Animated Cartoons

These cartoons are all US–originated. See also The Simpsons and Watch with Mother (the latter covers various UK–originated television programmes for young children, including cartoons).

Creators

Former Warner Bros animator who directed the cartoon sequences for the Pink Panther film (1963) and is credited as the principal creator of the Pink Panther character		Isadore 'Friz' Freleng
Creators of Tom & Jerry, The Flintstones, Yogi Bear, Deputy Dawg, Huckleberry Hound, Pixie & Dixie, Top Cat, Scooby–Doo, Wacky Races, Hong Kong Phooey		Hanna & Barbera
Creator of Family Guy (and the voice of Peter Griffin)		Seth Macfarlane
Production company behind Looney Tunes – which included Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird (a.k.a. Tweety Pie), Porky Pig, Road Runner		Warner Bros

Studio Ghibli – producers of Spirited Away, which won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2003 – is based in (country)

Japan

Bugs Bunny

Creator of Bugs Bunny and Roadrunner		Chuck Jones
Dim hunter who never catches Bugs Bunny		Elmer Fudd
One of Bugs Bunny's regular victims – bad tempered cowboy, huge red moustache		Yosemite Sam
The only clothes that Bugs Bunny normally wears		Gloves (white)
Voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, etc.		Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc's epitaph		That's All, Folks!

Family Guy

Title character (voiced by creator Seth Macfarlane)		Peter Griffin
His wife		Lois
Their teenage daughter		Megan (Meg)
Their teenage son		Chris
Their baby (who speaks with an English accent, although only Brian can hear him, and is a genius with hi–tech military hardware)		Stewie
Their anthropomorphic, talking dog (who aspires to be a famous writer)		Brian
Their home town (based on Providence, Rhode Island)		Quahog (co–hog)
Peter's wheelchair–bound policeman friend		Joe Swanson
Peter's patient, sweet–natured African–American friend		Cleveland Brown
Peter's sex–crazed, bachelor airline pilot friend		Glenn Quagmire
Favourite watering hole of Peter and his three friends		The Drunken Clam
Mayor of Quahog – named after (and based on) the actor who provides his voice		Adam West

The Flintstones

Operates a bronto–crane at the Slate Rock and Gravel Company		Fred Flintstone
The Flintstones' home town		Bedrock
Fred Flintstone's wife		Wilma
Wilma's maiden name		Slaghoople
Wilma's mother (Fred's mother–in–law)		Pearl Slaghoople
Fred & Wilma Flintstone's daughter		Pebbles
Fred Flintstone's best friend		Barney Rubble
Barney Rubble's wife		Betty
Barney and Betty Rubble's abnormally strong adopted son		Bamm–Bamm
Famous lawyer who cross–examines Barney during the adoption case		Perry Masonry
Organisation (presumably charitable) that Fred and Barney belong to: the Loyal Order of ...		Water Buffaloes
Bedrock's newspaper		Daily Slate
The Flintstone's family pet (dinosaur)		Dino
Fred Flintstone's favourite sporting pastime		Tenpin bowling
What does Fred Flintstone wear around his neck?		Tie

Popeye

Popeye's arch–enemy		Bluto or Brutus
Baby that Popeye found in a box on his doorstep, and took in as his ward		Swee'pea
Popeye's sweetheart (and that of his arch–enemy – see above!)		Olive Oyl
Popeye's father		Poopdeck Pappy
Olive Oyl's older brother		Castor Oyl
Popeye's hamburger–loving friend: catchphrase "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today"; believed (by the chain itself) to have given his name to a chain of hamburger restaurants		J. Wellington Wimpy
Strange, other–worldly dog–like creature who appeared in some Popeye stories – believed by some to have given his name to the vehicle of the same name		Eugene the Jeep
Tattoo on Popeye's arm		Anchor

Roadrunner

Roadrunner's arch–enemy		Wile E. Coyote
Wile E. Coyote's equipment was made by		ACME Products Inc.

