An animated tv show that I honestly grew up on and was my all time favorite is Spongebob Squarepants. It was based on a book by Stephen Hillenburg who was a marine biologist and wanted to educated children about life under water. It was mainly the characters and the relationships they had amongst each other. Spongebob Squarepants was created as 2D animation and released in 1999 and ever since then has expanded from just an tv show to a movie , toys and clothing merchandise as well.