Missing evergreen best Indian cartoons? Look at the list of the top 30 cartoons in India to refresh your memories.
It’s 8:00 am and your summer vacation is going on. You switch on the television and start watching all the top cartoons for the whole day. Do you feel nostalgic after reading this line? Yes, I can feel it too. Childhood days were the best days when we didn’t have any mobile phones, laptops, or career tensions.
But look at us now missing those happy moments when we wished to grow up as soon as possible. But that’s okay we don’t have a time machine like Doraemon and cannot invent one like Kiteretsu. The only solution is watching the most famous cartoons on a weekend maybe?
So, here I have made a list of some of the most famous cartoons in India. Not top 10 cartoons, not 20 but best 30 cartoons! Choose what you want to watch and capture all the old memories.
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Oswald
Oswald is the first show that comes up in the top 10 cartoons in India.
It is the story of a Blue Octopus who is safety conscious but loves to have fun. Oswald lives in an apartment with his dog named Weenie. Weenie looks like a hotdog. Other than that they have cute neighbours like Henry a penguin, Daisy a flower, and more.
Most of us have watched Oswald in our childhood. According to me, this show was peaceful and adorable. Talking about this show is nostalgic. The show was aired on 20th August 2001. You can also watch the dubbed episodes of Oswald.
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Tom and Jerry
Here comes the most popular cartoon in India, Tom and Jerry. We all grew up watching this top-rated cartoon. Some people say that Tom and Jerry’s show is overhyped or overrated but in my opinion, this is the best cartoon in India that depicts friendship, anger, revenge, and more amusingly.
Tom and Jerry are rivals who fight with each other every day. They both have different techniques to defeat each other. Tom and Jerry sometimes team up if someone else tries to irritate them. Following the cartoon, Tom and Jerry have many movies together like Tom and Jerry: The Movie , Tom and Jerry Cowboy Up! And more.
This cartoon show has received many awards including the Academy Award For Best Animated Film, and the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction And Composition
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Shinchan
It’s time to talk about our favourite boy who is one of the famous cartoon characters. The one who annoys his parents, teachers, and Kazama. Hahah! I love it when Shinchan annoys Kazama. This 5-year-old boy is enough to make anyone laugh.
Shinchan resides in Kasukabe, with his parents, sister, dog, and some friends. This famous cartoon depicts his life as a 5-year-old mischievous boy who is kind, lovable, and adorable while being naughty and a prankster. He loves women who are older than him like his love interest Naneko! Many people criticise this show because Shinchan is portrayed as a stubborn boy.
Shinchan was dubbed in more than 25 languages. It was first aired in 1992 on TV Asahi.
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Doraemon
Smartest Racoon in the world. Oh! I mean the smartest cat who is from the 22nd century. Doraemon is one of the top 5 cartoons in India.
Doraemon is sent by Nobita’s descendants so that he can take care of Nobita. But who is Nobita and why does he need so much care? Nobita Nobi is a 10-year-old boy who is unlucky, and weak in his studies and everyone bullies him. But on the other side, he is very kind and lovable. He loves to spend time with his crush Shizuka. This is one of the most loved cartoons in India and is still popular among kids.
Doraemon is a cat who has many gadgets that help Nobita and sometimes create problems in his life. This is a show which was adapted from a manga. It won numerous awards too.
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Mickey Mouse
Created by Walt Disney in 1928, Mickey Mouse is the most-watched cartoon in India. Remember we used to clap our hands when Mickey used to say If you are happy and you know it clap your hands? Those were the best mornings!
Mickey Mouse lives in a clubhouse with his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, pet dog Pluto, and his other friends like Donald Duck and Goofy. This best-animated series stole everyone’s heart with the magical words that make Club House visible. And the Magical words are “Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse! Say it with me: Meeska, Mooska, Mickey Mouse!”
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Chhota Bheem
No doubt, Chhota Bheem is the No 1 cartoon in India. It shows the story of a helpful and clever boy who lives in Dholakpur with his family and friends. Most of the people love Bheem including the emperor of Dholakpur and his daughter. In each episode, Bheem faces many problems and adventures with his friends: Chutki, Raju, Jaggu, and more. The protagonist has many enemies including Kichak and some kidnappers who keep causing problems to Bheem and his friends.
