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Moved from List of fictional animals (other)

please add these where appropriate and remove from this list, thanks. Ncboy2010 (talk) 22:48, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cavies (guinea pigs, etc.)

Hooper in PBS Kids Preschool Block Interstitial program
Linny, a guinea pig in Wonder Pets
Olga da Polga, a guinea pig from Michael Bond's The Tales of Olga da Polga
Samson Clogmayer, a guinea pig in Camp Lazlo
Speak, a pet capybara in The Tick

Chipmunks

Alvin, Simon, and Theodore Seville from Alvin and the Chipmunks
Chip 'n Dale, chipmunks
Giggles, a chipmunk in Happy Tree Friends
The Chipettes, Alvin and the Chipmunks' sweethearts in Alvin and the Chipmunks
Titana, the chipmunk from the Jewelpet series by Sanrio, he is based on Titanite

Gophers

Goofy Gophers from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Gopher, a gopher in Disney's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and sequels
Gordon the Gopher from the CBBC show, The Broom Cupboard.

Hamsters

Amelie, who is based on Amethyst, is a hamster from the Jewelpet series by Sanrio
Ebichu, a hamster in the anime show, Oruchuban Ebichu
Hamtaro - A hamster from Hamtaro
Penfold, a hamster in Danger Mouse

Porcupines

Flaky, a porcupine in Happy Tree Friends
Ikki, a porcupine from The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
Porcupine, from Franklin
Porky Pine, in the comic strip Pogo by Walt Kelly

Others

Colonel K, a chinchilla in Danger Mouse

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Why is Splinter from Ninja Turtles not mentioned as one of the positive portrayals of rats in culture? There was an entire decade when "Splinter" was the #1 most popular name for pet rats just because of that character!

Also the main character for the film Ratatouille??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.196.80.60 (talk) 12:36, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you feel some characters should be added, please feel free to add them! Ncboy2010 (talk) 11:39, 20 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Stuart little?? GM1 (talk) 17:51, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Mouse & his child (book and film) are conspicuously missing, as are Bernard and Miss Bianca of the Rescuers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:40E:8100:8FE4:6C3D:E51B:DE30:80D3 (talk) 02:48, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Where is Rocky from Rocky and Bullwinkle? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:3015:B06:7900:1515:B3CF:BED9:D62A (talk) 20:01, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What about Scrat from the Ice Age films? Not sure which category (film or animated) he belongs in. 24.208.19.75 (talk) 05:19, 9 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Add Dates

If someone knows how to add a column for the date, and add dates (where known), it would be mor complete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.96.253.67 (talk) 21:54, 21 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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I think that the explanation on mice and rats is too trivial and sounds more like opinions than facts. Besides those lists concern single characters not multitudes of those species. Suggestion: Remove information. Deltasim (talk) 12:28, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think the expanded lede is a step in the right direction, but I agree that it is disorganized and perhaps over-filled with trivial details. I would recommend reworking and expanding it. The lede is intended to give a brief summary of the topic and this in turn demonstrates the notability of the list article, guaranteeing its survival at AfD. Because this is a list article the topic to be demonstrated as notable is "fictional rodents". So characteristics of the fictional rodent figure are correctly highlighted in the current version of the lede, however the sourcing that is used isn't great. Specific facts about specific fictional rodents are sourced (e.g. Mickey Mouse was a success for Disney, James Herbert's 'The Rats' is a story about rats eating a vagrant, etc.) but the sources are limited to the narrow claim and do not cover the broader topic of this article: the fictional rodent. In other words there is little or no context in the sources and we need contextual sourcing to summarize and demonstrate notability of the topic as a whole. How does the fictional mouse or rat fit into society? Are rats loathed in many cultures? Let's source that fact. Are mice less menacing and more appealing? Let's source it. What about the other rodents? How has the character of the fictional rodent differed across cultures and changed in time? I would use the lede for list of fictional badgers as a model. It's not perfect, but I think it exemplifies the basic idea we should be shooting for. -Thibbs (talk) 13:15, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]