes the human extension of the Fist of Eon, gaining amazing fighting powers. With the evil General's dark armies in pursuit of his newfound weapon, Marty has supernatural adventures and, along the way, meets two friends: Ally, a big target for the evil forces, and mysterious Gaff, who can help him understand his new powers and uncover secrets from the past.
- StarsGabriella GravesSloane LetourneauIssac Ryan BrownBased on the smash video game series by Double Fine Productions (Psychonauts, Broken Age) and the world originally created by Tasha Sounart, Costume Quest is a funny and mysterious animated series aimed at six to 11-year-olds. The show stars four kids facing off against the dark forces lurking in the shadows of their sleepy town of Auburn Pines. To overcome obstacles and achieve their goals, they must learn to unlock and master the magical powers of super-normal costumes-with each costume comes a new set of transformations and powers.
- StarsAlexander VlahosDaniel BrocklebankGary MartinTeens Tag and Gem travel through space searching for their parents while figuring out their identities. They are befriended by Zero who takes them under his wing, protecting them from aliens, robots and the evil Imperium.
- CreatorGavin ScottStarsPeter SallisJimmy HibbertDavid JasonThe misadventures of two bumbling burglar brothers, tall and thin leader Victor, who's vain and selfish, and short and chubby Hugo, who's silly and fun-loving. They have cockney parrot Interpol and a front firm, Naughtiness International.Spin-off of Count Duckula, yet is VERY obscure compared to that and its sister show Danger Mouse oddly enough.
- StarsAlexis TomassianElisabeth VenturaSauvane DelanoëA young fisherman named Papyrus is chosen by the Egyptian god Horus to set him free.
- StarsKate HarbourDavid HoltOakie helps all the creatures of the forest and solves all their problems.
- StarsIke EisenmannRoscoe Lee BrowneRodger BumpassA group of Heroic pilots from around the world and time called the Ring Raiders try to stop the sisister actions of Pirate Pilots, with the help of their Power Rings.
- CreatorPedro EboliStarsMelissa GarciaJoel VieiraVagner FagundesFollow the maddening misadventures of Oswaldo, a naive and dreamy 12-year-old penguin, and his immense ability to turn the simplest situations of life into epic journeys.
- CreatorStéphanie JoallandMarc JourneuxStarsGwendal AngladeMélodie OrruNeil McCaulBased on a French comic book set in a somewhat utopian future where time travel is possible, the show follows two futuristic spatio-temporal French special agents who protect time and space from time travel-related paradoxes.
- StarsBruce DinsmorePatrick FloersheimWalter MasseyThree misfit police officers in the city of Los Diablos must stop their power-hungry police chief's schemes to overthrow the mayor.
- StarsAlain DorvalA professor has discovered the true cause of household gremlins. Rather than being random events, they are caused by mysterious creatures, invisible except through the professor's detectors. He calls them Quarxs, and is studying them, in an effort to understand their behaviour.
- StarsJulia McKenzieKate RobbinsGary MartinBimble and Teena Weena have to face the witch of Dolly and Queen Kak.
- CreatorPhil MendezStarsMichael BellSusan BluWilliam CallawayFoofur and his friends rival with a woman named Mrs. Amelia Escrow and her pet Chihuahua named Pepe. Foofur with his gang occupies a mansion, in 32 Maple Street, which is also his birthplace. Mrs. Escrow does everything to sell the estate, but fails.
- CreatorGreg McLeodMyles McLeodStarsDúaa KarimMyles McLeodKaty BrandVanessa the Dragon, owner of the rainbow lighthouse, helps out her neighbours with their everyday dilemmas. Every episode she helps a different person from one of the nine households on Circle Square island.
- Join the Wildernuts exploring a new habitat in search of fun and adventure, while also discovering secrets of the environment and learning about the amazing animals and plants who live there.
- CreatorDuane CapizziStarsJessica DiCiccoTara StrongNika FuttermanMiles and Kelvin are brilliant scientists... who happen to be in the fifth grade. These two no-nonsense brainiacs and their feisty friend Pilar use their smarts and gadgetry to defend their school, city, and the world from science run amok.
- CreatorFabio YabuStarsEliza LoganKatherine BeckPaige WalkerThe stories are in the world of Salacia, a hidden kingdom under the sea, full of princes and princesses from different animal species.
- CreatorJonathan M. ShiffStarsSigrid ThorntonMarnie Reece-WilmoreMichael CarmanOn the planet of Oceana there were four life giving crystals guarded by the Sacred Whales, the keepers of wisdom. Two thousand years ago, the evil space wizard, Galiel, stole one of them. Now Princess Neri must recover it.
- StarsAlan MarriottApril FordAdrienne PostaThe animated adventures of a young ant trying to get around life in the garden.
- StarsKathryn ZarembaEddie KorbichDan ConroyA timeless tale of hope, wonder, and dreams-come-true, brings to life the fascinating world of the legendary Loch Ness Monster, showcasing them in a rainbow-colored world of music and song.
- StarsTed KnightPat Harrington Jr.Jane WebbBased on the Jules Verne classic novel and the 1959 film by 20th Century Fox. This Saturday morning animated series followed the adventures of Professor Lindenbrook and his party trying to get to the center of the Earth before the evil Count Saknussem They follow a trail left centuries earlier by Arne Saknussem, an ancestor of the Count's.