| 1 | !!Note: If a WesternAnimation show has "a bone to pick" with an {{Anime}} or LiveActionTelevision show, please settle it in the DuelingWorks/CrossMedium page. |
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| 3 | * Initiators / Followers |
| 4 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Description |
| 5 | ** '''Implementation:''' Implementation |
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| 7 | * ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts'' (1921) / ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' (1929) |
| 8 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Theatrical shorts from UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation starring a venerable cast of FunnyAnimals. |
| 9 | ** '''Implementation:''' [[GentleTouchVsFirmHand Overall]], Disney cartoons were more sentimental, with a whimsical tone and picturesque animation meant to appeal to the viewers' inner child. ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' was a lot more raw, fast-paced, and FourthWall {{Breaking|The Fourth Wall}} in its animation and humor, meaning to appeal to the common man. |
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| 11 | * ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' (1940-57) / ''WesternAnimation/HermanAndKatnip'' (1944-59) / ''[[Creator/{{Terrytoons}} Little Roquefort and Percy]]'' (1950-55) |
| 12 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A wise mouse outwits a dimwitted cat. |
| 13 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Tom and Jerry'' won seven Oscars and was nominated for eight others. ''Herman and Katnip'' was essentially a more brutal version of T&J, while ''Little Roquefort'' was ''Tom & Jerry'' lite. |
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| 15 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle Tom Slick]]'' (1967) / ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' (1968) |
| 16 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Two cartoons centered on racing. |
| 17 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Tom Slick'', a segment of ''George of the Jungle'', was not dissimilar to ''Wacky Races'' in that it featured auto races in bizarre cars and featured a villain who tries to cheat his way to victory (Baron Otto Matic, Dick Dastardly). |
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| 19 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' (1969) / ''WesternAnimation/TheHardyBoys'' (1969) |
| 20 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both series depicted a team of youths solving mysteries. |
| 21 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Hardy Boys'', from Filmation, was based on a series of books by Franklin Dixon; here they double as a bubblegum pop group. It aired on ABC at the same time period that Hanna-Barbera's ''Scooby Doo'' occupied on CBS. ''Scooby Doo'' borrowed from numerous inspirations, from old radio mysteries to the Archie series (which debuted the prior season). An unused concept for ''Scooby'' had the kids as a rock group. |
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| 23 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Jabberjaw}}'' (1976) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Misterjaw}}'' (1976) |
| 24 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both series, with sharks as lead characters, were created as responses to the box-office success of ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. |
| 25 | ** '''Implementation:''' Jabberjaw is in a rock 'n' roll band with four human teenagers. Misterjaw, created for the 90-minute ''Pink Panther'' show, would rather scare humans than befriend them. |
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| 27 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (1984) / ''WesternAnimation/MagicAdventuresOfMumfie'' (1994) |
| 28 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Short stories told by a narrator who also voices the characters based on old British children's books that teach morals to preschoolers. |
| 29 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both series are produced by Britt Allcroft, but it's also important to know that the Mumfie books predated Literature/TheRailwaySeries by '''ten years'''. They also appeared together on [[Creator/ABCFamily Fox Family]] and Creator/NickJr UK at one point. |
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| 31 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' (1984) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Chuggington}}'' (2008) |
| 32 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Short stories about a fleet of [[SentientVehicle anthropomorphic train engines]] and their daily working lives on the railway targeted at young children. The stories often contain AnAesop for the target audience to learn. Expect to hear lots of [[FlintstoneTheming train-themed puns]]. |
| 33 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Thomas & Friends'' was initially filmed using real railway models in live-action and the episodes were presented as if someone was reading them from a storybook; a storyteller would narrate the stories and do all the character voices. Later seasons use [[AllCGICartoon CGI models]] and gave each character their own voice actor (though the storyteller was still present). ''Chuggington'' used CGI models from the start and doesn't have a narrator; the episodes rely purely on dialogue. The characters in ''Chuggington'' are animated in a much more lively manner, showing lots of body language even if it defies the laws of [[ArtisticLicensePhysics physics]], [[NoOSHACompliance safety]] and [[ArtisticLicenseEngineering engineering]]. The body language for the engines in ''Thomas & Friends'' is largely restricted to facial expressions, though starting Season 22, the engines can move their frames to a small extent. |
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| 35 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' (1984) / ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots'' (1984) |
| 36 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Western-produced shows with TransformingMecha. |
| 37 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots'' seems to be the obvious pale knockoff... so it comes as a surprise to many that the ''[[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots GoBots]]'' toys [[OlderThanTheyThink actually predated]] ''Transformers'' by two years. Nonetheless, the ''cartoon'' Transformers beat the Go Bots to TV by a month. Hasbro would eventually come to also own the Go Bots trademarks through their acquisition of Tonka Toys, which they then completely removed all traces of existence of the franchise to ensure that The Transformers stay in the spotlight. |
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| 39 | * ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'' (1986) / ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' (1986) |
| 40 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Cartoon adaptation of a live action TV series/Film about a team of detectives/geeks confronting ghosts and such. |
| 41 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both series premiered at the same year featuring Creator/{{Filmation}} and Creator/ColumbiaPictures' long dispute for the trademarks of the name. |
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| 43 | * ''Anime/SaberRiderAndTheStarSheriffs'' (1987) / ''WesternAnimation/{{BraveStarr}}'' (1987) & ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'' (1986) |
| 44 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' SpaceWestern AnimatedSeries with {{Mechanical Horse}}s. |
| 45 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Saber Rider'' was the first of these shows; its original Japanese version, ''Anime/SeiJuushiBismarck,''[[note]]"Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs" is a heavily {{Macekre}}d version of the show.[[/note]] aired in 1984. In America, ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' came first in 1986, with the other two shows following in 1987. ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' was slightly DarkerAndEdgier than its competitors and seems to have the biggest fan following today, although none of the series did very well in America. |
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| 47 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' (1987) / ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' (1993) & ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' (1994) |
| 48 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A group of mutated anthropomorphic animals fight against a power-hungry madman and his incompetent lackeys. |
| 49 | ** '''Implementation:''' There were '''[[SecretMutantHeroTeam MANY]]''' [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats TMNT]] [[FollowTheLeader imitators]] but ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' and ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' are among the most prominent. |
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| 51 | * ''WesternAnimation/COPSAnimatedSeries'' (1988) / ''WesternAnimation/RobocopTheAnimatedSeries'' (1988) |
| 52 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both shows involve police who are (as C.O.P.S. put it) "fighting crime in a future time". |
| 53 | ** '''Implementation:''' Although [[Film/RoboCop1987 the film]] that the latter show is based on predates ''COPS'', ''COPS'' technically came first since it originally aired on weekdays. |
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| 55 | * ''WesternAnimation/DenverTheLastDinosaur'' (1988) / ''WesternAnimation/DinkTheLittleDinosaur'' (1989) |
| 56 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series about dinosaurs having adventures and a GreenAesop or two. |
| 57 | ** '''Implementation:''' Denver had a one-year head start, aired in syndication and was set in modern-day while Dink came a year later (inspired partly by ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', released in between the two shows), was aired by CBS and took place in the Stone Age. |
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| 59 | * ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' (1988) / ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'' (1992) |
| 60 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Comedic [[ThreeShorts multiple-segment]] SaturdayMorningCartoon about a wisecracking fat cat who lives with an annoying owner, has lots of misadventures, and dislikes dogs with a passion. |
| 61 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both cartoons have the same art design for some characters, and they even have a second segment that has very different characters,[[note]]''Garfield'' had ''ComicStrip/USAcres'', while ''Eek!'' had ''The Terrible Thunderlizards,''[[/note]] but ''WesternAnimation/EekTheCat'' seems a bit DarkerAndEdgier than ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends''. |
