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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!!

Best episode
S1E2 Dexter's Laboratory
8.766 votes
Worst episode
S2E24 Ferret and Parrot
5.923 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.6avg
Binge time
9h 34m
82 episodes

Seasons3

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 2 - Dexter's Laboratory
    8.7/10(66 votes)
    S1:E2

    Dee Dee and Dexter battle turning each other into animals, using Dexter's latest invention.

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  2. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 24 - Hillbilly Blue
    8.6/10(81 votes)
    S1:E24

    Crawdad Eustace is fed-up with being treated as food and goes with possum pal Mordechai on a cross-country trip to New Orleans.

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  3. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 11 - O. Ratz with Dave D. Fly: Rat in a Hot Tin Can
    8.3/10(37 votes)
    S1:E11

    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.

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  4. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 19 - Boid 'n' Woim
    8.1/10(78 votes)
    S1:E19

    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.

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  5. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 12 - Pfish and Chip: Short Pfuse
    8.2/10(44 votes)
    S1:E12

    Pfish (a shark) and Chip (a short-tempered lynx) attempt to stop the squeaky-laughing Mad Bomber while the Chief naps.

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  6. What a Cartoon! Season 2 Episode 9 - Prickles the Cactus
    8.5/10(17 votes)
    S2:E9

    Its plot follows the mishaps of a clumsy water-phobic cactus who helps save her family from a deadly drought at Cyclone Ranch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 25 - Courage the Cowardly Dog: The Chicken from Outer Space
    8.1/10(55 votes)
    S1:E25

    Courage tries to stop an alien chicken's plans to invade Earth while in his owners' farm.

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  9. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 41 - Larry and Steve
    8.0/10(101 votes)
    S1:E41

    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.

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  10. What a Cartoon! Season 2 Episode 13 - Uncle Gus: For the Love of Monkeys
    8.4/10(15 votes)
    S2:E13

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. What a Cartoon! Season 2 Episode 12 - Lost Cat
    8.4/10(14 votes)
    S2:E12

    A homeless purple cat attempts to scam his way into cozy new digs by passing himself off as someone else's lost cat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 37 - Pfish and Chip: Blammo the Clown
    8.0/10(36 votes)
    S1:E37

    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.

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  13. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 27 - Gramps
    8.0/10(34 votes)
    S1:E27

    Gramps tells his grandchildren about his battle against invading aliens.

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  14. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 46 - Malcom and Melvin
    8.0/10(33 votes)
    S1:E46

    Melvin is an alienated loser until he meets Malcom, a trumpeter cockroach who has a huge talent.

    Director:Ralph Bakshi

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  15. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 34 - The Kitchen Casanova
    7.9/10(37 votes)
    S1:E34

    A first-time cook is preparing a dinner for his date. Trouble arises when the wind flips the pages from his cookbook.

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  16. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 47 - Tales of Worm Paranoia
    7.8/10(84 votes)
    S1:E47

    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.

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  17. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 29 - Bloo's Gang: Bow-Wow Buccaneers
    7.9/10(34 votes)
    S1:E29

    Bloo and his dog friends sneak out of their owner's houses at midnight to set on a pirate adventure in the city.

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  18. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 45 - Dino: The Great Egg-Scape
    7.9/10(27 votes)
    S1:E45

    Dino takes care of a baby dinosaur and tries to prevent him from growing.

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  19. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 18 - Cow and Chicken: No Smoking
    7.8/10(45 votes)
    S1:E18

    The Devil (later known as the Red Guy) kidnaps Chicken, who must be saved from damnation of smoking by Super Cow (who is his sister, Cow).

    Director:David Feiss
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 26 - Pizza Boy: No Tip
    7.8/10(44 votes)
    S1:E26

    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.

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  21. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 21 - Podunk Possum: One Step Beyond
    7.9/10(23 votes)
    S1:E21

    A possum acquires an abandoned farm with three chickens to lay eggs for him, and has to defend them from a fried chicken titan, Major Portions.

    Director:Joe Orrantia
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 43 - The Zoonatiks: Home Sweet Home
    7.8/10(32 votes)
    S1:E43

    A bear named Bill, a monkey named Knuckles and a turtle named Shelby try to enter the all-star Hackensack Zoo after feeling unwanted at the circus.

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  23. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 42 - Sledgehammer O'Possum: What's Goin' on Back There!?
    7.8/10(29 votes)
    S1:E42

    Sledgehammer O'Possum takes shelter from the cold in a mailbox, much to the dismay of a mailman named Ethel who will stop at nothing to make him leave.

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  24. What a Cartoon! Season 2 Episode 5 - Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
    7.7/10(76 votes)
    S2:E5

    Robot Jones learns that he has been put into a human public school that he must now attend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. What a Cartoon! Season 2 Episode 4 - The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy: Meet the Reaper
    7.8/10(22 votes)
    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  26. What a Cartoon! Season 1 Episode 30 - Jungle Boy: Mr. Monkeyman
    7.7/10(29 votes)
    S1:E30

    Jealous King Raymond attempts to taint hero Jungle Boy's reputation after he begins to lose fame.

    Director:Van Partible

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Best Episodes Summary

"Dexter's Laboratory" is the best rated episode of What a Cartoon!. It scored 8.7/10 from 66 votes. Written and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, it aired on February 26, 1995. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Hillbilly Blue".

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