Favorite (main) cartoon character...

[HopeHoops]

Well?

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	Pink Panther
	3 (25%)
	Mickey Mouse
	1 (8%)
	Mighty Mouse
	0 (0%)
	Kimba the White Lion (the original one, like 1960's)
	0 (0%)
	AstroBoy
	0 (0%)
	Yogi Bear
	1 (8%)
	Road Runner
	1 (8%)
	Scooby Doo
	3 (25%)
	Totoro
	0 (0%)
	Other (not enough poll options - please specify)
	3 (25%)
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[Denninmi]

1. Sorry, no contemporary options on there.

I would have to say either Kyle Broflovski or Lisa Simpson. Both characters are written with quite a bit of "heart" for a cartoon series.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Almost any republican running for office

[hobbit709]

3. Where is Boris Badenov?

[sakabatou]

5. The main bad guy who always traveled with Natasha

in the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. We've got BOTH kinds of Minnesotan cartoon characters... Rocky AND Bullwinkle.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

73. They're the only two you need...(nt)

[Dr. Strange]

6. No Speed Racer?

I am disappoint.

[qwlauren35]

70. Oops, I forgot about Speed Racer

He gets my vote.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

7. Duke!

[NCarolinawoman]

29. Looks like Clutch Cargo--the cartoon guy with the real human mouth.

Or was that just a rumor?

[secondvariety]

49. Clutch Cargo

was pretty weird.

[NCarolinawoman]

76. He WAS weird.

I never followed the plot lines. I just remember walking into the den right before dinner, and seeing my three brothers watching the show. They were always talking about his MOUTH. Was it a human mouth, or a cartoon mouth-- would be the discussion--nothing about the storyline.

It would go something like, "Yeah, it's a real person's mouth cause I can see a tongue". or "Hey, I saw some teeth!" or "I see saliva!" LOL

[Xipe Totec]

89. Wrong Duke

[trof]

8. I voted 'Roadrunner', but it's really Wily Coyote.

The Ultimate Loser.
Poor bastard never gets a break.
ALL his well laid (?) plans ALWAYS go awry.
Reminds me of us in the 2000 election.

THIS time he REALLY thinks he's got it right.
And then the anvil drops on his head, or the TNT explodes in his hand, or he runs off the edge of the cliff.

[pipi_k]

10. It never occurred to me at the time, but...

now I wonder....

How the hell did he manage to order all that Acme shit before we had the Internet??

[Stuart G]

12. HERE IT IS...FOR YOU...RIGHT NOW:...VERY FIRST ROAD RUNNER CARTOON..........EVER MADE...

enjoy............actually one of my favorite films of any kind...ever...yes...you can watch it now...right here in the lounge...
got 7 minutes to watch??? I know every gag..still love Wile E. Coyote.

[HopeHoops]

19. It's been FOREVER since I've seen that episode! The sky spaghetti race is classic.

[Stuart G]

30. My favorite is the refrigerator trick.

Every time I see it, I laugh..

If you don't know what I am talking about..It is one of Wile's most rediculous ideas...watch it..it is free..

[Stuart G]

32. Forgive me, but I gotta add this note:

None of the Warner Bros Cartoon Directors or their staffs were recognized as comic geniuses at the time..
..they just .. made cartoons.

This one was released in September 1949..and it still makes us laugh ..and it is just a series of chases..I love em..

[hifiguy]

41. Chuck Jones, in his autobiography,

said something similar. It was just a job that they enjoyed doing. When he saw people laughing just as hard at 40-50 year old Bugs/Daffy/Sylvester/Road Runner cartoons he realized that maybe there had been just a bit more to his work (and that of the other WB directors) than he'd originally thought.

Things that are truly funny are always funny. The Marx Brothers, Laurel & Hardy, the Three Stooges and other classic comedy is just as funny today as the day it was filmed.

[HopeHoops]

42. You have to admit that was clever. I love how they pan past the empty crates first.

[hifiguy]

101. Road Runner cartoons are Everyman's introduction to

existentialism. Wile E. represents man's futility in seeking to capture the meaning of life, as represented by the Road Runner. The Road Runner seldom if ever acts affirmatively to frustrate the Coyote, yet faced with failure after failure, Wile E. redoubles his efforts to get the Road Runner.

It's Sartre, not satire.

[Blue_Tires]

106. very true

funny how different some of these things seem when looking through adult eyes...

as a kid I just loved the engineering creativity that went into some traps...

