# Name of Cartoon?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 13, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318 "2004-01-13T22:24:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2004, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/1 "2004-01-13T22:24:34Z")

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Back in the 70s, there was a series of educational/public service cartoons, featuring a big bird-like creature with sneakers called “Fumble”.

Anyone know what I mean?

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**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/2 "2004-01-14T00:16:42Z")

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> [@Enola Straight](#):
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> a big bird-like creature with sneakers called “Fumble”.

What were his socks called?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/3 "2004-01-14T00:21:45Z")

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> [@peasea](#):
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> What were his socks called?

Evette Saint Clair.

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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/4 "2004-01-14T00:39:02Z")

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Could it be [this](http://www.jumptheshark.com/m/mostimportantperson.htm)?

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**Author:** ![peasea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc79bd/32.png) [@peasea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peasea)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/5 "2004-01-14T00:48:35Z")

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Note that **jayjay** ’s link in turn has [another link](http://www.toonarific.com/m/mostimportantperson-pics.html), which has some screenshots.

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**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/6 "2004-01-14T01:04:01Z")

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YES! Thats it!  
😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-of-cartoon/224318/7 "2004-01-14T02:20:02Z")

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That drawing style reminds me of some stuff that was on _Sesame Street_, most particularly the ‘Yellow Bellied Yahoo’ bit.

I remember this because my brother’s nickname amongst his friends when he was a kid was Yahoo, as it rhymed with his real name (Tahu).