Bill Watterson could have plucked names from the phone book, but instead he gave us Calvin and Hobbes - an indelible comic-strip duo named for a couple of serious "big thinkers" from centuries past.And a brainy bit of pop-culture trivia was born.
Loads of other well-known characters got their names from interesting sources. Their stories are scattered throughout the blogosphere - and, as everyone knows, if it's on the Web, it MUST be true!
For example, Bugs Bunny's name supposedly references gangster Bugsy Siegel (in a shortened form, to avoid the appearance of "honoring" a criminal).
Yogi Bear is an obvious nod to baseball legend Yogi Berra.
"Simpsons" creator Matt Groening named sisters Lisa and Maggie after his own sisters, and Marge and Homer after his parents. (Bart's name is an anagram for "brat.")
"Star Wars" mastermind George Lucas slyly represented himself when he named Luke Skywalker. (Think: "Luke S.")
And Bert and Ernie from "Sesame Street" were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver from the classic Frank Capra film "It's a Wonderful Life." (Unless they weren't; Arguments for and against this connection are equally insistent.)
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