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August 17, 2024

A lot of celebrities are really good sports, and offer up their actual voices to the cartoons that are lampooning them. But there’s definitely one or two who had no idea they were getting dunked on.

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cartoon celebrities ON Arthur Neil Gaiman The author appeared as a cat version of his human self to sign books, then as a tiny muse inside Sue Ellen's falafel. This is a kids' show, not an acid trip. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Family Guy Ryan Reynolds Reynolds appears as the Griffin family's neighbor in several episodes. In one occasion he playfully hits on Peter, who only likes him platonically. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Weird Al

cartoon celebrities Close Enough Batman: The Brave and the Bold weird Al Yankovic Is there any celeb more suited than Weird Al to be a cartoon? He's rescued by Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and not rescued from a bear in Close Enough, among many other animated appearances. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Mike Tyson 0 Mike Tyson The boxer solves mysteries with his adopted daughter, a talking pigeon, and the ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry, in a parody of '70s Hanna-Barbera show. CRACKED COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities G.I. Joe sgt. Slaughter The former WWF champion appeared on multiple G.I. Joe episodes as the team's drill sergeant. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Johnny Bravo shaquille O'Neal In the episode Back on Shaq, the NBA superstar straps Johnny Bravo on his back, believing him to be a good luck charm. CRACKED.GOM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Mary-Kate and Ashley in Action! Mary-Kate and Ashley olsen The young twin celebs voiced special agent versions of themselves. The show only lasted one season, and would be the last TV series starring the duo. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Secret Millionaires Club Jay-Z The rapper makes an incredibly wooden cameo in a pro-capitalist kids cartoon, to promote using successful business tactics to ultimately help others (while shamelessly plugging his self-named charity). CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Duck Dodgers Dave Mustaine The metal guitarist and singer's body is unfrozen in the 24 1/2 century to help Duck Dodgers fight off an easy-listening jazz Martian invasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Harlan Ellison

cartoon celebrities Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated The Simpsons Harlan Ellison The abrasive yet acclaimed science fiction writer appeared as himself on The Simpsons in Married to the Blob, and as a recurring character in Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, working as a college teacher. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities coolio & Larry King In the episode Headhunters, Grunkle Stan's wax statues come to life, including Coolio and King, voiced by the real- Gravity Falls life, non-wax versions. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Mister T Mr. T The tough '80s icon made several animated appearances as himself over the past 40 years, including his own animated show that aired from 1983 to 1985. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities The Great North Alanis Morissette In a recurring role, the singer plays an imaginary sky mentor who offers advice to Judy Tobin and listens about her triumphs. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Jennifer Love Hewitt

cartoon celebrities The Weekenders Family Guy Jennifer Love Hewitt Hewitt isn't afraid to poke fun at her celebrity, voicing a version of herself on the raunchy Family Guy and also cameoing in the children's cartoon The Weekenders. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities BoJack Horseman Jessica Biel Biel herself pushed the writers to hold nothing back and be really mean to her in her recurring appearances. That's how put-downs like attempted movie star and future hard Jeopardy! question were born. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos chuck Norris In the 1980s, if you were an action star, you got a cartoon - and Norris was no exception. The show, which had him as a government agent, lasted five episodes. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities The Fairly The Simpsons OddParents Adam west For some reason, several animated shows just wanted Adam West to be Adam West on them. In fairness, they were right to do so. CRACKED.COM — Source

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cartoon celebrities Futurama AL GORE Al Gore Usually appearing as a head in a jar, Gore is tasked with preventing disruptions in the space-time continuum (on top of being a tie-breaking vote in the Senate) CRACKED.COM — Source

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MICHELANGELO 1984 NOW One of four A doodle of a ultra-popular, wrinkly, ultra-ripped teen nunchuck-wielding heroes. Appears turtle that was in comics, eventually movies, TV, and developed as a ...whatever's single-issue going on in this parody of the high-def CGI popular adventure Dark comics of the 80's. Knightmare. CRACKED.COM — Source

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HE-MAN 1982 NOW A toy in search After hiring of a plot. In an comic book writers to flesh attempt to out a plot, compete with He-Man has Star Wars toy become a star of sales, a Mattel film, television, designer added and comics, and some clay the face of muscles to an ecstacy. existing toy. CRACKED.COM — Source

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KENNY 1992 NOW Cursed with In the short immortality. His Jesus vs. Frosty, outfit and traits it's actually the were inspired by Cartman- a real classmate looking dude of Trey Parker's. who's named The real Kenny, Kenny and gets understandably, brutally hates the show. murdered. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bart Simpson 1987 NOW An Eddie World's oldest Haskell ripoff 10-year-old. King developed 10 of the edgy minutes before catchphrase, the a pitch meeting t-shirt, and the for The Tracey title gag. Ullman Show. GRAGKED.COM — Source

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Alvin (and the Chipmunks) 1959 NOW S A DAV Ch Cover art for a Nickelodeon's novelty album high-def wherein some karaoke fever guy harmonizes dream. with himself on children's songs in the public domain. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Arthur TM 1976 NOW Protagonist of Your average Arthur's Nose, a 3rd-grade humanoid children's book aardvark, with an about exceptionally consulting a emotive fist. The rhinologist for surgery went elective well, apparently. surgery. CRACKED.COM — Source

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BETTY BOOP NSCTCTCD 1930 NOW Originally a Her dog ears turned into sexy dog, she earrings, and she was developed became fully as the girlfriend human - but to the wildly continued to popular Bimbo date Bimbo for a the Dog. while. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Fred Flintstone 1960 NOW Has since Fred Flagstone, cleaned up his a hillbilly Ralph act; sells Kramden vitamins knockoff and instead of Big Tobacco cigarettes. shill. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Bugs Bunny 1938 NOW Happy Rabbit, Bugs Bunny, studio icon who a temporary holds the guest on Porky Guinness Record Pig's wildly for Most popular show, Portrayed and a foil to Animated Daffy Duck's Character In manic energy. Films. CRACKED.COM — Source

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