Who's the 'Gayest Cartoon Character of All Time'? Roger That

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Roger the alien from 'American Dad.'

By Josh Dickey2014-04-08 01:40:27 UTC

They say the Oscars are the "gay Super Bowl," but the awards ceremony pales in comparison to Roger, the smart-aleck alien from American Dad — at least according to a new poll.

Roger has been named “Gayest Cartoon Character of All Time” in a bracket-style online-voting face-off by Logo TV, beating out a field of 32 that included Snagglepuss, Vanity Smurf and He-Man. (Wait, He-Man?)

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"I'd like to thank everyone that voted for me. And I'd like to personally thank every MAN who voted for me ... Tonight. Within a 12-mile radius," Roger said in a statement provided by Logo TV.

The Viacom-owned pay-TV channel, which is focused on lifestyle programming aimed primarily at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, announced the winner Monday night during a double episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

Logo TV said the contest is an homage to the many "gay" TV characters who were — despite being rather two-dimensional (get it?) — pioneers.

Decades before gay characters became a staple on primetime or portrayed by real-life actors, they were highly visible on Saturday morning and on animated shows. Some are out and proud (think Big Gay Al from South Park or SNL's Ambiguously Gay Duo), some have always made you scratch your head wondering (like were Peppermint Patty and Marcie just friends?)

Just like the real March Madness, which also concluded Monday night, the “Gayest Cartoon” saw early upsets, with Squidward (Spongebob Squarepants) and He-Man (He-Man) being ousted in round one, Wayland Smithers (The Simpsons) and Bugs Bunny (Looney Toons) in round three, Betty Deville (Rugrats) and Xander (Drawn Together) in round three. Others who made surprisingly early exits: Scar (The Lion King), Peppermint Patty (Peanuts) and Snagglepuss.

The final four wrapped up last night with the elimination of Stewie (Family Guy) and Big Gay Al (South Park).

Logo TV said it logged votes in the hundreds of thousands.

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Topics: American Dad, Entertainment, glbt, LOGO TV, Roger, Television