The 20-year-old Cartoon Network franchise never lost sight of the childlike joy that comes with being a superhero.

Children's entertainment has occupied a special place in television since the early Saturday morning cartoons of the 1930s.

Growing up in the ’90s and early 2000s, Cartoon Network was more than background noise-it was the rhythm of my childhood afternoons. Shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and Courage ...