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To the average cartoon viewer, SpongeBob is SpongeBob ... Buzzfeed, of all sites, has posted an interactive feature showing the design evolution of characters from The Simpsons, Doug, Rugrats ...

Influenced by the deadpan comedy of Steven Wright and Monty Python’s “absurdity with a straight face,” Diffee’s single-panel cartoons marry succinct dialogue and ironic imagery to satirize ...