History NonStandardCharacterDesign / WesternAnimation

* ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum''

* The title duo from ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' are constructed more realistically and carefully than the rest of the characters. [[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3789426538_b445375f9a_z.jpg Especially prominent in this shot]].

* Mr. Akiyama Makuro, owner of the titular ''Toys/HeroFactory'' is a humanoid robot like most characters, but he stands out for being an elderly man who walks with a cane (why would a robot be elderly?) and his green face is too humanlike compared to others, resembling the green mask of Turaga Matau from Franchise/{{LEGO}}'s previous action figure line, ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. He even wears a robe like a Turaga. One might chalk this up to a simple reuse of assets, as the cartoon ''is'' set in a LEGO world, but Mr. Makuro is a [[ToylessToylineCharacter character exclusive to the show and was not based on a toy]]. In 2023, 12 years after the series debut, his design was finally explained: Mr. Makuro ''was'' [[WhatCouldHaveBeen meant to be]] a ''BIONICLE'' character living in the ''Hero Factory'' world, specifically an evil Makuta disguising himself as a wise old Turaga, causing conflicts in secret to be solved by his Factory. None of this reveal ever panned out once LEGO decided to simplify the ''Hero Factory'' series, so Mr. Makuro canonically remained a kind robot gentleman who just happened to be a lookalike of a character from a different franchise.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb:'' Milks this for all it's worth with its primary characters. Each lead character is designed around a certain geometric shape, in contrast to the stylized but more realistic-looking recurring and minor characters. [[TheHero Phineas]] and [[MadScientist Doofenshmirtz]] both have triangular heads; [[TheCassandra Candace]] and [[CuteBruiser Isabella]] are half-circles; [[TheQuietOne Ferb]] and [[ActionPet Perry]] are rectangular. These designs were [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] repeatedly over the course of the show's run, especially Phineas, with everyone from Candace to Franchise/SpiderMan commenting on his triangle head.

** Then there’s Thorax, the leader of the chamgelings after they defect from Queen Chrysalis. He is larger, has gem-like bumps on his chest, and a pair of stag-like antlers.
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'', the villain,Opaline has a noticeably darker color coat of a dark purple with an almost red tinge to it She has a white mane with a VillainousWidowsPeak and tail that are in curls and that are almost iridescent and sharp, angular eyes with ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow. Her horn is a sharp, curved one that resembles King Sombra and her nose is noticeably sharper.

* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb:'' Milks this for all it's worth with its primary characters. Each lead character is designed around a certain geometric shape, in contrast to the stylized but more realistic-looking recurring and minor characters. [[TheHero Phineas]] and [[MadScientist Doofenshmirtz]] both have triangular heads; [[TheCassandra Candace]] and [[TheChick Isabella]] are half-circles; [[TheQuietOne Ferb]] and [[ActionPet Perry]] are rectangular. These designs were [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] repeatedly over the course of the show's run, especially Phineas, with everyone from Candace to Franchise/SpiderMan commenting on his triangle head.

** Lord Kallous and Prince Cryon are {{Expies}} of Skeltor and He-Man, respectively and are thus drawn in a slighty more realistic cartoon style

* Santa and Mrs. Claus from WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Christmas had more realistic designs compared to everyone else.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'':
** The eponymous girls, besides lacking [[InvisibleAnatomy hands, feet,]] or [[TheNoseless noses]], are drawn with a focus on curves rather than the heavily angular designs of most other character to make them stand out even more. There is one episode that shows what they would look like if they had been born as normal little girls, but those designs still seem... off. Their nonstandard designs are even more noticeable in the [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016 2016 reboot]] where the background characters are stylized like something out of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}''.

* Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy appear in the "Let's Get Serious" episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. They are drawn in a more stylized version of ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' style that looks different from the SuperDeformed style of everyone else.

** The show underwent considerable ArtEvolution early on, resulting in most of the character designs changing significantly--but the main characters maintained the same general appearances, [[TheArtifact since they had become far too iconic to change]]. Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are among the only characters who have hair exactly the same color as their skin, with no visible hairlines (making them look like they just have oddly shaped heads). Homer has a protruding muzzle-like mouth (colored brown to indicate stubble) and a scribble on the side of his head to indicate baldness, two traits shared by very few other characters who aren't related to him. And Marge has a [[AnimeHair bizarrely shaped]] "beehive" hairdo that would be nearly impossible for a real woman to maintain. The show has {{lampshade|Hanging}}d this several times.