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| 63 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' (1989) / ''[[Series/VideoPower The Power Team]]'' (1990) |
| 64 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A regular teenager who loves video games leads a team of video game characters against the forces of evil. |
| 65 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Captain N'' featured characters from numerous [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] games, and had the main character, Kevin Keene, transported into a realm of video games. ''The Power Team'' was a segment of a show called ''Video Power'', featured characters from games published by Acclaim, and had the video game characters coming out of the games into the real world, while the character Johnny Arcade watched everything on his console, giving advice to the Power Team. |
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| 67 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (1989) / ''¡Qué bello es sobrevivir!'' (2001) |
| 68 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Adult animated series about an ordinary American/Spanish family, featuring a bald, overweight father (Homer Simpson/Óscar Balor), a mother with an impossibly long hairdo (Marge/Silvia) and a smart little girl (Lisa/Inés) |
| 69 | ** '''Implementation:''' Telecinco hyped ''¡Qué bello es sobrevivir!'' as Spain's response to ''The Simpsons'', which aired on rival station Antena 3. |
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| 71 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' (1990) / ''WesternAnimation/WidgetTheWorldWatcher'' (1990) |
| 72 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Saving the environment through use of superpowers. |
| 73 | ** '''Implementation:''' In ''Captain Planet'', [[MotherNature the spirit of the Earth]] summons five teenagers from around the world and gives them magic rings to stop "Eco-villains" from destroying the environment. ''Widget'' is about a shape-shifting alien who comes to Earth and befriends three human children. |
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| 75 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravedaleHigh'' (1990) / ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' (1990) |
| 76 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Cartoons taking place at a high school involving teenagers from a new generation based on classic characters from the Golden Age of Hollywood (movie monsters/theatrical cartoon characters). |
| 77 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Gravedale High'' had teen-aged [[{{Expy}} expies]] of Creator/{{Universal}} monsters [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] Creator/RickMoranis [[CelebrityToons as a human teacher, who happens to be the main character]]. ''Tiny Toons'' was a spin-off of the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' (naturally) that not only had hi-jinks ensue, but would occasionally educate the viewers. Both shows have Creator/FrankWelker and Creator/MauriceLaMarche as regular cast members. |
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| 79 | * ''WesternAnimation/SharkyAndGeorge'' (1990) / ''WesternAnimation/FishPolice'' (1992) |
| 80 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated Detective/Noir shows set in an underwater city of fish that involves crime-fighting. |
| 81 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Sharky & George'' is a Canadian-French co-production, while ''Fish Police'' was a co-production between the American-based DIC Entertainment and Hanna Barbera Productions, and was based on [[ComicBook/FishPolice the eponymous comic book series.]] |
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| 83 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' (1991) / ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' (1993) |
| 84 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Surreal {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} cartoons with extremely wacky animation styles and [[DemographicallyInappropriateHumour disturbingly edgy styles of humor that skimmed toward older audiences]] |
| 85 | ** '''Implementation:''' Back in the 1990s, ''Ren & Stimpy'' revitalized the concept of deranged and dangerous animation that could be for both adults and kids, leading to many imitations of its style. ''Rocko's Modern Life'' was one such imitator that was dismissed as a rip-off with no redeeming value. Also, ''Ren & Stimpy'' focused more on creepy and gross humor, while ''Rocko'' focused more on wacky and zany humor. |
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| 87 | * ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'' (1991) / ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'' (1993) |
| 88 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Kids' cartoons in TheNineties that starred a cast of FunnyAnimals who fly CoolPlanes. |
| 89 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''[=TaleSpin=]'' was aimed at a slightly younger audience, and took place in a DieselPunk WorldOfFunnyAnimals. ''SWAT Kats'' was aimed at older children, and took place in the futuristic MegaKat City, which was inhabited by a cat-like species known as "Kats". The Sea Duck in ''[=TaleSpin=]'' was a customized cargo plane, while the [=TurboKat=] from ''SWAT Kats'' was a jet fighter. |
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| 91 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' (1992) / ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' (1992) |
| 92 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Comic Books adaptations that brought [[DarkerAndEdgier darker, more complex]] storylines to children's animation. |
| 93 | ** '''Implementation:''' In 1992, Comic Book [[DuelingProducts rivals]], DC and Marvel, in about of a month of each other, released a show based on one of their most popular licenses onto Fox Kids. Both became not only popular, but are noted as being the start of bringing darker and more complex stories to comic book programming, and children's programming in general. |
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| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' (1993) / ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' (1993) |
| 96 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated adaptations of the enormously popular Creator/{{Sega}} videogame series. |
| 97 | ** '''Implementation:''' The former has more of an epic, dramatic "clash of good and evil" feel than the games with a little humor sprinkled in and a large emphasis on its expanded cast of CanonForeigner characters. The latter focuses on the two main heroes Sonic and Tails and aims for more zany, ''Looney Tunes''-style humor with an occasional bit of high-stakes action. Since neither is necessarily more faithful to the contemporary source material than the other, which is "better" generally comes down to whether the viewer prefers a more dramatic or comedic tone. |
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| 99 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (1993) / ''WesternAnimation/TheWackyWorldOfTexAvery'' (1997) |
| 100 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Collections of cartoon shorts in half-hour kid shows. |
| 101 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Tex Avery'' is alleged to be an homage to old Tex Avery cartoons while ''Animaniacs'' is original itself, but has a lot of the classic ''Looney Tunes''-style humor remade for the 1990s. |
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| 103 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' (1993) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' (1993) |
| 104 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' DenserAndWackier [[GenreThrowback throwbacks]] to UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation made in the wake of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. Cartoon characters live alongside "regular" human beings, who in both shows are also animated. The producers of each show, Creator/{{Disney}} and Creator/AmblinEntertainment, had previously collaborated on ''Roger Rabbit''. [[note]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' was even [[WhatCouldHaveBeen supposed to be]] ''called'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Bonkers}}'' had the name not already been taken. [[/note]] |
| 105 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Bonkers'' is more of a BuddyCopShow for kids, with the humor revolving around Bonkers' interactions with his human partner(s). Animaniacs is more of a broad satire of pop culture in general. |
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| 107 | * ''The WesternAnimation/BabyHuey Show'' (1994) / ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'' (1995) |
| 108 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A modern take on classic cartoon characters. |
| 109 | ** '''Implementation:''' The second season of ''Baby Huey'' was produced by Creator/FilmRoman (the same company behind ''Twisted Tales of Felix''). |
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| 111 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' (1994) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' (1995) |
| 112 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Deconstructive|Parody}} {{Superhero}} {{parodies}} with completely insane main characters. |
| 113 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Tick'' had over a year head start and had stared in comics since the mid 80s. |
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| 115 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' (1994) / ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'' (1997) |
| 116 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Ancient monsters awaken in the modern day. |
| 117 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Gargoyles'' was a major departure from much of what was happening in western animation, with arcing story lines, an expansive mythology, and emphasis on character development. ''Mummies Alive!'' tried to mimic many of these elements, but was less than successful in doing so. |
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| 119 | * ''WesternAnimation/HappilyEverAfterFairyTalesForEveryChild'' (1995) / ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'' (1996) |
| 120 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated retellings of famous stories using an AllStarCast. |
