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Toon is a term popularized by the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit; it commonly refers to distinguish characters appearing in cartoons from regular humans. Related to this usage are:
- Toon (role-playing game), a role-playing game published by Steve Jackson Games in which the players take the parts of cartoon characters
- Toontown Online, a 2003 online computer role-playing game
toon may also refer to:
Places[edit]
- Newcastle United F.C., a football (soccer) team also nicknamed "The Toon"
- Tōon, Ehime, a Japanese city in Ehime Prefecture
- Toon, the former name of Ferdows, a city in South Khorasan Province, Iran
- Toon, Somaliland, a town in the Garoodi region of Somaliland
People[edit]
Surname[edit]
Father-and-son American football wide receivers:
- Al Toon (Albert Lee Toon Jr.; born 1963), former professional American football player
- Colin Toon (born 1940), English footballer who played for Leicestershire
- James Toon (1916–1987), English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire
- Joseph Toon (1879–1950), English cricketer
- Malcolm Toon (1916–2009), American diplomat
- Maurice Toon, New Zealand paralympic boccia player
- Michael Toon (born 1979), Australian rowing coxswain
- Michael Simon Toon (born 1977), English filmmaker and builder
- Nick Toon (Nicholas Adam Toon; born 1988), American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints
- Owen Toon (born 1947), American professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences
- Paige Toon (born 1975), English romantic fiction writer
- Peter Toon (1939–2009), English Anglican priest
- Thomas F. Toon (1840–1902), Confederate States Army brigadier general
Given name[edit]
- Toon van Driel (born 1945), Dutch cartoonist. He is the winner of the 1988 Stripschapprijs
- Toon Dupuis (1877–1937), Dutch sculptor and medallist of Belgian origin
- Toon Greebe (born 1988), Dutch darts player
- Toon van Helfteren (born 1951), Dutch former basketball player and coach
- Toon Hermans (1916–2000), noted Dutch comedian, singer and writer
- Toon Hiranyasap (born 1954), Thai film actor
- Toon Meerman (born 1933), retired Dutch footballer who was active as a striker
- Toon Oprinsen (1910–1945), Dutch football midfielder
- Toon Pastor (born 1929), former boxer from the Netherlands
- Toon Tellegen (born 1941), Dutch writer, poet, and physician, known for his children's works
Other[edit]
- Newcastle upon Tyne/Scottish, for "town" as pronounced in the English Geordie and Scots dialects
- Toon, trees of the genus Toona
See also[edit]
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