148 Fun Facts About Cartoon

What is Homer Simpson's iconic catchphrase?

The script simply called for an 'annoyed grunt'; Dan Castellaneta supplied the sound, and 'd'oh' entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001.

What is the Scooby-Doo gang's brightly painted van called?

The Mystery Machine is the flower-painted van Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby drive from case to case, introduced in the 1969 series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

What is Bugs Bunny's famous line, often delivered while chewing a carrot?

Tex Avery wrote "What's up, Doc?" for his first Bugs Bunny short, A Wild Hare, and it is usually delivered, carrot in hand, to whoever Bugs meets.

In the animated series, what kind of dwelling does SpongeBob SquarePants live in?

SpongeBob SquarePants famously resides in a pineapple house located on Conch Street in the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.

Which two animators created Tom and Jerry for MGM in 1940?

They made the cat-and-mouse shorts at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1940 and later struck out on their own as Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Mickey Mouse officially debuted in which 1928 short, the first of his cartoons released with synchronized sound?

Plane Crazy had only a test screening and The Gallopin' Gaucho was still unreleased when Steamboat Willie, with synchronized sound, gave Mickey his official 1928 debut.

What is the name of Popeye the Sailor's longtime girlfriend?

Olive Oyl had been a lead in E. C. Segar's newspaper strip for a decade before Popeye first appeared in January 1929, and she eventually left Ham Gravy for the sailor.

Which actor provides the voice for the ogre Shrek in the popular animated film series?

Chris Farley had recorded most of the part before his death; DreamWorks re-cast Mike Myers in 1998, and he insisted on a full script rewrite so no trace of Farley's version remained.

Which studio's first feature film was 1995's "Toy Story"?

Pixar Animation Studios made Toy Story, the first feature film animated entirely by computer, released by Disney in November 1995 with Tom Hanks and Tim Allen voicing Woody and Buzz.

Which bow-wearing, polka-dotted character debuted alongside Mickey in 1928?

Minnie Mouse co-starred with Mickey from his first 1928 shorts, playing the lone passenger on his steamboat; her early flowered hat was later replaced by her oversized bow.

Mickey Mouse was created to replace which earlier Disney character, lost in a contract dispute?

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was Disney's star until distributor Charles Mintz kept the character's rights and hired away most of Disney's animators in 1928, prompting Walt to create Mickey Mouse.

What was Mickey almost called before Walt Disney's wife Lillian suggested 'Mickey'?

Mortimer later became the name of Mickey's rival for Minnie's affections.

Which Mickey Mouse short won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1941?

Lend a Paw, in which Mickey and Pluto take in a stray kitten, won the Oscar for the 1941 cartoon short; it is the only winner among ten nominated Mickey Mouse shorts.

In 1978 Mickey Mouse became the first cartoon character to receive what honour?

Bugs Bunny got his star in 1985.

Which Looney Tunes character, voiced by Mel Blanc, sputters 'You're despicable!' at Bugs Bunny?

Daffy Duck's lisping 'You're despicable!' became his signature insult in Chuck Jones's 1950s shorts pitting him against Bugs and Elmer, with Mel Blanc supplying the sputtering voice.

Bugs Bunny speaks with an accent from which New York City borough?

Mel Blanc gave Bugs Bunny a wise-guy Brooklyn accent, the tough New York street voice of the 1940s, and played him from A Wild Hare in 1940 until Blanc's death in 1989.

In their 1940 debut short Puss Gets the Boot, Tom was called by what name?

Jerry was known as Jinx; the pair went on to win seven Academy Awards.

How many Academy Awards did the MGM Tom and Jerry shorts win, tying the record for the category?

Gene Deitch later directed 13 shorts in Czechoslovakia and Chuck Jones another 34.

The Simpsons began as shorts on which variety programme in April 1987?

The Simpsons first appeared as short bumpers on Fox's The Tracey Ullman Show from 19 April 1987, before spinning off into a half-hour series in December 1989.

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! premiered in 1969 on which US network?

CBS executive Fred Silverman wanted a Saturday-morning show that would please parental watch groups.

Which two writers created Scooby-Doo?

