The Mystery Cartoon Character Game, ongoing-ier.

Hate to say it, Pete, but this one's so obscure, I just can't put my finger on it.

This is a stumper. I can't find anything in my research.

Just to throw bricks, because that's what I do: Mazinger Z from Toei Animation's Robot Girls Z.

Not Mazinger Z, but thanks for trying!

As a final clue-ette I might mention I'm flying the flag here

These films were made available to the US at the time (indeed the US rights were sold when the studio was liquidated) but may never had been distributed there. However they are now viewable on YouTube!

Still don't have it, since there are many cartoons on YouTube.

Sorry, but I'm still not finding it.

Sorry folks - I did hope that someone would dig this up, but obviously it's too obscure!



This was the taxicab Squeek from the series of Bubble & Squeek cartoons made in the late 40s by George Moreno Jr (younger brother of Manuel) for British Animated Productions. They are pretty slap-dash affairs, but fun in a weird way... you can watch them here.

Clues explained:
1) Bubble is a cabbie, Squeek the cab.
2) George was Californian (of Mexican parents), Bubble & Squeek are British.
3) In chronological order: Big City, Funfair, Old Manor House, Home Sweet Home, Loch Ness Legend.
4) As seen in Big City.
5) As seen in Big City.
6) Squeeker in Home Sweet Home.
7) As seen in Funfair.
8) Colonel Rat in Old Manor House. The Colonel co-stars with Willie the Worm in Loch Ness Legend.
9) When Rags the canine tramp moves in to Bubble's house (and is given Squeeker's chair).

I'm a bit busy at the moment, so I'll pass on my turn, and let whoever has a character ready take up the reins.

Thanks, Pete. Truth be told, I never even knew about these characters. Now here's one I do know about, and just in time for Father's Day:

1. I'm the only shrink to ever be the title character of an animated series.

2. In addition to my patients, I often have chats with my adult son.

3. I have the same last name as my voice actor.

Well, that was informative. It marks Peterhale's fifth unguessed character. It's also the longest period on this new site in which a character has gone unidentified, as measured by post interval, rather than time elapsed. I had an inkling that the character was a vehicle, but failed to pursue it; I chased the fem-bot dead end instead, which is my own fault.

As for this newest Mystery Character, it's that pioneer of Squiggle Vision: Doctor Katz, Professional Therapist, created and voiced by Jonathan Katz. Squiggle Vision is that technique of limited animation that moves only the eyes and mouth, and also looks like the character's skin is trying to crawl off the body and slink away somewhere. Lasted 81 episodes, though, so Katz was doing something right.

PUB, you're right on all counts. All that, plus the fact that he had father to son talks with his son Ben.

So you get another turn. Good job.

Nice. Now to tap a cartoon that hasn't gotten a mention yet. Hmm, there is one, but ... I'll work around it.

1) This character has appeared only once in an animated short film that is viewable on YouTube. Be advised, this character has no name, so I shall credit the respondent that identifies the important item which he carries with him.

2) The short cartoon is in the public domain because of its age, as it predates much of the copyright bumping that the big studios keep advocating. It's so old that it has only a music track, and no voice track. It's also monochrome, predating Technicolor.

3) This character is a Good Guy, but gets mistaken for a villain, which complicates things considerably.

I checked a list of all the public domain animated shorts, and none of them seem to have a character that matches the clues.

Color me surprised, I expected this one to be a cupcake. Well, let's put icing on this thing.

4) This cartoon displays some of the most reckless, hazardous and downright dangerous behaviors possible. For one thing, the overhead wires on a transformer substation should never be used as a trampoline. Ever.

5) For another, only railroad employees should operate track switches. Nobody should pulling levers at random, shunting trains onto the wrong tracks. The NTSC would have conniptions, and the late Peggy Charren would have an aneurism.

6) Of course, the biggest reason this cartoon isn't shown in the United States is that two young women get naked and go skinny dipping! Naked girls, oh the horror!

I'll do my best to look this one up.

I found one possibility but it's not on YouTube, so I can't confirm clues 4-6. I guess it's not it then. haha.

*facepalm*

7) This character tends to ride a bicycle. Or something with two wheels that suggests bicycle, because structurally, it couldn't possibly work.

8) The cartoon was produced in France, with British funding, and an American director. In 1934.

9) If nobody identifies this one, there will be no joy in my life.

And all I'm asking for is the item that this character picks up and takes with him, ultimately returning to its rightful owner. Please?

Forgive me for only discovering this one within the last five minutes. The answer is The Young Man from La Joie De Vivre.

Aw man, you beat me to it. I just watched this myself a few minutes ago.

Absolutely, yes. Mais oui, c'est la Joie de Vivre (the joy of living), and the item the young man on the bicycle has is a shoe, left behind by one of the girls during their frolic atop the electric lines. They initially run from him, thinking that he's a stalker, but the good fellow simply holds up the shoe, "shoe?", and *poof* everything's fine.

Pardon me, I thought that groundbreaking animation such as Joie de Vivre and Phantasmagorie and Humorous Phases of Funny Faces would have been automatic viewing. I'm sorry, I shouldn't delve so deeply. Give nice EmeraldIsle a proper +1, and step aside.

Thanks, OUB. Now for today, another that's totally untapped:

1. I'm a cartoon dad from an animated series that didn't run long.

2. Even though I'm a canine, I'm modeled after an iconic husband and father from a groundbreaking live action series. Those were the days, weren't they?

3. Not only am I just like this guy, I also have the same initials.