Chhota Bheem is one of the famous cartoons in India. The show was aired in 2008. Also, the cartoon is famous among the young generation as it gives good morals. Besides the daily episodes, many movies were telecasted like Chhota Bheem – Dholakpur to Kathmandu , Chhota Bheem And The Throne Of Bali , Chhota Bheem Master Of Shaolin , The Rise Of Kirmada, and more.
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Mr. Bean: The Animated Series
Among all cartoon characters’ names, Mr. Bean is the favorite not only with kids but adults too. Mr. Bean is one of the famous cartoon characters. Mr. Bean is the main protagonist of the show who has a best friend “Teddy”. Mr. Bean treats Teddy as a human being. This show is based on a British Live Drama known as Mr. Bean. I think we all have watched Mr. Bean once in our lifetime. No? Though I like the original one. In 2001 the series was officially announced.
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Winnie The Pooh
Winnie the Pooh is considered one of the Top 10 cartoons made in India. It is a collection of children’s stories by A. A Milne which was published in 1926. Winnie The Pooh is a yellow bear who is kind and loving. He lives in a forest and loves eating honey. Besides that, Pooh has friends like Piglet, Rabbit, Owl, and Donkey and his tree house is stuffed with jars of honey.
Winnie the Pooh is one of my favorite cartoons because Pooh’s words are just like a hug sometimes.
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Oggy and the Cockroaches
The smartest cockroaches—Dee Dee, Marky, and Joey have made the life of a blue cat hell. Yup! We’re talking about the gullible Oggy and the three cockroaches who live in his house. This is the best show that we’ve included in our cartoons list.
Started on 6 September 1998, this show is a comedy adventure that can make anyone laugh out loud. Oggy loves to watch television and eat snacks. But three cockroaches always tease him and plunder his refrigerator. Other characters in this show include his elder brother Jack, his neighbor Bob, and his love interest Olivia.
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Ben 10
Another show that comes in the list of top 10 cartoons in India is Ben 10.
A boy named Ben Tennyson was on a family vacation when he discovered a perplexing device, the Omnitrix. The device sticks itself to his wrist and helps him to convert into ten different types of aliens with unique powers. In each episode, the trio fights with different evils and supernatural beings.
Ben 10 was my favorite superhero in childhood. I even bought a watch that used to look like an Omnitrix. The first episode of Ben 10 was released on 15 April 2008.
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Kiteretsu
Kiteretsu also known as Kiteretsu Daihyakka is a cartoon about an extraordinarily intelligent boy who invents different machines. His best invention is Kurosuke. Kurosuke is a robot who speaks, eats, and can feel emotions like human beings.
Kiteretsu is a descendant of a great inventor known as D. Kiteretsu. Other than that, he has friends like Tongari and Butagorira who sometimes bully him, and a love interest named Miyoko.
Kiteretsu Large Encyclopaedia is a Japanese manga that was later made into an anime series. The cartoon was telecasted on 27 March 1988. It is also believed that Kiteretsu is Nobita’s smarter cousin. Later the anime was dubbed in different languages.
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Horrid Henry aka Bas Karo Henry
We’ve also included Horrid Henry in our famous cartoons list as it is loved by many children. It is an animated series about a prankster boy. Henry even thinks that everyone is against him. Henry is not rude but he is very straightforward and people mistake him as a rude boy. In most of the stories, Henry irritates her mom and never learns from his mistakes.
This is one of the must-watch best cartoons in India. Horrid Henry was released in 2006. Most of the kids haven’t seen this but lemme tell you watching this cartoon is worth it. The dubbed episodes are available on YouTube.
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Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas and Friends also known as Thomas The Tank Engine is based on railway engines that live on the island of Sodor. Every engine has its own characteristics and they all face so many adventures in their daily life.
According to the viewers, Thomas and The Friends was the best preschool cartoon. Remember waking up in the morning and watching Thomas and Friends? Those were the best days. The first episode was released in 1984.
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Perman
Nowadays, Perman is the most popular cartoon in India. This show is about a boy named Mitsuo Suwa who meets an alien one day. That alien orders Mitsuo to become permanent so that he can protect the world. But after that, the alien tells him that if he tells his identity to someone then his brain will explode. Furthermore, his friends ‘Bobby the Monkey’ and ‘Perko’, his friend, and others join him to save the world.
