Showing posts with label cartoon wallpapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cartoon wallpapers. Show all posts
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Food Cartoons - animal cartoons
I love this time of year. We just got done stocking up on candy, Christmas shopping is ramping up, but I think my favorite is right around the corner - turkey, stuffing, and pumpkin pie!! Woo! Yep, here comes Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving means food. So, to whet your appetite, here's a feast of food cartoons:  Seriously though, what is that when you're a kid? I remember vividly some mashed potatoes co-mingling with some errant mushy canned peas and to this day it still haunts me.  Drawing the condiments was so much fun on this one.  As far as the gag goes, I don't remember exactly when the fact the bananas are good for potassium entered my consciousness, but this is an even better benefit than I'd originally thought.  And I got to draw a shark in pearls! WOO! Anyway, feel free to chow down on all of my food cartoons, and don't forget to leave a few lumps in the mashed potatoes. Trust me. |
Greek Dancing - cartoons for kids
Today's cartoon was published on November 08, 2001. Exactly 10 years ago. To the day!
Friday, 28 October 2011
Captain Marvel Jr. Ski jump
Captain Marvel Jr. Ski Jump Paper Toy Posted: 22 Oct 2011 11:27 AM PDT  Andertoons superfan @HalBumble was kind enough to send along some really unbelievable old Captain Marvel papercraft toys! I've scanned in one so far, the above Captain Marvel Jr. Ski Jump toy, and created this PDF so you can download, print, and make it yourself! Enjoy!  |
Friday, 7 October 2011
Yom Kippur (2004)
  August 23, 2004  Today's Golden Oldie was published in 2004 ...but it was a rerun ...one of the very few cartoons that I repeated a cartoon. So 2004 was the second time that I ran the cartoon. That was before I had the blog, which, for me, defines it as a "golden oldie". So here's one of my favorite cartoons! Again!Tomorrow is Erev Yom Kippur. Have an Easy Fast! Next cartoon on Monday. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973  |
The Latest from Andertoons Cartoon Blog
Awful Superhero Halloween Costumes I’d Love To See – Underwater Wonder Woman Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT What with all of the superhero flicks this past summer, there's no shortage of comic book costumes for Halloween this year. But as omnipresent as they are, there's still a few I'd like to see. I mean, heck if they made actual costumes from those DC Anime statuettes last year, maybe I got a chance! So every Thursday this month I'm going to be suggesting some less inspired costumes of years past that I'd LOVE to see at my door asking for candy. First up, Underwater Wonder Woman from the CBS series episode "The Bermuda Triangle Crisis": Even all covered up, WW's still got it.Now, technically, unlike upcoming costumes, this is an actual real-life costume, but I want to see this mass-produced and for sale at my local Target! |
Thanks For Everything, Steve Posted: 05 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT  |
My Daughter Draws Streaky Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:30 AM PDT  |
Devilishly Clever LEGO Posted: 05 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT I've queued up some spooky LEGO for this month. First up is this amazing devil who's apparently getting ready for a trip down south: |
Friday, 30 September 2011
7 Surprisingly Dark '90s Cartoons Aimed At Kids
Nowadays, in light of multiple wars abroad and massive economic decline, the ‘90s are often remembered as a golden age of happiness and prosperity, a time when things were brighter, simpler, more wholesome…except for children’s animation, apparently. In a television world before Adult Swim, Western animators looking to produce more mature material still had to work within the constraints of children’s programming, with surprising and often award-winning results. Were these shows too serious for kids? Is today’s children’s programming too juvenile? Take a look at these seven (in no particular order) surprisingly dark kids’ shows of the ’90s and let us know what you think.
7. X-Men: The Animated Series
Running from October 1992 to September 1997, the popular series loosely adapted a number of famous X-Men comic book arcs and dealt with many of the same issues that the print version focused on: intolerance, isolation, predjudice, and outright racism. In true ‘90s “After School Special” style,X-Men: The Animated Series even dealt with current controversial topics, such as divorce, AIDS hysteria (in the form of the Legacy Virus), and even the effects of too much television. In this clip, Professor X manages to stop a raging Magneto… by making him relive his Holocaust experiences of fleeing from Nazis in war-stricken Europe. Yeah, that’s pretty dark.
