History MixAndMatchCritters / WesternAnimation

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'': Entree is part chicken, part pig, part cow, and part shrimp; Two-Legs Joe is the front end of a rhinoceros with a bird growing out of his back; Mister Smarty-Smarts is a dolphin-chimpanzee; Princess is a gorilla-pony; Patricia is a platypus (the closest thing to a real-world example); Octocat is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; and Peri is... well, [[CartoonCreature not even he knows for sure]].

* [[EvilutionaryBiologist Dr. Gross]] from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' has made several of these, including a scorpion-chipmunk, a mouse-shark, a bee-chicken, and a clock-bear. [[spoiler: They also have plenty of cybernetic implants like she does.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': A few examples:

* Starting from the sixth season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', D.W.'s friend Emily is implied to be one of these, as her mom and dad are [[InterspeciesRomance a rabbit and monkey respectively]] and her jaw was redesigned to be more rounded and slightly "monkey-like" compared to the other rabbit characters in the show.

--> ''"I hope your Mom wasn't the hummingbird!"''

** In "You May Now Kiss the...Uh...Guy Who Receives", Noah is on his ark and discovers that an elephant and a penguin made love and produced a penguin with an elephant head. They named it Paul.

** In "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!", Peter once took the lyric "Two turtledoves" literally and gave Lois a pair of genetically engineered doves with turtle shells for Christmas. After letting them loose, they flew around the living room erratically and the Griffins decided to spend that Christmas outside.

** Manticores are lions with bat wings and scorpion tails. "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS6E6NoSecondPrances No Second Prances]]" has a manticore that also sports a pair of horns.

*** Fly-ders are just that -- spiders with fly wings.

** Griffins have appeared in in several episodes. The first seen, Gilda, is a classic lion-eagle hybrid. Later griffin designs have been more varied, including things like tiger hindquarters and owl and hawk forequarters.

** In the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Season 4 finale]], the G4 incarnation Tirek appears as a mix of centaur, baboon and bull.
* The dinosaurs in ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfJonnyQuest'' episode "Peril of the Reptilian," most memorably the ''Tyrannosaurus'' with ''Pteranodon'' wings. The Reptilian himself is said to be part human, part dinosaur, but he isn't as blatant as Phorbus' other creations, looking like your standard anthropomorphic lizard man.

* In ''WesternAnimation/PeppermintRose'', Petalpuff the dragon is half dragon and half elephant.
* The "something that doesn't exist" from the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' opening theme is a half-turtle, half-unicorn with webbed hind legs.
** The Bango-ru dolls from "The Chronciles of Meap: More than Meaps the Eye" are apparently like custom-made Wuzzles. Stacy orders an adorable bunny-bear, while Candace orders a Bango-ru that's half-cow, half-frog, which... didn't turn out so well.

** Also [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz "The Wizard of Odd"]] had Buford as a combination lion, tiger and bear.

** Within the same series, there is also the Whalemingo, with the body of a whale, and the head, wings, plumage and legs of a flamingo. Also, it's an alien.

* Alfe from ''WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz'' is supposed to be part human, part dog, and part anteater, [[InformedSpecies although he doesn't really resemble any of those]].

* Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'' could be considered ''The Wuzzles''' SpiritualSuccessor, with inspiration from ''Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau''. Entree is part chicken, part pig, part cow, and part shrimp; Two-Legs Joe is the front end of a rhinoceros with a bird growing out of his back; Mister Smarty-Smarts is a dolphin-chimpanzee; Princess is a gorilla-pony; Patricia is a platypus (the closest thing to a real-world example); Octocat is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; and Peri is... well, [[CartoonCreature not even he knows for sure]].
* In "The Camping Episode" of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', Spongebob and Patrick are wary of sea-bears, which are a mix of piranha and bear. Squidward doesn't believe they exist and tempts fate by doing everything Spongebob and Patrick believe attracts sea-bears. [[ButtMonkey Naturally]] this attracts a sea-bear who spends the rest of the episode mauling Squidward. Just when Squidward thinks he's safe after he gets inside Spongebob and Patrick's protective dirt circle (the sea-bear leaves after making a threatening gesture to Squidward -- it ''really'' hates Squidward), a sea-''rhino'' appears. And Squidward isn't wearing anti-sea-rhino underwear...
** In "I Was A Teenage Gary", the snail plasma injection causes [=SpongeBob=] to turn into a snail-sea sponge hybrid. Ditto for Squidward.
* Centipeetle from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' has the general body shape of a centipede and a tail and mouth resembling the pincers of a beetle. On top of that, she has a white lion-like mane of hair, [[{{Cyclops}} a single eye]] [[EyesDoNotBelongThere in her mouth]], and acidic saliva.
* An early Fleischer Studios ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' cartoon had the Man of Steel pitted against the Hawk People, a WingedHumanoid species with bird heads, and strong enough to give Supes trouble.

