Hi,
This is a great place to learn, is organized pretty well, and has a good community to answer your questions. I would take a two prong a approach for this. Do the intro modeling series and the animation at the same time. This way as you get frustrated with one you can take a break and switch to the other. The other advantage is that since your end goal is animation you will feel like you are getting somewhere. As a warning to create a cartoon series is very complicated, look at all the people in the credits. After you’ve learned some animation and have a simple character, then I’d learn rigging. Then you of course need to learn about cameras, compositing, lighting, etc. Along the way periodically try to do a short animation with what you create of a couple seconds so you feel like you are getting somewhere. I don’t mean to sound like it is a long slog, because is is incredibly fun to watch something you create move across the screen. And again this is a good place to lean with an active community to answer your questions and encourage you. Good luck and have fun.
