We miss Mako who died July 21st of cancer Iroh's voice actor, Mako, last lines were "Leaves From The Vine", a song which will forever be in my heart... Thank you Mako, I pray for you...
Leaves from the vine Falling so slow Like fragile, tiny shells Drifting in the foam. Little soilder boy, Come marching home. Brave solider boy, Comes marching home *In Memory Of Mako* 😢
I agree, Danny Phantom is better than most of the shows on this list. It deserves to be among the top half of the list. It needs to come back, either by continuing the story or by creating side/next generation series.
Avatar was so good of a cartoon that it is often compared to some of the greatest animes. What other cartoons produced by nick can say that. Avatar was three seasons of pure awesomeness. Just an amazing series that anyone could enjoy. Lovable characters and a great plot
The first 3 seasons of SpongeBob were absolutely incredible, & arguably worthy of the #1 spot on this list. I can still laugh my ass off at those episodes now, even at 25 years old. (The rest of the show is a different story.)
+Ellande Campbell I can totally agree with you there. I'm the same age as you and, though SpongeBob wasn't my favorite show, I still loved it in its early years. More modern episodes, though, totally suck.
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the 4 nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when Avatar the Last Airbender was ranked behind Spongebob.
Everyone is defending spongebob, but can only defend the first four, maybe five seasons. They can't deny that the rest of the series that followed was shit. Meanwhile, Avatar was a masterpiece all the way throug-OK fine, EXCEPT FOR THE GREAT DIVIDE, Avatar was a masterpiece all the way through.
SpongeBob started going downhill at the beginning of season 4 (which was the 1st season after the 1st movie). By season 5, it had turned to complete crap
Tom Carr Even the great divide wasn't an abomination (still better than the best spongebob episode!). True, it was obviously not well planned and added NOTHING to the storyline, but I still stay true when I say I loved every Avatar episode. Best show ever.
Maria Sines: Tom Carr is absolutely right with everything he said. SpongeBob's 1st 3 seasons were awesome, & definitely better than the Great Divide. (The Great Divide is the Avatar version of post-season 4 SpongeBob). As far as the shows as a whole, anyone who puts SpongeBob ahead of Avatar needs to put in a psychiatric facility where they won't be a danger to the public
Ellande Campbell I never said I loved the Great Divide, but I didn't turn off the TV like I do for Spongebob. Still not as bad the new Spongebob in my opinion. Looking at all of the comments, Avatar NEEDS to be #1 indeed. It's way better than the immature Spongebob series.
My top 10: 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender 2. Danny Phantom 3. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 4. SpongeBob SquarePants (everything before the 1st film) 5. Fairly Oddparents 6. Legend of Korra 7. Chalkzone 8. My Life as a Teenage Robot 9. TUFF Puppy 10. El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
10:angry beavers 9:hey Arnold! 8:ahh! real monsters! 7:avatar 6:SpongeBob first 3 seasons 5:catdog 4:rockos modern life 3:idk 2:Ren and stimpy 1:invader zim
Here's the thing with Avatar: The Last Airbender and why it should be #1. Avatar had beautiful animation, music, characters, voice acting, story line, and also comedy was great. and so was the combat. are there any other shows that do that? besides korra
+TheXPERT891 Here's the thing with Spongebob and why it deserves #1; it was so influential that the humor created from that show is still being used by the kids who watched that show and are now adults. It's not about the writing or the story, it's about how popular the show was and how influential it was over it's audience. Spongebob was so popular that it continues to make episodes when the original creator left many seasons ago. Avatar was amazing but it doesn't nearly have as much influence. Spongebob shaped the culture.
+paloma one of my friend's parents doesn't let my friend atch spongebob because their parents say that the show lowers your IQ. Not saying it does, but they say it for some reason.
Bonk Caesar that may be true but the double meaning that were in the early episodes are long gone and that kind of ruined it for me. one of my favorite examples is chocolate with nuts because it takes cracks at advertising, cosmetics, and con artists
YTWarrior100 You don’t even have reasons, you’re just calling it shit and expecting everyone to believe you. No one’s actually gonna take you seriously unless you give reasons.
Sorry. I love this list, but Avatar is possibly the best American cartoon ever made and it should not be number 2 to anything. Not even to the ridiculously popular, long-running and iconic Spongebob
***** You didn't actually change anything, in fact it just reinforced my opinion. Animation is just one medium of story telling. The fact that you ONLY watch cartoons for comedy and have a negative opinion to those that provide a deep emotional story or a dark tone seems pretty narrow to anyone and everyone
Im a spongebob fan but Avatar the last Airbender is better than spongebob It was the only show that managed to beat spongebob(when avatar was still on) in everything: ratings, hype/attention, and fans Also the avatar fanbase are hardcore fans that could slay spongebob fans tbh
My top 10: 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender 2. Rugrats 3. The Fairly Odd Parents 4. Hey Arnold! 5. Jimmy Neutron 6. Danny Phantom 7. Oh Yeah! Cartoons 8. ChalkZone 9. The Wild Thornberrys 10. As Told By Ginger Other favorites: Legend of Korra, Rocket Power, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Kappa Mikey, The Angry Beavers, CatDog, Spongebob, The X's
Regardless of its low placement on your list, I'm glad to see someone else include "As Told by Ginger", the most underrated Nicktoon ever, on their personal list. 😁👍
People need to stop forgetting the masterpiece that was the first three seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants. Not every show needs to have an episodic and serious plot. Those original SpongeBob episodes are on a completely different level of comedic value, influence, and memorability. They're a masterclass of animation.
@@meesterdoggytreat7079 I completely agree with u I like cartoon that don't everything to seriously i remember when I used to watch SpongeBob 24/7 cause most of the time he made me laugh but nowadays u can see those type of cartoons everywhere CN,boommerang and even Nick Jr so in my opinion SpongeBob isn't that special anymore but avatar was something else there are some many things about avatar that I loved especially their creativity with their bending I mean look at toph she has Earth bending but u don't see her throwing rocks at her enemies to me avatar is one the best cartoons to excist and if anyone else says otherwise it means that they haven't watch the show. In other words whether u like it or not avatar is better that SpongeBob
@@nnanjikemmicom7400 No other show that's on nowdays has impacted an entire generation of people as much as SpongeBob SquarePants. It's honestly difficult to accurately state just how magical those first three seasons were. It captivated a massave audience ranging from small children to fully grown adults with it's impeccable writing, wit, and charm. SpongeBob SquarePants encapsulates almost everything in our modern culture. It's truly a masterpiece that needs to be preserved for the ages. There's nothing else like it.
JCBro2014 yeah, I agree with ya' :-( unlike in Games nor Game Developers,They Gone-Wildly-Milking,they show now is a bunch of Un-Interesting Shows, unlike before they show, My Life as a Teenage Robot,Spongebob,Jimmy Neutron,Hey Arnold!. those are iconic,te golden age of Nick. :-( I wish those cartoons back again, (about the spongebob,i really hate the version now,unlike season 1-3.) and MLAATR RISES FROM THE DEAD (;-;)
So...... IMO. 1. Avatar the last airbender 2. SpongeBob (Classic 1999-2004 version) 3. Danny Phantom. 4. Rocket Power. 5. Invader Zim. 6. Hey Arnold. 7. The Fairly odd Parents (Classic version) 8. Rugrats (The theme song is gonna kill me with Nostalgia) 9. Catscratch. 10. My Life As A Teenage Robot Honorable mentions : Jimmy Neutron(Bit Overrated) CatDog , Rockos Moderns Life , The Wild Thornberry. Not Animated but also decent shows : Kenan and Kel & Drake and Josh.
Worst 1. Fanboy and Chumchum 2. Game Shakers 3. Avatar the last Airbender ( Overrated as shit) 4. Danny Phantom 5. iCarly (it’s a shame this one is on here. I thought this show was good
(Breathe in, Breathe out) Ok, I'm about to lay this shit down like a bridge over troubled water. Spongebob put Nickelodeon on the map, nuff said. Sure Nick has some good franchises before and after, but NONE that will EVER achieve what Spongebob did in it's first 3 seasons, including Avatar. Let's compare the first three seasons of Spongebob to Avatar (considering both were in a three year time frame) What Avatar did was established that you don't have to be from Japan to make a superb anime. Story, characters, music, atmosphere, it had it. One of the greatest TV cartoons of all time, undoubtedly. BUT in the first three seasons of Spongebob, it was CEMENTED in popculture. Everyone will always remember the F.U.N. song, the Krusty Krab, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, "CHOCOLAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE!!!!", "Imagination", and of course "ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH". Spongebob as an icon reached the level of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse. Can Aang say the same? No Spongebob has reached a status that barely any TV Cartoon has reached. It's a legend and to argue that it's not the best that Nick has ever put out is truly laughable. This is an observation I noticed about most people that would put Avatar #1 instead of Spongebob, they all have anime profile pictures, pretty sure that being biased. BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS THOUGH.
Nail on the head. I didn't even really watch Avatar when it came out. I watched a bad episode I guess, and I got bored. Lately, my fiancee has been getting me to watch the DVDs and I gotta say that I enjoy it quite a bit. I totally get why it's so popular as well. BUT CLASSIC SPONGEBOB IS FOREVER. PHOTOSYNTHESIS. PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
Eh, I can see where you're coming from. I have a ball watching Spongebob in it's prime (seasons 1-4) but I personally believe Avatar is a better show. Why? It not only delivered in the story and action department better than Spongebob ever could (no offense, SB) but it also got comedy well too, though not as much as SB did. However, there is one reason that Avatar MUST be considered better than Spongebob: Seasonal Rot. Every show that goes on too long has this problem, and it hit SB like a TRUCK. I can hardly stand the crap that SB has evolved to, with episodes like One Coarse Meal, Stuck in the Wringer and Atlantis Squarepantis as my personal most hated episodes of any show EVER. I salute SB for what it was, not what it currently is. On the flip side, Avatar never had this problem because it only ran for three seasons, all of which were carefully planned out and crafted as a whole. It had it's duds, like The Great Divide, but it is MILES ahead of Spongebob's worst. If it were only seasons 1-3 of SB, I would have put it at No. 2 still, but if they count everything, it doesn't even deserve a spot in the Honorable Mentions.
Noah Terrell You're really criticizing SB for not having action and balanced story? Please stop. That's like criticizing Looney Tunes for not having a linear story plot. Oh Seasonal Rot is ruining SB. Meanwhile, Avatar is getting a sequel series that imo is unappealing and boring. Obvious cash grab is obvious. "If it were only seasons 1-3 of SB, I would have put it at No. 2 still, but if they count everything, it doesn't even deserve a spot in the Honorable Mentions." That is complete bullshit. Yes SB recently has been having horrible seasons. But not even on the H.M.? That's so deluded I can't fathom what you were thinking when you typed it. Spongebob is so influential, that comparing it to to any modern cartoon except for maybe Adventure Time or Family Guy is blasphemy. You don't see Adult cartoons and talk shows reference Avatar. You see them reference SB, because that is how much of an impact to cartoons it was. SB was by far Nick's most successful show. 8 Billion dollars raised. I don't see Avatar raising anywhere near that number of revenue. Spongebob is loved by every faction and age of people. The first three seasons of SB is the one of the greatest runs that Nick- no TV has ever seen. The head executives at Nick said there will NEVER be another SB ever. You seriously underestimate SB's impact on pop culture. Everyone knows who he is, and rightfully so.
