Characters on Fox’s somewhat more realistic “King of the Hill” have four fingers and a thumb. – “Simpsons” creator Matt Groening and legendary cartoon voice Mel Blanc (“That’s all ...

From Mickey Mouse to the Simpsons to the titular Bob from Bob’s Burgers, they’re all missing the same thing — a final finger ...

Not much, apart from the fact that they're all beloved, easily recognizable cartoon characters. But they also share one ...

One strange quirk about animation is that cartoon characters more often than not only have four fingers. Mickey Mouse, Homer Simpson, SpongeBob SquarePants, Looney Tunes, the Flintstones ...

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Once you notice how many cartoon characters have four fingers, it‘s hard to ignore. The artistic choice originated with Disney and other early animation studios in the 1920s, and since then it ...