Cartoon Characters That Got Much Better Over Time

The Top Ten
1 Courage the Cowardly Dog

He may have been a coward, but he definitely began to show more courage throughout the series.

He is beginning to remove that coward and replacing it with more courage in his name!

I didn't like that he could talk in the older episodes.

2 Ralph Wiggum - The Simpsons Ralph Wiggum is a side character in The Simpsons. He is the son of Chief Wiggum. Ralph is not very smart at all. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright. Some episodes such as I Love Lisa and This Little Wiggy have him as a major character.
3 Lola Caricola - CatDog
4 Shriek - CatDog
5 Jerry Gourd - VeggieTales
6 Sheldon Plankton - Spongebob Squarepants
7 Mr. Turner - The Fairly OddParents

His voice is a little irritating but awesome

8 Edward - Camp Lazlo!
9 Squidward Tenticles - Spongebob Squarepants Squidward Tentacles is a fictional character voiced by actor Rodger Bumpass in the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Squidward from a jerky neighbour to the only likeable character on the show other than Plankton

10 Filburt - Rocko's Modern Life Filburt Shellbach is a main and supporting character of the cartoon Rocko's Modern Life and the comic book series of the same name.

Was promoted into a member of the main cast

The Contenders
11 Kyle - Fanboy and Chum Chum
12 Diamond Tiara Diamond Tiara is a female school-age Earth pony and minor antagonist who first appears in Call of the Cutie. She and Silver Spoon are classmates of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

Am I the only one here who loves Tiara?

13 Randy Marsh - South Park Randy Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is the son of Marvin and Grandma Marsh, the half-brother of Jimbo Kern, the husband of Sharon, and the father of Stan and Shelly. He first appeared in the Season One episode, "Volcano", and is voiced by Trey Parker. ...read more.
14 Heather - Total Drama Heather was a camper and the main antagonist of Total Drama Island as a member of the Screaming Gophers. She later returned as a cast member in Total Drama Action on the Screaming Gaffers, and was one of the finalists in Total Drama World Tour representing Team Amazon.

I liked her in Season 1 and 2 but in Season 3 I downright loved her

15 Gir - Invader Zim
16 Edd - Ed, Edd n Eddy Edd, mostly referred to by his nickname "Double D," is one of the three protagonists in the Canadian-American animated comedy television series Ed, Edd n Eddy. He is the physically weakest but the most intelligent member of the Eds.
17 Rarity - My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Rarity is a female Unicorn pony from the 2010 Animated Television Series My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic. She is the element of Generosity and her main passion is fashion.

At the beginning of the show, it looked like she was just a one-dimensional girly character. However, she does go through a lot of character development and is genuinely likable in most episodes.

18 Pacifica Northwest - Gravity Falls Pacifica Northwest is a character in the cartoon Gravity Falls made by Alex Hirsch. She's known for being rich and hating Mabel.
19 Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, created by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros.) He is one of (if not) the most famous cartoon characters, and he is in the show Looney Tunes. His famous quote is "What's up doc?". He is a gray colored bunny with big teeth and big feet. His favorite food is carrots.

If you look at some of his earlier cartoons, you will see he was much more than annoying than he is now

20 Lisa Simpson - The Simpsons Lisa Marie Simpson is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. She is the middle child and most intelligent of the Simpson family.

She Seems To Be Getting Back To Her Old self

21 Sticks The Badger - Sonic Boom
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