List of adult animated television series of the 2000s

This is a list of adult animated television series of the 2000s (including streaming television series); that is, animated programs targeted towards audiences aged 18 and over in mind. Works in this medium could be considered adult for any number of reasons, which include the incorporation of explicit or suggestive sexual content, graphic violence, profane language, dark humour, or other thematic elements inappropriate for children. Works in this genre may explore philosophical, political, or social issues. Some productions are noted for their complex and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques. Adult animation is typically defined as animation which skews toward adults.[1][2][3][4] It is also described as something that "formative youths should stay far, far away from"[5] or has adult humor[6][7] and comes in various styles,[8][9][10][11] but especially sitcoms and comedies.[12] These animations can also "appeal to wide swaths of viewers," including those aged 18–34.[13][14] AdWeek called adult animation "animated projects aimed at grown-ups, not kids."[15]

In North America, there is children's animation, adult animation, and young adult animation, with various mature animations in the United States, especially in television series. This page mainly includes series in North America and Europe, on programming blocks such as Adult Swim, Animation Domination, Adult Swim (in Canada), and others, with other mature animations, including web series and animated films covered on other pages. These series should not be confused with cartoon pornography or hentai.

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United States

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Age rating Technique Source
Queer Duck Satire 1 season, 20 episodes Mike Reiss 2000 – 2004 Showtime Icebox TV-14 Flash [16]
Ribaldry
God, the Devil and Bob Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Matthew Carlson March 9, 2000 – March 26, 2011 NBC Vanity Logo Productions TV-14 Traditional [17]
Adult Swim NBC Studios
Carsey-Werner Productions
Clerks: The Animated Series Sitcom 1 season, 6 episodes Kevin Smith May 31, 2000 – December 14, 2002 ABC Miramax Television TV-MA Flash [18]
Traditional
Comedy Central View Askew Productions
Touchstone Television
Walt Disney Television Animation (uncredited)
Spy Groove Dark comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Michael Gans June 26, 2000 – July 13, 2002 MTV MTV Animation TV-14 Flash [19]
Richard Register
Kevin Thomsen
Baby Blues Sitcom 2 seasons, 26 episodes (the 2nd 13-episode season never aired) based on the comic strip created by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman July 28, 2000 – March 10, 2002 The WB Split the Difference Productions TV-PG Traditional [20]
Adult Swim King Features Entertainment
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Television
Sammy Comedy 1 season, 2 episodes David Spade August 8, 2000 – August 15, 2000 NBC Brad Grey Television TV-PG Traditional [21]
Drake Sather Desert Rat Productions
Adelaide Productions
Columbia TriStar Television
Playboy's Dark Justice Softcore pornography 1 season, 26 episodes Michael Ninn September 3, 2000 – 2001 Playboy TV Hope Ranch CGI [22]