6. ReBoot
This multiple award-winning Canadian show originally ran from 1994 to 2001 and owns the distinction of being the first computer-animated television series. ReBoot followed the adventures of sprites and binomes living within a user’s home computer, presented as the futuristic city of Mainframe. The story focused on Dot Matrix, a sprite who owned a diner at the beginning of the series, her little brother Enzo, and their relationship with Bob, the designated guardian (a form of anti-virus software) of Mainframe. The central villains were two resident viruses, the evil yet orderly Megabyte (voiced by the late Tony Jay) and his chaotic, immensely powerful but utterly insane sister Hexadecimal (voiced by Shirley Millner). While the first season was mostly self-contained episodes, the show later evolved towards following coherent, surprisingly mature story arcs that explored topics such as
death, insanity, redemption, excessive force, and in this clip below, even outright torture.
5. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
The ‘90s Spider-Man cartoon ran for five seasons from 1994-1998. In the vein of the earlier X-Men series, the show followed its own storylines but with an even looser format. Rather than adapt entire arcs, the show instead focused on incorporating popular Spider-Man characters and then creating their own arcs and even origins for these figures. The show tread into dark waters numerous times, but one of the most memorable was the introduction of notable nightmare inducer Carnage. In the original Spider-Man comics, Kletus Kasady is an outright psychopathic serial killer who becomes immensely more dangerous and unhinged after bonding with the offspring of Venom’s symbiote. In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, they instead label Kasady as just a madman, but his maniacal personality and thirst for violence is present in full force. Check out this clip of his entrance to the show:
4. Beast Wars: Transformers
The Beast Wars incarnation of the ever-popular Transformers line of toys and cartoons originally ran from 1996 to 1999. Beast Wars represented a distinct break with Transformers tradition, featuring robots disguised as animals rather than the usual vehicles (and occasional boombox… with accompanying transforming cassettes) duking it out on a prehistoric earth. Due to this fact alone, the show was initially derided by Transformers fans, but went on to earn their and really everyone else’s respect for the quality and maturity of its writing and excellent (for the time) computer animation. Ask a fan of the show what their most memorable moment is, and they’ll probably tell you it was the death of Dinobot, a proud warrior and Predacon (Beast Wars’ analog to Decepticons) who defects to the Maximals (Beast Wars’ Autobots) in rebellion against the trickery and lack of honor of his original faction. Dinobot eventually sacrifices himself (while kicking the ass of multiple opponents at once) to prevent the destruction of creatures that will evolve into the human race. Here’s a clip of the last third of that episode in full:
3. Gargoyles
Gargoyles originally ran from 1994 to 1997 and followed the adventures of nocturnal Gargoyle creatures from 994 medieval Scotland, who, after being betrayed by their human allies, are cursed to remain frozen in stone until the castle they inhabit “rises above the clouds.” In the modern day, Machiavellian billionaire David Xanatos lifts the remains of the castle to the top of his personal skyscraper, breaking the curse and awakening the gargoyles to 1994 New York City. The show consistently dealt with the ramifications of anger and long-held grudges and prejudices, alongside dealing with the alienation felt by the very human gargoyles themselves. In one thoroughly after school special-esque moment, the episode “Deadly Force,” gargoyle Broadway horses around a bit in the apartment of a friend of the group, NYPD officer (and somewhat inter-species love interest of gargoyle leader Goliath…) Elisa Maza, finds her gun, and then accidentally shoots her, which leads to this disturbing image for a children’s cartoon (there used to be a YouTube clip of this whole sequence but it’s been taken down):
2. Exosquad
Exosquad only ran from 1993 to 1994, yet in that short time it proved itself to be one of the most somber fully realized animated shows aimed at kids. The series was a full-on war story set at the beginning of the 22nd century, a time when mankind has expanded beyond the earth, terraforming and colonizing Mars and Venus. The Neosapians, a blue-skinned artificial race created to work as slaves for the human race, revolt and capture the three inhabitable planets right in the first episode, as humanity moves its space fleet to combat a pirate menace around the outer planets of the solar system. The rest of the series details what comes to be called the Neosapian War, which sees massive casualties on both sides. The show dealt heavily in themes of racism, slavery, and self-determination, as well as the civilian and psychological costs of war. Watch the first half of episode 7 below, which opens with Exofleet officer Nara Burns detailing her recurring nightmares about the death of her family, and also includes the torture of human civilians by Neosapian military personnel attempting to weed out resistance fighters.
