The Mystery Cartoon Character Game, ongoing-ier.

OUB, this is a no-brainer. There's only one animated Spencer, and that's Spencer Cogswell, from "The Jetsons."

What about "Spencer For Hire?" But he's not animated. Yes, this is Mister Spencer Cogswell, supreme chief of Cogswell Cogs, from Hanna-Barbera's The Jetsons series. I'll gear up another +1 for you, EI, while you take the reins.

Thanks, OUB. Now for one that's definitely gone untapped:

1. I'm a folk hero who didn't become a cartoon character until 1974.

2. I guess you could say I played a game called Man vs. Machine.

3. Forget a certain hip hop artist. Hammer time began with me.

I think I know exactly who this is, but I've had my share of "ups" this week. I'll sit still and keep quiet to let someone else collect a nice point.

This must be John Henry.

......

Yes, Salty, you nailed it, no pun intended.

1. "The Legend Of John Henry was released in 1974.

2. He was able to beat the steam drill.


3. He did so using just a hammer.

So you're up again. Good job.

Thanks....

I first appeared in a short film, then I had my own series and even a movie.
In my short, I went into the title characters' home when I escaped from a very bad dog.
Although they weren't happy to see me as I trashed their house.

I'll let someone else answer this time.

Three more.

They put me through one of their inventions.
This invention gave me a bath and a hair cut.
I don't talk, but I do say “baa.”

I'm still clueless, though the latest clues point to a sheep or goat of some kind.

Oh, duh on me. This is Shaun the Sheep, originally from the Wallace And Gromit stop-motion cartoon "A Close Shave." Shaun isn't really destructive by nature, he merely was hungry, and settled on munching on anything lower than the doorknobs. In gratitude, Shaun and his posse jailbreak Gromit when he was wrongly accused of killing sheep.

We have a winner! Here is your point, and take it away.

Cute li'l guy, good pick, SB. And speaking of little ...

1) This character has appeared only once to date in a feature film. He survives to the end of the story, so he could recur, though that's doubtful.

2) This character is clearly the smallest of the "away team" sent to retrieve specialists to bolster a failing enterprise.

3) Though this character is an antagonist in the story, and a thief as well, he's not hard-line evil. In fact, he seeks a reprieve and a chance to reform his ways.

I'll check the Master List and then look it up if need be.

I have a feeling this is Naught, the smallest of the Nerdlucks from Space Jam. He's the little red guy.

Glowworm has not only a feeling, but a correct answer as well. This is Nawt, the smallest Nerdluck and the shortest Monstar. In either form, he's reddish in color. Nawt is the one who stole the talent of Muggsy Bogues.

And with every correct answer, Glowworm also has a fresh +1 to boot. I'll add it to the tally board while you take control of the game board. Quiz us up good, GW.

Thanks. I got a good one in mind.
1. I am almost always getting paddled by my rival.
2. I am often mistaken for a bird by a fledgling hunter.
3. I find ways to get even with my rival--it's a he beats me, I beat him and vice versa relationship.

Can't think of any that would be mistaken for birds, except for pterodactyls and pteranodons.

Could this be the Barnyard Dawg (aka George P Dog) who vies with Foghorn Leghorn and is taken for a chicken by Henery Hawk?

Yes, this is Barnyard Dawg, who is constantly spanked with a fence post or board by Foghorn Leghorn, and mistaken for a chicken (or a pheasant in one case) by Henery Hawk--usually due to Foghorn.

To be honest though, I'm not sure where the name George P Dog comes from. I've never seen it mentioned through any shorts or comics--he's merely "Dog." I've always known him as Barnyard Dawg and have only seen this George P Dog thing recently when I put in a web search for him.