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href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An <b>animated sitcom</b> is a subgenre of a television <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> that is <a href="/wiki/Animation" title="Animation">animated</a> instead of being filmed <a href="/wiki/Live-action" class="mw-redirect" title="Live-action">live-action</a>, and is generally made or created for <a href="/wiki/Adult_animation" title="Adult animation">adult</a> audiences in most cases.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> are four of the longest-running animated sitcoms.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-guinness_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guinness-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history">Early history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg/220px-Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="256" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg/330px-Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg/440px-Bill_Hanna_Joseph_Barbera_1965.jpg 2x" data-file-width="653" data-file-height="759" /></a><figcaption>Photo of <a href="/wiki/William_Hanna" title="William Hanna">Bill Hanna</a> (right) and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barbera" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Barbera">Joe Barbera</a> (left) in 1965; Hanna and Barbera were the co-creators of <i>The Flintstones</i>.</figcaption></figure> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flintstones" title="The Flintstones">The Flintstones</a></i>, which debuted in 1960, is considered the first example of the animated sitcom genre.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-motraf2020_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motraf2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A similar cartoon, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Jetsons" title="The Jetsons">The Jetsons</a></i>, which took place in the future rather than the past, followed in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Marc Blake argued it started the "<a href="/wiki/Science_fiction" title="Science fiction">science fiction</a> sitcom sub genre".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Animated sitcoms have been more controversial than traditional cartoons from the onset. <i>The Flintstones</i> was originally oriented at parents, as an animated version of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Honeymooners" title="The Honeymooners">The Honeymooners</a></i>, though it was primarily popular with children.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> David Bennett argued that when it was originally released, it was aimed at an adult audience, and called it the "direct ancestors" of current adult animation, because it covered adult subjects.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bennett stated that it specifically influenced <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>, along with animations on <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a> and <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>. His argument was confirmed by the fact that <i><a href="/wiki/The_Huckleberry_Hound_Show" title="The Huckleberry Hound Show">The Huckleberry Hound Show</a></i>, created by <a href="/wiki/William_Hanna" title="William Hanna">William Hanna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Barbera" title="Joseph Barbera">Joseph Barbera</a>, became a "surprise hit with adult audiences."<sup id="cite_ref-vilasboas_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vilasboas-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even though some argued that <i>The Flintstones</i> later influenced <i>The Simpsons</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-werts1999_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-werts1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> other scholars said that although the show caused a boom in <a href="/wiki/Primetime_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Primetime television">primetime</a> animation and "subverted conventional TV", the result would be driving animation out of primetime "for almost three decades".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, scholar John Libbey argued that the show utilized "subversive qualities of animation."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1972 to 1974, <a href="/wiki/Hanna-Barbera" title="Hanna-Barbera">Hanna-Barbera</a> produced <i><a href="/wiki/Wait_Till_Your_Father_Gets_Home" title="Wait Till Your Father Gets Home">Wait Till Your Father Gets Home</a></i>, an adult-oriented sitcom in the style of <i><a href="/wiki/All_in_the_Family" title="All in the Family">All in the Family</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series dealt with subjects such as <a href="/wiki/Feminism" title="Feminism">feminism</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Generation_gap" title="Generation gap">generation gap</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Simpsons_and_expansion_of_the_genre"><i>The Simpsons</i> and expansion of the genre</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: The Simpsons and expansion of the genre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matt_groening,_kelsey_grammer,_nancy_cartwright,_julie_kavner,_james_l_brooks,_harry_shearer,_yeardley_smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg/220px-Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg/330px-Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg/440px-Matt_groening%2C_kelsey_grammer%2C_nancy_cartwright%2C_julie_kavner%2C_james_l_brooks%2C_harry_shearer%2C_yeardley_smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="837" data-file-height="596" /></a><figcaption><i>The Simpsons</i> cast and crew at a stamp unveiling in Los Angeles, California, in May 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a number of animated television programs appeared which challenged the <a href="/wiki/Standards_%26_Practices" class="mw-redirect" title="Standards & Practices">Standards & Practices</a> guidelines, including <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen-144_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-144-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Critic" title="The Critic">The Critic</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt" title="The Brothers Grunt">The Brothers Grunt</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Ren_%26_Stimpy_Show" title="The Ren & Stimpy Show">The Ren & Stimpy Show</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rocko%27s_Modern_Life" title="Rocko's Modern Life">Rocko's Modern Life</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cow_and_Chicken" title="Cow and Chicken">Cow and Chicken</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/I_Am_Weasel" title="I Am Weasel">I Am Weasel</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/SpongeBob_SquarePants" title="SpongeBob SquarePants">SpongeBob SquarePants</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Duckman" title="Duckman">Duckman</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/All_Grown_Up!" title="All Grown Up!">All Grown Up!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, <a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_shorts" title="The Simpsons shorts"><i>The Simpsons</i> shorts</a> debuted on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show" title="The Tracey Ullman Show">The Tracey Ullman Show</a></i>. This show aired in prime time, meaning it was not self-censored as much as programs intended to air on Saturday mornings. As such, the show would have brief nudity and mild language, while dealing with mature themes and subjects such as death, gambling addiction, religion, and suicide.