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revengeappendage@reddit

Smokey the Bear.

Uncle Sam.

Mcgruff the crime dog.

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Roadshell@reddit

A cartoon dog form the 80s and 90s who used to tell kids to say no to drugs and give crime prevention tips in PSAs

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S1mongreedwell@reddit

Sir, McGruff is still alive and well and warning us of the dangers of counterfeit batteries.

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Rob_LeMatic@reddit

He takes a bite out of crime and wears a trenchcoat

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jeffgrantMEDIA@reddit

How are you from Lancaster and don't know who McGruff is? He didn't come to your elementary school?

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Head_Razzmatazz7174@reddit

I grew up in Texas and remember him from ads on WGN when we had the extended cable package.

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DatTomahawk@reddit

He did not. Maybe an age thing, another guy said he was from the 80s and 90s, I was born in 2001

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jeffgrantMEDIA@reddit

That will do it. He came around in the mid 80's. I did see him at a Trunk or Treat last October with my daughter though.

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FearTheAmish@reddit

Yeah he got phased out in the early 2000s so that makes sense. Google him he was a pretty good copaganda.

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NonchalantRubbish@reddit

Scruff McGruff, Chicago Illinois, 60652.

Memory from the nineties unlocked 😅

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BoSKnight87@reddit

I think Mickey Mouse tops all of them combined

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To me (early GenX, grew up 60s-80s), Mickey Mouse has kinda lost a bit of cultural relevance in the US. I watched a lot of Mickey cartoons as a kid, read comic books but he kinda falls away as kids get to middle school and on. He's still an icon but more like a cultural touchstone.

Characters like Superman are still with us and kinda relevant.

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BoSKnight87@reddit

I get what you’re saying, but millions of international guests travel to the US to visit WDW and DL yearly. Go to the parks and everyone is wearing Mickey shirts, sweaters, ears, tattoos etc. he’s def up there with the rest

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BowTrek@reddit

I don’t think of Mickey as being American. Disney is, but not so much the character.

Superman has a story in the US though.

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BoSKnight87@reddit

Mickey Mouse is American, created by an American and visited by millions of international tourists. So popular parks were built in other countries and a new one is being built in the middle east

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BowTrek@reddit

But when I think of Mickey, I don’t see him living in a specific place in America. I don’t see him engaging with the lands or cities or politics of America.

I’m not denying that he’s not an American invention by a million percent, nor the popularity of him as an American invention.

But Superman, Paul Bunyan, Batman, McGruff, Smokey the Bear, etc all exist in their own media as Americans living in America. I don’t view Mickey the character as being American. He’s just as likely to be a medieval wizard or a miserly British man as an American on a steamboat.

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RoryDragonsbane@reddit

BITE BACK WITH KENT BROCKMAN AND HIS CHANNEL 6 CONSUMER WATCHDOG UNIT

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

Oh no, Homer has become a US icon.

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worrymon@reddit

Shhh, Lisa, the dog is barking

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ENovi@reddit

Haha the other day my gf was telling me about some stressful patient at work when the neighbors dog starts barking. Because I have like 4 brain cells I shush her and go “Lisa, the dog is barking” and make myself laugh. She looks at me with disgust and asks “Was that a Simpsons reference?” “Haha yeah” “You’re an actual idiot, you know that?” “Haha yeah”

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worrymon@reddit

They call us idiots as if that's some sort of insult.

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lets_just_n0t@reddit

McGruff…

Scruff McGruff?

Chicago Illinois…60652?

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huazzy@reddit

1-800-588-2300...

Empire

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ThePurityPixel@reddit

Today

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btmg1428@reddit

Today!

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RevolutionaryWeek573@reddit

I went to boot camp and a-school in Illinois about 35 years ago and that jingle was stuck in my head forever (before it even had the “1-800”). Now it’s everywhere.

I mindlessly hummed it once in North Carolina and someone was like, “Hey, are you from Chicago?”

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needsmorequeso@reddit

Help him take a bite out of crime.