Perman is a Japanese manga series which is written and illustrated by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. The series was later dubbed into different languages. This show is telecasted on ‘Hungama’ in India.
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Powerpuff Girls
We’re sure, you’ve heard the cartoon characters’ names— Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. The show, Powerpuff Girls is about three pre-school-age girls who have superpowers. The girls live in Townsville with their father and a scientist. The girls save their town from all the evil energy, villains, robbers, and aliens while coping with their life issues like arguments between siblings, personal hygiene, and more.
Powerpuff girls are the most adorable yet lovable girls. This animated cartoon in India is loved by so much from the audience, especially the younger ones. These girls have their own signature colors. The first episode was released on 18 November 1998.
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Phineas And Ferb
Phineas and Ferb are stepbrothers who invent random things during their summer break. This annoys their elder sister Candace. Their sister always tries to reveal their inventions in front of their mother. Phineas and Ferb also have a pet platypus “Perry” who is a secret agent.
This most-watched cartoon in India also focuses on ‘Agent P’ who always defeats an insane scientist, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, who wants to destroy the world from evil. Besides that, Phineas and Ferb have many friends like Buford, Baljeet, and a girl named Isabella who has a crush on Phineas.
Phineas and Ferb launched on the Disney Channel from February 01, 2008, to June 12, 2015.
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Ninja Hattori
How we can forget Ninja Hattori while talking about famous cartoons in India?
Ninja Hattori manga was written by the Fujiko Fujio duo, and later the animated episodes were featured on Asahi TV. Kenichi Mitsuba is a 10-year-old boy who is like Nobita. Yes! He is lazy and weak in his studies. One day, Kanzo Hattori meets Kenichi and they end up becoming best friends Hattori with his brother Shinzo and dog Shishimaru helps Kenichi to cope with his problems.
But Hattori has a rival whose name is “Kemumaki” who always annoys Kenichi and his friends. The manga version has a total of 4 volumes.
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Handy Manny
Manny, a boy, lives in a fictional town known as Sheetrock Hills, where he owns a shop and his tools live with him. The main thing is that all the tools are humanlike. They all visit many places near their neighborhood to repair things.
The show was aired in September 2006. I still remember that I was around 10 years old and I used to wake up at 8:00 am to watch this top-rated cartoon. This is the most popular cartoon in India. So yeah you better watch it!
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Recess
Recess depicts the life of 6 fourth graders and their interaction with other students and school teachers. Basically, the show is about the liberty of an individual. The show premiered in 1997. In 2001, Walt Disney released movies based on the show.
Remember the intro song of Recess? I loved that!
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Courage The Cowardly Dog
Now we’ll talk about one of the famous cartoon characters, Courage the cowardly dog who was an abandoned puppy. Muriel Bagge a Scottish woman adopts him but her crazy husband Eustace Bagge hates courage and often calls him a ‘stupid dog’.
In each episode of the cartoon, the trio faces some villains, monsters, and paranormal activities in their house. Courage the cowardly dog is kind but he gets afraid easily because of separation anxiety he had from childhood when his parents were sent to space by a mad veterinarian.
Courage the Cowardly Dog was a dark series that was later stopped streaming as many people criticized it for being dark and inappropriate for young minds. But some people still love this show. This is among the most famous and best cartoons in India that was loved by every generation. The cartoon won the Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production and the Golden Reels Award.
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SpongeBob SquarePants
Our amazing cartoons list is incomplete without the surreal comedy show Spongebob and Squarepants. This series is about a sponge who lives in the Pacific Ocean and is a chef at Krusty Krab where he cooks the best burger. He lives in the sea with his best friend Squidward and others like Patrick, Squidward, Gary, and more. SpongeBob has a very positive attitude towards life and is so amusing.
Spongebob won many awards including Eight Golden Reel Awards, Two BAFTA Children’s Awards, and more. Besides that, there are many movies that a SpongeBob fan can watch, like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water, and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge On The Run.
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Johnny Bravo
Johnny Bravo is also one of the famous cartoons in India. The main protagonist of the series is a muscular and very handsome man who wears glasses and is narcissistic. Johnny lives with his mother Carl Chryniszzswics who loves him so much. Johnny always tries to date girls but in the end, he gets in trouble. The cartoon was aired in 1997. Even today, kids love this show so much. The astonishing cartoon was nominated for four Annie awards, one Youngstar Award, and two Golden Reel Awards.
