supercartoons.net
Cartoons are for everyone! This statement may have some truth to it, as animated series traditionally are made for children. However, there is a burgeoning market of adult cartoons that are making their way onto the TV screen. Shows like The Simpsons, South Park, and Family Guy started this trend, but now other shows are taking notice and implementing adult oriented cartoons into their repertoire. It can be fun to revisit some of your childhood cartoons from time to time and see how they've changed.
But now, it seems like cartoons are all but extinct.
I don't know how old you are, dear reader, but back when I was growing up, there were shows like Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, as well as all of the beloved shorts featuring iconic characters like Porky Pig, Donald Duck, Pluto, Mickey Mouse (back before he was just a mascot for Disney). All of the classics. But nowadays it seems like cartoons aren't being made the way they used to be.
I sometimes enjoy watching these old shows from my childhood, even though I know they aren't nearly as good as the newer ones. Whenever I put on an episode of Scooby-Doo or Looney Tunes, I instantly feel like a kid again. Sitting on the rug in front of the TV, eating cereal and laughing along with the characters. It's really something special to me.
I occasionally come across a free streaming site that features cartoons from my childhood. Sites like Super Cartoons make it easy for me to share my favorite childhood shows with my own kids.
When my son's face lights up at the sight of Bugs Bunny or Tasmanian Devil, I can't even tell you how much joy it brings me. The fact that sites like this exist is a godsend. I love being able to revisit my own childhood while also sharing the gift of quality animation with my own children.
The current state of cartoons is a far cry from the classics. And I, for one, miss the days when cartoons were still cartoons, and not CGI computer graphics or live-action remakes that blur the lines between animation and reality. Cartoons should be absurd, ridiculous, and full of imagination. This is why sites like Super Cartoons are great for those of us who are nostalgic for simpler times and also our own children alike.
History
With free streaming sites like these, it can be difficult to find any actual history. The creators of these sites often remain largely anonymous, much of the ways in which the sites came to be are kept pretty under wraps. According to Super Cartoons, it has been in operation since 2012.
Super Cartoons has been around for a decade and it's been an amazing archive of some of the classic animated content. Here's to Super Cartoons continuing to be around for another decade!
Design
When you land on the home page of Super Cartoons, you'll see a sky blue background with animated clouds softly lining the top. It's not the best-looking streaming site I've ever seen, but it feels appropriate for the content that it features. It lends the site a real air of animated fun, and I always appreciate it when a site's design reflects this in some way.
Beyond that, the Super Cartoons website is well-organized. A site menu bar at the top of each page lets you browse videos by several different options. You can choose between Home, Cartoons, Characters, Studios, or Series. This makes it easy for you to browse the site broadly or more specifically based on what you are looking for. One main feature that the website does not have is a search bar; in case you want to type in a specific keyword and not have to click through page by page to find what you are looking for.
When you click into a video, an embedded JW Media Player will launch. This player has a basic setup; additional videos will be featured as above the player. Clicking into full-screen mode will allow you to immerse yourself in the content or minimize it to see more information and view additional videos. Each video has a description below it, including a synopsis, studio and character credits, and an overall rating (given by fellow Super Cartoons users).
I think the site design could be made more experiential. For instance, I would like it to resemble Netflix or YouTube, allowing for a more fluid experience of all the videos that the site has to offer. But for what it is, Super Cartoons certainly gets the job done? With minimal ads and zero fees or subscriptions necessary, I might add.
Content
I've already touched on why Super Cartoons is the best place to go for classic animated cartoons. You can watch them free of charge, just like you did when you were a kid. Tom and Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Scooby-Doo, Donald Duck, and the Tasmanian Devil are all here. So dive right in!
The home page of Super Cartoons boasts that it hosts over 1,000 cartoon shorts. The curator of the archive says that there are many more cartoons that could be added and that the selection could be broader, including shows from more networks and a broader range of time periods. The newest cartoon that you'll find on Super Cartoons likely aired in the 1970s and it includes no full-length episodes or movies.
If Super Cartoons added a few newer shows, it would make their site even more super. However, I understand that this could create copyright problems and potentially damage the site as a whole.
Desktop and Mobile Experience
Unfortunately, as of now, there is no Super Cartoons app. This means that people using mobile devices will have a much better experience because the site is well optimized for mobile browsers. In fact, as far as free streaming sites go, Super Cartoons has one of the best mobile experiences that I have ever seen. Simply scroll down the list of titles and click into whatever you want to see without being inundated with too many ads or a clunky design. The site works well on desktop computers, iPhones, Android phones, and tablets.
Pricing and Plans
Some people might find the lack of ads in Super Cartoons to be a downside, as many sites like this are amply crammed with intrusive advertisements. However, Super Cartoons manages to be ad-free without any problems with adblockers.
Suggestions that I have for Super Cartoons
For one, I would love to see Super Cartoons develop a decent app. The site is designed well and has a lot of archived content which would make it perfect for an app. However, this is unlikely, given the site's nature.
That being said, I do think that Super Cartoons could definitely benefit by expanding their roster of shows. As of now, the site remains somewhat niche. I would love to see their offerings expanded, perhaps with a premium upgrade making this possible.
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