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** The episode "White Hare" is mainly comprised by a dream sequence starring anthropomorphic rabbit versions of the Loud siblings, plus a couple of unrelated rabbits and a beaver (himself being Clyde's version). Based in-universe from a bunch of regular rabbits Lincoln just saw in a similar scenario, hey were the cast that series creator Creator/ChrisSavino had initially conceived before a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} executive advised him to use human characters instead.

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** The episode "White Hare" is mainly comprised by a dream sequence starring anthropomorphic rabbit versions of the Loud siblings, plus a couple of unrelated rabbits and a beaver (himself being Clyde's version). Based in-universe from a bunch of regular rabbits Lincoln just saw in a similar scenario, hey they were the cast that series creator Creator/ChrisSavino had initially conceived before a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} executive advised him to use human characters instead.
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** The episode "White Hare" is mainly comprised by a dream sequence starring anthropomorphic rabbit versions of the Loud siblings, plus a couple of unrelated rabbits and a beaver (himself being Clyde's version). They were the cast that series creator Creator/ChrisSavino had initially conceived before a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} executive advised him to use human characters instead.

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** The episode "White Hare" is mainly comprised by a dream sequence starring anthropomorphic rabbit versions of the Loud siblings, plus a couple of unrelated rabbits and a beaver (himself being Clyde's version). They Based in-universe from a bunch of regular rabbits Lincoln just saw in a similar scenario, hey were the cast that series creator Creator/ChrisSavino had initially conceived before a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} executive advised him to use human characters instead.

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* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' are anthropomorphic mammals of a variety of species, with animals of other types like birds and insects remaining non-anthropomorphic.



* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' are anthropomorphic mammals of a variety of species, with animals of other types like birds and insects remaining non-anthropomorphic.



* The ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "White Hare" is mainly comprised by a dream sequence starring anthropomorphic rabbit versions of the Loud siblings, plus a couple of unrelated rabbits and a beaver (himself being Clyde's version). They were the cast that series creator Creator/ChrisSavino had initially conceived before a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} executive advised him to use human characters instead.

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** Lana's character for the siblings' made-up story in "A Dark and Story Night" is an anthropomorphic frog named Ribbon.



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* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' are anthropomorphic mammals of a variety of species residing in Animal Town, with animals of other types like birds and insects remaining non-anthropomorphic.

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* The protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'' are a pair of anthropomorphic ducks.

