Cartoons

Songs that reference or have been used in cartoons.

Used in cartoons[edit]

Courage The Cowardly Dog - Music video-style commercial for the cartoon of the same name
Dee Dee And Dexter - Another commercial for Cartoon Network, this time for the show Dexter's Laboratory
Gigantor Intro - Theme song for Gigantor
Higglytown Heroes - Theme for the children's cartoon Higglytown Heroes
Hot Dog! - Closing song for the children's cartoon Mickey Mouse Clubhouse as well as Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventure
Istanbul (Not Constantinople) - Used in a Tiny Toons cartoon. Also had an animated music video, and was used at the end of a Simpsons episode
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Theme for the children's cartoon Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
The Oblongs Theme - Theme for the TV cartoon The Oblongs

Particle Man - Used in a Tiny Toons cartoon
Playground Pokemon - Incidental music created for Malcolm In The Middle
(She Was A) Hotel Detective - Partially animated music video
Taste The Fame - Written and recorded as part of an appearance on Home Movies
Who Are The Electors? - Animated cartoon video for the CNN television special "Count on Controversy: Inside the Electoral College"
Why Does The Sun Shine? - Played during a commercial that includes Cartoon Network characters throwing around a small glowing sun

Reference to the Popeye character Olive Oyl
The lyrics "dollar signs in his eyes" invoke a common cartoon expression
Includes part of Raymond Scott's "Powerhouse", commonly used in Warner Bros. cartoons.

The Second Longest Night - "My life is something like a cartoon"
Wonder Twins - Named after the made-for-TV superheroes of the same name from the Super Friends cartoon