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen-144_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-144-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first full-length episode, "<a href="/wiki/Simpsons_Roasting_on_an_Open_Fire" title="Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire">Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire</a>", debuted on December 17, 1989. It is the first American animated sitcom not to have a <a href="/wiki/Laugh_track" title="Laugh track">laugh track</a>, unlike other animated sitcoms prior. It remained the sole English-language mainstream adult-oriented animated sitcom until the 1990s, which saw the debuts of <i><a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Daria" title="Daria">Daria</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Futurama" title="Futurama">Futurama</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-motraf2020_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motraf2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-werts1999_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-werts1999-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some scholars argued that <a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a> emulated the sci-fi genre shown in <i>The Jetsons</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Futurama</i> would be complimented for its "intelligent, scientifically accurate, and humanized" approach to adventures, romances, and parodies of sci-fi.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilas_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This included the growing relationship between Fry and Leela and an "alien relationship" (Kif and Amy).<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>John Evershed, formerly showrunner on <i><a href="/wiki/Happy_Tree_Friends" title="Happy Tree Friends">Happy Tree Friends</a></i> and current founder of <a href="/wiki/Mondo_Media" title="Mondo Media">Mondo Media</a>, argued that the "enduring popularity" of this genre is a result of <i>The Simpsons</i>, a massive "animation franchise," and said this proves "the time-tested formula" of the genre works, even though it was "controversial" when it was released.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvershed202110,_12-13,_74,_78_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvershed202110,_12-13,_74,_78-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evershed also said that the show made clear that animation is "more than just <a href="/wiki/Children%27s_television_series#Demographics" title="Children's television series">kids content</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvershed202155_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvershed202155-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others also argued that the show marked a turning point in U.S. attitudes "toward cartoons written primarily for adult audiences"<sup id="cite_ref-fuller2018_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fuller2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Simpsons</i> would later win the <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> award for "Longest-running animated sitcom (by episode count)."<sup id="cite_ref-guinness_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guinness-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Turner_(author)" title="Chris Turner (author)">Chris Turner</a>, author of <i><a href="/wiki/Planet_Simpson:_How_a_Cartoon_Masterpiece_Documented_an_Era_and_Defined_a_Generation" class="mw-redirect" title="Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation">Planet Simpson: How a Cartoon Masterpiece Documented an Era and Defined a Generation</a></i>, argued that culture and events of 1990s "can all be understood through a Simpsons prism."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some critics argued that <i>The Simpsons</i> was responsible for "popularizing adult animation" while influencing "satirical cartoons" like <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Others even said that <i>The Simpsons</i> opened the "door for Cartoon Network's Adult Swim" and praised it for being "extremely unique and ... constantly evolving."<sup id="cite_ref-Horst_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Horst-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Andrew J. Crow of <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i> magazine noted the influence of <i>The Simpsons</i> on adult animation, with <i>Family Guy</i>, <i>King of the Hill</i>, and <i>Bob's Burgers</i>, among others, featuring some version of the same structure, while "non-family-based shows" have drawn from "Matt Groening's hyper-referential style, irreverence and slapstick humor."<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He quoted <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hirsch" title="Alex Hirsch">Alex Hirsch</a>, creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Gravity_Falls" title="Gravity Falls">Gravity Falls</a></i>, as describing adult animation as an "arms race of different ways to copy <i>The Simpsons</i>." Two of Hirsch's friends from CalArts, <a href="/wiki/Pendleton_Ward" title="Pendleton Ward">Pendleton Ward</a> (creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Adventure_Time" title="Adventure Time">Adventure Time</a></i>) and <a href="/wiki/J._G._Quintel" title="J. G. Quintel">J. G. Quintel</a> (creator of <i><a href="/wiki/Regular_Show" title="Regular Show">Regular Show</a></i>) were also inspired by The Simpsons. In 1989, <i>The Simpsons</i> began airing on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox Broadcasting Company</a> in prime time, becoming a massive hit among American audiences. In response, <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> and <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> each developed animated series to air in prime time, but none of the shows were successful.<sup id="cite_ref-PrimeTimeAnimation_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrimeTimeAnimation-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One series, <i><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Critters" title="Capitol Critters">Capitol Critters</a></i>, focused on subjects such as gun control, interracial violence and political corruption.<sup id="cite_ref-Lowry_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lowry-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his review of the series, <i><a href="/wiki/Variety_(magazine)" title="Variety (magazine)">Variety</a></i> critic Brian Lowry wrote that he felt that the series' approach was "muddled", and that "the bland central character and cartoonish elements ... will likely be off-putting to many adults, who won't find the political satire biting enough to merit their continued attention. Similarly, kids probably won't be as smitten with the cartoon aspects or look".<sup id="cite_ref-Lowry_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lowry-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series was cancelled after one month. <i>The Critic</i> was somewhat more successful, but achieved low ratings because of ABC's sporadic scheduling, and was cancelled by the network. Fox picked up the series, but cancelled it four months later.<sup id="cite_ref-PrimeTimeAnimation_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PrimeTimeAnimation-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Fox allowed <i>The Simpsons</i> to portray animated depictions of human buttocks, ABC would not allow similar scenes to appear on <i>The Critic</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Cohen-144_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cohen-144-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Others stated that it was not until the early 1990s that "cartoons specifically for adults" rather than children, did not come to "mainstream prominence" until after the success of <i>The Simpsons</i>, with Fox later airing <i>King of the Hill</i> and <i>Family Guy</i> both of which "generated massive audiences."