The Brak Show Sitcom 3 seasons, 28 episodes Jim Fortier December 21, 2000 – December 31, 2003 Adult Swim Wild Hare Studios TV-PG Traditional [23]
Surreal humour Andy Merrill Turner Studios TV-14[a]
Pete Smith Williams Street
Sealab 2021 Science fiction comedy 4 seasons, 52 episodes Adam Reed December 21, 2000 – April 24, 2005 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Flash [24]
Matt Thompson TV-PG[b] 70/30 Productions
Radical Axis
Hanna-Barbera[c]
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Sitcom 11 seasons, 139 episodes Dave Willis December 30, 2000 – August 30, 2015 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Flash[d] [25]
Surreal humour Matt Maiellaro TV-MA[e] Traditional[f]
TV-PG[g]
Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Sitcom 4 seasons, 39 episodes Michael Ouweleen December 30, 2000 –July 22, 2007 Adult Swim J. J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc.[h] TV-14 Traditional[i] [26]
Erik Richter Allied Art & Science[j] TV-PG[k] Flash[l]
Cartoon Network Studios[m]
Turner Studios[n]
Williams Street
Gary & Mike Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Fax Bahr January 12, 2001 – April 13, 2001 UPN Bahr-Small Productions TV-14 Stop-motion [27]
Adam Small Will Vinton Studios
Big Ticket Television
The Oblongs Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Angus Oblong April 1, 2001 – October 20, 2002 The WB Mohawk Productions TV-14 Traditional [28]
Black comedy Jace Richdale Adult Swim Jobsite Productions TV-PG[o]
Film Roman
Warner Bros. Television
Samurai Jack[p] Action-Adventure 10 episodes[q] Genndy Tartakovsky March 11, 2017 – May 20, 2017 Cartoon Network Williams Street TV-14[r] Traditional [29]
Adult Swim TV-PG[s]
Clone High Sitcom 2 seasons, 23 episodes Phil Lord November 2, 2002 – present MTV Touchstone Television[t] TV-14[u] Traditional[v] [30]
Comedy drama Christopher Miller Teletoon at Night Lord Miller Productions
Satire Max[w] Doozer
Nelvana[x]
Bill Lawrence MTV Animation[y]
ShadowMachine[z] TV-MA[aa] Flash[ab] [31]
Science fiction MTV Entertainment Studios[ac]
3-South Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Mark Hentemann November 7, 2002 – January 21, 2003 MTV Warner Bros. Animation TV-14 Traditional [32]
MTV Animation
Hey Monie! Black sitcom 3 seasons, 25 episodes Dorothea Gillim March 4, 2003 – April 15, 2003 BET Soup2Nuts Flash [33]
Oxygen
Gary the Rat Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Mark Cullen June 26, 2003 – December 11, 2003 Spike Grammnet Productions TV-14 Flash [34]
Robb Cullen Cheyenne Enterprises
Spike Animation Studios
Stripperella Superhero 1 season, 13 episodes Stan Lee June 26, 2003 – April 1, 2004 Spike The Firm TV-MA Traditional [35]
Comedy Network Enterprises
Spike Animation Studios
Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon" Comedy 1 season, 6 episodes John Kricfalusi June 26, 2003 – July 24, 2003 Spike Spümcø TV-MA Traditional [36]
Spike Animation Studio
Carbunkle Cartoons
Big Star Enterprises
PiP Animation Services
Free for All Sitcom 1 season, 7 episodes Brett Merhar July 11, 2003 – September 12, 2003 Showtime Film Roman TV-MA Traditional [37]
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Superhero 1 season, 13 episodes Brian Michael Bendis July 11, 2003 – September 12, 2003 MTV Mainframe Entertainment TV-PG CGI [38]