| 121 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Happily Ever After'' retold classic fairly tales and folk stories but with changes to make them reimaginings of the original tale set in different countries, like ''Little Red Riding Hood'' taking place in China or a re-telling of ''The Happy Prince'' set in a New York City park. ''Adventures From The Book Of Virtues'', however, used the stories as a FramingDevice that TalkingAnimal characters tell two kids named Zack and Annie. |
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| 123 | * ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' (1995) / ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' (1998) |
| 124 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' [[AnimatedAnthology Animated Anthologies]] overseen by Fred Siebert |
| 125 | ** '''Implementation:''' Creator/CartoonNetwork's ''WACS'' and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s ''Oh Yeah'' both featured stand-alone shorts and recurring series. Several cartoons from both shows spun-off into full series (including ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'', ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'', and ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' in the former, and ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' in the latter). They even shared one cartoon series: ''WesternAnimation/MinaAndTheCount'', which debuted on ''WACS'' and moved to ''Oh Yeah''. Both were developed by the same man, Fred Seibert. |
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| 127 | * ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' (1996) / ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' (1998) |
| 128 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Nickelodeon animated sketch comedies that presented about four shorts an episode. |
| 129 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''[=KaBlam!=]'' normally had the same shorts per episode, with a few one-shots in there to mix things up. ''Oh Yeah!'' featured different shorts every episode. |
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| 131 | * ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' (1996) / ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' (2002) |
| 132 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Science Fiction|Western Animation}} cartoons in which a ChildProdigy uses his ImprobablyHighIQ to [[GadgeteerGenius invent]] all sorts of things to improve his life (with a tendency to backfire), travel through space, and battle evil. |
| 133 | ** '''Implementation:''' The lead of ''Dexter's Lab'' was characterized as a [[HerrDoctor European]] MadScientist stuck in the role of a boy in a suburban NuclearFamily, the show being something of a FishOutOfWater comedy of errors. ''Jimmy Neutron'', however, was about a typical boy with a super-genius intellect who had a circle of friends and approached problems like a preteen boy would, acting as more of an adventurous EscapistCharacter. One thing both leads had in common is that for all their intelligence, they didn't have much in the way of common sense. |
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| 135 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' (1996) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' (1997) |
| 136 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A group of fourth grade kids and their usual and unusual adventures with their friends |
| 137 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' didn't have school as its main focus (while a bunch of episodes focused on school, it wasn't the main point of the show), while ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' focuses more on the kids at school. |
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| 139 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' (1997) / ''WesternAnimation/LittleBill'' (1999) |
| 140 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' SliceOfLife Animated series based on a series of children's books about a young [[CharlieBrownBaldness bald-headed]] boy and his family and friends experiencing daily situations and also teaching [[AnAesop aesops]]. |
| 141 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Caillou'' focused on the white Canadian experience and was accompanied by live-action puppet segments, ''Little Bill'' focused on the Black American experience and had the distinction of its main character being a fictionalized child version of Creator/BillCosby. |
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| 143 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' (1997) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Detention}}'' (1999) |
| 144 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A group of kids have misadventures in school under the eye of a large strict female teacher. |
| 145 | ** '''Implementation:''' Creator/OneSaturdayMorning was beating Creator/KidsWB in the ratings race, so it seems pretty obvious here that Warner Bros. decided to FollowTheLeader. |
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| 147 | * ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' (1997) / ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' (2005) |
| 148 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows that satirizes certain current topics around plots of a community of idiots, while the children turn out to usually be the only ones with common sense. |
| 149 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows are cable cartoons that are much more obscene and satirical than ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', and often go after taboo and rarely mocked social issues. While ''South Park'' goes after everything and anything that may be bothering Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone this week, ''The Boondocks'' tends to stick with issues about African-American culture and modern-day racial issues between white people and black people. |
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| 151 | * ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' (1997) / ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiraciesAliensMythsAndLegends'' (1999) |
| 152 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows that feature a clandestine organization dedicated to protecting the planet from aliens, and keeping the existence of those aliens a secret from the general public. |
| 153 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Men in Black'' did have a recurring primary antagonist and there was a story arc in the final season, most episodes were a standalone affair. ''Roswell'' however featured a very strong central myth arc, as well as several other story arcs that all concluded in the final set of episodes. |
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| 155 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|1998}}'' (1998) / ''WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo'' (2002) |
| 156 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A PowerTrio of children [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld take time off from their schoolwork to fight crime]]. |
| 157 | ** '''Implementation:''' The big difference, though, was that the Powerpuff Girls were superpowered sisters born as the result of a lab accident. Teamo, on the other hand, were a trio of no blood relation who instead used supertools. |
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| 159 | * ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' (1998) / ''WesternAnimation/AlienatorsEvolutionContinues'' (2001) |
| 160 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' An animated series based off a movie in which scientists save the world from monsters. |
| 161 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Godzilla'' had to balance the exploits of the human team with Godzilla's epic battles with other monsters. Of the two shows, ''Alienators'' seems to have been geared towards a younger audience. |
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| 163 | * MTV's ''WesternAnimation/{{Downtown}}'' (1999) / ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'' (1999) |
| 164 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Late 90's Adult [[AnimatedSeries Animated]] series about the bizarre city life. |
| 165 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows were released in 1999, they were well animated following artistic styles of Alternative comics. They were so unique and strange, too strange for their own good. They both had strange characters and stranger settings. They had many sexual jokes and nerdy pop culture jokes. |
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| 167 | * ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' (1999) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Poochini}}'' (2000) |
| 168 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series about a timid dog who discovers weird stuff in his surroundings. |
| 169 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both Courage and Poochini live with an abusive male owner. |
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| 171 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' (1999, Creator/KidsWB) / ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' (1999, Creator/FoxKids) |
| 172 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' MerchandiseDriven {{spinoff}}s of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' respectively, released in 1999. Both shows centered on familiar heroes with new PoweredArmor costumes with InvisibilityCloak powers, in a {{dystopia}}. |
| 173 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Batman Beyond'' was set in a BadFuture {{dystopia}}, centered upon a teenager trained by Bruce Wayne into the ComicBook/{{Batman}} role and somehow developed into a DarkerAndEdgier show than its predecessor, particularly in TheMovie that was based on it. ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' -- which was originally planned to be an AnimatedAdaptation of ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' -- eventually came to be about [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] in an AlternateTimeline {{dystopia}}, where [[BeastMan Beast Men]] ruled the Earth. |
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| 175 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' (1999) / ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'' (2005) |
| 176 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' An eternally cheerful super-optimist in a nautical-themed world of anthropomorphic sea creatures/fruit annoys his fussbudget neighbor while having wacky adventures with his dim-witted best friend. |
| 177 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Fred'' premiered on Creator/KidsWB at the height of ''[=SpongeBob=]'''s popularity, and the main characters of both shows act and sound extremely similar. The main difference was that Fred was a talking coconut who lived on an island with other talking fruit. |
