It’s always incredible to see how animation has developed along with technology, as cartoon characters over the years change so much it’s almost impossible to recognize and compare today’s version with the original one.
Archie
He wasn’t the coolest looking dude to begin with:
But it looks like girls prefer the newer him:
Arthur
Something of a sheepish anteater to begin with, turned into a confident nerd:
Bugs Bunny
Charlie Brown
Not a lot has changed from the 1950s when it comes to Charlie Brown:
But it’s hard not to notice even the slightest change:
Cinderella
Just your regular Princess:
And this is the Disney Princess:
Garfield
There’s the really grumpy, melted version:
And a slightly happier interpretation
:
Mickey Mouse
Here he is on the steamboat:
And the cocky mouse just standing around
:
Peter Pan
And here he is in color:
Pinocciho
Tall and scary to start with:
But refined over the years with the Disney touch:
Shrek
An overgrown cactus riding a horse:
And Shrek with a less ride-able donkey:
South Park
A blurry, terrible version in 1992:
And the modern one we all know and love (most of us at least) today:
Snoopy
He needed four legs at one point:
But became a bit more human, walking on just two, later on:
The Iron Giant
This is the 1968 version:
And this is the big chunk of metal 31 years later:
The Simpsons
Here they are at inception in 1987:
But over the years they’ve been smoothed out, looking like this:
Yogi Bear
Here he is in the flat version:
And here is his fuller version:
And here is the same effect with Alvin & The Chipmunks
And here is the same effect with Papa Smurf
And Scooby…
Hat tip: Dan Meth
For more cartoon characters undergoing changes, here are some of them without their mustaches, and for those with interest in a more in depth look, here are their skeletons.
