Evil Appeal of Eric Cartman

South Park’s fetid bitten fat kid Eric Cartman club of misfit boys has carried his ability to do the incredible to No. 10 on TV Guide's top 50 cartoon characters of all time. What's the appeal, exactly, of a malicious, mean, lying, selfish 8-year-old? Creator Trey Parker said,"I'd say within the first season, we kind of realized Cartman's like a little Archie Bunker."

"South Park" scholar Toni Johnson-Woods admits that Cartman faucet a rich custom: "He's not the first fat, problematic, money-chasing, intolerant male to be on television not yet the first cartoon one." though Bart Simpson (and Lisa) are No. 11 and Bugs Bunny is first, Cartman debatably might not be the most awful of the worst on the leader board Beavis and Butthead weigh in at fourth.

 

Hello Kitty celebrates her 35 Happy Birthday

Kitty cannot gust out the candles however its Hello Kitty 35^th birthday today. Hello Kitty started by Sanrio the Japanese greeting card firm in 1974, the silent, unexplained graceful made her US debut in 1976 and is now an international style icon. Fashion entrepreneur Kimora Lee Simmons asks "Who doesn't love Kitty?" Kimora said "Everyone from Paris Hilton to me, to Kelly Ripa, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Tyra Banks, Iman. I mean everybody loves Kitty."

Hello Kitty isn't as for all time as innocent as she looks a since-discontinued "shoulder massager" liked a short heyday as an, ahem, marital aid except her fame shows no signs of fading. An Italian-born artist delighted to have a piece included in a birthday compliment exhibition tells "It's a huge honor because Hello Kitty is the most iconic cute character."