Bonkers D. Bobcat

Bonkers D. Bobcat (voiced by Jim Cummings) is the main protagonist of the show Bonkers. He is an overly energetic and hyperactive cartoon anthropomorphic bobcat that works in the the Toon Division of the Hollywood PD.

Once a big name cartoon star for Wackytoons Studios, he was fired due to his show being bumped out of first place in the ratings. He was introduced to law enforcement when he unknowingly saved cartoon celebrity Donald Duck from a park mugger (mostly due to the help of Detective Lucky Piquel) and was was given full credit for the mugger’s capture. For his actions, he received the Citizen of Valor award by the Chief of Police, Leonard Kanifky. Bonkers, while soaking in the praise, told the chief about how his experiences starring in police cartoons helped in the capture of the mugger. Chief Kanifky mistook his fictional roles as real life worldwide police accounts, and thinking that Bonkers would be a benefit to the police force, asked if the former cartoon star would like a job working for the Hollywood PD, which Bonkers accepted, because of his recent unemployment from Wackytoons Studios. Bonkers then requested Lucky as his partner, and the two established the beginning of the Toon Division.

When Bonkers first came home to Lucky’s House, he was treated as a sort of adopted son to Lucky, though he does have his own home.

Although Bonkers means well, he usually messes up cases for his fellow officers due to his lack of experience in law enforcement and his wild, exaggerated, cartoony nature. He even tells Lucky at one point that he is not good at logical police thinking because he is a toon. Not only does Bonkers make a design change between the “Lucky” and “Miranda” episodes, his personality is tweaked as well. Despite being a police officer, Bonkers is unarmed. However, he still carries a badge. In the “Miranda“ episodes, he’s portrayed as a rather clumsy, somewhat foolish character who ends up being the show’s punching bag. In the “Lucky” episodes, he is less of a buffoon and more of an Inspector Clouseau-type, in control of himself (though still hyperactive), and carries an extensive knowledge about the toons and their behavior, which is an asset on cases dealing with rogue toons (Lucky would very rarely acknowledge this, although he knows it deep inside). After Lucky and his family moved to Washington, D.C., Bonkers was teamed up with Miranda Wright.