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| 179 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' (1999) / ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'' (2010) |
| 180 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Cartoon about underwater creatures living human lives. |
| 181 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''[=SpongeBob=]'' is set in an ocean and stars a sponge working in a fast-food restaurant, while ''Fish Hooks'' is set in a pet store/TV repair shop and stars a group of fish [[StealthPun going to high school]]. ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'' is also much more realistic in plot, fish locomotion, food, and scale, while [=SpongeBob=] is more cartoony. |
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| 183 | * ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' (2000) / ''WesternAnimation/TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries'' (2001) |
| 184 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Two 2D animated shows on the early 2000's Kids WB block, both of which have inspirations from the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' series, both of which concern some ancient culture, both of which have globe-bouncing MacGuffin story arcs, and both have allusions to cinema. |
| 185 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Mummy'' is a bit LighterAndSofter than the two films before it (as well as the original 1932 ''[[Film/TheMummy1932 Mummy]]'', which was a horror film classic). Sony/Columbia/Tristar distributed ''JCA'' while Universal, who is the copyright holders of ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy'', are behind the animated version. |
| 186 | ---- |
| 187 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' (2000) / ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (2013) |
| 188 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Girl-oriented preschooler shows about a {{cheerful|child}} girl who goes on adventures with assistance from cartoon characters. |
| 189 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows were {{cash cow franchise}}s in the [[PrincessPhase little girl market]], with ''Dora'''s success propelling her into the mainstream. ''Sofia'' benefits from being an extension of the Franchise/DisneyPrincess franchise, with several of the princesses making occasional guest appearances. It's worth noting the ''Dora'' was somewhat {{tomboy}}ish, but slowly underwent a GirlinessUpgrade as it went on. ''Sofia'', however, was {{girly|girl}} from the get-go. |
| 190 | ---- |
| 191 | * ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' (2000) / ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'' (2001) |
| 192 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated shows about green aliens going to school. |
| 193 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Lloyd'' made its debut a year after ''Zim'' already aired |
| 194 | ---- |
| 195 | * ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' (2001) / ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw'' (2001) |
| 196 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Massive {{crossover}} series that parodies the characters in them. |
| 197 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''House of Mouse'' uses different voice actors to voice various Disney characters, ''Harvey Birdman'' has Creator/MauriceLaMarche voice half of the entire Creator/HannaBarbera guest cast. |
| 198 | ---- |
| 199 | * ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' (2001) / ''WesternAnimation/CloneHigh'' (2002) |
| 200 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated comedies featuring historical figures acting in very different ways to their RealLife counterparts. Both also feature a RobotBuddy who has HoYay with a human character. |
| 201 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Time Squad'' features a trio of characters (a robot and A [[TimePolice time cop]] from the future, plus a KidHero from the present day) travelling through time and interacting with the actual historical figures in different time periods, whereas ''Clone High'' is about [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin teenage clones of historical figures]] in the the PresentDay. ''Time Squad'' is also aimed at kids (despite some WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids moments) while ''Clone High'' is an AnimatedSitcom aimed at teens and adults. |
| 202 | ---- |
| 203 | * ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' (2001) / ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' (2002) |
| 204 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' [[TeenSuperspy High school girls(s)]] [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld must save the world from evil.]] |
| 205 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Totally Spies'' did have a recurring villain here and there ''Kim Possible'' had a much stronger RoguesGallery in that they would appear more frequently. Said rogues gallery also got much more screen time than any of the villains in ''Totally Spies!'' |
| 206 | ---- |
| 207 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' (2002) / ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' (2004) |
| 208 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A shy little brunette boy and his outgoing, scrappy blue ImaginaryFriend have adventures with other made-up beings. |
| 209 | ** '''Implementation:''' The titular [=ChalkZone=] took place in AnotherDimension and was more {{adventure}} / {{fantasy}} based, while Foster's Home was in the real world, was more focused around {{comedy}}, and didn't have [=ChalkZone's=] adventure elements. |
| 210 | ---- |
| 211 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' (2002) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotboy}}'' (2005) |
| 212 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' VillainOfTheWeek science-fiction action-comedies about an adorable Anime/AstroBoy-esque protagonist who have human best friends that aires on rival networks Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/CartoonNetwork respectively. |
| 213 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Teenage Robot'' premiered as a short on ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'' in 1999 and green-lighted as a full series from 2002 and was cancelled in 2005 (ceasing production in 2006), the same year ''Robotboy'' premiered. Teenage Robot's protagonist is built as a teenage ActionGirl who sees her creator as her mother and deals with typical teenage drama, while ''Robotboy's'' protagonist was more child-like and he deals with him saving the day from his current owner and his friends. |
| 214 | ---- |
| 215 | * ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' (2003) / ''WesternAnimation/BenTen'' (2005) |
| 216 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated ScienceFantasy {{action|genre}} {{comed|y}}ies about a WhiteMaleLead schoolyard reject who gains the ability to transform into a super powered form from a FreakLabAccident / ImportedAlienPhlebotinum that was connected to one of their family members, decides to fight crime and creatures like what he can become in secret, is the main combatant in a PowerTrio (two guys and [[TokenGirl one girl]]), have a know-it all red-headed relative, uses a catchphrase that was "Going [Blank]", and is from a family that hunts/hunted the creature he can become. |
| 217 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Danny Phantom'' was around well before ''Ben 10'', and can be said to have started the craze of secret teen/child heroes that would come in the following years. While there are a number of differences, ''Ben 10'' gave ''Danny Phantom'' its greatest competition of all of the shows. The rivalry between the show's parent channels only upped the rivalry. |
| 218 | ---- |
| 219 | * ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' (2003) / ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (2005) |
| 220 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Plot-driven animated series inspired by Asian culture, about a group of pre-teens and teenagers who fight evil by using elemental powers. |
| 221 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Xiaolin'' is a kid-centric series about the heroes collecting powerful artifacts and trying to keep them out of the villains' grasp. ''Avatar'' is a more mature series about a child who has the power of all four elements, which he must use to defeat an evil army. ''Xiaolin''[='s=] four protagonists have power over one of the four elements. ''Xiaolin'' is set in modern times, while ''Avatar''s setting is a fantasy world with heavy inspiration from eastern cultures. ''Xiaolin'' is more action focused, while ''Avatar'' is more plot and character driven. But while ''Xiaolin'' aired first, ''Avatar'' had been conceived in 2001. |
| 222 | ---- |
| 223 | * ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' (2004) / ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' (2004) |
| 224 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Animesque}} {{sentai}} shows originating from Italy about a group of {{Magical Girl}}s who travel between Earth and a magical realm. |
| 225 | ** '''Implementation:''' Somewhat similar shows that both originated in Italy, except ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has a bigger budget and scripts with less {{filler}}. Many of the similarities were introduced through the adaptations. The ''Winx Club'' animated series came out before the ''W.I.T.C.H.'' animated series, though the comics that the ''W.I.T.C.H.'' series is based on pre-date ''Winx Club''. |
| 226 | ---- |
| 227 | * ''WesternAnimation/KaputAndZosky'' (2004) / ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'' (2004) |
| 228 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Comedy series about duo of friends traveling the world. |
| 229 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows' leads are in DistaffCounterpart territory. |
| 230 | ---- |
| 231 | * ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' (2004) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' (2018) |
| 232 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' SliceOfLife animated preschool shows focusing on a young female FunnyAnimal character who lives with her parents and AnnoyingYoungerSibling, and also have a circle of friends. |
| 233 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Peppa Pig'' is produced in the United Kingdom, while ''Bluey'' is produced in Australia. |
| 234 | ---- |
| 235 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' (2005) / ''WesternAnimation/TheLifeAndTimesOfJuniperLee'' (2005) |
