Updated 29 July 2002, 15.03

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	Top ten cartoon characters
		1. Bugs Bunny
		2. Homer Simpson
		3. Rocky & Bullwinkle
		4. Beavis & Butthead
		5. The Grinch
		6. Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble
		7. Rugrats' Angelica
		8. Charlie Brown
		9. SpongeBob SquarePants
		10. South Park's Cartman

The Warner Bros star first appeared on the screen in 1940.

Tom and Jerry

The smart long-eared "wabbit" managed to beat his more modern day rivals in a list put together by the website tvguide.com

The cat and mouse accident prone duo, Tom and Jerry, came last in the list of 50 top cartoon characters.

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