Top 10 Animated Characters Who Were Raised By Single Parents
For this list, we will be looking at the top 10 animated characters from movies, cartoons, and anime who, for the most part, were raised by single parents. This can be due to the other parent being dead, divorced, separated, or for any other reasons. Adopted parents and legal guardians can also be included.
In both the Goof Troop series and the movies, Max is mostly raised by his single father, Goofy. However, we are never really given any information about Max's mom.
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Raised by his father, Marlin, after his mother and the rest of his siblings were devoured by a barracuda in the opening scene of Finding Nemo, the event led to Marlin becoming overprotective of Nemo. This eventually caused Nemo to rebel, resulting in his capture by divers. As a result, Marlin embarks on a journey to find him.

Throughout the series, it has been shown that Ginger and her younger brother, Carl, are raised by their mother, Lois, after their father, Jonas, left the family shortly after Carl was born. Jonas has not been there for them, although he does eventually make more appearances later in the series, usually to offer Ginger fatherly advice. While Ginger tries to have some sort of relationship with him, Carl still acts pretty cold towards him for walking out on them.

Before Rugrats in Paris, Chuckie was raised by his father, Chas. It was revealed in the Mother's Day episode that Chuckie's mom died when he was very little. Leading up to the episode, Chas tried to keep Chuckie from finding out about her, fearing that he would miss her.

It was revealed in The Loud House Season 4 episode Friended! that Ronnie Anne's parents are separated. For the most part, she was raised along with Bobby by their mother as a single parent before moving to the city to be with their extended family.
So, Ronnie Anne Santiago has a single parent? Geez, how much about The Loud House I did not know.

Many Arthur episodes have touched on Buster's parents being divorced, such as in the episode Arthur's Faraway Friend. In this episode, Buster finds out that he's going to be staying with his father for a few months. In another episode, 1001 Dads, Arthur worries that Buster is sad about not having his dad around during the Father's Day Picnic. Arthur tries to find a new dad for Buster to go to the picnic with. However, Buster later has a talk with Arthur and tells him that even though it's hard not having his dad around, he still enjoys the time he does have with him. Buster emphasizes that even though his parents aren't together anymore, he still has a family.

In both the movie and cartoon, Sherman is adopted by Mr. Peabody. However, in the movie, their relationship is explored more as an actual father-and-son dynamic. During the movie, a child protective service agent questions Mr. Peabody's ability to raise a child after an incident where Sherman bites a student named Penny. The agent believes Sherman's behavior stems from being raised by a dog.


Homer was raised alone by his father after his mother was forced to go on the run. She was singled out by Mr. Burns when she and her friends destroyed his germ lab. From there, Abe told Homer that his mother was dead. However, it is revealed in Mother Simpson that Homer's mother is still alive and remains a fugitive.
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Despite being your typical bully, Roger has shown that there is more to him than meets the eye. For starters, it is revealed in an episode called "Doug and Patti P.I." that Roger's parents are divorced. Additionally, he sabotaged the father-son wheelbarrow race.



Raised by her overprotective father, Dracula, after her mother was killed by humans.

Being raised by her father alone made her more masculine and into fighting.



His bond with John Silver is arguably as strong as that with his own mother, if not stronger.


Such an underrated movie.


Strangely, Bambi is initially raised alone by his mother, while his dad is somewhat absent. However, after she is killed by the hunter, Bambi's father shows up, tells him that his mother is dead, and proceeds to raise Bambi from then on.

She was raised by both parents until her father died.


Ariel was raised alongside her six sisters by their father, King Triton, after their mother was crushed to death by pirates.