Seems like various cartoons have gotten their gay fans quite, ahem, animated! In a recent Reddit thread on the r/askgaybros forum, users listed the cartoon characters they find hot — and the selections included Disney heartthrobs, superhero hotties, and anime himbos. Here are some of the picks, with GIFs illustrating their appeal and quotes from their admirers.
Aladdin from Aladdin
“Aladdin 100%. So disappointed the live-action remake character wore a shirt instead of just an open vest.”
Danny Fenton from Danny Phantom
“Danny Fenton was my gay awakening.”
“Yep, me too. I remember watching it at my mum’s friend’s house and feeling super uncomfortable.”
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“In one episode, when he is battling with Flash, Flash says, ‘I’m gonna wail on you, Fenton.’ … But in the Latin Spanish dub, he says, ‘I’m gonna make you moan, Fenton.’ … It just sounds really gay.”
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Dad from Inside Out
“Hello? No one’s mentioned the dad from Inside Out? That man could caulk my tub any day.”
Bolin from The Legend of Korra
“Love a muscled shortie.”
“Bolin as Nuktuk was my gay awakening when I was 12. He’s definitely the reason why I’m so obsessed with himbos.”
Philip J. Fry from Futurama
“Cute idiot. The lengths he went to just to win Leela were heartbreaking at times.”
“When you see his butt in the first episode, little kid me almost died.”
Tadashi Hamada from Big Hero 6
“Brawns, brains, burns — what’s not to love?”
Flynn Rider from Tangled
“All these years later, I still have a little smile cross my face when I see his image come up on my computer.”
Trent from Daria
“I’m almost 40, and I still want him.”
“I even grew a shitty little soul patch as my first facial hair because of him.”
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Omni-Man from Invincible
“Omni-daddy.”
Mr. Peanutbutter from BoJack Horseman
“I have a weird fascination with Mr. Peanutbutter.”
“I’m not a furry, but I agree. I think it’s the ‘f*ckboi’ clothes.”
“Thank god it’s not just me.”
Archer Sterling from Archer
“How’d I forget Archer? Shit, throw in Ray, Krieger, Barry, and Other Barry, too. Not Cyril, though. I’m not a size queen, and he’s f*cking insufferable.”
jcool
ok, i guess i’m old, but when i was a kid i had a crush on race bannon from johnny quest.
FredinMotul
You are not the only one!! Johnny Quest was the luckiest kid ever. Great Dad and a cool companion in Race. He had that Perfect White Hair, that I always thought was amazing. Definitely should have realized way back then what was going on with me!!!
baggins435
Yep, me too. I was born in 1961 and I crushed on Johnny Quest and Race Bannon. And Ron Ely from Tarzan.
Ken_K
Two hot men traveling around the world together, with a couple of teenage boys and a cute little dog, with no women in sight. Hmmmm…
But it got me very excited for reasons I didn’t quite understand back then.
rangerwilcox
same!
mtmslg
I had no idea why I had a crush on Race. That white hair and the dark eyebrows! The episode where he dyed his body to scare the villains and then had to scrub it off in the tub while everyone laughed. . . SWOON!
Gadfeal
I’m really showing my age. When I was a kid, I dream about the Jolly Green Giant’s “Ho, Ho, Ho!”, imagining that I would just be the size of his “body pillow” shaped anatomy, and sleep alongside it.
cuteguy
Where’s He Man?
Huron132
Mine is was Kristoff from frozen. Big blond and beautiful! Plus he was voiced by Jonathan Groff. What’s not to make you all tingly and happy! ?
MISTERJETT
my crush was Johnny Bravo
mikeyk1964
Put me down for Speed Racer, Freddie from Scooby-Doo and Prince Erik from Little Mermaid. A new addition would be Mariano from Encanto. ¡Muy caliente!
Kevan1
Archer, until I realized he is also Bob from “Bob’s Burgers.” Trent from “Daria “was hot in a slacker kind of way. I also liked the character with the black hair from “ Don’t feed the Humans.”