<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As animation critic Reuben Baron described it, for a long time, "adult action/drama cartoons" were scarce on television, with only a "few cult hits and flops in the '90s", with almost nothing in the 2000s and more in the 2010s.<sup id="cite_ref-Baron2019_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baron2019-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some critics called <i>Duckman</i>, based on a comic of the same, a "Simpsons-inspired sitcom" which had a pilot in 1991 and premiered in 1994 on the <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a> as part of the "network's Saturday night programming."<sup id="cite_ref-kendall_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kendall-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show features humans, animals, and hybrids of both intermingling, with "every design intentionally exaggerated and distorted", looking like the original comics, with theme music from <a href="/wiki/Frank_Zappa" title="Frank Zappa">Frank Zappa</a> and set its sights on "1990s incarnations of political correctness and censorship", making it, a critic argued, a precursor to <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-kendall_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kendall-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As for <i>King of the Hill</i>, some noted it had the a great example of "young, adolescent love" within adult animation, specifically between Bobby and Connie.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The show was also described as a "force for adult animation."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> debuted on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">Fox</a>. The series was cancelled twice in the first three years, but became one of the network's longest-running series. It would later be praised for its humor, "cynical commentary, and sci-fi adventures"<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilas_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while having a sincere but tragic and real relationship between Brian and Pearl Burton.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Beavis_and_Butt-Head" title="Beavis and Butt-Head">Beavis and Butt-Head</a></i>, which began airing in the early 1990s, another sitcom, was also controversial. This was due to its portrayal of brief nudity, profanity and violence. Although the series was intended for adult audiences, it was shown in the afternoons, and multiple parents claimed that their children had imitated the show's characters. After an incident, <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> responded by moving the series to a later airtime and adding disclaimers to future episodes stating explicitly not to imitate the actions of the characters, as well as removing all references to fire from the episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As <i>Beavis and Butt-Head</i> began entered its last season in 1997, a new adult animation began airing on MTV which was titled <i><a href="/wiki/Daria" title="Daria">Daria</a></i>. It would praised for its "progressive characters", sense of humor, and ability to capture absurdity of teen life in suburbs.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Beginning around the same time was <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i>. It became an "icon for anti-censorship and free speech"<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilas_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was called "one of the most controversial shows on television."<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1995, another adult animated sitcom began airing on <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a>. It was titled <i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Katz,_Professional_Therapist" title="Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist">Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist</a></i>, featured the voice talents of <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Katz" title="Jonathan Katz">Jonathan Katz</a>, <a href="/wiki/H._Jon_Benjamin" title="H. Jon Benjamin">Jon Benjamin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Silverman" title="Laura Silverman">Laura Silverman</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> won a <a href="/wiki/Peabody_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Peabody Award">Peabody Award</a> in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was animated in a crude, easily recognizable style produced with the software <a href="/wiki/Squigglevision" title="Squigglevision">Squigglevision</a> in which all persons and animate objects are colored and have constantly squiggling outlines, while most other inanimate objects are static and usually gray in color.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some critics stated that this series offered "plenty of cleverness and humor for those who looked", with funny lines, a unique style, and centered around "therapist discussions with real celebrities".<sup id="cite_ref-Lagoia2020_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lagoia2020-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="21st_century">21st century</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_2000s">In the 2000s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In the 2000s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2000, the first few episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/God,_the_Devil_and_Bob" title="God, the Devil and Bob">God, the Devil and Bob</a></i> aired on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, with nine episodes unaired.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEErickson2005378-379_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEErickson2005378-379-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series didn't return until 2011, when the nine remaining episodes aired, from January to March 2011, on <a href="/wiki/Adult_Swim" title="Adult Swim">Adult Swim</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some said this was because <a href="/wiki/Christian" class="mw-redirect" title="Christian">Christian</a> groups, like the <a href="/wiki/American_Family_Association" title="American Family Association">American Family Association</a>, had boycotted the network, and 17 NBC-affiliated stations agreed, leading to the show being stopped only after four episodes had aired.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even so, some religious leaders in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> supported the show, and critics like Caryn James called it "a little risky" but "relatively benign" when compared to <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sopranos" title="The Sopranos">The Sopranos</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Sex_and_the_City" title="Sex and the City">Sex and the City</a></i> which aired at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2000, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith" title="Kevin Smith">Kevin Smith</a> criticized <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> over its animated sitcom, <i><a href="/wiki/Clerks:_The_Animated_Series" title="Clerks: The Animated Series">Clerks: The Animated Series</a></i>, telling <a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">EW</a> that they delivered the content but that ABC, and their corporate owner <a href="/wiki/Disney_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Company">Disney Company</a>, reneged on their promises, and called the show "dead" even though there were six episodes that had not aired.