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Illustrator and cartoon artist Ed Harrington has been creating a series of images that can ruin some of your best childhood memories. Harrington takes our favorite pop culture characters and tries to guess what they do when they're not working, revealing their secret life. Have you seen Ariel getting ready to eat Nemo? He-Man straightening his hair? Or Chewbacca shaving his legs? Well, you're about to.

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Never mix colors with whites!

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Once you hear about his past, it's easy to understand why Harrington's cartoon drawings are so well executed. He studied illustration and graphic design at Virginia Commonwealth University and has worked as a graphic designer/illustrator/cartoonist for the past 20 years.

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    Popcorn, toast, bagels, the possibilities are endless!

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    "[I have] no real 'idea' to this series -- I just try to draw things that I like and find funny," he told Bored Panda. "Usually, I just think about how life might be different or difficult for these cartoon characters. Like, how Skeletor probably can't drink or whistle since he has no soft tissue or lips around his mouth. Or I like to think about parts of a famous character that we never get to see and what might have been hidden from us all this time."

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    Hans
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    6 years ago

    We always knew it!

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    Daria B
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    6 years ago

    Plot twist: the cat is a Flerken.

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    Sarah McManus
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    Childhood ruined! 😂

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    Annemarie Mattheyse
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    6 years ago

    This is HILARIOUS! XD

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    Asat Voong
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    6 years ago

    we will never look at Mickey Mouse the same way again.

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    Hans
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    6 years ago

    This must take a while.

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago

    How did he get his pants down without shredding that too?

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    Lilli
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    6 years ago

    aw that's cute tho :3

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    Night Owl
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    6 years ago

    😂😂

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    Chris Green
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    6 years ago

    Skeletor is the pioneer of the snuggie, who knew?!?

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    MagicalUnicorn
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    6 years ago

    oh my, forever imprinted in my mind :D

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    Hans
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    6 years ago

    I would have expected him to turn back into Price Adams while taking a dump...

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    Binxe
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    6 years ago

    Someone triple dog dared him O_O

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    Alusair Alustriel
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    6 years ago

    Hahhahahahaah the kid got me going xDDD

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    Cora Fields
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    6 years ago

    No

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    Sarah McManus
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    Kiss my shiny metal a$$ 😉

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    Aski Markup
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    6 years ago

    Thundercats!

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago

    Unlike other sea creatures, she can use those fingers and opposable thumb to rip it off.

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    A Rose Among Thorns
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    6 years ago

    Yummy

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    Ed Souza
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    6 years ago

    You know that's what was really going on between these two.

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    Daniel Mason
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    6 years ago

    My fave!

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    Francis
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    6 years ago

    No, Piglet! WHY? :O

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    varwenea
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    6 years ago

    Batman definitely needs a special someone to make him smile.

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    Seabeast
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    6 years ago

    Ooh... never knew he had a supporting role in Pan's Labyrinth. I guess he had to do something between Muppet movies to earn a living.

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    Bonnie Blue Bird
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    6 years ago

    Who wears short shorts! :P

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    IzzieM
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    6 years ago

    Pooh will probably offer her some honey, which will help with the low blood sugar, and they will part as friends.

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    tuzdayschild
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    6 years ago

    This one's frameable.

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    Justine
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    6 years ago

    Why would he floss a helmet

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    Nicominde
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    6 years ago

    In case you didn’t knew how they were made

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    Andres Tejeda
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    6 years ago

    Hey, a dude has got to eat, you can't chase teens all around Crystal Lake on an empty stomach.

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    Seabeast
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    6 years ago

    Who left a tissue in their pocket?! Confess!

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    Demi Zwaan
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    It's 2. Definitely 2.

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    Francis
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    i heard instant chewbaccas "voice" in my ears..

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    Nicole Raab
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    6 years ago

    Haha haha! It's only funny because it's true! Haha!

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    Hans
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    6 years ago

    Cats be cats.

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    IzzieM
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    6 years ago

    This one. This one is breaking my brain. Cannot be unseen.

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    Cora Fields
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    Hehe

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    Night Owl
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    Of course, cats be cats

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    Ed Souza
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    lol, fits him

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    Lilli
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    I need this for when I have to collect the garbage from all six garbage cans in the house :(

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    Night Owl
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    That's practical

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    Kjorn
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    6 years ago

    i need that as my wallpaper

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    Amazon QT
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    6 years ago

    She can hear a pin drop, on the Moon! 🤣🤣

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    Zachary Goldstein
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    6 years ago

    yup!

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    Daria Z
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    Urgh.. :0

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    Markus Weiler
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    6 years ago

    OMG, Sigourney...

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    Andres Tejeda
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    LOL, Rick would totally do that to Morty.

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    Francis
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    big fluffy kittie is still a cat :D

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    Cora Fields
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    He would do that

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    Phi
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    Same face my cat makes in that situation!

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    Jyri Hakola
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    6 years ago

    It’s a trap

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    Lukyan Terdal
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    6 years ago

    That other guy commented too soon

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    Seabeast
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    6 years ago

    He'd need a floss threader to get it through in the first place.

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    Lilli
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    6 years ago

    poor Pooh..

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    How Terribly Unfortunate
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    ...

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    Mooncut
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    Now I can't get that out of my mind 🥴

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    Cora Fields
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    6 years ago

    Leave eyeore alone

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    Ed Souza
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    hate when that happens.

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    Mooncut
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    Sure...?

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    Francis
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    is this the reason, why Piglet is wearing poohs face in the other picture? Because he misses him so much?

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