The Line Kings

By Paul Calder & Chua Kim Beng

Pop-culture icons, action figures and a talking sponge make our list of 25 TV characters with real drawing power

1. Spongebob Squarepants

2. Homer Simpson

3. The Powerpuff Girls

4. Disney's Kim Possible

5. Bugs Bunny

6. Mickey Mouse

7. Justice League

8. Rugrats

9. Scooby-Doo

10. Dave the Barbarian

11. Daffy Duck

12. Samurai Jack

13. Disney's Lilo & Stitch

14. Fairly Odd Parents

15. American Dragon: Jake Long

Finally, an Oriental lead character in a Disney animated series (is that cool or what?). Jake Long is your typical 13-year-old living in America, totally into skateboarding, video games and comics. However, he has a secret: Jake is a descendant of a long line of Dragons, the guardians of all magical creatures living in the human world. His Grandpa has just moved to the US to train Jake to become the first American Dragon. Actor Keone Young, who provides the voice of Grandpa, commends the series for its depiction of Asian characters. "I'm third generation Chinese American and I was really happy to be part of this project. It gives expression to what it is to be Asian-American. We've been here for almost 200 years yet you can see from Hollywood films that we're still considered foreigners. American Dragon acknowledges that America is made up of people from all different backgrounds."

American Dragon: Jake Long airs Sat & Sun on Disney Channel, Ch 33, 10am & 6 pm

16. Astro Boy

17. Galaxy Angels

18. Mobile Suite Z Gundam

19 Captain Tsubasa

20. Jimmy Neutron

21. Atomic Betty

22. Dora the Explorer

23. Codename: Kids Next Door

24. Blue's Clues

25. Stanley