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1. The Simpsons (1989– )

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Harry Shearer, Julie Kavner

Votes: 436,560

2. Deadpool 2 (2018)

R | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Foul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.

Director: David Leitch | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison

Votes: 647,345 | Gross: $324.59M

3. Shrek (2001)

PG | 90 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A mean lord exiles fairytale creatures to the swamp of a grumpy ogre, who must go on a quest and rescue a princess for the lord in order to get his land back.

Directors: Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow

Votes: 735,477 | Gross: $267.67M

4. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Three years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Samuel L. Jackson

Votes: 846,888 | Gross: $380.26M

5. Shrek 2 (2004)

PG | 93 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Shrek and Fiona travel to the Kingdom of Far Far Away, where Fiona's parents are King and Queen, to celebrate their marriage. When they arrive, they find they are not as welcome as they thought they would be.

Directors: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews

Votes: 505,913 | Gross: $436.47M

6. Game Night (I) (2018)

R | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.

Directors: John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein | Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler, Sharon Horgan

Votes: 256,052 | Gross: $69.18M

7. Madagascar (2005)

PG | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A group of animals who have spent all their life in a New York zoo end up in the jungles of Madagascar, and must adjust to living in the wild.

Directors: Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath | Stars: Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith

Votes: 438,282 | Gross: $193.60M

8. The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–2019)

TV-Y7-FV | 11 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The life of a twelve-year-old boy who happens to be a blue cat as he lives with his family and other strange creatures.

Stars: Dan Russell, Teresa Gallagher, Kerry Shale, Kyla Rae Kowalewski

Votes: 41,294

9. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (2010–2020)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After learning that her friends, as well as herself, are the magical Elements of Harmony, studious unicorn Twilight Sparkle is sent by her mentor, Princess Celestia, to Ponyville to study the magic of friendship with help from her friends.

Stars: Ashleigh Ball, Tara Strong, Tabitha St. Germain, Andrea Libman

Votes: 22,846

10. The Simpsons Movie (2007)

PG-13 | 87 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

After Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith

Votes: 350,179 | Gross: $183.14M

11. Rugrats (1991–2003)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Phil and Lil and Susie find themselves in a slew of adventures - both real and imaginary. Baldly go where no baby's every gone before as the Rugrats turn the ordinary into the extraordinary every day.

Stars: Elizabeth Daily, Christine Cavanaugh, Nancy Cartwright, Kath Soucie

Votes: 38,543

12. The Powerpuff Girls (1998–2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Three super-powered little girls constantly save the world (or at least the city of Townsville) from monsters, would-be conquerers and a few other gross things.

Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Elizabeth Daily, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny

Votes: 47,989

13. The Flintstones (1960–1966)

TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The misadventures of two modern-day Stone Age families, the Flintstones and the Rubbles.

Stars: Alan Reed, Mel Blanc, Jean Vander Pyl, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 41,092

14. Total Drama (2007–2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Animated satire of survivor reality shows featuring random teenage archetypes vying for the final prize by any means necessary.

Stars: Christian Potenza, Clé Bennett, Rachel Wilson, Scott McCord

Votes: 14,271

15. Totally Spies! (2001–2014)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A trio of boy-crazy, fashionista teen girls from Beverly Hills balance their personal and school lives with their work as super-spies.

Stars: Andrea Baker, Jennifer Hale, Katie Griffin, Adrian Truss

Votes: 12,811

16. Dexter's Laboratory (1996–2003)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

The misadventures of a boy genius and his annoying sister.

Stars: Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Christine Cavanaugh, Tom Kenny

Votes: 53,857

17. The Trip (2010–2020)

TV-14 | 172 min | Comedy

Steve is asked to review restaurants for the UK's Observer who is joined on a working road trip by his friend Rob who fills in at the last minute when Coogan's romantic relationship falls apart.

Stars: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca Johnson

Votes: 8,010

18. Timon & Pumbaa (1995–1999)

TV-Y | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The further misadventures of the lovable warthog Pumbaa and his meerkat buddy Timon from The Lion King (1994).

