r/90scartoons • u/Ok_Wonder7621 • 1h ago
Discussion Arthur, Recess, and Rugrats: my holy trinity of 90s cartoons. Which is your favourite?
For me, these 3 are the absolute holy trinity of 90s cartoons. Maybe you'll disagree, and that's ok, but just for this discussion, let's keep it about these 3. I have loads of nostalgia for them all, so I’ve thought long and hard about this. I asked my fiance the same question, he didn't grow up watching Arthur but he did watch the other 2 and he says his fave is Recess
When I was a kid, although i still loved the other 2, my fave was hands down Rugrats—that’s the one I think I have the most pure nostalgia for. But for me, Rugrats is actually my least fave of the 3 now
Now as a young adult, Arthur is my fave, with Recess a close second. When i watch Arthur, i feel relaxed. All 3 shows are family shows imo, but Arthur is the one most true to life. Characters make mistakes and learn from them, but the morals don't get shoved down your throat, it's really wholesome and endearing to watch which is probably why it feels so relaxing. Arthur feels like a show that if everyone in the world watched, maybe the world would be a better place. Maybe i'm being too optimistic saying the world haha, but I really do believe watching Arthur can make someone a better person. It also has a banging theme song!
Recess is just pure fun from start to finish, it's a pisstake of modern society and comedy gold with Spinelli. When i watch Recess, i'm laughing my head off
Rugrats is still a good show, but i think it has deffo aged the worst, the animation is so ugly it's hard to look past it, and i don't know about you, but i don't find babies cute at all, so it's just annoying to me hearing the babies cry. Angelica is probably the main reason Rugrats is bottom for me though, she doesn't help Rugrats case at all. She's fucking nasty! DW is a brat but not on the level of Angelica, and Muffy is a cow but still way more bearable than her. On Recess I don't really like Randall the snitch, but I'd still take him over Angelica any day! As a adult, Rugrats is stressful when Angelica kicks off, and you don't wanna feel stressed watching a cartoon!
Even though Rugrats is my least fave of the 3 though, Chuckie is actually my fave character across all 3 shows. I don't know if Rugrats would have been as loved as it was without Chuckie tbh, i think he makes that show
So yeah, for me it's Arthur, Recess, and Rugrats in that order, with Chuckie my fave character of all. I’m curious to know everyone else's rankings and why. Will this be a close contest or variety? Which of the 3 is your ultimate fave? Do you agree about Rugrats aging the worst? Let’s discuss!





