Cartoon characters wear gloves for practical reasons. In the early days of animation, black hands couldn't be seen against black bodies in black-and-white films. White gloves solved this issue. Gloves ...

It makes the cartoon characters human, and it humanizes them as Jews. Palombo transforms the Simpsons into human beings, and more than that, Jewish human beings. This is not a mere trick.

I can't separate these two as individuals as Huey and Riley both had an equal impact on the culture. Both are voiced by the talented Regina King. Huey has more of a "woke" serious personality as the ...

Sanrio states that Hello Kitty is a human character who walks on two legs and is never depicted on all fours like a cat. Hello Kitty did not originate from a television show, movie, or comic book.

The great Indian guru Osho once said, “Be metal—Don’t try to become metal”…or something along those lines. These classic cartoon characters have truly lived by that mantra since ...

Cartoons have changed a lot in the decade since Paste originally published this list. Sure, new episodes of The Simpsons, Family Guy, South Park and SpongeBob Squarepants are churned out each year ...

Have you ever noticed how several cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and goofy wear gloves all the time? Well, ...