| 236 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated UrbanFantasy shows in which a young American kid of Chinese descent inherits the mystical mantle of a wise OldMaster grandparent and gains supernatural powers, and along with an AnnoyingYoungerSibling and a magical talking pug dog, is tasked with protecting and mediating the {{Masquerade}} between the human and magic worlds. |
| 237 | ** '''Implementation:''' Apart from all of the main characters (except for the talking dog) being {{Gender Flip}}ped, there are moderate differences in how the supernatural elements function. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (2005) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Skyland}}'' (2006) |
| 240 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series about a KidHero who must restore balance to a CrapSackWorld with the help of their [[FiveManBand energetic team]]. |
| 241 | ** '''Implementation:''' In both, the worlds are either torn apart by war or [[ShatteredWorld broken]] and the hero deals with the gravity of it. ''WesternAnimation/{{Skyland}}'' is a Canadian/French/Luxembourgish co-production known for its [[SceneryPorn gorgeous scenery]] while ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is an [[{{Animesque}} American ''anime'']] from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} which became known for challenging what it meant to be an anime and a cartoon. |
| 242 | ---- |
| 243 | * ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' (2005) / ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' (2007) |
| 244 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Science Fiction cartoons in which young boy protagonists use all sorts of gadgets to improve their life or just to have simple fun and have obnoxious older sisters who dream over a pretty boy, and they also have an anthropomorphic pet. Additionally, both have a formulaic plot structure. |
| 245 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' actually has two plots (one with Phineas and Ferb, and one with their pet, Perry), while ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest'' just focused on 1 plot (being just about Johnny and Dukey). Both were also Cartoon Network and Disney's respective [[AdoredByTheNetwork darling shows until 2014]]. |
| 246 | ---- |
| 247 | * ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2005) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'' (2010) |
| 248 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Mashup of sketches and parodies of games, films, animations and everything else in media. |
| 249 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' is fully in stop motion while ''MAD'', based on the cult magazine of the same name combines traditional animation, stop motion and CG. Both air on the same channel. |
| 250 | ---- |
| 251 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' (2007) / ''WesternAnimation/FleabagMonkeyface'' (2011) |
| 252 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Grossout Show}}s from Commonwealth countries based on children's books. |
| 253 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Grossology'' is a 2D-animated action/adventure-focused {{Edutainment}} show based on a 90s non-fiction book series written by science author Sylvia Branzei and was produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} in Canada; the show itself is about a brother-sister duo who works as secret agents thwarting villains that weaponize gross stuff (insects, farts, bad hygiene, zits, etc.) for their schemes. ''Fleabag Monkeyface'' is a comedy-driven AllCGICartoon based on a 2000s series of FollowTheLeader kids novels to ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' written by author duo Knife & Packer and was produced by Sparky Animation in Britain; the show itself is about two male best friends who create a superhero with gross powers (farts, burps, earwax, pee, etc.) and film their adventures together while also being antagonized by a MadScientist. |
| 254 | ---- |
| 255 | * ''WesternAnimation/LittleEinsteins'' (2005) / ''WesternAnimation/WonderPets'' (2006) |
| 256 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool {{Edutainment Show}}s focusing on a group of characters traveling the world on a flying object. Music also plays a major part in both series. |
| 257 | ** '''Implementation:''' The Wonder Pets, as the name implies, are classroom pets, while ''Little Einsteins'' has 4 human protagonists. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (2008) / ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperHeroSquadShow'' (2009) |
| 260 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Silver Age-esque kiddy-shows with a focus on lighthearted fun. |
| 261 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Brave and the Bold'' is still quite close to the comics in characterization, except much more far-out in its storylines, whereas ''Super Hero Squad Show'' is extremely OTT and wacky in everything that happens. Also, BTBATB focuses almost exclusively on ADayInTheLimelight, prioritizing characters like Clock King and Green Arrow over The Joker and Robin. |
| 262 | ---- |
| 263 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'' (2009) / ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals'' (2011) |
| 264 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Canadian shows often compared to ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' about a group of wacky-looking animals having misadventures in a tropical setting. |
| 265 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Spliced'' features a cast of MixAndMatchCritters created by a MadScientist living on an isolated island in the South Pacific, while ''Almost Naked Animals'' is about shaved non-hybrid animals wearing nothing but underwear who run a tropical beach resort. |
| 266 | ---- |
| 267 | * ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'' (2010) / ''WesternAnimation/WildGrinders'' (2012) |
| 268 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series about a group of six friends with an unique theme (monsters and skateboarding). |
| 269 | ** '''Implementation:''' Obviously, ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'' is a girl-targeted monster show designed to be somewhat educational while ''WesternAnimation/WildGrinders'' is a boy-targeted skateboard show designed to be silly and somewhat stupid. |
| 270 | ---- |
| 271 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (2010) / ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (2010) |
| 272 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Insanely popular shows that focus largely on humor and (mostly) episodic character building. Both have a large PeripheryDemographic despite a cutesy, lighthearted exterior, and both take place in a Fantasy setting that is still filled with modern elements. |
| 273 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Friendship is Magic'' mostly consists of SliceOfLife episodes (which later episodes dumped to focus on more adventure type episodes) while ''Adventure Time'' is known for being [[QuirkyWork a little on the weird side.]] |
| 274 | ---- |
| 275 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (2010) / ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia'' (2019[[note]]While ''Friendship Is Magic'' ended in late 2019, and ''Filly Funtasia'' started earlier that year, these two were still both produced near the same time, and the latter was announced back in 2012.[[/note]]) |
| 276 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' SliceOfLife MerchandiseDriven fantasy shows about colorful talking ponies that have fun and [[AnAesop learn lessons]] while facing villains along the way. |
| 277 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Filly Funtasia'' is based on the ''Filly'' toy brand made in 2006, and was stuck in DevelopmentHell for years[[note]]Announced once in 2012 and again in 2013 for an early 2014 release[[/note]] before it finally premiered in 2019 on an Italian channel, Frisbee. ''Friendship Is Magic'' is the fourth incarnation in the ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' franchise that premiered on [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily The Hub (now Discovery Family)]]. ''Filly Funtasia'' takes place in a WizardingSchool setting, while the majority of ''FIM'' does not. |
| 278 | ---- |
| 279 | * ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' (2010) / ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (2012) |
| 280 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' ParanormalInvestigation series in which intrepid youths solve the mysteries of a WeirdnessMagnet TownWithADarkSecret while slowly uncovering more and more of an overarching mystery. |
| 281 | ** '''Implementation:''' Halfway through the show, it's revealed that [[spoiler: the shady, money-grubbing father figure is secretly involved in the greater mystery]], and the show climaxes with [[spoiler:a battle against the AncientEvil EldritchAbomination who's responsible for the town's spooky phenomena]]. |
| 282 | ---- |
| 283 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' (2010) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' (2011) |
| 284 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Action cartoons about superhero teams from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse and Franchise/DCUniverse respectively, fighting against various villains of their respective universes and dealing with team-base drama. |
| 285 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' focuses more on the primary hero team of its universe, where as ''Young Justice'' focused on a younger team operating under and with their universes premiere team. Both also underwent a storytelling change in their second seasons, which ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' focusing on standalone episodes halfway through its second season due to interference on the production end while ''Young Justice'' had a darker focus in its second season. |
| 286 | ---- |
| 287 | * ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaLegendsOfAwesomeness'' (2011) / ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' (2012) |
| 288 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated CGI tv-series based off hit Creator/DreamworksAnimation films. |
| 289 | ** '''Implementation:''' Despite both series being owned by Dreamworks, ''Panda'' is being aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} while ''Dragons'' airs on Creator/CartoonNetwork. |
| 290 | ---- |
| 291 | * ''WesternAnimation/CrashCanyon'' / ''WesternAnimation/FuggetAboutIt'' (2012) |
| 292 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''-inspired animated sitcoms that originally aired on Creator/TeletoonAtNight |
