Saturday, February 16, 2008

The Saturday Seven: Favorite Cartoon Animal Characters

Since I am in the middle of attending a pet industry trade show, I thought it would be fun to tie-in animals into this week's Saturday Seven post. I started thinking about the animal characters that have been part of cartoon pop culture for many generations. I never really watched a lot of TV as a kid, but I did have my favorites along the way. Cartoons are how many kids get to "know" various animals at an early age. I remember being a little kid thinking mice wore shoes and could talk! This brings me to another scintillating edition of
The Saturday Seven: Favorite Cartoon Animal Characters

#1 Snoopy and Woodstock: They had the best friendship and always made me smile. I would run to the newspaper everyday to see what they were up to.
 #2 Bugs Bunny: I can still watch Bugs and his antics for hours and never be bored. He really maks me laugh.

#3 Scooby Doo: I loved his goofy nature and how he was still always a hero.
 #4 Garfield: I loved his dry sense of humor and attitude.
#5 Marmaduke: Having grown up with a big dog in the house, Marmaduke represented all the crazy things I observed out family dog do when I was a kid.


#6 Sylvester and Tweety: Poor Sylvester, he could never catch a break, Tweety was just too clever for him.
#7 Tom and Jerry: Even though it felt dated to me as a kid I really liked Tom and Jerry. They had such a zest for life and kept things interesting for me.
So who were YOUR favorite ANIMAL cartoon characters? Go ahead, leave a comment!
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11 comments:

  1. limeFebruary 16, 2008 at 10:37 AM

    let me add dino the dinosaur from the flintstones and astro from the jetsons.

    i'm also partial to gary the snail from spongebob.

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  2. SunshineFebruary 16, 2008 at 1:52 PM

    I'll go with Tweety, for sure!

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  3. LauraFebruary 16, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    Sniffles the Mouse wins hands down for me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniffles

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  4. OdatFebruary 17, 2008 at 5:10 AM

    Me too, me too.... I love them all!
    Peace

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  5. CRUSTY MOM-EFebruary 17, 2008 at 8:29 AM

    I was always a big fan of UNDERDOG!

    and Tom and Jerry.

    Always,
    Elizabeth

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  6. Tea N. CrumpetFebruary 17, 2008 at 12:22 PM

    GREAT DANES ARE THE COOLEST DOGS EVARRRR! I was in a modeling class as a teenager and my teacher, who raised Afghans (the dogs, not the blankets!) rolled her eyes as I tried to saunter down the catwalk, "Tea, you have the presence of a Great Dane." A few years later I would be walking in my city amongst a group of women who all looked like Afghans-- long straight hair, pointed noses, etc. (there was a convention of young business woman and I think they were part of it) and I saw our reflection in a mirrored office building. I do resemble a Great Dane.

    Scooby Doo and Marmaduke are the essence of coolness.

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  7. snowelfFebruary 17, 2008 at 7:52 PM

    First Garfield.
    Then Hobbes.

    :)

    --snow

    (No worries, Rick! We've both been really busy!)

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  8. Desert SongbirdFebruary 18, 2008 at 6:26 PM

    I gotta admit, to this day, I still love Snoopy and Scooby.

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  9. dillingFebruary 18, 2008 at 8:58 PM

    snoopy is the first beagle I ever fell in love with...and now I have had several beagles grace my life.
    thank you, Charles Shultz.

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  10. Diane J StandifordFebruary 19, 2008 at 1:08 AM

    Snoopy collectibles, Snoopy. As a child I had snoopy curtains, bedspread, sheets, towels, music box, and all the books, cups/bowls...Ebay here I come.

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  11. Canadian flakeFebruary 19, 2008 at 7:22 PM

    I love your list...except for Garfield because he drives me nutso..lmao.

    We have a channel now that shows all the old cartoons...I get a kick out of seeing old reruns of Bugs bunny and fat albert..lmao.

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Thank you kindly.