A lot of people treat animated media as if it's lesser, childish, and not to be taken seriously. Obviously, that couldn't be further from the truth. I'm not going to pretend that I'm some sort of animation expert, but if you've seen a single Studio Ghibli film, Pixar, or even just the newest Spider-Verse flick, you know just how impressive the genre can be. Sure, there are low-effort movies aimed at the sole objective of entertaining children. But that's not exclusive to animation . Just look a…

There are few things unanimously loved by audiences across the board as the Shrek film franchise. The first movie came out some 20 years ago, but it's aged with perfection. The jokes hold up, the characters are as charming as ever, and it's as fun as it was when I first saw it as a child. If I had to put on a movie to entertain a group comprised of a full range of generations, you know I'm choosing “Shrek 2." It's just impossible to hate the ogre and his crew. While the movies are still widely…

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Imagine waking up, ready to start the day, but realizing that your eyes simply aren't working. Pretty terrifying, isn't it? While going blind overnight might sound ridiculous, the truth is that it's 100% possible - and can be brought on by something as simple as stress or wearing a necktie. In this new animated video from Cracked, a woman who woke up blind (thanks to acute glaucoma) shares her story.

After over a decade, the day has finally arrived. Internet users can now lay down their arms, even if just for a momentary truce, and celebrate the return of everyone’s favorite ogre. Shrek 5 has been confirmed. While it’s still in early development, the entire voice cast ( Mike Myers , Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz) have expressed their interest and intention to return to the Dreamworks franchise for a fifth film. Eddie Murphy even went as far as to suggest a Donkey spinoff. Many of us never…

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If you've had zero reason to look back on your college application experience , you're not alone. The whole thing was humiliating. Sure, I got into a couple schools, but there were several that rejected me. It still stings today, and I never really understood why they simply wouldn't have me. If you've been wondering the same thing about the schools you applied to, well, then, you're in luck. Cracked has put out this video that takes an aesthetically pleasing and incredibly enlightening journey…

One of the most well-circulated old image macros is the Futurama Fry meme . In it, you see our buddy Fry squinting. The top line typically reads "Not sure if X," with "or just Y" as the bottom line, and is used to represent an internal monologue . It has always felt weird to me that this is the Futurama meme that stuck with people. In my honest opinion, Bender and Zoidberg have far more expressive stills and moments than this one from Fry. But alas, the meme makers of 2012 didn't ask for my opi…

And people are commenting their theories on what happened to these characters that forced them into their villain era.

Ready or not, here I come.

THEY TOOK OUR JERBS!

Let's face it: if it weren't for The Simpsons , who knows where adult animation would be today? I don't know if audiences would've given shows like Family Guy , South Park , or King of the Hill a chance if they hadn't been introduced to Homer and his family about a decade earlier. One of the most unique things about The Simpsons is that it feels like a real sitcom but just animated. One of the benefits of making an animated show is that your cast can be enormous. It would be impossible for a re…

There are so many elements that make Rick and Morty the absolute smash hit show that it has always been. It’s humor is balls to the walls insane and it’s incredibly unique when you compare it to other shows in the adult animation genre.

We've discussed spicy times children's cartoons felt…a little more “adult” in their humor thanks to the power of innuendo, but Cracked is here to reveal some even spicier moments from the world of kid's programming. Mamma mia.

When our forefathers said, "quirked up white boy with a little bit of swag busts it down sexual style.. is he goated with the sauce?" they had no way of knowing how iconic their incomprehensible words would someday be. If you're among the uninitiated and are wondering, “What is a quirked up white boy? Am I goated with the sauce too?”