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| Castaway who showed society was not the product of government and modern conveniences, plus he showed non-Christian savages were just as moral as westerners | |
| Created a masculine image for cigarettes while shrouding the health hazards, the most successful marketing campaign quadrupled product sales in two years | |
| TV paradigm for ruthless, backstabbing businessmen, the selfish rich, and proud Texans | |
| Aristocratic Brit who transformed sexual standards in literature and society, proved sexuality was an imperative part of romance, and reformed views on censorship | |
| Pair of Olympians whose contrasting beliefs are the basis of a philosophical and literary dichotomy; rational vs free spirit | |
| Personified machine of children's literature who applauds tenacity, hard work and perseverance | |
| Fostered interest in the space program and the science-fiction genre, ushering in the Space Age | |
| Feline symbol of children's literature and introduced many children to reading | |
| Filmic journalist and politician who shows the power and pain of wealth while showing the rich and powerful cannot truly speak for the common man | |
| Young literary duo from Missouri who expound the joy and gravity of adolescence, and lamenting how we must grow up eventually | |
| The most famous and infamous Jew in fiction, cementing stereotypes of greed, deceit, and cruelty | |
| Expendable, interchangeable blank slate that any girl, especially princesses, can project their own desires upon | |
| Junior literary detective who proved success was the result of hard work, regardless of age or gender | |
| Demigod born with immense strength who, through twelve labours, learned that with great power comes great responsibility millennia before Spider-Man | |
| Sold his soul to the devil for, among other things, knowledge. Knowledge he uses to outsmart the devil and get access to Heaven | |
| Personified animal who learned the need for self-reliance, leadership skills, and basic instincts during the Klondike Gold Rush | |
| Unabashed, ignorant, blue-collared sitcom bigot epitomizing reactionists, the opinionated, and loudmouth Americans, you meathead! | |
| The most famous silent film character, who embodied the rags-to-riches mentality and raised comedy to a high art | |
| Trojan War veteran who proved wits, duplicity, and cunning were just as imperative as strength. Also adventured twenty years to for a reunion with his wife. | |
| Her feminine allure started a war, showing how powerful an asset women's beauty is, especially at launching ships | |
| Encouraged perseverance in dealing with dustbowl America by discouraging escapism. After all, there's no place like home | |
| A boy who never grew up who shows it's never too late for a happy childhood | |
| Japanese woman deceived, betrayed and degragated after her American husband, a Naval officer, abandons her with child and without support | |
| The death of his mother polarized society into nature lovers versus animal hunters; influenced vegetarians and animal rights activists | |
| A warning of how easily religious views and fervor can be manipulated. Especially by a charlatan for illicit gains | |
| Phrygian king with a magic touch who learned to be careful what you wish for and that there can be too much of a good thing | |
| Intelligent Spaniard who fell victim to his own foolishness, his admiration of knights and chivalry, and windmills | |
| Plucky yet proper heroine who learns subjectivity and sensibility from a surreal world | |
| Overweight, submissive female archetype meant to comfort slave owners and dispel sexual mystique | |
| A can-do problem-solver who exemplifies America's super-size attitude with his size, his adventures, and his flapjack breakfasts | |
| Seeking revenge for his murdered parents, his mixture of intelligence and vengeance raises questions of obsession, vigilantism, and the justice system | |
| Personification of America who encourages army recruitment and war bond purchasing | |
| Curmudgeonly, selfish miser who learns the importance of philantropy, family, and the spirit of Christmas over material wealth | |
| A sea-faring embodiement of obsession and insanity, a representation of an unreliable leader who learns too late that man cannot get revenge on nature (especially whales) | |
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| German film character and the first serial killer displayed on film, his moral ambiguity raises moral, ethical, and social questions about mental illness | |
| A feral emblem of nature vs. nurture and man's inherent supremacy over apes and the rest of the animal kingdom | |
| Plumbed the depths of teenage angst, sci-fi/fantasy, and monster killing. Also proved women can be victors instead of victims | |
| Romanticized mythical figure of the American frontier; adventurous, independent, and strong | |
| Introduced a mentality to girls that hapiness and rewards can be earned by looking pretty, wearing nice clothes, and marrying a handsome prince | |
