TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time

[Hector]

Ok, THANK GOD Bugs Bunny is number one as he should be, but I have a problem with MANY on that list, some are ranked too high while others are ranked too low, and some don't belong there at all, and some great characters are missing as well.

Bloody hell, who voted???

1. Bugs Bunny

2. Homer Simpson

3. Rocky and Bullwinkle

4. Beavis and Butt-head

5. The Grinch

6. Fred and Barney

7. Angelica Pickles

8. Charlie Brown and Snoopy

9. SpongeBob SquarePants

10. Cartman

11. Bart and Lisa Simpson

12. Fat Albert

13. The Powerpuff Girls

14. Daffy Duck

15. Pikachu

16. Gumby

17. Betty Boop

18. Top Cat

19. Mickey Mouse

20. Popeye

21. Gerald McBoing-Boing

22. Scooby-Doo

23. Underdog

24. Josie and the Pussycats

25. Heckle and Jeckle

26. Arthur

27. Winnie the Pooh

28. Felix the Cat

29. Mr. Magoo

30. George of the Jungle

31. Ren and Stimpy

32. Tom Terrific

33. Tweety and Sylvester

34. Bill

35. Space Ghost

36. Yogi Bear and Boo Boo

37. Mighty Mouse

38. Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner

39. Superman

40. Batman

41. Daria

42. Wonder Woman

43. Donald Duck

44. Alvin

45. Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale

46. Woody Woodpecker

47. Porky Pig

48. Bobby Hill

49. Speed Racer

50. Tom and Jerry

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/index.html

[thunderbolt]

Surprised Gerald McBoing Boing made the list. Glad to see Homer J. getting such a high ranking. Who the heck is Bill?

[The Toyroom]

That list is a couple of years old....is Bill "Just A Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock maybe? I'd have to dig out that issue to double check.
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Yeah that list is from Aug. 3-9, 2002 and yes it is Bill from Schoolhouse Rock.
Big fan of SHR but I don't see how a one-shot cartoon makes the grade of top 50 of all time.
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Yah know looking at that list again it's already dated with Pikachu and Arthur...obviously more popular at the time but I highly doubt they'll stand the test of time like a Bugs Bunny or a Fred Flintstone.

[HardyGirl]

OK, I don't know who Gerald McBoingBoing is.

And there are quite a few that shouldn't have made that list. Angelica Pickles? Oh brother!

[toys2cool]

yeah I find that list way off,no Goofy in there,or Dennis the Menace

[Surfsup]

Tom and Jerry at 50? What's wrong with these voters?? Philistines, the lot of them!

[Wee67]

This one is just fodder for argument.

I thught Bill might be Mr. Bill, but I think that's a fine way to some up SHR. And, although I do think Bill is the one episode that immediately comes to mind for many, I would agree that no single character stands out enough to make this list.

I actually think Gerald McBoing Boing would make my top 100, but his cultural impact is long since felt.

[ABMAC]

No Smurfs?!?!

I hate lists like this.

[JDeRouen]

I hate the ___ and ____ entries. Can't Rocky, Bullwinkle, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson, Wyle E. Coyote, Road Runner, et al., stand on their own?

[palitoy]

No Droopy but we have Arthur, yeah, that makes sense.

[The Toyroom]

I would remove:

15. Pikachu
26. Arthur
27. Winnie the Pooh (I consider him more of a movie cartoon than a TV one)34. Bill
41. Daria
42. Wonder Woman (from the Superfriends? C'mon!)
43. Donald Duck (again, like Pooh, movie, not TV)
48. Bobby Hill

And I think Courageous Cat should be on there somewhere...

[mitchedwards]

Hank Hill did not make the list, Also Bender from futurama would have been a good top 50

[jwyblejr]

That list is a couple of years old....is Bill "Just A Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock maybe? I'd have to dig out that issue to double check.
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Yeah that list is from Aug. 3-9, 2002 and yes it is Bill from Schoolhouse Rock.
Big fan of SHR but I don't see how a one-shot cartoon makes the grade of top 50 of all time.
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Well,they've got another one-shot cartoon at #5. The Grinch? Yeah,I like the cartoon but not enough to rank him that high. And Gumby? Sorry,don't think of him as a cartoon character. Scrooge McDuck from Duck Tales would have come in somewheres on my list.

[toys2cool]

yeah the characters are too much like little kids stuff,I would've added characters like Optimus Prime,Cobra Commander,He-man,Lion-el ...I don't know a few toons that ruled the 80's you know?

[kingdom warrior]

What!!! no Mighty Heroes? I'm devastated!..