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Six episodes of the show, based on <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Smith" title="Kevin Smith">Kevin Smith</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Clerks_(film)" title="Clerks (film)">1994 comedy of the same title</a>, were produced, but only two episodes aired before the show was cancelled by ABC.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEErickson2005202-203_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEErickson2005202-203-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the <a href="/wiki/Television_pilot" title="Television pilot">pilot</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Birdman,_Attorney_at_Law" title="Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law">Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law</a></i> first aired as a sneak peek on <a href="/wiki/Cartoon_Network" title="Cartoon Network">Cartoon Network</a> on December 30, 2000,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the series officially premiered on Adult Swim on September 2, 2001, the night the block launched.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It ended on July 22, 2007, with a total of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Harvey_Birdman,_Attorney_at_Law_episodes" title="List of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episodes">39 episodes</a>, over the course of four seasons. Later, in October 2018, a <a href="/wiki/Television_special" title="Television special">special</a>, entitled <i><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Birdman:_Attorney_General" title="Harvey Birdman: Attorney General">Harvey Birdman: Attorney General</a></i>, premiered,<sup id="cite_ref-SpecialDate_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SpecialDate-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a spin-off, <i><a href="/wiki/Birdgirl_(TV_series)" title="Birdgirl (TV series)">Birdgirl</a></i>, was ordered in May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some described the series as funny, entertaining, zany, and amusing. </p><p>From August to October 2002, the final few episodes of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Oblongs" title="The Oblongs">The Oblongs</a></i>, another adult animation, would air on Adult Swim after <a href="/wiki/The_WB" title="The WB">The WB</a> did not air the last five episodes of the series. The latter, which some called a "stray gem in the early 2000s," was noted for the romance between a married couple, Bob and Pickles Oblong, who had a healthy relationship where both would "constantly support each other."<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Usha M. Rodrigues and Belinda Smaill argued that <i><a href="/wiki/Bro%27Town" title="Bro'Town">bro'Town</a></i> was a "home grown animated sitcom" that is comparable to <i>The Simpsons</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Harmon_(28546541015).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg/220px-Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg/330px-Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg/440px-Dan_Harmon_%2828546541015%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5760" data-file-height="3840" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Dan_Harmon" title="Dan Harmon">Dan Harmon</a>, one of the creators of <i>Rick and Morty</i>, in July 2016</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Adult_animation" title="Adult animation">Adult animation</a> became more popular, premiering critically acclaimed shows such as <i><a href="/wiki/Drawn_Together" title="Drawn Together">Drawn Together</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/American_Dad!" title="American Dad!">American Dad!</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Archer_(2009_TV_series)" title="Archer (2009 TV series)">Archer</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_and_Morty" title="Rick and Morty">Rick and Morty</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/BoJack_Horseman" title="BoJack Horseman">BoJack Horseman</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/F_Is_for_Family" title="F Is for Family">F Is for Family</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Mouth_(American_TV_series)" title="Big Mouth (American TV series)">Big Mouth</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-marlor2020_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marlor2020-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some argued that animated sitcoms have formed some of the "most enduring and valuable franchises in the history of television," in terms of shows like <i>Family Guy</i> and <i>South Park</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvershed202110_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvershed202110-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These shows, and their subsequent franchises, were said to be part of a shift in the early 2010s toward <a href="/wiki/Adult_animation" title="Adult animation">adult animation</a>, with darker and "more intricate animated comedies" such as <i>Bojack Horseman</i> and <i>Rick and Morty</i> released, with the latter reaching nine million viewers after the first season.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Drawn_Together" title="Drawn Together">Drawn Together</a></i>, a parody of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Real_World_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Real World (TV series)">The Real World</a></i>, which follows the misadventures of the housemates in the fictional show of the same name and uses a <a href="/wiki/Situation_comedy" class="mw-redirect" title="Situation comedy">sitcom</a> format with a <a href="/wiki/Reality_television" title="Reality television">reality TV show</a> setting, was followed by a direct-to-video film and <a href="/wiki/Series_finale" title="Series finale">series finale</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/The_Drawn_Together_Movie:_The_Movie!" title="The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!">The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another antimated sitcom was <i><a href="/wiki/Brickleberry" title="Brickleberry">Brickleberry</a></i> which aired on <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> from 2012 to 2015. It was created by <a href="/wiki/Waco_O%27Guin" title="Waco O'Guin">Waco O'Guin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Black_(actor)" title="Roger Black (actor)">Roger Black</a>, executive produced by O'Guin, Black, and comedian <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Tosh" title="Daniel Tosh">Daniel Tosh</a>. It was later described as one of the "more vulgar adult-animation offerings" of the 2010s, with <a href="/wiki/Kaitlin_Olson" title="Kaitlin Olson">Kaitlin Olson</a> only staying "for the first season as the female lead," voicing a "recently transferred Yellowstone ranger named Ethel."<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also said that show had a divided reception from critics but received favorably by audiences, who appreciated the show's "shameless sense of offensive humor and fast-paced writing." </p><p><i>Archer</i> was said to be a "standard bearer" for adult animation and an "eclectic comedy" and praised for its "tight, fast-paced, and ever impressively intelligent dialogue," with a "power couple": Sterling Archer and Lana Kane.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cabilas_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>American Dad!</i> was praised for breaking away from the "cynicism and formulas of its adult animation contemporaries" with the romance between Stan Smith and Francine said to be a wonderful romantic pair akin to <a href="/wiki/Archie_Bunker" title="Archie Bunker">Archie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edith_Bunker" title="Edith Bunker">Edith Bunker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Bob's Burgers</i> was described as a welcome addition to the "Sunday lineup," with passionate relationship between Bob and Linda Belcher while maintaining a large audience.