[pipi_k]

9. I used to have a mad crush

on Mighty Mouse until I found out he was actually serious about that little hussy, Pearl Pureheart.

So now my favorite is Pepe Le Pew, who is an incorrigible flirt, but I'm a sucker for a skunk with a French accent.

[benld74]

11. Tom and Jerry

hands down classics!

[flying rabbit]

13. Bugs Bunny. nt

[flamingdem]

14. +1

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. me too

although Donald Duck is right up there

[CheapShotArtist]

15. Mitt Romney.

[7wo7rees]

16. Foul-mouthed fourth graders

[AnnieBW]

18. Bugs Bunny!

Hands down.

[avebury]

20. I also loved to watch

Fractured Fair Tales on Rocky & Bullwinkle.

[6000eliot]

21. Mr. Peabody and his pet boy Sherman.

[lame54]

22. Duke Philips

[a kennedy]

23. Foghorn Leghorn!!

&feature=related Just the best.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

72. Boy's about as sharp as a sack of wet mice...

I use Forhorn Leghornisms at work all the time.

[JonLP24]

91. LOL

reminds me of Charlie in the episode "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis" in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Probably the funniest TV episode ever.

[luv_mykatz]

24. I love them all...

but the Pink Panther is my favorite. He's like the best of the Road Runner and Wiley Coyote combined. And I love that theme song and music by Henry Mancini.

[dimbear]

25. The first three Mickey Mouse cartoons are remarkably rude.

Splains my choice.

[HopeHoops]

27. "Steamboat Willie" was the first, and it wasn't rude.

[GoneOffShore]

26. Rocky the Flying Squirrel.

And Bullwinkle..

Closely followed by Boris and Natascha.

[NCarolinawoman]

28. Loved the Mighty Mouse theme song where he would

sing in a big baritone opera voice, "I HAVE COME TO SAVE THE DAY!!!" while he was flying around looking very very tiny. LOL

Can't remember much else other than that. Just know I really liked the show.

[femmocrat]

31. Snoopy!

Garfield is a close second.

[Hayabusa]

33. I used to watch the local religious TV studio all the time because

of their afternoon syndicated cartoon block. They showed family friendly cartoons (as well as Bible education series such as SuperBook and Flying House) and have religious commercials to fill them time in. I guess it was a way to get the Word out to kids in a way that even today I find non-objectionable.

Thing is, one of the cartoons that they showed was DuckTales. I fell in love with the series and the Duck Universe right then, as I missed all of its first run syndication. So I'd have to say that my favorite cartoon character is Scrooge McDuck.

And the video game was awesome...

[Taverner]

36. I blacked out all of the relgious channels on my cable unit

Keep the kids from seeing something offensive...

[Hayabusa]

37. Today, yeah

but this channel's main religious goal it seemed was just to draw attention to their local charitable work. According to Wikipedia, they actually ran secular programming for half the day and even affiliated with Fox Kids and Disney Afternoon (where they got the DuckTales) until our area got a Fox station.

Sadly, the costs got too high, I think and they sold the network to CTN.

[Art_from_Ark]

47. Back in the '60s, there was Davey and Goliath

sponsored by the Lutheran Church.

"Gee, Day-vey"

[OriginalGeek]

90. haveing been forced to watch that as a child

I love watching this now

[A Simple Game]

34. So many good ones, but I didn't see Yosemite Sam mentioned yet.

I know, not really a main character, but he did have his own cartoons occasionally.

[Taverner]

35. BUGS FUCKING BUNNY!!!!

[Iggo]

38. Archer. (n/t)

[HappyMe]

39. Yup, that show is funny as hell.

I like Road Runner, Rocky & Bullwinkle and Tom & Jerry.

[hifiguy]

40. Bugs Bunny, hands down.

Who didn't want to be just like Bugs? He was intelligent, witty, and always three steps ahead of Elmer, Sam, or whomever else was giving him crap. Bugs never started a fight but he always finished them victoriously.

[Art_from_Ark]

48. Actually, Bugs did start at least one fight

In Rebel Rabbit, his fight was against the United States, when he learned that the bounty on a rabbit was only 2 cents. He ended up committing all sorts of crimes, including sawing off Florida from the rest of the country, and wound up in Alcatraz.

In another cartoon, Ballot Box Bunny, he is running against Sam for mayor, and he does get the best of Sam until the very end, when they both lose out to the "dark horse" candidate.

