Goofy created by Walt Disney, Pinto Colvig, Tom Palmer & Art Babbitt Johnny Eyeball created by Dick Kinney Beloved Disney character GOOFY is JOHNNY EYEBALL, in "How to Be a Detective," a 1952 cartoon short. Something of a send-up of assorted private eye and noir-ish tropes (before noir was even recognized as a thing), it's … Continue reading Johnny Eyeball/Goofy (How to Be a Detective)
Tag: Animated
Mr. Meeseeks (Rick and Morty)
Created by Justin Roiland, Dan Harmon and Ryan Ridley "I'm Mr. Meeseeks, look at me!" -- typical first words of a Mr. Meeseeks Just in case the universe-chewing lunacy of the Cartoon Network's Rick and Morty animated television series wasn't enough, the Meeseeks were tossed into the mix in the show's first season and soon … Continue reading Mr. Meeseeks (Rick and Morty)
Dick Spanner (Dick Spanner P.I.)
Created by Terry Adlam "The detective who puts the P.I. in stuPId!" Private eyes are GO! Mild-mannered private detective DICK SPANNER was the suitably square-jawed (but tiny-brained) titular robot hero of Dick Spanner, P.I., a tongue-in-cheek British TV series set in "a parallel universe not far from here," featuring puppets, filmed entirely in stop-motion animation. … Continue reading Dick Spanner (Dick Spanner P.I.)
Homer ‘Bulldog’ Pipsqueak
Created by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna I swear, this site is going to the dogs. This has just got to be about the lamest entry ever on the site, but here goes: During it's seemingly endless run of one-hour-long The New Scooby-Doo Movies on 1970s television, the Mystery, Inc. gang of Fred, Velma, Daphne, … Continue reading Homer ‘Bulldog’ Pipsqueak
Snooper and Blabber
Created by Bill Hanna & Joe Barbera One's a cat in a deerstalker cap. The other's a mouse in a fedora and trenchcoat. Yep, we're back in the weird world of Saturday morning cartoons. This early Hanna-Barbera feature, all six-minute shorts, which aired as part of The Quick Draw McGraw Show, featured the far-fetched antics … Continue reading Snooper and Blabber