Famous Cartoon Characters

“I Am what I Am And that’s all that I Am.” -Popeye the sailor man.

• Animated cartoon characters are one essential that the television industry has bestowed us with, all through the years.
• Be it the charming Disney princesses or Mickey Mouse, every cartoon character brings a legacy of over a few decades to almost a century.
• Cartoon characters are not just a source of entertainment but they have been the biggest source of inspiration for our years growing up.
• With their stories touching upon real life aspects and morals deriving valuable education to the children, they are a very significant part of our life.

Let’s see some of the popular cartoon characters:

Cartoon Characters	Description
Mickey Mouse	1. The first ever and world’s most popular cartoon character with synchronized sound or the 1st cartoon with speech. 2. Mickey Mouse was born from an idea of a mouse sketch by Walt Disney.
Donald Duck	1. Donald Duck is a white coloured duck created by Walt Disney in 1934. 2. He is the bad-tempered duck who is later in his career joined by 3 nephews. 3. They are forming the popular Duck Tales with Huey, Dewey and Louis.
Tom and Jerry	1. The most notorious and quarrelsome episodes that can make anyone and everyone dive deep into them, are none other than ‘The Tom and Jerry Show’. 2. It is created by Hanna and Barbara in 1940’s. 3. This rat and mouse duo always fought except in 1975 when they actually became good friends and travelled the world together.
Popeye	1. A cartoon character created by Elzie Crisler Segar, Popeye is a sailor and is inspired by a real-life person. 2. He derives his superhero strength through the jar of spinach which he eats every now and then.
Scooby Doo	1. Scooby Doo the main protagonist dog, is another one of Hanna Barbara creations of an animated TV franchise. 2. This has the record for most episodes by any cartoon series. 3. Scooby Doo is the companion of an amateur detective Shaggy Rogers and both share similar personality traits.
Spiderman	1. A fictional superhero created by Stan lee and Steve Ditko, and is extremely popular as a teenage crush. 2. His spider senses and reflexes help him protect the people and is a hugely looked upon iconic character.
Superman	1. Another superhero animated series based on the DC comics produced by Warner Bros. 2. With his signature S on the outfit, he is very well recognized and popular all over the world. 3. He has strengths like no other human and can fly, since he was born on another planet.
Batman	1. A fictional detective appearing in comic books by DC comics. 2. He trains himself physically and emotionally to take revenge for his parent’s murder. 3. He does not have any super powers but has acquired skills like martial arts, physical strength, intellect and detective skills.
Cinderella	1. Cinderella is an American Fantasy film character adapted by Walt Disney. 2. Her whirlwind fairy tale of girl-meets prince romance is one of the most popular sagas of all time. 3. She is the oldest of all Disney princesses.
Mowgli	1. Mowgli is the fictional character from Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book, re-created by Walt Disney in the show with the same name. 2. A story of an abandoned human child, raised by a family of wolves, Mowgli has an entire clan of friends and family at an Indian Jungle.
Pokémon	1. A Japanese animated series with a Pokémon master and the main protagonist Ash Ketchum and his friends.

Interesting Facts:

• Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney.
• The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928 upon the release of Steamboat Willie.
• Minnie Mouse full name is Minerva Mouse.
• Daisy Duck was created as a female counterpart and girlfriend to Donald Duck.
• Daisy Duck first appeared in the cartoon “Mt. Duck Steps Out” in 1940.
• Hello Kitty is a very simply drawn character who was created in 1974 by the Sanrio Company in Tokyo.
• Popeye was created by Elzie Crisler Segar and first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip Thimble Theatre on January 17, 1929.
• Tom and Jerry are a successful and long-running series for over six decades of theatrical short subjects.