h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Identify the following:

1. Brown trousers, blue jumper over a white-collared shirt.

2. White gloves, red bow tie, red and white hat.

3. Red hat, red scarf, blue duffel coat.

4. Orange dressing gown with white trim and yellow belt; black mask.

5. Green hat with black band, white collar, green tie.

6. Red short-sleeved crop top (optional).

7. Black boots, black gloves, blue dungarees.

8. Red shirt with white collar, red broad-brimmed hat with yellow feather, brown boots and gauntlets.

9. Grey trousers, white shirt, blue (sometimes red) bow tie, purple waistcoat and purple fez.

10. Short black skirt, red and black jumper, red and black tam-o-shanter, red bows.

11. Green shirt with black pinstripe, black shorts, open-toed sandals.

12. White shirt, red tie, green sleeveless pullover, black trousers.

13. White t-shirt, red woollen hat with yellow and green stripe.

14. Long blue overcoat, long red gloves, red and blue striped hat.

15. Red jumper, yellow checked trousers and matching scarf.

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Translations:

Jumper/Pullover (UK) = Sweater (US)
Waistcoat (UK) = Vest (US)
Trousers (UK) = Pants (US)

3. Paddington bear
6. Frank Spencer
8 Puss in Boots from Disney cartoon film (dunno the name)
9. Basil brush
15. Rupert bear

Deek

2. The Cat in the Hat

Forgot to say, I'm expecting disputes

I concur with 3 Paddington and 15 Rupert.

Let me check Puss in Boots (Shrek) to see if it's near enough to my answer...

7. Minions!

2. Cat in the Hat is correct.

7. Minions is correct

No, I can't accept Puss in Boots - his hat is black with a red band, and he doesn't wear a shirt.

10. Minnie the Minx

6. Winnie-the-Pooh

9. The Shopkeeper from Mr Benn

6 Winnie the Pooh, 9 Mr Benn's Shopkeeper and 10 Minnie the Minx are all correct.

15 Rupert the Bear

I recognized cat in the hat right off. Most of the clues had been identified before I happened along. I'm in the mood for Curious George and Smokey the Bear, but it doesn't seem likely they'd be here. Now if the *orange* coat had been yellow, he could be the man in the yellow coat.

[I live in a country where the members of a jury can impose their own rules, though they rarely do. Sort of an Icy mutiny. ]

All the correct answers so far are cartoon or animated characters. I suspect the remaining answers will be too.

Trawling the depths of my memory for cartoon characters wearing jumpers.

No polka dots are mentioned, so Zippy the Pinhead's muumuu is not present.

It's a pity that 6 is Winnie the Pooh. I was hoping to see Betty Boop in the lineup.

12 Wallace of Wallace and Gromit.

12 Wallace is correct

None of them are Dennis the Menace. And I was thinking Tommy Cooper for 9 but his fez was red.

The blue coat and long red gloves aren't Jessica Rabbit either. Her attire was the opposite way round without the hat.