Cartoons were originally meant to entertain innocent children's minds but writers and creators have strayed off the path by making cross-dressing one of the cartoon world's most common gimmicks, not that there is anything wrong with that. Whether America's favorite characters are cross-dressing to defeat their enemy or just because they enjoy disguising themselves as the opposite sex, you have to wonder if they aren't in between genders or at the very least, reconsidering their sexuality.
What cartoons have transgendered characterise? These 8 transgendered cartoon characters break the mold in terms of their sexuality and sexual identity. They show viewers that it's OK to be yourself, whatever that is. While some viewers will be too young to understand what is going on and simply giggle at the cross-dressing characters, others will learn that personal expression is acceptable. Either way, each of these characters are entertaining to no end and for that, we love them.
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Bugs Bunny
It's no secret that America's favorite cartoon character Bugs Bunny has one very popular go-to trick for deceiving his enemies, particularly that hillbilly Elmer Fudd. Looney Tunes character Bugs feels no shame in seducing his foes by dressing as a woman, anywhere from a schoolgirl to a geisha and Norse Valkyrie. He ferociously bats his eyelashes and gets uncomfortably close to their face to distract them, daring to kiss them sometimes.
In "What's Opera, Doc?" Bugs Bunny even gets the stern and violent Elmer Fudd to perform ballet with him. Some of his favorite pastimes include styling hair, giving manicures and letting shoe salesmen tickle his feet.
We can admit that Bugs cross dresses for a good purpose but as a cartoon character, he has the potential to come up with any number of tricks and yet he still chooses to dress in drag. Looks like Bugs gets a little too much pleasure from getting all dolled up to be considered a straight bunny.
Mr. Garrison
Mr. Garrison, the teacher at South Park Elementary who uses puppets like Mr. Hat and Mr. Twig to teach, has one of the most complicated sexualities in TV history.
Before his sex change in season 9, he finally begins to accept his homosexuality and even has a lover, Mr. Slave. In "Mr. Garrison's Fancy New Vagina," Mr. Garrison tells Dr. Biber that he has always been a woman on the inside and that getting a sex change is his last chance at happiness. So he becomes Ms. Janet Garrison.
However, when Ms. Garrison finds out that vaginoplasty doesn't include reproductive organs, that she has no period and can't get pregnant, she is disappointed. She carries on several lesbian relationships before deciding she wants to be a man again. She pays for a laboratory to grow a penis on a mouse and gets a second sex change. He has remained that way since but who knows how long it'll be before he gets another one.
Roger
It may be difficult for an alien to be considered transgendered but since he calls himself Roger and dresses in guy clothes, we can assume he is a guy most of the time. This American Dad character has been known to question his sexuality however, asking himself if he really likes girls.
Roger's most famous alter egos are Laura Vanderbooben and a wedding planner named Jeannie Gold. He becomes Laura Vanderbooben to get sexually harassed at work and be able to sue the company for a settlement. In one scene, he struts through the office in a tight outfit, swaying his hips, but none of the men turn to look at him.
As Jeannie Gold, a former prostitute in Argentina, Roger helps Stan and Francine renew their wedding vows. In another episode, Roger gets a waitress job on a cruise ship where the Smiths are taking a vacation and dresses like Olivia Newton John and sings her hit Xanadu.
Roger and Stan have many intimate moments, from Roger telling him he needs him when they're both drunk to acting in a play called "Pinata Man" together. Roger steals the female leading role and dresses up as a senorita. He rips Stan's shirt off, licks his chest and lets Stan lick his feet. They both get arrested for public indecency right after the show. In another episode, Stan and Francine find Roger dressed as a princess. Stan thinks he needs a kiss from a prince to wake up and Roger shoves his tongue down Stan's throat.
Either aliens get a pass since well, they are aliens, or Roger has some gender identity issues.
Stewie Griffin
Yes, Stewie Griffin is only one year old but Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane has said his sexuality has been left ambiguous on purpose and thus, he is literally transgendered for now. Being a toddler, Stewie has the freedom to explore his options and learn what he really likes.