Silverman had wanted a mystery-solving teen rock group in the mould of The Archies.

What was the 1980s educational comic by Stephen Hillenburg that seeded SpongeBob called?

The Intertidal Zone was an educational comic Stephen Hillenburg drew in 1989 while teaching at the Orange County Marine Institute; its talking sponge evolved into SpongeBob after his stint on Rocko's Modern Life.

Which instrument does SpongeBob's neighbour Squidward Tentacles play?

Squidward Tentacles plays the clarinet, badly but proudly, throughout SpongeBob SquarePants; his screeching recitals have been a running gag since the series began in 1999.

The Flintstones was the first animated series to air in what slot?

The Flintstones was the first animated series to air in prime time, running on ABC from September 1960 to 1966 with a format modelled on The Honeymooners.

What is the population of Bedrock, the Stone Age town in The Flintstones?

Bedrock's town sign in The Flintstones lists its population as 2,500; the Stone Age town is home to the Slate Rock and Gravel Company, where Fred Flintstone operates a dinosaur crane.

The Looney Tunes title was inspired by which rival studio's cartoon series?

Looney Tunes, launched by Warner Bros. in 1930, took its name as a play on Disney's Silly Symphonies; its sister series Merrie Melodies followed in 1931.

Popeye first appeared on January 17, 1929, in which comic strip?

Popeye debuted in E. C. Segar's Thimble Theatre on 17 January 1929, ten years into the strip's run, and quickly displaced Castor Oyl and Ham Gravy as its lead.

Popeye is believed to have been inspired by tough labourer Frank 'Rocky' Fiegel from which Illinois town?

Chester was creator E. C. Segar's own hometown and now hosts a Popeye statue.

Betty Boop was originally drawn as what kind of animal?

Betty Boop first appeared in Fleischer's Dizzy Dishes (1930) as a French poodle with floppy ears, a girlfriend for the studio's dog star Bimbo, and was redrawn as fully human by 1932.

Betty Boop was toned down in the mid-1930s because of what?

Enforcement of the Hays Code from 1934 forced Fleischer to lengthen Betty Boop's skirt and tame her flirtatious manner; singer Helen Kane's 1932 lawsuit over the 'boop-oop-a-doop' style failed.

A spinning Felix the Cat doll was the 1928 test image for which new technology?

From 1928 RCA engineers in New York rotated a papier-mache Felix the Cat doll on a turntable as the test image for experimental television broadcasts, making Felix one of the first images ever televised.

What did animator Joe Oriolo give the redesigned television Felix in the 1950s?

Joe Oriolo's 1958 television Felix carried the Magic Bag of Tricks, a yellow satchel that could become anything Felix needed and was forever coveted by the Professor and Rock Bottom.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs premiered where in Los Angeles on December 21, 1937?

Snow White premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre on 21 December 1937 to a standing ovation; the $1.5 million film remained the top-grossing animated feature until Aladdin in 1992.

Walt Disney's honorary Oscar for Snow White was unusual in what way?

Shirley Temple presented the full-size Oscar and its seven little companions.

The Jetsons holds what distinction in ABC's history?

Only a handful of ABC stations could even show colour when it debuted in 1962.

Which of Nickelodeon's original three Nicktoons aired first on 11 August 1991?

Doug aired at 10 a.m. on 11 August 1991, opening Nickelodeon's first Nicktoons block, followed by Rugrats at 10:30 and The Ren & Stimpy Show at 11.

In the Pokémon anime, who gives Ash his first Pokémon, Pikachu?

Professor Oak handed Ash the Pikachu only because Ash overslept and the usual three starters were gone; from the 26th season the show switched to new protagonists Liko and Roy.

In Animaniacs, why were the Warner siblings locked in the studio water tower back in the 1930s?

Yakko, Wakko and Dot escape in the 1990s to torment the studio anew.

South Park grew out of two animated shorts by Trey Parker and Matt Stone that shared what title?

Both shorts were titled The Spirit of Christmas, made in 1992 and 1995 with cutout animation; the series itself debuted in August 1997.

Family Guy premiered on January 31, 1999, immediately after what event?

