Here's what '90s cartoon icons look like grown up

Photo credit: The Entertainer
Photo credit: The Entertainer

From Digital Spy

Have you ever tried to picture what your favourite childhood TV characters would look like as adults?

Well, you're not alone, as The Entertainer has drawn up some sketches of all your favourite '90s TV cartoon characters as they could be seen today.

While Rugrats may have officially been given a grown-up spin-off series with the group as pre-teens, The Entertainer has now aged them up even further as they wondered how the gang's childhood adventures could have impacted their career choices.

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Photo credit: thetoyshop.com

And, as you can see above, it looks like Tommy Pickles has turned his skills with his handy screwdriver into his job, while twins Phil and Lil have obviously taken their muddy activities into adult life too, as they've set up their own landscape gardening firm.

Meanwhile, Eliza Thornberry – from the adventurous series The Wild Thornberryshas turned her unique upbringing into a conservationist career, meaning beloved documentarian David Attenborough might have a new rival on his turf here.

According to the blog post, Eliza "recently won her 6th BAFTA award" for her nature programme, which isn't bad going.

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Photo credit: thetoyshop.com

The gang at the centre of the school-based circus of chaos that was Recess also appear to have really come into their own over the years, with Gus now a personal trainer at the local gym and super-smart Gretchen having joined NASA as the head of Research and Development.

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Photo credit: thetoyshop.com

It's good news for the very talented Mikey too, as he's taken that incredible singing potential into the stratosphere, becoming an internationally recognised performer who's currently on his third world tour after being spotted by a talent scout.

Meanwhile, Arthur has made something of himself too, taking on the role of professional librarian who also enjoys playing the piano at his local jazz club – and there we were thinking he'd be munching insects for the rest of his life in moonlit suburbia.

Photo credit: thetoyshop.com
Photo credit: thetoyshop.com

The blog post also explores what Arnold from Hey Arnold!, Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory and The Powerpuff Girls' Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup are all up to now, just in case you haven't hit your daily dose of nostalgia limit just yet.

And if that's not enough, there's always the rumour that Netflix could be rebooting Hey Arnold! to get excited about, or new Powerpuff Girl Bliss to weigh in on.


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