1. Batman: The Animated Series
This four-time Emmy award-winning series ran from 1992 to 1995 and was a formative element for almost all of my male friends who grew up watching it. Batman: The Animated Series received universal acclaim for multiple components of the series, particularly the mature and cinematic writing, the excellent voice acting (which they had all the actors record together, unlike most animated features of the time), and the dark and atmospheric art direction – a combination of dark colors, film noir, and Art Deco that created what has been described as an “otherworldly timelessness.” It was the first cartoon in decades to feature actual firearms being fired as opposed to the usual laser guns, characters were actually depicted striking one another as opposed to flashing cutaways, and unlike the two previous Marvel Comics entries that had a tendency to water down comic book arcs and characters, Batman: The Animated Series actually revitalized campy villains like Clayface and Mr. Freeze, turning them into complex, tortured individuals. See this clip (embedding has been disabled) of the downfall of Clayface, a disfigured former actor mutated by experimental cosmetic products.
7. X-Men: The Animated Series
Running from October 1992 to September 1997, the popular series loosely adapted a number of famous X-Men comic book arcs and dealt with many of the same issues that the print version focused on: intolerance, isolation, predjudice, and outright racism. In true ‘90s “After School Special” style,X-Men: The Animated Series even dealt with current controversial topics, such as divorce, AIDS hysteria (in the form of the Legacy Virus), and even the effects of too much television. In this clip, Professor X manages to stop a raging Magneto… by making him relive his Holocaust experiences of fleeing from Nazis in war-stricken Europe. Yeah, that’s pretty dark.
6. ReBoot
This multiple award-winning Canadian show originally ran from 1994 to 2001 and owns the distinction of being the first computer-animated television series. ReBoot followed the adventures of sprites and binomes living within a user’s home computer, presented as the futuristic city of Mainframe. The story focused on Dot Matrix, a sprite who owned a diner at the beginning of the series, her little brother Enzo, and their relationship with Bob, the designated guardian (a form of anti-virus software) of Mainframe. The central villains were two resident viruses, the evil yet orderly Megabyte (voiced by the late Tony Jay) and his chaotic, immensely powerful but utterly insane sister Hexadecimal (voiced by Shirley Millner). While the first season was mostly self-contained episodes, the show later evolved towards following coherent, surprisingly mature story arcs that explored topics such as
death, insanity, redemption, excessive force, and in this clip below, even outright torture.
5. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
The ‘90s Spider-Man cartoon ran for five seasons from 1994-1998. In the vein of the earlier X-Men series, the show followed its own storylines but with an even looser format. Rather than adapt entire arcs, the show instead focused on incorporating popular Spider-Man characters and then creating their own arcs and even origins for these figures. The show tread into dark waters numerous times, but one of the most memorable was the introduction of notable nightmare inducer Carnage. In the original Spider-Man comics, Kletus Kasady is an outright psychopathic serial killer who becomes immensely more dangerous and unhinged after bonding with the offspring of Venom’s symbiote. In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, they instead label Kasady as just a madman, but his maniacal personality and thirst for violence is present in full force. Check out this clip of his entrance to the show:
4. Beast Wars: Transformers
The Beast Wars incarnation of the ever-popular Transformers line of toys and cartoons originally ran from 1996 to 1999. Beast Wars represented a distinct break with Transformers tradition, featuring robots disguised as animals rather than the usual vehicles (and occasional boombox… with accompanying transforming cassettes) duking it out on a prehistoric earth. Due to this fact alone, the show was initially derided by Transformers fans, but went on to earn their and really everyone else’s respect for the quality and maturity of its writing and excellent (for the time) computer animation. Ask a fan of the show what their most memorable moment is, and they’ll probably tell you it was the death of Dinobot, a proud warrior and Predacon (Beast Wars’ analog to Decepticons) who defects to the Maximals (Beast Wars’ Autobots) in rebellion against the trickery and lack of honor of his original faction. Dinobot eventually sacrifices himself (while kicking the ass of multiple opponents at once) to prevent the destruction of creatures that will evolve into the human race. Here’s a clip of the last third of that episode in full:
3. Gargoyles
Gargoyles originally ran from 1994 to 1997 and followed the adventures of nocturnal Gargoyle creatures from 994 medieval Scotland, who, after being betrayed by their human allies, are cursed to remain frozen in stone until the castle they inhabit “rises above the clouds.” In the modern day, Machiavellian billionaire David Xanatos lifts the remains of the castle to the top of his personal skyscraper, breaking the curse and awakening the gargoyles to 1994 New York City. The show consistently dealt with the ramifications of anger and long-held grudges and prejudices, alongside dealing with the alienation felt by the very human gargoyles themselves. In one thoroughly after school special-esque moment, the episode “Deadly Force,” gargoyle Broadway horses around a bit in the apartment of a friend of the group, NYPD officer (and somewhat inter-species love interest of gargoyle leader Goliath…) Elisa Maza, finds her gun, and then accidentally shoots her, which leads to this disturbing image for a children’s cartoon (there used to be a YouTube clip of this whole sequence but it’s been taken down):
