Check out 15 random curiosities about cartoon characters

Who has never spent hours watching television watching cartoons? And who doesn't know characters like Mickey, Gasparzinho, Coyote and Sausage, from Scooby Doo's gang? Because there are some facts and curiosities about these stickers - and many others - that many people are unaware of, and we at Mega Curioso have gathered 15 of them for you to check. Prepared?

1 - Did you know that the most famous cat and mouse duo in the world was not originally called Tom and Jerry? That's right, dear reader, as you can see in the video below, in the first episode of the cartoon Tom's name was "Jasper" and, according to William Hannah, the creator of the characters, Jerry was called "Jinx".

Apparently, who would have suggested the change of name was an MGM animator and, they say, he was inspired by World War II, when the British soldiers were called "Tommies" and the Germans "Jerries".

2 And since we're talking about names, did you know that Walt Disney almost baptized Mortimer Mouse's Mickey?

3 - Still about Mickey, have you ever wondered why the mouse wears white gloves? Because the reason is that Walt Disney feared that rat nails could be scary to children.

4 - Now, how about finding out the names of some characters opposite the most illustrious mouse in the drawings? Minnie, for example, is Minerva Mouse, while Donald Duck's full name is Donald Fauntleroy. Goofy's original name (or Goofy in the original language) is Dippy Dwag, and Daisy's name, well, is Daisy herself - although in English she is called Daisy Duck .

5 - Do you know Sausage, Scooby Doo's inseparable companion? So the character has a "people" name, which is Norville Rogers. The other members of the gang, if you are interested, are Fred Jones, Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley.

6 - Have you ever wondered if Tweety, the cute little bird constantly pursued by Frajola, is boy or girl? Because of the fans asking so much, its creator, animator Bob Clampett, clarified the doubt, revealing that Tweety is male - and his name is Orson! And since we mentioned Frajola, did you know that you've received three Oscar awards?

7 - Do you think Taz - the Tasmanian devil from Looney Tunes' gang - looks threatening? Because after the character's first appearance, he was almost retired because many parents found him too violent for the drawings.

8 - There is a crazy theory involving SpongeBob and the Bikini Slit gang, in which some fans say the characters are the result of radiation released during the nuclear tests conducted at Bikini Atoll between the 40's and 50's!

9 - And this is not the only strange theory involving drawing, as there are those who believe that the characters are representations of the seven deadly sins. So, according to the proponents of this idea, Patrick would symbolize laziness, Squidward would anger, Mr. Siringuejo would represent greed, Sandy would be pride, Plankton would envy, Gary would gluttony!

10 - Are you a fan of the voluptuous Betty Boop? Did you know that originally when the character was created - in 1930 - she was a black round-nosed French poodle with a pair of ears, and her appearance was quite different from the teasing girl everyone knows? Check out the video below:

Undoubtedly one of the most beloved characters in the cartoons, Gasparzinho - the little fellow ghost - was a 12-year-old boy named Casper McFadden (or Gaspar McFadden, if we "name" the name) who died of pneumonia.

12 - Speaking of names, we could not fail to reveal that the full name of the character Dot Warner from the Animaniacs drawing is Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Banna Bo Besca Third.

13 And since the names of the characters are simply sensational, we could not help but tell that the Coyote's real name in the Road Runner's drawing is Wile Ethelbert Coyote.

14 - Do you know why Huguinho, Zezinho and Luizinho live with their uncle, Donald Duck? As reported in one of the first comics in which the trio appears, the ducklings are children of Dumbella (or simply "Della"), Donald's twin sister, and were left with their uncle after placing firecrackers under their father's chair - and send him to the hospital because of the prank.

Finally, check out some interesting numbers: One of the most expensive animations of all time was “The Prince of Egypt, ” which cost $ 60 million to produce; a single colored blade - of over 150, 000 in existence - from the original "Snow White" was sold for over $ 200, 000 in 1991. And that wasn't the most expensive one: a 1934 black-and-white one, which shows Donald Duck getting punched in the stomach, was auctioned for $ 280, 000 in 1989.

* Originally posted on 13/02/2015.