X-Nico

unusual facts about cartoon character



Chevrolet small-block engine

Soon after being introduced, it quickly gained popularity among stock car racers, becoming known as the "Mighty Mouse" motor, after the popular cartoon character of the time, with the simpler "Mouse" becoming much more common as time went on.

Crystal City, Texas

By March 26, 1937, the growers had erected a statue of the cartoon character Popeye in the town because his reliance on spinach for strength led to greater popularity for the vegetable, which had become a staple cash crop of the local economy.

Felix Mitchell

Known as "Felix the Cat" after the cartoon character, he is credited with creating the country's first large-scale, gang-controlled drug operation.

Jimmy The Idiot Boy

Jimmy the Idiot Boy is a cartoon character created and voiced by John Kricfalusi and is the official mascot for Kricfalusi's company Spümcø.

The Better 'Ole

The Better 'Ole, also called The Romance of Old Bill, is an Edwardian musical comedy with a book by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Elliot, music by Herman Darewski, and lyrics by Percival Knight and James Heard, based on the cartoon character Old Bill, an infantryman, drawn by Bairnsfather.


see also

169th Airlift Squadron

In 1954 the 169th FBS obtained the copyright for The Chief, a Walt Disney cartoon character, to display as their emblem.

1939 in animation

September 9: Life Begins for Andy Panda, produced by Walter Lantz and released by Universal Pictures, marking the film debut of the cartoon character Andy Panda

205 series

A Senseki Line 205-3100 series "Mangattan Liner" trainset is decorated with images of the cartoon character Robocon from the 1970s anime Ganbare!! Robocon, while another ("Mangattan Liner II") has Kamen Rider livery.

Booby Dupes

The title is a play on the line "boop-oop-a-doop" from the song "I Wanna Be Loved by You," made famous by singer Helen Kane and by the Fleischer Studios cartoon character Betty Boop.

Cornelius the First

During the Canadian federal election of 1984 The party made a major part of their platform declaring war on Belgium because a Belgian cartoon character, Tintin, killed a rhinoceros in one of the early works of the comics series.

David Helvarg

Helvarg attracted nationwide US attention in early 2005 for a syndicated newspaper article debunking comments by conservative Christians (particularly James Dobson of the Focus on the Family) on the perceived homosexual tendencies of SpongeBob SquarePants, a cartoon character, by explaining the sexual biology of ocean life (Los Angeles Times January 26, 2005).

Everett True

For the cartoon character, see The Outbursts of Everett True.

Fredrik Olsen

Olsen has been called "The Norwegian Howard Hughes" for his great wealth and avoidance of publicity; although a recluse he is also reputed to be the inspiration for the look of The Simpsons cartoon character Mr. Burns.

Geers Gross

Geers Gross developed the cartoon character "Fred the Flourgrader" for Homepride, a British manufacturer of flour and sauces, in 1965.

Gloria Blondell

For Daisy Duck's second appearance as a Disney cartoon character, Gloria Blondell took over, marking the debut of Daisy's "normal" voice.

Harold's Planet

Harold's Planet is a popular online cartoon character created by Lisa Swerling & Ralph Lazar.

Harry McCracken

He is also the webmaster of the Scrappyland website, devoted to the Charles Mintz cartoon character Scrappy.

Herky the Hawk

Native Iowa City artist Charles Reed based his drawing of Herky on two sources: former Hawkeye wrestler Barry Davis and cartoon character Mighty Mouse.

Ho v. Taflove

The plaintiffs argued that their model was not a fact and more like the cartoon character Mickey Mouse, claiming that the model was only an expression of reality like Mickey is to a mouse.

Hot Curl

Hot Curl is a cartoon character created in 1963 by Michael Dormer and Lee Teacher.

Julius the Cat

Julius (the Cat) is a funny animal cartoon character, starring in the first animated series created by Walt Disney, the Alice Comedies, making him the predecessor of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse.

Jungle Jack

Jungledyret Hugo, a Danish cartoon character sometimes translated "Jungle Jack" or "Amazon Jack".

Kenny Wallace

Wallace earned his nickname, "Herman," early in life when Lake Hill Speedway promoter Bob Miller made note of Wallace's boisterous behavior when taking up for his father, likening him to the mischievous cartoon character Herman the German.