Stars: Ernie Sabella, Kevin Schon, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett

Votes: 11,158

19. Mad (2010–2022)

TV-PG | 12 min | Animation, Comedy

The animated version of the classic humor magazine satirizes current pop culture.

Stars: Kevin Shinick, Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, Chris Cox

Votes: 3,189

20. Adam Ruins Everything (2015–2019)

TV-14 | 30 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy

Iconoclastic Adam Conover from CollegeHumor turns life as we know it on its ear by showing us how unnecessary, and sometimes horrible, things we think we know to be real and true really are.

Stars: Adam Conover, Adam Lustick, Emily Axford, Amos Vernon

Votes: 7,459

21. Muppet Babies (1984–1991)

TV-Y | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The Muppets, as babies, have adventures with their imaginations inside their nursery.

Stars: Greg Berg, Katie Leigh, Laurie O'Brien, Russi Taylor

Votes: 5,615

22. Naked News (1999– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, News, Reality-TV

Female anchors strip fully naked as they present the news.

Stars: Brandy Dawley, Misha Highstead, Dawne Furey, Natasha Olenski

Votes: 859

23. Josh (2014–2017)

30 min | Comedy

Sitcom about three old school friends navigating life together with their constantly-nearby landlord.

Stars: Josh Widdicombe, Elis James, Beattie Edmondson, Jack Dee

Votes: 1,077

24. Zomboat! (2019)

24 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A Zombie apocalypse is unleashed in Birmingham and sisters Kat and Jo, together with unlikely travel companions Sunny and Amar must flee for their lives...by canal boat.

Stars: Leah Brotherhead, Ryan McKen, Hamza Jeetooa, Cara Theobold

Votes: 2,191

25. Pop Team Epic (2018–2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy

Two high school girls, the short and exceptionally quick to anger Popuko, and the tall and much more calm Pipimi, do insane things and swear like sailors in this absurdist comedy filled with references and meta humor.

Stars: Bryn Apprill, Mikaela Krantz, Tohru Adachi, Shunsuke Itakura

Votes: 1,032

26. Swiat wedlug Kiepskich (1999–2022)

30 min | Comedy

TV show about stereotypical polish family and their neighbours living in one of the tenement houses in Wroclaw.

Stars: Andrzej Grabowski, Marzena Kipiel-Sztuka, Bartosz Zukowski, Barbara Mularczyk

Votes: 1,090

27. Ned's Newt (1997–1999)

TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Ned Flemkin is a lonely child until he finally saves up enough money to buy a pet newt. But when Newton the newt eats too much Zippo brand newt food, he turns into a 500 pound fast-talking ... See full summary »

Stars: Tracey Moore, Harland Williams, Carolyn Scott, Peter Keleghan

Votes: 567

28. Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994 TV Movie)

TV-Y | 45 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Buster, Babs and the entire 'Tiny Toons' gang decided to take a trip to Ft. Lauderdale for Spring Break. Meanwhile, Elmrya believes that Buster is the Easter Bunny, and with the help of ... See full summary »

Directors: Rich Arons, Michael Gerard, David Marshall | Stars: Tress MacNeille, John Kassir, Joe Alaskey, Cree Summer

Votes: 533

29. TimeSplitters 2 (2002 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Mystery

In 2401, humanity is at war with relentless aliens, TimeSplitters. Space marines Cortez and Hart travel through time to stop the aliens in various spots, including Wild West, zombie-infested Gothic church and Blade Runner-esque future.

Directors: David Doak, Stephen Ellis | Stars: Heidi Andrews, June Andrews, Kevin Bullock, Michelle Bullock

Votes: 845

30. Shadow Warrior (2013 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Lo Wang, a top hit man for the Zilla Corporation, is trying to retrieve an ancient sword during a demon invasion.

Director: Michal Szustak | Stars: Jason Liebrecht, Alex Dobrenko, Eugene Lee, Nicholas Saenz

Votes: 493

31. Alejo y Valentina (2002– )

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Alejo and Valentina are a couple that lives in a house in the middle of the forest. They have a lot of adventures, some of them are parodies of popular films and TV series, but are hilarious as well.

