There's a lot on the plate of today's cartoon junkie; the modern range of offerings means that, really, one is spoiled for choice a lot of the time. However, does this jostling for our precious viewing time take in to consideration the quality of what is being served? Does the presentation step beyond a desire to sell an audience toys? Is there a certain something that will stick in the mind, genuinely reflecting and yet effectively parodying? Is there meaning or worth beyond the prima facie presentation? These are questions that bear analysis, should an individual desire to derive a multilayered satisfaction from their enjoyment. It's great to sit and watch animation, but it's even better to share it with others, on an understanding that there are strong reasons why the thing you're watching is a perennial favourite that weathers repeat viewings. Which raises another question; given the success of revisiting old intellectual properties, should such fond memories be revisited if they still hold appeal? Revisitation certainly adds to audience numbers, but the end product must be more than the sum of its parts to achieve a similar success in securing a place in the heart of a viewer. Given the hunger of a now adult generation of children for nostalgia - those who rode the crest of a swelling wave of animated creativity from the 1970s to the 1990s - there is also an apparent willingness to see the properties of yesteryear arise again; especially if the operation is performed with reference and reverence. Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law is an excellent example of the art of repurposed characters with modern punchlines. What follows is a list of possible contenders for such a treatment of carefully crafted reanimation.