50 Fun Facts About 2010s Cartoons

In Adventure Time, Finn's best friend and adoptive brother Jake is what kind of animal?

A dog: Jake, a magical bulldog-like dog who can stretch and reshape his body at will, shares a treehouse with Finn in the post-apocalyptic Land of Ooo.

Adventure Time's Land of Ooo was ravaged a thousand years before the show by which cataclysm?

The Mushroom War, a nuclear conflict glimpsed in flashbacks, ravaged Earth a thousand years before the show and gives the candy-coloured world its dark undertone.

Which network passed on Adventure Time after its 2007 short went viral?

Nickelodeon passed on the series even though the pilot, made for Frederator's Random! Cartoons, had aired on Nicktoons in 2007 and gone viral online; Cartoon Network picked it up instead.

Regular Show's Mordecai and Rigby are what two animals?

A blue jay and a raccoon: Mordecai the blue jay and Rigby the raccoon are 23-year-old slackers working as park groundskeepers alongside Skips the immortal yeti; the show ran from 2010 to 2017.

Gravity Falls twins Dipper and Mabel spend the summer helping their Grunkle Stan run what?

The Mystery Shack, a tourist trap full of fake exhibits, is Stan's business in the Oregon town; creator Alex Hirsch voices Stan himself.

In Gravity Falls, what is Dipper Pines's real first name?

Mason is Dipper's real name, revealed in the tie-in book Journal 3; 'Dipper' is a nickname from the Big Dipper-shaped birthmark on his forehead.

Rebecca Sugar resigned as storyboard artist on which show to make Steven Universe?

'The one set in the Land of Ooo' is Adventure Time, where Sugar storyboarded and wrote songs from 2010 before leaving to develop Steven Universe, which premiered in 2013.

Steven Universe lives with the Crystal Gems in which fictional town?

Beach City, a seaside town in the fictional state of Delmarva, is home to Steven and the Crystal Gems Garnet, Amethyst and Pearl, voiced by Estelle, Michaela Dietz and Deedee Magno Hall.

In The Amazing World of Gumball, Gumball Watterson is a blue cat. What is his adoptive brother Darwin?

The show is famous for mixing 2D, CGI, puppetry, stop motion and live-action backgrounds in the same scene.

Bluey, which premiered in Australia in October 2018, is what breed of dog?

Blue Heeler is the common name for the blue-coated Australian Cattle Dog; her parents are Bandit and Chilli and her little sister is Bingo.

Bluey is produced by Ludo Studio in which Australian state?

Queensland: Ludo Studio is based in Brisbane, and the show was commissioned jointly by the ABC and BBC Studios before reaching the US on Disney Junior.

In The Loud House, how many children are in Lincoln Loud's family?

11: Lincoln, the only boy, is the middle child among ten sisters from Lori down to Lily; the town of Royal Woods is based on creator Chris Savino's home town of Royal Oak, Michigan.

Rick and Morty airs on which Cartoon Network programming block?

Adult Swim cut ties with co-creator Justin Roiland in 2023 and recast his two lead roles.

A Rick and Morty joke brought which discontinued McDonald's item back to menus in 2018?

Szechuan Sauce, a 1998 Mulan tie-in, was demanded by Rick in the 2017 season 3 premiere; a tiny October 2017 rerelease caused near-riots, so McDonald's brought it back in bulk in February 2018.

BoJack Horseman is a washed-up star of what?

A 1990s sitcom, Horsin' Around, made BoJack famous before his decline; Will Arnett voices him, and the Netflix show ran 77 episodes from 2014 to 2020.

What are the names of the three Belcher children in Bob's Burgers?

Tina, Gene and Louise are Bob and Linda's children, in age order; creator Loren Bouchard developed the show after his earlier series Home Movies, and it premiered on Fox in January 2011.

Phineas and Ferb try to make the most of how many days of summer vacation?

104 days of summer vacation, as the theme song counts; the stepbrothers live in Danville in an unnamed tri-state area, and the show returned in 2025 after a decade away.

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic attracted a famous adult male fanbase known as what?

