Popular Culture References

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Crocodiles have been commonly used in multiple popular culture references. The following is some notable fictional characters from literature, folklore and myth, mascots and emblems of teams and organizations, comics, films, animations and video games.

Movies
Name
Film
Year
Director
Notes
Daisy
1955
A young man's life is complicated by the inheritance of an alligator.[15]

Name
Animation
Notes
Aldo
An alligator who befriended main character Bill the Duck and is trying to blend into DuckTown.
Axle and Bull Gator
These alligators are always trying to catch Taz and sell him to a zoo.
The prince of the Alligators, who falls in love with Hyacinth Hippo.
Bog
Antagonistic crocodile who wants to control the Australian billabong.
The two crocodiles under Madame Medusa's command.
Catchum Crocodile
The show's main antagonist.
Christopher
An eponymous protagonist.
Crocodile Gentleman

Carmine
The Wild

Dil
A Deinosuchus.

Floyd and Jolene
The antagonist alligators
Francisco

Gretchen
A girl scout alligator with an aggressive attitude.
Gummy
Pinkie Pie's pet alligator.
King Gator
A giant alligator and New Orleans voodoo witch doctor living below the streets of New Orleans, who takes a liking to Charlie's voice.
A trumpet playing alligator.

Mama Croc
Loving crocodile mother with baby crocodiles.
Paco
Pensive designer crocodile
A sewer alligator who becomes one of the zoo animals.
Rover

Shiro
A White Alligator
Snappy the Little Crocodile
A German cartoon Crocodile
Steven

Tick-Tock
The crocodile who swallowed an alarm clock and is Captain Hook's biggest fear.
Victor
A large, green crocodile, who is the main bully and antagonist in Waterlilly Lake.
Wally Gator
An alligator prone to mishaps.


Books

Name
Comic
Notes
A supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics and an enemy of Batman. The made his first full appearance in Batman #358 (April 1983 [11]
A mutated alligator.[12]
Has the form of an alligator.[14]

Name
Work
Author
Date
Notes
"as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile."
1775
Mrs Malaprop's most famous malapropism, using the word allegoryinstead of alligator.[1][2]
1966
A friendly Crocodile[3]
Crocodile "on the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo river"
1902
The crocodile pulls the nose of the Elephant's Child, very hard.[4]
The eponymous crocodile
1978
The crocodile wanders the jungle promising to eat children.[5]


Documentaries

Some of the more well-known documentaries of crocodile is the Giant Crocodiles of the Nile River. To date, there has been at least tens of documentaries of world deadliest crocodiles inhabiting the Nile River ranging from the ones dated back in 1950s to the most recently documented ones.

Video Games

Name
Game
Platform(s)
Notes
SNES · N64 · GBC · GBA
An anthropomorphic Saltwater crocodile who is the main villain of many Donkey Kong games and commands the Kremlings.[16]
Dr. Wani

Evil crocodile villain who owns a factory of mind control helmets from the mineral Crocodrite.[17]
Swampy, Allie and Cranky
A trio of alligators.
A crocodile who is the "head honcho" and brains of the Chaotix Detective Agency.[18]
Renekton
An anthropomorphic Crocodile based on Sobek, brother of another champion Nasus, who is based on Anubis.
Croc
PS1 · Sega Saturn · PC
A vegetarian Crocodile who was found in a river by the "Gobbos". He also has a Mum, Dad and little Brother.
Mz Ruby
A musical alligator Boss
Tuba Croc
A ragtime musician crocodile who plays jazz on tuba with his band.

Other Interesting Facts
Crocodiles and alligators are used as mascots and emblems by organisations and sports teams:
  • Crocs brand footwear manufacturer logo

Misrepresentation of Crocodiles

Some misinterpretation of this majestic beats includes the excessive use of crocodile as part of exotic skins used in high-end luxury bags and other fashion items. The use of crocodile as a symbol is deemed favorable back in the 1930s although, this very act of animal abuse has been heavily criticized in the modern era.

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