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

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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.