And in Hare Brush, Elmer J. Fudd gets the best of Bugs by convincing Bugs to take his place in the sanitarium, where the psychiatrist makes Bugs recite, over and over, "I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht," until Bugs himself believes it. Bugs ends up getting taken away by two IRS agents.

[hifiguy]

56. You are right

I remember Elmer's last line (in a rabbit suit) in "Hare Brush" - "I may be a scwewy wabbit, but at weast I'm not going to Alcatwaz!"

[Art_from_Ark]

57. That last line by Elmer J. Fudd shocked my mother

She thought it was encouraging kids to shirk their responsibilities

She also didn't let me watch Top Cat after a while, because T.C. was always making fun of Officer Dribble, er, Dibble, and that was showing disrespect for policemen and she was worried that that might encourage me to mouth off to a cop.

[geardaddy]

43. Another vote for Bugs.

[dawg]

44. How can this poll be complete without Zim!!??!!!

[libodem]

45. Shake

Cuz he's a jerk and proud of it. Meatwad and Frylock, close second and third. Yes, it is true I never grew up.

[hifiguy]

46. Shake should be the mascot of the Repukes.

He's pig-ignorant, a cruel, selfish, lazy, loud-mouthed liar and a worthless moocher. The problem is that Shake is really funny and the Repukes are anything but.

[libodem]

55. exactly!

[sharp_stick]

50. The Tick and always The Tick

And so, may Evil beware and may Good dress warmly and eat plenty of fresh vegetables.

SPOON!!!

[kentauros]

80. Did you know that in the live-action series

that they are drinking Shiner beer during their anniversary? I was floored by that when I netflixed the series and that episode came on

[sharp_stick]

97. No I didn't

I haven't seen the live action series since it was first on. I think I'll have to stream it sometime.

I still hold out hope that they'll produce a decent DVD version of the cartoon as well.

[annabanana]

51. The animaniacs came out when my kids were little..

They retain ALL the classic WB zazz.

[Stuart G]

52. I wonder how many here know about the Animaniaces..Yacco, Wacco, and Dot..

The satirical wit and sharp blade were there..I got every ep on video tape..yep every one..

[annabanana]

86. LOVE the patter songs

Taught my kids the capitols etc

[Initech]

53. No Homer Simpson or Peter Griffin?

[RiffRandell]

87. One for Peter Griffin. n/t

[Stuart G]

54. The Animaniacs are coming to the lounge...maybe at the end of the week...let's see....nt

[BillyJack]

58. Secret Squirrel.....was da' man...err, I mean squirrel!

[sarge43]

59. Duckman. n/t

[Donkees]

60. Baby Sinclair (Dinosaurs) and Rocky/Bullwinkle

[cliffordu]

61. Bill the Cat.

Ack.

[HopeHoops]

63. "And try not to give anyone rabies."

- Opus in "A Wish for Wings That Work"

[Arkansas Granny]

62. Super Chicken

You knew the job was dangerous when you took it.

[HopeHoops]

64. Geeze. I haven't even thought about that in many years.

[Arkansas Granny]

66. I've been looking for some of that "super sauce" for years. No luck yet.

[warrior1]

65. Mighty Mouse.

[Locrian]

67. Bugs Bunny! nt

[cyberswede]

68. Droopy!

[qwlauren35]

69. Do Superheroes Count?

Aquaman?

[HopeHoops]

71. Sure, why not, but what about Marine Boy?

[YankeyMCC]

74. Bugs bunny

Popeyes a closev2nd

[HopeHoops]

75. "I yam what I yam."

[hifiguy]

102. The old Max Fleischer Popeye toons were terrific.

Popeye: I don'sk likes th' loooksk o' this at all, no sirree. A fella could get killed to death around here.

Sindbad the Sailor: Who invited you?
Popeye: I did! What are you gonna do about it?

Popeye: Oh! Oh, what's this? Hey, let me down, you big overgrown canary! What're you doing, taking me for a ride or something like that? Hey, let me loose, you big feathered...! I'm not going your way! Come on, let me go...!
[as a tearful Olive and a laughing Sindbad watch, the roc carries Popeye to an island and explosive noises occur... ]
Olive Oyl: [in tears] Oh, Popeye! Oh, Popeye, my Popeye, come back! Come back to me!
[Popeye returns with the roc roasted on a giant platter]
Popeye: There you are, with gravy!
[Sindbad moans in shock, while Popeye and Olive laugh]
Popeye: [laughs] Oh, his goose is cooked!