2. Exosquad
Exosquad only ran from 1993 to 1994, yet in that short time it proved itself to be one of the most somber fully realized animated shows aimed at kids. The series was a full-on war story set at the beginning of the 22nd century, a time when mankind has expanded beyond the earth, terraforming and colonizing Mars and Venus. The Neosapians, a blue-skinned artificial race created to work as slaves for the human race, revolt and capture the three inhabitable planets right in the first episode, as humanity moves its space fleet to combat a pirate menace around the outer planets of the solar system. The rest of the series details what comes to be called the Neosapian War, which sees massive casualties on both sides. The show dealt heavily in themes of racism, slavery, and self-determination, as well as the civilian and psychological costs of war. Watch the first half of episode 7 below, which opens with Exofleet officer Nara Burns detailing her recurring nightmares about the death of her family, and also includes the torture of human civilians by Neosapian military personnel attempting to weed out resistance fighters.
1. Batman: The Animated Series
This four-time Emmy award-winning series ran from 1992 to 1995 and was a formative element for almost all of my male friends who grew up watching it. Batman: The Animated Series received universal acclaim for multiple components of the series, particularly the mature and cinematic writing, the excellent voice acting (which they had all the actors record together, unlike most animated features of the time), and the dark and atmospheric art direction – a combination of dark colors, film noir, and Art Deco that created what has been described as an “otherworldly timelessness.” It was the first cartoon in decades to feature actual firearms being fired as opposed to the usual laser guns, characters were actually depicted striking one another as opposed to flashing cutaways, and unlike the two previous Marvel Comics entries that had a tendency to water down comic book arcs and characters, Batman: The Animated Series actually revitalized campy villains like Clayface and Mr. Freeze, turning them into complex, tortured individuals. See this clip (embedding has been disabled) of the downfall of Clayface, a disfigured former actor mutated by experimental cosmetic products.
George Jetson
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The Flinstones took the all-American family back in time, but The Jetsons took it to the future. George Jetson was like Fred Flinstone and every other sitcom father we've seen. He worked to take care of his family, and only wanted some peace and quiet from time to time. But his kids, wife, dog and boss kept him from it. Famously being trapped on a treadmill (who hasn't been?) in the opening credits, it's easy to remember George Jetson.
Betty Boop
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Betty Boop was a star in the 1930s, when talkies overtook silent films. Her black and white sex appeal, cutesy voice and ditzy charm made her a hit. Now her image is iconic, appearing on all kinds of merchandise people buy without ever really seeing even one cartoon.
Fat Albert
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"Hey, hey, hey! It's Faaaaaaaat Albert!" Who doesn't know that quote, that theme? Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was created, voiced and hosted by Bill Cosby. The Saturday morning cartoon spoke to kids of color, living in not-so-Bel Air conditions. Forgetting the 2004 live-action movie, the cartoon is a classic that taught lessons in a warm and funny way.
Beavis and Butt-head
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Mike Judge (King of the Hill) brought us these stuttering slacker teenage boys on MTV. They worked at a fast food restaurant, went to school, watched videos and drove adults mad. Beavis and Butt-head were even popular enough to spawn a feature film titled Beavis and Butt-head Do America. Late at night, I can still hear them chuckling.
Mr. Magoo
UPA Productions of America, Inc.
Blind, adventurous and oblivious are not a safe mix for an old dude, but Mr. Magoo makes it work. Time after again he misses the bullet, so to speak, and we laugh all the way.
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy
Turner Broadcasting
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy are inseparable, in their antics and on this list. They're funny on two levels. The first is that, seen through the eyes of a child, they're just silly cowards who somehow always save the day and remain best friends. But watch Scooby-Doo as an adult, and you'll wonder if the van driving, spacey talk and continual snacking are lifestyle symptoms of the same folks who inspired Pineapple Express.
Porky Pig
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Porky Pig has been stuttering, "That's all folks!" for the better part of a century, but my 6-year old son laughs as if he's the first to discover him. That's the appeal of the sweet little swine.
