# Parse "Drawn Together" for me
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 3, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960 "2005-12-03T23:46:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2005, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/1 "2005-12-03T23:46:13Z")
OK, I’ve kinda been enjoying this show, but I have never been enough of a cartoony to know who the hell everyone is supposed to be.
**Wooldoor Sockbat** : Some kinda Stimpy/SpongeBob thingie?
**Xandir** : I have no idea. Someone from a video game?
**Toots** : OK, obviously Betty Boop.
**Foxxy Love** : Someone from a '70s TV cartoon, I’m guessing?
**Princess Clara** : Every Disney-movie heroine?
**Spanky Ham** : I am not even going to _guess_.
**Ling Ling** : One of those Japanese whatsits that were so popular ten years ago?
**Capt. Hero** : Superman? Or is there someone else more obvious I am missing?
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### Author:  [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2005, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/2 "2005-12-03T23:48:57Z")
> [@Eve](#):
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> OK, I’ve kinda been enjoying this show, but I have never been enough of a cartoony to know who the hell everyone is supposed to be.
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> **Wooldoor Sockbat** : Some kinda Stimpy/SpongeBob thingie?
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> **Xandir** : I have no idea. Someone from a video game?
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> **Toots** : OK, obviously Betty Boop.
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> **Foxxy Love** : Someone from a '70s TV cartoon, I’m guessing?
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> **Princess Clara** : Every Disney-movie heroine?
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> **Spanky Ham** : I am not even going to _guess_.
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> **Ling Ling** : One of those Japanese whatsits that were so popular ten years ago?
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> **Capt. Hero** : Superman? Or is there someone else more obvious I am missing?
Xandir is supposed to be Link from The Legend of Zelda video game series. Foxxy is supposed to be a sassy 70s cartoon a la Josie and the Pussycats. Ling Ling is supposed to be a Pokemon. As for Spanky Ham, you’re on your own with that one.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/3 "2005-12-03T23:51:28Z")
From the IMDB:
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> The eight toon “participants” are parodies of famous cartoon figures Spanky Ham is like Porky Pig (Looney Tunes).
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> Captain Hero is like Superman (DC Comics).
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> Ling-Ling is like Pikachu from Pokémon (Shogakukan, Japan).
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> Xandir is like Link from The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Games).
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> Princess Clara is like various heroines from animated feature films (Walt Disney).
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> Toot Braunstein is like Betty Boop (Max Fleischer, Paramount).
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> Foxxy Love is like Valerie Brown from Josie and the Pussycats (Hanna-Barbera).
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> Wooldoor Sockbat is like SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon Network).
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> Guest toon Bucky Bucks is a combination of Donald Trump and Richie Rich (Harvey Comics).
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### Author:  [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/4 "2005-12-03T23:54:31Z")
> [@Eve](#):
>
> OK, I’ve kinda been enjoying this show, but I have never been enough of a cartoony to know who the hell everyone is supposed to be.
>
> **Wooldoor Sockbat** : Some kinda Stimpy/SpongeBob thingie?
>
> **Xandir** : I have no idea. Someone from a video game?
>
> **Toots** : OK, obviously Betty Boop.
>
> **Foxxy Love** : Someone from a '70s TV cartoon, I’m guessing?
>
> **Princess Clara** : Every Disney-movie heroine?
>
> **Spanky Ham** : I am not even going to _guess_.
>
> **Ling Ling** : One of those Japanese whatsits that were so popular ten years ago?
>
> **Capt. Hero** : Superman? Or is there someone else more obvious I am missing?
Pretty much sums up my guesses. Wooldoor would be closer to a Spongebob than a Stimpy. Xandir reminds me of Link from Legend of Zelda, but probably draws from any of those RPG games (Final Fantasy, Phantasy Star, etc.). Foxxy seems an obvious nod to Josie and the Pussycats. Ling Ling is without a doubt a rip on Pokemon’s [Pikachu](http://images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/large/10054000/10054434.jpg).
