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On the Internet, "toon" is usually a short qualifier for any animated character done in a North American style.
More specifically, a '''Toon''' is a character whose personality (and usually appearance) is greatly exaggerated. Even for the [[The Comically Serious]], comedy colors everything the character does and he is often unable to complete the most basic tasks without falling victim to a number of improbable variables. A probable reason is that many thrive on a consistent, tolerated kind of chaos.
The few animated shows in the West that attempt drama, such as ''[[King of the Hill]]'', shy away from using certain tropes associated with Toons in an effort to be taken seriously. See [[Animation Age Ghetto]]. For obvious reasons, this is a lot more capricious in anime.
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* All famous [[Looney Tunes|Warner Brothers]] characters are, too.
** Most of the cartoons that came out during [[The Golden Age of Animation]] qualify.
* The Disney series ''[[Bonkers]]'' was about a cartoon cat who joined an all-human police force, and drove his human partner to distraction with his zany cartoon antics, in a fairly obvious
* ''[[Drawn Together]]'''s Wooldor Sockbat represents the classic Toon. Everything he does is zany (including masturbation) and explained as a desperate need to be liked.
* Most classic [[Nicktoons]] fall into this category.
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