Michael T. Mondak speaks: 40 til 40 day 33

Here we are on day 33 of the 40 til 40 series of blog entries about anything and everything relevant to the number 40 leading to July 10 and my 40th birthday.  Last time I talked about the 40 most significant events in Canadian history for Canada Day.  This entry is about my 40 favorite cartoon characters of all time.  I have included characters from kids movies, books and television shows, in addition to those from the funnies that you see in your local newspapers.

40. Porky Pig

39. Captain Planet

38. Tanya Gertrude Vanderflock 

37. Rocko 

36. Baba Looey

35. Quick Draw McGraw

34. Wildwing Flashblade

33. Mallory McMallard

32. Madeline

31. Daffy Duck

30. Rocket J. Squirrel 

29. Bugs Bunny

28. Huckleberry Hound

27. Julia

26. Inspector Gadget

25. Norbert

24. Daggett 

23. Big Bird

22. Bullwinkle J. Moose

21. Marvin the Martian

20. Tommy Pickles

19. Arthur:  He was created by Erie native Marc Brown.

18. Doug Funnie

17. Dagwood Bumstead

16. April O’Neal

15. Inspector Gadget

14. Piglet 

13. Elmo

12. Daniel Tiger:  The character was created in Pittsburgh.

11. The Pink Panther:  The character’s theme song was composed by a native son of Aliquippa named Henry Mancini.

10. Rude Dog

9. Snoopy

8. Pongo

7. The Cat in the Hat 

6. Hannah Montana

5. Grover

4. Waldo

3. Thomas the Tank Engine

2. Ariel

1. Garfield 

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