Showtoons were a trademark of children's underwear that were manufactured by Hanes, established in 1989, and disestablished in 2009.[2] Its competitor, Fruit of the Loom, manufactured the Funpals (for boys) and FunGals (for girls) brands.
Summary
Each individual undergarment started out as a pair of either plain white briefs or plain white panties until the desired prints are added in the manufacturing process. Differences found between the male and female undergarments included the fly in the boys' underwear (for easier urination) and the feminine waistband in the girls' underwear (emulating that of women's full cut panties). The softness of the cotton fabric used could have also determined whether the undergarment was to be worn by a male child or a female child when outside of its original packaging box.
Examples of Saturday morning cartoons and movie characters that appeared on a pair of Showtoons underwear included Tinker Bell