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brian11e3@reddit

Smokey was replaced by Ember the Fox, which somehow felt more "furry" than smokey did.

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LostExile7555@reddit

Arizona has Sparky the Javelina.

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revengeappendage@reddit

Uh, just reading that gives big time furry vibes. Lol

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TheVentiLebowski@reddit

Don't forget about Smackie the Frog.

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maryjanehuhn@reddit

Mcgruff lmao

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TheTooz72@reddit

Remo Williams

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EmuPsychological4222@reddit

Shaft.

Rich from working a trade (private detective). Womanizer. System-scorning vigilante. Cool outfits. Also he's from the 70s.

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

Not Rudy Ray Moore, the Avenging Disco Godfather?

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EmuPsychological4222@reddit

Nah. I'm not familiar enough with that genre to know too much beyond Sweet Sweetback, Shaft, and Superfly, and then only relatively superficially.

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Effective_Pear4760@reddit

Bugs Bunny.

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__-_-_--_--_-_---___@reddit

Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played a girl bunny?

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CaptainPunisher@reddit

Haha! No...

Me, either.

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Effective_Pear4760@reddit

Uh, no...

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Effective_Pear4760@reddit

But then again, I'm not attracted to boy bunnies either...

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Top-Temporary-2963@reddit

Lola Bunny from the original Space Jam, on the other hand…

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ThePurityPixel@reddit

"I was just asking"

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travelinmatt76@reddit

Most of that scene was ad libbed, they were laughing so much they had to piece it all together

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Cruitire@reddit

Zorro

Although the stories are set during Mexican California they were written after California became a state by an American, and some of the stories include Zorro supporting California becoming part of the US.

Zorro is part of the American fictional narrative and an inspiration for several other great American characters, the most obvious being Batman.

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Wooden-Relative-7245@reddit (OP)

California was a Spanish settlement at that time

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Cruitire@reddit

The stories are mostly set in the early 1820s and while it isn’t specifically stated what year the original book, the curse of Capistrano, was set it was likely 1821.

Subsequent books were set later and mostly during the period it was part of Mexico. Some stories are actually set in the 1830s.

So yes, he started under Spanish California but continued on under Mexican California.

For instance, in the Antonio Banderas films the first is during the lead up to Mexican independence, set in 1821. The second film is set in 1850 during the vote to become part of the US.

But Zorro himself is definitely part of American mythology.

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

…and this hat, which needs reblocking.

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ThisGuyRightHereSaid@reddit

NORM!

Rip George wendt

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing milk-bone underwear.

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uhsiv@reddit

I thought the same thing. I might not have said that if not for his passing, but it made me appreciate the character and what he represented as representative of a real American experience

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Durbee@reddit

Wait, he died? Omfg that hit.

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ThisGuyRightHereSaid@reddit

Yesterday unfortunately. I found out yesterday he is also Jason sudekis' uncle.

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Maryland_Bear@reddit

There’s a Ted Lasso episode where one character (Roy Kent, I think) is at a restaurant and there’s a picture of George Wendt on the wall. I was puzzled by that so I googled it and said, “Ooooooohhh…”

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JohnnyBrillcream@reddit

Lots of references in Ted lasso to Cheers.

Geronimo picture

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ZimaGotchi@reddit

Captain America

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IfTheHouseBurnsDown@reddit

I’d argue Spider-Man is a bigger cultural icon than Cap if we’re talking Marvel heroes

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ZimaGotchi@reddit

Sure, but not specifically of the USA.

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ghjm@reddit

At least as much as Superman is, though.

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ZimaGotchi@reddit

Ehhhh I dunno about that either - Superman, like Captain America, is red, white and blue and he wears a flaglike cape and "truth, justice and the american way" is literally his go-to catchphrase.

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ghjm@reddit

Superman was around in the 40s so he was used as war propaganda. But of the two, only Spider-Man is eligible to be elected President.

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

That's a very good point.