Scooby–Doo

Scooby–Doo's breed		Great Dane
Scooby–Doo's nephew		Scrappy–Doo
Name of the brightly–coloured van that the central characters travel around in		The Mystery Machine

South Park

Set in (state)		Colorado
Died in (almost) every episode of the first five seasons – usually in a horrible, gruesome manner		Kenny (McCormick)
The 'Everyman' of the group – an "average, American 4th grader" – said to be based on co–creator Trey Parker		Stan (Marsh)
The Jewish group member – said to be based on co–creator Matt Stone		Kyle (Broflovski)
The loud, obnoxious, and amoral member of the group, whose anti–Semitic attitude has resulted in an ongoing rivalry with the above; commonly known by his surname		(Eric) Cartman
Voice of the Chef		Isaac Hayes

SpongeBob SquarePants

Underwater city in which SpongeBob lives		Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob's house is a		Pineapple
Seafood restaurant that SpongeBob works at		Krusty Krab
SpongeBob's pet sea snail		Gary
SpongeBob's best friend, who lives under a rock two doors away		Patrick Star
SpongeBob's grumpy neighbour – an octopus who lives in an Easter Island head, between SpongeBob's pineapple and Patrick's rock, and works as a cashier at the same restaurant as SpongeBob		Squidward Tentacles

Teenage Mutant Ninja (Hero) Turtles

The four turtles were (in alphabetical order):

Donatello

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

Their favourite food		Pizza
Their arch–enemy		Shredder
Their martial arts tutor and father figure – a giant anthropomorphic rat		Splinter
Their catchphrase: believed to have originated in a 1950s US children's television show (Howdy Doody) where it was used by a Native American character		Cowabunga!

Tom & Jerry

Producer of Tom & Jerry, up to 1956 – won 7 Oscars		Fred Quimby
Dog in Tom & Jerry		Spike

Top Cat (Boss Cat)

Benny the Ball, Choo Choo, Fancy, Spook, The Brain: members of gang led by		Top Cat (Boss Cat)
Police officer in Top Cat		Officer Dibble

Wacky Races

00	Mean Machine	'Fall guys' who never won		Dick Dastardly & Muttley
01	Bouldermobile	Cavemen		Slag Brothers (Rock & Gravel)
02	Creepy Coupe	Had an associate called Dragon		Gruesome Twosome (Big, Little)
03	Convert–a–Car	Scientist in a gadget–laden, boat–shaped car		Professor Pat Pending
04	Crimson Haybailer	Modelled on Baron von Richthofen		Red Max
05	Compact Pussycat	The only female competitor		Penelope Pitstop
06	Army Surplus Special (a.k.a. Surplus Six)	Two soldiers in a tank/jeep hybrid		Sergeant Blast, Private Meekly
07	Bulletproof Bomb (a.k.a. Roaring Plenty)	Gangsters: Clyde, Danny, Kurby, Mac, Ring–A–Ding, Rug Bug Benny, Willy		The Ant Hill Mob
08	Arkansas Chuggabug	Hillbilly and a nervous bear		Lazy Luke and Blubber Bear
09	Turbo Terrific	Had a crush on Penelope; often stopped to help her		Peter Perfect
10	Buzz Wagon	Lumberjack and beaver, buzzsaws for wheels		Rufus Ruffcut, Sawtooth

Said to be an amalgamated caricature of the English actor Terry–Thomas, and Professor Tate, the villain played by Jack Lemmon in the 1965 film The Great Race; catchphrase "Drat and double drat!"		Dick Dastardly
The Perils of Penelope Pitstop: Penelope's arch–enemy		The Hooded Claw
The Hooded Claw's real name		Sylvester Sneekly
Protects Penelope Pitstop against the Hooded Claw		Ant Hill Mob