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Kochikame
Oh My God! How can I forget this? Have you ever seen Kochikame? This show deserves to be a place in the top 5 cartoons in India.
It is a manga series that was later adapted into anime. In 2016, it became the eighth highest-selling manga series. Kankichi “Ryo-san” Ryotsu invents a gadget and comes up with a plan for a money-making scheme. He is a very greedy person but also a soft-hearted person from the inside. This show portrays the life of Kankichi, his fellow mates who work at a police station, and other people.
It is a Japanese comedy manga series that was written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto.
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Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is an American series that is produced by Warner Bros. This most famous cartoon in India has many characters like Tweety, Sylvester, Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny. The show revolves around the adventures of these creatures.
The show was directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Tex Avery, Bob Clampet, and more. Just like other best shows, Looney Tunes was nominated for many awards and it also won some of them.
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Roll No. 21
This show is the animated version of the Shree Krishna and the cruel Kansa who wants to rule over the world. Produced by Cosmos Entertainment, this show presents a rivalry between an intelligent and naughty kid Krish who studies in an orphanage school, and his principal Kanishk who is the incarnation of Kansa.
Krish is blessed with some supernatural powers that he uses to defeat the demons of Kanishk and to spoil all his evil plans. Kanishk always tries to teach a lesson to Krish and brings demons from Paataal Nagri but fails. A magical peacock feather and a flute are the main source of attraction that attracts everyone towards Krish. The best thing about this cartoon is that at the end of every episode, it tells us Lord Krishna’s Quotes on life .
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Motu Patlu
The most famous cartoon in India among children, Motu Patlu is the adaptation of the classic comic strip Lotpot. Living in the fictional town of Furfuri Nagar, Motu, and Patlu are best friends. Motu loves to eat samosa and gains more energy and strength after having it. He often fell into trouble due to his incompetency but Patlu who is super smart helps him in getting rid of every problem.
John the Don is the antagonist of this show and remains with two dumb henchmen, Number 1 and Number 2. They try to create disorder in the town by stealing people’s money and jewelry but Motu and Patlu fail his plan with their actions. There are many popular movies in this animated series including Motu Patlu: King of Kings .
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Bandbudh Aur Budbak
Badrinath and Buddhadev are the two famous cartoon characters who are living in the hearts of kids nowadays. After watching this show, the word “Ekdum Lallantaap” has become the favorite of every single child.
These two main characters of this animated comedy series dislike studies but know very well how to be loyal in friendship. They only love to play Mega Robot video games and often make excuses for not completing their homework. Badrinath called Badri is smarter and gives ideas to come out of every situation in which they are stuck.
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Pokemon
Streaming Pokemon is one of our best childhood memories that we can’t forget. I remember this is one of the best cartoons in India that me and my brother watched together without fighting for the TV remote.
It is set in a world where human lives with different types of creatures called Pokemon who have their own specialty and powers that they use on the battlefield. Many of them resemble real-world animals. The human characters play the role of Pokemon trainers whose main goal is to obtain more and more Pokemon and to capture them in a spherical device called Poke Ball.
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Pakdam Pakdai
Making its name in the list of most-watched cartoons in India, this show has become popular among kids. This is somewhat like the Oggy and the Cockroaches where a pink dog called Doggy Don is teased by three mice— Chhotu (Charly), Lambu (Larry), and Motu (Marly) living in his house.
Doggy Don along with his elder brother, Karnal who is short-tempered and hates the three a lot, deals with the three mice. From stealing food to hijacking planes, the three mice can do anything to create trouble for others. The doggy brothers try to handle the situation before it becomes even worse.
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!
The last show without which our cartoons list is incomplete is Scooby-Do which shows different adventurous tales. Four teenagers and high school students—Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Shaggy along with a dog named Scooby-Do encounter numerous criminals and solve mysteries while traveling in a van called the Mystery Machine.
This most popular cartoon in India is an American animated television series that premiered on September 13, 1969. Later, its second and third seasons were also released and grabbed the eyeballs around the globe. Did you also watch it in your childhood?
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Wrapping Up These were the best 30 cartoons that we used to watch in our childhood. And if you have not watched any of them, then watch them now because trust me they are worth it. Also, pardon me for missing some amazing cartoons like Popeye The Sailor Man, Beyblade, Dragon Ball Z, and more.
