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Mommy, where do cartoon characters come from?

Jesse Brown at 6:18 am Mon, Sep 14, 2009

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Jesse Brown is a guest-blogger on BoingBoing. He is the host of TVO's Search Engine podcast.

Noticing that most cartoon characters lack genitals, I made a short animation explaining where new cartoon buddies come from...

The Birth of Century Sam from Jesse Brown on Vimeo.

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nanuq

You mean the stork doesn’t bring them? Can Bugs Bunny cartoons be wrong?
gnp

Then of course there’s Mike Kazaleh’s explanation.
Angelastarling

eww bleh!
Sork

So why do Disney characters have so big breasts if they can’t reproduce?
Powerphail

That was disgusting.
Anonymous

Thanks for the new nightmare material.
Anonymous

I thought the “Crazy Frog” was the father of all cartoons.
Jesse Brown

Some people feel that way about the miracle of birth, powerphail.

Others find it beautiful.