Why do cartoon characters bob their heads up and down while walking?
to convey movement, otherwise it will be a static upper body
animation usually exaggerates things in order to look better on screen
>>92985563
People in real life bob their bodies up and down when they're walking.
>>92985563
Why do cartoon characters laugh with their arms up on their sides?
Anon... Do you not?
Oh anon, don't tell me...
>>92985563
Cartoons tend to exaggerate actions. TVTropes actually has a pretty good overview of this.
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisneySchoolOfActingAndMimeI'm rather of Bakshi's mind on this subject.
>>92985940
Isn't that mainly a family guy thing?