Best Decade for 2D animation?

[Rabbitearsblog]

I was wondering about what do you considered to be the best decade for hand drawn / 2D animation? For me, it would have to be:

1930s: This was the decade where Looney Tunes and some Disney Cartoons made their first appearance (well, technically, some of Disney's first few cartoons started in the 1920s) and they really gave way to the golden age of animation, as well as popularizing hand drawn animation at the time.

1980s: Yeah, yeah, most of the cartoons here were toy produced shows (like Transformers and He-Man) but, this was a pretty good decade for hand drawn animation, especially with hit shows like Transformers, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra and the hand drawn animation sort of smoothed out here compared to the 1970s.

1990s: This was the decade where Disney's Renaissance Age started up with movies like Mulan, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin and it really popularized Disney's hand drawn efforts here. Also, you had some non Disney hand drawn movies such as Anastasia and the Rugrats Movie hitting the box office.

 

[Fone Bone]

If we were going by TV animation, I'd say the 90's. If we were going by film animation, I'd ALSO say the 90's. So, yeah.

 

[Rabbitearsblog]

If we were going by TV animation, I'd say the 90's. If we were going by film animation, I'd ALSO say the 90's. So, yeah.

Yeah, I agree that the 90s was the height of 2D animation.

 

[Dudley]

Though I’d hate to seem biased since I grew up in the 90s, it’s hard to argue it not being the best decade.
It’s when the Disney Renaissance primarily took place, the start of Disney having serious rivals in feature animation, creator driven cartoons started getting made in full force, the launch of Cartoon Network and Nicktoons, iconic anime hit US airwaves, The Simpsons and other shows of its kind proved that cartoons aren’t just for kids, large output of animation for both cable and broadcast TV, and animation jobs and salaries were at a height never before seen (and haven’t been seen since).


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[Frank98]

I'm going to disagree and say the 40s were the best decade. You've had some of the greatest artists of all time, working with high budgets, and with almost full creative control. Many of the most influential movies and shorts were made during this period. It's likely that this era will never be replicated.

 

[AnimaniacNutso]

I really enjoy most decades, but one of my favorites is the 90s. I really enjoyed shows like Arthur, Blue's Clues, Katie and Orbie, Madeline, PB&J Otter, Little Bear, Franklin, Jungle Cubs, 101 Dalmatians, TaleSpin, The Little Mermaid, The Powerpuff Girls, Eek! The Cat, Batman: The Animated Series, X-Men: The Animated Series, Tiny Toon Adventures, Taz-Mania, Freakazoid, The Tick, Pinky and the Brain, and Animaniacs, just to name a few. I also loved the animated movies like Beauty and the Beast (Which is my favorite movie of all time), Aladdin, The Lion King, The Rugrats Movie, Tarzan, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Mulan, Hercules, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, and others.

I also loved the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, since that's where many great Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and Classic Disney Shorts came from, among others. So many talented writers and animators came together and created shorts with amazing animation and beloved characters. Plus, movies like Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi, Fantasia, Snow White, and others were really well crafted and wonderful movies

 

[Rabbitearsblog]

I also loved the 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s, since that's where many great Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, and Classic Disney Shorts came from, among others. So many talented writers and animators came together and created shorts with amazing animation and beloved characters. Plus, movies like Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi, Fantasia, Snow White, and others were really well crafted and wonderful movies

I agree with this! I really enjoyed most of the movies that Disney put out during the late 1930s and 1940s, especially Pinocchio and Snow White. I also liked the fact that we got Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry during this decade since they became some of the most iconic cartoon characters in history in the long run.

 

[Cartoon_central]

In terms of theatrical the 1940's each theatrical animation studio was at it's best during that era in my opinion, they introduced many memorable characters like Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Droopy Dog, and Tom and Jerry to name a few, and the animation was so fluid and well drawn.

And for television the 1990's they had so much variety, they had so many creator driven shows, just about every genre was was represented like comedy, action, and drama, every major network had different shows to choose from, adult animation became more mainstream, many memorable animated films were released, and most of them were very well animated.

 

[Rabbitearsblog]

In terms of theatrical the 1940's each theatrical animation studio was at it's best during that era in my opinion, they introduced many memorable characters like Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, Droopy Dog, and Tom and Jerry to name a few, and the animation was so fluid and well drawn.

And for television the 1990's they had so much variety, they had so many creator driven shows, just about every genre was was represented like comedy, action, and drama, every major network had different shows to choose from, adult animation became more mainstream, many memorable animated films were released, and most of them were very well animated.

I agree that both the 1940s and the 1990s were a very good time for 2D animation, especially with the 1940s introducing Bugs Bunny and Looney Tunes to the public.