+Tigerraccoonbat well the dutch here have nickolodeon and if you have digital you can get nick toons non stop 24/7 your fave shows also Danny phantom and your show Jenny the robot
KewlNerd20X6 Part of it was how well nown and popular it is, and it was never well known or popular. Either that or they have no intrest in that show. Or both.
My List: 10: Ren and Stimpy 9: Rocko’s Modern Life 8: Rugrats 7: The Wild Thornberries 6: Hey Arnold 5: Danny Phantom 4: Fairly Odd Parents 3: Invader Zim 2: Spongebob Squarepants 1: Avatar: The Last Airbender
@Peter Danison I don’t know. Avatar: The Last Airbender is overrated in my opinion (I don’t get its appeal). I’ve seen all the episodes and the episodes and the show is boring and the action is just ok at best.
@Musa Mehlomakulu I don’t care if Nickelodeon is for kids. I still love Ren and Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life to this day (even more now thanks to the adult humor and the only two Nick shows that still hold up). But I do agree with you, most of the Nick shows feel like kids-only shows (with the exceptions of Ren and Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life). I was more of a Cartoon Network person growing up and a lot of their shows from the 90s and early 2000s are very good and love them to this day.
It doesn't matter if Spongebob sucks now, the first 4 seasons were gold, some of the best things in TV. Season 5 was good, 6 was bad, 7 was boring, 8 was decent and 9 is pretty good actually.
+Dr. Cardus Seasons 1-3 were awesome, Seasons 4 and 5 were pretty good, Season 6 ranges from mediocore to bad (with a few exceptions), Season 7 ranges from bad to awful (with exceptions), Season 8 was debatable, and Season 9 is pretty good.
Brett Quimby I hated Season 7 and especially, ESPECIALLY one episode called "Hide and Then What Happens?", I honestly think it's the absolute worst episode I have ever seen, it's so boring even the description in Wikis of this particular episode don't make it seem interesting "SpongeBob says hello to Patrick. They blink at each other for a bit then SpongeBob decides that they should play hide and seek. However, Patrick doesn't know what hide and seek is, so SpongeBob tries to explain to him what hide and seek is, but fails. SpongeBob then does it in a sock puppet version but Patrick still doesn't know how to play. " I mean....really?
Dr. Cardus I would say that Seasons 6 and 7 are the worst seasons because they have bad episodes which are bad in multiple ways and relatively little good stuff. Season 6 had good stuff Sand Castles in the Sand and Not Normal, but it also had Choir Boys (mean-spirited) and The Splinter (more boring than gross). Season 7 had good stuff like The Abrasive Side and Squidward in Clarinetland, but it had my two most hated episodes; number 2: One Coarse Meal (offensive, although it wasn't meant to be taken seriously) and number 1: A Pal for Gary (insulting and incredibly unfair). Still, at least Spongebob is getting better again and it never got to be anywhere near as bad as Family Guy has gotten. They have a ton of offensive and heinous episodes that they do expect you to take seriously.
The PyroPM *Bane Voice* You think Nickelodeon is your ally? But you merely adopted the list. I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't watch anything else until I was already a man and by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING! The cartoons betray you because they belong to ME!
Avatar deserves number one. Sponge Bob may have more fans but avatar has more fanatics. Plus, avatar actually has a good storyline and none of its seasons did bad.
imxni I don’t think Korra had everything handed to her. Granted I still dislike the show for many reasons, but I don’t like Korra in particular because she is snobby and it’s not like TLAB where there is a layer out plot with an end goal. Not all the characters are as filled out.
Spongebob should of been #2 and Avatar should of been #1. Spongebob's later episodes weren't really that good, while Avatar remained consistently good. The problem with Spongebob that it didn't know when to end.
It did. The creator of SpongeBob wanted the series to end after the first SpongeBob movie, but Nickelodeon said no because of its popularity, so almost the entire original team left, that's when it went downhill.
Actually, it there is an end. The film "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" was suppose to end the series back in 2003-2004 after the 4th season. However, Nickelodeon disagreed with Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Spongebob, and decided to overrule that decision. Stephen then left the franchise after that decision and Nickelodeon continued the series. That is why it continues, not because it did not know when to end, but because it wasn't allowed to end.
I think Avatar is better then spongebob, because it can focus and tell a compelling story with amazing characters and kick ass action. Also spongebob has gotten bland and really stupid over the years
My list is 10:Ren and Stimpy 9:Hey Arnold 8:Jimmy Neutron 7:Rocko's Modern Life 6:Invader Zim 5:Spongebob 4:Rugrats 3:Catdog 2:Danny Phantom 1: Avatar The Last Airbender This is my own list my personal favorites
The first four seasons of spongebob were great but they were still pretty stupid Avatar on the other hand was serious had a great story, amazing action and was pretty funny
My list 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender 2. Avatar: The Last Airbender 3. Avatar: The Last Airbender 4. Avatar: The Last Airbender 5. Avatar: The Last Airbender 6. Avatar: The Last Airbender 7. Avatar: The Last Airbender 8. Avatar: The Last Airbender 9. Avatar: The Last Airbender 10. Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar will always be my #1 because it had everything a show could. Humor, drama, dark moments you name it. I was a well-rounded show that was literally for ALL AGES. The rest of the shows deserve to be on the list, but I think some of the HMs should be in the 10, and some of the lower ranked shows should be moved up.
Alfonsito Calvito22 the character in atla are more annoying than those in lok, katara and aang especially, in the beginning korra comes off as annoying but actually develops as a character, the villains in korra have more intricate and political motives other than just Ozai who wants to take over world other than unaloq, but season 2 of korra was bad other than the episodes with the first avatar and the harmonic convergence, and Amon was such a good villain, wanting equality for nonbenders but taking it to far, and when his brother blew up the boat at the end was so sad, I understand that korra is very different fro m avatar since there wasn’t as much world building and rather focusing on the characters and plot more, and korra had very little filler which was nice, sorry I wrot an entire book 😐 they are both incredible shows though
TangerineTurtles The earth king has invited you to Lake Laogai. If you don’t get it then it’s a Avatar the last air bender reference but fr. you are the first person i ever saw that said Korra is better than the last air bender. It’s not as trash as most people say but the last air bender is amazing and way better. Katara and and aang may seem annoying but they are actually very mature and smart. Their characteristics make the show even better
That's because Spongebob started in the 90s and had a bigger effect on generations prior to the '00s. Avatar is good in its own right and had more a more of a lasting impact in those 10 years than Spongebob did. But overall, early Spongebob remains unmatched.
I don't think TMNT should have been on this list. I would've rather had My Life As A Teenage Robot, or Rocket Power, or Chalkzone, or Angry Beavers. All those shows always made me laugh. TMNT is just.....not funny nor cool to me. It's cheesy and the theme annoys the crap out of me.
I agree completely TMNT is a stupid rip-off of the original show and should have gone under years ago. The only viewers are the stupid kids who don't even know it is a rip-off from the original show.
Samuel Lopez which TMNT show are you referring to. The 80's cartoon, the one show that used be on Cartoon Network years ago. This is just another version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They all exist in alternate universes. I think its a great show and I like it. for your information I'm not a kid eighter.
Samuel Lopez How is it a rip-off of the original show if it is the show. It's just a modern version of the original, so how can it rip-off something that it is? O-o
Floris Kunst i think more people can recognize Spongebob than Avatar and may also try to remember the "golden years" of spongebob and ignore the recent ones
Floris Kunst don't have to smoke pot you can eat it or you can try some other fun drugs that don't need smoking coke is a good one, i don't like needles i stay away from those drugs.
#1-Invader Zim #2-Spongebob (Good Episodes) #3-Avatar and Korra #4-Loud House #5-Danny Phantom #6-Harvey Beaks #7-My life as a teenage robot #8-Hey Arnold #9-Ren & Stimpy #10- El Tigre
Hey Arnold is my number one. complex characters, great music, beautiful backgrounds, emotional story lines. is just perfect. way better and more meaningful than sponge bob. Avatar is pretty cool too.
1. The Avatar series 2. The Rugrats 3. Kablaam 4. CatDog 5. Wild Thornberries 6. Rocket Power 7 Angry Beavers 8. Ahhhhh Real Monsters 9. Spongebob 10. Jimmy Neutron
10 Kappa Mikey (anyone remember this? I loved it when it was on) 9 Back at The Barnyard (actually hilarious) 8 My Life as a Teenage Robot 7 Hey Arnold 6 Jimmy Neutron 5 Rocket Power 4 Fairly Odd Parents 3 Danny Phantom 2 Spongebob - i love it to fucking death, but there is no reason why it should be ahead of avatar 1 Avatar/TLOK by far
***** I agree with that list almost completely but idek if I have ever watched #10. So change that to the thornberries and add the rugrats and you have my childhood...
I love how everyone is freaking out that Spongebob is 1 place above Avatar and not the other way around. This list doesn't only rank by how much people liked the show, but also by how successful the show is. Clearly, Spongebob is much more successful that Avatar, and is probably Nickelodeon's most popular show. As much as I like Avatar, I understand why Spongebob was number 1.
SB's only successful because of how likable it used to be, and now Nickelodeon is using that nostalgia to milk every single penny out of it. Just because something is successful, doesn't make it good.
Nope. Avatar and Spongebob should be switched.. I watched Spongebob and it was just okay. But when Avatar came out in 2005, I was 11, I never was glued to a show like that show. I was also a big pokemon fan, and this was the only show that I liked more than pokemon. It's funny as fuck. And I still love the show as I am 20 today. And Legend of Korra is just as good. I don't know if you counted that as an honorable mention, but it should've at least been in the top 3. Avatar is not overrated. Spongebob is.. Especially spongebob episodes made in the last like 5 or so years. Really dumbass episodes and I haven't laughed at a spongebob episode since like the 3rd season. I could re-watch Avatar 1234e342 times and I'd still not get sick of it. In fact, I re-watched the whole series 2 times in a week.
***** To be fair, ice melting on the sidewalk is better than 99% of kids shows today. And while Spongebob had some good points (Pearl's prom), his annoying laugh made me want to punch his face when I first saw it as a kid. Unfortunately, having little sisters whose friends came over after school meant I watched far more of Spongebob than I wanted to. And no, Spongebob is not on par with Looney Tunes. Looney Tunes are iconic, and their comedic timing and variety mean that there is plenty of replayability. The Looney Tunes built the Saturday morning lineup, and grew into several different shows (like "Bugs and Daffy"), and encouraged the development of others (like "Animaniacs"). Compare that to Spongebob, and you have a sponge that lives in a Bikini Bottom that is frequently visited by a man's hand, and that's not the worst innuendo that they have (suddenly Sandy Cheeks getting waxed doesn't seem so innocent, does it?). And I'm not suggesting Spongebob is the only cartoon with adult jokes. I can think of several jokes found in most of the cartoons in this video. They're just the ones that have no clue about subtlety.