[/Kermit the Frog voice]

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Aggravating-Shark-69@reddit

Except Superman is an alien he’s not from America.

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ColossusOfChoads@reddit

"I grew up in Kansas. I'm American as it gets."

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EpiZirco@reddit

In the John Byrne run of Superman at least, he wasn’t officially “born” until his spaceship landed in Kansas. Therefore he was a natural born citizen and eligible.

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AmbulanceChaser12@reddit

Superman has no white in his standard costume.

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tubiwatcher@reddit

For New York he is, which is the most iconic part of the country. So yes specifically of the USA

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ZimaGotchi@reddit

Captain America literally wears a red and white striped uniform with white stars on a blue field and his name is fucking "Captain America" lol

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tubiwatcher@reddit

Yes he is my favorite superhero I have a Captain America wallet lol. But some random guy in India probably thinks of Spider-man and New York imagery first if the topic is "American fiction"

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EvilLibrarians@reddit

I love Spidey, he’s better known.

But Captain America is the cultural USA icon, specifically that OP asked.

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tubiwatcher@reddit

This is like saying Captain Britain is the UK's cultural icon and not James Bond or Harry Potter

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EvilLibrarians@reddit

No, it’s not, because Captain America is 1000x more popular than Cap Britain.

Spider-Man is a more popular icon…Cap is a cultural icon of the USA. NYC skyline ain’t more culturally American than the red white and blue.

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CaptainPunisher@reddit

Exactly. Spidey might be more popular, but you don't look at him and think "USA". When you look at Cap, you do.

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EvilLibrarians@reddit

Like, Spidey can arguably even be second place. That is fair.

But in the specific “cultural icon” in r/AskAnAmerican, I think Cap is the go-to and it is clear

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Complex_Bar2149@reddit

What about Homelander?

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sureasyoureborn@reddit

Paul Bunyan

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Far_Winner5508@reddit

Watching Poker Face last night, with a baseball mystery, had to introduce my kid (24yo) to Casey Jones at the Plate (recited by James Earl Jones).

Gotta know your icons.

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Rustymarble@reddit

And Johnny Appleseed

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Fourdogsaretoomany@reddit

Can't forget Babe the Blue Ox!!

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Tricky_Ad_1870@reddit

Jay Gatsby

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Tricky_Ad_1870@reddit

Speedy Gonzslez

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r2k398@reddit

Stan Smith

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AggravatingBobcat574@reddit

The Headless Horseman. Iconic, but only at Halloween.

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PoohRuled@reddit

Darth Vader

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Greedy_Ray1862@reddit

Uncle Sam, John Henry, Johnny Appleseed

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Murky-Substance-7393@reddit

Pecos Bill

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deadmencantcatcall3@reddit

Except Johnny Appleseed was John Chapman, who was a real person.

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WARitter@reddit

Of these, 2 are mythologized versions of real people.

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ObGyNKenobi5sfg@reddit

Wolverine

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logmover@reddit

John Henry

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Yeegis@reddit

Probably Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny

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Penny-Bright@reddit

Iron Eyes Cody

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rolyoh@reddit

"Jesus"

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john_hascall@reddit

The one born in America, huh?

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Most_Window_1222@reddit

Atticus Finch

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Objective-District39@reddit

Lady Liberty

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Tsquare43@reddit

Michael Corleone from the Godfather

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BoukenGreen@reddit

Spider-Man

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PhilosophyBitter7875@reddit

Keith Stone.

15 bones for 30 stones. Keystone Light.

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ghjm@reddit

Maybe not so much for the current generation, but within living memory the Lone Ranger was an American icon known worldwide. Also, the Marlboro Man.

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ljb2x@reddit

My GF and I were discussing smoking the other day. It's crazy how we went from "wow that guy smoking looks cool as hell" and "wow she looks so glamorous smoking" to "does anyone outside a trailer park smoke anymore?" in the span of a generation or two.

