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What are the best Adult Swim shows?
When all the kids are fast asleep, Adult Swim shows take over the television screen. Adult Swim is a network targeted towards older audiences by Cartoon Network. You may know Cartoon Network as a cable network made for kids shows but Adult Swim is a lot different. Since adults stay up much later than children, Adult Swim cartoons air at the wee hours of the night. The kinds of shows you can find on Adult Swim range from dark comedy to anime with more explicit scenes. There are also live-action and original video animations on Adult Swim. You can even watch the famous adult cartoon, Rick and Morty on Adult Swim! Aside from that, a couple of popular anime series is available on Adult Swim. These include Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and Cowboy Bebop. Fullmetal Alchemist is known for its violence and controversial themes which is not suitable for children. There are many other anime and shows on Adult Swim that are riddled with controversy yet they are still airing. If you're an adult who wants to pass time and can't sleep, Adult Swim shows are a perfect downtime. Whether you're watching these shows on cable television or streaming on the site. Adult Swim has a plethora of different shows featured in its nighttime segment. If you're looking for a new Adult Swim show to watch that won't be a total waste of time, you've come to the right place. From animated adult comedy shows to anime that cover more mature themes, here are some of the best Adult Swim shows that made a splash on the small screen.
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WHAT'S THE MEANING?
Adult swim is an adult-oriented nighttime programming block on Cartoon Network. It is a reference to public swimming pools, which set aside time periods when all the children have to leave the pool to make room for adults. Basically, it means that it is an adult-focused period that isn't meant for children.
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know Adult Swim has an annual tradition of celebrating April Fools' Day? In fact, Adult Swim is notorious for its pranks, some of which have even become profound and well-known. Although, usually they are so dumb and hilarious. The prank is always done on the night of March 31 starting at midnight and usually lasts the entire night of April 1. Some years they do double pranks. It is either two pranks in one night or a prank at night and then the second will be before midnight. The first-ever prank was in 2003, where the same episode of Harvey Birdman aired on a loop from midnight until the end of the block. In 2004, mustaches were drawn on random characters on the Adult Swim shows the entire night. Two years later, a double-prank happened. Adult Swim aired reruns of programs from the 1980s. It also showed reruns of episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist and Ghost in the Shell with fart noises. In 2009, they aired The Room and repeated this prank until 2011, which thought to be an annual tradition from now on. But in 2012, it played The Room once again but as the opening credits finished it cut to a surprise Toonami night. In 2016, it promoted a series of advertisements recounting its pranks, which implied something big will happen. But the prank for 2016 was that there was no prank. This shows how serious and crazy Adult Swim when it comes to April Fools' Day.
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- #1July 25, 2019"Before The Venture Bros. I was a big fan of Aqua Teen Hunger Force but since it has already been canceled I gave all my love to this show already. Okay so there are so many things to love about The Venture Bros. but perhaps is because it has maintaned its impressive level of continuity eh. Definitely deserve to be on my list of the best Adult Swim shows."
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The Venture Bros. - #2June 3, 2019"before it getting regularized on toonami, i would stay up all the time just to catch this show. cost me a few hours of sleep but i didnt care. the leaps and bounds of an improvement it was over the 2003 series got me hooked, and even the 2003 series was good so that's saying something!"
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Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - #3June 3, 2019"this is one of the best adult swim shows of all time, and even one of the best anime of all time. seriously, the story rocked me to my core and had me bawling like a baby by the end. not to mention who could ever forget that super funky opening theme? see you, space cowboy."
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Cowboy Bebop - #4June 3, 2019"okay, i'll be real here and say that while this show is funny for the wrong kind of reasons, and that's what makes it so dang good and one of the best shows on adult swim shows to ever grace the network. not to mention how memeable it is."
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The Boondocks - #5June 3, 2019"despite the negative rep the fanbase has gotten (earning them the term bad pickles), this is an oddly entertaining show! the humor is definitely not for kids so make it a point that your kids are asleep before flipping to this show"
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Rick and Morty - #6July 25, 2019"If u were to ask me what is the best shows on Adult Swim I would be answering you without hesitation the Robot Chicken. Why? Come on this show is so hilarious and its recent seasons are much funnier and a lot less sex-sicko tbh."
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Robot Chicken - #7June 3, 2019"people who think this is just matt groening trying to rehash the simpsons in the future clearly haven't watched futurama. sure, it had continuity errors but so did the simpsons and it doesn't make it less entertaining!"
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Futurama - #8June 3, 2019"pros: good story, good animation for its time, entertaining characters. cons: really long-running so it might be daunting for those who haven't watched it yet."
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Yu Yu Hakusho - #9June 3, 2019"i never thought a show about living, floating and rolling fast food items could be so funny."
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force - #10June 3, 2019"BEST. SOUNDTRACK. EVER. oh, and the show was amazing and well animated, too :3"
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| Rank | Answers | Type | Votes | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rick and Morty | TV Shows | 18 | Paid |
| 2 | Cowboy Bebop | TV Shows | 17 | Paid |
| 3 | Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | TV Shows | 5 | Paid |
| 4 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force | TV Shows | 3 | Paid |
| 5 | Futurama | TV Shows | 3 | Paid |
| 6 | The Boondocks | TV Shows | 2 | Paid |
| 7 | The Venture Bros. | TV Shows | 2 | Paid |
| 8 | Robot Chicken | TV Shows | 1 | Paid |
| 9 | Yu Yu Hakusho | TV Shows | 1 | Paid |
| 10 | Samurai Champloo | TV Shows | 1 | Paid |