Doonesbury is a comic strip by American cartoonist Garry Trudeau, that chronicles the adventures and lives of an array of characters of various ages, professions, and backgrounds, from the President of the United States to the title character, Michael Doonesbury, who has progressed from a college student to a youthful senior citizen in the 40 + years of the strip's daily existence.

Zonker Harris ( his full name is revealed in Doonesbury: A Musical Comedy to be Edgar Zonker Harris ) is the stereotypical hippie character in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury.

Much like Shandling's other work, The Larry Sanders Show presented its main character as rather selfish and neurotic ( but also likable and charming ), and it contained some " meta " touches, such as in the final episode, in which it is established that Garry Shandling exists in the Larry Sanders universe, and is the subject of a complaint by Sean Penn, involving Garry's narcissism and his behavior toward Penn's wife on the set of Hurlyburly.

For example, ' Hugh Gaitskell House ' is the building Nicholas Lyndhurst's character Garry Sparrow is looking for in Goodnight Sweetheart when he first stumbles into World War II London.

The character of Mork was played by a then-unknown Robin Williams who impressed producer Garry Marshall with his quirky comedic ability as soon as they met.

The 30 minute series stars Garry Shandling as, more or less, himself: a neurotic, somewhat self-obsessed stand-up comedian, who just happens to be aware he is a TV sitcom character.

At the time of the show's production, Garry Shandling actually lived in Sherman Oaks, CA, just like the character on the TV show.

Uncle Duke is a fictional character in the comic strip Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau.

Fenwick is considered by some to be the model for the character of Lacey Davenport in Garry Trudeau's comic strip Doonesbury, although Trudeau's Lacey was not modeled on anyone in particular, according to Trudeau.

Coward acknowledged that the central character, the egocentric actor Garry Essendine, was a self-caricature.

* Charles Pillsbury, attorney, mediator, community activist, New Haven ; name is source for Yale roommate Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury comic strip character

Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury character Uncle Duke is based on Thompson's Raoul Duke.

Garry Trudeau, who was McLennan's roommate when they were students at Yale University, based his Doonesbury character, the Rev.

* Mr. Butts, fictional character in Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury

In the 1985 film Lost in America, Julie Hagerty's character Linda Howard loses the couple's " nest egg " at the Desert Inn, leading to a memorable scene in which Albert Brooks ' character David Howard tries to convince the Casino manager ( Garry Marshall ) to give them their money back.

He is also the source of the surname ( and some perceived character traits ) of the comic strip character Mike Doonesbury, created by Pillsbury's college roommate, Garry Trudeau.

Norman Gunston was a satirical TV character performed by Australian actor and comedian Garry McDonald.

( The award was made to the character played by Garry McDonald, who accepted it in character.

Prior to the 2000 Presidential Election, Newman was cast as the voice of Garry Trudeau's comic strip character Uncle Duke.

Garry George McDonald, AO ( born 30 October 1948 ) is an Australian stage and screen actor, well known for his portrayal of the character Norman Gunston and for his role of Arthur Beare in the television series Mother and Son.

Author and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, the obvious inspiration for Trudeau's Uncle Duke character ( Thompson originally wrote Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas under the pseudonym Raoul Duke ) said in numerous interviews that he was irritated and unhappy with the characterization.

The above cartoon is a depiction of the nursery rhyme " Little Miss Muffet ", in which the title character is " frightened away " by a spider.

* Blitz ( character ), a fictional anthropomorphic doberman from the action / comedy cartoon Road Rovers

Two different animated cartoon series also starred ' Charlie ' a tramp character, the first a series of nine shorts from 1916 by Movca Film Service.

Mickey Mouse is perhaps the most famous cartoon character and fictional mouse in the world.

In the 2001 feature film Ocean's Eleven Don Cheadle uses the term " barney " and the claim is made that this rhyme is derived from Barney Rubble, (" trouble ") with references to a character from the Flintstones cartoon show.

The above cartoon is a depiction of the nursery rhyme " Little Miss Muffet ", in which the title character is " frightened away " by a spider.

They worked with the character again in 1967 though, when they helped Rankin / Bass co produce their film King Kong Escapes ( which was loosely based on a cartoon series R / B had produced ).

Cukor obtained a job as an assistant stage manager and bit player with a touring production of The Better ' Ole, a popular British musical based on Old Bill, a cartoon character created by Bruce Bairnsfather.

A television cartoon show, Garfield and Friends aired for seven seasons from 1988 to 1994 ; this adaption also starred Music as the voice of Garfield, one of the very last times Lorenzo Music would voice the character was in Garfield's Phone Messages from the Official Garfield site before his death.

* 1929 – Popeye the Sailor Man, a cartoon character created by Elzie Segar, first appears in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.

Torvalds was named after Linus Pauling, the Nobel Prize-winning American chemist, although in the book Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution, Torvalds is quoted as saying, " I think I was named equally for Linus the Peanuts cartoon character ", noting that this makes him half " Nobel-prize-winning chemist " and half " blanket-carrying cartoon character ".

* The Mole ( Happy Tree Friends ), a character from the cartoon series Happy Tree Friends

* Pico de Paperis, an Italian name for Ludwig von Drake, a character in the American Walt Disney cartoon series

* Paperinik, cartoon character

* Peter Puck, a hockey-puck-shaped cartoon character

* Quincy, the first name of cartoon character Mr. Magoo

The rabbit as trickster appears in American popular culture ; for example the Br ' er Rabbit character from African-American folktales and Disney animation ; and the Warner Bros. cartoon character Bugs Bunny.

* Hotel Soap is an animated cartoon character in the Dr. Tran animated series of internet shorts

Marge was named after Groening's mother Margaret " Marge " Groening, who has said she bears little similarity to the character, stating, " It's really weird to have people think you're a cartoon.

In October 2009, it was announced that Marge would be featured on the front cover of the November issue of Playboy becoming the first cartoon character to appear on the cover of the magazine.