TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters
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Homer Simpson
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
Catchphrase: "D'oh!"
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
Catchphrase: "D'oh!"

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Rocket J. Squirrel or simply Rocky
First appearance: September 29, 1959, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Catchphrase: "hokey smoke!"

Bill Scott
Bullwinkle J. Moose or simply Bullwinkle
First appearance: September 29, 1959, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Catchphrase: "Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!"
First appearance: September 29, 1959, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Catchphrase: "hokey smoke!"

Bill Scott
Bullwinkle J. Moose or simply Bullwinkle
First appearance: September 29, 1959, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Catchphrase: "Nothing up my sleeve...Presto!"

Beavis
First appearance: 1992, Beavis and Butt-head
Catchphrase: "FIRE! FIRE!"

Butt-head
First appearance: 1992, Beavis and Butt-head
Catchphrase: "Uhhhhhh..."
First appearance: 1992, Beavis and Butt-head
Catchphrase: "FIRE! FIRE!"

Butt-head
First appearance: 1992, Beavis and Butt-head
Catchphrase: "Uhhhhhh..."

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Frederick Joseph "Fred" Flintstone
First appearance: September 30, 1960 "The Flintstones"
Catchphrase: "yabba dabba doo!"

Mel Blanc
Barnard "Barney" Rubble
First appearance: September 30, 1960 "The Flintstones"
Catchphrase: "er huh huh... OK, Fred!"
First appearance: September 30, 1960 "The Flintstones"
Catchphrase: "yabba dabba doo!"

Mel Blanc
Barnard "Barney" Rubble
First appearance: September 30, 1960 "The Flintstones"
Catchphrase: "er huh huh... OK, Fred!"

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Charles "Charlie" Brown
First appearance: October 2, 1950 comic strip Peanuts
Catchphrase: "Good Grief!" (thanks to vintage)

Bill Melendez
Snoopy
First appearance: October 4, 1950 comic strip Peanuts
Catchphrase: "It was a dark and stormy night..."
First appearance: October 2, 1950 comic strip Peanuts
Catchphrase: "Good Grief!" (thanks to vintage)

Bill Melendez
Snoopy
First appearance: October 4, 1950 comic strip Peanuts
Catchphrase: "It was a dark and stormy night..."

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Bartholomew JoJo "Bart" Simpson
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
Catchphrase: "Eat my shorts"

Yeardley Smith
Lisa Marie Simpson
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
Catchphrase:
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
Catchphrase: "Eat my shorts"

Yeardley Smith
Lisa Marie Simpson
First appearance: April 19, 1987 the Tracey Ullman Show short "Good Night"
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Fat Albert Jackson
First appearance: September 9, 1972 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Catchphrase: "Hey hey hey!" (thanks to vintage)
First appearance: September 9, 1972 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Catchphrase: "Hey hey hey!" (thanks to vintage)

Tara Strong
Elizabeth Daily
The Powerpuff Girls
First appearance: November 18, 1998 The Powerpuff Girls
Catchphrase:
Elizabeth Daily
The Powerpuff Girls
First appearance: November 18, 1998 The Powerpuff Girls
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Daffy Dumas Duck
First appearance: April 17, 1937 Porky's Duck Hunt
Catchphrase: "You're desthpicable"
First appearance: April 17, 1937 Porky's Duck Hunt
Catchphrase: "You're desthpicable"

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Pikachu
First appearance: 1996 Pokémon Red and Blue game
Catchphrase: "Pika-pika!" (thanks to Hacksaw Hamza)
First appearance: 1996 Pokémon Red and Blue game
Catchphrase: "Pika-pika!" (thanks to Hacksaw Hamza)

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Gerald McBoing-Boing
First appearance: November 2, 1950 Gerald McBoing-Boing
Catchphrase: "Boing! Boing!" (thanks to vintage)
First appearance: November 2, 1950 Gerald McBoing-Boing
Catchphrase: "Boing! Boing!" (thanks to vintage)

Scoobert "Scooby" Doo
First appearance: September 13, 1969 Scooby-Doo
Catchphrase: "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"
First appearance: September 13, 1969 Scooby-Doo
Catchphrase: "Scooby-Dooby-Doo!"

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Underdog
First appearance: October 3, 1964 Underdog
Catchphrase: “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!”
First appearance: October 3, 1964 Underdog
Catchphrase: “There’s no need to fear, Underdog is here!”

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