The Teen Titans have had a lot of incarnations over the years. And not just in comics or in live-action...they've had a surprising history in animation, even back in the 1960s! The team's members, some more familiar than others, aren't always the same, but they are sure to leave an impression as they save the day.

Remember, since these characters appear in other media, we're really only looking at the versions that had the formal Titans team, so Young Justice remains an honorable mention (that whole "it resembles the Teen Titans comics more than the Teen Titans cartoon" is a debate for another day).

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And, with all the incarnations of the team there have been over the years, be warned that spoilers abound!

8 The Anti-Drug Titans

In the 1980s, there was a failed attempt to reboot the Teen Titans into a cartoon, but only one piece of animation survived: an anti-drug PSA.

With Wonder Girl as the leader, this version of the team had Beast Boy (Changeling), Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, Kid Flash, and a new character called Protector (Robin was probably either cut due to legal issues or because he was already in Super Friends.)

7 The Tween Titans

This incarnation of the team comes from the DC Super Hero Girls cartoon, where Robin is still Bruce Wayne’s ward (who in this show, really plays up his playboy alter-ego, complete with his own reality show.) But Robin still has his friends: the "Tween Titans,” a team of other kids with superpowers.

Unlike most incarnations, the other Titans seem to have civilian lives, switching back and forth between their double identities. This version of the group isn’t really that interested in saving the day either, caring more about tormenting their babysitters during a birthday party.

6 The "Sidekicks"

To be fair, this version of the gang, as they appear in Batman: Brave and the Bold, was never explicitly called the "Teen Titans," but seemed to be a shout-out to them, at least the original comics. This version only had three members, Robin, Speedy, and Aqualad.

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Only having boys on the teams wasn’t really a good idea, given that even the original comics had Wonder Girl by their second appearance. Even the '60s cartoon was more inclusive!

5 The Filmation Teen Titans

Speedy, Wonder Girl, Aqualad and Kid Flash from Filmation

As mentioned, the Titans have had a long history in animation; one of their first appearances was as a recurring short in The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, appearing in three of their own episodes. This version of the cast doesn’t really resemble the modern team, featuring Speedy, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl, and Aqualad. Although he was part of the team in the comics, Robin did not appear, possibly due to copyright issues, since the character was also appearing in the live-action Batman series around the same time.

Not only was this incarnation short-lived, but the '60s animation also didn't exactly age well, either. Even Teen Titans Go! poked fun at it in the episode, "Classic Titans," in a tongue-in-cheek reminder of who the original "Titans" were. Since the two versions of the team didn't share one member between them, they went with designs from the 1980s.

4 Teen Titans Go!

This series seemed to be based around the idea of what the Titans are like when they are not fighting crime. Aimed more towards kids than other incarnations, they seemed more interested in eating pie and learning about real estate than saving the day. You're never too young to learn about the importance of equity, but the series has been divisive for fans of older incarnations of the team. The characters can be a little too mean-spirited than before and the show likes making Robin, now an ex-leprechaun with a parasitic twin growing out of his eye, a punching bag a little too often.

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One of the saving graces is that the show tries to have fun with its universe, letting the Titans meet up with the other characters of the DC universe and the comics get a few shout-outs (i.e. Terra's back to being a villain, all the different Robins have a club), and even runs with forgotten ideas from the 2000s cartoon (i.e. Jinx's little crush on Cyborg turns out to be reciprocated.) And there's nothing wrong with a show that doesn't take itself too seriously: any series that gets a cameo from the Golden Girls has got to be doing something right.

3 DC Nation Titans

This version of the Titans, also known as the New Teen Titans, which aired during Cartoon Network's short-lived DC Nation block, served as sort of a bridge between Teen Titans Go! and the earlier version of the cartoon. While the animation resembled the older cartoon, the cast was now a bunch of chibis and the world around them was pretty cartoonish.

Occasionally, the shorts poked fun at questions fans had about the original, like just who Red X was or what happened to Blackfire. Other times, they just wanted to have fun, like when they did a Sesame Street parody.

2 The 2000s Teen Titans

For many fans, this is their introduction to the Teen Titans and a definitive version of the series, especially establishing which characters make up the Titans (as far as fans are concerned): Robin, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy. It's very telling that fan-response got these guys to return for a movie with the Go! Titans. Then, there is also the infamous "Lucy and Starfire" meme, which fans used to ask the ongoing comics to become more like the cartoon.

That's not to say the show was perfect. Its attempts to replicate anime didn't exactly age well. And fans are still waiting for Starfire to get her own story arc. But you still have to admit that theme song is catchy!

1 The DCAMU Titans

This is the Titans as they appear in the animated DC universe, notably Teen Titans: The Judas Contract. This version had a little more fun with the line-up than others: we got to see Robin grow up to become Nightwing, Damian Wayne becoming the new Robin, and Starfire becoming the leader of the group.

And in all fairness, when the different versions of the Titans all met up in Teen Titans GO! vs. Teen Titans, they all kind of agreed that they were pretty impressive.

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