Top Five

Sometimes, when it's late at night, you have to tackle the tough questions that roam in your mind.

Who are the top five toughest cartoon characters?

5.

Hong-Kong Phooey.

I understand he was a dog and everything, but Scatman Crothers did the voice.

You don't get much tougher than that.

4.

Dick Tracy.

One time, a mobster was hiding in a shed, so Tracy shot it all up with a tommy gun.  Hey, you can never be too careful.

Plus, he sports a two-way transistor radio watch.

And, he could stab someone with that chin.

3.

Racer X.

Speed Racer never figured out that Racer X was his brother.

It's no wonder, either.

Speed wore white bell-bottoms with a powder blue shirt and a scarf neatly tied around his neck.

The X wore a bad-ass jumpsuit and a leather hood with goggles.

They may have had the same mother, but my guess is different daddies.

2.

Popeye.
He served his country.
He overcame a speech impediment.
He smoked a pipe and ate spinach.
Anchor tattoo.
I rest my case.

1.

Brock Samson.
The bodyguard from "The Venture Brothers" takes tough cartoon to a whole new level.