Morgan Gendel Marvel Entertainment
Marsha Griffin Adelaide Productions
Sony Pictures Television
VH1 ILL-ustrated Satire 2 season, 13 episodes Bob Cesca October 17, 2003 – June 25, 2004 VH1 Camp Chaos Productions Traditional [39]
Sketch comedy
Kid Notorious Sitcom 1 season, 9 episodes Brett Morgen October 22, 2003 – December 17, 2003 Comedy Central Alan & Alan Productions TV-14 Traditional [40]
Robert Evans Six Point Harness
Alan R. Cohen
Alan Freedland
This Just In! Sitcom 1 season, 4 episodes Steve Marmel March 4-March 25, 2004 Spike Spike Animation Studio Flash [41]
Kevin Kay
Tripping the Rift Science fiction 3 seasons, 39 episodes Chris Moeller March 4, 2004 – December 13, 2007 SyFy CineGroupe TV-MA CGI [42]
Comedy Chuck Austen Teletoon at Night Film Roman
Game Over Sitcom 1 season, 6 episodes David Sacks March 10, 2004 – April 2, 2004 UPN Never Give Up Productions TV-14 CGI [43]
Carsey-Werner Productions
DKP Studios
Shorties Watchin' Shorties Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Jim Serpico April 28, 2004 – December 16, 2004 Comedy Central World Famous Pictures TV-14 Flash [23]
Eric Brown Augenblick Studios
Tom Sellitti
Fatherhood Sitcom 2 seasons, 26 episodes Bill Cosby June 20, 2004 – November 27, 2005 Nick at Nite Smiley, Inc. TV-G Flash [44]
Charles Kipps
Stroker and Hoop Action 1 season, 13 episodes Casper Kelly August 1, 2004 – December 25, 2005 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-MA Flash [45]
Comedy Jeffrey G. Olsen Turner Studios TV-14[ad]
Studio B Productions
The Venture Bros. Action-Adventure 7 seasons, 81 episodes Jackson Publick August 7, 2004 – October 7, 2018 Adult Swim NoodleSoup Productions[ae] TV-14 Traditional [46]
Comedy drama World Leaders Entertainment[af] TV-MA[ag]
Titmouse, Inc.[ah]
Astro Base GO!
Williams Street
Father of the Pride Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Jeffrey Katzenberg August 31, 2004 – May 27, 2005 NBC DreamWorks Animation TV-14 CGI [47]
Drawn Together Sitcom 3 seasons, 36 episodes Dave Jeser October 27, 2004 – November 14, 2007 Comedy Central Double Hemm Productions TV-MA Traditional [48]
Satire Matt Silverstein Rough Draft Studios
Parody
Perfect Hair Forever Surreal humour 3 seasons, 9 episodes Mike Lazzo November 7, 2004 – March 31, 2007 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Traditional [49]
Matt Harrigan Radical Axis[ai] TV-MA[aj]
Matt Maiellaro Bento Box Animation Studios Atlanta[ak]
Tom Goes to the Mayor Comedy 2 seasons, 30 episodes Tim Heidecker November 14, 2004 – September 25, 2006 Adult Swim Dipshot Films[al] TV-14 Traditional [50]
Eric Wareheim Abso Lutely Productions[am] TV-PG[an]
Williams Street TV-MA[ao]
American Dad! Animated sitcom 20 seasons, 366 episodes Seth MacFarlane February 6, 2005 – present Fox[ap] Fuzzy Door Productions TV-14 Traditional[aq] [51]
Mike Barker TBS[ar] Underdog Productions TV-PG[as]
Matt Weitzman 20th Television Animation
20th Television
Robot Chicken Sketch comedy 10 seasons, 200 episodes Seth Green February 20, 2005 – April 11, 2022 Adult Swim ShadowMachine[at] TV-MA Stop-motion [52]
Matthew Senreich Stoopid Monkey TV-14[au]
Stoopid Buddy Stoodios[av]
Sony Pictures Digital[aw]
Sony Pictures Television[ax]
