History SpiritualSuccessor / WesternAnimation

* Ever wanted to see a French ComicBook/SpiderMan? ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is a pretty good approximation, albeit with a [[GenderFlip female]] Peter Parker in Marinette Dupain-Cheng and more MagicalGirl trappings. Not only is Marinette[=/=]Ladybug a very direct SpiderManSendUp (a teenage superhero with a bug theme and a form-fitting red-and-black costume whose powers include the ability to [[BuildingSwing swing from buildings]], all while maintaining a SecretIdentity as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who has to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld juggle schoolwork, a social life, and superheroics]]), she regularly teams up with and has a [[WillTheyOrWontThey romantic interest]] in a fellow superhero with a cat theme, a form-fitting black costume, and a name that directly translates to "ComicBook/BlackCat". The parallels extend to the supporting cast, too; Gabriel Agreste is Norman Osborn (the father of one of the hero's best friends [[spoiler:who turns out to be her {{supervillain}} ArchEnemy]]), Chloe Bourgeois is a female Flash Thompson (the [[AlphaBitch mean, popular classmate]] who hates the hero but loves her superhero identity), and starting in season 3, Lila Rossi is a female Eddie Brock (TheRival to the hero who becomes a major recurring villain). ShowRunner Thomas Astruc has never been shy about the comparisons; some of the original concept art for the show, in fact, consisted of parodies of various ''Spider-Man'' covers.

** Last but not least, the show is also a slightly edgier successor to ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', since ''Doug'' is also a [[Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Nicktoon]] about an average boy and his quirky friends, and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' too.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. Both Doug and Charlie Brown are [[TheEveryman average, relatable boys]] who can sometimes be [[LoserProtagonist losers]] (Charlie Brown more so), both are drawn [[CharlieBrownBaldness without much hair]], and both have a fun-loving, [[FunnyAnimal funny]] dog (Porkchop/Snoopy) who [[IntellectualAnimal acts more like a human.]] Meanwhile, Patti Mayonnaise is like a cross between Peppermint Patty (her name and her sporty, tomboyish personality) and the Little Red-Haired Girl (as Doug's secret crush). The first episode of the Disney revival series even has the barber Mr. Sweeney suggest Charlie Brown's exact haircut as a possible new style for Doug, who responds [[BorrowedCatchphrase "Good grief!"]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. Both Doug and Charlie Brown are [[TheEveryman average, relatable boys]] who can sometimes be [[LoserProtagonist losers]] (Charlie Brown more so), both are drawn [[CharlieBrownBaldness without much hair]], and both have a fun-loving, [[FunnyAnimal funny]] dog (Porkchop/Snoopy) who [[IntellectualAnimal acts more like a human.]] Meanwhile, Patti Mayonnaise is like a cross between Peppermint Patty (her name and her sporty, tomboyish personality) and the Little Red-Haired Girl (as Doug's secret crush).

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' can be seen as one to the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} movie ''Film/HarrietTheSpy''. Both involve kids living in an unnamed big city resembling New York, adventures, eccentric kids in their grade, and eccentric people in the neighborhood. Makes sense, since ''Hey Arnold!'' was a theatrical short when the movie was released.
* Speaking of Creator/CraigBartlett, he's gone on record saying he intended ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' to be like a [[UsefulNotes/TheNineties '90s]] version of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. In particular, Arnold himself is like Charlie Brown (a nice, relatable every-boy, though Arnold is much less of a LoserProtagonist than Charlie Brown) and Helga is like a cross between Lucy (her bullying ways) and Peppermint Patty (her tomboyishness and her crush on Arnold).