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AuburnFaninGa@reddit

The original radio shows for The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet, created in the 1930s, were from the same station. The Green Hornet/Britt Reid was the great nephew of the Lone Ranger/John Reid. Britt’s father, Dan Reid, was the the Ranger’s nephew who appeared in some episodes of the radio series. The two properties were later separated, so there’s no direct connection in later productions, outside of the last name.

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PA_MallowPrincess_98@reddit

Gritty

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Lady-Kat1969@reddit

Tom Sawyer.

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SnooChipmunks2079@reddit

Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, Elmo

Kermit, Miss Piggy, Rolf, Fozzie, etc.

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ColossusOfChoads@reddit

I just found out that Sesame Street had to move over to Netflix because PBS/NPR have been getting the hatchet. Going forward, Netflix will donate forthcoming episodes to PBS.

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SnooChipmunks2079@reddit

It’s basically the same deal they had with HBO. This is just a different sponsor.

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FrauAmarylis@reddit

Wonder Woman, Baby from Dirty Dancing, Dorothy from Wizard of Oz, Charlie’s Angels, Gary the Gnu, Mr. Rogers, Captain Kangaroo, Peewee Herman, The Incredible Hulk, Mork, Macho Man and Hulk Hogan, Jeannie in I Dream of Jeannie, cathy from comic strips, Junie B Jones, Amelia Bedelia,

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ThePurityPixel@reddit

"Amelia Bedelia" was such a favorite of mine as a kid....

... and I owe half my present-day assholery to her

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Wooden-Relative-7245@reddit (OP)

We need more men like Mr Roger because of the epidemic of fatherlessness

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ThePurityPixel@reddit

Uncle Sam

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NobodyNamedMe@reddit

Rocky

He even got a statue in Philly

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ColossusOfChoads@reddit

"Your greatest sports hero is a fictional character!"

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MuppetusMaximusV2@reddit

Meh, the statue was a prop from one of the movies and they just left it there as a "gift" to the city. Not like it was commissioned or anything, but it has turned into quite the tourist attraction.

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DontBuyAHorse@reddit

Walter White. He embodies the "can do" attitude of Americans and his situation being easily prevented by healthcare is very realistic.

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JohnnyBrillcream@reddit

Except he had coverage that would have cost him zero out of pocket for treatment. He opted to go for an experimental treatment not covered.

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ColossusOfChoads@reddit

In the first episode he asked the EMTs to let him out of the ambulance.

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__-_-_--_--_-_---___@reddit

You’re goddamn right

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Leading-Summer-4724@reddit

Yanno…

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EmuPsychological4222@reddit

Brutal. But excellent point. He's also super capitalist on steroids.

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ColossusOfChoads@reddit

Somebody once called John McClane, Bruce Willis's character in the 'Die Hard' movies, "the American James Bond." Works for me.

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Longjumping_Swan_631@reddit

Jeff Spicoli

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theBlitzzz@reddit

Disclaimer: I´m not an american

What about Rocky Balboa?

A real guy from a real place fighting for a better life (literally)

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Hotwheels303@reddit

Rocky Balboa wasn’t a real person

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theBlitzzz@reddit

I know.

He's a fictional representation of a real person with real world problems and struggles. As opposite to Captain America, Superman or any other superhero nonsense.

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Beautiful_Tap5942@reddit

John Henry was my first "Superman" growing up.

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ExtremeIndividual707@reddit

I loved this story when I was a kid.

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ENovi@reddit

Same! I don’t care how corny this sounds, I’ll just say it. Every now and then throughout my life I’ll find myself remembering that story whenever I’m in some situation where I want to give up but know I can’t. Obviously I’m not solely relying on an old folktale for inspiration but even as a kid Henry’s tenacity really resonated with me.

“A man ain’t nothing but a man But before I let that steam drill beat me down I’ll die with a hammer in my hand”

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S3simulation@reddit

So are you aware of the character Steel, don’t be fooled by the terrible Shaq movie. Steel is actually an awesome character. He’s essentially DCs Iron Man with a Superman character.

