How come so many cartoons of the 2010s up until more recently

>>85894197
Money

CN was recovering from CN real and needed viewers back.

>>85894197
MLP was a completely different phenomena than Adventure Time and Regular Show.
Think Thomas the Tank Engine or Sonic the Hedgehog.

>why copy something successful?

Same reason why adventure time gets way more high quality off character fan art then other shows like RS.

>>85894197
Because children doesn't want to buy tons anymore, and thus, cartoons stoped pandering to them as much as they used to.

>>85896307
Because that kind of success is hard to replicate. If you enjoy a large amount of success from outside the demographic you advertise or appeal to it's still not reasonable to favor them.

>>85896252
on the fandom-level certainly, but i wouldn't be so sure about "regular" viewers

>>85894197
>purposely trying to recapture bronies

WHY WOULD ANYONE DO THIS

>>85896252
MLP was Hasbro going "we want the Fosters/PPG audience"

>>85898892
Money

>>85896252
Or Barney.