Family Guy's pilot aired on Fox right after Super Bowl XXXIII on 31 January 1999; Fox cancelled the show in 2002 and brought it back in 2005 after strong DVD sales and cable reruns.

Adventure Time began as a 2007 short that aired as a pilot on which network's Random! Cartoons block?

Nickelodeon passed on the viral hit, and Cartoon Network picked it up in 2010.

Eastman and Laird conceived the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic as a parody of what?

They mashed up New Teen Titans, Uncanny X-Men and Daredevil with funny-animal comics.

In the Looney Tunes shorts, the Road Runner's 'beep, beep' came from background artist Paul Julian imitating what everyday sound?

A car horn was Paul Julian's model for the Road Runner's 'beep, beep', though he preferred to spell it 'hmeep hmeep'.

Early model sheets for the Road Runner's pursuer gave him what punning name?

Early model sheets called the coyote 'Don Coyote', a pun on Don Quixote, before Chuck Jones and writer Michael Maltese settled on Wile E. Coyote for the duo's 1949 debut short.

Woody Woodpecker is the official mascot of which studio?

Woody Woodpecker is Universal's mascot: Walter Lantz's studio released the shorts through Universal from 1940 to 1972, and Woody fronts the Universal Studios theme parks.

Which two animators created Daffy Duck?

Daffy Duck was created by director Tex Avery and animator Bob Clampett for 1937's Porky's Duck Hunt, where his hooting, bouncing exit made him one of the first screwball cartoon characters.

Porky Pig made his debut in which 1935 Merrie Melodies short?

Porky Pig debuted in Friz Freleng's I Haven't Got a Hat, a 1935 Merrie Melodies short set at a schoolroom recital, which makes him the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.

Which Red Skelton character inspired Tweety's personality?

Bob Clampett modelled Tweety's baby-talk menace on Red Skelton's radio character Junior the Mean Widdle Kid; despite the eyelashes and high voice, Tweety is male.

Which Looney Tunes character starred in three Oscar-winning shorts, the most of any?

Sylvester appeared in three Oscar-winning shorts, Tweetie Pie (1947), Speedy Gonzales (1955) and Birds Anonymous (1957), more than any other Looney Tunes character.

Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by which radio character?

Foghorn Leghorn was modelled on Senator Claghorn, the blustery Southern politician Kenny Delmar played on Fred Allen's radio show, down to the 'That's a joke, son' catchphrase.

Which Warner Bros. director created Foghorn Leghorn and directed his golden-age cartoons?

Robert McKimson created Foghorn Leghorn for the 1946 Henery Hawk short Walky Talky Hawky and directed the rooster's golden-age cartoons himself.

Pepé Le Pew usually pursues a cat that has accidentally acquired what?

Pepe Le Pew, introduced in 1945's Odor-able Kitty, chases the black cat Penelope after she accidentally gets a white stripe painted down her back, making her look like a skunk.

Marvin the Martian first appeared in which 1948 Bugs Bunny cartoon?

Marvin the Martian debuted in Chuck Jones's Haredevil Hare (1948), in which Bugs is rocketed to the Moon and foils Marvin's plan to blow up the Earth.

In how many golden-age Warner Bros. shorts did the Tasmanian Devil appear?

The Tasmanian Devil appeared in only five golden-age shorts, from Devil May Hare (1954) to Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (1964); 1990s merchandising and television made him far more famous.

Which speech disorder makes Elmer Fudd say 'wabbit'?

Elmer Fudd's 'wabbit' is rhotacism, the inability to pronounce R, which he renders as W, along with a matching L-to-W swap that voice actor Arthur Q. Bryan gave him from 1940.

Which three shorts make up Elmer Fudd's 'Hunting Trilogy'?

Chuck Jones's Hunting Trilogy is Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952) and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953), the shorts built around the 'Rabbit season! Duck season!' argument between Bugs and Daffy.

What nickname was voice actor Mel Blanc known by?

Mel Blanc was billed as 'The Man of a Thousand Voices' for voicing Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam and hundreds more across radio, film and television.

Mel Blanc was a long-running regular on which comedian's radio programme?

