Why aren't cartoon animals anatomically correct?

I would go with the last thing you said. Also no one wants to look at Scooby Doo’s balls.

Perhaps Scooby has been neutered?

A related question is why in the world do both cows and bulls in Back at the Barnyard (and the original movie) have fully developed udders?

Because the act of sex has nothing to do with a fictitious character. Unless we are talking about Fritz the Cat.
He and his friends had the tools.

Hmmm… well, first off, exactly how do you think some cartoon characters can look male or female? As far as scooby doo goes, not only will testicles and a penis be slightly inappropriate, but its an extra thing to draw. Animators want to keep it simple. Personally though, I think scooby looks pretty male. I don’t see anything particular that could confuse me on that. Usually,, artists will use eye lashes and make up to signify that the character is female, and a more slender body. Scooby looks scraggy and not very pretty, so, he’s pretty male to me.

But really, all in all, I highly doubted that the creators of these show wanted to sexual-ize, even in the slightest bit of drawing reproductive parts. It would have turned off some viewers and made it inappropriate for kids. Back in the day, there was a huge argument between parents and animation companies about keeping the cartoons clean, even of slight violence like fighting between superman and his villains,

Did not stop my Gi-Joe from getting it on with Barbie.

Because they are child like and innocent. Anyone can tell when characters have sexuality they lose their innocence. Even Family Guy is not for kids. What age should they be? Will they be sexually mature? That’s creepy. Will they be like children? That’s unacceptable to many.
But it may be interesting to note that often in Scandinavian countries they don’t avoid giving their little boy or girl dolls secondary sexual characteristics. Probably a lot less confusing than the non existent sexes in American dolls.

Because the thought of seeing testicles on Marmaduke or Scooby scares the h-e-double hockey sticks out of viewers! It’s not just animals either, we don’t see bulges in Freddie or Shaggy’s pants – thank goodness!

In addition to that, I would really hate to have to explain to my kids exactly what they are seeing when Goddard rolls on his back for Jimmy Neutron to scratch his tummy. It is just not the right forum or demographic to be a jumping off point for the birds and the bees discussion. My personal thanks to all the animators out there who keep us from having to discuss these things too soon!

It’s an interesting peek at your psyche that when you discuss the anatomical incorrectness of cartoon characters you focus entirely on genitalia.

What about the fact that most of them are quadrupeds but they move about like bipeds. How about Mickey and Minnie’s hands, feet and ears are swollen to 20 times their normal size? How about the Duck family having fingers? How about Bugs Bunny’s fingers and his unnaturally attenuated body? How about the rampant dwarfism among male human cartoon characters?

Then there is the unexplained human vocal apparatus in virtually every cartoon creature except ducks and ducks that spit. There is nothing that can explain how they can sing and dance.

There is so much that is wrong about cartoons that it feels like your obsession with their sexual organs is a little excessive.

well, that answers that question. Thanks for an insight into a subject I was obviously looking at from a pervert’s POV.

This one is probably on the Fluther Overlords’ Top Ten List of Mentally Deranged Questions. bows

@gailcalled, lets keep my obsessions out of it, okay? If you want to judge me, find a jury of my peers first, hmmm?
Besides, ever heard of a concept called HUMOR? Scatological and sexual humor to be exact?? This is one of those tongue-in-cheek questions that are outside the lines or normalcy But you keep projecting what you like upon me, I find it quite amusing. =)

@ChazMaz I’d give you a hundred more lurve points, simply for making me laugh this morning. GA.

probably because they dont need to be…cartoons are simple in style and thats why they are cartoons and not something else…i mean i very much doubt the makers of scooby to were aiming for a depiction of real life

Sorry, I meant @galileogirl not @gailcalled, mea culpa.

Exactly where would I find a jury of your perv..er..peers?lol

So we don’t have to see their cartoon junk.

Scooby-do would be licking himself, rather than solving crimes, or asking for scooby-snacks.
I think Ren and Stimpy were anatomically correct. So were Bart in the Simpsons movie, and South Park, but they aren’t animals of course.

@galileogirl obviously not in your neighborhood. =)

If they look like baby faces people will find them cute. It’s a human instinct.

The genitilia of Donald duck would be internal only showing its self occasionally. On Scooby Doo, Marmaduke, both are dogs, and dogs have sheathes. The penis would be in that sheath. The sheath would be smaller in size without the penis showing. Genitilia should match the species as close as possible.. It will look better that way. The genitalia would enhance the characters. We would be looking art them at first because we are not used to seeing the natural part on animation. Whenever it is done should be done like it would be seen in nature. That means not being exaggerated.The cartoon character would carry that part like it had it its entire life, and though nothing of it. When it was cold in an animation the balls would be closer to the body, and when it was hot farther away from the body. The showing of the penis coming out could enhance the emotional response of the cartoon character too, and how relaxed they were too. Having them would enhance the masculinity of the character too. But the character would act the same, and sex would not necessarily have to take place ether. A whole cartoon could take place with no sex taking place.

@kobidobidog1
Everything does not have to be literal. Believe it or not mice are not the size of dogs either. They’re fuckin’ cartoons for crissake.

@SeventhSense “They’re fuckin’ cartoons for crissake.”

Not if they don’t have genitals.

@Darwin
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