* Just in case [[AnthropomorphicTransformation humanoid turtles]] (and a rat, a rhinoceros, a boar, a gecko...) didn't qualify, the first ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}}'' TV series had an episode where the VillainOfTheWeek was a MadScientist that bred Mix-and-Match Critters to be his slaves (a gorilla-bison was among the examples).
** This was essentially how the mutagen worked in that series; any being that was contaminated would take on the physical attributes of whatever creature that they had most recently come in contact with.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}}'' followed suit.
* Melvin the Monster from the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "Hare Raising Night" is one of these, created by Dr. Gene Splicer. He has the head of a dog, the horns of a bull, the body of an orangutan, the wings of a bat, the legs of a pig, and the tail of an alligator. The pictures in Splicer's lab indicate he wasn't the only monster Splicer worked on, and Splicer tried to make Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton into a single species as well.
* In ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'', Fuzors are Transformers who turn into Mix-and-Match Critters. They include a wolf-eagle and a scorpion-cobra (no points for guessing who took what side). The television series explained this as a result of technical problems that occurred when they were scanning for new forms. A third Fuzor was introduced late in the series, though his origin was quite different, in that [[spoiler: his body was the fusion of the bodies of two other Maximals]].

* This trope is exemplified by Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'', where all of the characters the show's world are combinations of two different animals. The main characters include Eleroo (elephant + kangaroo), Bumblelion (lion + bee), Rhinokey (monkey + rhino), Moosel (moose + seal), Hoppopotamus (hippo + rabbit), and Butterbear (butterfly + bear).

* In ''100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone'' the eponymous artifact is what created werewolves by fusing a human warrior with a wolf he was fighting. It can also fuse other animals, but the results are unstable and end up as permanent hybrids. The first is a rat fused with one of its fleas, named Chubsy.

