I am fond of a lot of shows I grew up with as a child, but there are two shows that stand out to me that I caught wind of after I was out of the audience range.
1. Kipper. Not about a fish, but a dog. Its just squee-tastic, and it has a miniature schnauzer as one of the characters.
With my dog recently deceased now, it makes me both squee and cry. Weird combination.
2. Phineus and Ferb. A friend of mine convinced me to watch a modern Disney cartoon, of all things, and after seeing a few episodes, I understood why. Its quirky, amusing, and can actually pull off having tons of refrences. I mean, They actually refrence ICHC, its that epic. How did Disney get a hold of these writers?!