At its very best, "SpongeBob SquarePants" is a story about the child in all of us struggling to retain that innocence in the ...

Mickey Mouse, Homer Simpson, SpongeBob SquarePants, Looney Tunes, the Flintstones, Tom and Jerry, the Genie in Aladdin, and so many other animated characters all have just three fingers and a thumb.

Once you notice how many cartoon characters have four fingers, it‘s hard to ignore. The artistic choice originated with Disney and other early animation studios in the 1920s, and since then it ...