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S1mongreedwell@reddit

I think that’s probably what he’s referring to.

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S3simulation@reddit

Well, Steel is John Henry Irons and John Henry is a regular folk hero. There’s also the tragic version from the brilliant New Front

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On_my_last_spoon@reddit

Superman is based off of John Henry!

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Chance-Business@reddit

All the looney tunes and disney shorts characters like mickey/donald/goofy and bugs bunny/donald duck/etc

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seigezunt@reddit

Columbo

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edgarjwatson@reddit

Huck Finn

Tom Sawyer

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sneath_@reddit

my boy jim too

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TwoGad@reddit

I always think of the Dave Chapelle joke:

“I just said Jim!”

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ExtremeIndividual707@reddit

The real hero.

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ExtremeIndividual707@reddit

Huck might have been my first literary crush.

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TheGreatSwatLake@reddit

The Tick

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IPreferDiamonds@reddit

Mickey Mouse

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sneath_@reddit

homer ismpn

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mid-random@reddit

The Lone Ranger

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honkytonksinger@reddit

First one that came to mind: Atticus Finch then Kermit The Frog

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therealDrPraetorius@reddit

Uncle Sam, obviously, to start with.

Batman

Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz

Sam Spade

George Bailey from It's A Wonderful Life

Frankenstein Monster (Karloff)

Dracula (Lugosi)

Bugs Bunny

Daffy Duck

Mackey Mouse

Spider-Man

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Weightmonster@reddit

Mickey Mouse.

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Background-Tax-1720@reddit

John Wayne cowboy characters (any & all of them).

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JNorJT@reddit

Peter griffin

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Ok-Walk-8040@reddit

Randy Marsh

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polar810@reddit

Mickey Mouse

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Agitated_Honeydew@reddit

Rocky Balboa. Dude didn't win, but went seven rounds against the undisputed heavyweight in a brutal fight.

He technically lost on points. Then went home to his girlfriend.

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Mitch_Darklighter@reddit

Jeff Lebowski

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BestThingGoing@reddit

Ronald McDonald

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Harry_Gorilla@reddit

Jesus

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HurlingFruit@reddit

Dean Moriarty

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Okuri-Inu@reddit

The Lone Ranger.

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bloopidupe@reddit

Lucy Ricardo

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Carrotcake1988@reddit

I think this is so far, the only woman.

So, Betty Boop, Wonder Woman, Dorothy

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MyUsername2459@reddit

Captain America: Created to be the comic book embodiment of America, and has stayed such for over 80 years. A hard-working, patriotic kid from Brooklyn who just wanted to do his duty and serve his country, and was given the chance through the latest in American science and technology, and has a fierce and unfailing devotion to our ideals as a country.

Batman: He's culturally ubiquitous. . .everyone knows who he is. The idea of a billionaire (who is a very honest and upstanding businessman) who uses his wealth for good, both through extensive charity, while also equipping himself with the most advanced technology to fight crime as a vigilante just seems to resonate with our culture.

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The_Arch_Heretic@reddit

Batman is a perfect representation of America. Throwing money at a problem and solving absolutely nothing. Gotham would benefit more from an investment in affordable housing than another batmobile that destroys 1/4 of the city each movie, kills and maims 100s of citizens, yet still the criminal just gets released/eacapes a few weeks later. Maybe Bruce is the actual super villain and his folks deserved what they got! 😂

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MyUsername2459@reddit

To be fair, in the comics they make a big point that Bruce Wayne spends a lot of money on charity and benefits programs, and that Wayne Enterprises is one of the best companies to work for in America, with good salaries and good benefits.

They try to depict the idea that Batman exists to deal with problems that would be MUCH worse if Bruce Wayne wasn't pouring billions into charity programs. . .no amount of soup kitchens, affordable housing, and social benefit programs will stop a psychotic clown from trying to nerve gas citizens, or an ecoterrorist from trying to unleash genetically augmented destructive plants, or stop an insane psychiatrist on a rampage.