Daffy Duck
Turner Broadcasting
Daffy Duck is to Bugs Bunny as Wile E. Coyote is to the Road Runner. Does Daffy envy Bugs? Is jealousy at the heart of his bitter attitude toward Bugs? Regardless, his tantrums and schemes make for great cartoons.
Eric Cartman
Comedy Central
Eric Cartman is usually the villain on South Park. His unemotional, pragmatic view toward his achieving his goals has resulted in many dire circumstances, as well as catch phrases.
SpongeBob SquarePants
Nickelodeon
Though several channels exist that provide entertainment made for the Y-rating crowd, one cartoon has endured for almost a decade, becoming more famous than its Nickelodeon fellows: SpongeBob SquarePants. Pineapples, snails and fast food were never so funny.
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Winnie the Pooh
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When you hear the name "Winnie the Pooh," you may think "baby nursery." But more accurately, you should think "cha-ching!" This little bear who started as a doodle in a beloved children's book has been a thriving franchise for Disney since they bought rights to him and his woodland friends in the '60s.
Ren and Stimpy
Nickelodeon
Whenever I talk cartoons with other fans, Ren and Stimpy inevitably enter the conversation. Their outrageous antics, unbridled toilet humor and their "happy dance" make this cat and dog team a long-lasting favorite.
Top Cat
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Top Cat is another product of '60s Hanna-Barbera animation. He's the leader of an alley cat gang, who just wants to make a quick buck. But thanks to Officer Dibble, their plans never come to fruition. Top Cat is cool, but his morals are a tad looser than his gang's, leading to occasional mutiny. Nevertheless, T.C. retains his hold as captain.
Heckle and Jeckle
In the tradition of Crosby and Hope or Martin and Lewis, Heckle and Jeckle defeat their opponents with wit and style. The big mystery of these magpies is how they became friends: one has a Brooklyn accent, the other a British accent. Perhaps an origin prequel would answer this question? Terrytoons?Josie and the Pussycats
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Josie was the Beyoncé of her times, leading a girl pop group and taking on the world. I loved that she wore that groovy cat costume. Josie and the Pussycats was part Scooby-Doo and part The Monkees. The character stills inspire TV today, for instance, in the form of Foxxy Love on Drawn Together.
Speed Racer
Lionsgate
Most children of the '60s and '70s remember Speed Racer and his Mach 5. Plus, the cartoon introduced us to the world of anime. Thanks to a recent live-action movie and a new cartoon series, Speed Racer is still part of the zeitgeist today.
Tweety Bird and Sylvester
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Another duo Chuck Jones created, Tweety Bird and Sylvester keep each other on their toes, with Sylvester losing out on a yummy bird meal every time. Tweety's baby voice and Sylvester's slobber talk keep us laughing.
Underdog
Classic Media
We can all relate to Underdog, the guy who is underestimated by his enemies, only to prove them all wrong. He's sweet when he's wooing Polly Purebread. He's cunning and brave when he's defeating Simon Barsinister.
Gumby
Classic Media
Gumby was a pioneer in stop-motion animation for TV. He and his horse Pokey were heroes in their own fictional world, but for television, they ushered in a new era of animation.
Pink Panther
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Top 50 Cartoon Characters
Cartoon characters are as endearing to adults as children. Many times we can relate to them. Most of the time we just love to laugh at their antics and misfortune. Following is the list of top 50 cartoon characters of all time, judged for their influence, their popularity and their hilarity.
Girl power times three. Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup keep Townsville, USA safe from evil, while dealing with the pressures of kindergarten. The visual style of The Powerpuff Girls sets it apart, though. It's part high art and part drug-induced pop art. Whichever way you go, those giant eyes and crazy voices keep the cartoon from ever being stiff.
Felix is a black and white cat created during the silent film era of the early 20th Century. His simple form and face make him easily recognizable. He was also the first cartoon character to gain enough popularity to award him a feature film. Sure, Space Ghost was a popular character in '60s Hanna-Barbera cartoons, when he battled villains in outer space. But his stint as a late-night talk show host on Space Ghost: Coast to Coast sent him into the stratosphere of stardom. Arthur is a highly recognizable character from his own children's book series who made the leap to his own TV cartoon on PBS. And if you're wondering, yes, he's an aardvark.