MixAndMatchCritters in WesternAnimation

* Alfe from ''WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz'' is supposed to be part human, part dog, and part anteater, although he doesn't really resemble any of those.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' and SequelSeries ''Westernanimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' take this to ridiculous extents. The series initially had a few hybrid animals among those that just looked slightly different from real ones, but they became more of the norm as the series went on. Interestingly enough, most animals in the material world are hybrids, while the majority of spirit animals seem to be real animals. Eventually, it's evident that the Gaang are confused by the very presence of a regular ''bear.'' Regular dogs and cats seem to exist however.
** The TeamPet, Momo, is a flying lemur (it has wings similar to a bat's).
** Earlier designs of Appa, the ''other'' TeamPet, a flying bison, are a mix between a bison and a manatee, only with six legs. Appa's final design, while still only called a "bison", doesn't ''quite'' resemble any real animal, being a large white furry CartoonCreature with six legs.
** Boarcupines are recurring creatures resembling huge boars bristling with porcupine quills.
** Turtle ducks have duck heads, tails and legs and bodies hidden in a turtle shell. Secretly, they're Zuko's favorite animal.
** Ostrich horses are flightless birds with beaked equine heads, and serve as the main means of travel before the invention of air-balloon and cars.
** Badger-moles are giant burrowing animals and the original earthbenders (which makes sense considering both badgers and moles are excellent digging animals).
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBoyInTheIceberg The Boy in the Iceberg]]": The "[[CallASmeerpARabbit penguins]]" have four flippers and otter-like tails. They are only called "penguins" however, similar to Appa.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderZukoAlone Zuko Alone]]": The farm has almost every common meat animal, albeit mixed with a pig.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheWaterbendingMaster The Waterbending Master]]": There are "koala otters" (creatures with sea otter bodies and koala heads) living in the waters around the Northern Water Tribe.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheSouthernRaiders The Southern Raiders]]" has a plant example with a tomatocarrot. This is a particularly odd example, as other fruits and vegetables -- melons, mangoes, eggplants, cabbages, apples and so on -- have shown up completely unaltered.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSozinsCometPart2TheOldMasters Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters]]" has Aang making a reference to "a spider-fly caught in its own web".
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderAppasLostDays Appa's Lost Days]]" has a shot of a {{Jackalope}}. Appa also encounters buzzard wasps, wasps the size of a condor with a turkey vulture's head.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderCityOfWallsAndSecrets City of Walls and Secrets]]": A "train" powered by earth benders passes by a herd of fox antelopes.
** Catgators: catfish/alligator crosses. Kept as pets by the waterbenders of a swamp region.
** Goat gorillas are white-furred apes with hoofed hind legs and horns.
** Tiger seals are pinnipeds with stripes and feline heads.
** Saber-tooth moose lions are giant moose with saber teeth and paws instead of hooves.
** Sparrowkeets are part-sparrow and part-lorikeet, in practice resulting in a fairly standard small songbird.
** Wolfbats resemble wolves with bat wings and faces, allowing the chase prey on land and in the air.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheWesternAirTemple The Western Air Temple]]": Badgerfrogs are large amphibians with badger-like striping.
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheRunaway The Runaway]]": A dragon-moose with an ungulate body and a draconic head is seen drawing a cart.
** During the series finale, Toph, Sokka, and Suki ride on an animal called an "eel hound" which is renowned for its speed over both land and water. It's supposed to be a hybrid of greyhound and eel, but in effect it resembles a four-legged dinosaur.
** A subversion are the elephant koi; despite their name, the only elephant-like attribute of theirs is size. Otherwise, they just look and act like normal koi.
** "Snail-sloths", though not seen, is used as a phrase to indicate slowness or laziness.
** The "elephant-rhino" is similar as it is never seen, but is used as a replacement in the idiom "elephant in the room".
** Rat vipers are hybrids between vipers and rats, used in a proverb similar to our own "two-headed snake". Particularly interesting since rats are a viper's main diet.
** Aang meets an ancient giant lion turtle posing as an island, who [[spoiler:teaches him the art of energy-bending]].
** Hippo cows resemble holstein cattle with hippo heads. Despite being composites of two herbivores, the apparently [[FridgeLogic like to eat meat]].
** A pirate captain is encountered [[PirateParrot with a parrot iguana on his shoulder]] (which in effect makes it look more like a prehistoric dino-bird like ''Archaeopteryx'').
** "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheTalesOfBaSingSe Tales of Ba Sing Se]]": A turtle-seal, a seal with a turtle shell on its backs, is seen padding along at the back of a stampede of zoo animals and providing some MoodWhiplash. The escaped animals also include a swarm of dragonflies, [[PunBasedCreature lizards with insect wings]], an armadillo tiger, and a group of "hog monkeys" (which resemble baboons with porcine faces).
** Koala-sheep are incredibly docile balls of fluff that make great pillows.
** Rabaroos look like giant marsupial rabbits. The one shown also has three babies in its pouch, way too many for a kangaroo but a small litter for a rabbit, implying that the mixing goes beyond external features.
** Korra's CanineCompanion Naga the polar bear dog, just as [[CanisMajor giant]] as one might assume.
** Bolin's pet fire ferret Pabu, is a mix between a ferret and a red panda, with the general appearance of a red panda, and the elongated body of a ferret.
** Lizard-crows, lizards with corvid wings and heads, scavenge in Republic City's urban sprawl. Additionally, spider-rats seem to be a pest problem.
** The bounty hunter, June, rides upon a creature known as a shirshu which resembles a cross between a star-nosed mole, a giant anteater, and a wolf, with the shared attributes of these components. It has an incredibly acute sense of smell, no apparent eyes, paralytic venom (which moles do possess), and a long, lashing tongue.
** Bolin once mentions a "poodle-pony" which is apparently a pet species.
** Korra uses a comparison to a "weasel-snake" as an insult.
** Bolin mentions that Eska [[FedToTheBeast threaten to feed him to "dolphin-piranhas"]].
** The animal companion of the first Avatar, Wan, was a cat-deer, specifically a hybrid of a caracal and a pronghorn ([[NonIndicativeName which isn't really a deer]]).
** In Season 3, Korra, Asami and the crew of a downed airship are chased by [[ThreateningShark a giant sand shark]] that looks like the cross between a Great White and a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcastic_fringehead Sarcastic Fringehead.]]
** Dragons combine the overall shape and spiritual connection of Asian dragons with the wings and association with fire of European dragons.
** Averted by the Earth King's pet bear. That's it. Just a bear. And unlike the "penguins" from the first episode, it looks and behaves exactly like a real bear. The others are confounded by this information.
--->'''Aang:''' You mean, platypus bear?\\
'''Katara:''' No, it just says "bear."\\
'''Sokka:''' Certainly you mean his pet skunk bear.\\
'''Toph:''' Or his armadillo bear.\\
'''Aang:''' Gopher bear?\\
'''Katara:''' Just "bear."\\
''[{{beat}}]''\\
'''Toph:''' This place is ''weird''.
** Platypus-bears aren't just something Katara said in the above quote. They're seen beforehand, thus creating the oddity of a Mix-and-Match Critter that has ''another'' Mix-and-Match Critter as one of its components.
** An ExpandedUniverse comic has scorpion bees.