Like many celebrities, cartoon characters tend to go through drastic changes in their appearance over the years.
Here's a few animated icons who started out looking a lot different than the way we know them.
1. The Simpsons, 1987
...and today.
2. Archie in 1941 and today.
Archie started as a funny looking dude. I guess the cartoonists later realized they had to make it more believable that girls would fight over him.
3. Charlie Brown in 1950 and later.
He's just not Charlie Brown without his zigzag shirt.
4. Snoopy in 1950 and today.
At some point, Snoopy figured out how to walk on two feet.
5. Pinoccio in 1911 and 1940.
One of the more drastic makeovers. Disney changed him from Larry David into a little boy.
6. Cathy in 1976 and later on.
Ack!
7. My Little Pony in 1984 and now.
Do you think anyone in 1984 could have predicted who the fans of this show would be 30 years later?
8. Arthur in 1976 and today.
9. South Park in 1992, and today.
From a bootlegged VHS tape to a major motion picture and only this much improvement.
10. The Iron Giant in 1968 and 1999.
How many of you guys even knew this was based on an old children's book? Even more surprising is that the author was Sylvia Plath's husband!
11. Shrek in 1990 and 2001.
Hmmm.
12. Yogi Bear in 1958 and 2010.
No.
13. Alvin and The Chipmunks in 1958 and 2007.
No, man. No.
14. Papa Smurf in 1958 and 2011.
Please, No. NO!
15. Scooby-Doo in 1969 and 2002.
NOOOOOO!
16. Garfield in 1978 and later.
He lost the pounds and kept them off.
17. Mickey Mouse in 1928 and today.
The gloves are a weird touch.
18. Peter Pan in 1902 and 1953.
19. Gumby in 1953 and today.
20. Cinderella in 1865 and in 1950.
This story goes back all the way to 1697!
21. Bugs Bunny in 1940 and today.
22. The Fantastic Mr. Fox in 1974 and in the 2009 movie.
23. James and The Giant Peach from 1961...
...and in the 1996 movie.
