# Most Despised/Loved Cartoon Character **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214 "2003-02-06T16:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![dejahma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dejahma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dejahma)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/81 "2003-03-21T03:31:21Z")
love: All the simpsons Pinkie Bullwinkle, but not rocky Boris Metal Munching mice Wiley Mr. Peabody Hate: Sherman Clutch Cargo and all his friends Mighty Mouse Speed Racer ---
**Author:** ![GrinnaGirla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@GrinnaGirla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrinnaGirla)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/82 "2003-03-21T03:58:39Z")
Love: The entire cast of “Voltron”, lions not cars Goliath Xanatos Bugs Bunny The Tick Wakko, Yakko and Dot Don’t love: Scrappy Doo Pokemon-type cartoon characters Mickey Mouse (Sorry, just never got into him) AHHHH, I remember those Saturday mornings when you could get up at 6 am and watch cartoons you loved until noon. Sometimes you even had to- oh no - make a CHOICE between watching 2 cartoon you liked!!! ---
**Author:** ![kiddokat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kiddokat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiddokat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/83 "2003-03-21T04:39:53Z")
I detest Tweety. Love Sylvester. Hate the Roadrunner. Love Wyle E. Coyote. Despise Jerry. Love Tom. (Hmmm…do you see a pattern here?) As for random characters; Love: Bugs Bunny, Mighty Mouse, Pepe Le Pew, Cartman, Speedy Gonzales, (yes, he’s irritating…and he bedevils poor Sylvester, but he doesn’t seem as blithely sadistic as that shithead Tweety. Maybe it’s the accent.) Peter Pan (animated delinquent bad-boy. Sorry, Michael Jackson…it’s true) Oh, and that little bouncing ball thing from the Zoloft commercials _shrug_ Hate: Every one of the Rugrats (They scream too much) ---
**Author:** ![RawkStah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/84 "2003-03-21T06:56:26Z")
Love: Invader Zim (everyone in the series) Milton (Early Mike Judge cartoon) Beavis & Butthead Early Daffy Duck (the screwy Daffy, not the greedy Daffy. Especially the one where he’s a bellhop, and that one dude just wants to sleep. Oh, sweet Jebus that’s a classic) Screwy Squirrel Nearly EVERYTHING that Bobs Clampett and McKimson did 90% of Chuck Jones cartoons. (Some of his stuff for MGM was lacking) Tom and Jerry. Especially the ones with Spike and Tyke. (The bulldog and his son) “Scooby Doo, Where Are You?” “2 Stupid Dogs”. Especially Little Dog. ALL of his problems are epic. Ren & Stimpy Ben Katz (from “Dr. Katz”) “Aqua Teen Hunger Force” “SeaLab 2021” Peanut (from “Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law”) Zorak, Thunderclese and Dad from “The Brak Show” Buttercup and Bubbles from “The Powerpuff Girls” “Rolie Polie Olie”. The show is just damned CUTE. Hate: Tom & Jerry Kids Flinstones Kids “The Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby Doo” (That little Mexican kid is WAY more annoying than Scrappy) “The New Scooby Doo Movies” “Scooby Doo and Scrappy, Too” Lynn Minmei from “Robotech” ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/85 "2003-03-21T11:29:08Z")
Now, the Rugrats (which actually wasn’t that bad a show, though it could get annoying, especially with that constant ‘babies mispronouncing adult words’ shtick) have been mentioned several times, but unless I missed it, I can’t believe no-one else has announced their burning loathing for ANGELICA FUCKING PICKLES God, what a whiny annoying hateful not to mention ugly little BRAT. I can’t even fathom to imagine who at Nickelodeon had to blow who at TV Guide to get ANGELICA FUCKING PICKLES as the 9th greatest cartoon character of all times. Elmyra (Animaniacs) and Meg (Family Guy) I also hated (Such a shame with Meg, too - Family Guy was a great show, but they sure dropped the ball with Meg), but ANGELICA FUCKING PICKLES… brr. Among loved, we have most of the cast of Daria, especially Daria, Jane, Upchuck and Mr. DiMartino, most of the cast of Simpsons, espcially Homer and Mr. Burns, Brian the dog from Family Guy, Quagmire from Family Guy, Mr. Garrison from South Park, The Brain, Beavis & Butthead, and Wile E. Coyote. ---
