Everett Dirksen looks just like...

September 20, 2009 2:15 PM

What cartoon characters does Everett Dirksen look like?

Remember Everett Dirksen, Republican Senator from in the 50s and 60s? Here are some representative photos:

one, two, three, four


I feel like he reminds me of a particular cartoon character, but I can't put my finger on it. Who does he remind you of?

posted by aka burlap to Grab Bag (16 answers total)

He looks a little like the main character from Up.
posted by wackybrit at 2:27 PM on September 20, 2009

The first one looks a lot like a Spitting Image puppet.
posted by Sys Rq at 2:30 PM on September 20, 2009

Best answer: I showed my wife the pics blind and she immediately said Droopy. I'm not seeing it myself, but she was pretty adamant.
posted by wackybrit at 2:34 PM on September 20, 2009

Best answer: Mr. Peabody or Mr. Magoo.
posted by iconomy at 2:43 PM on September 20, 2009

Deputy Dawg or the dog in Tom & Jerry?
posted by ceri richard at 2:45 PM on September 20, 2009

The hyper-chicken lawyer, from Futurama.
posted by Flunkie at 2:47 PM on September 20, 2009

2nding Mr. Magoo.
posted by PhoBWanKenobi at 4:15 PM on September 20, 2009

Deputy Dawg, absolutely.
posted by orrnyereg at 4:49 PM on September 20, 2009

At least in the first pic, I think he looks like the Colonel Sanders. Not the actual Colonel Sanders, but the drawing of him on a bucket of KFC.
posted by emumimic at 5:46 PM on September 20, 2009

Best answer: Mr. Peabody!
posted by jquinby at 5:54 PM on September 20, 2009

The only thing that came to mind was that he looked like a random orchestra conductor you'd see in the old Warner Bros or Disney shorts.

But yeah, Mr Peabody sounds good. Obviously with the horn-rimmed glasses, but also the tuft of hair in the front in pictures 3 and 4.

If only he were wearing a bow tie...
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 6:05 PM on September 20, 2009

Mr. Dithers, from Dagwood?
posted by orme at 6:10 PM on September 20, 2009

Who was that blind character? The one... Oh yeah- Mr. Magoo! Every once in awhile he would don a pair of glasses and, to me, he seemed to resemble a bald version of Everett. You know what is stranger... I was just looking at an old stamp with Everett Dirksen on it and wondered the same thing.

Today has been an odd day.
posted by bkeene12 at 8:42 PM on September 20, 2009

It's a Mystery To ME
posted by Acacia at 9:07 PM on September 20, 2009

He looks like he was drawn by Chester Gould - check out the design work for the Dick Tracy characters, and Dirksen looks like he emerged from the cartoon strip into real-life. Not so much a specific character, but the ears, the glasses, the mouth and the hair all fit Gould's artistic sensibilities.
posted by Slap*Happy at 5:47 AM on September 21, 2009

Response by poster: Thanks everyone!
posted by aka burlap at 11:12 AM on September 23, 2009