Aw, Gee, Wally!

Wally Gator is a weird character. While his theme song says he's the "greatest operator in the swamp", his cartoons are just low-budget misadventures in which he tries to escape from a zoo. Trust me, this image is only funny if taken out of context...but it's a game of "caption this!" if I ever saw one. From "Droopy Dragon" (Hanna-Barbera, 1962).

Don't Touch That Dial

This image is funny in and of itself. But the story behind it is even funnier. Director Bob Clampett recalled a part of this joke that was cut by censors. When the baby gator moves in to suckle, the mama pig stops him and it cuts to the next gag. Before the censors removed it, the pig uttered the line: "Don't touch that dial!" From "Baby Bottleneck" (Warner Bros., Bob Clampett, 1945).

Popeye's Nightmare

In "Wotta Nitemare" (Fleischer, 1939), Popeye has a dream. In it, we see moments like this. Obviously, Bluto has a sick mind....but if you do, too, then this image from Popeye's mind is all kinds of messed up!

Shut Up, Beavis!

Shut up, Beavis! From an early "Beavis and Butt-Head" episode. (MTV, Mike Judge, 1993).

Sylvester Misses the Bus

Sylvester chases a bus and doesn't look where he's going. Result? Ouch! From "Red Riding Hoodwinked" (Warner Bros., Friz Freleng, 1955.)

Kicking under the Mistletoe

Despite spending their entire careers plotting to kill each other, Tom and Jerry do have moments of cuteness. They just don't last long, as shown in these two images from "Night Before Christmas" (MGM, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, 1941).

Garbage day is a very dangerous day!

Rocko flips out when his dog Spunky gets taken out with the trash. From the "Rocko's Modern Life" episode "Trash O'Madness" (Nickelodeon, 1992).