Pitufina, Robotina, Mandibulín, Pablo Mármol and Tío Rico McPato… do you recognize any of those names? They were some of the cartoon characters I grew up with.
Before VHS recorders, computers, 24-hour television programming and the Cartoon Network, I grew up watching animated programs after school and on Saturday mornings. What we call in Puerto Rico los muñequitos (other words in Spanish are caricaturas or dibujos animados) were the cartoons from United States translated in Spanish. In these versions for Hispanic markets, almost all of the programs and character names were changed to Spanish, and they did an excellent job keeping the essence of their original names.
Recently, I spent more than an hour with my sister trying to remember all those classic cartoons names in Spanish that we used to watch. If you want to feel a little nostalgic, as did my sister and I, here are some of them:
INFOGRAPHIC: 63 Classic Cartoon Character Names in Spanish
Here is the infographic with only 63-character names. For the full list of the 76 Classic Cartoon Character Names in Spanish jump here »
76 Classic Cartoon Character Names in Spanish
The Smurfs | Los Pitufos
• Smurfette – Pitufina
• Clumsy – Pitufo Tontín
• Grouchy – Pitufo Gruñón
• Hefty – Pitufo Fortachón
• Brainy – Pitufo Filósofo
• Jokey – Pitufo Bromista
• Greedy – Pitufo Goloso
• Vanity – Pitufo Vanidoso
I thought that this program was from the United States, but then I learned that it was an originally created in France. Here is the intro in Spanish.
Sesame Street | Plaza Sésamo (Mexican version)
• Bert and Ernie – Beto y Enrique
• Kermit the Frog – La Rana René
• Cookie Monster – Lucas
• Grover – Archibaldo
• Count von Count – El Conde Contar
The Flintstones | Los Picapiedra
• Fred Flintstone – Pedro Picapiedra
• Wilma Flintstone – Vilma Picapiedra
• Barney Rubble – Pablo Mármol
• Mr. Slate – Señor Rajuela
• Bedrock – Piedradura
The Jetsons | Los Supersónicos
• George Jetson – Super Sónico
• Jane Jetson – Ultra Sónico
• Judy Jetson – Lucero Sónico
• Elroy Jetson – Cometín Sónico
• Rosey – Robotina
Care Bears | Los Ositos Cariñositos
• Tenderheart Bear – Tiernosito
• Cheer Bear – Alegrosita
• Love-A-Lot Bear – Amorosita
• Friend Bear – Amigosita
• Birthday Bear – Cumpleañosito
• Wish Bear – Deseosito
• Funshine Bear – Felizosito
• Grumpy Bear – Comeloncito
• Bedtime Bear – Sueñosito
• Good Luck Bear – Suertosito
Note that all the Spanish translations end with -osito that means “little bear.” The creators of the Spanish version did a fun play-on-words by combining “bear” in Spanish and the diminutive -ito to make it sound so cute. Watch the Spanish intro opening here.
The Magical World of Disney | El Mundo Mágico de Disney
• Cinderella – Cenicienta
• Tinkerbell – Campanitas
• Goofy – Tribilín
• Donald Duck – Pato Donald
• DuckTales – Patoaventuras
• Scrooge McDuck – Tío Rico McPato
• Huey, Dewey and Louie – Hugo, Paco y Luis
• Gyro Gearloose – Ciro Peraloca
• Armstrong – Pato Aparato
Looney Tunes
• Road Runner – El Correcaminos
• Wile E. Coyote – El Coyote
• Tweety – Piolín
• Foghorn Leghorn – El Gallo Claudio
• Daffy Duck – El Pato Lucas
Super Heroes Names in Spanish 
• The Fantastic Four – Los 4 Fantásticos
– Mr. Fantastic – Sr. Elástico
– Invisible Woman – La Mujer Invisible
– The Thing – La Mole
– The Human Torch – La Antorcha Humana
• Atomic Ant – La Hormiga Atómica
• Batgirl – Batichica
• Catwoman – Gatúbela
• Wonder Woman – La Mujer Maravilla
• Mighty Mouse – Super Raton
• Flash – Relámpago (El Corredor Escarlata)
• Blue Falcon and Dynomutt – Fabulman y Dinamita
• Batman’s real name Bruce Wayne – Bruno Díaz
• Robin’s real name Dick Grayson – Ricado Tapia
• Spiderman – El Hombre Araña
Other Cartoon Characters in Spanish
• Woody Woodpecker – El Pájaro Loco
• The Talking Magpies – Las Urracas Parlanchinas
• Heckle and Jeckle – Tuco y Tico
• Count Duckula – El Conde Cuácula
• Mighty Mouse – Super Raton
• Pearl Pureheart (Mighty Mouse’s girlfriend) – Perla Pura de Corazón
• Jabberjaw – Mandibulín
• Precious Pupp – Lindo Pulgoso
• Top Cat – Don Gato y su Pandilla
• Casper – Gasparín
Strawberry Shortcake | Rosita Fresita
In some Latin American countries, the word for strawberry is fresa and frutilla in others like Chile and Argentina. I don’t know why, but for some reason I remember some of the Strawberry Shortcake character names in English. Also, the intro song of the program was in Spanish but kept the name in English just like this “¿Quién vive en esta casita de fresas, duerme en este bizcocho de fresas, sueña en esta casita de fresas? Strawberry Shortcake, sí señor!”
Wikipedia has the complete list of characters names in Spanish for the translations made in Mexico and Spain. But the best Spanish names were the villains:
• The Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak – El Pandero de Pasteles del Pueblo Pan Pan o Pastelero Bigotón
• Sour Grapes – Uvita Agrita
If you want to relive your childhood cartoons here is a series of DVD’s called Saturday Morning Cartoons
Which ones were your favorites? Do you remember the Spanish names of other classic cartoon characters?
Check out these other English Spanish articles.
