Random Cartoon Character Generator

The Random Cartoon Character Generator picks one animated character from a list of 60 and shows its name with a picture. One press might give you Felix the Cat, the next Squidward Tentacles, the next Bill Cipher from Gravity Falls. The tool remembers the last pick and won't show the same character twice in a row.

It's a small, deliberately mixed list rather than an encyclopedia, which makes it good for drawing prompts, "who am I" guessing games and picking a character to cosplay or discuss when nobody can decide.

Who's in the list

The 60 characters cover about a century of animation, from the earliest studio cartoons to shows still running. A rough map of the list:

• Golden-age classics: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Betty Boop, Popeye, Felix the Cat, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Jerry the Mouse, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, The Pink Panther.
• Hanna-Barbera and Saturday morning: Scooby-Doo, Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Rosie the Robot, Space Ghost, Speed Racer, Inspector Gadget, She-Ra, Jem, Strawberry Shortcake, Smurfette.
• 90s and 2000s cable: Dexter, Bubbles, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Dot Warner, Chicken Boo, Pinky, Darkwing Duck, Arthur Read, Ms. Frizzle, Curious George, Dora the Explorer, Simon Seville, Stitch.
• Adult animation: Homer and Bart Simpson, Stewie Griffin, Eric Cartman, Bender, Rick Sanchez, Bobby Hill, Louise Belcher, Strong Bad, Roger Rabbit, Brad Boimler.
• Recent kids' and teen shows: SpongeBob SquarePants, Squidward, Steven Universe, Jake the Dog, Star Butterfly, Bill Cipher, Perry the Platypus, Rainbow Dash, Raven, Pikachu, Retsuko from Aggretsuko, Haruka.

Each character comes with a single image hosted by the site. There is no description, show name, studio or year on the card, just the name and the picture, and there are no filters by era or show.

How people use it

• Drawing practice. Artists use it as a sketch prompt: generate, set a ten-minute timer, draw from memory, then compare with the picture.
• Guessing games. One person generates a character and describes it without saying the name or show; everyone else guesses. Works well on a call with the screen hidden.
• Assigning characters. Teachers and party hosts use it to hand out characters for skits, costumes or "act like this character" rounds without anyone claiming favoritism.
• Picking what to rewatch. Get a character, watch an episode of their show. It's a decent way out of a scrolling loop.
• Writing prompts. Generate two characters and write a scene where they meet. Rosie the Robot and Rick Sanchez is a stranger pairing than you'd pick on purpose.

More specific character pickers

This list spans everything from Disney to Adult Swim, so if you want one franchise, the narrower tools are better. The Random Nickelodeon Character Generator sticks to that network; the Random DC Character Generator covers comics heroes; the Dragon Ball Character Generator and Random FNAF Character Generator are for those fandoms. For live-action, try the Random Movie Character Generator, and for games, the Random Video Game Character Generator. All of them are under all people and character generators.