- Nostalgia Critic: Our childhoods kicked ass. Why? Because we were a generation raised by television. And television had cartoons. And kids loved cartoons, hence we loved television. But, what were the *best* nostalgic cartoons, the groundbreakers of the '80s and '90s, the big innovations, the shows everyone tried to rip off but could never quite duplicate?... I dunno. But that doesn't mean I can't make up a Top 11 list that claims that I do.