Bobby Hill
Twentieth Century Fox
Bobby Hill is my favorite character on King of the Hill. He's the SpongeBob of the group, always optimistic, a dreamer. If I could ask creator Mike Judge one question, it would be, "What will Bobby Hill be when he grows up?" He has so many aspirations, I just can't imagine the answer.
Wonder Woman
Turner Broadcasting
Before those snappy drawers called Underoos were made, back when underpants looked like, well, underpants, I just took red and blue markers to my own white bottoms (as any 5 year old will) and made my own Wonder Woman costume. Thank goodness we lived way, way out in the country. Regardless, Wonder Woman gave little girls their own superhero, one who was strong and gorgeous with lots of cool toys.
Daria
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If Daria were alive, right now, would she be Emo or Goth? Probably neither, as Daria doesn't conform to anyone's trend. She's smart and witty, a teenage girl trying to figure out how to be her own person and still have a boyfriend at the same time.
Batman
Turner Broadcasting
Can you imagine a time when Batman wasn't the Dark Knight we know now? Hard to believe the many transformations this superhero has seen through the years, especially on television. You can catch this caped crusader now on Cartoon Network in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. His chest is huge!
Superman
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To me, Superman is the ultimate superhero. But is he a true superhero since he only has powers because he's an alien, from another planet? Or is he just a guy who fell to ground on the right planet? I'm sure fanboys debate this issue frequently, but as long as any incarnation of Superman includes a broad chest, incorruptible morals and old-fashioned chivalry, I'm there.
George of the Jungle
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If you doubt the popularity of George of the Jungle, just watch the new cartoon on Cartoon Network, or rent the DVD of the live-action film starring Brendan Fraser. George of the Jungle originated in the '60s, a parody of the Tarzan story. He's known for swinging on vines and slamming into trees, as well as his rhythmic theme song, "George, George, George of the Jungle... watch out for that tree!"
Spider-man
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Spider-man is the everyman superhero. He started out as the geek next door and was transformed into a mega-strong, mega-agile dude. Spider-man has been reproduced in TV cartoons many, many times. Most recently Spidey starred in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
The Powerpuff Girls
Cartoon Network
Angelica Pickles
Nickelodeon
Why do bullies get all the good lines? Angelica Pickles is the bossy, spoiled toddler from Rugrats. She is the most familiar character from Rugrats, but possibly only because she is the meanest and talks the most (she's older than the babies).
Felix the Cat
Classic Media
Tom and Jerry
Turner Broadcasting
This cat and mouse team were the inspiration for The Simpsons Itchy and Scratchy (without the gore). Tom and Jerry chase each other, torment each other and generally try to defeat the other. Though Tom has the upper hand more than, say, Sylvester, he still has yet to make a meal of Jerry.
Woody Woodpecker
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Another anti-hero, Woody Woodpecker lives to cause trouble. His most famous trait is no doubt his cackling, stuttering laugh.
Alvin (the Chipmunk)
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Alvin, lead singer of Alvin and the Chipmunks, is the guts of the operation. He's the one who finds the loopholes in most situations. These rodents are so popular they just released another CD, after the 2007 movie soundtrack.
Donald Duck
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As Mickey Mouse's cynical sidekick, Donald Duck was always my favorite. (Much like Oscar the Grouch was my favorite on Sesame Street. Hm, issues?) It wasn't the raspy voice or fashionable duds, but his eye-rolling attitude and exasperation with most of the world that made him so relatable.
Mighty Mouse
"Here I come to save the day!" Before Andy Kaufman lip-synched Mighty Mouse's theme on Saturday Night Live, Mighty Mouse had been through many incarnations. Part mouse, part superhero, Mighty Mouse kept Mouseville safe from a variety of cat villains.Yogi Bear and Boo Boo
Turner Broadcasting
Another Hanna-Barbera staple was the team of Yogi Bear and Boo Boo. Like other classic Hanna-Barbera characters, Yogi continually found himself in trouble and Boo Boo usually figured a way out. The duo lived in Jellystone Park. Yogi's character is most likely based on the Ed Norton character from The Honeymooners, another reason he was so lovable.
Space Ghost
Adult Swim
Bill from 'Schoolhouse Rock'
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Schoolhouse Rock was a set of animated shorts that helped educate kids in the '60s and '70s about conjunctions, the magic number three, and especially, the legislative process. The latter lesson starred a rolled-up paper named Bill, and showed how he went from the House to the Senate and eventually became a law. His "I'm Just a Bill" tune is most memorable.
Arthur
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