The Anatomical Very Hungry Caterpillar

The inside of a caterpillar is quite disgusting, but it doesn't explain how he managed to eat one apple, two pears, three plums... (The Anatomical Very Hungry Caterpillar by Jason Freeny)

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The Very Explosive Caterpillar

Inappropriate Little Golden Books

The Battlestar Bears Learn About Cylons

Pillsbury Doughboy Anatomy

Poppin' Fresh and crunchy inside too! Those thousands of pokes to the belly must have been incredibly painful. (Poppin' Fresh Anatomical Sculpt by Jason Freeny)

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Baking Disasters: Burn Baby Burn

Gingerbread Man Dissected

Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear

Koopa, It's What's For Dinner

I could go for some Bowser ribs and some burgers made from ground Koopa. I imagine it's what Mario eats after he finishes his digital killing spree.

Jude Buffum explores the world of video game meat for the upcoming show Pixel Pushers, including Koopa, Ganon, Chocobo, Pukupuku, Gesso and Yoshi (below).

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Inglourious Plummers

Super Mario Anatomy

Super Mario Bros: Mario's Mass Grave

Sesame Street Anatomy Lesson

I'm hoping Cookie Monster is shocked and not hungry, because if he is, this lesson will not end well. The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Bird by Hillary White, based on Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp. (Link via Super Punch)

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The Tragic Life Of Oscar The Grouch

The Vitruvian Big Bird

Sesame Beasts

The Vitruvian Hulk

Don't draw me in proper proportion. You wouldn't like me when I'm in proper proportion. (Anatomy of The Hulk by No-Sign-of-Sanity, via How to Carve Roast Unicorn)

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Go Go Vitruvian Inspector Gadget

The Vitruvian Big Bird

Hulk Late For Work!

Stay Puft Marshmallow Man Anatomy

Gooey on the outside, crunchy on the inside. I must admit that I'm more than a little creeped out to find out that there's something else other than marshmallow inside the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man but I suppose he needs something to support all that weight. (Stay Puft Anatomy Sculpt by Jason Freeny)

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Super Mario Anatomy
Mr. Potato Head Anatomy
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear

Super Mario Anatomy

I want a doctor to take your picture, so I can look at you from inside as well. From Jason Freeny, because you were wondering about Mario's internal organs, weren't you?

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Mr. Potato Head Anatomy
Hello Anatomy Kitty
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear

Mr. Potato Head Anatomy

It's a good thing that Mr. Potato Head doesn't actually talk because his screams of agony when kids pull off his feet and arms would be too much to bear. (Jason Freeny at Moist Productions)

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Bite My Starchy Tuberous Ass
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Gingerbread Man Dissected

Have A Nice Day!

Who knew the Smiley Face had teeth? I guess it would be creepy if they were showing. I mean, not creepier than this, but creepy nonetheless. (Smiley Skull from Jason Freeny at Moist Production)

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Hello Anatomy Kitty
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Konnichiwa, Dissected Domo

Hello Anatomy Kitty

Huh. I would have expected it to be a lot cuter inside, or contain the embodiment of all evil. Show what I know — I stopped taking biology in Grade 11. (Kitty Half from Jason Freeny at Moist Production)

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Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Grimace McSection
Big Cartoon Hunter

Visible Domo

Cute meets disturbing, with Jason Freeny's Domo Qee Anatomy. This is what nightmares are made of.

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Konnichiwa, Dissected Domo
Keyboard Cat's Last Supper
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear

Grimace McSection

You are what you eat, apparently, or at least where you work. And now I know where all my McNuggets are stored.

From shirt.woot and designer Glen Brogan: "Grimace weighs over 540 pounds. He is only 25, but suffers from hypertension, Type II Diabetes, elevated cholesterol, gallstones, Gout, sleep apnea, and has recently suffered a mild heart attack."

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Fast Food Kills
Anatomy of a Gummi Bear
Suddenly Last Supper

Big Cartoon Hunter

If you've got to shoot things, it might as well be Hello Kitty. Hey, why not throw in a unicorn, Bugs Bunny, Snoopy, Mickey Mouse, Minnie, Pinocchio, a witch and a couple of aliens. Strange bone structure in the ears though, I always thought they would have been cartilage. Or maybe these were mascots. In that case, shoot them twice.  (Photos by Riccardo Bagnoli for a teen clothes ad campaign; link via Nerdcore by way of The Zeary Gazette)

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I Love You, You Love Me...
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
If Cartoons Were Real

Circle, Circle, Dot, Dot, Now You've Got The Cootie Shot

I had always assumed the transmission of cooties was instantaneous from person to person, but it appears that the Ickyus Pediculus Humanus needs to lay eggs first before metamorphosing into an adult before spreading. Just goes to show that the schoolyard doesn't know everything. Nah, nah, nah, nah!

Cootie, another fabulous illustration from Jason Freeny.

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Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Gingerbread Man Dissected
Konnichiwa, Dissected Domo

Konnichiwa, Dissected Domo

Domo-kun is one of those strange marriages of Japanese and web culture... wait, I suppose I don't really need to add that qualifier as it really goes without saying. I had seem images of Domo all over the web before I actually knew what it was, a mascot for Japan's NHK television station that has become a harbinger of doom in his online incarnation. Know Your Meme can tell you all you need to know.

Anyway, long story short, master illustrator Jason Freeny has shown us all what Domo looks like inside, because we were all wondering but didn't know how to ask. It's the Internet, kids! You learn something you didn't need to know everyday.

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Gingerbread Man Dissected
Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear
Knitsections & Feltidermy

Gingerbread Man Dissected

Pop artist Jason Freeny, already having ruined Gummi Bears, makes Gingerbread Men seem like the least appealing thing you'd ever want to eat. They'd be all crunchy, with a chewy, spurting centre.

Hmm, maybe they wouldn't be so bad after all. Head to Moist Production to see the full poster. (Link via Super Punch)

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Snow White & The Depressing Reality
Grandma, What Informative Graphics You Have!
Not By The Hair Of My Stop Motion Chin

Anatomy Of A Gummi Bear

I don't know if I'll ever be able to eat a Gummi Bear again. The idea that they have a full skeletal system and organs freaks me out a little. I suppose they are soft bones — makes them more chewy than crunchy.

This wonderfully twisted piece of anatomy comes from Jason Freeny, who has similar looks at the innards of Lego minifigs and balloon animals, which all remind me of a series of skeletons of cartoon characters. Faux anatomy is creepy fun.

If Cartoons Were Real

Seeing cartoons characters as they would like in real life is, well, disturbing. This photo-realistic Homer Simpson is from jaxpixeloo, and I would run in terror from him if I were to see him on the street.


Good news, everybody! A realistic version of a few of the Futurama cast, from Dylan Marvin. I think the year 3000 would be... all glory to the Hypnotoad.


A realistic Wile E. Coyote (Road-Runnerus Digestus) and Roadrunner (Accelleratti Incredibusc) wouldn't be so bad, but the Acme products would be devastating. From an old Fark contest, where there are many other examples.


Michael Paulus also takes the concept of real cartoons but approaches it from a whole other angle and showing the skeletal system of 22 different characters. Wonderfully odd.

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