ITS NOT ABOUT BEING THE BEST ITS ABOUT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT TO NICKELODEON AND THE MONEY THAT SPONGE BOB MAKE TO NICKELODEON DOESNT COMPARE TO THE OTHER ... BUT REALLY TMNT DOESNT DESERVE THIS LIST
So Fairly OddParents is on this but not Danny Phantom!? What the heck! It's a better show than FOP (in my opinion) which is running so low on ideas they've put in a Mary Sur character just to keep the series running! I think Danny Phantom AT LEAST deserves to be on the list. But that's just my opinion.
+Kylie Rose “CupquakeCutie” the show sucks now but old fairly oddparents was fucking legendary also spongebob i still think that the first 3 seasons of spongebob is the best kids cartoon ive ever seen at least the most cleverly funny
totally agree with you! danny phantom is soo much better than fairly add parents this show is a-w-e-s-o-m-e I think nickelodeon sohuld bring back danny phantom
Yeah, Danny Phantom, Fairly Odd Parents, and Jimmy Neutron were my childhood. It sucks they're so far down, but I understand at least some of it... I've never seen some (too old: Doug, too young: TMNT) but hey, what are you going to do?
I think a show that had three seasons of perfection and some of the best characters in any show should be higher than a show with three memorable seasons, stopped being funny, and is now a burned out version of its old self kept on the channel because of its momentum, marketability, and franchise power.
The shows that also can be included from nickelodeon are ChalkZone, Catscratch, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Rocket Power, Harvey Beaks, As Told By Ginger, The Loud House, Aaahh Real Monsters and The Angry Beavers.
Correction: Spongebob is not perfect, at least not in the past decade where it steadily abandoned humor for everyone and began focusing on younger and younger kids as the original fans got older. The first three seasons of the show were flawless, yes, but Avatar truly deserves the top spot because it was perfect in many more ways than just humor all the way through its life while Spongebob was really only perfect in its first five years. That's why every clip of the show in this video came from that five-year period.
i agree to. Even though spongebob was a great show. i have to say that avatar is probably Nickelodeon's masterpiece. But sadly, this is a case of one of the most popular shows ever against something that came years later. spongebob is more well known, it has alot more video games for it and was almost made a decade before it. But now that i think of it, if avatar was shown during spongebob's golden era, it probably wouldn't have been as big as it is today.
Uh no spondge bob might just be the perfect cartoon, it still successfully caters to its target auidience you are simple no longer part of this. That doesnt make it bad. Spondge bob is gold and is by far nicks #1 cartoon.
As iconic as Spongebob is, with honest laughs and likeable characters, it just doesn't have the emotional depth, character development, serious themes, intriguing plot lines, imagination and overall quality of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The show staring the young monk Aang and his friends is, in my opinion, the best show to ever come out of Nickelodeon.
Honestly, Avatar is more anime than it is a cartoon. Animes actually have character depth and plotlines while cartoons don't. SpongeBob and Avatar aren't even comparable. Imagine SpongeBob become similar to an anime. It would be stupid.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is better than anything Nickelodeon has ever made, and ever will make again. In fact, it's too good for Nickelodeon. I wish another channel got the rights, that way the writers could have done even more with both Avatar and Korra without Nickelodeon fucking things up.
Imagine avatar as an english anime. Holy shiiiiiit firebending burns/ earthbending impalment, crushing/ airbending (the amount of pressure delivered to the eyes and ears will pop both the eyes and eardrums as well as the brain and damage internal organs including the lugs and cause puncture wounds with a high enough psi. Water bending is self explanatory
DubbX767 Terrible? Really? Sure, the later seasons had a more sharp art style that was of a higher quality, but the early episodes didn't have "terrible" art, or anything close to terrible.
Spongebob Squarepants circa-1999-2004 was one of the smartest cartoons on television. But 10 years of sloppy written episodes that specifically pertain to children under, well, 10 years of age sets it from the number one spot, in my opinion. I'm not "butt hurt", however, I do believe ATLA is one of the most beautifully animated and written shows on Nickelodeon and TV in general. It only needed a minimal 4 years to become a classic. As far as other choices go, I'd elect Danny Phantom and The Wild Thornberrys over Doug and TMNT, which were better off HMs.
How gives a fuck about icon status? Quality over status I say, Avatar is one of the best and most original shows ever, and managed to quit while it was a ahead, Spongebob has reached a point where they're not even kicking the fucking horse anymore, they're practically raping the goddamned corpse.
***** I respect your opinion. However, isn't the comment section evident enough of how iconic and powerful ATLA was? It's praised by children and adults and remains one of their highest rated shows to date. And as Obito Uchiha mentioned, it ended long before it wore out its welcome. That dead horse has been assaulted and fucked in every direction by Spongebob. Again, 1999-2004 alone deserved the second spot, but almost anyone can tell you it slipped in quality AGES ago. I can't argue over Rugrats, but number 3 sounds about right (which shows you how much I loved Spongebob once upon a time).
They did make a shitty M Night movie...and then followed that up with an excellent spin off worthy of its predecessor. Spongebob made an okay movie, and followed it with a fucking stupid sadist show, not much of a comparison.
Read through a lot of comments picking on spongebob squarepants... I just want to say that Spongebob Squarepants has been on television for 15 years! That is a very long time and it's hard to stay flawless for that long. Avatar: The last airbender wasn't a longrunning serie, so it was easier to not get repeatable. Also, in those 15 years that Spongebob Squarepants has been on, YOU grew up, so you don't like it as much as when you were a kid. I like Avatar a lot too, but I still think Spongebob Squarepants deserves the #1 spot.
yea.... my sister is now 10 years old she's been watching that show for a while now and even SHE said it is stupid. as for avatar she still watches them, both the last air bender and the legend of korra.
I never "grew up". You cant possibly say the new eps are shit simply because we grew up. No, they're completely boring and the characters personalities were intensified. Just because its been on longer doesn't make it better. If anything thats why it deserves to be #2, they didn't know when to stop.
Tbh, I haven't seen anything that amazed me nearly as much as Avatar did. Yeah, Spongebob is/was funny. Okay, GoT is interesting. But since the Pokemon series is bullshit, Avatar stands uncontested up there imho. I just love it!
It is an amazing show, I couldn't agree with u more, but in comparison going by just facts alone, it isn't the most successful series or even most successful animated series. But despite that, it does captivate me and has since the second season.
10. Danny Phantom 9. Hey Arnold 8. Ren & Stimpy 7. Rocket Power 6. Cat Dog 5. Spongebob 4. Rugrats 3. Invader Zim 2. Legend of Korra 1. Avatar: The Last Airbender Honorable Mentions Jimmy Neutron Fairly Odd Parents Rocko's Modern Life Angry Beavers Wild Thornberrys
As much as I loved watching Spongebob growing up, I wouldn't put it as number 1 because the humour bored me after several years; especially at the realisation that Squidward is basically acting like a typical adult and isn't some mean creature. Avatar, on the other hand I feel should be number 1 because it has kept my attention and wanting to see more episodes from the beginning; even continuing on to watch The Legend of Korra. Saying this as someone in my 20s, and I also love that all the element bending techniques/movements are based off different martial arts. It would perhaps make more children want to learn at least one of the martial arts.
Agree with you 100% my main thing with korra is they kinda just threw out the original characters personalities. Aang being a bad father? Toph basically ignoring her two daughters? No mention of sokka at all. Katara is sorta the same but come on if Aang was a bad father Katara would have whipped him in shape. Now for the latest episode Toph has reclaimed her original character again, but still.
Devin Kipp Well, Aang probably didn't do it on purpose, or mean it, but Tenzin was the hope of all airbenders. After Aang died he was the only airbender left for at least 5 years. If one of your children is the sole hope for your culture, you might subconsciously focus most of your attention on that kid. And Toph, well, she's always been a tough... Toph. She didn't ignore her kids, but yeah, she wasn't the best mother. I think it's actually pretty realistic how they handled it. Nobody's perfect, and even though they're great characters, doesn't mean they're automatically great parents.
ContinentTurtle this is true, however I imagine toph being tough on her kids and making them be the best they can be, not ignoring them. On anng you make a good point, I just don't see him ignoring his other two kids though. And also if you read the comics after the show he teaches fans of his how to be air acolyte, i guess you'd call them? People who assist with airbenders, he thought them the way of airbenders. So why would he choose his only airbending son to teach educate when he helped random kids learn it, who couldn't air bend at all.
Devin Kipp Well, those kids wanted to help preserve the air bending culture out of their own will, they're kinda ascended fanboys/girls. And Aang was young, didn't have kids yet etc. But even though they helped the airbending culture survive, they weren't true airbenders. It was hard for Aang to deal with being the sole survivor of an entire nation. I think that's where Aang's unintentional favoritism of Tenzin stems from.
I'm sorry, but how is Avatar not number 1? It has EVERYTHING in it that could ever be needed in an animated series, but really? It was beaten by underwater fart jokes and a mentally disabled starfish? I think the top spot was won by "longest running animated show from Nikelodeon", not by actual content.
Sherlock Harris this list was mainly made from their popularity, reception, and just how much if an impression they've left on many. avatar was REALLY good. but it's just not as iconic and popular as Spongebob. but be happy it was the runner up. isn't that good enough.
I don't like Spongebob either. I was able to rewatch the complete first season of Avatar in one night without getting bored and I lost attention at ONE Sponbgebob episode that I had never seen before.
Don't forget the terrible Live Action The Last Airbender was. You can't say it was a masterpiece. It was dog shit. Fans literally wanted to hang themselves. I think it was one of the reasons why the show was cancelled after 3 seasons. The creators had to rethink their strategy and made the Legend of Korra. It was good, but not popular in a large scale.
Alberto Arras it was canceled? I thought Last Airbender ended because the goal of the story had been achieved. They beat the fire lord and peace would finally come back.
I love Spongebob. With a freaking passion. I know just about every episode from seasons 1-3 line for line. But even if the later seasons didn't drag it through hell, purgatory, and Philadelphia, it still wouldn't hold a candle to Avatar.
Guys Guys, calm down. SpongeBob was first because of it's popularity. But by quality, story, soundtrack, lore etc... The Last Airbender is number one for sure!
***** just a difference of opinion. I watched Avatar all the way through and I was invested in the characters, but for me it just didn't have the charm the SpongeBob did.
There is a strong sense of butt hurt in the avatar fandom here. I liked the show but I feel like you guys are over glorifying it. Spongebob should be #1 because that's probably the first thing people think of when they hear nickelodeon. All of you people screaming about it sucking and being shit clearly didn't have childhoods. Its silly comedy with likeable characters with clever puns here and there that youngsters dont understand.
There's no doubt that Avatar is a better show, but even though they're on the same network they have a different audience. And Spongebob defines Nickelodeon! There was no way it wasn't getting the top spot.
Yes, because something must be 'the best' if it's the first thing people think of. *rolls eyes* And btw, the only person who looks upset is you over the fact that not everyone enjoys your (now) shit cartoon. Sad but I guess you can't expect much from someone who uses the term "butt hurt."
