As we continue onward into Animation April, we thought it would be fun to do another prompt episode. This week, we were prompted to each come up with an underrated animated TV show (or cartoon) that we love. 

Animation has been around for a very long time, with its earliest forms appearing in cave paintings. But ever since animation appeared as we know it today, the medium has had a tough time getting the general public to take it seriously. Even in the early days of Mickey Mouse, audiences just thought of animation as a silly gimmick that played before the real movie began. Although many filmmakers and artists have attempted to change the public’s perception that animation is a subgenre of children’s entertainment, the painstaking work of animators is often dismissed as just a silly cartoon. 

Today we are going to talk about three of those cartoons. These are animated series that we believe deserve more exposure. So without further ado, here are our choices for underrated animated shows!

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