| 293 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Crash Canyon'' featured the Wendells, who have become trapped in a community at the bottom of a canyon. ''Fugget About It'' is about a mobster who is forced to go into Witness Protection with his family after betraying his associates. |
| 294 | ---- |
| 295 | * ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' / ''WesternAnimation/LegendsOfChima'' (2013) |
| 296 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{High|Fantasy}} ScienceFantasy {{in a|world}} WorldOfFunnyAnimals with the most important kingdom being that of [[KingOfBeasts the lions]]. The adolescent prince of the lions,[[note]]who just so happens to be a PrimaryColorChampion with a [[FieryRedhead red mane]] and blue armor,[[/note]] thought of as an immature fool, must rise to the occasion and prove himself then the world's animal tribes fall into disarray. Early on, TheHero's main adversaries were LizardFolk, though he believed (and was right) that they could and should be allies. |
| 297 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''[=ThunderCats=]'' was a revival of an [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985 '80s cartoon]] while ''Chima'' was a Franchise/{{LEGO}}-original IP. Both shows were produced by Creator/WarnerBros and distributed by Creator/CartoonNetwork. |
| 298 | ---- |
| 299 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' (2011) / ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' (2012) |
| 300 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Action cartoons about teenage superheroes from the Franchise/DCUniverse and Franchise/MarvelUniverse respectively, training under the world's greatest superheroes while dealing with [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld everyday teenage problems]]. |
| 301 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' is the more serious and serialized of the two, especially in its [[GrowingTheBeard second season]]. ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' is more jokey, frequently featuring cutaway gags and slapstick comedy. It is also known for working AnAesop into most episodes. ''Young Justice'' airs on Creator/CartoonNetwork, while ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' airs on Creator/DisneyXD. |
| 302 | ---- |
| 303 | * ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' (2012) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Guardians Of The Galaxy|2015}}'' (2015) |
| 304 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are action agree with a blend of science fiction and fantasy that involve a team of heroes traveling across the universe. Lisa Schaffer is the voice director for both shows, and thus both use many of the same actors. |
| 305 | ** '''Implementation:''' The former cartoon is based on the Green Lantern mythos of DC Comics while the latter is based on a Marvel comic inspired by the MCU. |
| 306 | ---- |
| 307 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' (2012) / ''Westernanimation/TeenTitansGo'' (2013) |
| 308 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Cartoons about teenage superheroes from the Franchise/DCUniverse and Franchise/MarvelUniverse |
| 309 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows are DenserAndWackier animated adaptations of their comics of the same name. |
| 310 | ---- |
| 311 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (2012) / ''WesternAnimation/CampLakebottom'' (2013) |
| 312 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A group of kids find that the place they're staying over the summer has strange, paranormal events happening near them. |
| 313 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows air on Disney networks in America, but ''Camp Lakebottom'' is not an official Disney production, and it's produced in Canada instead of America. |
| 314 | ---- |
| 315 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (2012) / ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' (2013) |
| 316 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated TV shows revolving around an eccentric con-man, his two grand kids, two other adults and a house pet and their misadventures of weird oddities including brainwashing, uplifted animals, false memories, dimensional travel, missing relatives, little people, time cops and friends and foes who are more than they seem... |
| 317 | ** '''Implementation:''' Each show's respective creators are close friends and frequently collaborate with each other on both shows, even to the point of having minor inter-continuity between them. |
| 318 | ---- |
| 319 | * ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' (2012) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Muppet Babies|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 320 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Continuity Reboot}}s of classic television shows that star imaginative, toddler-aged protagonists. |
| 321 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood'' is a spin-off of ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'''s "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" segments, starring the toddler-aged children of the puppets who lived in that place and teaches kids how to solve their emotional and social problems like the original series. ''Muppet Babies'' is a remake of the SaturdayMorningCartoon series [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 of the same name from 1984]] and focuses on toddlers who go on adventures using their imagination. |
| 322 | ---- |
| 323 | * ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'' (2013) / ''WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa'' (2013) |
| 324 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series about goofy characters with sidekicks seeking fun in their worlds. |
| 325 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Uncle Grandpa'' is a spin-off of ''WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome'', and both ''UG'' and ''SMFA'' are based off of a pilot short called ''Uncle Grandpa''. |
| 326 | ---- |
| 327 | * ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'' (2013) / ''[[Film/{{Descendants}} Descendants: Wicked World]]'' (2015) |
| 328 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated shorts about the children of famous fairy tale and fantasy characters going to High School. The protagonist of both is the daughter of an evil sorceress who decides to follow a different path than her mother. |
| 329 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Ever After High'' is a spin-off of the ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' franchise which follows a similar premise with famous movie monsters. ''Descendants: Wicked World'' is the continuation of the ''Descendants'' film, which follows a similar premise to ''Ever After High'', but with the Disney versions of these fairy tale characters. |
| 330 | ---- |
| 331 | * ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (2013) / ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'' (2015) |
| 332 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A young girl with a magical necklace that can summon human beings uses its' powers to help her through everyday situations. |
| 333 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Sofia the First'' is about a princess who meets other princesses on occasion, ''Shimmer and Shine'' has an ordinary girl who owns the necklace and genies living inside. |
| 334 | ---- |
| 335 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013'' / ''WesternAnimation/WabbitALooneyTunesProduction'' (2015) |
| 336 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are comedy shorts shows based on iconic characters that attempt to bring them back to their roots while still retaining a modern edge. |
| 337 | ** '''Implementation:''' The former series is based on characters from the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts while the latter is based on classic WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes characters. |
| 338 | ---- |
| 339 | * ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' (2013) / ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'' (2017) |
| 340 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Talking dogs use special skills to help the people in their hometown. |
| 341 | ** '''Implementation:''' While both shows are of the TalkingAnimal type, ''PAW Patrol'' is a superhero show, while Puppy Dog Pals puts the dogs in a detective/spy role. Also, while the humans in ''PAW Patrol'' know about what the dogs do, ''Puppy Dog Pals'' centers around what happens when the dogs' owners leave them behind. |
| 342 | ---- |
| 343 | * ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' (2013) / ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' (2015) |
| 344 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows centered around {{Kid Hero}}es that involve vehicles. |
| 345 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''PAW Patrol'' was envisioned as a toy line first, ''PJ Masks'' was based on a French series of picture books. |
| 346 | ---- |
| 347 | * ''WesternAnimation/RocketMonkeys'' (2013) / ''WesternAnimation/NumbChucks'' (2015) |
| 348 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Flash-animated Canadian {{Grossout Show}}s about two FunnyAnimal brothers who wreak havoc as they try to be heroes despite their stupidity and incompetence. |
| 349 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Rocket Monkeys'' is set in outer space, with the title brothers (a pair of monkeys) being astronauts carrying out missions for a space exploration institute. ''Numb Chucks'' stars a pair of woodchucks living in a small town who are obsessed with becoming martial artists after watching a kung fu training video. |
| 350 | ---- |
| 351 | * ''WesternAnimation/DoraAndFriendsIntoTheCity'' (2014) / ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'' (2017) |
| 352 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Spinoff}}s of the flagship shows of preschool channels aimed at an older audience than their predecessor that place the characters in a new setting. |
| 353 | ** '''Implementation:''' Both shows were also released to the public in some form before they aired on TV. ''Dora and Friends: Into The City!'' began as a line of dolls called ''WesternAnimation/DorasExplorerGirls'', which got a spin-off special in 2011 before it became a show. Two episodes of ''Mickey and the Roadster Racers'' were shown in theaters a few months before the series aired on TV. |
| 354 | ---- |
| 355 | * ''WesternAnimation/AllHailKingJulien'' (2014) / ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfPussInBoots'' (2015) |