***** Alright, if you see it that way. Still, can't you accept it that they prefer SpongeBob over Avatar? I mean, don't get me wrong, I prefer Avatar since it's consistently good throughout all three books with only a few 'meh' chapters, but I can see why other people, and WatchMojo, would says SpongeBob Squarepants is Nickelodeon's best. WatchMojo made some fair points, and I can live with my favourite show not being on first place. It's honestly pathetic how butthurt some people get over this.
We miss Mako who died July 21st of cancer
Iroh's voice actor, Mako, last lines were "Leaves From The Vine", a song which will forever be in my heart...
Thank you Mako, I pray for you...
Dude, don't make me tearbend
Leaves from the vine......
Leaves from the vine
Falling so slow
Like fragile, tiny shells
Drifting in the foam.
Little soilder boy,
Come marching home.
Brave solider boy,
Comes marching home
*In Memory Of Mako*
😢
:')
WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA..........why the HELL is Danny Phantom an honorable mention???
True
Critical Tigre I agree Danny phantom was the shit , I watched this show when I was 1 years old
I Agree Also
I agree, Danny Phantom is better than most of the shows on this list. It deserves to be among the top half of the list. It needs to come back, either by continuing the story or by creating side/next generation series.
Boo Tedesco Danny phantom should have Ben #1
Avatar was so good of a cartoon that it is often compared to some of the greatest animes. What other cartoons produced by nick can say that. Avatar was three seasons of pure awesomeness. Just an amazing series that anyone could enjoy. Lovable characters and a great plot
The first 3 seasons of SpongeBob were absolutely incredible, & arguably worthy of the #1 spot on this list. I can still laugh my ass off at those episodes now, even at 25 years old. (The rest of the show is a different story.)
+Ellande Campbell I can totally agree with you there. I'm the same age as you and, though SpongeBob wasn't my favorite show, I still loved it in its early years. More modern episodes, though, totally suck.
+Jerome Cullen it's the best
Thank God I thought they weren't gonna put SpongeBob at Number 1 for whatever reason Good List
Water.
Earth.
Fire.
Air.
Long ago, the 4 nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when Avatar the Last Airbender was ranked behind Spongebob.
Right!
Well, that caught me off guard XD
lol
All hail spongebob, the new ruler of the Nickelodeon nation😂👏
You no kids watch nick so it's no suprise
Everyone is defending spongebob, but can only defend the first four, maybe five seasons.
They can't deny that the rest of the series that followed was shit. Meanwhile, Avatar was a masterpiece all the way throug-OK fine, EXCEPT FOR THE GREAT DIVIDE, Avatar was a masterpiece all the way through.
SpongeBob started going downhill at the beginning of season 4 (which was the 1st season after the 1st movie). By season 5, it had turned to complete crap
Tom Carr Even the great divide wasn't an abomination (still better than the best spongebob episode!). True, it was obviously not well planned and added NOTHING to the storyline, but I still stay true when I say I loved every Avatar episode. Best show ever.
Maria Sines: Tom Carr is absolutely right with everything he said. SpongeBob's 1st 3 seasons were awesome, & definitely better than the Great Divide. (The Great Divide is the Avatar version of post-season 4 SpongeBob). As far as the shows as a whole, anyone who puts SpongeBob ahead of Avatar needs to put in a psychiatric facility where they won't be a danger to the public
Ellande Campbell I never said I loved the Great Divide, but I didn't turn off the TV like I do for Spongebob. Still not as bad the new Spongebob in my opinion. Looking at all of the comments, Avatar NEEDS to be #1 indeed. It's way better than the immature Spongebob series.
I draw the line at season four sb. Everything else is shit with a couple of exceptions like dunces and dragons!
i think Danny Phantom should have made it on the list and Invader Zim should have been way higher
I read your comment thinking I wrote it because I 100% agree XD
YEAH!
WAAAY higher, I'll always love that shoe
+Isaiah Depue show*
I totally agree
1. Avatar
2. Spongebob
3. Danny Phantom
Fixed
Thank you!
Yes, thank you!
Hell yeah Danny Phantom is number 3.
Durodes Duvo Yeah what are these people talking about lol?
Thank you
Half the people who say avatar should be first in the comment section....
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU!!!!!!
Because it 100% should
Yeah that was a great show.
No way in hell avatar is better than rockos modern life, hey Arnold or doug.
My top 10:
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
2. Danny Phantom
3. The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
4. SpongeBob SquarePants (everything before the 1st film)
5. Fairly Oddparents
6. Legend of Korra
7. Chalkzone
8. My Life as a Teenage Robot
9. TUFF Puppy
10. El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
My Top 10:
1. Avatar (all books)
2.Spongebob
3. ...
4. ...
5. ...
6. ...
7. ...
8. ...
9. ...
10. Gravaty Falls
10:angry beavers
9:hey Arnold!
8:ahh! real monsters!
7:avatar
6:SpongeBob first 3 seasons
5:catdog
4:rockos modern life
3:idk
2:Ren and stimpy
1:invader zim
The legend of Korea, Kim Jong Un: The Last Dictator
I agree with everything except for jimmy neutron being that high.
tresrules16543 Jimmy was not better than Spongebob & Legend Of Korra, I don't even think it's better than Fairly Odd Parents & Rugrats
Here's the thing with Avatar: The Last Airbender and why it should be #1. Avatar had beautiful animation, music, characters, voice acting, story line, and also comedy was great. and so was the combat. are there any other shows that do that? besides korra
+YTWarrior100 Shut up hater, u can have your opinion but u can't hate So stfu.
***** i've got a fact for you. 9.2/10 on IMDB
+TheXPERT891 Here's the thing with Spongebob and why it deserves #1; it was so influential that the humor created from that show is still being used by the kids who watched that show and are now adults. It's not about the writing or the story, it's about how popular the show was and how influential it was over it's audience. Spongebob was so popular that it continues to make episodes when the original creator left many seasons ago. Avatar was amazing but it doesn't nearly have as much influence. Spongebob shaped the culture.
Yea I agree...and why in the world is SpongeBob number 1*
+paloma one of my friend's parents doesn't let my friend atch spongebob because their parents say that the show lowers your IQ. Not saying it does, but they say it for some reason.
Seriously? Avatar is number 2? I love spongebob, but avatar actually has deep characters... and a plot.
Different kind of shows, SpongeBob is more about conclusive episodes about characters falling into desperation.
i am a freaking huge avatar fan even a fan of korra but the first three seasons of spongebob are really just a masterpiece of comedy
Spongebob saved Nickelodeon at the beginning of the decade.....It kept Cartoon Network at bay around that time
Bonk Caesar that may be true but the double meaning that were in the early episodes are long gone and that kind of ruined it for me. one of my favorite examples is chocolate with nuts because it takes cracks at advertising, cosmetics, and con artists
I agree that Spongebob is the most valueble to Nickelodeon, but Avatar is definitely the best.
R.I P Steven Hielburg. Thank you for shaping my childhood.
You misspelled "Stephen Hillenburg" in the comments
I think Avatar should be at #1, and Danny Phantom be officially on the list
It would be hard though which would be number 1 between those 2 though
Ice Creamdoge just because it’s more famous doesn’t mean they’re great
But why spongebob is more famous is why it’s better
Ice Creamdoge famous and better is not the same thing
I told you already spongebob is famous because it’s better
Just because spongebob is nickelodeon's most iconic franchise doesn't mean it's the best, Avatar the last airbender was so much better!
well said
I only agree because recently sponge bob has been shit, but classic sponge bob was great. Avatar = classic sponge bob IMO
Yes... Very Verry True.... Even Legend of Korra is awesome...
LoK was trash
completely agree. i watched all of the episodes of The last airbender
Avatar the Last Airbender was the best cartoon that Nickelodean has ever created...
what about Paw Patrol?
What about He legend of Korra
YTWarrior100 You don’t even have reasons, you’re just calling it shit and expecting everyone to believe you. No one’s actually gonna take you seriously unless you give reasons.
LaMar McNeil yeah the best thing was DEFINITELY the final battle epic as hell
What about spongebob
Avatar the last airbender is the best carton ever
@@YTWarrior100 Bullshit. Avatar is awesome.
Meatball The Dog He doesn’t have a reason. He’s a troll.
@@theblackbasketball That's what people do nowdays
Also Looney tunes is the best cartoon.Since it made an entire company.
Stop trying to get attention YT Warrior
Sorry. I love this list, but Avatar is possibly the best American cartoon ever made and it should not be number 2 to anything. Not even to the ridiculously popular, long-running and iconic Spongebob
American cartoon* and probably because it resembles an anime the most.
andreas863 Thank you, edited the American part in. A real mistake on my part :P
Korra > TLA
***** Good thing Avatar isn't anime then. It seems that you're pretty narrow minded when it comes to animated mediums for story telling.
***** You didn't actually change anything, in fact it just reinforced my opinion. Animation is just one medium of story telling. The fact that you ONLY watch cartoons for comedy and have a negative opinion to those that provide a deep emotional story or a dark tone seems pretty narrow to anyone and everyone
10: These
9: Nickelodeon
8: Cartoons
7: Each
6: Have
5: Their
4: Own
3: Unique
2: Charms
1: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fuck what everyone else thinks, Avatar was the best. It had the best series finale of any animated show in history
+Jimmie Price I agree 100%. I love Legend Of Korra too, but ATLA will always be my favorite.
+Jimmie Price nah avatar sucked korra should have went down one in the best anime
It had the best EVERYTHING!!!
Damn right Avatar is superior
FUCK. YES.
I think we all agree avatar the last Airbender is in a whole different level
Hands down
i don't-
Peter Danison I agree it isn’t the best thing on planet earth but I guess it’s a 5/10 for me
who cares
A lot of us came from the thumbnail
How the hell is Avatar the last airbender not number 1!!!😠
You really thought it would be over spongebob, spongebob is one of the most iconic characters of all time and the face of Nickelodeon
Sponge bob is a shitty show. Avatar is one of the most epic shows I've ever seen whether it be animation or not...
For quality, it's better, but spongebob is more iconic
+JMan360 By iconic you mean more famous?
Leornado Da Vinci yes
Im a spongebob fan but
Avatar the last Airbender is better than spongebob
It was the only show that managed to beat spongebob(when avatar was still on) in everything: ratings, hype/attention, and fans
Also the avatar fanbase are hardcore fans that could slay spongebob fans tbh
Spongebob is a more iconic character.
Spongebob used to be the number one show in it's time slot back in its earlier first few seasons when it came out.
Excuse me while I do some air bending out my ass😏
Whoa that show was the thing to come watch after school but let's not get carried away
What about ZIM
Come on Danny Phantom should of been on the list
Avatar was ahead of its time
Nope SpongeBob was before avatar besides avatar is boring anyway SpongeBob is fun
@@chinwendupeculiar3353 spongebob sucks
@@chinwendupeculiar3353 nah bro ITS FAR FROM BORING.
SpongeBob (seasons 1-3) were also ahead of their time.
