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What If Cartoon Characters Were Charged For Their Crimes

BY gkh8t
July 9, 2025
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Cartoon Characters and Their Possible Crimes

This document lists cartoon characters who have broken laws and their potential prison sentences, ranging from 3 years to 15 million years.

Characters and Alleged Crimes

1. Ash Ketchum (Pokémon)

  • Crime: Animal fighting
  • Sentence: Typically 3 years, but reduced to a small fine due to ambiguity of Pokémon being considered animals.

2. Tai Lung (Kung Fu Panda)

  • Crime: Assault and battery on prison guards
  • Sentence: Extra 5 years added to existing sentence.

3. Al McWhiggin (Toy Story 2)

  • Crime: Transportation of stolen goods (Woody toy)
  • Sentence: Up to 10 years.

4. Nani Pelekai (Lilo and Stitch)

  • Crime: Harboring an alien as an illegal immigrant (Stitch)
  • Sentence: Up to 20 years.

5. Syndrome (The Incredibles)

  • Crime: Kidnapping and torturing Mr. Incredible
  • Sentence: 40 years.

6. Gru (Despicable Me)

  • Crime: Breaking International Outer Space Treaty and destruction of government property (moon theft)
  • Sentence: Undefined, immense fines.

7. Dora the Explorer

  • Crime: Owning an exotic pet (Boots the monkey) in Mexico, risking animal welfare
  • Sentence: Fines over $500,000.

8. Scooby-Doo and the Gang

  • Crime: Trespassing, breaking and entering, animal endangerment
  • Sentence: More than 300 years (1 year per event over 300 events).

9. SpongeBob SquarePants

  • Crime: Driving violations (over 1 million failed driving tests and crashes)
  • Sentence: Fines between $650 million to $5 billion, depending on vehicle classification.

10. Henry J. Waternoose (Monsters, Inc.)

  • Crime: Kidnapping and child abuse (scream extraction)
  • Sentence: Over 15 million years (20 years per instance across 800,000 instances).

Notable Highlights

  • Ash Ketchum: The legality hinges on the classification of Pokémon as animals.
  • Gru: Faces international legal troubles due to the nature of his crimes in space.
  • Henry J. Waternoose: Faces the longest potential prison sentence due to mass kidnapping charges.

This analysis highlights the hypothetical legal repercussions of certain actions depicted humorously in animated films and series.