Yeah, Gotham has a lot of organized crime problems and police corruption, but in most depictions those at least get brought under control eventually, it's the "Rogue's Gallery" stuff that only Batman can deal with.

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The_Arch_Heretic@reddit

It won't stop the clown, but what minions would he get if crime wasn't the only option in Gotham? How many times do you let said clown kill how many people before you just eliminate him? Maybe he should buy a Senator/governor and implement the Death Penalty in his state? No Batman? A cop would have shot the Joker and rest of the menagerie of criminals dead by now. The Punisher would solve Gotham's problems in a month. I can see why Dick hates him and moved on. 🤔 😂

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MyUsername2459@reddit

The Punisher would solve Gotham's problems in a month.

A psychotic mass-murdering antihero isn't exactly a good solution to the problems of a city.

The Punisher is a villain masquerading as a hero, not anything to idealize. The Punisher belongs on death row more than The Joker.

The Joker has a bona-fide insanity defense. Frank Castle is just a homicidal, bloodthirsty thug depicted as sorta-heroic because he aims his murder at people as bad as he is.

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The_Arch_Heretic@reddit

Would he or would he not solve the Gotham crime problem in a month? They're both vigilantes and operating outside the law. Only difference is one is effective and actually attains his goal of stopping crime. The Batman actually exacerbates the problem and magnifies the collateral damage. If Alfred had a soul he would've smothered Bruce a long time ago or turned him in. 😂

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PhantomBaselard@reddit

I doubt The Punisher can cure Gotham of the dozens of curses that are causing the city to be an epicenter for unreal levels of crime/occurences.

Bruce Wayne quite literally offers jobs and healthcare to criminals he hurts as Batman. Even extending to Batman Beyond's time more unspeakable or outlandish villains just pop into existence.

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Aeon1508@reddit

Rocky Balboa has a statue in Philadelphia

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8avian6@reddit

Paul Bunyan John Henry Luke Skywalker Bugs bunny Rocky Balboa

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bananapanqueques@reddit

Walker, Texas Ranger.

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Bowman_van_Oort@reddit

John Henry

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YoshiandAims@reddit

Any quintessential "cowboy" wild west type. It seems to be what a lot of other cultures connect to and think of when they think of us. (I, while loving comics... don't particularly think of superman that way)

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-Hannibal-Barca-@reddit

John Rambo

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MundaneMeringue71@reddit

Bart Simpson.

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GreatestState@reddit

That thing with the red white and blue top hat at the top of the screen

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Buhos_En_Pantelones@reddit

pushes up glasses

It's just 'Smokey Bear'. Also, he was based on a bear cub that survived a forest fire in Ruidoso NM.

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uslessbastard@reddit

Paul Bunyan

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neronga@reddit

Spiderman and the hulk are very popular and seem to be some of our biggest international representatives, every time I go abroad I see kids with those 2 characters on their clothes and toys wherever I’m at lol

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BeautifulSundae6988@reddit

There's a lot more before superman.

And a HECK of a lot more if you consider the semi historical-semi fictional like Johnny Appleseed, John Henry, Paul Bunyan, Pecos bill, George Washington, doc Holliday, Teddy Roosevelt, or Chuck Norris

(I say with 100% seriousness)

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Oscar-mondaca@reddit

Homer Simpson. He’s fat, dumb and ignorant. The stereotypical American.

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RainyAlaska1@reddit

Huckleberry Finn

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Fit-Vanilla-3405@reddit

Captain America?

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Escape_Force@reddit

Forrest Gump

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rjabber@reddit

Jay Gatsby

Atticus Finch (and Scout)

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_Bon_Vivant_@reddit

Bugs Bunny

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oriolesravensfan1090@reddit

Batman

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fuzzycuffs@reddit

Captain America duh

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__-_-_--_--_-_---___@reddit

Peter Griffin

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puremotives@reddit

Mickey Mouse. Disney is the epitome of American soft power

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__-_-_--_--_-_---___@reddit

Ha-ha

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OkPerformance2221@reddit

Snoopy, Mickey Mouse, Scarlett O'Hara,

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DeathByBamboo@reddit

The Lone Ranger

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KingTechnical48@reddit

Hulk Hogan unfortunately

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uhsiv@reddit

Today at least, "Norm!"

