TMC
03-02-2026, 01:51 PM
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1998 was a strange and experimental year for animation. Networks pushed primetime sci-fi, edgy adult comedies, Canadian imports, book adaptations, and Saturday morning oddities — and not all of them survived.
In this countdown, we’re revisiting 10 forgotten and short-lived cartoons from 1998, including Invasion America, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Stressed Eric, Toonsylvania, Silver Surfer, and more. Some were ambitious, some were bizarre, and some deserved a second chance.
Which 1998 cartoon do you remember? And which one did you completely forget existed?
0:00 intro
0:25 Monster Farm
2:04 The Lionhearts
4:04 Silver Surfer
6:20 Toonsylvania
8:29 Birdz
10:16 Flying Rhino Junior High
12:19 Anatole
14:14 Stressed Eric
16:18 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
18:21 Invasion America
1998 was a strange and experimental year for animation. Networks pushed primetime sci-fi, edgy adult comedies, Canadian imports, book adaptations, and Saturday morning oddities — and not all of them survived.
In this countdown, we’re revisiting 10 forgotten and short-lived cartoons from 1998, including Invasion America, The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs, Stressed Eric, Toonsylvania, Silver Surfer, and more. Some were ambitious, some were bizarre, and some deserved a second chance.
Which 1998 cartoon do you remember? And which one did you completely forget existed?
0:00 intro
0:25 Monster Farm
2:04 The Lionhearts
4:04 Silver Surfer
6:20 Toonsylvania
8:29 Birdz
10:16 Flying Rhino Junior High
12:19 Anatole
14:14 Stressed Eric
16:18 The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs
18:21 Invasion America