7 ’90s Adult Cartoons That Demand a Reboot Right Now — Ranked

Cartoon revivals are having a moment. King of the Hill, Futurama, Beavis and Butt-Head, even The Amazing World of Gumball have all come back and done numbers. So if we really are living in the resurrection era, here are the 90s animated shows (mostly adult-leaning) that are begging for another shot. Ranked, because why not.

1. Home Movies

   It started on UPN, then became one of the shows that basically built early Adult Swim. Created by Brendon Small (yes, the Metalocalypse guy), it follows a kid directing DIY films while muddling through suburbia. Four seasons, tons of charm, and most of the cast is still busy in animation. This one feels almost too easy to revive.

2. Mission Hill

   This one sneaks in under the wire: it premiered in fall 1999 on The WB before finding a second life on Adult Swim. Only one season, 13 episodes, centered on brothers Andy and Kevin French trying to make rent and make sense of the big city. The vibe is timeless, the struggle is relatable, and the audience is there if someone gives it a proper return.

3. Daria

   Mike Judge first introduced Daria as a supporting character in Beavis and Butt-Head, and he is behind some of the highest-profile revivals lately: Beavis and Butt-Head came back, King of the Hill is back, and both have been renewed. Daria? Not so lucky. She did pop up unexpectedly in the latest season of Beavis and Butt-Head, and a full revival was in the works at one point, but it never materialized. Daria Morgendorffer deserves one more real run.

4. Duckman

   It is wild that you cannot stream this anywhere major right now. USA Network aired 70 episodes over four seasons, with Jason Alexander voicing the aggressively unfiltered private eye. Beyond the gloriously bizarre world, the series finale ends on a giant, maddening cliffhanger. Decades later, it still bugs fans. Give this show a proper ending already.

5. The Critic

   Originally on ABC, then it jumped to Fox for Season 2, and later resurfaced as a web series. Jay Sherman roasting movies has aged like fine wine. The tough part: the creators have been trying to bring it back for years, and it just has not happened. We should have several more seasons of this by now. We do not. That is a miss.

6. The Maxx

   Before cinematic universes took over, Image Comics slipped this one onto TV via MTV's Oddities block. The show looked ripped straight from the page and still feels unique. The original run wrapped things up fairly cleanly, but the comics leave plenty of material on the table. Reviving this strange, haunting story of a homeless superhero would be a great call, stylistically and emotionally.

7. Spawn

   HBO 's Spawn is still one of the best attempts at a superhero cartoon, full stop. Three seasons, then a cliffhanger with Al Simmons clawing his way back to some kind of humanity. The comic has not slowed down, so the story pipeline is overflowing. And Keith David keeps the character alive in the culture, even voicing Spawn in a recent Mortal Kombat game. Let him come back and finish what the series started.

That is my list. Which 90s toon are you itching to resurrect?