From Mickey Mouse to the Simpsons to the titular Bob from Bob’s Burgers, they’re all missing the same thing — a final finger to complete the human count of five. Cartoon anatomy is practically etched ...

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This is the real reason why cartoon characters are only ever drawn with three fingers on each hand. Disney fans may have noticed that the characters have one common quirk.

Five fast facts about ‘toons: – Most animated characters have three fingers and a thumb because of Mickey Mouse. As the story goes, Walt Disney found it considerably less expensive to a… ...

“Using five fingers would have made Mickey’s hands look like a bunch of bananas,” Walt Disney himself once said, Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day New subscribers only. £8.99/mo. after free trial.

Look carefully at your favorite cartoon characters, you may notice one thing they have in common. Homer Simpson, Spongebob Squarepants, Fred Flintstone, Bluey and Bingo. They all have four fingers.