they’re the animals that make us wish
our own pets could hold a conversation
look like you’ve got something to say do
you yes I certainly do
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
greatest talking animals in TV soon
pinky they’ll give us our own sitcom and
then the world but vain you still
haven’t gotten on the cover of People
magazine yes for this list we’re taking
a look at the most memorable television
animals that are able to speak I hope I
don’t have to sign autographs mainly cuz
cats care right we’ve excluded Looney
Tunes like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as
well as Disney icons like Donald Duck
and Winnie the Pooh since their
career-defining shorts technically
premiered in movie theaters before
hitting the small screen your Decca
whole number 10 Jake the dog
Adventure Time hello daddy hello mommy
is so nice to be here with you now they
say that dogs are a man’s best friend
but Jake is much more than a canine
companion in Finn the human’s eyes he’s
a brother you always know what to say
blah Blee blah blah blah bloop okay I’m
convinced let’s roll
this adventurous pooch is one of the
most unique creatures in the Land of Ooo
not only possessing the ability to talk
but also able to shape-shift into
anything imaginable come out you chicken
none
despite his extraordinary powers jake
maintains a laid-back outlook on life
which occasionally lands him in hot
water
we got warm bubble water on our buns I
loved this spot and that’s a fact wait
if I stay too long I get a pruney back
when it’s clear that his loved ones are
in danger though Jake will always
stretch to the occasion
what watch me fool number 9 Yogi Bear
the Yogi Bear show every day it’s the
same old thing look at the Bears look at
the Bears look at the Bears yogi isn’t
the kind of bear who will maul people
and rip them to shreds yet he is guilty
of an equally punishable offense
snatching picnic baskets no let me have
the balloon boo-boo there you are yogi
my usual way to get rid of evidence
pic-a-nic baskets away his notoriety for
basket theft has made yogi public enemy
number one in Jellystone Park I know you
just had a picnic basket where is it
Oh careful sir if you can’t prove that I
could sue you for slander although his
stunted sidekick booboo often advises
him not to upset the authoritative
Ranger Smith the rules don’t faze the
carefree yogi he’s smarter than the
average bear or Ranger for that matter
yogi give up I gotta prove I’m smarter
than the average Ranger of course he
sometimes thinks with his stomach rather
than with his head somehow picnic
baskets just don’t seem the same when
the Ranger knows about it
but I suppose I ought to force-feed
myself to keep my strength up number 8
Big Bird Sesame Street oh hi welcome to
Sesame Jane just as Sesame Street was
likely the first show you watched as a
child Big Bird was probably the first
time you ever saw an animal talk hello
my granny bird once said that the whole
world is a stage hey now I know what
that means since 1969 this 8 foot 2
yellow bird has taught several
generations of youngsters various
lessons which range from basic
mathematics to the inevitability of
death you know
I’m gonna miss you mr. looper that’s a
Hooper Big Bird big bird approaches
everything with childlike innocence
whether he’s trying to prove the
existence of mr. snuffleupagus or
commenting on the presidential election
still performed by muppet ear Caroll
Spinney this character has become a
timeless figure of everyone’s childhood
Sesame Street has been brought to you
today by the letters B and by the OL
number 6 number 7 Garfield Garfield and
friends ladies and gentlemen Garfield
and friends
on paper Garfield really shouldn’t be a
compelling protagonist after all his
three greatest pastimes are sleeping
watching TV and eating everything in
sight what difference does it make what
day it is while he contributes little to
society or around the house much of this
fat cats likability stems from the fact
that he’s so passionate about his own
lazy hobbies he is who he is and
Garfield loves himself for it in turn we
can’t help but love Garfield as well
especially if you too are a slacker who
cherishes lasagna as much as you despise
Mondays
number six mr. Edie
mr. Edie hello I’m mr. ed portrayed by
bamboo harvester and voiced by cowboy
b-movie actor Allan Lane it’s never
explained exactly how this highly
intelligent horse can talk all right
hold your horses are smarter than people
regardless his irregular quark is easy
for the audience to accept since he
makes for such a wonderful comedic foil
to the kindly Wilbur hi and I was hoping
I’d hear from you
you okay yeah I just wanted to find out
where you stashed the carrots mr. Ed’s
mouth movements don’t sync with his
words but that’s just part of this
outlandish characters charm are you
going
order the Tallyho stables what for
I’ve got a baby says although horses
aren’t the most emotive creatures mr.
