8 WTF Cartoon Endings
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Published 2024-01-25
From plot twists that came out of nowhere to conclusions that defied all expectations, we're taking a closer look at the creative (and sometimes controversial) choices that these shows made in their final moments. Whether it's a sudden genre shift, a narrative bombshell, or an ending that leaves more questions than answers, these cartoons definitely knew how to leave a lasting impression.
So, if you love a good plot twist and enjoy dissecting the most mind-bending moments in animation, this video is for you. Be sure to subscribe for more content exploring the wild world of cartoons, and don't forget to drop a comment sharing which cartoon ending left you saying, "WTF?"
All Comments (21)
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I will never forgive Cartoon Network for allowing Teen Titans Go to have more seasons than the original Teen Titans show.
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I remember watching a valentines episode of Johnny Bravo, and in it, Johnny's mom found him a girl who was perfect for him and loved him so much. But at the end of the episode, she couldn't be with him because she was a spy and made him lose his memory in order for him to not get tangled up with her fighting her enemies. I always had a feeling after that episode she secretly watches him, still wishing that they would be together again. For a finale, I want Johnny to finally be with her.
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I feel like I clicked on this because of a thumbnail showing a grown up Timmy from fairly odd parents and then that wasn’t covered at all. Kind of a bait and switch.
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Trouble in Tokyo would have been a much better ending for Teen Titans
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To be fair Samurai Jack's canon ending being that of a video game is a result of the insanely massive backlash Tarkovsky got for the original ending of the show. Like seriously people said to avoid season 5 not because it was bad but because the ending was insanely disrespectful to Jack.
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This is why the Bruce Timm DC animated universe was so good, it had 6 interconnected shows (technically 7) and each lead onto the next show, even if one show didn't seem to have a proper conclusion, it got to feel like it did by the ending of justice league unlimited
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teen titans was beyond goated, the ending couldve been so much better ong
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You left out Thunder Cats 2011. That show was legendary and criminally ended without warning to the viewers.
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I'm sorry. I could have sworn the fandom was seriously pissed they robbed Jack and Ashi of their happy ending and the game ending was the writers giving them what they wanted.
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Danny Phantom as a "Glitch in Time" series that properly explains the ending of the main show.
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I'd say that Winx Club is a recent example of this. The new season is rebooting the franchise, so the "official" finale of the 20-year original run is a damp squib that ends with the Winx using an all-powerful wish to . . . make themselves the magical guardians of the universe forever, something that they already were by default. Not to mention that the season takes (arguably) the show's main villain Icy and retcons pretty much everything about her in an unsubtle and continuity-buggering way without resolving any of that, while using that to toss one final insult to a fan-favorite character from the early seasons by establishing once and for all that witches have to be evil and "good" witches need to become fairies or they'll just turn out rotten eventually.
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What a clickbait🤨
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So if Teen Titans a beloved show that fans praise to this very day was canceled because of toy sales, how is teen titans go a show despised by most lasting much longer?
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The ending to Adult Swims Samurai Jack was ill-thought-out. Their premise was that since Jack defeated Aku in the past then Aku's daughter could not exist as that future had been destroyed. If that future HAD been destroyed by Aku dying in the past then JACK could not have traveled back in time to defeat Aku. It's called a paradox. I remember being so pissed off by the ill-thought-out ending. In my head cannon, the other gods (Remember Aku was a god of shapeshifting and with a domain over time who was being hunted by the other gods in the first episode of the first series.) took Aku's daughter to judge whether she was as evil as her father and would be returned to marry the immortal demi-god Jack.
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An honorable mention to Green Lantern the Animated Series.😭
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That was the last episode of Johnny Bravo? I really thought the last one was with the spy girl that liked him and he went after in the end. Searching the world for her.
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The kids next door was supposed to have a sequel called the Galactic kids next-door, but the cartoon producers wouldn’t let the writer do it😢😢😢
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If Mac comes to visit once a day, Bloo can't be adopted out. Wouldn't Bloo's obnoxious, self serving asshole personality serve the same purpose, even without the visits?
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Bro forgot to mirror the introduction to the Crystal Gems 💀
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Still mad about Danny Phantom, both that it ended too soon and the that last episode.