Bronies, a blend of 'bro' and 'ponies', became the name for the show's adult male fans; Hasbro chose animator Lauren Faust to develop the series, which ran from 2010 to 2019.

Which studious pony is the lead character of Friendship Is Magic, with a dragon assistant named Spike?

Twilight Sparkle, a unicorn sent to Ponyville to study friendship, leads the Mane Six alongside Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack and Rarity; her assistant Spike is a baby dragon.

PAW Patrol's rescue pups are led by a boy named what?

Ryder, a ten-year-old boy, leads the pups from the Lookout tower in Adventure Bay; the Canadian series was developed for Spin Master by Keith Chapman and premiered in 2013.

PAW Patrol was created by Keith Chapman, who had earlier created which building-site hero?

Bob the Builder, the stop-motion builder with his talking machines launched in the late 1990s, was Keith Chapman's earlier creation; PAW Patrol premiered on Nick Jr. in the US in August 2013.

Teen Titans Go! (2013) is a comedic spin-off based on which publisher's superhero team?

The animation was outsourced to Copernicus Studios and Bardel Entertainment in Canada.

The Legend of Korra is set how many years after Avatar: The Last Airbender?

70 years separate the two series: Korra, born after Aang's death, is the next Avatar in an industrialised Republic City; the show ran 52 episodes across four books from 2012 to 2014.

Who created Star vs. the Forces of Evil, Disney XD's first series created by a woman?

Daron Nefcy created the series, which premiered in 2015 and made her the first woman to create a show for Disney XD; her heroine Star Butterfly is voiced by Eden Sher.

We Bare Bears follows three bear brothers trying to fit into human life where?

The San Francisco Bay Area, with its caves, cafés and tech culture, is where Grizz, Panda and Ice Bear try to fit in; the trio started in Daniel Chong's webcomic The Three Bare Bears.

Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir is set in which city?

Paris, with the Eiffel Tower as a constant backdrop, is home to Marinette and Adrien, who fight villains created by Hawk Moth; the French show was co-produced with Japan's Toei Animation.

Sofia the First becomes a princess how?

'Her mother marries the King of Enchancia': cobbler Miranda weds King Roland II, making village girl Sofia a princess; Ariel Winter voices her, and a magic amulet lets her talk to animals.

Doc McStuffins, which ran on Disney Junior from 2012 to 2020, is about a girl who does what?

'Fixes toys, with help from four toy friends': Dottie 'Doc' McStuffins runs a clinic for toys with Lambie, Stuffy, Hallie and Chilly; the Brown Bag Films series was praised for its portrayal of an African American girl doctor.

The 2017 DuckTales reboot follows Scrooge McDuck and family in which city?

Duckburg, the city Carl Barks created for his Uncle Scrooge comics, is home to McDuck Manor and the money bin in both the 1987 series and the 2017 reboot.

Who voices Wirt, the elder half-brother, in the 2014 miniseries Over the Garden Wall?

Elijah Wood voices the anxious Wirt, with Collin Dean as his half-brother Greg; the miniseries won the 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program and grew out of Patrick McHale's short Tome of the Unknown.

On Infinity Train, passengers move from car to car by doing what?

'Completing challenges that resolve their emotional issues': each car is a puzzle, and a glowing number on the passenger's hand drops as they work through their problems, reaching zero when they can leave; each Book follows a new passenger.

Amphibia's Anne Boonchuy is transported to a world of frogs after stealing what on her birthday?

'A magical music box called the Calamity Box', lifted from a thrift store at her friends' urging on her thirteenth birthday, flings Anne into Amphibia; Brenda Song voices the Thai-American girl.

Which character does Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch voice in The Owl House?

King, the tiny skull-headed demon who lives with Eda, is voiced by Alex Hirsch, who also voices Hooty the house demon; the show ran on Disney Channel from January 2020 to April 2023.

Hilda, the blue-haired heroine of the Netflix series, has what kind of pet?

'A deerfox named Twig' follows Hilda everywhere, a creature from Luke Pearson's comics; she and her mother Johanna move to the city of Trolberg after a giant crushes their house in the wilderness.