**Author:** ![Gerome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@Gerome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerome)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/86 "2003-03-21T12:10:12Z")
I Love: **Bender** Classic Homer Simpson (seasons 2-9) Daria Captian Murphy the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Ren and Stimpy Dr Zoidberg Spike Spiegel Eric Cartman Stewie Griffin I Despise: Scrappy Doo Foghorn Leghorn the Superman that was on Superfriends Peggy Hill Pretty much any of the “Popular Series Kids” characters ---
**Author:** ![kiddokat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ce7236/32.png) [@kiddokat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiddokat)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/87 "2003-03-21T14:06:38Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Kantalooppi \* \*\* I can’t believe no-one else has announced their burning loathing for ANGELICA FUCKING PICKLES I did. Everyone of the Rugrats…but especially HER! When my kids were little & first started watching Rugrats, they used to yell “KRISTEN!!!” at the TV everytime Angelica appeared. Kristen is the name of their cousin and (at that time), she was an Angelica clone. She’s better now that they’re almost grown-up (19). Thank God. OH! And DARIA! I forgot all about that one. I loved Jane & her brother Trent. Trent reminds me of my son. The laid-back attitude, the goatee…the struggling band. Yep. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/88 "2003-03-21T15:20:03Z")
Classic (1950’s) Warner Brothers. I’m a big Daffy fan (“Yoiks, and awaaay…”), but nobody has ever topped Bugs and Elmer singing Tannhäuser in _What’s Opera, Doc_. And they never will. Classic Disney. Dr. Ludwig Von Drake. Donald, Goofy, et. al. Never a big Mickey fan, but the old Silly Symphonies can be gems. (Mickey talking to marriage counselor: “I never said she was crazy, I said she was f\*\*\*ing Goofy!”) Jonny Quest. Rocky & Bulwinkle. Mr. Peabody. But pretty much everything made after 1965 sucks major. (Although my kids watch Rocket Power and the Wild Thornburys, and they aren’t too bad…) ---
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/89 "2003-03-21T16:03:09Z")
**Love** ZIM. All the characters. Well, except Iggins, that smarmy bastard; thinks he’s a better gamer than GAZ? He deserves to die. Like the bastards at NICK for cancelling the show. The Simpsons. Sure, even I’ll admit that the writing has gone downhill, but it still beats so many other shows on TV after 14 years. Bugs 'n Daffy. Any 'toon with the two together, whether it’s a rivalry, or Daffy plays the greedy lackey, is pure comic gold. Lupin III. I have never seen the show on Adult Swim (one of a very few reasons to get cable), but I have seen two episodes commercially released before Adult Swim, and own a couple of the movies. Lupin is great, as a creepy letch (in MAMO), _and_ as the valiant knight-in-shining-armor (in Miyazaki’s Castle of Cagliostro). People who enjoy _Cowboy Bebop_ and others like it should check it out. **Hate, HATE, HAAAATE!!!** Powerpuff Girls and Dexter. I used to marginally enjoy the shows, but after a while, their lustre wore off for me and now they annoy the hell out of me. Dragonball Z. It was all well and good for me as a teenager, since it was my introduction to anime, but after waiting and waiting and waiting for that damn Frieza saga to finally come to an end, I gave up. All talk, and when it comes to action, IMHO, too little, much, much too late. Spongebob Squarepants. I could never stand to watch this for more than 17 seconds. I just don’t understand its popularity. There’s so much more to add on both sides here, but I’d need more time to compose a more complete list. ---
**Author:** ![flyershistory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71e660/32.png) [@flyershistory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyershistory)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/90 "2003-03-21T16:25:19Z")
Another additon to the love list: Cecil the Seasick Sea Serpent (from “Beanie and Cecil”) ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/91 "2003-03-21T20:03:48Z")
I reeeaaaaallly hate sidekicks. The only good sidekick was Dynomutt from Blue Falcon. Some truly migraine-inducing sidekicks: That stupid wizard thing and Cringer from He-Man/She-Ra Snarf from Thundercats Scrappy Doo Penny from Inspector Gadget. (Brain was cool though). The WonderTwin’s monkey on Superfriends ChimChim from Speed Racer Love: Jane from Daria Samurai Jack Bugs Bunny Hong Kong Fooey JabberJaw Duckman Ranma 1/2 ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/92 "2003-03-21T20:23:56Z")
