Guest Author - Amy Ralston Young

This list is the best animated sitcom characters. The main difference between animated sitcoms and cartoons is the target audience. Where as Dora the Explorer does wonders for my 2 year old, I would much rather watch The Simpsons – she’s not allowed to watch that one. Adult humor and adult themes – pretty much any animated show on Fox – puts a program into sitcom category and out of cartoon land.

Without further adieu, here are the Best Sitcom Characters – Animated:

1. Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta) “The Simpsons”

Watching Homer makes me want to give my dad a great big hug and say a prayer of thanks. Homer is selfish, lazy, and abusive – at least to Bart. He borrows from his neighbors and doesn’t return, falls asleep at work, and spends his free time at Moe’s tavern. Scary to think, he’s a safety supervisor at the local Nuclear Power plant.

For all his shortcomings, there are two things that are certain, and land Homey at the top of this list: he’s strong enough to make it to movie status, and he loves Marge unconditionally.


2. Eric Cartman (Trey Parker) “South Park”

Speaking of unredeemable qualities, this foul-mouthed fourth grader has them all. The leader of the pack, Cartman always has a plan, and he always fails.

He’s obnoxious, racist, and self serving. He hates his friends and pretty much everyone else too, but we must all respect his “authoritay.”


3. Beavis (Mike Judge) “Beavis and Butthead”

“I am the great Cornholio…” If you can complete the rest of that quote then you know why Beavis made it on this list.

Beavis makes even the creepiest 14 year old boy feel normal. Granted his lack of intelligence and interest in fire is a little scary, but the ladies seem to like him – well, when given a choice between him and his sidekick Butthead. Who isn’t attracted to a man who laughs like a pot bellied pig on crack?


4. C. Montgomery Burns (Harry Shearer ) “The Simpsons”

On a good day, Mr. Burns weighs maybe 90 pounds, but on any day he can crush all of Springfield under his puny little thumb. His secret? He has all of the money in the world, too bad he can’t use it to buy a heart.

Greedy and evil to the bone, Mr. Burns only seems to delight in other’s misfortune. He has a somewhat ambiguous relationship with his personal assistant Smithers, but that seems to be the only lasting relationship he’s ever had. All in all, the show just wouldn’t be the same without him. “Excellent.”