The top 10 globally recognized fictional characters

[Flashjeff]

charlie the tuna--NOPE!
the pink panther--NOPE!
bigfoot--NOPE!
loch nest monster--NOPE!
willy the coyote--NOPE!
jaws--NOPE!
calvin--NOPE!
yogy--NOPE!
rocky--MAYBE!
cookie monster--NOPE!
charlie brown--NOPE!
wolfman--NOPE!
dr. seuss--NOPE!
marshall dillion--NOPE!
willy wonka--NOPE!
old yeller--NOPE!
pooh--NOPE!
dracula--YES!
headless horsemen--NOPE!
frankinstien--MAYBE!
inspector cluso--NOPE!
cliff claven--NOPE!
hawkeye--NOPE!
smokey the bear--NOPE!
giligan--NOPE!
sargent shultz--NOPE!

Nice try, but not quite on most of your choices!

 

[BrennaCeDria]

That, and Dr. Seuss isn't a fictional character. It's the actual author's psuedonym.

 

[Dream Time]

i think some people might say God, Jesus....

i believe in God

 

[DoctorP]

well...most people identify Dr Suess with The Cat in the Hat! Maybe what he was thinking of was the actual cat. (the cat does appear on the outside of all his books)

 

[Sensuikan San]

Who are the following: Sargeant Schultz, Cliff Claven, Marshall Dillion and Charlie the Tuna? I have never heard of any of them. Incidently could you call the Loch Ness Monster, or any other half mythical creature a fictional character?
Given the current success of LOTR, what about the characters from the film, especially Gollum?

Sargeant Schultz - Was a character in a (US) TV show named "Hogan's Heroes" ... waaaay back !

Cliff Claven - Was a hilarious character in the excellent (US) TV show "Cheers" ... during the '80's.

Marshall Dillon - Was a character in a (US) TV show named "Gunsmoke" ... waaaay back !

Charlie the Tuna? - I think I may be too old for this one - but I think he's a character in the animated film "Finding Nemo" - I may be wrong.

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(Dang ! I keep making all these posts on this thread, which doesn't count - see ... at the time of writing I'm stuck on post 199 ! Blast ! Must find something really substantive for #200 ! )

 

[jarvis]

charlie the tuna was the cartoon spokemen for starkist tuna for decades...

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[Sensuikan San]

Aaah ... yes !

Now I remember him ... ! The product is just not so well known up here.

Thanks !

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[King of Tokyo]

Mario Bros? Nahh! Not everyone plays video games, so they wouldn't be that well known.

It doesn't matter. That's what makes it so amazing, that even if you don't play video games, you know Mario. Everyone does. Mario's infamy knows no bounds.

 

[Mycernius]

Thanks for the info Sensuikan San and Jarvis. I have heard of the programme 'Hogan's Heros' but have never watched it. I didn't realise that Cliff's surname was Claven and I have never seen 'Gunsmoke', and Charlie the Tuna was never used in the UK as far as I know, which doesn't really make him a globally recognised fictional figure.

 

[alexriversan]

yo whatsup, skeletor vs. dr. seuss, that rocks.

charlie brown
wolfman
dr. seuss
marshall dillion
willy wonka
old yeller
pooh
dracula
headless horsemen
frankinstien
kong
inspector cluso
cliff claven
hawkeye
smokey the bear
giligan
sargent shultz

you forget to mention skeletor, yugioh, beyblade, teenage mutant hero turtles, NKOTB. these aren't all characters, but i guess skeletor is quite common, even a bit out of time (20 years)

 

[alexriversan]

That, and Dr. Seuss isn't a fictional character. It's the actual author's psuedonym.

but it sounds fictional to me. who is dr. seuss, by the way? i asked skeletor to make him a visit.

 

[jarvis]

Thanks for the info Sensuikan San and Jarvis. I have heard of the programme 'Hogan's Heros' but have never watched it. I didn't realise that Cliff's surname was Claven and I have never seen 'Gunsmoke', and Charlie the Tuna was never used in the UK as far as I know, which doesn't really make him a globally recognised fictional figure.

well I must say the US media is doing a very poor job then.

 

[Mycernius]

well I must say the US media is doing a very poor job then.

I thought the US media was all owned by Murdoch and that is about as poor as you can get
Other countries do have their own media and in some cases it is better than the US media. Just because the character is recognised in the US do not take it for granted that it is recognised outside the US. Even Sensuikan San doesn't really know who Charlie the Tuna is and he lives in Canada.

 

[jarvis]

how can the world understand America if they don't know who marshall dillion is..or festus????

:/