In one episode, Stewie has a fantasy of himself frolicking on the beach with his teddy bear Rupert, who has a muscular male body and a teddy bear head. They splash water at each other and lay side by side on the sand. In "Stew-Roids" Stewie he plays with Barbies and voices them, talking about fashion and boyfriends. Susie, the Swansons' infant, beats him up and he cries.
Stewie also enjoys cross dressing. In "Go, Stewie, Go!" he becomes Karina Smirnoff in order to audition for Jolly Farm Revue. He is able to fool Brian into thinking he's a woman at a bar and comes on to him. When he becomes his alter ego Desiree and goes to dinner with Brian to help him make a girl jealous, several men at the restaurant recognize Desiree. In "Boys Do Cry," Stewie becomes "Stephanie Griffin" to protect himself from some priests that want to exorcise him because they think he is possessed by Satan. The Griffins flee to Texas, where Stewie enters a Little Miss Texas pageant and manages to win. He tells Brian that he "feels right" in his female disguise.
Fisheye (Sailor Moon)
The American version of Sailor Moon completely changed Fisheye's gender to female. In the original Japanese version, he was a fish turned human and a male, like the other two members of the Amazon Trio, who are also both effeminate. Unlike Tiger's Eye and Hawks' Eye, Fisheye dresses like a woman most of the time and pursues men, openly admitting his attraction to them. He gets his male victims to fall in love with him before revealing his real gender. He famously fell for Mamoru, who rejected him.
Team Rocket (Pokemon)
The Pokemon couple of Team Rocket, who is usually trying to steal Ash's Pikachu, has switched gender roles. Jessie is really bossy and prone to outbursts while James often whines in an effeminate voice and is oddly the one who holds a red rose in his hand.
Most of the time, James cross dresses as a geisha or nurse. In one episode, both of them disguised themselves as egg sellers, complete with old-fashioned dresses, bonnets and baskets of eggs. In another episode in which the two wore bathing suits, James put on an inflatable body suit to make him have large breasts.
Similarly, Jessie doesn't mind playing the masculine part sometimes. In "The Purr-fect Hero," she took on the role of a magician, wearing a tuxedo and top hat while James disguised himself as the magician's assistant in a pink dress.
Peppermint Patty and Marcie (Peanuts)
Peppermint Patty and Marcie's relationship has been one of the most talked about friendships in cartoon history. The two girls claim to have a crush on Charlie Brown in the show but maybe it's just a cover up for their affection for one another. Both girls act, sound and look more like guys.
Peppermint Patty wears a collared and striped green shirt with blue gym shorts and green flip flops, which makes her look like a laid-back dude. Plus, she's good at baseball.
Marcie wears round glasses and her outfit is all red, which means she has very little fashion sense and she calls Peppermint Patty "sir." She enjoys teasing Peppermint Patty when she's at camp with Charlie Brown, telling Patty that she's spending a lot of time with him to make her jealous.
In a Family Guy episode, Peter goes to visit them at their house, where they live together as a couple.
The BFFs have also inspired artists to draw them as an adult lesbian couple:
Him (Powerpuff Girls)
Him, the most powerful villain in the Powerpuff Girls, is a cross-dressing Satan with red skin who often wears colorful eye shadows and dresses in a red jacket and skirt with a belt around his waist. He also has a ruffly pink tulle around his neck and skirt along with black high-heeled hooker boots up to his thighs. If that is not the definition of a cross-dresser's wardrobe, I don't know what is.
Instead of using sheer force to destroy Townsville he plays psychological tricks on the girls, using their naivete and fear against them. In one episode, he turns into a butterfly to bug Bubbles.
He has a rubber ducky named Mr. Quackers that he takes baths with. His voice ranges from thundering and angry to high-pitched and mockingly sweet and he enjoys making dramatic poses.
In a Cartoon Network bumper he cuts Ms. Bellum's hair (the Mayor's assistant) and shakes his hips in celebration. Ladies and gentlemen, Him is really a Her.