<sup id="cite_ref-Cabilasrom_24-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilasrom-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Cabilas_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cabilas-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2020, the show was approaching its 200th episode.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that Some reviewers called <i>Drawn Together</i> a "bizarre and highly entertaining series" which has a unique style of humor and "level of self-parody."<sup id="cite_ref-menjon_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-menjon-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some reviewers would point to how the "foxhole humor" in <i><a href="/wiki/Bob%27s_Burgers" title="Bob's Burgers">Bob's Burgers</a></i> has kept it going, and even argue that the humor in the children's animation, <i><a href="/wiki/Animaniacs_(2020_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Animaniacs (2020 series)">Animaniacs</a></i> was "far more adult" than <a href="/wiki/Animaniacs" title="Animaniacs">the original series in the 1990s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in 2020, the reboot of <i><a href="/wiki/Animaniacs" title="Animaniacs">Animaniacs</a></i>, an <a href="/wiki/All-ages_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="All-ages animation">all-ages animation</a> had an episode pulled which included a real sex hotline number, with the series no stranger to adult humor as the showrunner, Wellesley Wild, is a "veteran of adult animation" as he worked on <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_the_2010s">In the 2010s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In the 2010s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In June 2011, two scholars analyzed <a href="/wiki/Queer" title="Queer">queer</a> <a href="/wiki/Character_(arts)" title="Character (arts)">characters</a> and themes in animated sitcoms, arguing that they create "space for queer resistance," analyzing themes, and text, in the animated series <i>Family Guy</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also argued that analyzing the show using <a href="/wiki/Postmodern" class="mw-redirect" title="Postmodern">postmodern</a> <a href="/wiki/Thematic_analysis" title="Thematic analysis">thematic analysis</a>, it creates "<a href="/wiki/Deconstruction" title="Deconstruction">deconstructionist</a> instances" that, in their view, "expose and subvert the <a href="/wiki/Hegemony" title="Hegemony">hegemony</a> of <a href="/wiki/Heteronormativity" title="Heteronormativity">heteronormativity</a>." </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Allen_Gregory" title="Allen Gregory">Allen Gregory</a></i> had a short run in 2011 and was cancelled after the first season.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This series featured Richard and Jeremy De Longpre, the fathers of the title character, Allen. Jeremy is a former social worker who had a loving wife and family, although this changed after Richard became one of his clients.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianco_71-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianco-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard was attracted to Jeremy to the point where he started stalking him and his family until Jeremy finally agreed to be his husband. It is said that Jeremy is actually <a href="/wiki/Heterosexual" class="mw-redirect" title="Heterosexual">heterosexual</a> but left his wife and children for Richard, who offered him an easy, no-maintenance life as his trophy husband.<sup id="cite_ref-Bianco_71-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bianco-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following year, from January to December 2012, <i><a href="/wiki/Unsupervised" title="Unsupervised">Unsupervised</a></i>, an adult animated <a href="/wiki/Sitcom" title="Sitcom">sitcom</a> ran on <a href="/wiki/FX_(TV_channel)" title="FX (TV channel)">FX</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it was cancelled in November 2012 after one season, it was praised by critics as a <a href="/wiki/Coming-of-age" class="mw-redirect" title="Coming-of-age">coming-of-age</a> story, with two clueless and ridiculous protagonists, while having "realistic looking backgrounds," contrasting with show's look in general.<sup id="cite_ref-menjon_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-menjon-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Jeff_%26_Some_Aliens" title="Jeff & Some Aliens">Jeff & Some Aliens</a></i>, an animated sitcom aired on <a href="/wiki/Comedy_Central" title="Comedy Central">Comedy Central</a> from January to March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The plot surrounds three aliens who travel to Earth to find the most average person to test and understand humans. Most episodes revolve around Jeff having a problem that the aliens can fix with a strange device.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2017, the series was canceled after one season.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It was described as being "a witty and fun stoner alien romp" which is a comedy akin to <i><a href="/wiki/Rick_and_Morty" title="Rick and Morty">Rick and Morty</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-menjon_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-menjon-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg/220px-Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg/330px-Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg/440px-Street-art_Luci_-_Clermont-Ferrand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="820" data-file-height="978" /></a><figcaption>Street-art of Luci, a character from <i><a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a></i>, seen at Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne in November 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>Other animated sitcoms include <i><a href="/wiki/Paradise_PD" title="Paradise PD">Paradise PD</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Tuca_%26_Bertie" title="Tuca & Bertie">Tuca & Bertie</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Boondocks_(2005_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Boondocks (2005 TV series)">The Boondocks</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Momma_Named_Me_Sheriff" title="Momma Named Me Sheriff">Momma Named Me Sheriff</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEEvershed202122,_30_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEEvershed202122,_30-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-marlor2020_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marlor2020-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vilasboas_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vilasboas-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some series are on streaming platforms, as is the case with <i><a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Space" title="Final Space">Final Space</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Solar_Opposites" title="Solar Opposites">Solar Opposites</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Central_Park_(TV_series)" title="Central Park (TV series)">Central Park</a></i>, the short-lived series, <i><a href="/wiki/Hoops_(TV_series)" title="Hoops (TV series)">Hoops</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Q-Force_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Q-Force (TV series)">Q-Force</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-marlor2020_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-marlor2020-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This positioned Netflix as a leader of <a href="/wiki/Adult_animation" title="Adult animation">adult animation</a> content.