#underrated cartoons

[flowershello]

Feeling very distraught tonight about the fact that we are probably never getting a second season of “Total Drama Presents: The Riconculous Race.” 😔

[poll-o-sphere]

Underrated Cartoon Marathon Final Round:

Which cartoon are you watching?

Wakfu

Redwall

Voting ended onAug 8

Wakfu propaganda

Redwall propaganda

[gnoufs-blog]

Dancie Bunch.

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[nostalgiabiz]

Some Fiskerton and Zak cute moments from "Once more the nightmare factory". I really like these screenshots to be honest.

@creacher-feetcher @sparky-cryptidcrafts @gelios-fan

[thesweetselah]

Lessons from Arnold: A Heart That Sees Others

A part of the “Lessons from [Character Name]” series on TheSweetSelah blog.

Hi friends 💛

Welcome back to TheSweetSelah, where we look for God’s truth in animated stories that inspire and uplift. This post is part of my series called “Lessons from [Character Name]”, where I highlight faith-filled takeaways from some of animation’s most impactful characters.

Today’s reflection is on a boy with a football-shaped head, a big heart, and the amazing of wisdom: Arnold from Hey Arnold.

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A Friend Who Sees

Episode: “Stoop Kid” (Season 1, Ep. 3b)

Arnold doesn't just hear people. He sees them — really sees them.

In “Stoop Kid,” while others tease or avoid the boy who never leaves his stoop, Arnold chooses empathy. He sees beyond Stoop Kid’s rough exterior and fears, realizing that the boy isn’t mean, he’s afraid. Arnold gently encourages him to leave the stoop for the first time, not to prove something to others, but to reclaim his own courage.

📖 “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.” — Romans 12:15

Arnold’s empathy teaches us to look past behavior and into the heart. Often, fear is hiding behind anger, and kindness is the key that opens the door.

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Humility Over Showiness

Episode: “Helga on the Couch” (Season 4, Ep. 17)

Arnold never needs the spotlight to be good. He often helps people in secret — with no need for applause. In “Helga on the Couch,” we see how much his kindness impacted Helga, even though he never knew it. To her, Arnold was the one steady light in a life full of chaos and neglect.

📖 “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” — Ephesians 4:2

Sometimes the love you give doesn’t get returned — at least not in the way you expect. But when you sow kindness, God sees it. And often, so do others — more than you realize.

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Small Acts, Big Love

Episode: “Pigeon Man” (Season 1, Ep. 14b)

In “Pigeon Man,” Arnold befriends a misunderstood recluse who cares for birds on a rooftop. While others see the Pigeon Man as strange, Arnold sees a soul who just wants peace. By showing kindness, Arnold gives the man dignity and in return, the man reminds Arnold that “people are not always kind.”

📖 “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” — Philippians 2:4

Compassion doesn’t need a reason. It just needs willingness.

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Faithfulness in the Everyday

Episode: “Arnold's Christmas” (Season 1, Ep. 11)

*Even though it’s Helga who completes the final action- it was Arnold’s original idea to help his neighbor*

Arnold’s compassion doesn’t take holidays off. In “Arnold’s Christmas,” he gives up his own gift to reunite Mr. Hyunh with his long-lost daughter. It’s one of the most tender, sacrificial moments in the series a quiet picture of Christlike love.

📖 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” — John 15:13

Arnold’s “life” in this case is his time, his energy, and his hope, but he gives it anyway, asking nothing in return.

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🌟 Takeaways

Arnold reminds us that gentleness is not weakness. That real courage is the kind that stands beside others when no one else will. And that being kind in small moments makes a big difference.

He reflects the kind of love that Jesus calls us to the love that listens, uplifts, and chooses mercy even when it’s hard.

So today, let’s walk through our own neighborhoods, classrooms, or conversations like Arnold would — with eyes that see, a heart that cares, and the courage to choose kindness.

— TheSweetSelah

[sithvampiremaster27]

The 7D is SEVERELY underrated!

And I still think it's a shame that it's still not on Disney+

Heck, it wasn't even featured in the Chibiverse episode: Underverse!

Iger must really hate this show...

[thegeekgirl183]

My new "Fiona" song.

Okay so Tatiana Kurtukova's "Odnogo" is so unbelievably Fiona-coded and it physically hurts me 😭

I kept hearing it on TikTok and finally looked up the English translation and I just 'Curly-haired and blue-eyed, all the girls told me stories about him, and I sit here dreaming..."

That's FIONA. That's literally Fiona before she even met Coop. Knowing everything about him from other people, dreaming about just one specific boy she's never even seen.

Go look up the English lyrics. You'll understand immediately.

P.S. I'm also writing a fanfic exploring exactly this, Fiona's entire life before "Something About Fiona," including the year she spent hearing about Coop before meeting him. If you're interested: Fiona's Family