10 curious little things that we didn’t notice in our favorite cartoons (10 photos)
Animation creators like to hide many unexpected surprises in their creations that only the most attentive viewer can find.
1. Tom and Jerry's Mistress
Only the truest fan will notice the metamorphoses occurring with the owner of the famous Tom and Jerry in the animated series of the same name. The creators called the woman “Mommy Two Slippers,” and her prototype was the nanny Mammy from the famous film “Gone with the Wind.” However, in 1954, Tom got a new mistress from Ireland.
2. SpongeBob and the Masonic Lodge
In the animated series “SpongeBob”, familiar from childhood, if you carefully watch, you can find many hidden symbols of a completely non-children’s theme - social hierarchy and secret lodges. Thus, in one of the episodes the topic of Freemasonry was raised, as indicated by the all-seeing eye and the traditional Masonic handshake.
3. Lady and the Tramp in 101 Dalmatians
An attentive viewer will notice that 101 Dalmatians features guests from another Disney story - the main characters of the animated series Lady and the Tramp.
4. Sebastian the Crab in Aladdin
And in the story about Aladdin, Sebastian the crab from The Little Mermaid suddenly appears, whom the Genie took out of a magic book.
5. Residents of “South Park” and “The Simpsons” visiting “Futurama”
In one of the episodes of Futurama, the creators hid the characters of two other cartoons in jars with the heads of celebrities preserved in alcohol - Eric Cartman from South Park and Director Skinner from The Simpsons.
6. The secret language of Futurama
The creators of the space animated series “Futurama” make you scratch your head, using coded language and giving a hint to it in one of the episodes. In addition, the authors make a bold statement about the near future of the French language, calling it dead. It is curious that in the French translation German became a dead language.
7. Encrypted messages in Gravity Falls
The creators of the animated series “Gravity Falls” also love interactivity with the audience, leaving a coded message at the end of each episode. So, in the first episodes of season 1, the authors encrypted the following letter: “Starting from the first to the last, look for all the codes in the credits. Missing one means missing them all. Welcome to Gravity Falls." And the transcript to the cryptograms itself was published on a website dedicated to the animated series.
8. Mysterious number “A-113”
In every Pixar movie you can find the license plate "A-113". It turns out that this is the class number of the California Institute of the Arts, where famous animators studied. In this way, the company inspires students currently studying there by showing future career prospects.
9. South Park characters in real life
In the final episode of South Park, the creators showed what their characters look like in the real world. The last episode ends with Stan taking off his VR glasses and sharing with his friends his feelings about the time spent in virtual reality. Therefore, we can assume that the entire animated series is just a simulation game.
10. Secret Krabby Patty Recipe
Probably every fan of the animated series “SpongeBob” has at least once wondered what the Krabby Patty is made from, which the residents of Bikini Bottom love so much. After numerous requests from viewers, Nickelodeon decided to publish the recipe for the most delicious burger in the world. And the secret ingredient of the dish, which Plankton so desperately tried to find out, is not a product at all, but love, as SpongeBob reports in one of the episodes.
