Cartoon Favourites

[Dog Star]

Now that the evenings are drawing in some of us might have time to wonder on the brighter side of life... such as deciding which is the most popular contemporary cartoon character.

Suggestions please... and then maybe we can persuade the Guv'nor to start a poll based upon the posts to this thread.

Given the username of a recent joiner to the forum I shall offer Shaun the Sheep (so as to leave W&G for Dean).

regards, Graham

 

[adrian]

No need for a poll as nobody can beat the incomparable Calvin (and Hobbes).



Link to Snowmen classics

 

[Steph Dale]

Dilbert for me - it's a bit close to the truth sometimes though...

 

[Eastsidepilot]

" ah say, ah says just a god damn minute there boy" .....got to be Foghorn Leghorn



ATB, Col.

 

[daifly]

My hero:

Of course!

 

[Simon Dunkley]

Tom and Jerry, but only under the production of Fred Quimby - a man who had no sense of humour to speak of, but kept the money people at MGM of Hanna and Barbera's backs.

 

[marsa69]

These two. I rest my case



But they are best remembered for this


For Vulture Squadron see todays RAF!

 

[SteveO]

Does it have to be a cartoon? Bagpuss was ace, and that Emily, corrr...

 

[Buckjumper]

...contemporary cartoon character...

Weebl and Bob.

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/Showdown/

I think it explains a lot...

 

[Neil]

I'm a Steve Bell fan; I was particularly taken with yesterdays piece of absurdity in the Guardian.

When it comes to the moving image I'm with Dunks on the merits of the Quimby era Tom and Jerry, though these days I seem to spend quite some time in front of Family Guy and American Dad.

 

[Dog Star]

What an interesting collection of suggestions.... we sure do spend some time with our favourites. Actually, when I started this thread I was thinking of animated cartoon characters rather than the Schulz style and syndication... odd that Snoopy has not come up as yet.

So, Wallace and Gromit, Shrek and Despicable-me rather than Dilbert and Desparate Dan.

 

[daifly]

odd that Snoopy has not come up as yet.

See post #5!

 

[JimG]

For those of central Scottish descent, it has to be Bud Neill's "Lobby Dosser" and his faithful steed, "El Fideldo", the only two legged horse in the West. Bud and his characters are now commemorated in a statue in Glasgow funded by public conscription.

http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSa05152

They appeared as cartoon strips and single cartoons in the Glasgow Evening Standard and the Sunday Mail in the 50s and 60s.

Jim.

 

[Dog Star]

See post #5!

My apologies. I was intending to write Linus and Re-run, and then thought that not many would recall Rerun so I changed the text to refer to the arch enemy of the Red Baron.

 

[Eastsidepilot]

Don't forget Sponge Bob too

Col.

 

[Dog Star]

Don't forget Sponge Bob...

I do not expect a S7 modeller to be lowering the tone of the thread.

 

[Buckjumper]

I do not expect a S7 modeller to be lowering the tone of the thread.

I thought I'd already done that.

 

[Simon]

That's easy - "Round The Horn"

What?

Why are you all looking at me like that...

 

[Dog Star]

That's easy - "Round The Horn"

Pardon? Someone will be offering "Clue" next. Time to go for a rest, any room in the Old Codger's Lounge?

 

[Simon]

Pardon? Someone will be offering "Clue" next. Time to go for a rest, any room in the Old Codger's Lounge?

I think we can make a bit of space, only thing is that there are no prunes left, so get a couple of tins on your way in there's a good chap.

Anyone else list to today's "Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends" on R7 this morning - an absolute corker

Reg*

*My verbally (at least) incontinent alter ego, a bus conductor by trade.

PS I've just heard a great line on the radio, NUS president on Clegg's apology, something like "no solace in a broken promise"

Snoopy every time.

PPS How the hell did he used to sleep on top of his kennel?