# What cartoon bear does Tommy Thompson look like? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 25, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809 "2012-10-25T12:35:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sigene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/1 "2012-10-25T12:35:41Z")
Its been bothering me for weeks. Tommy Thompson is the former gov of Wisconsin and running for Senate. Whenever I see pictures of him I’m vaguely reminded that I’ve seen his likeness in a cartoon or animatronic bear. But I’m at a loss to figure out where or which one it is. Fozzy bear from the muppets…No…One of those animatronic banjo playing bears from some pizza joint from the 70’s?..maybe. Can you help remind me which bear he looks lik? > **[The Wisconsin Primary More People Should Care About](https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a15330/wisconsin-senate-primary-2012-11678127/)** > > Tommy Thompson may still pull this one out, although a Mark Neumann win would give Richard Mourdock in Indiana and Todd Akin in Missouri a third member of the I Cost My Party The Senate By Being A Nut club [http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/thompson-tries-comeback-in-senate-as-tea-party-remakes-wisconsin.html](http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-08-13/thompson-tries-comeback-in-senate-as-tea-party-remakes-wisconsin.html) > **[MarquettePoll: Tommy Thompson leads Baldwin 49-41%](http://badgercatholic.blogspot.com/2012/06/marquettepoll-tommy-thompson-leads.html)** > > Former Gov. Tommy Thompson maintains his lead among likely GOP primary voters and leads U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin in a potential general elec... ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/2 "2012-10-25T13:31:31Z")
[Yogi bear.](https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3Beqrwrth&tok=Hc1UnHkUJvM1-ROZVQZBWQ&cp=9&gs_id=o&xhr=t&q=yogi+bear&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&bpcl=35466521&biw=1280&bih=857&wrapid=tljp1351171778672012&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=CD-JUPu4Gc6x0QHssoGoAw) ---
**Author:** ![dimmy\_derko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/43a26b/32.png) [@dimmy\_derko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dimmy_derko)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/3 "2012-10-25T13:36:58Z")
Nah, it’s Boo Boo, see. [http://www.bloomberg.com/image/iZkUE4K2QWK8.jpg](http://www.bloomberg.com/image/iZkUE4K2QWK8.jpg) [http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4853038940358431&pid=15.1](http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=I.4853038940358431&pid=15.1) ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/4 "2012-10-25T13:40:25Z")
[Papa Bear](http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/_img/chars/char_38666.jpg) from Looney Tunes maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/5 "2012-10-25T14:12:07Z")
You’re thinking of the bears from Disney’s [Country Bear Jamboree](https://www.google.com/search?q=country+bear+jamboree&hl=en&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=AUiJUOHcNMLl0gGXyYG4BA&sqi=2&ved=0CCcQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=869), probably [Big Al](http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3569709182_bf26b9f071.jpg) specifically. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/6 "2012-10-25T16:48:28Z")
At first I too thought Henry “Papa” Bear from Looney Tunes. But I think\*\* Heart of Dorkness\*\* nailed it with Big Al from CBJ ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/7 "2012-10-25T16:59:28Z")
[http://www.google.com/imgres?q=sugar+crisp+cereal&num=10&hl=en&biw=1072&bih=707&tbm=isch&tbnid=4EVXpd910iq7vM:&imgrefurl=http://frugalnfit.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/sugar-crisp-reinvented/&docid=uAcAJQ2cPiOKnM&imgurl=http://frugalnfit.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/sugar-crisp.jpeg&w=330&h=500&ei=lm-JUJTaJMPm2gWQ14CwDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=346&vpy=255&dur=3702&hovh=277&hovw=182&tx=83&ty=137&sig=101512561489778809336&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=96&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:107](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=sugar+crisp+cereal&num=10&hl=en&biw=1072&bih=707&tbm=isch&tbnid=4EVXpd910iq7vM:&imgrefurl=http://frugalnfit.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/sugar-crisp-reinvented/&docid=uAcAJQ2cPiOKnM&imgurl=http://frugalnfit.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/sugar-crisp.jpeg&w=330&h=500&ei=lm-JUJTaJMPm2gWQ14CwDQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=346&vpy=255&dur=3702&hovh=277&hovw=182&tx=83&ty=137&sig=101512561489778809336&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=147&tbnw=96&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:107) ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/8 "2012-10-26T02:33:14Z")
[This maybe?](http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=N&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1440&bih=734&tbm=isch&tbnid=na3MT2h9KuYSeM:&imgrefurl=http://www.flickriver.com/photos/41564535%40N00/3569709182/&docid=1ypAVhL-NVSx1M&imgurl=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2462/3569709182_bf26b9f071.jpg&w=500&h=375&ei=6_WJUP2SDKaV0QG5lIC4Ag&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=417&sig=107151864960108143298&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=173&start=0&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0,i:122&tx=73&ty=61) ETA: Heart of Dorkness beat me to it! ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/9 "2012-10-26T02:33:52Z")
[This bare](http://ronaldtibbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/url.png). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/10 "2012-10-26T11:46:55Z")
