Can we discuss how to make the most out of a story and a bundle of ideas with just a few episodes? Over the Garden Wall seems to have handled it well, despite being done by the AT guy.
So did Niko and the Sword of Light but that was a journey episode where each episode felt distinctively memorable by some elements.

There are shows like Steven which take forever to finally put into fruition just a few ideas.
While I myself have a cartoon show in the plan which I could stretch into 10 different directions and still have stories to tell.