| 356 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are [=DreamWorks=] series on Netflix that focus on an EnsembleDarkHorse and both act as prequels to their respective movie franchises. |
| 357 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''All Hail King Julien'' focuses on King Julien from the Madagascar franchise, and takes place before the first movie. ''The Adventures Of Puss In Boots'' focuses on Puss In Boots and takes place before [[WesternAnimation/PussInBoots his movie]]. |
| 358 | ---- |
| 359 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (2017) |
| 360 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are Disney shows about {{plucky|girl}}, blond haired princesses that are known for being rather dark at times. |
| 361 | ** '''Implementation:''' Star is a storyboard driven show with 11 minute runtime, while ''Tangled'' is script driven and has 22 minute episodes. In addition, Star is an original show while ''Tangled'' is based on a movie. |
| 362 | ---- |
| 363 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' (2015) |
| 364 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' French CGI animation about teen (or younger) superheroes who battle to protect their cities and secret identities |
| 365 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Miraculous Ladybug'' (or ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir'') is a French-Japanese-Korean production dubbed and airing on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the US; ''PJ Masks'' is entirely commissioned by Disney Junior as per all their shows. While both have superficial similarities (including both having male cat-themed superheroes - very early promotional work for the ''Miraculous Ladybug'' dub listed her partner in crime-fighting as Cat''Boy'' ala ''PJ Masks'') ''PJ Masks'' is clearly aiming for a younger audience with Disney Junior, while ''Miraculous'' used to air on Nickelodeon's main network and [=NickToons=] towards older tweens and young teens before eventually moving to Netflix. |
| 366 | ---- |
| 367 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/MiretteInvestigates'' (2016) |
| 368 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows about crime-fighting UsefulNotes/{{Paris}}ian girls with similar names and appearances with shared colors who are accompanied by a cat-based partner. The best friend of the lead has reddish hair and does media and/or journalism work. |
| 369 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Miraculous Ladybug'' is a CGI MagicalGirl / {{Superhero}} show that was announced circa 2010. ''Mirette Investigates'' is a 2D mystery/comedy/action show featuring global travel rather than only taking place in UsefulNotes/TheCityOfLight, with its roots traced to a series of picture books that began in early 2008. However, the ''Miraculous'' character was created in 2005. The partner in ''Miraculous'' is one that wears a cat-themed outfit, while in ''Mirette'' it's an actual cat. Both shows are French co-productions that have aired on [=TF1=]'s TFOU in France. |
| 370 | ---- |
| 371 | * ''WesternAnimation/MilesFromTomorrowland'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' (2016) |
| 372 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' CGI animated preschool series that focus on a group of people exploring space. |
| 373 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Ready Jet Go'' focuses on a group of friends exploring space, while ''Miles'' focuses on a family exploring space. Miles and his family are humans, while Jet and his family are aliens. |
| 374 | ---- |
| 375 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'' (2016) |
| 376 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated series that aired on Creator/DisneyXD about characters from a fantasy dimension living in our world and befriending an ordinary kid who helps them fight monsters. |
| 377 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' stars a MagicalGirl princess as the protagonist while ''Fangbone!'''s protagonist is a kid BarbarianHero. Additionally, the latter is the AnimatedAdaptation of the 2012 children's graphic novel series ''Literature/FangboneThirdGradeBarbarian'', with its pilot being shown on the Canadian Creator/DisneyXD in 2014 (a year before ''Star vs.'' debuted). |
| 378 | ---- |
| 379 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' (2015) / ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndGuessWho'' (2019) |
| 380 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Modern takes of the ''Scooby Doo'' franchise. |
| 381 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Be Cool'' is a direct reboot while ''Guess Who'' is a return to the franchise's original roots. |
| 382 | ---- |
| 383 | * ''WesternAnimation/WordParty'' (2016) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Muppet Babies|2018}}'' (2018) |
| 384 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Creator/JimHenson-related productions created in TheNewTens that focus on a group of babies. |
| 385 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Word Party'' tends to focus on educational lessons, with vocabulary being a key focus of the show. ''Muppet Babies'', on the other hand, doesn't focus on any educational themes and is a SliceOfLife show. |
| 386 | ---- |
| 387 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Bunnicula}}'' (2016) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina}}'' (2017) |
| 388 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are shows based on horror themed children's books. Kristi Reed is the voice director for both shows, and both shows have Creator/DeeBradleyBaker and Creator/KariWahlgren |
| 389 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Bunnicula'' aims for older kids and went from Cartoon Network and Boomerang to just Boomerang. Vampirina is a preschool show that airs on Disney Junior. Plus, ''Vampirina'' is based on a 2010s children's book while Bunnicula is based on both a 1979 book and a 1983 tv special. |
| 390 | ---- |
| 391 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'' (2016) / ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2017'' (2017) |
| 392 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows centering around [[TheJinx walking bad luck charms]]. |
| 393 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Milo Murphy'' shows us that you should be always optimistic when you're cursed, while ''Cloudy'' shows us you should always be crabby when you're cursed. |
| 394 | ---- |
| 395 | * ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' (2016) / ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' (2017) |
| 396 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Shows that focus on two headstrong princesses that go on adventures |
| 397 | ** '''Implementation:''' Despite different mediums (''Elena'' is CGI, while ''Tangled the Series'' ironically enough is 2D), ''Elena'' focuses more on a princess (or "Crowned Princess" in this case) learning to run a kingdom whereas ''Tangled'' is more about Rapunzel re-adjusting back into life of her kingdom after having been locked away from society for so long. |
| 398 | ---- |
| 399 | * ''WesternAnimation/JeffAndSomeAliens'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2017'' (2017) |
| 400 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' An irresponsible [[TheEveryman everyman]] uses inventions to take short-cuts in life. |
| 401 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Jeff and Some Aliens'' originated from a series of shorts from ''WesternAnimation/TripTank''. |
| 402 | ---- |
| 403 | * ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' |
| 404 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are 2017 serialized shows about a tight knit group of close friends/family who live in a regal establishment. Creator/SamRiegel is the primary voice director for both series. |
| 405 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Welcome To The Wayne'' is an original show based on a web series while Ducktales is based on both the 1987 series and the comics. |
| 406 | ---- |
| 407 | * ''WesternAnimation/OlafsFrozenAdventure'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/TrollsHoliday'' (2017) |
| 408 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' [[ChristmasSpecial Christmas specials]] based on girl-oriented [[CashCowFranchise cash cow franchise]] movies in which several of the main characters set off to find a holiday tradition after finding out that they don't have one. |
| 409 | ** '''Implementation:''' Despite both specials originally being intended for TV, ''Olaf's Frozen Adventure'' was changed into a double feature with Creator/{{Pixar}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'' in theaters sixth months prior to its' slated TV airing. |
| 410 | ---- |
| 411 | * ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina|Ballerina}}'' (2017) |
| 412 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Nice, happy, blue supernatural creatures try to fit in with humans. |
| 413 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Bunsen'' is targeted towards older kids, while ''Vampirina'' is targeted towards younger kids |
| 414 | ---- |
| 415 | * ''WesternAnimation/SunnyDay'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Vampirina|Ballerina}}'' (2017) |
| 416 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Girl-oriented preschool cartoons where a young girl helps her friends at her job and has a secondary focus on the main character and her friends being part of a band. |
| 417 | ** '''Implementation:''' In ''Sunny Day'', the titular character works at a hair salon, while the titular character in ''Vampirina'' runs a bed and breakfast. |
| 418 | ---- |
| 419 | * ''WesternAnimation/ChucksChoice'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishfart}}'' (2018) |
| 420 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A Canadian ''WesternAnimation/FairlyOddParents''-inspired show where the main character is an orange-haired teen that has the power to alter reality, although not always to his wishes. |
| 421 | ** '''Implementation:''' In ''Wishfart'', the main character is a leprechaun who can grant wishes FOP-style when someone near him wishes for something, while in ''Chuck's Choice'', the main character is a human who is given choices by his alien friend as The Decider. |
| 422 | ---- |
| 423 | * ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' (2016) / ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016'' (2016) & ''WesternAnimation/Ben102016'' (2016) & ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' (2017) |
| 424 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' {{Continuity Reboot}}s of popular animated shows from 2016 and 2017. |