The **Hamm’s Bear**? [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAwwGJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D18&w=400&h=785&imgurl=www.swedehollow.org%2FPhotos%2FVarious%2520Events%2FHammsBear%26amp%3BKarin.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swedehollow.org%2FPhotos%2FVarious%2520Events%2FVariousEvents.html&size=53.1+KB&name=the+\hamm+s+bear\<%2Fb\>&p=Hamm's+bear&oid=0c37a8b404410828709fe32483451fdb&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=the%2B%253Cb%253Ehamm%2Bs%2Bbear%253C%252Fb%253E&b=0&ni=21&no=18&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=125a36j8j&sigb=13c76hje5&sigi=123m2fraj&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAwwGJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D18&w=400&h=785&imgurl=www.swedehollow.org%2FPhotos%2FVarious%2520Events%2FHammsBear%26amp%3BKarin.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.swedehollow.org%2FPhotos%2FVarious%2520Events%2FVariousEvents.html&size=53.1+KB&name=the+%3Cb%3Ehamm+s+bear%3C%2Fb%3E&p=Hamm%27s+bear&oid=0c37a8b404410828709fe32483451fdb&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=the%2B%253Cb%253Ehamm%2Bs%2Bbear%253C%252Fb%253E&b=0&ni=21&no=18&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=125a36j8j&sigb=13c76hje5&sigi=123m2fraj&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH) [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAsgGJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=954&h=1546&imgurl=www.brewskilights.com%2Fhmsbearsticker.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brewskilights.com%2Fhamm.htm&size=287.3+KB&name=61)+\Hamm\<%2Fb\>%26%2339%3B\s+Bear+\<%2Fb\>Sticker+11%26quot%3B+x+5.5%26quot%3B+sold&p=Hamm's+bear&oid=3ea7ed841a694f333efdc36679f5a7d8&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=61%2529%2B%253Cb%253EHamm%253C%252Fb%253E%2526%252339%253B%253Cb%253Es%2BBear%2B%253C%252Fb%253ESticker%2B11%2526quot%253B%2Bx%2B5.5%2526quot%253B%2Bsold&b=0&ni=21&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=115md80qo&sigb=13bnju77r&sigi=118js8smv&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAsgGJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D1&w=954&h=1546&imgurl=www.brewskilights.com%2Fhmsbearsticker.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brewskilights.com%2Fhamm.htm&size=287.3+KB&name=61%29+%3Cb%3EHamm%3C%2Fb%3E%26%2339%3B%3Cb%3Es+Bear+%3C%2Fb%3ESticker+11%26quot%3B+x+5.5%26quot%3B+sold&p=Hamm%27s+bear&oid=3ea7ed841a694f333efdc36679f5a7d8&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=61%2529%2B%253Cb%253EHamm%253C%252Fb%253E%2526%252339%253B%253Cb%253Es%2BBear%2B%253C%252Fb%253ESticker%2B11%2526quot%253B%2Bx%2B5.5%2526quot%253B%2Bsold&b=0&ni=21&no=1&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=115md80qo&sigb=13bnju77r&sigi=118js8smv&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH) [http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;\_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAyQGJzbkF;\_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F\_adv\_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D24&w=585&h=666&imgurl=www.brewskilights.com%2FhmsBearPoster.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brewskilights.com%2Fhamm.htm&size=147.3+KB&name=29+\hamm+s+\<%2Fb\>beer+poster+the+\bear+\<%2Fb\>is+back+28+x+22+%24+24&p=Hamm's+bear&oid=fdde861b615b5a7b7f37c364947bcb30&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=29%2B%253Cb%253Ehamm%2Bs%2B%253C%252Fb%253Ebeer%2Bposter%2Bthe%2B%253Cb%253Ebear%2B%253C%252Fb%253Eis%2Bback%2B28%2Bx%2B22%2B%2524%2B24&b=0&ni=21&no=24&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=115md80qo&sigb=13c07re5s&sigi=117kvnjdp&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoKnJd4pQGXQAyQGJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3DHamm%2527s%2Bbear%26fr%3Dyfp-t-701%26tab%3Dorganic%26ri%3D24&w=585&h=666&imgurl=www.brewskilights.com%2FhmsBearPoster.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.brewskilights.com%2Fhamm.htm&size=147.3+KB&name=29+%3Cb%3Ehamm+s+%3C%2Fb%3Ebeer+poster+the+%3Cb%3Ebear+%3C%2Fb%3Eis+back+28+x+22+%24+24&p=Hamm%27s+bear&oid=fdde861b615b5a7b7f37c364947bcb30&fr2=&fr=yfp-t-701&tt=29%2B%253Cb%253Ehamm%2Bs%2B%253C%252Fb%253Ebeer%2Bposter%2Bthe%2B%253Cb%253Ebear%2B%253C%252Fb%253Eis%2Bback%2B28%2Bx%2B22%2B%2524%2B24&b=0&ni=21&no=24&ts=&tab=organic&sigr=115md80qo&sigb=13c07re5s&sigi=117kvnjdp&.crumb=G.kSrW0OssH) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/11 "2012-10-26T15:40:29Z")
[Drunky bear](http://www.popcultcha.com.au/images/ODDAFIDCB002-Bad-Taste-Bears-Drunky-A_3.png) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/12 "2012-10-26T16:59:22Z")
Papa Bear and Big Al both work for me. I had never seen Big Al before and so I thought Papa Bear first. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/13 "2012-10-26T17:22:16Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > [Drunky bear](http://www.popcultcha.com.au/images/ODDAFIDCB002-Bad-Taste-Bears-Drunky-A_3.png) I was at the first “Return to Titletown” event at Lambeau, and this is an apt comparison. The official story was, I believe, that he slurred his speech because “his cheeks were cold”, but I’m not buying it! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-bear-does-tommy-thompson-look-like/638809/14 "2012-10-26T17:29:42Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > I was at the first “Return to Titletown” event at Lambeau, and this is an apt comparison. The official story was, I believe, that he slurred his speech because “his cheeks were cold”, but I’m not buying it! Between that drunken monologue of his about the Packers, and his famous quote saying that Wisconsin han’t had any encephelopolous infections as of yet but he’d see to it that we got some, I think Drunky Bear is quite apt.