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Question

why have all the characters in the simpsons only got four digits on there hands?it is something that has always puzzled me?

Answer 1

Just the way they are drawn

Answer 2

It's historical, all old cartoon characters did - a thumb and 3 fingers.

You have to remember that the practice began in the early days of animation, before computer animation and limited animation simplified the creation of cartoon shorts. Twenty-four frames had to be drawn for each second of film. (Limited animation, developed by Hanna-Barbera in the 60s, reduced that to as little as six frames per second.) If you have a typical seven minute short (which is really lowballing it, but just to be on the safe side), that's 24 frames x 60 seconds x 7 minutes, which comes to a little less than 11,000 drawings for one cartoon. Each of those drawings then had to be inked and painted to create an animation cel. Many studios were under the gun to put out three or more shorts per month. So one less finger could mean a sizeable reduction in the amount of work to be done.

Another reason was that, especially in the early days, cartoon art was pretty basic. The clunky line drawings lacked the detail seen nowadays even in some Saturday morning cartoons. (They still show Saturday morning cartoons, don't they? It's so hard to keep up when Cecil keeps me locked in a box with no holes.) A five-fingered hand would look too big and add a level of realism that would seem incongruous alongside the rest of the character. It wasn't until some studios began trying to create realistic human figures that you saw a five-fingered hand on screen.

Hopefully you are puzzled no more!!!!!!!!!!!
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Answer 3

It's pretty common on cartoon characters. It's easier to draw than five fingered hands.

Answer 4

It's because they are cartoon characters and all of them have four digits.Don't know why though maybe its easier to draw them that way.
Watch other cartoons and they are all the same

Answer 5

Cause in the Simpsons world, they ritualistically cut off their pinky at birth. Then they sew it onto Bart's head.

Answer 6

its easier for animators to draw 4fingers instead of 5! honest!



have u seen the episode wher they think in years from then they would have 5 fingers?

Answer 7

Old trick.
It is easier to animate four fingers than five.

Answer 8

-because of the extra effort that would be involved in animating another
-becuase of the large width of the hand that would they would have to have to accomodate the extra finger
-because of the drawing style... matt groenings personal choice...

Answer 9

The answer is 23.

Answer 10

they could only get props such as gloves with four fingers ?