1Ren and Stimpy
Laurie Johnson’s song “Happy Go Lively” was present in all the episodes of “Ren and Stimpy” cartoon series.
2. Martin Luther King Jr. once appeared as a character on one of the episodes of kids T.V. show “Rugrats.”
3. Rugrats had a spin-off series named ‘Rugrats Preschool Daze’ that was canceled after 3 days and only 4 episodes being aired, despite being ordered for 13. It is the Shortest Nicktoon ever produced.
4. In 1998, at arguably the height of their popularity, the characters on the cartoon TV show 'Rugrats' were more recognizable to children than Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse.
5. 'Hey Arnold' was not set in New York City but in a fictional city called Hillwood.
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6Hey Arnold
The last name of Arnold form “Hey Arnold!” is Shortman, the name by which Grandpa Phil calls him by.
7. Aladdin's pants were modeled after rapper MC Hammer.
8. Lyrics from Aladdin was changed for the Arabic version to show greater cultural sensitivity because one English line is "Where they cut off your ear, if they don’t like your face."
9. There are fan theories that the animated movie Aladdin is set in a post-apocalyptic future where the world is a desert and the carpet is a remnant of hover technology.
10. Porky Pig, not Bugs Bunny, is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.
11Launch
The character 'Launch' from Dragonball didn't appear in Dragonball Z, as creator Akira Toriyama simply forgot about the character.
12. Courage from “Courage the Cowardly Dog” wasn’t abandoned as a pup, but his parents were kidnapped by a vet, who is said to have sent them to the moon.
13. "Dexter's Laboratory" and "The Powerpuff Girls" are set within the same universe. "The Justice Friends" exist in both shows, creating the link.
14. The hidden messages “Don’t tell Brain I hid this secret message. Ha ha! Narf!” (0:17) and “I know about your silly secret message, Pinky.” (0:42), can be seen in the opening sequence of ‘Pinky and the Brain.’
15. “Hey Arnold” originally started out as a series of claymation shorts on Sesame Street.
16Uncle Chan
The Cantonese incantation Uncle Chan recites in Jackie Chan Adventures (Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao) translates to “Evil demons and malevolent spirits, be gone!”
17. The characters in the animated series 'Archer' are modeled after real people.
18. The original Middle Eastern tale of Aladdin is set in China and Aladdin is implied to be of Chinese descent.
19. There was an antagonist named Benton Tarantella on Courage the Cowardly Dog based off director Quentin Tarantino.
20. When the new character Elmrya was forcefully added to the show “Pinky and the Brain” due to executives wanting to liven it up, the writers added the lyrics: “So Pinky and the Brain/ Share a new domain/ It’s what the network wants/ Why bother to complain?” to its theme song.
21Aladdin
The main inspiration for the appearance of Aladdin in his first animated movie of 1992 was originally supposed to be actor Michael J. Fox from Back to the Future, but it was later changed to resemble actor Tom Cruise.
22. There was a 1990s Yogi Bear revival called "Yo Yogi!" where the characters solved mysteries and hung out at Jellystone Mall. Magilla Gorilla once appeared as a parody of Vanilla Ice.
23. On the show Archer, the character Doctor Krieger is not a doctor at all. According to ISIS Applied Research Department records, his legal first name is Doctor.
24. The test version of Bob's Burgers' pilot featured a son named Daniel. When the character was changed to the awkward daughter Tina in the final version, the character's original lines were kept and so was the voice actor.
25. In the original pitch for Bob's Burgers, the family actually were cannibals that made their burgers out of human flesh. FOX found the idea to be too dark.
