| 100% | ERNIE | 5 | Children's TV character with a fondness for baths |
| 62% | ELMO | 4 | Children's TV character with a falsetto voice |
| 55% | THEDUDE | 7 | Classic-movie character with a fondness for White Russians |
| 46% | ALF | 3 | TV character with a rippled snout |
| 45% | HAROLD | 6 | Children's-book character with a purple crayon |
| 44% | BERT | 4 | Kids' TV character with a thick unibrow |
| 44% | DORA | 4 | Kids' TV character with a talking map |
| 44% | SANS | 4 | Skeleton in Undertale with a fondness for puns |
| 43% | ELMO | 4 | Kids' TV character with a pet fish named Dorothy |
| 43% | BOPEEP | 6 | Children's character associated with a crook |
| 41% | HELLOKITTY | 10 | Cartoon character with a red hair bow who was appointed a children's ambassador by UNICEF (2 wds.) |
| 41% | ALF | 3 | Titular extraterrestrial character from a 1980s sitcom with an animated spin-off for children |
| 40% | AHS | 3 | TV show with a season titled "Coven," for short |
| 40% | AHS | 3 | TV show with a season titled "Apocalypse," for short |
| 39% | MEREDITHGREY | 12 | ABC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Ellen Pompeo since 2005: 2 wds. |
| 39% | WAGON | 5 | Children's toy with wheels and a handle for pulling |
| 39% | IDOL | 4 | TV contest with a blue neon sign logo, for short |
| 39% | HOMERSIMPSON | 12 | TV character who says "It's 1 a.m. Better go home and spend some quality time with the kids" |
| 38% | DND | 3 | Game with a 56-Across character class, for short |
| 38% | RACHELGREEN | 11 | NBC TV character with a colorful last name, played by Jennifer Aniston from 1994 to 2004: 2 wds. |
| 38% | KRUSTY | 6 | With 21-Across, "The Simpsons" character who is a children's TV host |
| 38% | CAPTAINKANGAROO | 15 | Children's TV character portrayed by Bob Keeshan |
| 38% | LARRY | 5 | David with a role for himself on TV |
| 37% | TONTO | 5 | TV character who said "Him a beauty. Like mountain with snow - silver-white" |
| 37% | DORA | 4 | Children's TV character whose last name is Márquez |
| 37% | PONCHO | 6 | S. American top with a slit for the head |
| 37% | DEXTER | 6 | TV forensics expert with a penchant for murder |
| 36% | MURPHYBROWN | 11 | CBS TV character with a colorful last name, played by Candice Bergen from 1988 to 1998 and 2018 to 2019: 2 wds. |
| 36% | HEYARNOLD | 9 | Nickelodeon TV show with a main character often called "Football Head" |
| 36% | SEBASTIAN | 9 | Character with a Jamaican accent in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" |