The Babble List: 50 Most Adorable Cartoon Characters
From Wall-E to Woodstock, the cutest cartoons ever. With video!
by Jen Chaney
July 22, 2008
#40: Atom Ant
Mules and ants are not the same, but seriously, doesn’t Atom Ant bear a striking resemblance to Baba Looey? The fact that both were born from the same parents – Hanna and Barbera – undoubtedly explains the connection. Our eensy-teensy hero ranks a little higher than Sr. Looey, though, because: a. smaller = cuter and b. his catch phrase is more memorable: “Up and at ’em, Atom Ant!”
#39: Arthur
His sister D.W. might not want to hear this, but Arthur – the intellectually curious, bespectacled aardvark who stars in his own PBS show – is the cuteness.
#38: Roger Rabbit
Those floppy ears and red suspenders are eye-catchers. But it’s that “P-p-p-p-lease!” that makes Roger so appealing. All credit to Charles Fleisher, otherwise known as Carvelli from “Welcome Back, Kotter,” who provides the voice that whispers sweet nothings to Jessica Rabbit.
#37: Jiminy Cricket
He serves as the conscience to Pinocchio. He’s a huge advocate for wishing upon a star. And he sports the tiniest little top hat ever drawn.
#36: Kipper
He might just be another plucky pup. But Kipper, who originally appeared in the children’s books by Mick Inkpen, has a way with words – and a British accent. Try beating that, Snoopy.
#35: Ike
Kyle might want to “kick the baby.” We just want to hug this goo-gooing little South Park infant.
#34: Speedy Gonzales
You know you adore this little Mexican mouse. Hurry up and admit it: “¡Ándale! ¡Arriba!”
#33: Remy
Yes, he’s a rat. But he’s a sweetheart of a rat with unmatched culinary skills and the voice of Patton Oswalt.
#32: Ralph Wiggum
"The doctor said I wouldn't have so many nose bleeds if I kept my finger outta there." Yes, few cartoon characters are as suave, debonair and darling as young Ralph Wiggum from “The Simpsons.” We choo-choo-choose him.
#31: Wall-E
He only recently joined the cartoon landscape. But one look in those binocular-esque eyes and it’s impossible to resist the innocent charms of Pixar’s Hello, Dolly!-loving robot.
©2008 Jen Chaney and Babble
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Jen Chaney is the movies editor and a DVD columnist for washingtonpost.com. Her byline has appeared in The Washington Post, People magazine, USA Today and the Utne Reader as well as various other newspapers around the country. She is the mother of a one-year-old boy, who has not yet learned the word Xanadu. But he will. Trust us, he will. |
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