Name a creative work (song, book, movie, TV show, etc.) that's quirky but never pretentious.

[Tommy Carcetti]

Something that's different than the usual fare, something that's a bit weird but also fun, but nothing that ever "insists upon itself" or takes its weirdness too seriously.

I might suggest as example the 90s Nickelodeon kids comedy "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" or the B-52's hit song "Rock Lobster" as examples.

[griffi94]

1. Rick & Morty

Often vulgar. Never pretentious.

[AngryOldDem]

5. Never watched the show. My son loves it. But...

….I did come across a clip on YouTube where Morty runs into two squirrels plotting world domination. I hadn’t laughed so hard in ages.

EDIT — The clip.

[griffi94]

6. It took a bit of effort to get past the bathroom humor.

But I'm glad that I stuck with it. It's a great show.

[tblue37]

2. Rocky and Bullwinkle, especially Fractured Fairy Tales.

[LakeArenal]

3. I like this one.....

[MLAA]

4. The Laughing Sutra

I thoroughly enjoyed this treasure of a book.