This document discusses iconic animated characters that transformed the animation industry, highlighting figures like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Sylvester, and Sheriff Woody. Each character's creation and impact on popular culture and the evolution of animation is detailed, showcasing their continued relevance across various media. The blog emphasizes the imaginative qualities of these characters and their enduring appeal to audiences of all ages.

1. Classic Animated Characters That Reshaped
Animation Industry
Today in this blog we will tell you about the top animated character that changed the
face of animation industry.
Cartoon characters are entertaining the young and old audiences from the past decades.
Remember Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo,
Sylvester and lot more who have entertained us for a long time.
These colourful, mischievous animated characters changed our perspective and
triggered our imagination.
Presently animated cartoon shows are not restricted to television series; they have
occupied theatres and internet platform.

2. Cartoon Characters That Created Revolution
Mickey Mouse
The good-luck piece of Disney and the most popular cartoon Mickey Mouse has changed
the television viewership.
Created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios has revolutionised the
world of cartoon.
Walt Disney was a restless innovator who used to push the boundaries of creativity;
Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for Disney character Oswald the Lucky
Rabbit.
Mickey Mouse has appeared in many shorts and feature length films.
It first appeared in black and white American animated short film called Steamboat
Willie (1928).

3. Mickey can easily be recognised by his red shorts, large yellow shoes and white gloves.
Walt Disney was voice actor for both Mickey and Minnie in many television series and
shorts.
The Band Concert (1935) was the first animated colour film of Mickey Mouse which was
voted the third greatest cartoon of all time by animation professionals.
Mickey Mouse has developed into role model for children from its inception; the colour
animated version of Mickey attracted the audiences more than before.
It has always represented as a nice honest guy and admirable hero.
In numerous animated films Mickey appears with his girlfriend Minnie Mouse, his pet
dog Pluto, Donald Duck and Goofy.
Mickey is popular with children of all age group and also appears in video games,
commercial products and theme parks.

4. From 1950s Mickey Mouse was known face on the television screens with the Mickey
Mouse Clue House shows and is still in the popularity list.
Bugs Bunny
The hilarious Bugs Bunny animated character in the Looney Tunes animated shows is
still fresh as usual.
Created in late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions; Bugs Bunny with his carrot
changed the face of the animation by attracting lot of young kids to the audio/video
medium.
Animated character Bugs is a gray and white rabbit or hare famous for his carefree
personality.
He appeared in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies under Warner Bros. Cartoons
Production.
American voice actor Mel Blanc did the voice part for Bugs Bunny in the early series.
Bugs Bunny first made his debut in A Wild Hare (1940) animated short directed by Tex
Avery; this animated short made huge success in theatres and also received Academy
Award nomination.

5. In this short film Bugs used his catchphrase “What’s up Doc?” and has been portrayed as
a hunter.
His popularity made him American cultural icon and mascot of Warner Bros.
Entertainment during golden age of American animation.
The carrot-chewing standing position of Bugs has appeared in many TV series, feature
films, video games and commercials.
Scooby-Doo
The fun loving adorable dog of the animation industry Scooby-Doo started to appear
from 1969 on television channel.
Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears prepared the seventeen episodes of Scooby-Doo,
Where Are You! for Hanna-Barbera Productions during 1969 to 1970.
American voice actor Don Messick had been featured for Scooby Doo voice dubbing.

6. Lead character designer Iwao Takamoto consulted a breeder of Great Dane before
designing Scooby Doo with bowed legs, double chin, sloped back with black spots.
The talking brown Great Dane has always been accompanied by four teenagers Fred,
Shaggy, Daphne and Velma in solving mysteries.
Scooby-Doo animated series brought different supernatural story plots with ghosts,
zombies and lot of adventures on the screen.
It became huge success among Saturday morning audiences of CBS (commercial
broadcast television) with 65% rating.
Spooky stories of Scooby Doo are already been adapted to animated feature films and
live-action films.
TV guide has ranked Scooby-Doo the fifth greatest TV cartoon in 2013.
Sylvester Pussycat
The animated character Sylvester was so admired by the audiences that it won
Academy Award three times for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.
Mischievous cat used to chase Tweety bird or Speedy Gonzales in the cartoon series of
golden age of American animation.
Sylvester first appeared in Life with Feathers in 1945 created by Friz Freleng.
In 1947 cartoon Tweetie Pie he was paired with Tweety bird.
Sylvester made his impressions in various Warner Bros. television specials and feature
films.

7. In Loony Tunes shows the black and white cat has shown living with granny alongside
Tweety and played many antagonist roles.
Sylvester with red cherry nose always chases Tweety bird and creates mess around the
house.
In early series Mel Blanc voiced Sylvester but later comedian and actor Jeff Bergman did
the voice.
Sheriff Woody
Sheriff Woody is another animated cartoon character which has a big role in the history
of animation industry.

8. The protagonist of the Toy Story created by Pixar completely turned the look of the
animated characters that used to be designed in the early years.
3D animated CGI Woody was critically acclaimed by the audiences all over the world
and set the box office record after its release in 1995.
Famous actor Tom Hanks did the voice for Woody in the feature films and short films.
Pixar Animation Studio’s new rendering 3D tools put life into the animated Woody
cowboy doll and it became alive as a human.
Sheriff Woody is a pull-string doll and the leader of the toys in the Toy Story movies; his
facial expressions are no less than the human expressions.
Directed by John Lasseter Toy Story was one of the path breaking films in the category
of animation.
Woody has also appeared in television series and video games.
Therefore we can see that how cartoon characters created through imagination have
entertained us over the years with full potentials.
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