Answer = Hanna & Barbera

(William Hanna & Joseph Barbera, creators of the characters below)

1. Deer + K + Dusted + Lee Dick Dastardly

2. Cat + Spinning Top Top Cat

3. A Yogi and Bare Yogi Bear

4. Scuba + Hair do or just "do" Scooby Doo

Answer = Winnie the Pooh / A.A. Milne

(When you place all the clues in a line and sound them out you get 4 characters from the Winnie the Pooh books by A.A. Milne)

1. Money is the "Root" of all evil. Root

2. (Igor sounds like eager) Igor

3. Abbi is short for Abigail Abbi (or Abby)

4. Arrow points to his towel. Towel

[Roo]t  Igor  Abbi   Towel = ROO
Roo[t  Igor]  Abbi  Towel  = TIGGER
Root  Igo[r  Abbi  T]owel  = RABBIT
Root  Igor  Abbi T[owel]  = OWL

Therefore the protagonist is Winnie the Pooh and the author is A.A. Milne.

Answer = C.H.A.P spelled out by the first letter of School Subjects

(Initials of different school subjects which spell a synonym for a man.)

1. Chemist (UK Pharmacy) + Tree Chemistry

2. Hiss + Tory (Conservative M.P) History

3. Heart - He (Male pronoun) Art

4. Fear Six Physics

Answer = C.A.M.P spelled out by the first letter of Painkillers

("Killer Pain" Alludes to painkillers. "In-tents" relates to camping.)

1. Code Dean Codeine

2. Ass Purring Aspirin

3. More + Feen Morphine

4. Parrots eat AMOL Paracetamol

Answer = Melanie Brown (Mel B) The missing Spice Girl from the lineup.

(The clue mentions there is one young woman (GIRL) missing from the line up. "More than manpower" alludes to their catchphrase "Girl Power".)

1. Melon Knee Chees Um Melonie Chisholm

2. Victor Ear Add Ams Victoria Adams

3. M + R Bunting Emma Bunton

4. Chair E Howl E Well Geri Halliwell

Answer = James Bond

(The clue mentions a spy and all of the 4 images represent a Bond film or book.)

1. Doctor with no sign Dr. No

2. Octopus Cat Octopussy

3. Ewe only Leaf x2 You only live twice

4. Russian Doll/Heart From Russia with love

Answer = John Candy

(An actor with a sweet (CANDY) in his name. All the films have starred John Candy.)

1. Canadian Bakin' Canadian Bacon

2. Uncool Buck Uncle Buck

3. Balls in space Spaceballs

4. Hoe called Malone Home Alone

Answer = Mount Rushmore

(All four are American Presidents who have their face carved into Mount Rushmore.)

1. Washing Ton George Washington

2. J First Sun Thomas Jefferson

3. Rose save ELT Theodore Roosevelt

4. L Ink Cone Abraham Lincoln

Answer = Board Games

(Hints of "above board" + "Back to square one" allude to board games.)

1. Mono Polly Monopoly

2. S+Crab+Ball Scrabble

3. Clue Dough Cluedo

4. Battle Sheep Battleship

Answer = The Beatles

(I Feel Fine and Help! are both Beatles songs.)

1. George Hairy son George Harrison

2. Pull Mic/Heart/Knee Paul McCartney

3. J or N Lynn Nun John Lennon

4. Ring Ghost Star Ringo Starr

Answer = WING

(The changed letter of each film title spells WING which aids with flight.)

1. LIZARD OF OZ (W) Wizard

2. THE GREEN MOLE   (I) Mile

3. SPIDER-MAP (N) Man

4. THE CODFATHER (G) Godfather

Answer = PAT

(3 letter name. APT and TAP are both anagrams of PAT)

1. PATRICK Pat + Magic Trick

2. PATTY CAKE Pate + Tea + Cake

3. POSTMAN PAT Post + Man + Pat

4. COWPAT Cow + Pat