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6 Animated Shows On Hulu That Help Me When I Am Feeling Depressed And Anxious.

May is mental health awareness month and if you know me you know I’m very open with my struggles with depression and anxiety. I’ve had depression since I was a teen and I started getting crippling anxiety when I was in my last semester of college. I got Hulu and in a way it saved me. I watch a lot of cartoons cause they make me laugh and make feel better when I’m depressed or if my anxiety gets really bad and Hulu basically has all the good ones. I’ve gotten a little personal with this one just in case anyone out there can relate! Here are my favorites that can help me see brighter days and I hope they do the same for you! Hope everyone is happy and healthy and if not I hope you’re working towards it!

1. Family Guy (1999 - )

This show really got me through some dark times and honestly I owe Seth McFarlane at this point. It’s amazing how a show has been on this long and is still good. The best part of Family Guy is how outrageous it is and it’s all fun and games even when the jokes go too far (I’ll never forgive that Anton Yelchin joke though.) Family Guy has cheered me up during some tough times and thank god for those Brian and Stewie episodes.

Favorite Character: Everyone says it but it’s Stewie. Like if Stewie isn’t your favorite are you even watching the same show?

Favorite Episode: The Boys in the Band (Season 15, Episode 1)

This episode cracks me the fuck UP. Stewie and Brian start a band together and sing at children’s birthday parties which already is hysterical. There’s one scene where Stewie is in the crowd crying and I think I rewind it everytime I watch it.

2. American Dad (2005 - )

Another Seth McFarlane creation that makes me explode with laughter. To be honest I never really thought American Dad was funny so I binged it all and I quickly changed my mind. This show is absolutely fucking ridiculous and sometimes I think it’s better than Family Guy. Don’t tell anyone I said that though.

Favorite Character: This has to be a tie between Steve and Klaus. Any time they are together it is pure gold and I pee every single time. Klaus always gets the shit end of the stick but he lowkey has the funniest moments and Steve singing is the best part of any episode. Period.

Favorite Episode: Paranoid Frandroid (Season 13, Episode 2)

Honestly I couldn’t really decide what episode was my favorite but for right now it’s this episode because Klaus has this moment where he sings a broadway like tune about having his own human body one day and it kills me every fucking time.

3. Bob’s Burgers (2011 - )

This show just fucking cracks me up. Bobs Burgers is a show where every character gets a moment to shine and that’s very rare. Usually in cartoons I feel like some characters are better than others but in this show everyone gets their own laughs and episodes. Bobs Burgers was a show I watched when I found out I had to get open heart surgery and didn’t leave my house for like a month and some change. It would make me laugh even when I couldn’t leave my bed.

Favorite Character: It 100% is Louise she has the best lines and her bond with Bob reminds me of my bond with my father.

Favorite Episode: Can’t Buy Me Math (Season 5, Episode 11)

This episode has Tina pretending to date a boy so he can get the girl he wants and he tutors Tina in math in exchange for her help. Gene says this one line and honest to god it doesn’t matter how many damn times I watch the episode I die laughing without fail.

4. Adventure Time (2010 - 2018)

In college I had to go to the hospital multiple times and the only way i got through it was watching Adventure Time. The show that seems so dumb in the beginning actually builds a heartbreaking plot and a bond with these characters so close that when it ended I sobbed. I owe a lot to Finn, Jake, and the other residents of Ooo and I’m so happy I joined this adventure for so long.

Favorite Character: I mean there are so many but no one makes me laugh harder than BMO.

Favorite Episode: Trouble in Lumpy Space (Season 1, Episode 2)

There are A LOT of Adventure Time episodes but I mean a whole episode about Lumpy Space Princess in her element... what’s not to love?

5. Star Vs the Forces of Evil (2015 - 2019)

My bestie Genna recommended me this and I didn’t realize how much I needed it. Star Butterfly is a princess with powers from the dimension of Mewnie and is sent to earth to stay with human Marcos Diaz. You soon question why her parents sent her there in the first place. This cartoon is not only funny as hell but has some serious plot and story to it with little Sailor Moon references I adore.

Favorite Character: Ponyhead! She’s the sassiest gal in any galaxy! 

Favorite Episode: Star Comes to Earth/Party with a Pony (Season 1, Episode 1)

This episode really sets the tone for the entire series. Star’s chaotic energy, Marco being responsible, and Ponyhead being the bad ass bitch that she is. Also we get to see the infamous Bounce lounge.

6. Gravity Falls (2012 - 2016)

Gravity Falls is a show that is so much more than meets the eye! Twins Dipper and Mabel stay with their Grunkle Stan for the summer in Gravity Falls where shit just gets super fucking weird. There’s a whole mystery within this show and it’s amazing.

Favorite Character: Mabel Pines. Mabel is sassy af and a hopeless romantic just like me. She’s a good friend and sister and that’s why she’s my favorite.

Favorite Episode: A Tale of Two Stans (Season 2, Episode 12)

I’m not gonna spoil anything but, wow, talk about well written.