Why Do Cartoon Characters Become Famous at Halloween

Everyone loves cartoons, it's a proven fact. Children and adults can sit together in front of the television set and watch cartoons. It seems cartoons have taken on a whole new meaning in the last few decades. They have morphed from general entertainment in the early days of theater, to children's enterainment on Saturday morning, to round the clock laughter geared toward all age groups. The Saturday morning cartoon generation, however, is alive and well into adulthood. Obviously they happen to be yearning for days gone by, it may have a little bit to do with the ever-growing popularity of cartoons in mainstream media. Today's cartoons can be viewed around the clock and they are produced for all demographics from the smallest child, to the hrd-to-please teen, and even the adult viewership. Some cartoons even come with an explicit rating for those who wish to view this form of animated entertainment.

The cartoon charcter touches people in ways that no other televised program can. For this reason, many vintage cartoons live on in syndication to be watched again and again. Characters themselves also live on in the form of collectible items, clothing, toys, games, and Halloween costumes. Halloween costumes in particular, could actually be the biggest reason these characters can cross the generation gap and resurrect in public each year. Halloween brings out the creativity in many individuals but it also brings out the professional costume designers who see the opportunity to make substantial profits.

Your favorite cartton character may already be available t your local costume shop. Scooby Doo and the gang are classics with staying power. One of the newer cartoon giants to make a splash in the costume industry is Sponge Bob.  The Simpsons and Family Guy characters are also popular especially with the young adult generation. As for the experienced cartoon fans, classic costumes like the Flintstones, Popeye, and Speed Racer are popular. Small children has popularized Dora the Explorer and Bob the Builder. It seems at Halloween, cartoon characters are a sure hit. The most difficult choice is between modern day or vintage animated people or animals.

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Chet is the webmaster of Costumes Gone Viral where users can submit custom Halloween costumes to the gallery. If you have an old costume picture handy, send it in and maybe you'll go viral.