Other

Stan and Francine Smith, and their children Steve and Hayley, are central characters in			American Dad
Created by Mike Judge; first appeared on MTV in 1993			Beavis & Butthead
Cartoon Network, from 2005: series about a boy (Ben Tennyson) who is given superpowers by a watch–like device called the Omnitrix			Ben 10
Paramount's voluptuous but innocent female character (1930s)			Betty Boop
Simon, Alvin and Theodore			The Chipmunks
Yogi Bear's girlfriend (contrary to the popular, profane "rugby song" which more often has Susie)			Cindy
First appeared in Porky's Duck Hunt (1937); catchphrase "You're despicable" (with his characteristic heavy lisp)			Daffy Duck
Muskie the Muskrat, Vincent van Gopher, Moley the Mole, Possible Possum: friends of			Deputy Dawg
First appeared in 1919, in the animated short film Feline Follies (produced by Pat Sullivan Studios)			Felix the Cat
Lion star of a cartoon version of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days (a Japanese–Spanish collaboration)			Willy Fogg
Amiable but incompetent rooster; catchphrase "I say Son, I say ... "; often seen attempting to woo Miss Prissy, a widowed hen			Foghorn Leghorn
Set in New New York; Philip J. Fry, Bender Bending Rodriguez (a robot), Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth and Turanga Leela are characters in			Futurama
Hanna–Barbera cartoon series (1971–2): features the "idiotic, dimwitted" Bubi and the "level–headed" Square, along with their companion – after whom the trio and thus the series are named			The Hair Bear Bunch
Alter–ego of Penrod Pooch ("Penry" – often mispronounced Henry) – a mild–mannered police station janitor – aided and abetted by his pet cat, Spot			Hong Kong Phooey
Always singing Clementine			Huckleberry Hound
Hanna–Barbera's space family (24 episodes, 1962–3; revived 1985–7). Echoed the Flintstones; lived in a futuristic "Orbit city" one hundred years into the future; the first programme broadcast in colour on ATV			The Jetsons
Characters: George and Jane, their children
Feline antagonist of Pixie & Dixie – "I hate those meeces to pieces"!			Mr. Jinks
Created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox, in 1942, as a "parody/homage" to Superman
Set in Arlen, Texas; central character (Henry 'Hank' Hill) is an assistant manager at Strickland Propane			King of the Hill
Amorous skunk that talks like Charles Boyer			Pepe le Pew
Trade of Super Mario (Nintendo game console character)			Plumber
E. C. (Elzie) Segar's most famous creation: first appeared in Segar's Thimble Theatre comic, 1929			Popeye
Mister Magoo's first name			Quincy
Series featuring a neurotic chihuahua and an intellectually–challenged cat			Ren and Stimpy
Cartoon racing car, races at Silver Hatch			Roary
American Dad: space alien that lives in the loft			Roger
Family Guy: Stewie's teddy bear			Rupert
Canine companion of Freddie Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkly, and Norville "Shaggy" Rogers			Scooby–Doo
Created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pierre Culliford); first appeared in 1958, in a Belgian comic strip; best known to English speakers through the Hanna–Barbera animated series, 1981–9; known as 'schlumpf' in Germany, 'Puffo' in Italy, 'Pitufo' in Spain			Smurfs
Catchphrases "Exit stage left" and "Heavens to Murgatroyd!"			Snagglepuss
Dr. Robotnik is the arch enemy of (game console character)			Sonic the Hedgehog
"Fastest mouse in all Mexico"			Speedy Gonzales
Rocky & Bullwinkle (1959–73)	Rocky was a		Squirrel
	Bullwinkle was a		Moose
Narrates the introduction and conclusion to each episode of Roary the Racing Car (former racing driver)			Stirling Moss
US–originated food dish, made from sweetcorn and lima beans (or other beans): cited in a catchphrase used by Sylvester the Cat (and other Looney Tunes characters): "Sufferin' ... "			Succotash
First appeared on S4C, 1982, in Welsh; Texas Pete is the arch–enemy of; the first British cartoon series to be aired on the Disney Channel in the USA			SuperTed
Nemesis of Tweety the canary Tweety Pie			Sylvester
Group of feline cartoon aliens, led by Lion–O; also include Jaga, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara			Thundercats
Fictional wildlife film–making family on Nickelodeon TV: father Nigel, mother Eliza, daughter Debbie (who can talk to animals), Darwin (her pet chimpanzee) and Donnie			The Wild Thornberrys
Named after a baseball player (Lawrence 'Yogi' Berra); lived in Jellystone National Park; catchphrase "Smarter than the average bear"			Yogi Bear

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