Iona Lexiss
AND he does Arby’s commercials.
Mattster
Robin from Batman, the animated series. And the original Prince Charming.
David Myers
Me too! I was going weekly to our local movie theater for 25 cents admission (which was what my allowance was in those days – around 1957 when I was 10). Batman and Robin was a serial that ran every week in addition to the main feature. I wasn’t too aware of my sexuality yet, but I definitely knew I liked Robin – in his tights. Actually (I’m a bit embarrassed by how naive I was), I thought his legs were actually bare and I was profoundly disappointed years later, when I finally found out they were actually skin-colored tights. LOL.
wikidBSTN
Superman and Superboy!
jayceecook
My first was Ariel, TLM. I was convinced I was going to marry her as a kid. My second was probably Shipwreck from the G.I. Joe cartoon. Like many I was digging Race Bannon when I stumbled upon the reruns. Though honestly I think Dr. Benton C. Quest did it for me more. Poison Ivy from Batman: TAS. I guess I just have a thing for animated red heads. LOL I was a huge He-Man and the Masters of the Universe fan as a kid. Even named my first cat She-Ra. However, I don’t think I ever found any one of the characters sexy. Except maybe Teela Na. Panthro was a way better muscle/leather daddy than He-Men anyways.
Dwight
The Tick. To quote Julie Brown “I like ’em big and stupid”
Also thought his human protrayer, Puddy from Seinfeld was pretty hot, too.
And, yep, Archer, too.
Iona Lexiss
Oh yeah. Dr. Benton Quest and Race Bannon both piqued my interest. And then along came the Beatles. I started with Paul (who doesn’t), moved to “bad boy” John, and eventually became enamored with George. Clearly, I wasn’t clear on what my brain was trying to tell me. Dr. Krieger pushes my buttons (Archer series) probably because he’s intelligent and a little off-center.
Thad
Milo Thatch, from Disney’s Atlantis, will always be my animated crush. And he was voiced by Michael J. Fox.
jayceecook
That’s a seriously underrated Disney film.
I remember reading years ago that the head animator had a hard time designing the character because he didn’t know what linguists were supposed to look like. So he based the character’s look on a slightly younger version of himself.
8.5x5.5dude
Pretty sure Speed Racer was my first crush.
Jack Meoff
I was expecting to see Gaston on the list
dario717
Xandir P. Wifflebottom from Drawn Together.
jayceecook
I loved that show!
MOE-X
Archer is hot, self-centered, emotionally immature, the basic qualities that attract a large number of gay men these days. Whatever happened to nice guys like Speed Racer, Marine Boy or Winston from Ghostbusters? LOL!
shanek
Thundarr The Barbarian and the dad from The Herculoids.
Kernos
I’m partial to Klance – Keith Kogane x Lance Mccain from Voltron!
dhmonarch89
What about ‘Mitch’ from ‘ParaNorman’??? The first gay cartoon character from a major movie. So much for supporting our own.
jayceecook
Is anyone from that film really attractive? The animation style doesn’t lend itself to what most people would consider aesthetically pleasing. Not to mention most of us commenting are and were over 18 when that film came out. So it would be kind of creepy if somebody who wasn’t a kid mentioned having the hots for a teenager. Even an animated one.
dhmonarch89
jay- the film came out 9 years ago- I’m sure it effected some teens now in their 20s… Archer certainly wasn’t for kids under 13.
jayceecook
@dhmonarch89 You missed my point. I’m sure maybe it did influence some kids. However, as you said, it came out 9 years ago. The target audience for that film at the time is probably not even aware Queerty exists. So when you say, “So much for supporting our own.” It’s not that people here aren’t, it’s just that they are less likely to have that character “in their wheelhouse” so to speak. As to Archer. There was one comment about it and it definitely wasn’t from somebody who watched that show as a kid. I doubt folks here would admit to it but I’m sure a good number have found an animated character sexy as an adult.
GentlemanCaller
Spike Spiegel from the animated “Cowboy Bebop”