21 facts about cartoons
- In 1937 Disney won a special Oscar for the first full-length animation: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
- In modern print media, a cartoon is a piece of art, usually humorous in intent. This usage dates from 1843 when Punch magazine applied the term to satirical drawings in its pages, particularly sketches by John Leech.
- The most filmed cartoon character - Zorro has been shown in 69 films. Created by Johnston McCully, he was the first comic strip character to be the subject shown in a major film, The Mark of Zorro (USA 1920).
- The Walt Disney company was founded in 1923, and in 1927 Walt came up with the idea for an animated mouse called Mortimer Mouse. His wife Lillian convinced him to change it to Mickey Mouse.
- The most valuable cartoon movie poster was a poster for the Walt Disney short, Alice's Day at Sea (USA 1924), was sold in London England at $36534.00 in 1994.
- Pinocchio is Italian for “pine eye”!
- Rugrats the cartoon has been around for a whole decade (ten years). There has been 1 episode when they are not babies. It was named Rugrats All Growed Up.
- Modern single-panel cartoons or gag cartoons, found in magazines, generally consist of a single drawing with a caption immediately beneath or (much less often) a speech balloon.
- The first Best Picture Oscar for an animation was awarded in 1991 for Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
- Many consider New Yorker cartoonist Peter Arno the father of the modern gag cartoon.
- The most syndicated comic strip was Peanuts by Charles Schulz (USA) appears in 2,620 different news papers in 75 different countries.
- Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, created Tom and Jerry in 1939.
- Jack Mercer was the voice of Popeye the Sailor for 45 years.
- Mel Blanc, who played the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots.
- Kermit the frog has 11 points on his collar around his neck.
- Captain Kangaroo won five Emmy awards.
- Wilma Flinstone’s maiden name was Wilma Slaghoopal and Betty Rubble’s maiden name was Betty Jean Mcbricker.
- Pluto (the dog from Disney) was originally called “Rover”.
- Barbie's (the doll) full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
- If Barbie (the doll) was life size, her measurements would be 39-23-33.
- Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.