Lotpot

Chacha Chaudhary, the famous and legendary cartoon character of Hindi comic strip, was created by Pran in 1969 for Lotpot magazine, though it made its first appearance in 1971 in Lotpot.

Love Is Move

The music video for "Love Is Move" was inspired from the 1930s cartoon character Betty Boop.

Maple Shade Township, New Jersey

Suzanne Muldowney performance artist best known for her appearances on The Howard Stern Show to discuss and perform her dance interpretation of the cartoon character Underdog.

Musti

Musti (character), a cartoon character created by Flemish graphic artist Ray Goossens in 1945.

Nelson Tapia

He is nicknamed Simpson because during his career he wore a hair style similar to cartoon character Bart Simpson.

New York Tugboat Race

The spinach eating computation is in honor of the Popeye the sailor cartoon character.

Oakthorpe

: Fat Gourg, a cartoon character that became unexpectedly popular in France, was first drawn by a 7 year old pupil.

Paul Warburg

The cartoon character, Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks in the Little Orphan Annie series, was purportedly inspired by Warburg's life and times.

Ralph Garr

He became so popular with fans in Atlanta that the Braves negotiated exclusive big-league baseball rights with Warner Bros. Cartoons to use animated scenes of the Looney Tunes character Road Runner on the scoreboard, while the calliope erected behind right field went "beep-beep" like the cartoon character every time Garr reached first base.

Rex Hunt

Hunt's two most famous catchphrases from these shows were "Folks, it doesn't get any better than this!" as he reeled in a huge fish from the waters of one of Australia's most beautiful natural areas and, at the end of each episode, "It's yibbida-yibbida time!", a parody of the Warner Brothers' cartoon character Porky Pig saying "Be-bidda be-bidda be-bidda be... That's all, folks."

Semper Gumby

It is a play on the official motto Semper Fidelis, usually abbreviated Semper Fi, which means "Always Faithful", and that of the US Coast Guard, Semper Paratus, meaning "Always Ready." Semper Gumby, referring to the cartoon character Gumby, means "Always Flexible."

Smartwatch

The cartoon character Dick Tracy, from the 1940s on, had a two way wrist radio that has been seen as a forerunner of the modern smartwatch.

Snaggletooth

Snagglepuss, sometimes known as "Snaggletooth", a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character

Spanish euro coins

In Avilés, Asturias, a Spanish one-euro coin was discovered with the image of Homer Simpson, a cartoon character from the show The Simpsons, in place of King Juan Carlos I.

Spinach in the United States

Popeye the Sailor Man, a fictional cartoon character created by the American cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar

Spongiforma squarepantsii

The name of the fungus is derived from the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

The genus name Spongiforma refers to the sponge-like nature of the fruit body, while the specific epithet squarepantsii denotes the resemblance to the well-known cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.

Thames Transit

The original vehicles on local routes were sixteen seater Ford Transits, colloquially called 'Snoopys' for their resemblance at the front to the cartoon character.

The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout

The game is a side-scrolling adventure game where players get to control the famous Warner Brothers cartoon character Bugs Bunny on a quest to get to his 50th birthday party.

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Zoetrope

The Ty zoetrope is based on the cartoon character, Ty the Tasmanian Tiger, the star of a videogame series from Krome Studios.

VF-114

At this point, VF-114 also changed its name and insignia to an Aardvark, apparently inspired by the resemblance between the F-4 and the cartoon character Aardvark in the "B.C." comic strip.

Waverley, Nova Scotia

The mascot of Gold Rush Days is a cartoon character resembling Yosemite Sam called Gold Rush Gus.

Winky Dink and You

It was hosted by Jack Barry and featured the exploits of a cartoon character named Winky Dink (voiced by Mae Questel) and his dog Woofer, with sound effects provided by Joseph Scholnick.

Wolf Devil Woman

The English-dubbed version of the film is notable for its bizarre vocal performances, particularly the vocal performance for the film's antagonist, "The Devil", who speaks like American cartoon character Yosemite Sam.

Woody Rock

His nickname was derived from his father saying he resembled the Woody Woodpecker cartoon character.

Wowser

:"Wowsers!" is also a signature expression used by the cartoon character Inspector Gadget.

Yoshiaki Manabe

Affectionately known as "Pee-chan" because his friends commented that he looked like the cartoon character, Snoopy.