In its more than 20 seasons, South Park has made some timely commentaries, such as these 10 jokes that were surprisingly ahead of their time

These Futurama plots were emotionally intense, unafraid to take risks, and capable of evoking so much out of their viewers.

The series follows a group of surgeons working at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M*A*S*H) somewhere in South Korea during the Korean War.

PBS' Arthur is one of the most beloved children's show of our time. But did you ever realize just how groundbreaking the series' plots really are?

Doctor Who may be a fun sci fi show... but it's also often ahead of its time when it comes to deeper meaning.

In a time before superhero movies were mass-produced, the 1992 film Batman Returns proved to be a trendsetter that would impact everything to follow.

Batman Begins defied almost all superhero movie tropes of its time. Here are 10 storylines in the movie that were ahead of their time

Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight movie starring Batman and The Joker had tons of storylines ahead of their time that superhero movies copied later.

Sailor Moon was a surprisingly progressive anime - at least, the original version was, although a lot of this was cut in the US.

Friends was a groundbreaking hit in many ways...even introducing some storylines that were ahead of their time

Disney has created a wide array of films over the years and some of them are so "classic" that they stand out far ahead of their time.

The 80s were a wild decade, and there were a lot of great movies that came pout during that time. Some of them were really ahead of their time!