Williams Street
Wonder Showzen Sketch comedy 2 seasons, 16 episodes John Lee March 11, 2005 – May 19, 2006 MTV2 Augenblick Studios TV-MA Traditional [53]
Vernon Chatman PFFR
12 oz. Mouse Psychological thriller 3 seasons, 31 episodes Matt Maiellaro Original series: June 19, 2005 – December 17, 2006 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Flash [54]
Surreal humour Revival series: July 20, 2020 – July 31, 2020 Radical Axis TV-MA[ay]
Hopeless Pictures Comedy 1 season, 9 episodes Eric Gilliland August 19, 2005 – October 14, 2005 IFC Noodlesoup Productions Flash [55]
World Leaders Entertainment
Worlds Away Productions
SuperNews! Satire 3 seasons, 67 episodes Josh Faure-Brac August 19, 2005 – January 28, 2010 Current TV Current TV TV-14 Flash [56]
Political satire
Sunday Pants Anthology 1 season, 5 episodes Craig "Sven" Gordon October 2, 2005 – October 30, 2005 Cartoon Network Spitfire Studios TV-PG CGI/Flash [57]
Stuart Hill WeFail
Squidbillies Black comedy 12 seasons, 123 episodes Jim Fortier October 16, 2005 – December 13, 2021 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Flash [58]
Surreal humour Dave Willis TV-MA[az]
The Boondocks Black sitcom 4 seasons, 55 episodes Aaron McGruder November 6, 2005 – June 23, 2014 Adult Swim Rebel Base Productions TV-MA Traditional [59]
Adelaide Productions TV-14[ba]
Sony Pictures Television
Dong Woo Animation[bb]
MOI Animation[bc]
Studio Mir[bd]
Moral Orel Comedy drama 3 seasons, 44 episodes Dino Stamatopoulos December 13, 2005 – December 18, 2008 Adult Swim ShadowMachine TV-MA Stop-motion [60]
Fragical Productions TV-14[be]
Williams Street
Minoriteam Superhero 1 season, 19 episodes Adam de la Peña March 20, 2006 – July 24, 2006 Adult Swim Funny Garbage TV-MA Flash [61]
Black comedy Peter Girardi Reas International
Todd James Monkey Wrangler Productions
Williams Street
The Adventures of Chico and Guapo Comedy 1 season, 5 episodes Paul D'Acri June 10, 2006 – July 29, 2006 MTV2 MTV/Remote Productions TV-14 Traditional [62]
P. J. Pesce One Red Room
Orlando Jones
Where My Dogs At? Comedy 1 season, 8 episodes Aaron Matthew Lee June 10, 2006 – July 29, 2006 MTV2 Enough With The Bread Already Productions TV-PG Flash [63]
Jeff Ross MTV Animation TV-14[bf]
Six Point Harness
Metalocalypse Black comedy 4 seasons, 61 episodes Brendon Small August 6, 2006 – October 27, 2013 Adult Swim Titmouse, Inc. TV-MA Flash [64]
Tommy Blacha Williams Street
Happy Tree Friends Dark Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Aubrey Ankrum September 25, 2006 – December 25, 2006 G4 Mondo Media TV-MA Flash [65]
Splatter Rhode Montijo TV-MA[bg]
Kenn Navarro 18+[bh]
Frisky Dingo Action 2 seasons, 25 episodes Adam Reed October 16, 2006 – March 23, 2008 Adult Swim 70/30 Productions TV-MA Flash [66]
Comedy Matt Thompson Williams Street TV-14[bi]
Assy McGee Sitcom 2 seasons, 20 episodes Matt Harrigan November 26, 2006 – July 6, 2008 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-MA Flash [67]
Carl W. Adams Soup2Nuts
The Nutshack Sitcom 2 seasons, 16 episodes Ramon Lopez April 25, 2007 – May 31, 2011 Myx TV ABS-CBN International TV-MA Flash [68]
Jesse Hernandez
Lil' Bush Satire 2 seasons, 17 episodes Donick Cary June 13, 2007 – May 15, 2008 Comedy Central Sugarlab Studios TV-14 Flash [69]