Mel Blanc joined The Jack Benny Program in 1939 and stayed for decades, playing Benny's wheezing Maxwell car and violin teacher Professor LeBlanc, while also working for Burns and Allen and Abbott and Costello.

Donald Duck's first appearance was in which 1934 cartoon?

His temperamental persona emerged in Orphan's Benefit later that year.

What is Donald Duck's middle name?

Donald's full name, Donald Fauntleroy Duck, appears on his draft notice in the 1942 short Donald Gets Drafted, the first of his wartime Army cartoons.

Under what name did Goofy debut in 1932's Mickey's Revue?

Goofy first appeared as Dippy Dawg, a bearded old hick laughing in the audience of Mickey's Revue (1932); he was redrawn younger later that year and renamed Goofy by 1934.

Pluto made his debut as what breed of dog in The Chain Gang?

Pluto first appeared as one of two unnamed bloodhounds tracking escaped convict Mickey in The Chain Gang (1930); he became Minnie's dog Rover, then Mickey's Pluto in 1931.

Which cartoonist created Scrooge McDuck in 1947?

Carl Barks created Scrooge McDuck for the 1947 story Christmas on Bear Mountain, intending a one-off miserly uncle; Scrooge proved popular enough to headline his own comic by 1952.

Duckburg lies in which fictional US state?

The name blends California and Minnesota.

In which year did Yogi Bear make his debut as a supporting character?

Yogi Bear debuted in 1958 as a supporting segment on The Huckleberry Hound Show and quickly outshone the star, earning his own Yogi Bear Show in 1961.

Why did Hanna-Barbera give Yogi Bear a collar?

It was one of the studio's many cost-cutting tricks.

Which cereal company sponsored The Yogi Bear Show from 1961?

Kellogg's sponsored The Yogi Bear Show from its January 1961 debut, as it had The Huckleberry Hound Show; its segments included Snagglepuss and Yakky Doodle.

Huckleberry Hound speaks with an accent from which US state?

Daws Butler based Huckleberry Hound's slow drawl on a North Carolina accent; The Huckleberry Hound Show became the first animated series to win an Emmy, in 1960.

Which song does Huckleberry Hound famously sing off-key as a running gag?

Huckleberry Hound's running gag is his tuneless rendition of 'Oh My Darling, Clementine', sung in nearly every episode whether he is playing gladiator, knight, dogcatcher or rocket scientist.

How many original episodes of The Jetsons aired in 1962-63?

The Jetsons' original ABC run was just 24 episodes in 1962-63, endlessly rerun on Saturday mornings until Hanna-Barbera produced 51 new episodes between 1985 and 1987.

Top Cat was created as a parody of which sitcom?

Arnold Stang's voice for Top Cat began as a Phil Silvers impression.

In which year did the first Pink Panther cartoon short, The Pink Phink, appear?

The Pink Phink, released in December 1964, was the first Pink Panther short and won the Oscar for animated short; the character came from the 1963 film's animated title sequence.

Which studio created the near-sighted Mr. Magoo in 1949?

UPA (United Productions of America) introduced Mr. Magoo in the 1949 short Ragtime Bear, with Jim Backus supplying the near-sighted millionaire's voice for decades.

What are Casper the Friendly Ghost's three wicked uncles collectively called?

Casper's three wicked uncles are the Ghostly Trio, who relish the scaring Casper refuses to do; the 1995 live-action film named them Stretch, Stinkie and Fatso.

Which publisher bought Casper outright in 1959?

Harvey Comics, which had licensed Casper since 1952, bought the character and Paramount's post-1950 Casper cartoons outright in 1959 and published him in several titles.

Which two Russian-style spies bedevil Rocky and Bullwinkle?

Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale, Pottsylvanian spies whose names pun on Boris Godunov and 'femme fatale', take orders from the monocled dictator Fearless Leader.

Which Rocky and Bullwinkle segment features a time-travelling dog and his boy Sherman?

Peabody's Improbable History sends Mr. Peabody, a genius dog, and his adopted boy Sherman through time in the WABAC machine to meet historical figures, each episode ending on a groan-worthy pun.