Piccolo-The best thing that ever happened to DB/DBZ Spike-Cowboy Bebop Bender-Futurama Every one from Home Movies. Lupin III Vegita–Gotta love the classic story of redemption… Wacko Hate: Bulma-DBZ Trunks-DBZ ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/93 "2003-03-21T21:11:29Z")
Two wacky opinions here: One cartoon character I’ve recently thrilled to is **Tico the Squirrel,** from _Dora the Explorer_ (my kid loves the show). He does anything and everything – drive cars, race speedboats, fly helicopters, raise chickens, solve the Unified Field Theory – all with panache, zeal, and a touch of modesty. No matter how big of a jam Dora and Boots might get into, Tico can be counted on to show up with a wink and a grin and effortlessly take care of everything. I want to be Tico. 😃 And at the risk of getting flamed, I’ll say that I never cared for **Bugs Bunny.** Sure, he’s sassy and clever and what-have-you, but I always thought he was a bit _too_ perfect – like Superman (another dull character), he’s just too infalliable for me to appreciate. I always thought **Buster and Babs Bunny** from _Tiny Toon Adventures_ were better, just because they combined Bugs’ sass and wit with some all-too-human frailities; the Bunnies can and will screw up on occassion, making them merely mortals instead of a demigod like Bugs. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/94 "2003-03-22T14:44:01Z")
Oh yes, I also love Dib and Gaz from Invader Zim. ---
**Author:** ![Short\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/95 "2003-03-22T15:41:24Z")
**The Brain** has always been my favourite. And I sincerely like Marvin the Martian. One character I really adore (and so far, I think he hasn’t been mentioned yet - which is strange) is **Sideshow Bob**. He’s just the epitomy of sophisticated evil, _and_ he’s voiced by Kelsey Grammar, possibly one of the greatest voices of all time. What always amazes me, though, is that, while everyone seems to hate Scrappy Doo (I do, too, for the record) there are so many “Scooby and Scrappy” episodes. Was there once a time when Scrappy was - _gasp_- popular, or did the network people just not have a clue? ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/96 "2003-03-22T18:51:52Z")
Few things can rival the awesome shitty evil that was Scrappy Doo. His name will someday stand proudly next to Hilter, Stalin, Pol Pot and Disney as one who HURT the world, and made it a darker, crueler, more terrible place. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/57b2e6/32.png) [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/97 "2003-03-22T22:48:18Z")
Love: The Tick Homer Dislike: He-Man. First of all he needs to find some pants. Secondly, I haven’t seen the show in a long time but I remember him having some confidence issues. Despite being the most kick-ass warrior in the universe he didn’t have any self-respect. Not only that but his pet tiger (?) was also pretty pathetic until he did that whole “power of grayskull” thing. Thirdly the name. Can a title be any more redundant while emphasizing the obvious? I mean he runs around in a loincloth half the time. Is anyone really going to confuse him for She-Woman? Fourthly and most importantly I loved the He-Man movie when I was a kid, but upon seeing it when I was older (with much more wisdom gained) I realized what a pile of crap it was. I guess he was just another addition to that smelly heap called the 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214/98 "2003-03-22T23:00:12Z")
> [@](#): > > And at the risk of getting flamed, I’ll say that I never cared for Bugs Bunny. Sure, he’s sassy and clever and what-have-you, but I always thought he was a bit too perfect … he’s just too infalliable for me to appreciate. I’m not going to flame you but I will ask whether you’ve ever seen the earlier Bugs Bunny cartoons from the 1940’s. In some of those cartoons, he wasn’t above doing some underhanded things (why do you think he said, “Gee, ain’t I stinker?”) and wasn’t so perfect as not to be occasionally bested by a foe (e.g., the turtle and the gremlin). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-despised-loved-cartoon-character/153214.md?page=4)