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World Sitcom 2 seasons, 14 episodes Q. Allan Brocka July 10, 2007 – January 27, 2009 Logo TV Cuppa Coffee Studios TV-MA Stop-motion [70]
Teletoon at Night
Code Monkeys Black comedy 2 seasons, 26 episodes Adam de la Peña July 11, 2007 – August 17, 2008 G4 Monkey Wrangler Productions TV-14 Flash [71]
Slacker Cats Comedy 1 season, 6 episodes Andy Riley August 13, 2007 – January 23, 2009 ABC Family Film Roman TV-14 Flash [72]
Kevin Cecil Will Vinton Productions
Laika
Lucy, the Daughter of the Devil Horror 1 season, 11 episodes Loren Bouchard September 9, 2007 – November 11, 2007 Adult Swim Fluid Anination TV-MA CGI [73]
Comedy Williams Street
Xavier: Renegade Angel Dark comedy 2 seasons, 20 episodes John Lee November 4, 2007 – April 16, 2009 Adult Swim PFFR TV-MA CGI [74]
Dark fantasy Vernon Chatman Cinematico
Williams Street
Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns Sitcom 1 season, 10 episodes Howard Grossman July 9, 2008 – August 13, 2008 PBS PBS TV-G Traditional [75]
Doug Berman
The Life & Times of Tim Sitcom 3 seasons, 30 episodes Steve Dildarian September 28, 2008 – February 17, 2012 HBO Media Rights Capital TV-MA Traditional [76]
Warner Bros. Television
Superjail! Comedy 4 seasons, 36 episodes Christy Karacas September 28, 2008 – July 20, 2014 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-MA Flash [77]
Stephen Warbrick Augenblick Studios[bj]
Ben Gruber Titmouse, Inc.[bk]
G.I. Joe: Resolute Superhero 1 season, 11 episodes Warren Ellis April 17–25, 2009 Adult Swim Hasbro Studios TV-14 [78]
Titmouse, Inc.
Sit Down, Shut Up Satire 1 season, 13 episodes Mitchell Hurwitz April 19, 2009 – November 21, 2009 Fox Tantamount Studios TV-14 Traditional [79]
Ribaldry ITV Studios
Adelaide Productions
20th Television
Sony Pictures Television
The Goode Family Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Mike Judge May 27, 2009 – August 7, 2009 ABC Ternion Pictures TV-PG Traditional [80]
John Altschuler 3 Arts Entertainment
Dave Krinsky Media Rights Capital
DJ & the Fro Comedy 1 season, 12 episodes Dave Jeser June 15, 2009 – July 2, 2009 MTV MTV Animation TV-14 Traditional [81]
Matt Silverstein
Glenn Martin, DDS Sitcom 2 seasons, 40 episodes Michael Eisner August 17, 2009 – November 7, 2011 Nick at Nite Cuppa Coffee Studios TV-PG Stop-motion [82]
Eric Fogel Tornante Animation TV-14[bl]
Alex Berger
Archer Sitcom 10 seasons, 110 episodes Adam Reed September 17, 2009 – December 17, 2023 FX[bm] Floyd County Productions TV-MA Flash [83]
Action FXX[bn] Radical Axis
FX Productions
The Cleveland Show Sitcom 4 seasons, 88 episodes Seth MacFarlane September 27, 2009 – May 19, 2013 Fox Person Unknown Productions TV-14 Traditional [84]
Richard Appel Happy Jack Productions
Mike Henry Fuzzy Door Productions
Fox Television Animation
20th Television
Titan Maximum Black comedy 1 season, 9 episodes Tom Root September 27, 2009 – November 22, 2009 Adult Swim Williams Street TV-14 Stop-motion [85]
Parody Matthew Senreich ShadowMachine TV-MA[bo]
Stoopid Monkey
Tom Is Awesome
Popzilla Sketch comedy 1 season, 12 episodes R.J. Fried September 27, 2009 – October 16, 2009 MTV Animax Entertainment TV-14 Flash [86]
Tim Hedrick MTV Animation
Jared Miller
Kevin Pedersen
Dave Thomas