@@youtuberdanalt ye
My top 10:
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
2. Rugrats
3. The Fairly Odd Parents
4. Hey Arnold!
5. Jimmy Neutron
6. Danny Phantom
7. Oh Yeah! Cartoons
8. ChalkZone
9. The Wild Thornberrys
10. As Told By Ginger
Other favorites:
Legend of Korra, Rocket Power, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Kappa Mikey, The Angry Beavers, CatDog, Spongebob, The X's
Regardless of its low placement on your list, I'm glad to see someone else include "As Told by Ginger", the most underrated Nicktoon ever, on their personal list. 😁👍
As Told by Ginger and Wild Thornberry's had the feels for real.
Someone actually remembers Kappa Mikey xD
Although I don't agree with the ORDER of this list..it's nice to see someone who credits chalk zone AND wild thornberries.
Sionna Avellaneda The Wild Thornberrys was great. If Rugrats is returning this year, then Wild Thornberrys needs to too.
I disagree, spongebob might be the most popular show on nick, but Avatar is a masterpiece.
Right!
Fr yo
People need to stop forgetting the masterpiece that was the first three seasons of SpongeBob SquarePants. Not every show needs to have an episodic and serious plot. Those original SpongeBob episodes are on a completely different level of comedic value, influence, and memorability. They're a masterclass of animation.
@@meesterdoggytreat7079 I completely agree with u I like cartoon that don't everything to seriously i remember when I used to watch SpongeBob 24/7 cause most of the time he made me laugh but nowadays u can see those type of cartoons everywhere CN,boommerang and even Nick Jr so in my opinion SpongeBob isn't that special anymore but avatar was something else there are some many things about avatar that I loved especially their creativity with their bending I mean look at toph she has Earth bending but u don't see her throwing rocks at her enemies to me avatar is one the best cartoons to excist and if anyone else says otherwise it means that they haven't watch the show. In other words whether u like it or not avatar is better that SpongeBob
@@nnanjikemmicom7400 No other show that's on nowdays has impacted an entire generation of people as much as SpongeBob SquarePants. It's honestly difficult to accurately state just how magical those first three seasons were. It captivated a massave audience ranging from small children to fully grown adults with it's impeccable writing, wit, and charm. SpongeBob SquarePants encapsulates almost everything in our modern culture. It's truly a masterpiece that needs to be preserved for the ages. There's nothing else like it.
Avatar really should have been nr. 1... nickelodeon have never made anything better than that show
Season 1-4 and the first movie of SpongeBob, is almost enough to flush avatar down the drain
Okay I never felt so happy to know TMNT 2012 is one of the Top 10 because that show was literally my childhood. I’ve never miss it so much 🥲
Honestly it should be top 3
Exactly
Too bad the Nickelodeon of today has no good cartoons to speak of.
JCBro2014 This comment is the most truest thing I have ever seen in my life.
So true ;-; if I see another fucking sipcom I think I'm gonna blow up! >_
William Kerfoot I wouldn't really agree. The current Ninja Turtles is far too childish compared to the 2003 version, which would be my preference.
JCBro2014 Everything for Nickelodeon was so much better in the past than now for their cartoons
JCBro2014 yeah, I agree with ya' :-( unlike in Games nor Game Developers,They Gone-Wildly-Milking,they show now is a bunch of Un-Interesting Shows, unlike before they show, My Life as a Teenage Robot,Spongebob,Jimmy Neutron,Hey Arnold!. those are iconic,te golden age of Nick. :-( I wish those cartoons back again, (about the spongebob,i really hate the version now,unlike season 1-3.) and MLAATR RISES FROM THE DEAD (;-;)
So...... IMO.
1. Avatar the last airbender
2. SpongeBob (Classic 1999-2004 version)
3. Danny Phantom.
4. Rocket Power.
5. Invader Zim.
6. Hey Arnold.
7. The Fairly odd Parents (Classic version)
8. Rugrats (The theme song is gonna kill me with Nostalgia)
9. Catscratch.
10. My Life As A Teenage Robot
Honorable mentions : Jimmy Neutron(Bit Overrated) CatDog , Rockos Moderns Life , The Wild Thornberry.
Not Animated but also decent shows : Kenan and Kel & Drake and Josh.
i see something in the Num 9
Worst
1. Fanboy and Chumchum
2. Game Shakers
3. Avatar the last Airbender ( Overrated as shit)
4. Danny Phantom
5. iCarly (it’s a shame this one is on here. I thought this show was good
DrayzQn 95 I guess
ML4Bzero
i see something *REALLY GOOD* in the Num 9
DrayzQn 95 yoooo forgot ab catscratch that shit rlly is underrated
I don't care HOW old you are, if you haven't seen The Last Airbender, you did not have a childhood.
True were was danny panthom tht could of been a super close number 2 or even one fariy odd parents 3rd
I KNOW RIGHT
Alex Parker thank u then maybe like jimmy nuteron then hey Arnold
Yeah boi * puts hand up for high five*
Alex Parker helll yeah boi
Avatar is just about my favorite show of all time next to breaking bad. How is it not number 1 on this list.
(Breathe in, Breathe out) Ok, I'm about to lay this shit down like a bridge over troubled water. Spongebob put Nickelodeon on the map, nuff said. Sure Nick has some good franchises before and after, but NONE that will EVER achieve what Spongebob did in it's first 3 seasons, including Avatar.
Let's compare the first three seasons of Spongebob to Avatar (considering both were in a three year time frame)
What Avatar did was established that you don't have to be from Japan to make a superb anime. Story, characters, music, atmosphere, it had it. One of the greatest TV cartoons of all time, undoubtedly.
BUT in the first three seasons of Spongebob, it was CEMENTED in popculture. Everyone will always remember the F.U.N. song, the Krusty Krab, Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy, "CHOCOLAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEE!!!!", "Imagination", and of course "ALL HAIL THE MAGIC CONCH". Spongebob as an icon reached the level of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse. Can Aang say the same? No
Spongebob has reached a status that barely any TV Cartoon has reached. It's a legend and to argue that it's not the best that Nick has ever put out is truly laughable.
This is an observation I noticed about most people that would put Avatar #1 instead of Spongebob, they all have anime profile pictures, pretty sure that being biased. BUT THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS THOUGH.
Nail on the head. I didn't even really watch Avatar when it came out. I watched a bad episode I guess, and I got bored. Lately, my fiancee has been getting me to watch the DVDs and I gotta say that I enjoy it quite a bit. I totally get why it's so popular as well. BUT CLASSIC SPONGEBOB IS FOREVER.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS. PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
Rugrats helped a bit too
Ethan Edward No where near what Spongebob has done
Eh, I can see where you're coming from. I have a ball watching Spongebob in it's prime (seasons 1-4) but I personally believe Avatar is a better show. Why? It not only delivered in the story and action department better than Spongebob ever could (no offense, SB) but it also got comedy well too, though not as much as SB did. However, there is one reason that Avatar MUST be considered better than Spongebob: Seasonal Rot. Every show that goes on too long has this problem, and it hit SB like a TRUCK. I can hardly stand the crap that SB has evolved to, with episodes like One Coarse Meal, Stuck in the Wringer and Atlantis Squarepantis as my personal most hated episodes of any show EVER. I salute SB for what it was, not what it currently is. On the flip side, Avatar never had this problem because it only ran for three seasons, all of which were carefully planned out and crafted as a whole. It had it's duds, like The Great Divide, but it is MILES ahead of Spongebob's worst. If it were only seasons 1-3 of SB, I would have put it at No. 2 still, but if they count everything, it doesn't even deserve a spot in the Honorable Mentions.
Noah Terrell You're really criticizing SB for not having action and balanced story? Please stop. That's like criticizing Looney Tunes for not having a linear story plot.
Oh Seasonal Rot is ruining SB. Meanwhile, Avatar is getting a sequel series that imo is unappealing and boring. Obvious cash grab is obvious.
"If it were only seasons 1-3 of SB, I would have put it at No. 2 still, but if they count everything, it doesn't even deserve a spot in the Honorable Mentions."
That is complete bullshit. Yes SB recently has been having horrible seasons. But not even on the H.M.? That's so deluded I can't fathom what you were thinking when you typed it.
Spongebob is so influential, that comparing it to to any modern cartoon except for maybe Adventure Time or Family Guy is blasphemy. You don't see Adult cartoons and talk shows reference Avatar. You see them reference SB, because that is how much of an impact to cartoons it was. SB was by far Nick's most successful show. 8 Billion dollars raised. I don't see Avatar raising anywhere near that number of revenue. Spongebob is loved by every faction and age of people.
The first three seasons of SB is the one of the greatest runs that Nick- no TV has ever seen. The head executives at Nick said there will NEVER be another SB ever. You seriously underestimate SB's impact on pop culture. Everyone knows who he is, and rightfully so.
Life as a teenage robot did not make the honorable mentions? are u serious?
+acfreak55 idc what anyone says , i liked that show a lot.
+acfreak55 Me too, Teenage Robot and Danny Phantom are still my favourites, I´m just sad they are over now....
+acfreak55 Yeah I kinda liked that show.
+Tigerraccoonbat well the dutch here have nickolodeon and if you have digital you can get nick toons non stop 24/7 your fave shows also Danny phantom and your show Jenny the robot
Yes my life as a teenage robot was the best how was it not on here
Waht? No "My Life as a Teenage Robot?"
шəıгđoæпdгэш Agreed. That show deserved WAAAY more fans that it actually had.
KewlNerd20X6 Part of it was how well nown and popular it is, and it was never well known or popular. Either that or they have no intrest in that show. Or both.
My List:
10: Ren and Stimpy
9: Rocko’s Modern Life
8: Rugrats
7: The Wild Thornberries
6: Hey Arnold
5: Danny Phantom
4: Fairly Odd Parents
3: Invader Zim
2: Spongebob Squarepants
1: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Why is Spongebob high up on this list?
@@michaelbolcato192 you don't like it
@Peter Danison I don’t know. Avatar: The Last Airbender is overrated in my opinion (I don’t get its appeal). I’ve seen all the episodes and the episodes and the show is boring and the action is just ok at best.
@@michaelbolcato192 this Chanel is for Chi
@Musa Mehlomakulu I don’t care if Nickelodeon is for kids. I still love Ren and Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life to this day (even more now thanks to the adult humor and the only two Nick shows that still hold up). But I do agree with you, most of the Nick shows feel like kids-only shows (with the exceptions of Ren and Stimpy and Rocko’s Modern Life). I was more of a Cartoon Network person growing up and a lot of their shows from the 90s and early 2000s are very good and love them to this day.
It doesn't matter if Spongebob sucks now, the first 4 seasons were gold, some of the best things in TV. Season 5 was good, 6 was bad, 7 was boring, 8 was decent and 9 is pretty good actually.
SpongeBob don't suck
Mr. Cardus Anyone who know if these series already are on the dutch nickelodeon?
+Dr. Cardus Seasons 1-3 were awesome, Seasons 4 and 5 were pretty good, Season 6 ranges from mediocore to bad (with a few exceptions), Season 7 ranges from bad to awful (with exceptions), Season 8 was debatable, and Season 9 is pretty good.
