Toon is an abbreviation of "cartoon", probably popularized by the name of the Looney Tunes series of animated shorts by Warner Brothers (though the spelling is different). It became a popular way to refer to a cartoon character in the 1981 Gary K. Wolf novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? and its film adaptation Who Framed Roger Rabbit. These two works created and established the Toon Noir sub-genre, which features toons and non-toon humans living together, each playing by their own set of physics. The small sub-genre includes Disney's Bonkers and Warner Brothers' Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs and Freakazoid cartoon series, and more recently, the films Cool World (1992) (where Toons are called "Doodles"), Space Jam (1996), The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) and Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) and also the video game Go! Go! Hypergrind. Toon is a term that commonly refers to a type of character appearing in certain cartoons. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Warner Bros. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Gary Wolf is the creater of the fictional Roger Rabbit universe in which toons and humans coexist. ... Who Censored Roger Rabbit - First edition cover Who Censored Roger Rabbit? was a mystery novel written by Gary Wolf in 1981, later adapted into the hit Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (on its Touchstone Pictures banner), Using traditional animation and live action. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Bonkers D. Bobcat, accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Warner Bros. ... Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American animated television series created and produced as a collaborative effort between Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. ... Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as the shorter title Animaniacs, is an American animated television series, distributed by Warner Bros. ... Freakazoid! (or Freakazoid) is an animated television show created by Warner Brothers that aired for two seasons in 1995-1997. ... Cool World is a 1992 live-action/animated film. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... A doodle of a dog. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle was a critically and financially unsuccessful movie released in 2001. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Looney Tunes: Back in Action was a 2003 Warner Bros. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Go! Go! Hypergrind is a skateboarding video game for the Nintendo GameCube that was developed by Poponchi and published by Atlus Co. ...

Toon is often used by animation fans (mainly from the english speaking world) to distinguish characters from those in Japanese anime, even if the latter features comedic funny animal type characters (e.g., Doraemon). The English fandom jargon 'hentai' also typically excludes toons. Bugs Bunny, a typical funny animal character Funny animal is a cartooning term for the genre of comics and animated cartoons in which the main characters are humanoid or talking animals. ... Original run {{{first_aired}}} – March 25, 2005 No. ... Hentai tankōbon on display in Japan Hentai )   is a Japanese word that can be used to mean metamorphosis or abnormality. In Japan hentai has a strong negative connotation, and is commonly used to mean sexually perverted. The term is used as slang for sexually explicit or pornographic comics and...

There is also a type of monster card from the card game Yu-Gi-Oh! that is called toon, such as Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon. These cards show monsters in the exaggerated style that is usual for toons. Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Shonen Jump BANZAI! Shonen Jump Original run 1996 – March 2004 No. ...

'Toon' is also a terminology used by players of massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) to describe ones character or avatar within the game. The term is believed to be used again as a shortened form of cartoon, used as the character in the game is often an animated representation of themselves, or a cartoon version if you will.

'Toon' has also been used as a slang term for cartoon characters in fictional worlds where these characters co-exist with human populations. Examples of this include the settings of Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Cool World (where they were referred to as "doodles"). Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (on its Touchstone Pictures banner), Using traditional animation and live action. ... Cool World is a 1992 live-action/animated film. ...

Common features of toons

• An exaggerated, usually anthropomorphic appearance based on some realistic animal or object
• A grossly caricatured appearance, if human (South Park)
• An innate sense of comedic timing (Bonkers)
• Being put into funny situations if ostensibly unfunny (i.e., deadpan characters such as Droopy Dog)
• An intense focus on a single-minded goal, such as hunting (Elmer Fudd), catching prey (Sylvester the cat, Wiley E. Coyote, Humphrey the Bear, Tom of Tom & Jerry), or capturing the object of one's romantic feelings (Pepé Le Pew, Johnny Bravo), generally with comedic results.
• A usual disregard for the physical laws that govern our Universe (and a reciprocal disregard of those laws for them)
• Cannot be killed by any means that are lethal to humans (eg: gunshots, being squished/crushed, etc.), but are murdered by being subjected to a substance known as "dip".

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See also

• Toontown
• Doodle