According to animator Art Babbitt, "Animation follows the laws of physics—unless it is funnier otherwise." The idea that cartoons behave differently compared to the real world (but not randomly) is almost as old as animation itself. For example, Walt Disney already talked about this "the plausible impossible" cartoon logic in 1956. And when you think about it, the popular cartoons would lose half of their charm if their characters started acting just the same as us. Our sometimes dull reality is what we're trying to escape watching the funny cartoons, after all.
Bored Panda has collected some of the most ridiculous examples of cartoon plot holes to highlight how the world of cartoon characters differs from the real one, and it couldn't be any funnier. From the fingerless Powerpuff Girl Blossom eating with chopsticks to Tom and Jerry hanging out naked all day but wearing clothes at the beach - these characters clearly aren't governed by the laws of science or the norms of any rational plot twists. Scroll down to witness severe cases of cartoon logic that make perfect (non)sense and vote for the most facepalm-y ones!
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A Portrait Of Dear Father
Earphones Logic
Naked vs. Clothed
Christmas Before Christmas
Also before the invention of Coca-Cola which is where the red santa hat comes from.
Finding Love
I'm familiar with this story but mine went round putting something else that's not a shoe on every girl
Different Kinds Of Dogs
Cell Bars
Suddenly Ashamed
Fear Of Mice
Nothing wrong with that, we are human, but we are afraid of some humans :)
Fingerless Hands
Cartoon Married Couples
If I dont remember wrong the Millhouse are actually relathed
The Cinderella Effect
Snow White Logic
Well, Crabs Don't Have Ears
Hair-Shaped Skull
I don't know about hair, but I know that their left legs have floating toes bones.
Preferable Accent
Forms Of Cannibalism
Who Taught Him That?
Underwater Physics
Phineas And Ferb Logic
The Rules Of Gravity
The Simpsons Logic
Stranger Danger
Dexter's Laboratory
Spongebob Squarepants Logic
We've seen dogs walking dogs...It doesn't matter who you are, you always gotta do your chores.
Stockholm Syndrome
Trident vs. Fork
Slipper Logic
Dexter's Laboratory
Show White Logic
I'd make a misoginism joke about women, but mama will make me swoop the entire house before even thinking about it.
Caught Off Guard
To be honest I still don' t want my mom barging in while I'm in the shower.... in my 40s.
Pokemon Logic
A Subtle Joke
Camouflage Fail
Cartoon Logic Fail
Dora The Explorer
I'm the same way. I'm only bilingual, but there's something that prevents me from seeing things I'm looking for. If I'm looking for something and it's next to me, I literally can't see it. I have to walk away and do something else. When I come back it will be there.
Powerpuff Girls Logic
Failed Spiderman Logic
To be fair they don't really look like their heart is in the whole "villain" thing
A Bird Pilot
Glued-On Glasses
Carved... they are actually carved into the face
Aquaman Logic
Spongebob Squarepants
Scooby Doo Logic
The Little Mermaid Challenge
Family Guy Logic
Forever Tanned
Bugs Bunny Logic
Lion King
Beauty And The Beast Logic
Pokemon Logic
Family Relations
Tom And Jerry Logic
The Louder The Better
I can scream and shout after i hit the furniture with my toe, and the pain goes away faster.
Pinocchio Logic
He didnt drown, he got unconcious. He was trashed by a whale and got into a coma.
Portable Portals
Little Mermaid Logic
Gloves vs. Shoes
Family Guy Logic
A Mouse Walking A Dog
Mickey can walk in two legs, he can do that too. A cartoon which triggered our creativity to next level in our childhood. Yes ?
Cinderella Logic
Singing Solves Everything
Pokemon Logic
Undeniable Logic
The big question is where he's putting his cigar (and it's not his mouth!)
Safety Concerns
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
um they have air gum remember? they chew it before going into space and under water. Well, except for the episode where carl asks jimmy how they breath in space, but you don't hear the answer cuz sheen is singing.
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
okay, this is just like talking to little kid that knows next to nothing about world. Too young to understand and problems are just too far away to actually care about it...
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Babies can swim right after birth. We just forget how when we grow up Hawaian babies don't forget, they're all naturals.
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Funny Cartoon Logic Fails
Also it's part of the whole befriending a warthog and meerkat they specifically have that conversation in the movie!!
The author has obviously never spoken to a 5 year old, who could explain all of this with perfect clarity.
"Because!" isn't exactly what I'd call perfect clarity.
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The author has obviously never spoken to a 5 year old, who could explain all of this with perfect clarity.
"Because!" isn't exactly what I'd call perfect clarity.
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