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Ok_Sentence_5767@reddit

Homer and Bart Simpson

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Xanadu87@reddit

I’m surprised no one has yet mentioned Pecos Bill

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xSparkShark@reddit

For my generation, Greg Heffley. Diary of a Wimpy Kid had a very significant cultural impact on Gen Z.

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justanameform@reddit

Homer Simpson

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Trick_Photograph9758@reddit

My first thought was Mickey Mouse. Then maybe Indiana Jones. Someone mentioned The Simpsons, I think Bart Simpson is a great answer. Classically American, been around forever. I think Simpsons are pretty mainstream around the world, no?

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Raving_Lunatic69@reddit

Han Solo

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Hyperdragoon17@reddit

Mickey Mouse, Spider-Man, Batman

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Reader124-Logan@reddit

Dirty Harry

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Conchobair@reddit

Dorothy Gale

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EstelSnape@reddit

D.A.R.E Lion

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Rob_LeMatic@reddit

Daren, yeah. Also Crimey, the drug dealing zebra

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425565@reddit

Uncle Sam

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alwaysboopthesnoot@reddit

Rosie the Riveter. Uncle Sam. Paul Bunyan and Babe his big, blue Ox. John Henry. Based on amalgamations of many people, or exaggerations of real people, but mythical or legendary figures as icons.

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Rob_LeMatic@reddit

Everybody thinks the Westinghouse Girl is Rosie the Riveter.

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Environmental_Tie975@reddit

Mickey and Donald are like the top two.

Then it’s the superheroes. Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man.

Batman’s big bad is next, The Joker.

Then you have other animated guys. Bugs and Daffy. Tom and Jerry. Homer Simpson.

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ChemicalCockroach914@reddit

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn

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GreasedUPDoggo@reddit

Bugs Bunny

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Dog1234cat@reddit

Boo Radley

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Aggravating-Shark-69@reddit

Superman wasn’t even a consideration in that. As much as I hate to say this, I’m gonna go with Mickey Mouse or Ronald McDonald though I hate them both.

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peepeepoopooman1412@reddit

The Dark Knight

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RobinFarmwoman@reddit

Spiderman. (And he does NOT come after Superman!)

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BusinessWarthog6@reddit

Kenny Powers and Uncle Baby Billy

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TheBimpo@reddit

Even though he’s from a galaxy far far away, Luke Skywalker is a cultural icon and completely American.

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Pomelo-Visual@reddit

Bugs Bunny

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mdavis360@reddit

Forrest Gump

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kinggeorgec@reddit

Atticus Finch.

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Top-Friendship4888@reddit

Batman Mickey Mouse Ronald McDonald Bugs Bunny Big Bird SpongeBob SquarePants

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fajadada@reddit

Indiana Jones

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nihi1zer0@reddit

Homer Simpson

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AlabasterPelican@reddit

Umm Superman? He's not American, he's Kryptonian. We also have literal Captain America. He's the literal personification of American ideals and values.

Also we have Spider-Man. The prototypical American teenager who got bitten by a radioactive spider.

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Back_To_Pittsburgh@reddit

Homer Simpson Mickey Mouse Barbie Rocky Balboa

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Ill-Success-4214@reddit

John Wick.

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Durbee@reddit

David Bowie

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bulmier@reddit

The Dude.

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FeedingCoxeysArmy@reddit

The Dude—there’s a guy in my neighborhood who walks his dog every day in his pajama pants and a robe….morning, afternoon or evening, same attire. He looks like he’s in his 30’s. Dark hair usually in a man bun but occasionally loose. I’ve called him The Dude from day one. He makes me smile.

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