Top 7 Oldest Cartoon Characters in the World

Both children and adults enjoy cartoons. With characters like Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, Walt Disney revolutionized the cartoon world. To this day, cartoon characters are popular and some people's favourite. Here are some of the most well-known cartoon characters. The longest-running cartoons are still on the air.

Top 7 Oldest Cartoon Characters

• Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck first appeared in the 1937 short Porky Duck Hunt, directed by Tex Avery and animated by Bob Clampett. Daddy Duck was one of the first "screwball" characters and appeared in 130 Golden Age shorts.

He frequently appears with his sidekick Porky Pig and is depicted as Bugs Bunny's jealous rival. In cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, the black duck is portrayed as Bugs Bunny's rival/friend. Melissa Duck is his female counterpart.

• Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny, one of the most famous cartoon characters of all time, first appeared in a Tex Avery-directed cartoon called A Wild Hare in 1940. During America's Golden Age of Animation, he was created by Leon Schlesinger and voiced by Mel Blanc.

Bugs Bunny, best known for his mischievous personality and Brooklyn accent, has starred and appeared in numerous films, TV series, comic books, and amusement park rides. He went on to star in Merrie Melodies and the Looney Tunes series. Bugs Bunny has his own star on Hollywood Boulevard.

• Tom and Jerry

The Tom and Jerry cartoon, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera in 1940 for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, has become one of the most famous and beloved cartoons of all time. Their plot revolves around the never-ending chases and fights of Tom and Jerry, a housecat and a brown mouse. Tom chases Jerry, but due to his intelligence and agility, Jerry almost always wins.

The show received seven Academy Award nominations for Best Animated Short Film.

• Popeye

Elzie Crisler Segar created Popeye in 1929 for his Thimble Theatre comic strip, which was later renamed after Popeye himself. The Popeye cartoon series began in 1933 by Max Fleischer Studios and was later continued by Paramount Studios.

He is a sailor best known for his pipe, his massive muscular arms with two anchor tattoos, and his squinting right eye. He also consumes spinach in order to gain super strength, which allows him to lift heavy objects and save his fiancee Olive Oyl from villains.

• Scooby Doo

Scoobert “Scooby” Doo is the protagonist of the series with the same name that was created in 1969 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Scooby Doo is a Great Dane whose companions are Fred, Velma, Daphne and Shaggy, his best friend who he shares the same personality traits with.

Scooby Doo has a speech impediment, and often begins most words with ‘R’, but his friends understand him nevertheless. His catchphrase is “Scooby-Dooby-Doo!” Scooby Doo, Where Are You? Debuted on CBS network with its first episode “What a Night for a Knight” on September 13, 1969.

• Fred Flintstone

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera created Frederick Joseph (Fred) Flintstone. In 1960, he made his first appearance.

He is married to Wilma Flintstone, with whom he has a daughter named Pebbles. Barney and Betty Rubble, Fred and Wilma's next-door neighbors, are best friends. They live in a prehistoric town where humans and dinosaurs coexist, as Fred has a pet dinosaur named Dino. His distinctive appearance includes his black hair, large nose, and orange loincloth with black spots that he wears with a tie.

• Donald Duck

Donald Duck’s full name is Donald Fauntleroy Duck. He is one of the most popular cartoon characters out there. Also, most known for his trademark sailor shirt and hat and no pants, his short temper and many fights and silly, but loveable antics.

Donald Duck’s birthday is June 9, 1934 and his first appearance was in 1934 in a Silly Symphony cartoon named “The Wise Little Hen”. He appeared in over 152 cartoon shorts between 1934 and 1959.

Most famously, he is also known for his love interest, Daisy Duck.