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018-2020) was a reboot of a series from which decade?

The 1980s: the 1985 Filmation series She-Ra: Princess of Power, a He-Man spin-off, was the original; ND Stevenson developed the Netflix reboot in which Adora leads a rebellion against Hordak.

Voltron: Legendary Defender rebooted a franchise itself adapted from which Japanese anime?

Beast King GoLion, a 1981 Toei anime, was re-edited by World Events Productions into the 1984 lion Voltron; the Netflix series mixed 2D animation with CGI for the robot fights.

Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia was created by which Oscar-winning film director?

Guillermo del Toro, who won the Best Director Oscar for The Shape of Water, created the Netflix series; Anton Yelchin voiced the hero Jim Lake before his death in 2016, with Emile Hirsch taking over for the final season.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts follows a girl exploring a post-apocalyptic surface after fleeing where?

Her underground burrow, one of the human settlements beneath the mutant-ruled surface, is what Kipo is swept out of in the opening episode; the DreamWorks and Studio Mir series adapts Radford Sechrist's 2015 webcomic.

Which 2015 Disney Junior series about the cub Kion was the second TV spin-off from The Lion King?

The Lion Guard began with the TV film Return of the Roar in November 2015 and followed Timon & Pumbaa (1995) as the franchise's second TV spin-off; Kion is Simba's son.

Elena of Avalor, which premiered in 2016, was notable as Disney's first what?

Latina princess: Elena, voiced by Aimee Carrero, was Disney's first, ruling the kingdom of Avalor in a series praised for its Latin music and traditions; it ran three seasons from 2016 to 2020.

Wander Over Yonder, about a nomad helping planets resist Lord Hater, was created by the maker of which cartoons?

Craig McCracken, of The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, created the series, which premiered on Disney Channel in August 2013 before moving to Disney XD.

Uncle Grandpa, the surreal Cartoon Network comedy of 2013 to 2017, was a spin-off of what?

Secret Mountain Fort Awesome, Peter Browngardt's 2011 series about monsters, was itself spun off from his 2010 Uncle Grandpa short for The Cartoonstitute; the character then got his own show in 2013.

Sonic Boom, the 2014 Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon, was notable as the first Sonic series to be what?

'Made in computer animation and HD': earlier Sonic cartoons, from the 1993 shows to Sonic X, were hand-drawn, making the 2014 series, the fifth animated Sonic show, the first in CGI.

Regular Show won a Primetime Emmy for which season 3 episode?

Eggscellent, in which Rigby tries to eat a twelve-egg omelette to win a hat and ends up in a coma, won the 2012 Emmy for Outstanding Short-format Animated Program.

How many Primetime Emmy Awards did Adventure Time win over its run?

Eight Primetime Emmys went to Adventure Time across its 2010 to 2018 run; it also won a Peabody, and some episodes drew more than three million viewers.

How many Emmys for Outstanding Animated Program had Rick and Morty won by the end of 2025?

Twice: 'Pickle Rick' won Outstanding Animated Program in 2018 and 'The Vat of Acid Episode' in 2020, and no further wins followed through 2025.

Which actor voices Bob Belcher in Bob's Burgers?

H. Jon Benjamin voices Bob Belcher and also Sterling Archer on FX's Archer, a rare case of one actor leading two animated series at the same time.

In Craig of the Creek, who are Craig's two best friends?

Kelsey and JP are Craig's constant companions exploring the Creek; the series, co-created by Matt Burnett and Ben Levin, premiered on Cartoon Network in 2018.

Which cartoon's characters are animated in deliberately clashing styles, mixing puppetry, stop motion and Flash?

'The one about a blue cat and his goldfish brother' is The Amazing World of Gumball, Ben Bocquelet's Elmore-set series, whose 2D, CGI, puppet and stop-motion characters share live-action backgrounds.

The Legend of Korra's final episodes of Book Three were released how?

'Streamed online rather than broadcast on TV': the network pulled Book Three from its schedule in July 2014 after episodes leaked online and released the remaining chapters digitally; the series ended that December and continued as comics.