| No, not your imaginary play friend who | | | | woman" in Ibsen''s book A Doll House |
| entertained you when you were 6 and not your | | | | 26. Cinderella - Classic, opressed girl breaking out |
| supermodel girlfriend. These are "real" imaginary | | | | of her shell and finding a magical world filled of |
| people. | | | | love. |
| 1. Marlboro Man - Tobacco-advertising, rugged | | | | 27. Shylock - From Shakespeare's Merchant of |
| cowboy. First word being most influential, | | | | Venice. Name has become synonymous with |
| "Tobacco." | | | | money (esp. the lending of money). |
| 2. Big Brother - Telescreen image of a dictator of | | | | 28. Rosie the Riveter - Icon of female culture |
| Oceania in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four | | | | who worked in munitions manufacturer's factorys |
| 3. King Arthur - If possible, he sat at the head of | | | | during WWII. |
| the Knight's Round Table | | | | 29. Midas - Turned everything he touched into |
| 4. Santa Claus (St. Nick) - Single-handedly | | | | gold. |
| straightens out every kid in the world | | | | 30. Hester Prynne - Condemned protagonist from |
| 5. Hamlet - "To be, or not to be..." | | | | Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter |
| 6. Dr. Frankenstein's Monster - A symbol for | | | | 31. The Little Engine that Could - Train from the |
| science experiments gone bad and physical brutes | | | | moralistic children's story that teaches kids about |
| 7. Siegfried - Legendary dragon-slayer | | | | the value of optimism. |
| 8. Sherlock Holmes -Infamous, deductive | | | | 32. Archie Bunker - Stereotypical American family |
| detective. No sh**, Sherlock! | | | | man and blue collar worker from TV show All in |
| 9. Romeo and Juliet - Shakespeare created this | | | | the Family |
| couple, the epitome of "love" | | | | 33. Dracula - Reinvented the image of vampires. |
| 10. Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde - One-man, two | | | | 34. Alice in Wonderland - The little girl who fell |
| completely opposite personalities | | | | "down the rabbit-hole" into a wonderful world of |
| 11. Uncle Tom - Harriet Beecher Stowe's creation | | | | fantasy. |
| that, according to Abraham Lincoln, started the | | | | 35. Citizen Kane - A publisher who thrives on |
| Civil War | | | | power, thrill-seeking and war. "Rosebud." |
| 12. Robin Hood - "Take from the rich to give to | | | | 36. Faust - The man who makes a deal with the |
| the poor." | | | | Devil. |
| 13. Jim Crow - "Seperate but equal" law named | | | | 37. Figaro - Comedic central character in many old |
| after him | | | | and new stories. |
| 14. Oedipus - Mythical Greek king who killed his | | | | 38. Godzilla - Giant Japanese movie monster that |
| father and married his mother | | | | set the stage for epic monsters. |
| 15. Lady Chatterly - A novel title character from | | | | 39. Mary Richards - The title TV character from |
| the 1920s who was a cheating wife of paralyzed | | | | The Mary Tyker Moore Show that "could turn the |
| and impotent wealthy husband. Jerry Springer? | | | | world on with her smile." |
| 16. Ebenezer Scrooge - Ultimate Christmas | | | | 40. Don Juan - Legendary libertine whose name is |
| attitude adjustment. "Bah, Humbug!" | | | | synonymous with "womanizer." |
| 17. Don Quixote - "Of which name I do not care | | | | 41. Bambi - The young deer prince of the forest |
| to recall." Groundbreaking chivalric character who | | | | and original story of the cycle of life. |
| is responsible for much of Spanish culture. | | | | 42. William Tell - Famous bow-and-arrow |
| 18. Mickey Mouse - Icon of the Walt Disney | | | | marksman who shot the apple on the the top of |
| Company. | | | | his sons head. 43. Barbie - Every little girl in |
| 19. The American Cowboy - Still how many | | | | America has this doll and every man wants a real |
| foreigners picture Americans | | | | life version. |
| 20. Prince Charming - The perfect man who | | | | 44. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Woman vampire |
| saves the damsel in many fairy tales. Happily ever | | | | slayer (who proved that smaller TV networks |
| after! | | | | could receive large ratings). |
| 21. Smokey Bear - American mascot bear for | | | | 45. Venus and Cupid - The gods of beauty and |
| forest fire safety | | | | love. |
| 22. Robinson Crusoe - Original castaway. Would be | | | | 46. Prometheus - Titan that stole fire from the |
| a millionaire today if casted for CBS' hit reality | | | | gods whose name is synonymous with "bold |
| show Survivor. | | | | intellect." |
| 23. Apollo and Dionysus - Greek gods and | | | | 47. Pandora - Woman in Greek mythology that |
| brothers of truth and harmony (etc.), and wine | | | | explains why there is evil in the world. |
| and ecstacy, respectively. | | | | 48. G. I. Joe - Every little boy in America had this |
| 24. Odyesseus - The hero of Homer's epic works | | | | action figure and helped the U.S. Armed Forces |
| about his long journey home from the Trojan | | | | become what it has today. |
| War | | | | 49. Tarzan - The man raised by the animals. |
| 25. Nora Helmer - A great and fantastic woman | | | | Described as a flawless hero. |
| hiding under the facade of "the ideal 19th century | | | | |