Brett Quimby I hated Season 7 and especially, ESPECIALLY one episode called "Hide and Then What Happens?", I honestly think it's the absolute worst episode I have ever seen, it's so boring even the description in Wikis of this particular episode don't make it seem interesting "SpongeBob says hello to Patrick. They blink at each other for a bit then SpongeBob decides that they should play hide and seek. However, Patrick doesn't know what hide and seek is, so SpongeBob tries to explain to him what hide and seek is, but fails. SpongeBob then does it in a sock puppet version but Patrick still doesn't know how to play. " I mean....really?
Dr. Cardus I would say that Seasons 6 and 7 are the worst seasons because they have bad episodes which are bad in multiple ways and relatively little good stuff. Season 6 had good stuff Sand Castles in the Sand and Not Normal, but it also had Choir Boys (mean-spirited) and The Splinter (more boring than gross). Season 7 had good stuff like The Abrasive Side and Squidward in Clarinetland, but it had my two most hated episodes; number 2: One Coarse Meal (offensive, although it wasn't meant to be taken seriously) and number 1: A Pal for Gary (insulting and incredibly unfair). Still, at least Spongebob is getting better again and it never got to be anywhere near as bad as Family Guy has gotten. They have a ton of offensive and heinous episodes that they do expect you to take seriously.
You put Avatar BELOW Spongebob?!!
*puts on Bane mask*
Then... you have my permission to die.
*Bane breath* We will be WatchMojo's reckoning.
The PyroPM *Bane Voice* You think Nickelodeon is your ally? But you merely adopted the list. I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't watch anything else until I was already a man and by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING! The cartoons betray you because they belong to ME!
GdoubleWB *Bane Voice* Aw, but we stand together against this list. And besides, they expect one of us in the wreckage, brother.
The PyroPM HOW DO YOU MAKE THE FONT THICKER LIKE THAT
GdoubleWB oh shit that was funny
Avatar deserves number one. Sponge Bob may have more fans but avatar has more fanatics. Plus, avatar actually has a good storyline and none of its seasons did bad.
I totally agree! Avatar is story-wise (and in my opinion animation-wise) definitely the number 1!
Fanatics aka STANS.... ruin the cartoon/anime community
You shouldn't base the validity of how good something is based off of popularity....
There where just four seasons and spongebob had like 10
rutger7946 There were 3 books: Water, Earth and Fire. The Legend of Korra has 4 books.
Spongebob is about to enter it's tenth season tho.
My top 3 Nickelodeon Cartoons
1:Avatar & Korra
2:Invader Zim
3:Rugrats
Korra was trash everything was handed to her and she had no struggle
imxni I don’t think Korra had everything handed to her. Granted I still dislike the show for many reasons, but I don’t like Korra in particular because she is snobby and it’s not like TLAB where there is a layer out plot with an end goal. Not all the characters are as filled out.
Spongebob? Avatar And Kora Both Sucked
@hello it's me I'm sure we can all agree on that
@@no-ko1mj you never watched it....avatar kills spongebob, even if you hate avatar you have to admit that avatar is better
Spongebob should of been #2 and Avatar should of been #1. Spongebob's later episodes weren't really that good, while Avatar remained consistently good. The problem with Spongebob that it didn't know when to end.
It did. The creator of SpongeBob wanted the series to end after the first SpongeBob movie, but Nickelodeon said no because of its popularity, so almost the entire original team left, that's when it went downhill.
Actually, it there is an end. The film "The Spongebob Squarepants Movie" was suppose to end the series back in 2003-2004 after the 4th season. However, Nickelodeon disagreed with Stephen Hillenburg, the creator of Spongebob, and decided to overrule that decision. Stephen then left the franchise after that decision and Nickelodeon continued the series.
That is why it continues, not because it did not know when to end, but because it wasn't allowed to end.
Gackt4awesome Tragic :(
There is no way spongebob be number one that show lost quality a long time ago. The honor of number has to be avatar.
to bad the list dont see it that way
I still watch it but avatar is just a great show
skaterFORever11 true
I prefer Korra.
sladikk both shows are good no one insult you for liking it more
My List:
5: Hey Arnold
4: My Life As A Teenege Robot
3: Danny Phantom
2: Spongebob (1-3)
1: ATLA and IZ
ShawnFan999 my nigga
My boy. Praise you
Good boy
TD Fan Yep man, I totally agree.
TD Fan what’s IZ
Teenage Robot should be at least a honorable mention imo. That show was great
My thoughts exactly My Life As A Teenage Robot should’ve atleast been honorable mention it’s very underrated
MY CHOICE : 1 AVATER THE LAST AIRBENDER1
2 LEGENDS OF KORRA
3DANNY
4SPONJBOB
THATS ALL ;)
Murtaza Mahemud Mustak I agree with everything but spongebob,
Murtaza Mahemud Mustak
Legend Of Korra should be lower, I agree with you number 1 pic tho.
Ice Vulpix same
What no Zim?
get korra out of the list and it should be goof
I think Avatar is better then spongebob, because it can focus and tell a compelling story with amazing characters and kick ass action. Also spongebob has gotten bland and really stupid over the years
My list is
10:Ren and Stimpy
9:Hey Arnold
8:Jimmy Neutron
7:Rocko's Modern Life
6:Invader Zim
5:Spongebob
4:Rugrats
3:Catdog
2:Danny Phantom
1: Avatar The Last Airbender
This is my own list my personal favorites
Avatar doesn't even compare to the first four seasons of Spongebob! Has it ever had an episode half as awesome as Band Geeks? Or Chocolate With Nuts?
The first four seasons of spongebob were great but they were still pretty stupid Avatar on the other hand was serious had a great story, amazing action and was pretty funny
Bret Bariabult maybe if watchmojo does a list for cartoon action shows, avatar would be the top spot w/ danny phantom behind tht & TMNT @ like #10
maybe
Most people are mad that Avatar:TLA wasn't number one. I, however, am glad to see Ren and Stimpy actually appear on a Top 10 Nick Shows list.
My list
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
2. Avatar: The Last Airbender
3. Avatar: The Last Airbender
4. Avatar: The Last Airbender
5. Avatar: The Last Airbender
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender
7. Avatar: The Last Airbender
8. Avatar: The Last Airbender
9. Avatar: The Last Airbender
10. Avatar: The Last Airbender
@Peter Danison lol nobody asked
@Peter Danison stop being rude
Avatar is exponentially better than spongebob. Best story, animation, and execution of any nickelodeon show.
Avatar will always be my #1 because it had everything a show could. Humor, drama, dark moments you name it. I was a well-rounded show that was literally for ALL AGES. The rest of the shows deserve to be on the list, but I think some of the HMs should be in the 10, and some of the lower ranked shows should be moved up.
Im amazed that "my life as a teenage robot" never popped up. That show was awesome
I know that show should've been in the top 3
It just didn't catch on and become popular. I personally loved the show but they based the list on popularity.
avatar was amazing..
danny phantom..
older spongebob
DAMN YOU NICK
Avatar and Spongebob should be reversed on this list.
EXACTLY
Couldn't agree more
Mighty Otterr Yeah! Avatar was my life! Spongebob used to be perfect, but now it's just shitty and boring!
YESSSSS
Agreed Avatar is waaaaaaaaaayyyyy better than spongebob
Avatar is such a classic that show was amazing. Legend of Korra not so much.
i didnt watch avatar the...... but the legend of Kora is great
The legend of korra is so much better
@@tangerineturtles9551 WTF are you saying?
The legend of Korra is shit
Alfonsito Calvito22 the character in atla are more annoying than those in lok, katara and aang especially, in the beginning korra comes off as annoying but actually develops as a character, the villains in korra have more intricate and political motives other than just Ozai who wants to take over world other than unaloq, but season 2 of korra was bad other than the episodes with the first avatar and the harmonic convergence, and Amon was such a good villain, wanting equality for nonbenders but taking it to far, and when his brother blew up the boat at the end was so sad, I understand that korra is very different fro m avatar since there wasn’t as much world building and rather focusing on the characters and plot more, and korra had very little filler which was nice, sorry I wrot an entire book 😐 they are both incredible shows though
TangerineTurtles The earth king has invited you to Lake Laogai. If you don’t get it then it’s a Avatar the last air bender reference but fr. you are the first person i ever saw that said Korra is better than the last air bender. It’s not as trash as most people say but the last air bender is amazing and way better. Katara and and aang may seem annoying but they are actually very mature and smart. Their characteristics make the show even better
Weird how you named Avatar TLA as the best cartoon show of the '00s but put them as the 2nd best Nick show
We've said this once and we'll say it again, they are NOT who choose the spots, there subs choose it in there respective spots
That's because Spongebob started in the 90s and had a bigger effect on generations prior to the '00s. Avatar is good in its own right and had more a more of a lasting impact in those 10 years than Spongebob did. But overall, early Spongebob remains unmatched.
1 avatar the last airbender
2 the legend of korra
3 teenage mutant ninja turtles
This is what Nickelodeon needs back.
@@SuperBoy-ps9dz jup
I don't think TMNT should have been on this list. I would've rather had My Life As A Teenage Robot, or Rocket Power, or Chalkzone, or Angry Beavers. All those shows always made me laugh. TMNT is just.....not funny nor cool to me. It's cheesy and the theme annoys the crap out of me.
I agree completely TMNT is a stupid rip-off of the original show and should have gone under years ago. The only viewers are the stupid kids who don't even know it is a rip-off from the original show.
My life as a teenage robot should've been number one
Samuel Lopez which TMNT show are you referring to. The 80's cartoon, the one show that used be on Cartoon Network years ago. This is just another version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. They all exist in alternate universes. I think its a great show and I like it. for your information I'm not a kid eighter.
Samuel Lopez How is it a rip-off of the original show if it is the show. It's just a modern version of the original, so how can it rip-off something that it is? O-o
Snakes101 I is nothing like the original 1980's show and leaving the old show to rot and be forgoten
Spongebob better then Avatar.
That is the best joke ever.
watch Spongebob high and tell me its not better then Avatar
I don't smoke..
Floris Kunst i think more people can recognize Spongebob than Avatar and may also try to remember the "golden years" of spongebob and ignore the recent ones
Floris Kunst don't have to smoke pot you can eat it or you can try some other fun drugs that don't need smoking coke is a good one, i don't like needles i stay away from those drugs.
dude, I remember me and my dad use to sit down and watch this every week. hell he was a grown man and he loved it more than I did
Which one do you mean?
@@EmmaCRBsnewstuff i think he means Nickelodeon in general
As much as I love Spongebob, Avatar: The Last Airbender is truly the best show of all time in my opinion.
Avatar my second favorite, but Phineas and Ferb is #1 for me
Phineas and ferb is disney not nickelodeon
It really was a surprise when I didn't see Avatar: The Last Airbender on #1.
Too bad MLaaTR not there.
***** I hope you get season 4
Will see .
Fans of the show on UA-cam are rebooting it, I'm really looking forward to it
True. I liked that show, and mine got number 1.
Yes, it sure did.
DAMN IT! I looked at the thumbnail first and FINALLY thought you'd make a 'top 10 Avatar the Last Airbender characters' one! DAMN IT!!!
