The Line KingsBy Paul Calder & Chua Kim BengPop-culture icons, action figures and a talking sponge make our list of 25 TV characters with real drawing power 1. Spongebob Squarepants2. Homer Simpson3. The Powerpuff Girls4. Disney's Kim Possible5. Bugs Bunny6. Mickey Mouse7. Justice League8. Rugrats9. Scooby-Doo10. Dave the Barbarian11. Daffy Duck12. Samurai Jack13. Disney's Lilo & Stitch14. Fairly Odd Parents15. American Dragon: Jake LongFinally, an Oriental lead character in a Disney animated series (is that cool or what?). Jake Long is your typical 13-year-old living in America, totally into skateboarding, video games and comics. However, he has a secret: Jake is a descendant of a long line of Dragons, the guardians of all magical creatures living in the human world. His Grandpa has just moved to the US to train Jake to become the first American Dragon. Actor Keone Young, who provides the voice of Grandpa, commends the series for its depiction of Asian characters. "I'm third generation Chinese American and I was really happy to be part of this project. It gives expression to what it is to be Asian-American. We've been here for almost 200 years yet you can see from Hollywood films that we're still considered foreigners. American Dragon acknowledges that America is made up of people from all different backgrounds." 16. Astro Boy17. Galaxy Angels18. Mobile Suite Z Gundam19 Captain Tsubasa20. Jimmy Neutron21. Atomic Betty22. Dora the Explorer23. Codename: Kids Next Door24. Blue's Clues25. Stanley |