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Not every hero wears a cape. Some carry a skateboard, a magnifying glass, a spatula, or a plate of noodles. Cartoon heroes are the characters that made millions of kids run home after school to catch their favourite show, and long before anyone talked about cinematic universes, they were already saving the day in their own chaotic, hilarious way. This page gathers the games of those characters: from the classic cat-and-mouse duo to the sponge who lives in a pineapple under the sea.

The oldest heroes in this category come from the golden age of animation. Tom and Jerry first appeared in 1940, created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and turned the simple idea of a cat chasing a mouse into one of the most awarded series in animation history. Decades later, the same two animators founded the studio that gave the world Scooby-Doo, the cowardly Great Dane who has been solving fake ghost mysteries with Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred since 1969. Two very different formulas, one lesson: you do not need dialogue or superpowers to be unforgettable.

Television brought a second wave of cartoon heroes into every living room. The Simpsons arrived in 1989 and never left. Then Nickelodeon changed the rules of kids' TV: SpongeBob SquarePants, created by marine biologist turned animator Stephen Hillenburg, premiered in 1999 and became a phenomenon, while Butch Hartman added two very different heroes to the roster: Timmy Turner, an average kid with two fairly odd fairy godparents, and Danny Phantom, a teenager who is half ghost and full-time superhero. Even the youngest players got their own adventurers with Dora and her cousin Diego, proving that a hero can rescue animals and teach you a new word in the same episode.

The modern generation keeps the tradition alive. Phineas and Ferb build a rollercoaster, a time machine or a robot army every single day of summer while their sister Candace tries to bust them. Po, the clumsy panda from DreamWorks' Kung Fu Panda, proved that the Dragon Warrior can be anyone, even a noodle cook. Add the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the colour-coded Power Rangers, and the occasional visit from anime legends like Goku and Naruto, and you have the biggest playground crossover imaginable. That is exactly the spirit of brawlers like Super Brawl, where SpongeBob can trade punches with a ninja turtle and nobody finds it strange.

The games in this category are as varied as the heroes themselves. Help Jerry outsmart Tom in Jerry's Escape From Doom, explore a haunted cellar with Scooby in Ghost in the Cellar, chase Doofenshmirtz's inventions in Transport-inators of Doooom, practise kung fu with Po in Tales of Po, or settle the eternal playground debate in Naruto vs Goku: Cartoon Heroes League. There are platformers, puzzles, races, cooking chaos and all-out brawls, and every one of them is free to play in your browser.

Why do cartoon heroes endure? Because they fail, get flattened, blown up and embarrassed, and still come back for the next episode with a smile. That mix of humour and heart is timeless. Whether you grew up with Hanna-Barbera, with Nickelodeon, or you are discovering these characters right now, pick a game below and join the club. The toon squad always has room for one more.