Much more:

[HopeHoops]

104. I will gladly pay you Tuesday for a cheeseburger today.

Hey, it's the lounge. We've got LOL cats.

[Locut0s]

77. So long as we are talking about "classic" cartoon characters. Donald Duck!! I'm 30 so...

My childhood cartoons are more those of the 80s and early 90s but I have a very large soft spot in my heart for the classics too, especially Donald and his friends.

[LiberalElite]

78. Top Cat

Early 1960s? I'm still sorry I threw away all my Top Cat figurines (sniff).

[HopeHoops]

79. Why is "Other" so far ahead?

[LWolf]

99. Because you left off Bugs! nt

[HopeHoops]

100. Seems to be. But with only 9 options (other than "other"), I'd need several polls...

... to narrow it down, sort of like they do with the photography contest. I'm thinking that may be unnecessary, but I might do a tabulation in a few days and make a run-off poll.

[LWolf]

114. It's funny how attached

we get to our cartoons.

[HopeHoops]

115. And comic strips. Our paper reformatted and dropped Dr. Rex Morgan - shitstorm followed.

They quickly restored it and moved The Lockhorns to the Classified pages (where Gasoline Alley has been for years). The Lockhorns has been the same set of 15 or so jokes since it came out. Nobody missed it.

[we can do it]

81. Bugs Bunny

[NCarolinawoman]

82. Hmmm. Nobody mentioned Tweety Bird.

Couldn't stand him. I always rooted for the cat.

[Stuart G]

83. Tonites cartoon #4.. is the first time tweety bird was in any cartoon....lots of fun please watch..

[Son of Gob]

84. Speedy Gonzales

[HopeHoops]

85. "I am zee fastest mouse in all o' Mehico - aRRIVa aRRIVa - zing...."

"I am Slowpoke Rodregus, the slowest mouse in all o' Mehico."

[TwilightGardener]

88. Patrick Star.

[ellisonz]

92. Bart Simpson

[bigwillq]

93. Snoopy

Runner-up: Stewie Griffin (Family Guy)

[AsahinaKimi]

94. My new passion ...The Green Lantern

In Brightest Day and Darkest Night no Evil shall escape my sight, let those who worship Evil's might, beware my power, Green Lantern's Light!

[NCarolinawoman]

117. Green Lantern. My favorite of all the super heroes.

I always loved him best...... Sigh.

[keroro gunsou]

95. these five girls

but especially Kasuga Ayumu (Osaka)

[Pryderi]

96. Daffy Duck

[LWolf]

98. BUGS.

All others, even the mighty roadrunner and coyote, can't climb out of his shadow.


I don't see Underdog there; he's a favorite, too.



I've never heard of Totoro, and I don't think I've ever seen Astroboy.

[opiate69]

103. This woman:

[HopeHoops]

105. Or this one...

[opiate69]

111. Hubba, Hubba!

[hifiguy]

107. Meh. The one true cartoon goddess is

Fujiko Mine from Lupin III

[opiate69]

110. Lol.. You and my wife should get together.. She LOVES Anime

Myself, I can only deal with the really, really fucked up ones lol

[hifiguy]

112. I am not a huge fan,

but I really dig Lupin III.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

108. If you love Coyote, you need to read this:

Funniest piece of legal humor ever written. Published in The New Yorker in 1990. Written by Ian Frazier.

Plaintiff's Opening Argument in the case of Wile E. Coyote, Plaintiff versus Acme Company, Defendant:

http://www.torinfo.com/justforlaughs/coyote_v_acme.html

"Such injuries sustained by Mr. Coyote have temporarily restricted his ability to make a living in his profession of predator. Mr. Coyote is self-employed and thus not eligible for Workmen's Compensation. "



it was reprinted in the Texas Bar Journal in Federal Judge Jerry Buchmeyer's column.

[hifiguy]

109. When I was in law school that one got

passed around about once a year. A stone classic.

[DryHump]

113. Bugs Bunny

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-the perfect picaresque character. He is an asshole. He is Groucho with ears.

[tk2kewl]

116. Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder...

[div style="font-size:200%;font-weight:bold"]UNDERDOG!

[Scuba]

118. Mark Trail

[HopeHoops]

119. That's a comic strip.