20 Most Iconic Cartoon Character Voices

Certain iconic cartoon characters stick out in popular consciousness, but not because of their appearance — instead because of their memorable cartoon character voices. Sound and spoken narrative have been a part of animated storytelling since Max Fleischer’s short Come Take a Trip in My Airship in 1924. Gradually, the sound quality improved, and voice actors started experimenting with more interesting, goofier, and more nuanced voices that perfectly epitomized the personality of their characters. Sometimes the voices were based on famous actors or friends and family members close to the voiceover performers, and sometimes they were completely original and wonderfully bizarre creations.