Which actor voiced Underdog, the rhyming canine hero?

Wally Cox, best known as TV's Mr. Peepers, voiced Underdog and his meek alter ego Shoeshine Boy from the 1964 debut, delivering the hero's rhyming couplets.

Speed Racer is known in Japan by what title?

Speed Racer began as Mach GoGoGo, Tatsunoko Production's anime that aired on Fuji TV in 1967-68 before Trans-Lux dubbed it for American syndication.

Astro Boy is known in Japan as what?

Astro Boy is Tetsuwan Atomu, 'Mighty Atom', in Japan; Osamu Tezuka's manga ran from 1952 to 1968 and spawned Japan's first half-hour animated television series in 1963.

Which scientist builds Astro Boy in the likeness of his dead son Tobio?

Dr. Umataro Tenma, head of the Ministry of Science, built Astro Boy to replace his son Tobio, killed in a car crash, then rejected him and sold him to Hamegg's robot circus, where Professor Ochanomizu rescued him.

Which studio produced He-Man and the Masters of the Universe from 1983?

Filmation produced He-Man and the Masters of the Universe for syndication from September 1983, two seasons of 65 episodes each based on Mattel's toy line.

Which spin-off did the He-Man film The Secret of the Sword introduce?

The Secret of the Sword (1985) introduced He-Man's twin sister Adora, who becomes She-Ra: Princess of Power, launching her own animated series that autumn.

Which Japanese studio mainly animated the first two seasons of The Transformers?

Toei Animation handled most of the animation on The Transformers' first two seasons, which Marvel Productions and Sunbow launched in first-run syndication in September 1984; AKOM took over much of season three.

Which two villains do the 1987 Ninja Turtles battle most often?

The Shredder and the brain-like alien Krang, scheming from the Technodrome, are the main foes of the 1987 cartoon, which ran from a five-part December 1987 miniseries until 1996.

Under what alternative title was the 1987 TMNT cartoon known in some regions?

In the UK and parts of Europe the show aired as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because 'ninja' was judged too violent for children's television; the Hero name lasted until the 2003 series.

Which Belgian cartoonist created the Smurfs?

Peyo (Pierre Culliford) introduced the Smurfs, 'les Schtroumpfs', in a 1958 Johan and Peewit story in the Belgian magazine Spirou.

Which US network aired The Smurfs from 1981 to 1989?

NBC aired Hanna-Barbera's The Smurfs on Saturday mornings from September 1981 to December 1989, 256 episodes that revived the network's Saturday-morning ratings.

Who voiced Garfield in Garfield and Friends?

Lorenzo Music, the voice of Carlton the doorman on Rhoda, voiced Garfield in Garfield and Friends (1988-94), having played the cat since the 1982 special Here Comes Garfield.

Which other Jim Davis strip provided segments for Garfield and Friends?

U.S. Acres, Jim Davis's 1986-89 farm strip starring Orson Pig, Roy Rooster and Wade Duck, supplied one segment of every Garfield and Friends episode.

Who really foils M.A.D.'s schemes in Inspector Gadget?

Neither Gadget nor Dr. Claw ever realises that his niece Penny and her dog Brain are the ones truly thwarting M.A.D.

Which studio produced the 1985 ThunderCats series?

Rankin/Bass, the studio behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, produced ThunderCats in 1985; its Japanese unit, Pacific Animation Corporation, was bought by Disney in 1988 to become Walt Disney Animation Japan.

Which prized possession do villains repeatedly try to steal in DuckTales?

Scrooge's Number One Dime, the first coin he ever earned, is the prize Magica De Spell keeps trying to steal in the 1987 DuckTales, which ran for 100 episodes over four seasons.

Which school do the Tiny Toons attend?

The Tiny Toons attend Acme Looniversity in Acme Acres, where Bugs, Daffy and the other Looney Tunes stars serve as faculty; Steven Spielberg was executive producer of the 1990 series.

Which two men developed Batman: The Animated Series?

Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski developed Batman: The Animated Series, painting backgrounds on black paper for its 'dark deco' look; it aired on Fox Kids from 1992 to 1995 for 85 episodes.