Don’t ask me how I’m so sure about this, I just am.
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### Author:  [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/5 "2005-12-03T23:55:43Z")
Damn you **Mr. Blue Sky** 😛
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### Author:  [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/6 "2005-12-04T00:06:41Z")
Spanky Ham is more along the lines of an internet flash cartoon. Vulgar for vulgarity’s sake.
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### Author:  [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/7 "2005-12-04T00:07:31Z")
I thought Spanky Ham was supposed to represent the internet/computerized cartoons. That’s why he gets computer viruses while the other don’t.
They had a guest cartoon a while ago that was supposed to represent Strawberry Shortcake, too.
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### Author:  [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/8 "2005-12-04T00:10:19Z")
Despite what the anonymous IMDb contributor said, Spanky Ham is not supposed to be Porky Pig. He is supposed to be your standard, foul-mouthed Internet Flash cartoon character. As for the rest, you seem to be on the right track, but most of the humor comes from the fact that the characters are either exaggerations of their origins (Ling-Ling has many stereotypical Asian traits, Foxxy Love has many stereotypical black traits, etc.) or are the exact opposite of their would-be character traits (Captain Hero is a sissy, Clara is a racist, etc.)
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### Author:  [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/9 "2005-12-04T01:13:51Z")
> [@mobo85](#):
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> (Ling-Ling has many stereotypical Asian traits, Foxxy Love has many stereotypical black traits, etc.)
The best part about Ling-Ling is that he speaks (I assume) Japanese, and is sub-titled. In the sub-titles, all his 'l’s are replaced by 'r’s.
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### Author:  [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/10 "2005-12-04T01:19:39Z")
Pokemon! That’s what I was trtying to think of. Ahhh, takes me back to my late thirties . . . .
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### Author:  [@scotandrsn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scotandrsn)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/11 "2005-12-04T16:50:43Z")
In the debut episode of the first season, when the premise and characters were introduced, Spanky Ham was described as a “crass internet download”.
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### Author:  [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/12 "2005-12-04T17:02:04Z")
I finally watched Wednesday’s episode last night.
‘The Mad Felcher? He sucks ass!’
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### Author:  [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/13 "2005-12-04T19:07:19Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#):
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> They had a guest cartoon a while ago that was supposed to represent Strawberry Shortcake, too.
“The tiniest ass you can tap without setting off an Amber Alert.”
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### Author:  [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/14 "2005-12-04T19:47:53Z")
A friend and I were discussing this Friday night. We agreed that Spanky also reminds us of the pig character from the online comic [Sinfest.](http://sinfest.net/d/20000815.html)
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### Author:  [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)
#### Post date: [December 4, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/15 "2005-12-04T21:54:37Z")
Xandir also serves as the token gay character, because what would the show be without a token gay character, right?
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### Author:  [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/16 "2005-12-05T01:41:51Z")
> [@TJdude825](#):
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> Xandir also serves as the token gay character, because what would the show be without a token gay character, right?
Well, Foxxy is bisexual leaning towards lesbian, so TWO token gay characters…?
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### Author:  [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/17 "2005-12-05T03:03:46Z")
> [@Leaper](#):
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> Well, Foxxy is bisexual leaning towards lesbian, so TWO token gay characters…?
Foxxy is polysexual- she’s also done Wooldoor and had Ling Ling down her panties.
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### Author:  [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2005, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/18 "2005-12-05T03:39:49Z")
I thought Foxxy had only shown Wooldoor how to masturbate… He didn’t touch her.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/19 "2005-12-05T06:16:28Z")
> [@](#):
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> Foxxy is polysexual- she’s also done Wooldoor and had Ling Ling down her panties.
And she and Captain Hero will always have Paris.
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### Author:  [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2005, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parse-drawn-together-for-me/333960/20 "2005-12-05T06:18:11Z")
> [@](#):
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> I thought Foxxy had only shown Wooldoor how to masturbate… He didn’t touch her.
Apparently they touched enough that Wooldoor had to have an abortion afterwards.
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