| Unlikely icon of the feminist revolution: unmarried, independent, and succeeding in a man's world (TV journalism). She had spunk | |
| Early animated sex symbol who brought feminine allure and Prohibition era vices to the big screen | |
| The anchor for British monarchy, the embodiment of kingship, and the standard for leadership | |
| Fire-breathing political metaphor about the dangers of atomic weaponry, also allegorizing the nuclear arms race | |
| Puritan adulteress who distanced religion from secular law and who struggled for dignity and repentance in an unwelcome world | |
| 'Great' embodiment of 1920's American decadence; using fraud to achieve wealth and sacrificing idealism and spirituality for materialism | |
| Greek sculptor so desperate for a perfect companion, he decided to create her himself | |
| Archetype for the hard-boiled private eye and for private enterprise; making your own rules, uncomprimising attitudes, and working for one's own profit and livelihood | |
| Anthropomorph who raised awareness of fire safety and prevention in the wilderness | |
| Fictional slave whose gentle nature and obedience to white authority stagnated emancipation in Civil War era America | |
| The ultimate intellectual and detective, heralding science, logic, and elementary attention to detail | |
| Questioned social orders and aristocracy in 18th cent. France, leading to the decline of feudalism, chivalry, monarchies, and slavery. Also gave great haircuts | |
| The grunting, monstrous result of men playing God and the consequences of science run amok | |
| Sci-fi duo who boldly adventure using cunning, intuition, technology, and logic | |
| Globetrotting secret agent touting innovative gadgets, fast cars, debonair demeanor and pillow talk equally to secure Britain | |
| Shakespearean Venetian Moor who illustrated the results of unwarranted jealousy, racism, betrayal and the negative effects of rumors | |
| Quintessential everyman who falls short in a society that demands success. His failures in sales and the resulting failures of his son drive him to suicide | |
| Symbol of Christmas and accompanying commerce; known for his generosity, omnipresent surveillance, and for passing judgment | |
| Sci-fi farm boy who met maturity by confronting his father and proving hokey religions have a place in a world run by machines | |
| Cinematic nightclub owner who shows us that patriotism and courage need to take precedent over passion and isolationism. Especially during events as big as World War II | |
| Persian adventurer espousing swashbuckling and murder, theft and mayhem as normal parts of the business world | |
| Sambo-like character who lent his name to infamous 'Separate but Equal' laws | |
| The original star-crossed lovers who sum up the strong emotions of adolescence and epitomize love, passion and devotion | |
| Pair of Gods who personify man's powerless submission to love, lust, desire, and the dangers therein | |
| Celebrated thief who fought injustice and corruption by stealing from the rich and giving to the poor | |
| Drove American women into vacant labor jobs during WWII, jump starting the Women's Lib movement | |
| Learned there is no escaping fate when he inadvertently killed his father and married his mother. Freud claims he was complex | |
| A plastic role model for girls everywhere, be it positive or negative, equally touting endless possibilities and impossibly high beauty standards | |
| Priest who proffered the importance of romance by defying Claudius II's ban on new marriages. Wrote love letters to his beau while imprisoned | |
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| Scandinavian woman who questioned patriarchal social and marital norms, that women are more than simply dolls | |
| An animated epitome of cool who was found guilty of marketing cigarettes to kids | |
| A symbol of German nationalism representing warrior culture. Featured in the operas of Wagner and was adapted as a national symbol during both World Wars. | |
| A universal villain whose aristocratic demeanor belies his seduction and murder of women. His dark affiliations have carried the vampire mythos | |
| Athenian youth who learned firsthand why one should not fly too close to the sun, metaphorically and literally | |
| An avian icon for the phycially unattractive who unintentionally encourages overlooking mental, emotional and physical strengths in favor of outward appearance | |
| Adam's first wife who demanded gender equality. Cursed by God into demonhood and in revenge continuously slaughters unguarded infants | |
| Narcissistic Spanish rogue who legitimized and glorified sexual conquest; he himself had over 1000 conquests without a semblance of love | |
| Noble savage whose epic poem reinforced condescension towards Indians and their so-called 'savagery' | |
| Sir Walter Scott's crusader who brought peace to the Normans and Saxons while showing the importance of political, familial, and religious reconciliation | |
| Inspired many to pursue a career in law after depicting defense attorneys as saviors and humanitarians | |
| A single character with two identities, introducing the psychological concept of split and multiple personalities, or at least mood swings | |