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* Every character in ''WesternAnimation/AlfredJKwak'', barring [[LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy a rather beast-like human]].
%%* All the characters of ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals''.
* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' not only walk on their hind legs like humans do, they're ''[[RodentsOfUnusualSize the size of humans]]'' as well. Averted a bit as of the live action films, shrinking them down to actual size and often running on all fours like real chipmunks do.
* All citizens of Elmore in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' are Funny Animals/Food/Objects/[[CartoonCreature Whatevers]]. Species is reflected in their behavior to various degrees, but all of them live in houses, have jobs, and send their children to school like humans.
* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers''. Even the humans in the show are treated as such.
* Like WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog, ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDaysBurbankAnimation'' takes place in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Unlike Willy Fog, however, Passepartout is a monkey and Phileas Fogg is a fox.
%%* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans''.
* The protagonists of ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'' are a pair of anthropomorphic ducks.
* Many characters in ''WesternAnimation/BojackHorseman'' including the eponymous equine. Plenty of humans too though.
* Despite taking place "on the other side of the universe!", all the aliens in ''WesternAnimation/BountyHamster'' are talking Earth animals (unless they're a parody of a scifi alien).
%%* Everyone in ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo''.
* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' straddles the line between this and TalkingAnimal, with a healthy dose of FurryConfusion for good measure. The main cast usually falls squarely into Funny Animal territory, though at times might slip into TalkingAnimal (Chip and Dale more than the others, as they will sometimes run on all fours like actual chipmunks. Monterey and Gadget almost never behave like actual mice). Most other rodents in the series are also portrayed fairly consistently as Funny Animal. Cats generally tread both sides, while dogs and almost everything else tend to be TalkingAnimal exclusively. FurryConfusion occurs with pretty much ''everything'', particularly [[NoCartoonFish fish]] and incidental or background characters.
* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' are anthropomorphic mammals of a variety of species residing in Animal Town, with animals of other types like birds and insects remaining non-anthropomorphic.
* Most of the "core" stars of the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts - WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck, WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}, and so on. WesternAnimation/{{Pluto|The Pup}} would be an exception, however; as Mickey's pet dog, he's a NearlyNormalAnimal.
* WesternAnimation/CountDuckula. Lampshaded in the WhosOnFirst episode:
--> DUCKULA: You mean human sacrifice?
--> YUBI: Well, almost human sacrifice, give or take a feather.
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''. While everyone acknowledges that Courage is a dog and usually treat him as such, other Funny Animal characters get by with no reference at all to their species. Courage's own characterization as a dog slips sometimes. Often the alien/evil entity/villain of the day (who is sometimes also a talking animal) will treat Courage on the same level as the humans. Often by trying to kill them.
* Brian Griffin of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' usually falls squarely into this category, albeit with occasional TalkingAnimal moments (particularly in the first RUN of the series, where they were more frequent).
* Rex the cockroach from ''{{WesternAnimation/Gawayn}}'' seems to be somewhere between this and CivilisedAnimal
%%* The entire cast of ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang''.
* British children's series ''WesternAnimation/GoJetters'' features an anthropomorphic disco-grooving unicorn named Ubercorn as the mentor and leader of the otherwise all-human Go Jetters team.
* Many ''Creator/HannaBarbera'' characters from the 1960s and some later are Funny Animal characters. Including ''WesternAnimation/HuckleberryHound'', ''WesternAnimation/QuickDrawMcGraw'', ''WesternAnimation/SecretSquirrel'', ''WesternAnimation/ToucheTurtleAndDumDum'' and so many others.
** ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'', ''WesternAnimation/TopCat'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Snagglepuss}}'', ''WesternAnimation/WallyGator'', and ''WesternAnimation/MagillaGorilla'' are straddle the line between Funny Animal and CivilizedAnimal. They wear clothes and can communicate with humans in English, but are otherwise function and are treated as members of their respective species. Later {{Crossover}} shows put everyone firmly in the Funny Animal category.
* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'': With the exceptions of Fee and Foo, most of the cast is some sort of anthropomorphic animal.
* ''WesternAnimation/IAmNotAnAnimal''. The animals were genetically engineered to talk and were raised with celebrity magazines photo-shopped so half the people had animal heads. They escaped and didn't realize that animals aren't supposed to talk.
* While 90% of the ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' cast are monsters and demons, this trope is surprisingly common. The two most prominent being the [[WickedWeasel Weavils]] and the [[AffablyEvil Schwartzentiger]]. We've also seen pandas, a goat, a rhino, a crab, and an ape.
* On ''WesternAnimation/JoeAndJack'', Jack is a cat, but walks and behaves just like a boy and in practical terms seems more like a brother of Joe of about the same age, or maybe a little younger. His character model even looks a lot like Joe, except different coloring, whiskers, cat ears and a tail. Enhancing the resemblance is that Joe wears a full-body costume of an animal all the time.