Edie can always hold his own against
human actors including big-name guest
stars like Clint Eastwood he likes you
how about that number 5 Ryan Griffin
family guy hey that’s quite a voice
you’ve got there you ever think about
doing radio well uh I’ve listened to a
lot of radio the universe of Family Guy
is so bizarre that a dog that talks
sings and sleeps with human bimbos
doesn’t raise many eyebrows hey how was
it Bachelorette we see a dumb bimbo like
you said but but with a big rack ha ha
ha
come on in and tell me everything I bet
your stories will make me laugh so hard
I shoot milk out of my nose uh Peter
this is Brooke the Bachelorette
she’s having dinner with us tonight I
went over this with you a few minutes
ago Brian aspires to be taken seriously
by others but is often shot down are you
coming on that novel you’re working on
yeah got a big big stack of papers there
good I got a nice little it’s a little
story you’re working on there the big
big good novel this has less to do with
him being a dog and more to do with him
being an alcoholic
college dropout and pretentious writer
you know if people want crap I’ll give
him crap as much as Brian is hated by
quagmire the Griffin family loves him
dearly and simply couldn’t function
without his sarcastic wit he’s given a
voice to dogs everywhere yup thinks I’m
in love oh my god you can talk
nevermind
number four Alvin Simon and Theodore
Alvin and the Chipmunks with Alvin being
the rebel Simon being the adorkable type
and Theodore being the baby-faced one
Alvin and the Chipmunks
are like any other boy band the only
differences are that they’re a trio
instead of a five-piece and they’re well
chipmunks I’ve got good news our lawyer
says the chipmunk name is ours while
their capability to talk doesn’t seem to
impress humans they’re singing chops
have taken the world by storm
behind-the-scenes the Chipmunks cause
mischief like any other kids with Alvin
himself typically owning most of the
blame whenever Dave screams his name
you know there’s trouble that’s one of a
kind be careful number three scooby-doo
scooby-doo where are you Scooby Doo
might not be the easiest dog to
understand since he puts the letter R in
front of every word he utters I like to
rhyme he likes to slide still a dog that
speaks garbled English is better than a
dog that can’t speak at all running away
from masked baddies as quickly as he
runs towards a box of Scooby Snacks this
Great Dane can be a colossal coward when
things are at their darkest however you
can count on scooby to catch the villain
hey where’s Scooby
well would you look at that
he’s getting in here scratch the heart
of mystery Inc it’s impossible to
imagine the gang without him shaggy
sometimes I think you’d rather eat pizza
pie and solve a mystery let’s vote on it
mystery or pizza pie breach of right cut
it out number two Leonardo Michelangelo
Raphael and Donatello Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles evil shredder
these turtles don’t
these weapon wielding sewer-dwelling
reptilian brothers may not be what you
typically think of when you try to
picture turtles but come on who wouldn’t
want to spend a day or two swapping
stories eating pizza and practicing your
ninjutsu skills with the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
I knew the outside world would consider
them freaks so I trained them in the art
of ninjutsu with a rat sensei named
splinter as their guide serious leader
Leonardo slacker dude Michelangelo bad
boy Raphael and smart guy Donatello
fight crime and try to save New York
City from all kinds of people they’re
getting away that’s what they think come
on all while trying to keep their mutant
identities a secret and delivering
catchphrases that have infiltrated pop
culture to this day we turtles don’t
know the meaning of the word defeat
that’s right we never bothered to look
it up in the dictionary don’t you guys
take anything seriously before we have a
chat with our top pick here are some
honorable mentions what are we gonna do
tomorrow night the same thing we do for
real every night pinky try to take over
the world
Klaus your scales are especially shiny
today my friend thank you for noticing
you’re an idiot
and they don’t know what’s in store
they’re coming from the closet and
oh come on Salem can you wait till I
finish my milk did the cat just talk yes
and get this stupid hat off my head oh
my no number one Kermit the Frog Sesame
Street and The Muppet Show once again
was another great show for you with The
Muppet Show Jim Henson aspired to
fashion characters that kids and adults
could identify with he chiefly
accomplished this through the
franchise’s universally appealing mascot
Kermit the Frog trouble is you see he’s
following me all around and giving me
these jokes for my act and they are
awful fuzzy how would you know how would
I know
smarty fraud first appearing on Sesame
Street and later becoming the only
Muppet to star on both shows Kermit’s
goofier awkward side helps children
relate to him no next time Cookie
Monster gonna do it with you I’m leaving
hmm haven’t you I love you too adults
meanwhile can relate to Kermit’s hectic
responsibilities concerning getting the
job done hey can we have some quiet out
there in the theater please pleasing a
passionate girlfriend Peggy I’ve told
you I don’t have any time in my life for
any emotional involvement right now and
holding the crew together no matter what