Stars: Alejandro Szykula, Marito Coneri Baracus, Pablo Zimmerman, Salomón

Votes: 333

32. Walter Melon (1997–1999)

TV-Y | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Hero for hire, Walter Melon, is the one to call when heroes from movies, TV, literature or mythology need someone to replace them in their stories. Likewise, Melon's archenemy, Sneero, gets to play most of the villains.

Stars: Richard Bell, Michael McConnohie, Francine Elcar, Jeremiah Nagle

Votes: 489

33. Shadow Warrior 2 (2016 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Set five years after the events of the previous game. Lo Wang now lives in the wildlands as a hired sword. Demons, and humans under the command of nemesis Orochi Zilla now live side by side and both are out for his blood.

Director: Michal Szustak | Stars: Jason Liebrecht, Elizabeth Maxwell, Michele Landry, Gary Clarke

Votes: 379

34. The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (1937)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A program for radio KUKU set in the woods, mostly starring birds as caricatures of celebrities of the day. The MC is bandleader Ben Birdie, heckled by Walter Finchell. Wendell Howell ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Sara Berner, Mel Blanc, Lorraine Bridges, Peter Lind Hayes

Votes: 379

35. The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991 TV Movie)

83 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

TV pilot for the Disney series The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage (1991) about a notoriously narcissistic and corrupt yuppie hiding from the FBI in a castle on a tropical island run by a dictator. The ghost of a legendary pirate haunting the castle seeks his help.

Director: Kim Manners | Stars: Daniel Hugh Kelly, Tobin Bell, Omar Caraballo, Sami Chester

Votes: 81

36. Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

A documentary about the parodies of Hollywood films.

Directors: Tex Avery, Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Rudolf Ising, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Keith Scott, Leonard Maltin, Jerry Beck, Chuck Jones

Votes: 188

37. Off Hours! (2019– )

Comedy

Michael Swaim meets up with old friends to relive After Hours (2010).

Stars: Maggie Mae Fish, Michael Swaim, Katy Stoll, Daniel Vincent Gordh

Votes: 15

38. Zombeer (2014 Video Game)

Action, Comedy, Horror

Collect and drink all the Zombeers, while slapping the zombies with your pink dildo and rescue your girlfriend from the evil zombie chancellor.

Director: Carlos Fernandez de Vigo | Stars: Alana Dym, Jason Kesser

Votes: 19

39. A '70s Celebration: The Beat Is Back (1993 TV Special)

TV-PG | 120 min | Music

A '70s CELEBRATION: THE BEAT IS BACK is an American television special that takes a nostalgic trip back to the 1970s and the days of bell bottom jeans and disco music. Popular music, film and TV series are featured in the special.

Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Sonny Bono, Harry Wayne Casey, Taylor Dayne, John Edwards

Votes: 19

40. I Won't Sing You Lullabies (2013– )

2 min | Talk-Show

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Stars: Beka Ricci, Sophie Ricci II, Erica Burns, Doug Devenski

41. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: Copy Cat (1977)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Yemana uses a TV Guide to second-guess the perpetrator who's mimicking crime shows. An alcoholic forgets his weapon in the commission of a hold-up.

Director: Jeremiah Morris | Stars: Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron Glass, Jack Soo

Votes: 112

42. The Unicorn (2019–2021)
Episode: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (2019)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Wade suddenly finds himself in a "relationship" he has no interest in when he has trouble turning down a second date. Also, Wade tries to understand when Grace struggles with her social media posts.

Director: John Hamburg | Stars: Walton Goggins, Rob Corddry, Omar Benson Miller, Maya Lynne Robinson

Votes: 270

43. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Scout of Sorts (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill helps Toony earn Gil Scout merit badges. The cartoon lineup includes Backwoods Bunny (1959), Cruise Cat (1952), Baby Wants a Bottleship (1942), Daffy's Diner (1967), and D' Fightin' Ones (1961).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 7