What breed of dog is Ren of Ren & Stimpy?

Ren Hoek is a scrawny 'asthma-hound' Chihuahua and his dimwitted pal Stimpy is a Manx cat in the 1991 Nickelodeon series.

Who created The Ren & Stimpy Show?

John Kricfalusi created The Ren & Stimpy Show through his studio Spumco; Nickelodeon fired him in 1992 and moved production to its in-house Games Animation unit.

Beavis and Butt-Head live in which fictional Texas town?

Beavis and Butt-Head live in the fictional town of Highland, Texas, and attend Highland High School; creator Mike Judge voices both characters.

Which MTV showcase aired the early Beavis and Butt-Head short Frog Baseball?

Frog Baseball aired on MTV's animation showcase Liquid Television in September 1992, and MTV commissioned the full Beavis and Butt-Head series for March 1993.

Who created Dexter's Laboratory?

Genndy Tartakovsky created Dexter's Laboratory, first as a 1995 Cartoon Network short and then a series from 1996, in which big sister Dee Dee keeps wrecking Dexter's experiments.

What was the original title of the short that became The Powerpuff Girls?

Craig McCracken's 1992 CalArts student film Whoopass Stew! starred the Whoopass Girls, renamed the Powerpuff Girls for their 1995 Cartoon Network short after he joined Hanna-Barbera.

Which rock-and-roll icon's voice and pompadour does Johnny Bravo imitate?

Johnny Bravo's swaggering voice and towering pompadour are an Elvis Presley impression by voice actor Jeff Bennett in Van Partible's series, which ran on Cartoon Network from 1997.

Courage the Cowardly Dog lives with Muriel and Eustace in a town called what?

Courage lives with Muriel and Eustace Bagge on a farm outside Nowhere, Kansas; the show's pilot, The Chicken from Outer Space, was an Oscar nominee.

Which film beat Courage's pilot short to the Academy Award?

Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave won the Oscar for animated short for 1995, beating Courage's pilot The Chicken from Outer Space, which was expanded into a series in 1999.

In Cartoon Network's Ed, Edd n Eddy, what candy do the three Eds scam their cul-de-sac neighbours to afford?

Jawbreakers are the Eds' obsession; under Eddy's leadership the trio runs endless schemes on the kids of Peach Creek, their fictional hometown, to buy them.

On which show was Craig Bartlett working when he first created a character named Arnold?

Craig Bartlett first made Arnold as a claymation character in the Penny segments of Pee-wee's Playhouse in the late 1980s, years before Hey Arnold! debuted on Nickelodeon in 1996.

What kind of animal is Rocko of Rocko's Modern Life?

Rocko is an Australian wallaby who has emigrated to O-Town; creator Joe Murray first drew him for an unpublished comic before Nickelodeon launched the series in 1993.

Which Nickelodeon showcase spawned The Fairly OddParents?

The Fairly OddParents began as shorts on Nickelodeon's Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998 before Butch Hartman's series launched in 2001; Timmy's fairy godparents are Cosmo and Wanda.

What kind of pet is Rufus in Kim Possible?

A naked mole rat named Rufus rides in Ron Stoppable's pocket, rounding out a team that also includes ten-year-old computer genius Wade.

Which evil scientist battles Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb?

Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, hapless owner of Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated, fights Perry the Platypus every episode, and the fallout always erases the evidence of Phineas and Ferb's projects.

How many seasons did Avatar: The Last Airbender run on Nickelodeon?

Avatar: The Last Airbender ran for three seasons, Book One: Water, Book Two: Earth and Book Three: Fire, airing on Nickelodeon from February 2005 to July 2008.

Which martial arts inspired the 'bending' in Avatar: The Last Airbender?

The bending styles were choreographed from Chinese martial arts: tai chi for water, Hung Gar for earth, Northern Shaolin for fire and Baguazhang for air, with consultant Sifu Kisu guiding the animators.

In Gravity Falls, twins Dipper and Mabel spend the summer helping Grunkle Stan run what tourist trap?

Creator Alex Hirsch voices Grunkle Stan himself, hawking fake oddities at the Mystery Shack while the twins investigate the town's real ones.