age you are everyone can relate to
Kermit’s vulnerability and insecurities
he may be an amphibian but Kermit is
truly an everyman it’s not that easy
being green
Aven to spend each day the color of the
leaves do you agree with our list yes
looking at you Caden who’s your favorite
talking TV animal girl a share for more
anthropomorphic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com join us next week when our
guests will be gore Vidal and remember
life is full of entrees so don’t fill up
on bread
you
our own pets could hold a conversation
look like you’ve got something to say do
you yes I certainly do
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
greatest talking animals in TV soon
pinky they’ll give us our own sitcom and
then the world but vain you still
haven’t gotten on the cover of People
magazine yes for this list we’re taking
a look at the most memorable television
animals that are able to speak I hope I
don’t have to sign autographs mainly cuz
cats care right we’ve excluded Looney
Tunes like Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck as
well as Disney icons like Donald Duck
and Winnie the Pooh since their
career-defining shorts technically
premiered in movie theaters before
hitting the small screen your Decca
whole number 10 Jake the dog
Adventure Time hello daddy hello mommy
is so nice to be here with you now they
say that dogs are a man’s best friend
but Jake is much more than a canine
companion in Finn the human’s eyes he’s
a brother you always know what to say
blah Blee blah blah blah bloop okay I’m
convinced let’s roll
this adventurous pooch is one of the
most unique creatures in the Land of Ooo
not only possessing the ability to talk
but also able to shape-shift into
anything imaginable come out you chicken
none
despite his extraordinary powers jake
maintains a laid-back outlook on life
which occasionally lands him in hot
water
we got warm bubble water on our buns I
loved this spot and that’s a fact wait
if I stay too long I get a pruney back
when it’s clear that his loved ones are
in danger though Jake will always
stretch to the occasion
what watch me fool number 9 Yogi Bear
the Yogi Bear show every day it’s the
same old thing look at the Bears look at
the Bears look at the Bears yogi isn’t
the kind of bear who will maul people
and rip them to shreds yet he is guilty
of an equally punishable offense
snatching picnic baskets no let me have
the balloon boo-boo there you are yogi
my usual way to get rid of evidence
pic-a-nic baskets away his notoriety for
basket theft has made yogi public enemy
number one in Jellystone Park I know you
just had a picnic basket where is it
Oh careful sir if you can’t prove that I
could sue you for slander although his
stunted sidekick booboo often advises
him not to upset the authoritative
Ranger Smith the rules don’t faze the
carefree yogi he’s smarter than the
average bear or Ranger for that matter
yogi give up I gotta prove I’m smarter
than the average Ranger of course he
sometimes thinks with his stomach rather
than with his head somehow picnic
baskets just don’t seem the same when
the Ranger knows about it
but I suppose I ought to force-feed
myself to keep my strength up number 8
Big Bird Sesame Street oh hi welcome to
Sesame Jane just as Sesame Street was
likely the first show you watched as a
child Big Bird was probably the first
time you ever saw an animal talk hello
my granny bird once said that the whole
world is a stage hey now I know what
that means since 1969 this 8 foot 2
yellow bird has taught several
generations of youngsters various
lessons which range from basic
mathematics to the inevitability of
death you know
I’m gonna miss you mr. looper that’s a
Hooper Big Bird big bird approaches
everything with childlike innocence
whether he’s trying to prove the
existence of mr. snuffleupagus or
commenting on the presidential election
still performed by muppet ear Caroll
Spinney this character has become a
timeless figure of everyone’s childhood
Sesame Street has been brought to you
today by the letters B and by the OL
number 6 number 7 Garfield Garfield and
friends ladies and gentlemen Garfield
and friends
on paper Garfield really shouldn’t be a
compelling protagonist after all his
three greatest pastimes are sleeping
watching TV and eating everything in
sight what difference does it make what
day it is while he contributes little to
society or around the house much of this
fat cats likability stems from the fact
that he’s so passionate about his own
lazy hobbies he is who he is and
Garfield loves himself for it in turn we
can’t help but love Garfield as well
especially if you too are a slacker who
cherishes lasagna as much as you despise
Mondays
number six mr. Edie
mr. Edie hello I’m mr. ed portrayed by
bamboo harvester and voiced by cowboy
b-movie actor Allan Lane it’s never
explained exactly how this highly
intelligent horse can talk all right
hold your horses are smarter than people
regardless his irregular quark is easy
for the audience to accept since he
makes for such a wonderful comedic foil
to the kindly Wilbur hi and I was hoping
I’d hear from you
you okay yeah I just wanted to find out
where you stashed the carrots mr. Ed’s
mouth movements don’t sync with his
words but that’s just part of this
outlandish characters charm are you
going
order the Tallyho stables what for
I’ve got a baby says although horses
aren’t the most emotive creatures mr.
