- 8.6/1050 votesLoading...
#1 - Dexter's Laboratory
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/1995
Dee Dee and Dexter battle turning each other into animals, using Dexter's latest invention.
Director: Genndy Tartakovsky
Writer: Genndy Tartakovsky
- 8.5/1063 votesLoading...
#2 - Hillbilly Blue
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/11/1996
Crawdad Eustace is fed-up with being treated as food and goes with possum pal Mordechai on a cross-country trip to New Orleans.
Director: Butch Hartman
Writer: Butch Hartman, Michael Ryan
- 8.5/1015 votesLoading...
#3 - The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/9/2000
Billy and Mandy are paid a visit by the Grim Reaper when he comes to collect the soul of Billy's hamster, Mr. Snuggles. Mandy then makes a bet with him in the form of a game: if Grim loses, he lets them keep Mr. Snuggles AND become their "best friend".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1014 votesLoading...
#4 - Prickles the Cactus
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 7/14/2000
Its plot follows the mishaps of a clumsy water-phobic cactus who helps save her family from a deadly drought at Cyclone Ranch.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1024 votesLoading...
#5 - Gramps
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/3/1996
Gramps tells his grandchildren about his battle against invading aliens.
Director: Butch Hartman
Writer: Butch Hartman, Michael Ryan
- 8.2/1026 votesLoading...
#6 - Pfish and Chip: Blammo the Clown
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 1/8/1997
The bomb squad, Pfish and Chip, face yet another clown bomber, Blammo. It isn't easy when they have to watch and protect the chief's teddy bear whilst trying to stop the clown.
Director: Eugene Mattos
Writer: Eugene Mattos, Michael Rann, Butch Hartman
- 8.2/109 votesLoading...
#7 - Lost Cat
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/4/2000
A homeless purple cat attempts to scam his way into cozy new digs by passing himself off as someone else's lost cat.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/107 votesLoading...
#8 - Utica Cartoon: Hotdog Champeen
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 7/13/2001
When Dan Bear and Micah Monkey learn that they can get free hot dogs by beating the current hot dog eating record at their local diner, they are up for the challenge. Dan Bear reigns as hot dog champ by consuming loads of free hot dogs, continually beating his own record. For awhile he enjoys the free franks until beating the record becomes too much even for him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1030 votesLoading...
#9 - O. Ratz with Dave D. Fly: Rat in a Hot Tin Can
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 7/2/1995
A rat named O. Ratz and his fly companion, Dave D. Fly, try to find a place to stay for the night during winter in the city.
Director: G. Brian Reynolds
Writer: G. Brian Reynolds
- 8.1/1034 votesLoading...
#10 - Pfish and Chip: Short Pfuse
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 7/9/1995
Pfish (a shark) and Chip (a short-tempered lynx) attempt to stop the squeaky-laughing Mad Bomber while the Chief naps.
Director: Butch Hartman
Writer: Eugene Mattos, Michael Rann, Butch Hartman
- 8.1/1011 votesLoading...
#11 - Uncle Gus: For the Love of Monkeys
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 8/11/2000
This cartoon follows the journey of a wily unemployed geezer and his rag-tailed bunch of friends as they travel to the zoo to reunite Uncle Gus with his AWOL fiancée.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#12 - Longhair and Doubledome: Good Wheel Hunting
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/28/2000
This cartoon follows two philosophical cavemen who just don't fit into their prehistoric surroundings.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1063 votesLoading...
#13 - Boid 'n' Woim
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/1/1996
A worm named Mr. Woim hitchhikes in the middle of the California desert alongside a bird named Mr. Boid. While driving there, Woim crashes Boid's car and they begin to hallucinate.
Director: Miles Thompson
Writer: Miles Thompson
- 7.9/1087 votesLoading...
#14 - Larry and Steve
Season 1 Episode 41 - Aired 2/5/1997
Steve, a homeless dog, is adopted by dimwit Larry (the only man to understand dog) and lives disaster after disaster when Larry takes him shopping.
Director: Seth MacFarlane
Writer: Seth MacFarlane
- 7.8/1036 votesLoading...
#15 - Courage the Cowardly Dog: The Chicken from Outer Space
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/18/1996
Courage tries to stop an alien chicken's plans to invade Earth while in his owners' farm.
Director: John R. Dilworth
Writer: John R. Dilworth
- 7.8/1068 votesLoading...
#16 - Tales of Worm Paranoia
Season 1 Episode 47 - Aired 11/27/1997
Johnny is a peaceful and forgiving worm until a human steps on him repeatedly. As a result, the worm becomes paranoid and angered at the human race, seeking revenge.
Director: Eddie Fitzgerald
Writer: Eddie Fitzgerald
- 7.8/1013 votesLoading...
#17 - Mike, Lu & Og: Crash Lancelot
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/1998
A cast away girl named Mike asks for native inventor Og to build a car to get across the island. He also builds a specially improved model for princess Lu, which runs too fast for her.
Director: Mikhail Aldashin
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10310 votesLoading...
#18 - Johnny Bravo
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/26/1995
Johnny Bravo tries to score with a zookeeper girl by capturing a runaway gorilla. Note: First pilot to Johnny Bravo.
Director: Van Partible
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1036 votesLoading...
#19 - Johnny Bravo: Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 1/1/1997
Johnny Bravo is left stranded in an island filled with beautiful giant women.
Director: Van Partible
Writer: Van Partible
- 7.7/1024 votesLoading...
#20 - Malcom and Melvin
Season 1 Episode 46 - Aired 11/26/1997
Melvin is an alienated loser until he meets Malcom, a trumpeter cockroach who has a huge talent.
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Writer: Ralph Bakshi
- 7.7/1065 votesLoading...
#21 - Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 6/16/2000
Robot Jones learns that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/109 votesLoading...
#22 - Colin Versus the World: Mr. Lounge Lizard
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 8/23/2002
Colin is a color-blind chameleon whose life is full of mishaps and blunders. While working as a shelf stocker at Cheapway's Supermarket, Colin passes the days with dreams of becoming a Lounge Lizard in Las Vegas.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1075 votesLoading...
#23 - The Powerpuff Girls: Crime 101
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/28/1996
The Powerpuff Girls aid the bumbling Amoeba Boys in becoming able criminals.
Director: Craig McCracken
Writer: Craig McCracken
- 7.6/1028 votesLoading...
#24 - Pizza Boy: No Tip
Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/25/1996
Pizza Boy must deliver a pizza from his dad Kocoum to Antarctica safe and sound under five minutes, or else he will receive no tip.
Director: Robert Alvarez
Writer: Robert Alvarez
- 7.6/1026 votesLoading...
#25 - The Kitchen Casanova
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 11/6/1996
A first-time cook is preparing a dinner for his date. Trouble arises when the wind flips the pages from his cookbook.
Director: John McIntyre
Writer: John McIntyre
The Best Episodes of What a Cartoon!
Every episode of What a Cartoon! ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of What a Cartoon!!
Various original cartoons by some of today's top animators.
Genres:ComedyAnimation
Network:Cartoon Network
Best Episodes Summary
"Dexter's Laboratory" is the best rated episode of "What a Cartoon!". It scored 8.6/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky and written by Genndy Tartakovsky, it aired on 2/26/1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hillbilly Blue".