%%* All the characters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna'': Everyone is a funny animal, a celestial body, or a CartoonCreature. Specifically, Leo, Carmen, and Andy are a wombat, a butterfly, and a frog, respectively.
* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'':
** WesternAnimation/PorkyPig is consistently show living and working among humans, with ''WesternAnimation/ACornyConcerto'' even giving Elmer's usual role as the one hunting Bugs. Porky is probably like this because he was created earlier than most other ''Looney Tunes'' (who tend to be {{Civilized Animal}}s), in an era when Disney had made Funny Animals universal.
** WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck [[AnthropomorphicZigZag varies a lot]] between a CivilizedAnimal living in the woods or a pond and a Funny Animal living among humans, often as Porky's neighbor, partner, or similar.
** WesternAnimation/BugsBunny straddles the line between Funny Animal and Civilized Animal. He has been [[AnthropomorphicShift moving steadily towards the Funny Animal Camp over the years]]. In ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'', he is almost completely a Funny Animal, with a large suburban house, a Prius, and a good income stream through royalties from his inventions. ''WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction'' moves him back to being a CivilizedAnimal living in a hole in the ground.
* ''WesternAnimation/LosTrotaMusicos'' are a band of domestic animal musicians. What's more funny than that?
* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** One-off antagonist Zeb (a zebra) from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends''. Rather jarring given that most of the cast are also equines, but are not anthropomorphized to the extent Zeb is.
** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'': The characters may look like ''My Little Pony'' ponies, but their behaviors and concerns are human. You know you're dealing with a SliceOfLife show about human-like characters when the kids stand around discussing their problems with their parents as they wash the dinner dishes.
%%* The Goof Nutz Pizza band from the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite''.
* Most of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/PigGoatBananaCricket'' are either this or a human, with the exception for [[AnthropomorphicFood Banana]].
* ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}:
** Popeye encountered one of these in "The Hungry Goat". The short overall felt like more of a Creator/TexAvery cartoon than a Popeye cartoon.
** Funny animals are featured prominently in "Popeye The Sailor" and "I Eats My Spinach". Fleischer Studios was known to use these in the WesternAnimation/BettyBoop cartoons, where the Popeye series branched out of.
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
** This is both played this straight and averted with the main characters. Mordecai the bluejay might as well be a human, seeing as he doesn't eat like a bird, fly, or do anything else bird-like. Rigby the [[RascallyRaccoon raccoon]], on the other hand, is shown to dig through trash and run on all fours, but otherwise acts almost as human-like. ''Lampshaded'' in this conversation:
--->''Mordecai'': Dude, don't dig in the trash. It's not natural.
--->''Rigby'': You're not natural!
** Of note is that in the ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' universe, everybody who can talk is considered human, and nobody really seems to question it.
* Many of the characters of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife''. A few non-animal (nor human) characters show up from time to time.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow'': Schnookums and Meat themselves, plus many of the characters on the ''Pith Possum'' segments.
* ''WesternAnimation/ScrubMeMamaWithABoogieBeat'' is an odd case. [[ValuesDissonance Due to the era it was released in]], it features a cast of African-Americans who are drawn to heavily resemble chimpanzees.
* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' consists mostly of anthropomorphized sea creatures.
* The cast of ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''. Baloo started as a TalkingAnimal [[WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967 living in the jungles of India]] and wound up an Anthro flying a plane and living in a city.
* Hamton J. Pig from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', being based on Porky, is the only animal member of the cast who lives in a completely human house, even though it's next to the mud piles of other pigs. Otherwise, the cast [[AnthropomorphicShift tend more toward Funny Animals]] than the original ''Looney Tunes'', as they attend school (albeit for an education [[AnimatedActors on being a cartoon character]]), frequently use urban facilities like stores, and are shown socializing with each other in a non-hostile context.
* Although some of them dip near-ish the TalkingAnimal end of the spectrum sometimes, the cast of ''WesternAnimation/TuffPuppy'' is essentially this,but they retain some animal like mannerisms. For instance, Dudley, a dog, has a superhuman sense of smell and an unfortunate habit of chewing his own butt, and his partner Kitty loses all self-control and star whenever she sees a mouse or a ball of string.
%%* The cast of the Franco-German animated series ''Turtle Island''.
* The main characters of ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'', They look like bears, they walk on four legs sometimes, and they live in a cave, but they otherwise act human. Most actual humans in the show don't see anything odd about this. Notable that they are, in fact, recognized as bears since they befriended Chloe after she studies them for her college project on bears. They've also been known to act like wild bears under times of stress, such as when Grizz decides they need to become more primal.
* On ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'', the characters are basically this, given their speech, use of technology and their general concerns of exploring and learning. They're ''Wild Animal Baby Explorers'' because it's ''wild animals'' that they're exploring, not they themselves that are wild animals.
%%* All of the cast of ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy!''
%%* ''WesternAnimation/TumbleLeaf''
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