Sneaker Geeks: 12 of the Best Cartoon Inspired Sneakers
Posted by George Kiel III | Jan 14, 2009 Today we launch the third and final installment of our Sneaker Geeks series involving cartoon-inspired sneakers. Whether we admit it or not, many of us grew up watching cartoons such as the Simpsons, Bugs Bunny (hint hint), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and many others. Although some of our most memorable cartoons are no longer on air, watching one episode or getting one glance of them would undoubtedly bring us back to our childhood years. With that said, we have compiled a list of sneakers inspired by prolific cartoons.
In this list, you will find some of your favorite cartoons displayed on a few sneakers in a very creative way. Click the picture to view 12 of the best cartoon-inspired sneakers. In case you missed it: |
Sep 30, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Where’s the best place to code custom kicks?
Aug 12, 2009 at 11:28 pm
where can I get these?
Jul 23, 2009 at 2:38 pm
I’m diggin pages 2, 7, and 13
Jul 11, 2009 at 4:33 pm
i think they missed out Puma’s Godzilla Monster’s pack…
May 7, 2009 at 10:18 am
no fantastic 4 kicks?
Apr 9, 2009 at 10:25 pm
i dont use shoes
i live in my rancho
i use huaraches de tres piquetes
Mar 28, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Buy this shoes here
Mar 25, 2009 at 11:48 am
i dont need shoes i live in africa. i walk without shoes.
Mar 13, 2009 at 7:24 pm
The Venom dunks looks like someone forgot finishing painting the shoe. The spidermans arent to great neithier
Mar 12, 2009 at 11:54 am
Jus copped the quagmire dunks yesterday n the lady in dehh store told me only 10 stores got em n there super limited.
Feb 13, 2009 at 11:54 am
i totally agree with number 1, the venom colorway is nasty it kinda looks CRAP>< they shouldnt even call them the venom shoes….lol…..
Feb 13, 2009 at 11:48 am
diggin the quagmires….lol that sounds sooo funny
Feb 5, 2009 at 8:24 am
does shyt r fire i wanted dem
Jan 17, 2009 at 1:49 pm
what no flash bapes ?
Jan 16, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Those ninja turtles are dope though they would have been better as lows or highs, im feeling those charlie browns but again i would love them as low’s or high, maybe because i hate the strap on the mid’s. the Venom, spiderman and batman’s could have been 100 times better, theres so many things that could have been done to them, i was in japan a couple of years ago and I ran across the spider man dunk low’s and they were amazing they had the webbing and everything, i would love to see some venoms with webbing and othr details from his costume. i customize sneakers so when i see potentially great sneakers done half-assed it makes me wonder why, because i know nike and all the other companies have the resources… me i have to work with what i can find… i think the spy vs. spy idea is a winner and hose tweeties are a bit weird for that type of shoe but that’s just my opinion.
im getting ready to post all my customs on my myspace page…
Sole Collector’s the name… look me up and let me know what u think, i have a couple on there now but i have a lot in the works.
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:54 pm
i know you have the nike sb marvel comics pack….but what about the bape comic pack…i think the bape one was better
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:43 pm
those hares r sick, i like the venoms and the quagmires a lot also
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:31 pm
those ninja turtle dunks are sexy
Jan 15, 2009 at 8:34 pm
the charlie browns look more like homer with the black zig zag for the hair and the blue denim for his pants. white misdose for his shirt and the yellow rear pannel for skin color
Jan 15, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Charlies browns were canned late last year… guess they thought they needed to save material for the thin-tongued lows?
Jan 15, 2009 at 7:16 pm
did the charlie brown mids come out?
Jan 15, 2009 at 5:33 pm
yo those hot baby
Jan 15, 2009 at 5:19 pm
38th WAT!!!
Jan 15, 2009 at 5:02 pm
when do the “Quagmire” dunks release?
Jan 15, 2009 at 4:45 pm
too bad the show was a thousand times better than the cartoon inspired sneaker.
GO CHARLIE BROWN
Jan 15, 2009 at 3:20 pm
the marge simpson sbs and those spy vs spy new balances r very nice
Jan 15, 2009 at 3:06 pm
the voltrons, spy v spy and pumas arent that cool they couldve been done better
Jan 15, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Hare VIIs rule!
Jan 15, 2009 at 1:48 pm
hares <3
Jan 15, 2009 at 1:13 pm
word these are fresh
Jan 15, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Like # 24 i thought I stayed on top of my kicks, but I never seen some of these kicks such as the Marge dunks and Charlie Brown They both r nice, I must b losing it in my old age.
Jan 15, 2009 at 11:49 am
the scarface acg boots were so ill those should have been thrown up here too
Jan 15, 2009 at 11:18 am
Wtf….. Marges shouldnt have been nearly that high. And also as much as I like the NB spy vs spys, Puma did it much better on one of my favorite sneakers, the sky hi.
Jan 15, 2009 at 10:54 am
I don’t agree with much of this list. If these were some of the ‘best’ cartoon inspired sneakers, compared to what I have seen released before, this list isn’t saying much. Most of these releases are mediocre at best, IMO.
