Reno 911
Reno 911 started off as a filler show on Comedy Central to fill the late night time slot between South Park and The Daily Show. It did not take long for Reno 911 to find its own audience, and begin its take off as one of the highest rated shows on cable television.

The Colbert Report
To offset Jon Stewart’s obvious Democratic party biased is the Republican leanings of Stephen Colbert. The Colbert Report is on right after The Daily Show on Comedy Central, and the two shows back to back offer a two sided political punch that few other networks can deliver.

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
What can you say about a show that is supposed to be a fake news show, yet a large percentage of people say they get their real news from The Daily Show? Jon Stewart is a quick witted pro-Democrat fake news anchor that has developed the credibility in most political circles that eludes many other members of the media.

Saturday Night Live
After all of these years it is fair to say that Saturday Night Live has lost some of its luster. There was a huge movement not too long ago to try and get the show off the air, but it remains on the air and many people credit the work they did during the 2008 presidential elections as the reason why SNL is still with us.

South Park
There is not an animated show on television that rivals South Park in its ability to capitalize on current events. The creators of South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, claim that they can create a full episode from writing the script to final editing in a week, and that speed allows them to create topical humor that is pulled from today’s headlines and makes complete sense to today’s audience.

Family Guy
Family Guy is a show that is a perfect mix of every influence that creator Seth MacFarlane has ever had in his life. Main character Peter Griffin has his core with the influence of Homer Simpson, but Peter’s mannerisms follow very closely the television shows and movies that MacFarlane grew up with in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Peter has a condescending view of women, and continuously needs to be reminded that his wife is the most important thing in his world. Just like Homer Simpson, Peter Griffin drinks way too much and continuously gets in trouble related to his drinking. Unlike Homer, Peter does not beat any of his children.

The Simpsons
Each of these characters has appeared, or currently appears, in their own animated television show. Today many of the top shows on prime time television are animated, and a quick run down of some of the most popular and enduring animated shows on television seems in order.

Marge Simpson
Marge Simpson is as well known for her five feet tall blue hairdo as she is for her gruff and abrasive voice. But Marge sets the television standard as the devoted wife and mother that clings to her family regardless of what nonsense Homer has gotten himself into. She is the anchor for her husband, and the driving force that keeps her children going. She is the glue that holds the family together, and that is amplified in the episodes where Marge starts to lose grip of reality and the whole family plunges into chaos.

Homer Simpson
There have been many not-so-intelligent main characters on many television shows throughout the history of television, but few can compare to the pure stupidity of Homer Simpson. Homer is responsible for many parts of contemporary pop culture such as the expression “d’oh,” the act of visibly drooling while mentioning your favorite food, and referring to Jesus as Jebus.

Eric Cartman
It is impossible to mention the evolution of animated characters without including South Park’s Eric Cartman in the discussion. Cartman is a disturbing 8-year-old boy that has strong anti-Semitic leanings which cause him to idolize Hitler and Mel Gibson, and he has an affinity for finding the cruelest and most disgusting ways of getting back at the people that mock him

Fred Flintstone
When Hanna-Barbera created Fred Flintstone they simply followed a formula that they knew could not miss. They modeled Fred after the very popular comedian Jackie Gleason, and then created a stone age version of The Honeymooners as a vehicle for Fred. The concept worked perfectly, and today Fred Flintstone is one of the most popular animated characters of all time.

Tom and Jerry
These characters are mentioned together because without one there is no point in mentioning the other. Tom and Jerry turned the cat and mouse game into a full time career, and their legendary chase cartoons have made them household names all over the world. Tom was the cat and Jerry was the mouse, and it was more than implied that Jerry possessed a much higher level of intelligence than Tom. Tom would routinely set traps for Jerry, and Jerry would usually turn those traps against Tom.

Daffy Duck
The animated world was not surprised when only three years after the introduction of Donald Duck; Warner Brother studio introduced Daffy Duck. Daffy is afflicted with a speech impediment very similar to Donald’s, but Warner Brothers felt is was important that the audience be able to understand Daffy at all times, so they toned down on the impediment and allowed Daffy to be heard. Donald is a white feathered duck while Daffy is black feathered which is another complete opposite. Donald was always the faithful friend to the Disney number one character Mickey, while Daffy cannot stand Bugs.

Donald Duck
He was hot headed, hard to understand, and never made the right decisions but audiences would not have Donald Duck any other way. Another creation of Walt Disney, Donald Duck became known as the sidekick to Mickey Mouse and never complained about it one bit. Whenever Mickey and Donald were put into a situation, it was automatically assumed that Donald would make the wrong choice and Mickey would have to bail him out.

Mickey Mouse
Mickey was the brainchild of the animating genius Walt Disney, and Mickey stands as the recognized first truly popular animated character.

Bugs Bunny
Not so loosely based on the great Groucho Marx, Bugs Bunny was one of the first animated characters to show kids that it is okay to be a little mischievous just so long as you don’t overdo it. Bugs was a direct response from the animators at Warner Brothers to the clean cut Mickey Mouse.

Animated And Non-Animated Television Over The Years
In the last several years there has been a rise in the number of animated prime time television shows that are taking over some networks. The Fox Network maintains as one its most popular shows the animated prime time television series Family Guy. Animated shows have become so popular that several cable television networks have been created just to show animation, and the top shows currently in syndication are animated shows.

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