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Kim Possible

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Created by: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle Executive Producers: Bob Schooley, Mark McCorkle Starring: Christy Carlson Romano (Kim Possible), Will Friedle (Ron Stoppable), Tahj Mowry (Wade Load), Nancy Cartwright (Rufus), John DiMaggio (Dr. Drakken), Nicole Sullivan (Shego)  You know, thinking more deeply about it, I'm not even sure why I love this show so much! Like Teen Titans , it's another one whose theme song would absolutely grab my attention as a kid, and always took top priority when it aired. Something about the quick wit, Kim's fun and hilarious personality, and Dr. Drakken's way of destroying super-villain cliches.  Even the theme song was something I relished. Christina Milian's trendy voice, with Kim swinging around fancy techno-digital effects, captured something in me and I would watch with intensity -- and still do! Somehow, even with the show's lack (largely) of magical powers, it drew me in just like Samurai Jack and Firefl...

Samurai Jack

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Created by: Genndy Tartakovsky Written by: Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews, Brian Larsen, and several others Directed by: Genndy Tartakovsky, Randy Myers, Robert Alvarez, Rob Renzetti, Chris Savino Starring: Phil LaMarr (Samurai Jack), Mako Iwomatsu (Aku, seasons 1-4), Greg Baldwin (Aku, season 5), John DiMaggio ("The Scotsman")  This is probably one of the most unique, one-of-a-kind American animated series created. (Thank you, Genndy Tartakovsky, for this and several others. You're a gift to the industry.) How many others are so introspective? How many others use only one primary protagonist? How many use the animation so heavily to tell the story? How many others have so little dialogue? How many others are so artistic, so styled, so poetic? For being almost entirely episodic, this series has one of the most compelling and satisfying series-arcs in animation (in my opinion, of course).  The character of Jack is incredible to me. A chi...