Creators of cartoons have managed to create some of the most memorable characters with various signatures. Cartoon characters with spectacles or glasses as signatures have their own class. From Velma in Scooby Doo to Family Guy’s Meg Griffin, the bespectacled figures are simply unforgettable.
Some of them wear glasses because they have issues with their eyes, to enhance their looks, or for funny reasons. Whatever the reason, spectacles have helped them stand out and be remembered. Let’s take a look at some favorite cartoon characters that wear spectacles.
Most Fascinating Cartoon Characters With Spectacles
1. Velma Dinkley – Scooby-Doo
Velma Dinkley is one of the first cartoon characters to talk about those wearing glasses. She has been on the Scooby-Doo franchise since 1969 and is hardly ever caught not wearing her rectangular glasses.
She is one of the cartoon characters who meets almost all the stereotypes about people who wear glasses; she is smart, intelligent, and a geek. Velma has a way of always getting the gang out of its many troubles.
She always wears glasses because she has an eye problem that makes it almost impossible to see without them.
2. Johnny – Johnny Bravo
And then there is Johnny Bravo‘s Johnny. The titular character of the American cartoon comedy series is said to be based on Elvis Presley and James Dean, but the difference is that he is always in his glasses.
He uses his muscular looks, blonde hair, and glasses to get women to date him but his behavior always betrays him and chases the women away.
Cartoon Network has not clarified why Johnny is always in his spectacles but it is believed that it is for fashion reasons and probably because his eyes are tiny dots.
3. Carl Fredricksen – Up
If there is a thing to hate about Carl Fredricksen of Pixar’s 2009 feature film, Up, it is not his glasses. One of the most fascinating cartoon characters in Spectacles, the old and cranky protagonist of the animation, did not start wearing his rectangular glasses at an old age. He is said to have been wearing the spectacles since 9.
It remains unclear why he has been wearing glasses for the better part of his life, but it could be because of an eye problem. Now, this is only speculation as nothing has been made known in his story.
4. Edna Mode- The Incredibles
Edna “E” Mode from another Pixar animated superhero film The Incredibles is another character that stands out in her spectacles. The eccentric fashion designer is always kitted in her signature glasses with large round frames.
Since she is a fashion designer, it is easy to assume the reason she wears glasses is for fashion reasons. And yes, they fit her perfectly.
5. Margo Gru – Despicable Me
Despicable Me presents us with another character in animation who wears glasses- Margo. She appears as another intelligent character in spectacles. Margo is an orphan who endures hardship with her younger siblings before they are adopted by Gru and Lucy Wilde.
The reason why Margo Gru wears her rectangular glasses has never been made known, but you can bet to never meet her without those spectacles and looking quite serious at all times.
6. Dexter – Dexter’s Laboratory
Cartoon Network gives us yet another cartoon character with spectacles in the titular character of Dexter’s Laboratory, Dexter. It makes a lot of sense to have Dexter in glasses because he is a genius kid who runs a science laboratory in his room where he tries different inventions.
Dexter’s arch-rival, Mandark, also wears glasses. Mandark is also a scientist and genius, although he is rather nefarious.
7. Eric Cartman – South Park
There is an interesting story surrounding why Eric Cartman in one of the most fascinating cartoons ever, South Park, is made to wear glasses and how he has to do it. Initially, he was not known to wear spectacles but that changed when he visited Doctor Lout for a vision test. The doctor discovered that Eric now had a problem with his eyes so he must now wear glasses.
Other cartoon characters in spectacles can easily have their glasses off but that is not the case with Cartman. This is because his spectacles are stapled to his head so he cannot take them off.
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8. SpongeBob – SpongeBob SquarePants
There is also SpongeBob SquarePants in the hit American TV series of the same name, which has been running since the late 1990s. Unlike many other cartoon characters on the list, SpongeBob doesn’t wear his glasses that much, even though he also has his iconic spectacles which are squared.
His glasses are not for medical or fashion reasons. He wears them as protective gear when he wants to go jelly fishing so that he doesn’t get stung. Can one ever blame him?
9. Peter Griffin – Family Guy
You probably have not noticed it but everyone’s favorite character on Seth MacFarlane’s Family Guy, Peter Griffin, also wears glasses. People hardly notice his glasses because they are tiny and the size of his eyes. Also, it is not all the time that he wears them.
Griffin’s eyes are round, the exact shape of his glasses, making it difficult for people to know that he wears glasses. He wears spectacles strictly for fashion or when he needs to concentrate on something silly.
10. Megan Griffin (Family Guy)
To close the list of cartoon characters with spectacles is none other than Peter Griffin’s daughter, Meg Griffin. Meg wears glasses larger and more pronounced than those of her father.
If you are a follower of Family Guy, you will know that it is difficult to catch Meg not wearing her pink hat, but it is even harder to catch her not wearing her glasses.
One interesting fact about Meg is that she wears her pink beanie and glasses because of her medical condition. In the episode, Friends Without Benefits, it became known that she was born with her heart located where her brain is so she needs her hat. For her eyes, it is made known that she has an eye condition known as myopia so she has to wear glasses to see clearly.