Which singer voices Garnet in Steven Universe?

British singer Estelle, known for the 2008 hit 'American Boy', voices Garnet in Rebecca Sugar's Steven Universe, which ran on Cartoon Network from 2013 to 2019.

Which two men created Rick and Morty?

Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon created Rick and Morty for Adult Swim in 2013, growing it out of Roiland's crude Back to the Future parody short; Roiland voiced both leads until 2023.

Which show did Loren Bouchard make before conceiving Bob's Burgers?

Loren Bouchard co-created Home Movies with Brendon Small in 1999 before devising Bob's Burgers, which premiered on Fox in January 2011.

How many viewers watched the Bob's Burgers premiere 'Human Flesh' in 2011?

Bob's Burgers' premiere, 'Human Flesh', drew 9.39 million viewers on Fox on 9 January 2011, airing between The Simpsons and Family Guy in the Animation Domination block.

King of the Hill is set in which fictional Texas city?

King of the Hill is set in Arlen, a fictional Texas suburb modelled on Dallas suburbs such as Richardson; the series was revived on Hulu in August 2025.

Fry wakes up on which date in Futurama after 1,000 years frozen?

Fry falls into a cryogenic tube on 31 December 1999 and wakes exactly 1,000 years later on 31 December 2999, soon finding work at the delivery company Planet Express.

Which Simpsons writer helped Matt Groening develop Futurama?

Simpsons writer David X. Cohen developed Futurama with Matt Groening and ran its writers' room through the Fox run, the Comedy Central revival and the 2023 Hulu return.

On which British channel did Peppa Pig first air in 2004?

Peppa Pig premiered in Channel 5's Milkshake! block on 31 May 2004; Nick Jr. picked it up afterwards, and the Astley Baker Davies series became a worldwide preschool hit.

Which Canadian company produces Paw Patrol?

Toronto toy company Spin Master produces Paw Patrol, with animation by Guru Studio; the series, in which Ryder leads his rescue pups in Adventure Bay, premiered on Nickelodeon in 2013.

In which year did Dora the Explorer premiere on Nickelodeon?

Dora the Explorer premiered on Nickelodeon on 14 August 2000; its spin-off Go, Diego, Go! followed in 2005 and the live-action film Dora and the Lost City of Gold in 2019.

Arthur Read of PBS's Arthur is what kind of animal?

Arthur Read is an aardvark, created by Marc Brown for his 1976 picture book Arthur's Nose; the PBS series ran 25 seasons from 1996 to 2022.

Which producer accepted the pitches that became the first three Nicktoons in 1989?

Nickelodeon animation executive Vanessa Coffey picked the pitches for Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show in 1989, and the three Nicktoons premiered together on 11 August 1991.

On what date did Cartoon Network launch?

Cartoon Network launched on 1 October 1992 as Turner Broadcasting's 24-hour outlet for its Hanna-Barbera and MGM cartoon libraries; the Adult Swim block followed in 2001.

Besides Hanna and Barbera, which film producer co-founded Hanna-Barbera in 1957?

Film director George Sidney, who had directed Hanna and Barbera's Jerry-and-Gene-Kelly sequence in Anchors Aweigh, joined them as a partner to found Hanna-Barbera in 1957; the studio was absorbed into Warner Bros. Animation in 2001.

Which two animators produced the earliest Looney Tunes with Schlesinger from 1930 to 1933?

Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, ex-Disney animators, made the first Looney Tunes starring Bosko for producer Leon Schlesinger from 1930 until they left in 1933, when Schlesinger took production in-house.

Which 1905 comic strip is Winsor McCay's signature work?

Little Nemo in Slumberland, McCay's lavish full-page dream strip, began in the New York Herald in October 1905; he signed his other strip, Dream of the Rarebit Fiend, as 'Silas' for contract reasons.

Gertie the Dinosaur was first shown to audiences as part of what kind of act?

McCay debuted Gertie the Dinosaur in February 1914 as part of his vaudeville act, appearing on stage to 'command' the animated dinosaur, the first cartoon to feature one.