<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The creator of <i>Bojack Horseman</i>, <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Bob-Waksberg" title="Raphael Bob-Waksberg">Raphael Bob-Waksberg</a>, said that the show is about "ourselves looking outwards" and argued that the voice actor for Bojack, <a href="/wiki/Will_Arnett" title="Will Arnett">Will Arnett</a>, can find the comedy in anything.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a> argued that shows like <i>Disenchantment</i> were "original content" which had helped <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> "dominate the online video streaming market," and said that demand for original content will allow Netflix to expand its base of subscribers.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This allowed Netflix to gain allegiance of smaller, but more fervent, fanbases, which garnered a wide viewership.<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some critics noted that <i>The Simpsons</i> is not the only model for such animation, due to new shows coming to TV and streaming platforms like <i>BoJack Horseman</i>, <i>Big Mouth</i>, <i>Rick and Morty</i> and <i>Undone</i>, which some call a boom at the time that "high-quality adult animation shows" are being produced in France, Japan, and in other parts of the world, a new group of creators is pushing existing boundaries.<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even so, fans of <i>The Simpsons</i> turned <a href="/wiki/Hulu" title="Hulu">Hulu</a> into a popular streaming hub.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Critics praised <i>Tuca & Bertie</i> and <i>Solar Opposites</i> for their take on <a href="/wiki/Humor" class="mw-redirect" title="Humor">humor</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comedy" title="Comedy">comedy</a>. Shaurya Thapa of <a href="/wiki/Screen_Rant" title="Screen Rant">Screen Rant</a> argued that <i>Tuca & Bertie</i> offered "a fresh and realistic take on the sitcom formula" while<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rafael Motomoyer of <a href="/wiki/Collider_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Collider (website)">Collider</a> argued that <i>Solar Opposites</i> not only mixes "crude humor and knack for violence ... with a long-standing tradition of animated sitcoms" centered on a family, but it gives a "new take on the typical American family."<sup id="cite_ref-motraf2020_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-motraf2020-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some described <i>The Boondocks</i> as profound, comedic, smart, silly, has social commentary on class relations, racism, and with a unique animation style.<sup id="cite_ref-Lagoia2020_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lagoia2020-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some said that <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV%2B" title="Apple TV+">Apple TV+</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Central_Park_(TV_series)" title="Central Park (TV series)">Central Park</a></i> was one of the best shows of 2020 and described it as the network's "first foray into adult animation."<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Certain comedians have created their own animated sitcoms. This includes the ongoing series, <i><a href="/wiki/Duncanville_(TV_series)" title="Duncanville (TV series)">Duncanville</a></i>, is airing on <a href="/wiki/Fox_Broadcasting_Company" title="Fox Broadcasting Company">FOX</a>, co-created by <a href="/wiki/Amy_Poehler" title="Amy Poehler">Amy Poehler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scully" title="Mike Scully">Mike Scully</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Julie_Thacker" title="Julie Thacker">Julie Thacker</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Poehler said the series is inspired by <i>The Simpsons</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another animated sitcom on Fox, <i><a href="/wiki/Bless_the_Harts" title="Bless the Harts">Bless the Harts</a></i>, starred <a href="/wiki/Kristen_Wiig" title="Kristen Wiig">Kristen Wiig</a>, and was created by former <a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live" title="Saturday Night Live">Saturday Night Live</a> staff writer, <a href="/wiki/Emily_Spivey" title="Emily Spivey">Emily Spivey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A September 2018 report by <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T</a>, using <a href="/wiki/Google_Trends" title="Google Trends">Google Trends</a>, identified the most popular animated sitcoms in each <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They found that <i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> is popular in <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> is popular in <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Guy" title="Family Guy">Family Guy</a></i> popular in <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a>, and <i><a href="/wiki/King_of_the_Hill" title="King of the Hill">King of the Hill</a></i> popular in Kentucky and Tennessee.<sup id="cite_ref-fuller2018_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fuller2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The report also stated <i>The Simpsons</i> and <i>South Park</i> are the two most popular animated sitcoms, while <i>Rick and Morty</i> is among the "most watched cable television series." </p><p>In 2019, it was announced that a writer for <i><a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a></i>, Shion Takeuchi, would be heading her own <a href="/wiki/List_of_Netflix_original_programming#Adult_animation_2" title="List of Netflix original programming">upcoming Netflix show</a> titled <i><a href="/wiki/Inside_Job_(2021_TV_series)" title="Inside Job (2021 TV series)">Inside Job</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baron2019_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baron2019-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with <a href="/wiki/Alex_Hirsch" title="Alex Hirsch">Alex Hirsch</a> as an executive producer,<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With a woman named Alma as the protagonist, Takeuchi said she hoped it would "push the boundaries" of adult animation.<sup id="cite_ref-Crow_32-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crow-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hirsch was also quoted as noting that adult animation is changing, saying that it can be something that is "sophisticated, dramatic, beautiful and nuanced" rather than "crass and cruel." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020s_to_present">2020s to present</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Animated_sitcom&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020s to present"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2020, <a href="/wiki/TZGZ" class="mw-redirect" title="TZGZ">TZGZ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Syfy" title="Syfy">Syfy</a>'s new adult animation block, ordered six 15-minute episodes of the series, which would later become <i><a href="/wiki/Magical_Girl_Friendship_Squad" title="Magical Girl Friendship Squad">Magical Girl Friendship Squad</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-deadline-cast_94-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-deadline-cast-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, the short form version, <i><a href="/wiki/Magical_Girl_Friendship_Squad:_Origins" title="Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins">Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins</a></i>, began airing on the same late-night programming block.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2020, Fox released an animated sitcom produced by Seungyong Ji and Jordan Grief titled <i><a href="/wiki/Duncanville_(TV_series)" title="Duncanville (TV series)">Duncanville</a></i>, focusing on the story of a kid who "daydreams of making it big without having to wear a suit and tie to do so."