Canemaker says that in black-and-white cartoons, black hands on characters would be difficult to see against their black bodies. To solve this problem, animators just put white gloves on their ...

That isn’t the only reason why gloves became popular as cartoon character accessories. Back when all animated films were black and white, the colorless world presented an animation problem.

Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Sonic the Hedgehog, the list goes on - but what do they all have in common? They all wear gloves. You may be asking yourself why. Well, that's a very good question and ...

Walt Disney very well might have been the first person to put white gloves on a character when he made The Opry House, starring Mickey Mouse, in 1929. In The Opry House , Mickey puts on a big ...

Have you ever wondered why so many classic cartoon characters wear gloves? Have you even noticed? (We have to confess we hadn't really clocked this). Everyone from Mickey and Minnie, Bugs Bunny ...

Canemaker says that in black-and-white cartoons, black hands on characters would be difficult to see against their black bodies. To solve this problem, animators just put white gloves on their ...