** The main cast were subject to ArtEvolution early on, but maintained the same general appearances. Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are about the only characters who have "hair" stemming from the top of their heads identical in colour to their skin, and with no visible dividing line between forehead and hairline. Nominally they are all blonde but every other blonde haired character in the show is drawn with more realistic hair. Homer has a scribble on the side of his head to signify baldness, something shared by no other character. The show has {{lampshade|Hanging}}d this several times.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'', the villain,Opaline has a noticeably darker color coat of a dark purple with an almost red tinge to it She has a white mane and tail that are in curls and that are almost iridescent and sharp, angular eyes with ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow. Her horn is a sharp, curved one that resembles King Sombra and her nose is noticeably sharper.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyMakeYourMark'', the villain,Opaline has a noticeably darker color coat of a dark purple. She has a white mane and tail that are in curls and that are almost iridescent and sharp, angular eyes with ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow. Her horn is a sharp, curved one that resembles King Sombra and her nose is noticeably sharper.

** Spike plays with this trope -- he's the first dragon we ever see in the series, but the more other dragons we see, the more abnormal Spike's lack of wings and stout, pudgy body shape appear. The episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS8E11MoltDown Molt Down]]" has Spike gaining wings, with the explanation being that wings are gained during dragon puberty and Spike just wasn't old enough before.

** Trouble Shoes from "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E6AppleoosasMostWanted Appleoosa's Most Wanted]]" is modeled off a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydesdale_horse Clydesdale horse]], down to the typical face coloring. As the largest pony character to be ever designed, he even towers at least twice the size of a typical mare (he would even give Celestia a run for her money), and has visible and defined hooves rather than the solid-colored lower legs of most pony designs.

** Minor villain Ricardio and Gareth from "One Last Job" have realistic human faces, something none of the other characters have.

** Most of the cast of are sea creatures, with the exception of the eponymous character himself, who's more or less an artificial dish sponge with arms and legs -- even unlike his parents. It's unusual.

** Osama bin Laden is wildly different from the standard designs: he is a caricature but doesn't have a photo for a head, and is much more detailed and narrow-bodied than the other characters. The difference [[http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/cMMAZIhj-rQ/maxresdefault.jpg can be jarring]].

** Because of his muscular frame and face, PC Principal is the only adult male that stands out from most adult male characters not to mention he doesn't have a round head and his facial features look very realistic.
** During the first four seasons, Bill, Fosse and Terrance had much thicker eyebrows than the other characters. But after Season 4, their eyebrows were now drawn normally.

** One Slappy Squirrel episode showed a squirrel that not only was non-anthropomorphic, but also looked more realistic than Slappy, Skippy, and other squirrels in the show.

* ''[[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show]]'': Truffles from "The Lost Ballpark" is the only character drawn with white irises and black pupils instead of the beady black eyes the other characters have.

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** [[VileVillainSaccharineShow The Lich]]'s design is far more detailed than the rest of the rather simplistic cast. [[UncannyValley This is not a good thing.]]

** In the revival streaming movie ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHeadDoTheUniverse'', Daria's character design for her [https://imgur.com/dLRAx3p non-speaking cameo] is adapted from her spin-off [[WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} TV series]], where she had undergone significant ArtEvolution compared to the rest of the cast.

** In the revival streaming movie ''BeavisAndButtHeadDoTheUniverse'', Daria's character design for her [https://imgur.com/dLRAx3p non-speaking cameo] is adapted from her spin-off [[WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} TV series]] where she had undergone significant ArtEvolution compared to the rest of the cast.

* The title characters of ''[[WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', who have gigantic heads compared to the fairly realistic design of the other characters. This is lampshaded when the police show a [[https://static-3.bitchute.com/live/cover_images/uo7rEoxnaJ3q/u47JBEw3Vj6p_640x360.jpg composite sketch]] depicting them as they would look like if they were drawn like everyone else.
** The Animals tend to look very cartoony compared to the show's usual pseudo-realistic art style, making Beavis and Butt-Head themselves look realistic by comparison.