United Kingdom

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
2DTV Satire 5 seasons, 28 episodes Giles Pilbrow October 14, 2001 – December 23, 2004 ITV 2DTV Limited [87]
Georgia Pritchett
Aaagh! It's the Mr. Hell Show! Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes David Freedman October 28, 2001 – February 18, 2002 BBC Two Peafur Productions [88]
Alan Gilbey Sextant Productions
Monkey Dust Black comedy 3 seasons, 18 episodes Harry Thompson February 9, 2003 – February 8, 2005 BBC Three Talkback Thames [89]
Shaun Pye
Empire Square Comedy 1 season, 12 episodes Matt Morgan 2004 – 2006 Channel 4 Coolie [90]
I Am Not an Animal Black comedy 1 season, 6 episodes Peter Baynham May 10, 2004 – June 14, 2004 BBC Two Baby Cow Productions [91]
Modern Toss Sketch comedy 2 seasons, 13 episodes Jon Link July 11, 2006 – February 27, 2008 Channel 4 Channel X [92]
Live action/animation hybrid Mick Bunnage Modern Toss Productions
Headcases Satire 1 season, 8 episodes Henry Naylor April 6, 2008 – June 15, 2008 ITV UK Visual Effects [93]
Red Vision

Canada

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Technique Source
Undergrads Sitcom 1 season, 13 episodes Pete Williams April 1, 2001 – August 12, 2001 Teletoon at Night MTV Animation Flash [94]
MTV Click Productions
Decode Entertainment
Helix Animation
Daft Planet Black comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Brent Donnelly September 2, 2002 – December 23, 2002 Teletoon at Night CinéGroupe Flash [95]
Derry Smith
Odd Job Jack Sitcom 4 seasons, 52 episodes Adrian Carter March 5, 2003 – October 14, 2007 CTV Comedy Channel Smiley Guy Studios Flash [96]
Denny Silverthorne Jr.
The Wrong Coast Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Adam Shaheen December 3, 2003 – June 30, 2004 The Movie Network Curious Pictures Stop-motion [97]
Cuppa Coffee Studios
Blueprint Entertainment
What It's Like Being Alone Black comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Brad Peyton June 26, 2006 – September 18, 2006 CBC Television Stop-motion [98]
Total Drama Animated sitcom 6 seasons, 119 episodes Jennifer Pertsch July 8, 2007 - November 20, 2014 Teletoon (Canada) Fresh TV Flash [99]
Satire Tom McGillis Cartoon Network (United States)
Parody
Life's a Zoo Sitcom 2 seasons, 20 episodes Adam Shaheen September 1, 2008– November 8, 2009 Teletoon at Night Cuppa Coffee Studios CGI [100]
Andrew Horne
Bob & Doug Sitcom 2 seasons, 15 episodes Dave Thomas April 19, 2009 – June 9, 2011 Global Animax Entertainment Flash [101]
Rick Moranis

Latin America and Brazil

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Title Country Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Megaliga MTV de VJs Paladinos Brazil Comedy, Sitcom 3 seasons, 56 episodes Marco Pavão October 7, 2003 – August 3, 2007 MTV Brasil Estricnina Desenhos Animados [102]
Fudêncio e Seus Amigos Brazil Comedy, Sitcom 6 seasons, 179 episodes Thiago Martins August 23, 2005 – August 25, 2011 MTV Brasil[bp] Estricnina Desenhos Animados [103]
Black comedy Marco Pavão Comedy Central Latin America[bq]
Flávia Boggio
Alejo & Valentina Argentina Sitcom 4 seasons, 53 episodes Alejandro Szykula October 26, 2005 – February 20, 2010 MTV Latin America LoCoARTS [104]
Surreal humour
Rockstar Ghost Brazil Comedy, Sitcom 1 season, 9 episodes Marco Pavão September 4, 2007 – September 20, 2007 MTV Brasil Estricnina Desenhos Animados [105]
Mystery
The Jorges Brazil Comedy, Sitcom 2 seasons, 9 episodes Marco Pavão September 4, 2007 – September 17, 2008 MTV Brasil Estricnina Desenhos Animados [105]
Musical Thiago Martins

Spain

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Arròs covat Drama 3 seasons, 36 episodes Juanjo Sáez September 29, 2009 – December 15, 2012 El 33 Cinema and Audiovisual School of Catalonia [106]
Televisió de Catalunya

France

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Mr. Baby Slapstick 1 season, 48 episodes Marc du Pontavice May 3, 2009 – August 10, 2010 France 3 Xilam [107]
Black comedy Carol-Ann Willering

New Zealand

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
bro'Town Sitcom 5 seasons, 32 episodes Elizabeth Mitchell September 22, 2004 – May 24, 2009 Three Firehorse Films [108]
Naked Samoans
NZ on Air
DQ Entertainment
Toon City Animation

Poland

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Włatcy móch Comedy 9 seasons, 127 episodes Bartosz Kędzierski November 14, 2006 – December 4, 2011 TV4 RMG [109]

Georgia

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
The Samsonadzes Sitcom 1 season, 18 episodes Shalva Ramishvili November 2009 – 2010 Imedi TV [110]

