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Poll: Formulaic Cartoons

​It is common for cinematic titles to use formulas, such as third act conflicts, in order to be entertaining. Due to overuse, these formulas develop into clichés and are irritatingly predictable. This over reliance on a specific formula can probably be best illustrated in animation, specifically in cartoon shorts series.

Which of these formulaic cartoon series do you find the most frustrating to watch?

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Discuss here

Results of 174 votes:

  1. 1.

    Popeye the Sailor (1933)

     
    Popeye the Sailor series: Popeye and Bluto fight for the affections of Olive Oyl. In the mist of the conflict, Popeye is seemingly defeated until he gets his hands on Spinach obtaining super strength …
  2. 2.

    Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969)

     
    Scooby Doo series: Someone dawns a costume to appear as a spooky apparition to take control over a usually abandoned location only to be foiled those meddling kids their really hungry great dane.
  3. 3.

    Dora the Explorer (2000)

     
    Dora the explorer series: A trip in a map with a destination with three subsections including a song and a backpack giving something useful to Dora who asks at the end to the kids what was their favor…

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