User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-3473686-20140823003141/@comment-1647442-20140823193210

adult cartoons can either be really good or really bad. really good shows like bob's burgers, rick and morty, the venture bros., etc.

really bad shows like everything made by seth mcfarlane.

but yeah, family guy, south park, etc., only seem to throw in offensive, vulgar jokes just because they can. but bob's burgers, for example, is able to be both adult and inoffensive. its humor seems to mostly come from the realistic and well-defined characters and their hilarious interactions with each other. family guy, on the other hand, just tries to be as rude and gross as possible in futile attempts to be funny.

so adult cartoons are either really good where they use their rating to their advantage to explore adult situations in a humorous light, or really bad where they use their rating as an excuse to be as offensive as they can possibly be.