Who are the most beloved black cartoon characters? Check out this article to discover how they've shaped TV history through storytelling and cultural representation.

Cartoon Network helped revive television animation in the 1990s, giving emerging animators a platform to share their work.

But even though they are just cartoons, new research suggests that seeing depictions of overweight or larger characters can actually lead ... one particular shape and size.

(“Everyone assumes that animators like big wacky shapes and lots of colors and ... a way that wasn’t just [about] mak[ing] a cartoon so we can make some money,” said Winn.