22 Beloved Cartoons Characters From Your Childhood That Are Dead Now

Sorry, I don't make the rules.

1. Ms. Finster from Recess:

ABC

Ms. Finster died of heart failure three years ago.

2. That old dude that plays chess in those Pixar shorts:

Disney

He is a skeleton now.

3. Old Man Jenkins:

Nickelodeon

Old Man Jenkins is survived by his son, Young Man Jenkins.

4. Spike from Rugrats:

Nickelodeon

Spike's a dog. It's been decades. Spike's dead.

5. Pluto:

Disney

Another dog. Impossible for Pluto to still be alive.

6. Scooby Doo:

WB

Scooby Doo has been around for half a century. Show me a dog who's lived that long and I'll show you a priest because that, mon frere, is terrifying.

7. Clifford the Big Red Dog:

Scholastic

Can I tell you something? More like Clifford the big DEAD dog.

8. Eustance from Courage The Cowardly Dog:

Cartoon Network

Murial is still alive and, quite frankly, thriving.

9. Sidetable Drawer from Blues Clues:

Nickelodeon

Drug overdose.

10. The big frog from Gullah Gullah Island:

Nickelodeon

Big frogs burn brightly and fade quickly. RIP my guy.

11. Biggie Cheese:

nickelodeon.wikia.com

One day, somehow, somewhere, your unhealthy lifestyle will catch up to you. That's what happened to Biggie Cheese.

12. Stick Stickley:

Nickelodeon

Sticks aren't alive to begin with. Always been dead.

13. Tommy Pickles' grandparents:

Nickelodeon

You kiddin' me? Of course they're dead.

14. Dagget and Norbert from Angry Beavers:

Nickelodeon

Beavers have a lifespan of 10 years. It's irresponsible to assume they're still alive today.

15. Ms. Fowl from Jimmy Neutron:

Nickelodeon

She died alone. Moving on.

16. Patchy the Pirate:

Nickelodeon

When you have a job like Patchy, you're signing up for an fulfilling, action-packed yet ultimately short life. God bless this man, and may God rest his soul as he is ushered into the Kingdom Of Heaven.

17. Chip Skylark from Fairly Oddparents:

Nickelodeon

Boat accident.

18. Darwin from The Wild Thornberries:

Nickelodeon

Darwin fells into a volcano. Next.

19. The Mayor from Powerpuff Girls:

Cartoon Network

This is an obvious one.

20. Grandma Bunny from Max And Ruby:

maxandruby.wikia.com

Have you ever seen Dante's Peak? Remember the scene where the grandma, like, jumps out of the rowboat and burns to death in the lava? That didn't happen to Grandma Bunny. She died of a stroke.

21. Plank:

Cartoon Network

Again, wood is not alive. Dead.

22. And, finally, Doug:

Nickelodeon

Doug is a ghost now, and not a particularly benevolent one at that.