Toon

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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

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

Surname

Father-and-son American football wide receivers:

Al Toon (born 1963), former professional American football player
Nick Toon (born 1988), American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints

Given name

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

Newcastle upon Tyne/Scottish, for "town" as pronounced in the English Geordie and Scots dialects
Toon, trees of the genus Toona