As for the “Spy v. Spy”, I like them both releases either way, but gotta give the edge to Puma. They had hidden stash pockets! *lol*
Jan 15, 2009 at 10:46 am
Homer SBs could TECHNICALLY be called SOMEWHAT “Homer” inspired; however, not by the Homer we’re thinking about. On the insole, there is a picture of a Cyclops, which was a big topic in Greek mythology which was significantly documented by the poet HOMER… but I could be wrong, considering I just read all of that off of Solepedia. LOL, definitely not too reliable.
Jan 15, 2009 at 10:43 am
nice list
hare #1
and
“Gigiddy, gigiddy, gigiddy, gigiddy…oh yeah!â€
lol
Jan 15, 2009 at 10:30 am
I LIKE MOST OF THESE….N IDK WHRE DA HELL I BEEN, BUT I HAVNT SEEN SOME OF THESE, LIKE THE CHARLIE BROWNS OR DA TWEETY BIRDS, BUT THEY MOST OF EM R HARD…I LKE DAT COLORWAY ON DA BATMAN DUNKS, IM JUS NOT THAT MUCH OF A FAN OF THE MIDs.
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:56 am
gil zero tweety birds..but no homer’s this list is dumb
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:29 am
the marge simpsons and the hare jordans were the best but they should have thrown the kermit the frog dunks up there those should have been # 1 go on pickyourshoes.com under nike dunks to go see what im talkin about if u have no idea what im sayin lol
Jan 15, 2009 at 9:29 am
Da Venom’s are a lazy colorway but they r still fresh. And I must cop da Mighty Marges
Jan 15, 2009 at 8:33 am
man i was at the puma boutique in paris and i slept on these!!!! y????
Jan 15, 2009 at 8:23 am
Woah woah woah woah
no Homer SBs???? those look way better than the marge’s imo
Didn’t expect the Hares. Forgot they were inspired by bugs
Jan 15, 2009 at 6:56 am
some of those dunks should have been closer to # 1
Jan 15, 2009 at 6:00 am
I think the video game systems was the best installment…. but all were FIRE
Jan 15, 2009 at 5:51 am
dammmm son some of the kicks in this list are tight, the charlie brown ones n the hero/villans ones are fresh, im gona try n cop the spiderman ones
Jan 15, 2009 at 5:38 am
yall should do a Saturday Morning Series with the HR Pufnstufs, The Pee Wee’s, the Smurf dunks, Ultraman dunks, the Miss Piggy Blazers, The Kermit Dunks, and so forth.
Jan 15, 2009 at 3:25 am
#11 YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH/ I THINK THEY WERE BASED ON THE MOVIE. I GOT THEM LIKE 5 MONTHS AGO OFF EBAY SO ILL BE HURTING EM WHEN IT GETS WARM BECAUSE THE IIIS DROP THIS SPRING/ SUMMBER BUT NOT THAT COLORSCHEME.
Jan 15, 2009 at 3:19 am
We def did not forget about the Simpsons x Vans, trust me. Since that collection coincided with the release of the Simpsons Movie, they got their proper due in the Sneaker Geeks Movie list.
Jan 15, 2009 at 1:03 am
i know they on the movie top sneaks but still the movie was inspired by the cartoon.
Jan 15, 2009 at 12:56 am
where are the transformers trainers!!
Jan 15, 2009 at 12:20 am
Cool Post! That Cheech Wizard book cover this str8 up weird!!…but my top picks are the Hares, Charlie Browns, and Marges…
Jan 15, 2009 at 12:04 am
^^comment #3 by nice kicks - one more thing, the sb “homers have just as much right to be on the list as the donatello’s- for anyone who picked up the SB issue of sole mag., the inspiration for those dunks had nothing whatsoever to do with the teenage mutant ninja turtles.
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:58 pm
Matt im sorry but you totalllllllyyyyyy forgot about the Simpsons Vans my friend. You have to add those! they would take #2 off the bat.
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm
^^comment #3 by nice kicks -what about the simpsons x vans pack, those definitely should have been up there instead of several of the others chosen.
^prophesy - i agree with you 100%, the spy vs. spy pumas should have been on the list instead of the new balance kicks.
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:30 pm
Hare’s are obviously the best, but the Voltron ones are sick.
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Like the kicks but dont agree with the order. the spy vs spy Pumas should be up there instead of the spy vs spy NB in my opinion.
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:21 pm
cartoon was the best series.man im still lookin for those bugs bunny j’s that look like his foot
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:08 pm
“Homer” was a nickname sneaker dorks like myself gave the shoe - no clear inspiration or theme. If one were to look at the insole you’ll know where we were coming from on this. Leader photo made you think they would be on there though didn’t it
Jan 14, 2009 at 10:58 pm
hold on, no homers?!? don’t know if i can cosign that. good list, don’t know that i agree with the order. the charlie browns are mean.
Jan 14, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Dudee Fck seriously the Venom Dunks look lyk its
colorway was made in 3 days by lazy designers
cmon nike dont let another sloppy colorway get away!