Edie can always hold his own against
human actors including big-name guest
stars like Clint Eastwood he likes you
how about that number 5 Ryan Griffin
family guy hey that’s quite a voice
you’ve got there you ever think about
doing radio well uh I’ve listened to a
lot of radio the universe of Family Guy
is so bizarre that a dog that talks
sings and sleeps with human bimbos
doesn’t raise many eyebrows hey how was
it Bachelorette we see a dumb bimbo like
you said but but with a big rack ha ha
ha
come on in and tell me everything I bet
your stories will make me laugh so hard
I shoot milk out of my nose uh Peter
this is Brooke the Bachelorette
she’s having dinner with us tonight I
went over this with you a few minutes
ago Brian aspires to be taken seriously
by others but is often shot down are you
coming on that novel you’re working on
yeah got a big big stack of papers there
good I got a nice little it’s a little
story you’re working on there the big
big good novel this has less to do with
him being a dog and more to do with him
being an alcoholic
college dropout and pretentious writer
you know if people want crap I’ll give
him crap as much as Brian is hated by
quagmire the Griffin family loves him
dearly and simply couldn’t function
without his sarcastic wit he’s given a
voice to dogs everywhere yup thinks I’m
in love oh my god you can talk
nevermind
number four Alvin Simon and Theodore
Alvin and the Chipmunks with Alvin being
the rebel Simon being the adorkable type
and Theodore being the baby-faced one
Alvin and the Chipmunks
are like any other boy band the only
differences are that they’re a trio
instead of a five-piece and they’re well
chipmunks I’ve got good news our lawyer
says the chipmunk name is ours while
their capability to talk doesn’t seem to
impress humans they’re singing chops
have taken the world by storm
behind-the-scenes the Chipmunks cause
mischief like any other kids with Alvin
himself typically owning most of the
blame whenever Dave screams his name
you know there’s trouble that’s one of a
kind be careful number three scooby-doo
scooby-doo where are you Scooby Doo
might not be the easiest dog to
understand since he puts the letter R in
front of every word he utters I like to
rhyme he likes to slide still a dog that
speaks garbled English is better than a
dog that can’t speak at all running away
from masked baddies as quickly as he
runs towards a box of Scooby Snacks this
Great Dane can be a colossal coward when
things are at their darkest however you
can count on scooby to catch the villain
hey where’s Scooby
well would you look at that
he’s getting in here scratch the heart
of mystery Inc it’s impossible to
imagine the gang without him shaggy
sometimes I think you’d rather eat pizza
pie and solve a mystery let’s vote on it
mystery or pizza pie breach of right cut
it out number two Leonardo Michelangelo
Raphael and Donatello Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles evil shredder
these turtles don’t
these weapon wielding sewer-dwelling
reptilian brothers may not be what you
typically think of when you try to
picture turtles but come on who wouldn’t
want to spend a day or two swapping
stories eating pizza and practicing your
ninjutsu skills with the Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles
I knew the outside world would consider
them freaks so I trained them in the art
of ninjutsu with a rat sensei named
splinter as their guide serious leader
Leonardo slacker dude Michelangelo bad
boy Raphael and smart guy Donatello
fight crime and try to save New York
City from all kinds of people they’re
getting away that’s what they think come
on all while trying to keep their mutant
identities a secret and delivering
catchphrases that have infiltrated pop
culture to this day we turtles don’t
know the meaning of the word defeat
that’s right we never bothered to look
it up in the dictionary don’t you guys
take anything seriously before we have a
chat with our top pick here are some
honorable mentions what are we gonna do
tomorrow night the same thing we do for
real every night pinky try to take over
the world
Klaus your scales are especially shiny
today my friend thank you for noticing
you’re an idiot
and they don’t know what’s in store
they’re coming from the closet and
oh come on Salem can you wait till I
finish my milk did the cat just talk yes
and get this stupid hat off my head oh
my no number one Kermit the Frog Sesame
Street and The Muppet Show once again
was another great show for you with The
Muppet Show Jim Henson aspired to
fashion characters that kids and adults
could identify with he chiefly
accomplished this through the
franchise’s universally appealing mascot
Kermit the Frog trouble is you see he’s
following me all around and giving me
these jokes for my act and they are
awful fuzzy how would you know how would
I know
smarty fraud first appearing on Sesame
Street and later becoming the only
Muppet to star on both shows Kermit’s
goofier awkward side helps children
relate to him no next time Cookie
Monster gonna do it with you I’m leaving
hmm haven’t you I love you too adults
meanwhile can relate to Kermit’s hectic
responsibilities concerning getting the
job done hey can we have some quiet out
there in the theater please pleasing a
passionate girlfriend Peggy I’ve told
you I don’t have any time in my life for
any emotional involvement right now and
holding the crew together no matter what
age you are everyone can relate to
Kermit’s vulnerability and insecurities
he may be an amphibian but Kermit is
truly an everyman it’s not that easy
being green
Aven to spend each day the color of the
leaves do you agree with our list yes
looking at you Caden who’s your favorite
talking TV animal girl a share for more
anthropomorphic top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com join us next week when our
guests will be gore Vidal and remember
life is full of entrees so don’t fill up
on bread
you
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