Blue is the most calming of colors and gives you a sense of relaxation and tranquility even in stressful situations.
People paint children’s rooms and even hospital rooms blue to promote that sense of calm and relaxation. This calming quality of the color blue must be why so many popular cartoons are blue.
Many children love cartoons with blue characters, whether TV shows or movies. Cartoons are not just for children; many adults enjoy them, too.
They are entertaining, offer avenues for learning values, and often are very funny, unlike adult TV programs.
Cartoons can be a great way to encourage creativity in your children and give you great ideas for their parties and toys. Here are the most famous blue cartoon characters of all time.
1. Stitch
Stitch is Experiment 626 and escaped when his creator was convicted. Experiment 626 was a result of a genetic experiment and is extremely destructive. Lelo is an orphan raised by her sister, and she takes in the “puppy” and names him Stitch.
He uses Lelo to hide from the intergalactic federation that plans to imprison him on an asteroid. While living with Lelo and her sister, he learns about family and no longer wishes to destroy everything he touches as he was designed to do.
The movie Lelo and Stitch was released in 2002 and was a huge box-office success. Since then, there has been a TV show of the same name and sequels to the movie that are favourites for both children and adults worldwide.
A live-action adaptation of the movie is planned for 2025, and many fans are excited to see Lelo and Stitch come to life.
2. Dory
Dory is the friendliest and most hospitable fish in all the oceans. She is a blue tang fish and appears in the movies Finding Dory and Finding Nemo.
The beautiful blue fish suffers short-term memory loss and often forgets things, which is very frustrating for her friends. In the movie Finding Nemo, she meets Marlin, who is looking for his lost son, and offers to help him find him.
In Finding Dory, Dory is looking for her parents with the help of a seven-legged octopus, Hank. Her short-term memory problems are a challenge and frustrate Hank’s efforts.
Ellen Degeneres, who voices the character, inspired it. Dory toys and other merchandise have been manufactured for McDonald’s Happy Meals, and children really love them.
3. Rainbow Dash
Rainbow Dash is a Pegasus from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic TV series, which is based on the My Little Pony toy line. She is blue, assertive, and very fast when she flies.
She and other members of The Mane Six work together to protect Equestria from all threats and are an unstoppable force for good. The show is popular not only with children but also adults called bronies.
The Pegasus is voiced by Ashleigh Ball and is known for her love of adventure, determination to succeed, and speed.
Similarly, there is a huge selection of My Little Pony universe merchandise, including T-shirts, backpacks, and plushies. Parents can purchase these things for children who love My Little Pony characters.
4. Genie
Genie appears in Disney’s Alladin and its sequels and is a blue shape-shifting giant that talks a lot and cracks jokes. Alladin meets Genie when Jafar hires him to enter the Cave of Wonders and get the lamp.
He succeeds, but his pet monkey tries to steal from the cave, and it collapses. Alladin, in desperation, rubs the lamp and releases the character who helps him escape.
Unfortunately, he loses the lamp to Jafar, who intends to use it to overthrow the king, but Alladin saves the king and marries his daughter Jasmin.
Additionally, he appears in The Return of Jafar, Alladin and the King of Thieves, and the TV series based on the movies.
The late Robin Williams first voiced him in 1992, and the character’s mannerisms were based on him. He has appeared in parodies, other Disney movies, and video games.
5. Papa Smurf
Papa Smurf leads all Smurfs and is always available to help Smurfs and humans when needed. He holds the father figure role in the cartoon, guides other smurfs, and settles disagreements.
Smurfs, the cartoon series, is based on a Belgian comic, and in both, the character has a bushy beard and red clothes, which make him unique: he is the only Smurf who does not wear white.
The television series aired in 1981 and was 256 episodes long. It was similar to the 1961 version and the characters remain the same in the newest iteration produced in 2001.
6. Woody Woodpecker
Walter Lanz and Ben Hardaway created Woody Woodpecker. Woodpecker is based on a real-life woodpecker that bothered Lanz and his wife during their honeymoon.
The Woody Woodpecker Show features the mischievous and disruptive activities of the Woodpecker against other characters in short films. Woody often fights different people for various reasons, and most of them do not like him for his interference in their activities.
His enemies always tried to get revenge but never succeeded as Woody was too smart. Producers are still making new episodes and movies of Woody; the most recent one was produced in April 2024.
7. Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is a character from a video game Naoto Ohshima, and Yuji Naka developed. The character was then used to create the cartoon series with the same name.
In Sonic the Hedgehog series, the Hedgehog fights evil and tries to defeat Doctor Eggman, who uses all sorts of tricks to try and beat Sonic, but Sonic never loses. In the version produced in 1992, Sonic has superspeed and was voiced by Jaleel White.
The release of Sonic the Hedgehog movie in 2020 and its 2022 sequel have seen a resurgence of the character’s popularity.
8. Megamind
Megamind is a memorable villain because of his big head and hilarious quips. He and Metroman are sent to Earth when a black hole destroys their planets.
While the baby Metroman lands in a nice home in the suburbs, Megamind lands in prison and is raised by criminals.
As adults, they are archenemies, but when Metroman loses his desire to protect the city, Megamind has to fight the superhero he had created to defend the city, which has turned evil.
The movie resulted in video games and a TV series. Megamind has a cult following, and his popularity continues to grow.
9. Gumball Waterson
Gumball Watterson is a blue cat in the TV series The Amazing World of Gumball. He is twelve years old and goes to high school but does not do well.
He is a very good brother to his siblings when he is not being mischievous and getting into trouble. Gumball was supposed to be a dog when the show was conceived, but the creators decided to make him a cat as there are no other blue cats on TV.
The first episode of The Amazing World of Gumball aired in 2011, and there have been 3 seasons and over 100 episodes of the show.
10. James P Sullivan
James P Sullivan, also known as Sulley, first appeared in Monsters Inc. voiced by John Goodman. Although Sulley is a monster, he is gentle and tries to help those around him.
In Monsters Inc. Sulley meets a child who accidentally enters the monster world. She is kidnapped and put in the scream extractor, and Sulley has to find a way to rescue her as he has grown fond of the little girl he named Boo.
Monsters Inc., released in 2001, and Monster University, released in 2013, were both successful.
In addition to the movie, there is a television series, Monsters at Work, and several video games that feature Sulley.
Final Thoughts
These characters were developed in the last 100 years and have brought joy into many homes, both for young children and adults.
Because they are so popular, they have resulted in franchises, many of which provide fans with merchandise that makes the movie or TV show memorable.
Watching any of these blue characters can be a relaxing and entertaining experience, which is excellent during the weekend or at the end of a school day.