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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 3, 2022 20:45:39 GMT via mobile surrealkangaroo and Ally like this

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Post by jay on Sept 3, 2022 20:45:39 GMT

So I stumbled upon this post on Twitter and thought I would bring it to you guys since you’re amazing and have talents beyond anyone else online finding things. I’ll leave everything I found on Twitter if it helps in any ways.

ChairmanNom Lost Media Fan Oscar's Orchestra searcher Posts: 267	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 1:19:17 GMT surrealkangaroo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by ChairmanNom on Sept 4, 2022 1:19:17 GMT I remember when this mystery was making the rounds the first time around, it's got me stumped

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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 4:50:59 GMT

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Sept 3, 2022 20:45:39 GMT jay said:

So I stumbled upon this post on Twitter and thought I would bring it to you guys since you’re amazing and have talents beyond anyone else online finding things. I’ll leave everything I found on Twitter if it helps in any ways.

Great oogly moogly, I saw this several years ago on Toonzone and it had us all stumped. I didn’t know it was still floating around. To make an educated guess, I’m guessing it was probably a Christmas special. The character design looks a bit “advanced” for a typical TV cartoon in 1992.

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Ally Lost Media Fan ding dong the witch is dead Posts: 241	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 9:27:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Ally on Sept 4, 2022 9:27:29 GMT Could it be an export cartoon? As in a cartoon from an entirely different country? I know some regions in Canada speak different languages. Just a hunch though.
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wolfyboy5 Lost Media Beginner Posts: 27	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 10:03:34 GMT surrealkangaroo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wolfyboy5 on Sept 4, 2022 10:03:34 GMT This speaks to me as a 'discount fairy tale' cartoon, like a Goodtimes version of Snow White or the like. But, I bet that was one of the things that was ruled out.

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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 11:56:26 GMT surrealkangaroo likes this

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Post by Ally on Sept 4, 2022 11:56:26 GMT

Am I the only one who thinks this character's design feels a little too modern to be from 1992? It's mostly the style of mouth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think many 90s cartoons really used mouth designs like that. Could be totally wrong here.

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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 13:02:03 GMT

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Post by dxmax on Sept 4, 2022 13:02:03 GMT

This had me stumped when I first saw it. I thought it might be familiar, or maybe it was just the art style that looked familiar rather than the actual character. Blameitonjorge made a video about this:

Someone in the comments of that video thought it might be "Bluetoes, The Christmas Elf". While the design is similar to how that looks, there is no character like the one in the image, in Bluteoes:

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Sept 4, 2022 11:56:26 GMT Ally said:

Am I the only one who thinks this character's design feels a little too modern to be from 1992? It's mostly the style of mouth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think many 90s cartoons really used mouth designs like that. Could be totally wrong here.

I think that might be part of the reason why I though the design looked “advanced”. I saw people on another site suggest Gummi Bears and Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers. I can kind of see that. I know he wouldn’t have been a regular character, but maybe a one shot? It’s been ages since I’ve seen either show.

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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 17:12:49 GMT via mobile

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Post by Ally on Sept 4, 2022 17:12:49 GMT

Sept 4, 2022 15:43:31 GMT surrealkangaroo said:

Sept 4, 2022 11:56:26 GMT Ally said:

Am I the only one who thinks this character's design feels a little too modern to be from 1992? It's mostly the style of mouth. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think many 90s cartoons really used mouth designs like that. Could be totally wrong here.

I think that might be part of the reason why I though the design looked “advanced”. I saw people on another site suggest Gummi Bears and Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers. I can kind of see that. I know he wouldn’t have been a regular character, but maybe a one shot? It’s been ages since I’ve seen either show.

Honestly now that you mention it, it really does kinda look like a one-off minor character from a Disney Afternoon cartoon.

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Post by timemachine on Sept 4, 2022 17:43:08 GMT

Ha, I joined this forum specifically to see if anyone had any leads on this. I first encountered it years ago when someone (I assume his girlfriend) posted it to tumblr.

I have a link to the post here.

On that post you can see they've ruled out:

-Teen Wolf cartoon
-The Littles
-Blackstar
-The Magician’s Hat
-Dreamstone
-Smurfs
-Rock and Rule
-Ferngully
-the Jetsons movie
-Keebler elves
-Black Cauldron
-Flight of Dragons
-the Princess and the Goblin
-Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
-Magic Voyage
-Freddie the Frog
-Hans and the Silver Skates
-Nilus and the Sandman
-Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
-Herself the Elf
-Elm-chanted Forest
-Magic Riddle
-Gremlins
-Lady Lovely Locks
-An American Tail
-Felix the Cat
-Princess Starla
-Star Fairies
-Thumbelina
-the Town Santa Forgot
-the Wish That Changed Christmas
-Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

And I'm going to add ones that I ruled out

- all Alvin and the Chipmunks Christmas specials

- Nilus the Sandman

Despite them saying the photo was in 1992, someone on twitter has speculated that it has to be 1993, because of an Aladdin VHS cover visible in the photo. So that broadens the search.

specevo Lost Media Beginner Garfzinga! Posts: 5	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 21:28:54 GMT surrealkangaroo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by specevo on Sept 4, 2022 21:28:54 GMT Any chance it could be from the show Rupert? It aired from 1991 to 1992 which would match the timeframe, and a lot of the human designs look similar to the style of our Gnome guy.
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Eddie Lost Media Fan "Always on the hunt!" Posts: 252	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 23:17:58 GMT surrealkangaroo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Eddie on Sept 4, 2022 23:17:58 GMT I think it's just me, but the design of this gnome looks similar to some dwarves from a Animaniacs episode. The episode in question is a Snow White and the Seven Dwarves parody.
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Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 4, 2022 23:48:42 GMT

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Post by surrealkangaroo on Sept 4, 2022 23:48:42 GMT

Sept 4, 2022 23:17:58 GMT Eddie said:

I think it's just me, but the design of this gnome looks similar to some dwarves from a Animaniacs episode.
The episode in question is a Snow White and the Seven Dwarves parody.

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That’s a good suggestion, but in the ten minutes of research I did, I don’t think it’s it. The episode in question aired in 1997, so it might be too far off.

Eddie Lost Media Fan "Always on the hunt!" Posts: 252	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 5, 2022 0:23:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Eddie on Sept 5, 2022 0:23:55 GMT Yeah, you're right... But maybe it isn't a christmas special or something. It may be a Snow White Cartoon! This gnome looks like Doc, one of the dwarfes from the story.
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nostalgiaguy Lost Media Enthusiast Posts: 927	Gnome like cartoon twitter search Sept 5, 2022 0:52:57 GMT via mobile surrealkangaroo likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by nostalgiaguy on Sept 5, 2022 0:52:57 GMT The background looks sorta space-like tbh, like it’s taking place on a ship with a large window above.

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