1. Jem and the Holograms Besides being truly truly outrageous, the Holograms are the benchmark against which all cartoon bands are measured -- particularly their rivals, The Misfits, led by that slut Pizzazz. Unlike that tacky band of whores, the Holograms were all about "glamour and glitter, fashion and fame" -- which is still everything that I aspire to and hold dear in life.

2. Josie and the Pussycats Question: how can you go wrong with leopard-print leotards? Answer: you can't. Not when you've got three bodacious babes rocking the hell out of them. Personally I'm dying for a reboot -- and I'm not talking about that lame-o 2001 live-action crap -- starring the tambourinist Valerie in an all-girl funk band titled Black Pussy.

3. The Beets Everybody sing along! "Ah-eeee-oooh! Killer Tofu! (Ee-aiyeee!) Oooh-eee-oooooh! Killer tofuuuuuuuu!" A.) best song ever. 2.) The Beets' mix of Liverpoolian swagger and 90s alt-rocker chic made an indelible impression not only on Doug Funnie but a generation of kids eating their sugar cereal but whose teeth, as a result, were made bacterial.

4. Snakes N' Barrels While Dethklok rocks harder and heavier than any and every band out there, their style leaves much to be desired. Not so in the case of Snakes N' Barrels, the first band of Dethklok's drunktastic drummer, Pickles. Part Guns N' Roses and all 80s glam metal, SnB were too fab to last and succumbed to drugs and alcohol before attempting a disastrous reunion concert that left everyone but Pickles clawing their eyes out and throwing up acid blood. Now that's fucking metal. Also of note Zazz Blamymatazz, the band of rock & roll clown and c-c-c-cocaine enthusiast, Dr. Rockzo

5. Fat Albert and the Junkyard Band Hey hey HEY! Before Bill Cosby openly hated everyone, he dropped some funk and a little knowledge on the Saturday morning cartoon circuit. Though the Junkyard Band may have played instruments made out of garbage, they still looked fresh to death in their 70s ghetto fabulous garb. And that's no jive, turkey.

6. The Chipettes Admittedly, I'm all about Alvin & the Chipmunks and their floor-length shirtdresses, but their female counterparts, The Chipettes, took it to another level. Sassy, smart, and -- for chipmunks -- sexy, these three recherché rodents bested Alvin, Simon and Theodore when it came to fashion and attitude.

7. The Neptunes Jabberjaw is perhaps the most annoying cartoon character of all-time and how a shark can talk and play drums, let alone breathe and walk on land is neither here nor there. What matters is The Neptunes, predating Pharrell and Chad Hugo by several decades, whose futuristic style almost made up for that stooge of a shark and his exhausting underwater shtick. Almost. Meanwhile, how awesome is this ska rendition of the theme song?

8. Mystik Spiral But they're thinking of changing the name. Is it any wonder that Daria Morgendorffer, that heroine of biting sarcasm and droll cynicism, had a crush on her bff Jane's brother, Trent Lane? On anyone else a soul patch looks like a douchebag calling card, but not on Trent. However, I've always had a special place in my heart for the Joe Perry-esque Jesse, with his open leather vest, flowing locks and perpetually-stoned expression.

9. The Archies The Archies is actually the only group on our countdown to have a number 1 song, thanks to 1969's "Sugar, Sugar." While at odds with the Summer of Love -- and psychedelic drug use -- The Archies' wholesome hit proved the biggest record of the year and their preppy, all-American look made the bubblegum sweetness of their pop all the stickier.

10. Jet Screamer The groovy galactic gyrations of one Mr. Jet Screamer, the Justin Bieber of 2062, often caused Judy Jetson to freely faint from excitement. Now if only the Biebs would rock Jet's spacey colors, bold prints and outsized triangular collar....

AOL and A Squared Entertainment are teaming up with the guy who produced ‘Inspector Gadget’, ‘Strawberry Shortcake’ and ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ (all the best shows ever, if you ask me) to create a cartoon called ‘Gigi & the Green Team,’ starring a supermodel by day, and environmental superhero by night. Sounds intense.

SOURCE: Huffington Post