Which newspaper baron, McCay's employer, curtailed his stage tours with Gertie?

McCay added a live-action intro so the film could play in theatres.

Where did Ub Iwerks first meet Walt Disney in 1919?

Ub Iwerks met Walt Disney in 1919 at the Pesmen-Rubin Commercial Art Studio in Kansas City, Missouri, and became chief animator at Disney's Laugh-O-Gram studio there.

Chuck Jones got his own directing unit at Schlesinger's studio after which director left?

Chuck Jones was promoted to director in 1938 when Frank Tashlin left Schlesinger's studio; Jones had joined in 1933 and animated in Tex Avery's unit from 1935.

Which deadpan dog did Tex Avery create at MGM in 1943?

Droopy, the basset hound who never raises his voice yet always wins, debuted in Tex Avery's MGM short Dumb-Hounded (1943); Avery also created Screwy Squirrel and Red Hot Riding Hood there.

Which Looney Tunes character was said to resemble director Friz Freleng?

Yosemite Sam was widely said to be a caricature of his creator Friz Freleng, a short, fiery man with a red moustache, though Freleng denied it; Freleng directed more Warner cartoons than any other director.

Which device for tracing live-action footage did Max Fleischer invent?

Max Fleischer patented the Rotoscope in 1917, projecting live-action film frame by frame so animators could trace it, first used for his Out of the Inkwell series; he also pioneered 'Follow the Bouncing Ball' sing-alongs.

In which city was Max Fleischer born?

His son Richard Fleischer became a film director.

In Duck Amuck, who is revealed at the end as the animator tormenting Daffy?

Duck Amuck (1953) ends by revealing that the animator redrawing Daffy's scenery and body is Bugs Bunny; the short was voted No. 2 in the 1994 book The 50 Greatest Cartoons.

What's Opera, Doc? parodies the operas of which composer?

What's Opera, Doc? (1957) sets Bugs and Elmer to Richard Wagner's music, including the Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walkure and the Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhauser.

Which 1989 short was the first Wallace & Gromit film?

A Grand Day Out, Nick Park's 1989 debut for Wallace and Gromit, sends the pair to the Moon in search of cheese; it was Oscar-nominated but lost to Park's own Creature Comforts.

Which 1949 short introduced Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner?

Fast and Furry-ous (1949), directed by Chuck Jones, introduced Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner, with the coyote already mail-ordering his gadgets from the Acme Corporation.

Samurai Jack's creator drew inspiration from which 1970s David Carradine TV drama?

Genndy Tartakovsky cited David Carradine's 1972-75 series Kung Fu as an inspiration for Samurai Jack, whose wandering hero battles the shapeshifting demon Aku.

In The Amazing World of Gumball, what kind of animal is Gumball's adoptive brother Darwin?

Gumball is a blue cat; the family lives in the fictional city of Elmore with sister Anais and parents Nicole and Richard.

In Regular Show, what is Benson, the boss of groundskeepers Mordecai and Rigby?

Benson, the park manager who bosses Mordecai and Rigby, is a living gumball machine whose head fills with red gumballs when he rages; Pops is lollipop-shaped and Skips an immortal yeti.

Invader Zim, the alien bent on conquering Earth, comes from which planet?

Irk is Zim's home planet; comics creator Jhonen Vasquez made the series for Nickelodeon, with GIR as Zim's malfunctioning robot servant.

Danger Mouse and Penfold operate from a hideout inside what, on London's Baker Street?

Danger Mouse and Penfold work from a secret base inside a red pillar box on Baker Street; Cosgrove Hall's spy parody ran on ITV from 1981 to 1992 and spawned Count Duckula.

In Disney's Gargoyles, Goliath's clan lived in a castle in which country in the year 994?

Goliath's clan guarded Castle Wyvern in Scotland in 994 until betrayal and a magic curse froze them as stone; they awaken a thousand years later atop a Manhattan skyscraper.

Pinky and the Brain was the first animated TV series presented in what audio format?

Pinky and the Brain, spun off from Animaniacs in 1995, was the first animated TV series presented in Dolby Surround; Maurice LaMarche voices Brain in the style of Orson Welles.