That would be a VERY good list. I would love to see that.
That would be a great list.
Avatar is the worst show in Nickelodeon history
that would be a hard list to make, I mean all the good guys are pretty much on the same level, and the bad guys are on the next one down
Austin Restovic Well, number 1 is confirmed already.
"MY CABBAGES!!"
Avatar should be number one it's not just a kids show like sponge Bob, avatar is a masterpiece
Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra are MUCH better than Spongebob!
Hell yeah!!!!
That's right.
I agree!
Kora should be number two and avatar at number one.
Nicholas Flanders
agreed.
#1-Invader Zim
#2-Spongebob (Good Episodes)
#3-Avatar and Korra
#4-Loud House
#5-Danny Phantom
#6-Harvey Beaks
#7-My life as a teenage robot
#8-Hey Arnold
#9-Ren & Stimpy
#10- El Tigre
ur list must be edited: Loud House will be replaced with catscratch if you watch 3 episodes of catscratch
Well invader zim sucked
You fucked up when avatar is 3
Avatar is the greatest show ever
SetToGo No it’s SpongeBob
Avatar: TLAB number 2 really? That's the greatest cartoon ever period.
Fred Miner Gravity Falls and DBZ are better and TLAB is a rip-off of Naruto and just cliche. It’s just ok
Nataton3000 LMAO WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING AND WHERE CAN I GET IT?
@Solar Fizz LMAO have u watched it stupid bitch
YTWarrior100 So is your UA-cam channel, appearance, and attitude?
(sigh)Once again the greatest cartoon of all time is Looney tunes
Hey Arnold is my number one. complex characters, great music, beautiful backgrounds, emotional story lines. is just perfect. way better and more meaningful than sponge bob. Avatar is pretty cool too.
1. The Avatar series
2. The Rugrats
3. Kablaam
4. CatDog
5. Wild Thornberries
6. Rocket Power
7 Angry Beavers
8. Ahhhhh Real Monsters
9. Spongebob
10. Jimmy Neutron
Well Jimmy Neutron and Hey Arnold are tied at number 10 for me
U ever hear of Hey Arnold?
OMG YES!!! totally forgot about rocket power!!
SuperGamingDude1 Holy fuck Rocket Power top 5 no doubt. Also Kablaam, that was my shit. Kablaam had like 4 cool mini shows on it
I agree with this list^_^
10 Kappa Mikey (anyone remember this? I loved it when it was on)
9 Back at The Barnyard (actually hilarious)
8 My Life as a Teenage Robot
7 Hey Arnold
6 Jimmy Neutron
5 Rocket Power
4 Fairly Odd Parents
3 Danny Phantom
2 Spongebob - i love it to fucking death, but there is no reason why it should be ahead of avatar
1 Avatar/TLOK by far
***** Honerable mentions include Rugrats, Penguins, and even El Tigre and Catscratch were very entertaining lol.
***** Yeah Kappa Mikey was awesome. Sucks that it only lasted what 2 years or close to that?
***** I agree with that list almost completely but idek if I have ever watched #10. So change that to the thornberries and add the rugrats and you have my childhood...
Rocket power is shit,Danny Phantom is better
Zachery Railey I think I like Rocket Power for nostalgia reasons but yeah on its own the show was extremely dull. Not terrible, just dull.
I love how everyone is freaking out that Spongebob is 1 place above Avatar and not the other way around. This list doesn't only rank by how much people liked the show, but also by how successful the show is. Clearly, Spongebob is much more successful that Avatar, and is probably Nickelodeon's most popular show. As much as I like Avatar, I understand why Spongebob was number 1.
SB's only successful because of how likable it used to be, and now Nickelodeon is using that nostalgia to milk every single penny out of it. Just because something is successful, doesn't make it good.
Dont get me wrong, I liked spongebob, buuuuuuut Avatar is the best, Avatar rules
@Peter Danison He really is.
tmnt is also amazing
SpongeBob is better I haven't watch avatar because SpongeBob is so fun to watch
@@chinwendupeculiar3353 Bruh. That has to be the most ridiculous counterclaim I have ever heard
Well people call avatar a masterpiece and call SpongeBob the greatest cartoon ever made but I think if there showing avatar I will try it thanks man
Nope. Avatar and Spongebob should be switched.. I watched Spongebob and it was just okay. But when Avatar came out in 2005, I was 11, I never was glued to a show like that show. I was also a big pokemon fan, and this was the only show that I liked more than pokemon. It's funny as fuck. And I still love the show as I am 20 today. And Legend of Korra is just as good. I don't know if you counted that as an honorable mention, but it should've at least been in the top 3. Avatar is not overrated. Spongebob is.. Especially spongebob episodes made in the last like 5 or so years. Really dumbass episodes and I haven't laughed at a spongebob episode since like the 3rd season. I could re-watch Avatar 1234e342 times and I'd still not get sick of it. In fact, I re-watched the whole series 2 times in a week.
***** To be fair, ice melting on the sidewalk is better than 99% of kids shows today. And while Spongebob had some good points (Pearl's prom), his annoying laugh made me want to punch his face when I first saw it as a kid. Unfortunately, having little sisters whose friends came over after school meant I watched far more of Spongebob than I wanted to.
And no, Spongebob is not on par with Looney Tunes. Looney Tunes are iconic, and their comedic timing and variety mean that there is plenty of replayability. The Looney Tunes built the Saturday morning lineup, and grew into several different shows (like "Bugs and Daffy"), and encouraged the development of others (like "Animaniacs"). Compare that to Spongebob, and you have a sponge that lives in a Bikini Bottom that is frequently visited by a man's hand, and that's not the worst innuendo that they have (suddenly Sandy Cheeks getting waxed doesn't seem so innocent, does it?). And I'm not suggesting Spongebob is the only cartoon with adult jokes. I can think of several jokes found in most of the cartoons in this video. They're just the ones that have no clue about subtlety.
You are stupid. You clearly have no taste if you enjoyed pokemon
The show is complete trash.
***** Thank you for letting me know I won. Good day.
PsychoGrad Are you honestly comparing both Spongebob and the Looney Tunes?
I paused at 0:46 to write this comment.. I predict Avatar will be nr. 1, if it isn't... well my faith in humanity was never that high to begin with
Well.. good thing I have low expectations
It's number one now! Check it out!
watchmojo.com/suggest/Top%2010%20Animated%20Shows%20from%20Nickelodeon
ITS NOT ABOUT BEING THE BEST ITS ABOUT BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT TO NICKELODEON AND THE MONEY THAT SPONGE BOB MAKE TO NICKELODEON DOESNT COMPARE TO THE OTHER ... BUT REALLY TMNT DOESNT DESERVE THIS LIST
I mean, avatar is one of my favorite shows of all time... but you cant really contest spongebob. he's like the mario of cartoons :P
AlternateHanta next play his games. He ain't just popular in cartoons and for good reason
So Fairly OddParents is on this but not Danny Phantom!? What the heck! It's a better show than FOP (in my opinion) which is running so low on ideas they've put in a Mary Sur character just to keep the series running! I think Danny Phantom AT LEAST deserves to be on the list. But that's just my opinion.
+Kylie Rose “CupquakeCutie” the show sucks now but old fairly oddparents was fucking legendary also spongebob i still think that the first 3 seasons of spongebob is the best kids cartoon ive ever seen at least the most cleverly funny
True.
totally agree with you! danny phantom is soo much better than fairly add parents
this show is a-w-e-s-o-m-e
I think nickelodeon sohuld bring back danny phantom
+Dani Amital it's on hulu if u were wondering
Danny Phantom was Really Amazing, and i still can't fucking believe he wasn't put here.
Avatar is my favorite nick animated show I watched the whole entire series like five times
I love Avatar! It's one of my favorite Nickelodeon shows!
Only five times?
C'mon, vro.
Watch it again! 😂
Same
five times better bump up those numbers their rookie numbers
Danny Phantom was Badass. My bias would've put it as number 1
Definitely in top 5 at least.
After avatar tho lmao
Yeah, Danny Phantom, Fairly Odd Parents, and Jimmy Neutron were my childhood. It sucks they're so far down, but I understand at least some of it... I've never seen some (too old: Doug, too young: TMNT) but hey, what are you going to do?
I think a show that had three seasons of perfection and some of the best characters in any show should be higher than a show with three memorable seasons, stopped being funny, and is now a burned out version of its old self kept on the channel because of its momentum, marketability, and franchise power.
I mean, fucking hell, why is Doug on here at all. Doug, the cartoon equivalent of butter on white bread in terms of blandness, is number 7
*I don't know. I think Doug's stalking ya*
Really?
Doug actually taught children lessons in life.
@@PolishNomad95 danny phantom and TUFF puppy should be on the list
9 years ago. Got it. The newest seasons of SpongeBob didn't exist yet. Let's not forget the wave of creativity that is SpongeBob Season 11.
How could everyone forget about The Angry Beavers? It was an amazing show.
dafuq is that?
*The Illuminati erased everyones memories about Angry Beavers. They didn't erase mine, however, as I wore my tin hat*
***** i never even heard of it
AMAZING? Just "ok", get down to earth man
Yeah! Someone agrees with me!!
The shows that also can be included from nickelodeon are ChalkZone, Catscratch, My Life As A Teenage Robot, Rocket Power, Harvey Beaks, As Told By Ginger, The Loud House, Aaahh Real Monsters and The Angry Beavers.
Correction: Spongebob is not perfect, at least not in the past decade where it steadily abandoned humor for everyone and began focusing on younger and younger kids as the original fans got older. The first three seasons of the show were flawless, yes, but Avatar truly deserves the top spot because it was perfect in many more ways than just humor all the way through its life while Spongebob was really only perfect in its first five years. That's why every clip of the show in this video came from that five-year period.
Totally agreed. I would've personally switched #1 and #2. I mean, Avatar is lightyears ahead of Spongebob.
i agree to. Even though spongebob was a great show. i have to say that avatar is probably Nickelodeon's masterpiece. But sadly, this is a case of one of the most popular shows ever against something that came years later. spongebob is more well known, it has alot more video games for it and was almost made a decade before it. But now that i think of it, if avatar was shown during spongebob's golden era, it probably wouldn't have been as big as it is today.
Brian Carpenter You know what else is a scary thought? That Spongebob actually has a better movie than Avatar...
Uh no spondge bob might just be the perfect cartoon, it still successfully caters to its target auidience you are simple no longer part of this.
That doesnt make it bad.
Spondge bob is gold and is by far nicks #1 cartoon.
we will never speak of that piece of crap ever again deal?
As iconic as Spongebob is, with honest laughs and likeable characters, it just doesn't have the emotional depth, character development, serious themes, intriguing plot lines, imagination and overall quality of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The show staring the young monk Aang and his friends is, in my opinion, the best show to ever come out of Nickelodeon.
Honestly, Avatar is more anime than it is a cartoon. Animes actually have character depth and plotlines while cartoons don't. SpongeBob and Avatar aren't even comparable. Imagine SpongeBob become similar to an anime. It would be stupid.