| International symbol of innocence who raised animation from novelty to art. He also symbolizes the largest media empire ever | |
| Symbol of unequivocal good and heroism as he fights for truth, justice, and the American way | |
| Skilled marksman who put his son's life at stake to display resistance to foreign Austrian tyrants | |
| Wheelchair-bound scientist who extolls caution concerning military technology and the threat of a nuclear doomsday | |
| Beast who represented slavery and bigotry, but also proved true love knows not looks or even species | |
| Widowed southern lawyer who preaches calmness, intelligence, and understanding, especially after having to defend a falsely accused black man | |
| Undisputed person whose name appears on official documents, when nothing else about him is known | |
| Comic character who advanced the medium from novelty to literary form while exemplifying the perfect detective: dedicated, gritty, tech-savvy honest and incorruptible | |
| Sentient space program computer who shows the danger of reliance on machines and proving everyone fights for survival when cornered | |
| Musical exterminator and kidnapper who serves as a warning to always settle debts and give others their dues | |
| Titan who showed compassion to suffering humans, refusing to compromise beliefs or bow to Olympian authority | |
| The fearsome master of the oppressive welfare state and Oceania; the essence of totalitarianism and loss of liberty | |
| Fictional entertainer who salutes artistic ideals and spirits, as well as acceptance of others be they black, white or green | |
| The original scapegoat, the first Greek woman featured in a myth about the dangers of curiosity while championing hope | |
| Fairy tale siblings who learned not to trust strangers and to avoid a high sugar diet | |
| Inspiration for thousands of cryptids, fostering the growth of cryptozoology and other pseudoscientific fields | |
| Radio and later television pair who raised questions about minorities and their roles in media | |
| Danish prince of problems who weighed suicide, loyalty, revenge, justice, responsibility, and the afterlife. Ay, there's the rub | |
| Shows the unhealthyness of mama's boys, and proves that any one, no matter how mild-mannered, could be a murdering psychopath | |
| Soldier cursed by Jesus to wander the Earth immortally until Jesus' return. Nearly 2000 years later, he's still waiting. | |
| Avatar for the American soldier and a symbol of military adventurism. Now with Kung-Fu Grip | |
| Espoused the value of friendship, propogated the plush toy industry, and warned of the dangers of obesity | |
| Literary defender of escapism and fantasy to escape the hum-drum reality of life | |
| Southern-dialect version of Aesop propogating stereotypes of kind, elderly slaves | |
| Poor sharecropper who struggles against lack of work, dustbowl America, and intolerance of outsiders while championing labor unions | |
| Russian intellectual who learns guilt and internal struggles concerning crimes and murder far outweigh any legal ramifications | |
| Italian toy brought to life who learns the values of honesty, education, and morals | |
| Mythologic firebird who embodies resurrection, immortality, and life-after-death rhetoric | |
| Archetypical country woman and initiator of the literary fairy tale genre | |
| Quintessential example of the uncredited, behind the scenes forces (and the woman behind the man) as she saves Jason and the Argonauts countless times | |
| Definitive example of sexually precocious youth and seductresses | |
| Noble knight of the round table who ruins his life and career succumbing to lust and adultery with his boss' wife | |
| Materialistic, narcisstic, conceited, spoiled brat who served as a basis to valley girls and mallrats | |
| Blue-collared, yellow-skinned dedicated family man who, despite incompetence, frequently succeeds in remarkable events. Also proved cartoons weren't just for children. | |
| Boarding school dropout who embodies depression, quarter-life crises, and lost innocence. Also a basis for judgmental and overly-opinionated teenagers | |
| Cinematic police officer who eschews rules, red tape and regulations in favor of his own brand of justice, which produces results and makes his day | |
| Epitomized culture shock, xenophobia, and outsiderness as he travels to lands starkly different, yet comfortable to the natives | |
| Mythical predecessor to robots and cyborgs; a warrior determined to protect the Jewish people | |
| Literary duo whose best laid plans go awry as they learn the fallacy of the American Dream. Also emboided comraderie, brotherhood, and defended the mentally handicapped... for a wh | |
| Animated character whose quick wit, devious actions, and smart-aleck attitude changed cartoons, movies, and the comedy field forever. Also raised America's affinity for carrots | |
| Legendary Geatish hero from one of the oldest English language literary works who inspired knights, vikings, crusaders and dragonslayers. | |
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