<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2020, <i><a href="/wiki/Magical_Girl_Friendship_Squad" title="Magical Girl Friendship Squad">Magical Girl Friendship Squad</a></i> began airing on SYFY.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In interviews the same month, series creator Kelsey Stephanides hoped that the series would expand the "types of new animated stories" with more variety in adult animation,<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> allowing for "different ways" to do adult animation in the future.<sup id="cite_ref-Murphy_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Murphy-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2020, <i><a href="/wiki/Hoops_(TV_series)" title="Hoops (TV series)">Hoops</a></i> was cancelled by Netflix after its first season received low ratings and negative reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hoops was described as "puerile comedy ... perfect for <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a>'s America,"<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> not funny,<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and "crude, rude, and aimless."<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 15, 2021, the first part of season 2 of <i><a href="/wiki/Disenchantment_(TV_series)" title="Disenchantment (TV series)">Disenchantment</a></i> was released on <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2021, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Tyler,_the_Creator" title="Tyler, the Creator">Tyler, the Creator</a> had teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Lionel_Boyce" title="Lionel Boyce">Lionel Boyce</a> and Davon 'Jasper' Wilson to develop an animated comedy named <i>Shell Beach</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Azerbaijani_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Azerbaijani animation">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_animation#History" title="Bangladeshi animation">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Brazilian_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Brazilian animation">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Canadian_animation" title="History of Canadian animation">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Chinese_animation" title="History of Chinese animation">China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_French_animation" title="History of French animation">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Hungarian_animation" title="History of Hungarian animation">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_animation_in_India" title="History of animation in India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Iranian_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Iranian animation">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_anime" title="History of anime">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Korean_animation" title="History of Korean animation">Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_animation" title="History of Russian animation">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Ukrainian_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="History of Ukrainian animation">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_British_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="History of British animation">United Kingdom</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animation_in_the_United_States_during_the_silent_era" title="Animation in the United States during the silent era">Silent Era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_age_of_American_animation" title="Golden age of American animation">The Golden Age</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_War_II_and_American_animation" title="World War II and American animation">World War II</a></li> <li><a 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films</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_openings_for_animated_films" title="List of highest-grossing openings for animated films">Opening weekends</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outsourcing_of_animation" title="Outsourcing of animation">Outsourcing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Animation_Day" title="International Animation Day">International Animation Day</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Works</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Films <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_computer-animated_films" title="List of computer-animated films">Computer-animated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_animated_films" title="Lists of animated films">Feature-length</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lost_or_unfinished_animated_films" title="List of lost or unfinished animated films">Lost or unfinished</a></li> <li><a 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children's animated television series">Children's animated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_computer-animated_television_series" title="List of computer-animated television series">Computer-animated</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_animated_direct-to-video_series" title="List of animated direct-to-video series">Direct-to-video</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Flash_animated_television_series" title="List of Flash animated television series">Flash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_animated_Internet_series" title="List of animated Internet series">Internet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_animated_television_series" title="Lists of animated television series">Television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Techniques</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Traditional_animation" title="Traditional animation">Traditional</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barrier-grid_animation_and_stereography" title="Barrier-grid animation and stereography">Barrier-grid and stereography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flip_book" title="Flip book">Flip book</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Limited_animation" title="Limited animation">Limited animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Masking_(art)" title="Masking (art)">Masking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotoscoping" title="Rotoscoping">Rotoscoping</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exposure_sheet" title="Exposure sheet">Exposure sheet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stop_motion" title="Stop motion">Stop motion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Claymation" title="Claymation">Claymation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clay_painting" title="Clay painting">clay painting</a>, <a href="/wiki/Strata-cut_animation" title="Strata-cut animation">strata-cut</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutout_animation" title="Cutout animation">Cutout</a> (<a href="/wiki/Silhouette_animation" title="Silhouette animation">silhouette</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graphic_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="Graphic animation">Graphic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Model_animation" title="Model animation">Model</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Go_motion" title="Go motion">go motion</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Object_animation" title="Object animation">Object</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brickfilm" title="Brickfilm">Brickfilm</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pixilation" title="Pixilation">Pixilation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puppetoons" title="Puppetoons">Puppetoons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Computer_animation" title="Computer