Friendship isn't always easily described. The Eskimos, they say, have a hundred different words for snow. Unfortunately, the English language isn't quite as innovative, so friendship remains more as a cherished feeling among all of us. In cartoons we see such friendship which the characters share with true humane feelings. Legendary friendships among cartoon characters include-
1. Tom and Jerry:
Tom and Jerry are the Academic award winning cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) team who formed the basis of a successful cartoon series .They share the perfect recipe of friendship in the ambivalence of loving and teasing each other. Tom is very quick-tempered and thin-skinned, while Jerry is independent and opportunistic. Though very energetic and determined, Tom is no match for Jerry's brains and wits .yet they compliment each other like cheese and milk..
2. Archie and Jughead:
The red-headed 17-year old teenager has the unique bonding with his best friend Jughead Jones, who has been his friend since they were kids. In spite of being a Casanova,Archie is always seen sharing his deepest secrets with Jughead. When Jughead first came to Riverdale, he was in a bad mood and tended to dismiss Archie. But Archie, of good heart, tried to cheer up Jughead; they became inseparable ever since. Often Jughead has to help Archie out from a tricky situation, which usually involves girls.
3. Chip 'n' Dale:
Chip 'n' Dale are two fictional, animated chipmunks created by Walt Disney. They are inseparable pair who together fight with odds,struggle for the affections of another chipmunk, Clarice, annoy Donald Duck and solve mysteries. Chip is the (slightly) more intelligent one with the black nose, and Dale is the one with the red nose and gapped teeth.
4. Mowgli and Bagheera:
Mowgli,the feral child from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book was unknown to the laws of the jungle. He befriends Bagheera who educates and trains him to survive in the jungle. Mowgli is the most prominent fictional character having so many talking animal friends who remains in his thick and thin.
5. Flintstones and Rubbles:
The friendly neighbors- Fred and Wilma Flintstones and Barmey and Betty Rubbles are comical instances of people abiding "Love thy neighbor" theory. The quartet hold each others hand in their highs and lows,while the husbands are the best of friends . Fred,the henpecked one is stupid and most of the times ends up in trouble and Barmey ,the smarter one rescues his best friend in each occasion.
Whether we have a Tom or a Barmey as friends,they are always special people. We can't pick our family, But our friends can be as diverse and infinite as the stars in the sky. Our friends, in a very real sense, reflect the choices we make in life-good or bad.