Co-productions

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Title Country Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Technique Source
John Callahan's Quads! Canada Comedy 1 season, 26 episodes John Callahan February 2, 2001 – October 19, 2002 Teletoon at Night SBS independent Flash [111]
Australia SBS Animation Works
Media World Features
Film Victoria
ScreenWest
Lotteries Commission of Western Australia
Nelvana
Delta State France Science fiction 1 season, 26 episodes Brent Donnelly September 11, 2004 – February 27, 2005 France 2 Nelvana Flash [112]
Canada Derry Smith Canal+ Deltanim Productions
Teletoon at Night Gaumont Animation
Bromwell High United Kingdom Comedy 1 season, 13 episodes Anil Gupta February 1, 2005 – April 26, 2005 Channel 4 Hat Trick Productions Flash [113]
Canada Richard Osman Teletoon at Night Decode Entertainment
Richard Pinto
Producing Parker Canada Sitcom 2 seasons, 26 episodes Kevin Gillis May 4, 2009 – July 8, 2011 Global Breakthrough Entertainment Flash [114]
Philippines TVtropolis

Pilots

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Title Genre Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Welcome to Eltingville Comedy Evan Dorkin March 3, 2002 Adult Swim Cartoon Network Studios [115]
Saddle Rash Western Loren Bouchard March 24, 2002 Adult Swim Flickerlab [116]
Comedy Ka-Plunk Productions
Loren Bouchard Productions
The Groovenians Comedy Kenny Scharf November 10, 2002 Adult Swim Cartoon Network Studios [117]
Korgoth of Barbaria Action Aaron Springer June 3, 2006 Adult Swim Cartoon Network Studios [118]
Williams Street
Neon Knome Surreal comedy Ben Jones 2008 Adult Swim Cartoon Network Studios [119]
Williams Street
Mirari Films
Snake 'n' Bacon Comedy Michael Kupperman May 10, 2009 Adult Swim Fayettenam Records Corp. [120]
Williams Street

Unaired

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Title Genre Seasons/episodes Show creator(s) Original release Network Studio Source
Immigrants[br] Comedy 1 season, 6 episodes Gábor Csupó August 12, 2004 Spike Klasky Csupo [121]

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Notes

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  1. ^ some episodes
  2. ^ some episodes
  3. ^ original footage
  4. ^ season 1-8
  5. ^ some episodes
  6. ^ season 9-11
  7. ^ Least episodes
  8. ^ Pilot
  9. ^ season 1
  10. ^ S01, E02–04
  11. ^ some episodes
  12. ^ season 2-4
  13. ^ S01, E02–09
  14. ^ Season 2–4
  15. ^ some episodes
  16. ^ Season 5
  17. ^ in Season 5
  18. ^ season 5
  19. ^ some episodes
  20. ^ season 1
  21. ^ season 1
  22. ^ season 1
  23. ^ Season 2
  24. ^ season 1
  25. ^ season 1
  26. ^ Season 2
  27. ^ Season 2
  28. ^ Season 2
  29. ^ Season 2
  30. ^ some episodes
  31. ^ 2003–04
  32. ^ 2006–10
  33. ^ some episodes
  34. ^ 2011–18
  35. ^ episodes 1-7
  36. ^ one episode
  37. ^ episode 8 & 9
  38. ^ 2004-2005
  39. ^ 2006
  40. ^ some episodes
  41. ^ some episodes
  42. ^ Seasons 1-11
  43. ^ season 1-3
  44. ^ Season 12-onwards
  45. ^ one episode
  46. ^ 2005–12
  47. ^ some episodes
  48. ^ 2012–present
  49. ^ 2005–12
  50. ^ 2012–present
  51. ^ some episodes
  52. ^ some episodes
  53. ^ one episode
  54. ^ Season 2
  55. ^ Season 3
  56. ^ Season 4
  57. ^ one episode
  58. ^ one episode
  59. ^ some episodes
  60. ^ Netflix
  61. ^ some episodes
  62. ^ Season 1
  63. ^ Season 2-4
  64. ^ some episodes
  65. ^ Seasons 1-7
  66. ^ Seasons 8-present
  67. ^ one episode
  68. ^ Seasons 1-2
  69. ^ Seasons 3-6
  70. ^ Made into a direct-to-video film in 2008

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