# Save my sanity - pull a vague cartoon character out of my mind **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664 "2014-03-14T01:54:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/1 "2014-03-14T01:54:28Z")
This is really driving me nuts. I don’t think he has a name. I’m pretty sure he’s from an older cartoon - not quite black and white old but definitely before the 80’s, possibly a lot before. He is a white human. He has an oval face. He has a huge nose, but not stickie-outie big - more like long big. His eyes are small and really close-set. I think he’s bald. I think he wears a hat - maybe a bowler but I might be wrong on this. I think he wears a dark colored suit. I have no clue what cartoon he has been in. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/2 "2014-03-14T02:00:51Z")
Sounds like a cartoon of Oliver Hardy or someone inspired by him. [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=648&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=lmIiU7\_FL8rB0AHXsYDwBw&q=oliver+hardy+cartoon&oq=oliver+hardy+cartoon&gs\_l=img.3...9245.10340.0.11160.5.5.0.0.0.0.65.305.5.5.0....0...1c.1.37.img..5.0.0.3PCndiqjoxk](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=648&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=lmIiU7_FL8rB0AHXsYDwBw&q=oliver+hardy+cartoon&oq=oliver+hardy+cartoon&gs_l=img.3...9245.10340.0.11160.5.5.0.0.0.0.65.305.5.5.0....0...1c.1.37.img..5.0.0.3PCndiqjoxk) ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/3 "2014-03-14T02:04:11Z")
Wimpy in Popeye? I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. Bob ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/4 "2014-03-14T02:07:44Z")
Definitely not Wimpy or Ollie. The face is longer and not as fat, I am not picturing any multiple chins. The nose is much longer and I don’t remember any cheekbones at all. The eyes are closer together as well. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/5 "2014-03-14T02:09:26Z")
> [@urban1a](#): > > Wimpy in Popeye? I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. > > Bob Good guess! > **[Derek M Young | Blog](https://derekmyoung.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wimpy.jpg/)** > > Blog ETA: nevermnd ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/6 "2014-03-14T02:10:43Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > ETA: nevermnd 😃 ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/7 "2014-03-14T02:15:39Z")
The only toon I’ve seen that even comes close to what’s in my head is the pilgrim from Jerky Turkey (don’t eat at Joes!!) But, its not him. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/8 "2014-03-14T02:20:06Z")
What era is he from? If it’s the 90s, the [DCAU version of Mxyzptlk](http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk_%28DCAU%29) fits the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/9 "2014-03-14T02:21:16Z")
Is it [Ziggy](http://www.yourbookisyourhook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ziggy_40.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/10 "2014-03-14T02:22:31Z")
My suspicion is sometime from the 40’s to the mid 60’s. I have a feeling he’s a Tex Avery character because of how much the pilgrim makes resonates. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve bee non spring break for 7 hours. I have spent about 3 of those hours trying to find this damn cartoon character. This is what happens when I force myself to not think about the respiratory system for one night. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/11 "2014-03-14T02:24:45Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Is it [Ziggy](http://www.yourbookisyourhook.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ziggy_40.jpg)? Nope. Face is longer, as is the nose. I like Ziggy though. I have Ziggy/Fuzz salt and pepper shakers. ---
**Author:** ![Mole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/12 "2014-03-14T02:29:42Z")
Egghead? [http://looneytunes.wikia.com/wiki/Egghead](http://looneytunes.wikia.com/wiki/Egghead) ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/13 "2014-03-14T02:31:37Z")
Sounds like Egghead, one of the very early Looney Tunes. > **[Egghead](https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Egghead)** > > Egghead is a character in Looney Tunes created by Tex Avery. Egghead was the fourth recurring character created for Leon Schlesinger's Merrie Melodies series, which had previously contained only one-shot characters, following Foxy and Roxy, Piggy,... On edit: Ninjaed! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/14 "2014-03-14T02:32:38Z")
Wouldn’t be [Mr. Magoo](http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/MrMagoo_6559.jpg), would it? I know he doesn’t have a ‘long’ face, but in every other way fits the description. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/15 "2014-03-14T02:56:48Z")
Nope. Not Egghead or Magoo. I might be wrong but there’s a very real possibility that he is just a totally random character without a name or his own cartoon. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/16 "2014-03-14T03:00:51Z")
Barney Google or Snuffy Smith? > **[Barney Google and Snuffy Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snuffy_Smith)** > > Barney Google and Snuffy Smith, originally Take Barney Google, F'rinstance, is an American comic strip created by cartoonist Billy DeBeck. Since its debut on June 17, 1919, the strip has gained a large international readership, appearing in 900 newspapers in 21 countries. The initial appeal of the strip led to its adaptation to film, animation, popular song, and television. It added several terms and phrases to the English language and inspired the 1923 hit tune "Barney Google (with the Goo-Go ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/17 "2014-03-14T03:02:11Z")
Perhaps it would then be better to describe what peculiar actions or situations you remember that character doing or suffering. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/18 "2014-03-14T03:04:53Z")
[=12664435&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0"]This]([Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](http://s39.photobucket.com/user/congodwarf/media/help.png.html?filters)[user) horrendous drawing is what I’m seeing in my head (please don’t laugh, I’m NOT an artistic person) ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/19 "2014-03-14T03:07:00Z")
[Alice the Goon?](http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120816212553/popeye/images/8/8d/AliceTheGoon_mg_webb.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664/20 "2014-03-14T03:10:17Z")
No but the nose and eyes are very very similar to what I’m picturing. The face is too round though. The face I’m seeing is definitely longer than the nose. Oh and, it’s a guy. And human. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-my-sanity-pull-a-vague-cartoon-character-out-of-my-mind/683664.md?page=2)