What is anime if it's not a cartoon? Anime IS a cartoon, albeit usually aimed toward older kids and young adults.
MY FAVORITE SHOW. PERIOD WITH THE LEGEND OF KORRA, EQUALLY EXCELLENT.
Avatar: The Last Airbender is better than anything Nickelodeon has ever made, and ever will make again. In fact, it's too good for Nickelodeon. I wish another channel got the rights, that way the writers could have done even more with both Avatar and Korra without Nickelodeon fucking things up.
I'm pretty sure Avatar will stand the test of time...
I used to love this show... They couldve done more with it i think
Imagine avatar as an english anime. Holy shiiiiiit firebending burns/ earthbending impalment, crushing/ airbending (the amount of pressure delivered to the eyes and ears will pop both the eyes and eardrums as well as the brain and damage internal organs including the lugs and cause puncture wounds with a high enough psi. Water bending is self explanatory
Rinku Starr not in the first through beginning of the second book... that art was TERRIBLE.
DubbX767 Terrible? Really? Sure, the later seasons had a more sharp art style that was of a higher quality, but the early episodes didn't have "terrible" art, or anything close to terrible.
Rip fairly odd parents
Spongebob Squarepants circa-1999-2004 was one of the smartest cartoons on television. But 10 years of sloppy written episodes that specifically pertain to children under, well, 10 years of age sets it from the number one spot, in my opinion.
I'm not "butt hurt", however, I do believe ATLA is one of the most beautifully animated and written shows on Nickelodeon and TV in general. It only needed a minimal 4 years to become a classic. As far as other choices go, I'd elect Danny Phantom and The Wild Thornberrys over Doug and TMNT, which were better off HMs.
How gives a fuck about icon status? Quality over status I say, Avatar is one of the best and most original shows ever, and managed to quit while it was a ahead, Spongebob has reached a point where they're not even kicking the fucking horse anymore, they're practically raping the goddamned corpse.
***** I respect your opinion. However, isn't the comment section evident enough of how iconic and powerful ATLA was? It's praised by children and adults and remains one of their highest rated shows to date. And as Obito Uchiha mentioned, it ended long before it wore out its welcome. That dead horse has been assaulted and fucked in every direction by Spongebob. Again, 1999-2004 alone deserved the second spot, but almost anyone can tell you it slipped in quality AGES ago. I can't argue over Rugrats, but number 3 sounds about right (which shows you how much I loved Spongebob once upon a time).
They did make a shitty M Night movie...and then followed that up with an excellent spin off worthy of its predecessor. Spongebob made an okay movie, and followed it with a fucking stupid sadist show, not much of a comparison.
Read through a lot of comments picking on spongebob squarepants...
I just want to say that Spongebob Squarepants has been on television for 15 years! That is a very long time and it's hard to stay flawless for that long. Avatar: The last airbender wasn't a longrunning serie, so it was easier to not get repeatable.
Also, in those 15 years that Spongebob Squarepants has been on, YOU grew up, so you don't like it as much as when you were a kid.
I like Avatar a lot too, but I still think Spongebob Squarepants deserves the #1 spot.
yea.... my sister is now 10 years old she's been watching that show for a while now and even SHE said it is stupid. as for avatar she still watches them, both the last air bender and the legend of korra.
I never "grew up". You cant possibly say the new eps are shit simply because we grew up. No, they're completely boring and the characters personalities were intensified. Just because its been on longer doesn't make it better. If anything thats why it deserves to be #2, they didn't know when to stop.
Flawless? FLAWLESS?!?!?!? Watch modern Spongebob .-.
Piefav2 here is the truth!
Spongebob has always sucked. I remember when it first came on and hated it.
How in the world do you put Spongebob over Korra and Avatar?
Spongebob is pretty much a fan favorite,no offence.thougj,theyre both good shows
Ok Spongebob is one of the best Nick shows and my favorite one at that but c'mon putting it above Avatar was just ridiculous.
ATLA + TLOK is in fact the best franchise ever made.
While technically Avatar isn't the 'best' series ever made, it is certainly up there :)
Tbh, I haven't seen anything that amazed me nearly as much as Avatar did. Yeah, Spongebob is/was funny. Okay, GoT is interesting. But since the Pokemon series is bullshit, Avatar stands uncontested up there imho. I just love it!
It is an amazing show, I couldn't agree with u more, but in comparison going by just facts alone, it isn't the most successful series or even most successful animated series. But despite that, it does captivate me and has since the second season.
Yeah, okay, it may not be the most succesful one. But it should.
Ww
avatar is way better than spongebob in every way
I think any cartoon that has gone on for 15 years deserves to be #1
***** Someone who gets it! Thank you!
***** Enough people have liked it for it to be going that long, maybe you didnt but the show is for kids and almost all kids love spongebob
10. Danny Phantom
9. Hey Arnold
8. Ren & Stimpy
7. Rocket Power
6. Cat Dog
5. Spongebob
4. Rugrats
3. Invader Zim
2. Legend of Korra
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
Honorable Mentions
Jimmy Neutron
Fairly Odd Parents
Rocko's Modern Life
Angry Beavers
Wild Thornberrys
This is perfrct
Flip 1 & 2
Black2Canada No. Hell no.
I would just not put 2 in because its apart of the same series as TLAB
thank you so much for making me remember angry beavers! :)
My top 5 would be:
5. Jimmy Neutron
4. Rocko's Modern Life
3. Rugrats
2. Invader Zim
1. Hey Arnold
As much as I loved watching Spongebob growing up, I wouldn't put it as number 1 because the humour bored me after several years; especially at the realisation that Squidward is basically acting like a typical adult and isn't some mean creature.
Avatar, on the other hand I feel should be number 1 because it has kept my attention and wanting to see more episodes from the beginning; even continuing on to watch The Legend of Korra. Saying this as someone in my 20s, and I also love that all the element bending techniques/movements are based off different martial arts. It would perhaps make more children want to learn at least one of the martial arts.
Agree with you 100% my main thing with korra is they kinda just threw out the original characters personalities. Aang being a bad father? Toph basically ignoring her two daughters? No mention of sokka at all. Katara is sorta the same but come on if Aang was a bad father Katara would have whipped him in shape. Now for the latest episode Toph has reclaimed her original character again, but still.
I agree too but they would've got tons of complaints saying "spongebobs a classic how isn't it #1???"
Devin Kipp Well, Aang probably didn't do it on purpose, or mean it, but Tenzin was the hope of all airbenders. After Aang died he was the only airbender left for at least 5 years. If one of your children is the sole hope for your culture, you might subconsciously focus most of your attention on that kid. And Toph, well, she's always been a tough... Toph. She didn't ignore her kids, but yeah, she wasn't the best mother. I think it's actually pretty realistic how they handled it. Nobody's perfect, and even though they're great characters, doesn't mean they're automatically great parents.
ContinentTurtle this is true, however I imagine toph being tough on her kids and making them be the best they can be, not ignoring them. On anng you make a good point, I just don't see him ignoring his other two kids though. And also if you read the comics after the show he teaches fans of his how to be air acolyte, i guess you'd call them? People who assist with airbenders, he thought them the way of airbenders. So why would he choose his only airbending son to teach educate when he helped random kids learn it, who couldn't air bend at all.
Devin Kipp
Well, those kids wanted to help preserve the air bending culture out of their own will, they're kinda ascended fanboys/girls. And Aang was young, didn't have kids yet etc. But even though they helped the airbending culture survive, they weren't true airbenders. It was hard for Aang to deal with being the sole survivor of an entire nation. I think that's where Aang's unintentional favoritism of Tenzin stems from.
I'm sorry, but how is Avatar not number 1? It has EVERYTHING in it that could ever be needed in an animated series, but really? It was beaten by underwater fart jokes and a mentally disabled starfish?
I think the top spot was won by "longest running animated show from Nikelodeon", not by actual content.
Sherlock Harris this list was mainly made from their popularity, reception, and just how much if an impression they've left on many. avatar was REALLY good. but it's just not as iconic and popular as Spongebob. but be happy it was the runner up. isn't that good enough.
I don't like Spongebob either. I was able to rewatch the complete first season of Avatar in one night without getting bored and I lost attention at ONE Sponbgebob episode that I had never seen before.
Don't forget the terrible Live Action The Last Airbender was. You can't say it was a masterpiece. It was dog shit. Fans literally wanted to hang themselves. I think it was one of the reasons why the show was cancelled after 3 seasons. The creators had to rethink their strategy and made the Legend of Korra. It was good, but not popular in a large scale.
Alberto Arras it was canceled? I thought Last Airbender ended because the goal of the story had been achieved. They beat the fire lord and peace would finally come back.
Sherlock Harris sorry gotta disagree avatar was a cliche and it sucked
I love Spongebob. With a freaking passion. I know just about every episode from seasons 1-3 line for line.
But even if the later seasons didn't drag it through hell, purgatory, and Philadelphia, it still wouldn't hold a candle to Avatar.
Roses are red
The ground is Muddy
Atla is 2nd
That's rough buddy
This is genius
Guys Guys, calm down.
SpongeBob was first because of it's popularity.
But by quality, story, soundtrack, lore etc... The Last Airbender is number one for sure!
Avatar is way better than spongebob
Nah, SpongeBob is classic and hilarious. Avatar is cool but just ok.
+YTWarrior100 i realy
liked avatar but i liked the legend of korra the most.Spongebob is a nice show.
+al ko yah the legend of Korra is awesome but I personally prefer avatars characters, but I loved season 3 of Korra because of zahir
+al ko yah the legend of Korra is awesome but I personally prefer avatars characters, but I loved season 3 of Korra because of zahir
***** just a difference of opinion. I watched Avatar all the way through and I was invested in the characters, but for me it just didn't have the charm the SpongeBob did.
There is a strong sense of butt hurt in the avatar fandom here. I liked the show but I feel like you guys are over glorifying it. Spongebob should be #1 because that's probably the first thing people think of when they hear nickelodeon. All of you people screaming about it sucking and being shit clearly didn't have childhoods. Its silly comedy with likeable characters with clever puns here and there that youngsters dont understand.
***** Notice how pretty much all footage used is pre-movie? Modern Spongebob is truly a huge fall from grace
There's no doubt that Avatar is a better show, but even though they're on the same network they have a different audience. And Spongebob defines Nickelodeon! There was no way it wasn't getting the top spot.
Yes, because something must be 'the best' if it's the first thing people think of. *rolls eyes* And btw, the only person who looks upset is you over the fact that not everyone enjoys your (now) shit cartoon. Sad but I guess you can't expect much from someone who uses the term "butt hurt."
***** Nobody says SpongeBob is 'god status untouchable'.
***** Alright, if you see it that way. Still, can't you accept it that they prefer SpongeBob over Avatar? I mean, don't get me wrong, I prefer Avatar since it's consistently good throughout all three books with only a few 'meh' chapters, but I can see why other people, and WatchMojo, would says SpongeBob Squarepants is Nickelodeon's best. WatchMojo made some fair points, and I can live with my favourite show not being on first place. It's honestly pathetic how butthurt some people get over this.
The fact that they clickbait everyone with an avatar thumbnail and then don’t put it at number 1.