animation">Computer</a> <br />(<a href="/wiki/History_of_computer_animation" title="History of computer animation">history</a>, <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_computer_animation_in_film_and_television" title="Timeline of computer animation in film and television">timeline</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/2D_computer_graphics" title="2D computer graphics">2D</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2.5D" title="2.5D">2.5D</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flash_animation" title="Flash animation">Flash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PowerPoint_animation" title="PowerPoint animation">PowerPoint</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SVG_animation" title="SVG animation">SVG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CSS_animations" title="CSS animations">CSS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-sketch" title="Multi-sketch">Multi-sketch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onion_skinning" title="Onion skinning">Onion skinning</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/3D_computer_graphics" title="3D computer graphics">3D</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T-pose" title="T-pose">T-pose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cel_shading" title="Cel shading">Cel shading</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer-generated_imagery" title="Computer-generated imagery">CGI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crowd_simulation" title="Crowd simulation">Crowd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Computer_facial_animation" title="Computer facial animation">Facial animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morph_target_animation" title="Morph target animation">Morph target</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motion_capture" title="Motion capture">Motion capture</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Facial_motion_capture" title="Facial motion capture">facial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finger_tracking" title="Finger tracking">hand tracking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eye_tracking" title="Eye tracking">eye tracking</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-photorealistic_rendering" title="Non-photorealistic rendering">Non-photorealistic rendering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Physically_based_animation" title="Physically based animation">Physically based animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Procedural_animation" title="Procedural animation">Procedural</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skeletal_animation" title="Skeletal animation">Skeletal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_cinematography" title="Virtual cinematography">Virtual cinematography</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Puppetry" title="Puppetry">Puppetry</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent; font-weight:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puppet" title="Puppet">Traditional puppetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_puppetry" title="Digital puppetry">Digital puppetry</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Machinima" title="Machinima">Machinima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aniforms" title="Aniforms">Aniforms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_human" title="Virtual human">Virtual human</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live2D" title="Live2D">Live2D</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supermarionation" title="Supermarionation">Supermarionation</a></li></ul> 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title="Magic lantern">Magic Lantern</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scanimate" title="Scanimate">Scanimate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadowmation" title="Shadowmation">Shadowmation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squigglevision" title="Squigglevision">Squigglevision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteboard_animation" title="Whiteboard animation">Whiteboard animation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other methods</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:transparent; font-weight:normal;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blocking_(animation)" title="Blocking (animation)">Blocking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Character_animation" title="Character animation">Character animation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Model_sheet" title="Model sheet">model sheet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walk_cycle" title="Walk cycle">walk cycle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lip_sync" title="Lip 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animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animated_cartoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Animated cartoon">Animated cartoon</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Animated sitcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animated_documentary" title="Animated documentary">Animated documentary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">Anime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Educational_animation" title="Educational animation">Educational animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erotic_animation" class="mw-redirect" title="Erotic animation">Erotic animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_animation" title="Independent animation">Independent animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Instructional_animation" title="Instructional animation">Instructional animation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virtual_newscaster" title="Virtual newscaster">Virtual newscaster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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box office admissions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_animated_television_series_by_episode_count" title="List of animated television series by episode count">List of animated television series by episode count</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_anime_series_by_episode_count" title="List of anime series by episode count">anime series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_anime_franchises_by_episode_count" title="List of anime franchises by episode count">anime franchises</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, 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lei tau">Mo lei tau</a></li></ul></li> <li>Indonesia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lenong" title="Lenong">Lenong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ludruk" title="Ludruk">Ludruk</a></li></ul></li> <li>Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dgen" title="Kyōgen">Kyōgen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manzai" title="Manzai">Manzai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owarai" title="Owarai">Owarai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rakugo" title="Rakugo">Rakugo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarugaku" title="Sarugaku">Sarugaku</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_comedy" title="Korean comedy">Korea</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:70px">Genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boulevard_theatre_(aesthetic)" title="Boulevard theatre (aesthetic)">Boulevard theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comedy_drama" title="Comedy 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