The Mystery Cartoon Character Game, now with 20% more ongoing.

I've ruled out one possibility I just looked up, due to the fact that the first two clues don't match him.

Well then, I'd better supply clues that are matchier.

4) This character's cartoon series most closely follows the lines of a situation comedy: the family tries to get through a day, has to avert a crisis of some kind, hilarious hi-jinks ensue, crisis averted / day is saved.

5) You think Mathematics is hard nowadays? Try doing it in this character's era, where Arabic numerals haven't been discovered yet!

6) No Christians were harmed in the animating of this character ... we hope.

Ah, now I've got it. It's Brutus the Lion, from "The Roman Holidays."

Yep, she's got it, by golly. This is Brutus the Lion from Hanna-Barbera's The Roman Holidays. Daws Butler, famous for voicing Snagglepuss, likewise voices this animated feline. Good lion-catching, Em.

Thanks, OUB. Now check out these clues:

1. Come this Saturday, I'll be 50 years old, just like the title hero.

2. In both of my solo appearances, I kidnap the girl.

3. Years later, I become the toned-down title character of my own show.

Three more clues:

4. My voice actor went on to voice a detective with ten kids, as well as a much more evil alien villain who fought a team of bird-costumed heroes.

5. I also later joined the title character on an animated talk show, along with a troublesome praying mantis.

6. I even teamed up with this villainous insect and four others in an unforgettable miniseries.

Could this be Moltar, the villain that seems to enjoy blistering hot temperatures? The technician for Space Ghost Coast To Coast in that lonely control room with just the one lever?

Close, but not totally right, OUB. I had another alien adversary in mind.

Ok, I'm going to say it's Brak.

Yes, Saltyboot, Brak it is. Now to explain the clues:

1. "Space Ghost" premiered on September 10, 1966, so it'll be 50 years to the day.

2. In both "The Lure" and "The Looters," he kidnaps Jan.

3. He starred in "The Brak Show."

4. He was voiced by Keye Luke, who later voiced Charlie Chan in "The Amazing Chan And The Chan Clan," and then Zoltar in "Battle Of The Planets."

5. He and Zorak (and yes, Moltar, too), were prominently featured in "Space Ghost: Coast To Coast."

6. There was the six-part story arc about the Council Of Doom, which pitted Brak, Zorak, Metallus, Moltar, Spider Woman, and Creature King against Space Ghost.

Good job, Salty. . All yours now.

Excellent.

I consider myself to be a competent doctor.
I don't know why, but my patent isn't willing to let me help him.
It's a shame, because he needs surgery.

Is this the crazy cat patient who calls himself "Young Dr. Chilled Air" from "Patient Porky"

Ooo, I forgot about him. But no, it's not Dr. Chilled-Air.

My doctor tools consist of a shotgun, and a chain saw.
I have many nurses to help me restrain the patent.
It turns out that all he needed was his back to be popped (while crashing).

I appeared once in a movie.
This movie has a lot of mice.
This character comes from the same movie that saltyboot's latest quote came from.

Hmmm. I thought someone would have gotten it by now.

Bonus hint: In the quote game, look at posts 846 and 847. That tells you the movie this character comes from.

Y'know, I've only seen The Rescuers Down Under once, as a rental. I can almost envision that scene being described: zealous acolytes pouncing upon a poor patient, and bringing him before their mentor, which is the classic mad scientist in a lab coat and the "they called me mad" agenda. Problem is, I can't focus upon any character undergoing that in Rescuers. So, if I must hazard a guess, it'd be that loopy mouse "doctor" voiced by Bernard Fox, who's assisted by the even loopier nurse, voice by Russi Taylor. Does he have a name? No idea. Is he a real doctor? Not quite: he has a doctorate in cuckoo, and took liberties with title.

Yes OUB you got it! It is the Mouse Doctor who has no name. The victim.... er, patent is Wilbur the albatross who threw out his back while landing.

You get another star!

Well, just a small one, because it took me so durned long to home in on this murine "doctor." But good news, it's fixing time!

1) This character appears in a regularly televised animated cartoon series that's no longer in production.

2) This character's closest associate has already been tapped as a Mystery Character; it's high time for the other half of the duo to shine.

3) Both title characters are animated parody forms of a famous playwright's stage duo.

I have the answer, but again, I'll see if someone else gets it first. If not, I'll post it tomorrow.

Due to the site being down again yesterday, there were no answers. So I'll lob a brick, and say it's Fleabag, the sloppy dog from "The Oddball Couple."