Quickdraw McGraw and Baba Louie

[handrawn]

you could try starting to break these down into their two main cartooning elements Eric:

lines of action
block shapes

see the attachment

for me line of action comes first, then block shapes, then more detail in as many stages as necessary, and then the final drawing

at each stage it is a process of refinement - each stage is redrawn on top of the other [if not done digitally this invloves colored pencils and light box]

so you can practice these stages through to final, without relying on having the image underneath once you get the hang of it

make as many rough sketches as you need, everyone does this

darwing a stroke is a bit like riding a bike, yes - go too slow you wobble, maybe even fall off