| 425 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'' and ''[=DuckTales=] 2017'' are reboots of popular Eighties cartoons ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'', while the 2016 versions of ''Ben 10'' and ''The Powerpuff Girls'' are reboots of the popular Creator/CartoonNetwork shows of the same name. |
| 426 | ---- |
| 427 | * ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' (2017) |
| 428 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Marvel cartoons with a heavy focus on science and teamwork, and both involve a school for gifted kids |
| 429 | ** '''Implementation:''' Marvel's Spiderman is another cartoon based on Marvel's most profitable character, while Big Hero 6: The Series is based on ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'', which is loosely based on the comic of the same name. |
| 430 | ---- |
| 431 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Unikitty}}'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/RainbowButterflyUnicornKitty'' (2019) |
| 432 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both insanely cute but wacky MerchandiseDriven shows about [[MixAndMatchCritters unicorn-cat hybrids]] having adventures with their friends, one of which is a blue dog. |
| 433 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Unikitty!'' is based on the title character from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'', and airs on Cartoon Network, while ''Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty'' is a new property from Saban Brands (later acquired by Funrise Toys), and aired on Nickelodeon/Nicktoons. |
| 434 | ---- |
| 435 | * ''Literature/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/GreenEggsAndHam'' (2019) |
| 436 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows based on famous children's books. |
| 437 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''If You Give A Mouse A Cookie'' is based on the book by Laura Numeroff, while ''Green Eggs and Ham'' is based on a Dr. Seuss book. |
| 438 | ---- |
| 439 | * ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'' / ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaRama'' (2018) |
| 440 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are 2018 shows about younger versions of iconic characters hanging out in a daycare. Both shows use the 11 minute format compared to their predecessors. |
| 441 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Muppet Babies'' is based on the [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 1984 cartoon of the same name]] involving baby versions of Muppet characters, and airs on Disney Junior. ''Total [=DramaRama=]'' is based on the ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' franchise, and airs on Cartoon Network. |
| 442 | ---- |
| 443 | * ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' (2018) / ''WesternAnimation/HarveyStreetKids'' (2018) |
| 444 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both of them are slice of life shows with a focus on kid empowerment. |
| 445 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Craig Of The Creek'' is an original show designed for Cartoon Network while ''Harvey Street Kids'' is a Creator/DreamWorksAnimation series designed for Netflix based on the titular comic strips of the 1940s. |
| 446 | ---- |
| 447 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' / ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfTheThreeCaballeros'' (2018) |
| 448 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are serialized action-comedy shows based on the ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'' |
| 449 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Ducktales'' is a Disney XD later turned Disney Channel show, while ''Legends'' is released on the Disney Life app in the Philippines. |
| 450 | ---- |
| 451 | * ''WesternAnimation/NikoAndTheSwordOfLight'' (2015/2017) / ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' (2018) |
| 452 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both are high fantasy action shows that take influence from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' |
| 453 | ** '''Implementation:''' Niko is a Creator/PrimeVideo cartoon based on an obscure web comic of the same name, while She-Ra is an Creator/{{Netflix}}[=/=]Creator/DreamworksAnimation series based on the 1980s cartoon [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower starring the titular character]]. |
| 454 | ---- |
| 455 | * ''WesternAnimation/TopWing'' (2017) / ''WesternAnimation/{{TOTS}}'' (2019) |
| 456 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Both shows focus on some kind of bird group trying to help others in some way. |
| 457 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Top Wing'' is a Creator/NickJr show about a group of birds who go around performing rescue missions. ''TOTS'' is a [[Creator/DisneyChannel Disney Junior]] show about a penguin and flamingo team at the titular organization, a normally all-stork group that delivers baby animals to loving animals. |
| 458 | ---- |
| 459 | * ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific'' (2018) / ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'' (2018) |
| 460 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows based on popular books for young girls with imaginative, GirlyGirl protagonists. |
| 461 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Pinkalicious'' is done in Flash animation, while ''Fancy Nancy'' is an AllCGICartoon. |
| 462 | ---- |
| 463 | * ''WesternAnimation/EsmeAndRoy'' (2018) / ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher'' (2019) |
| 464 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' A young girl and her non-human best friend help [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cute animal-esque characters]] in their neighborhood. |
| 465 | ** '''Implementation:''' Esme and Roy is flash-animated and ''Abby Hatcher'' is an AllCGICartoon. Interestingly, both shows are also Canadian(or Canadian-American in the case of ''Esme and Roy''). |
| 466 | ---- |
| 467 | * ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' (2019) / ''Anime/PacificRimTheBlack'' (2020) |
| 468 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Western HumongousMecha-themed animated series that deliberately imitate the aesthetics and tropes of anime. |
| 469 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Gen:LOCK'' is an original Creator/RoosterTeeth series about teenagers piloting giant robots in a war between two major factions for control of the world. ''Pacific Rim: The Black'' is based on the films of the same name, and like them features humanity using giant robots called Jaegers to battle monsters called Kaiju. |
| 470 | ---- |
| 471 | * ''WesternAnimation/CoachMeIfYouCan'' (2020) / ''WesternAnimation/AtomicPuppet'' (2016) |
| 472 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' French animated series about an egotistical celebrity who is transformed into an AnimateInanimateObject and ends up forming a partnership with a kid fan. |
| 473 | ** '''Implementation:''' In ''Coach Me If You Can'', the celebrity is a famous soccer player, and he is transformed into a soccer ball. In ''Atomic Puppet'', he is instead a superhero turned into a sock puppet. Additionally, in the latter series, our transformed character is able to reacquire his powers when the kid places him on his hand, transforming them both into a superhero. It's also worth noting that whereas ''Coach Me If You Can'' is a wholly French series (made by Creator/{{Xilam}}), ''Atomic Puppet'' is an InternationalCoproduction between France's Creator/{{Alphanim}} and Canada's Creator/MercuryFilmworks.[[note]]We can also throw a third cartoon into the mix with the Chinese animated series ''Animation/KungFuWa'', from Tencent and [=UYoung=] Media, which instead has a kung fu master turned into a talking sock. Like ''Atomic Puppet'', his kid partner can put him on to gain superpowers, although unlike the other two shows, the kid is a girl instead of a boy.[[/note]] |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarleyQuinn2019'' / ''WesternAnimation/MODOK2021'' |
| 476 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Irreverent adult-oriented animated adaptations of centered on popular or cult-favorite comic book villains, both debuting on streaming services and featuring name talent in the lead roles. Neither are straight-up parodies, but both are heavily comedic and play fast and loose with the source material. Both are among the first explicitly adult-oriented animated series produced by [[Creator/DCComics their]] [[Creator/MarvelComics respective]] source companies. |
| 477 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Harley Quinn'' is a Creator/DCUniverse original series starring Creator/KaleyCuoco as Quinn, along with Creator/LakeBell, Creator/AlanTudyk, Creator/TonyHale and many more in its (relatively speaking) AllStarCast. ''M.O.D.O.K.'' is a Creator/{{Hulu}} original series featuring Creator/PattonOswalt in the title role, alongside [[Series/Lucifer2016 Aimee Garcia]], Creator/BenSchwartz, Creator/WendiMcLendonCovey, [[Series/SaturdayNightLive Beck Bennett]] and more. While ''Harley'' is traditionally animated, ''M.O.D.O.K.'' is animated with StopMotion. (Originally, a third show, an animated ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} series, would also have participated in this duel, but it wound up being cancelled, a fact that ''Harley Quinn'' [[TakeThat made fun of]].) |
| 478 | ---- |
| 479 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheRocketeer'' (2019) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Starbeam}} '' (2020) |
| 480 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated preschool shows focusing on a young dark-haired girl, whom, with the assistance of her grandfather, becomes a superhero. |
| 481 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Rocketeer'' airs on Creator/DisneyJunior and is based on the Comic Book and 1991 film of the same name, while ''Starbeam'' is an original idea and streams on Creator/{{Netflix}}. |
| 482 | ---- |
| 483 | * ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' / ''WesternAnimation/Rugrats2021'' |
| 484 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Reboots of popular 90's animated cartoons appearing on streaming sites. |
| 485 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Hulu'' will stream ''Animaniacs'', ''Rugrats'' will stream on Creator/ParamountPlus. |
| 486 | ---- |
| 487 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeroElementary'' (2020) / ''WesternAnimation/StanLeesSuperheroKindergarten'' (2021) |
| 488 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool cartoons about young superheroes attending school. Power Pedro is similar to Sara Snap because they're both small yet strong. Blockbuster is similar to Benny Bubbles because they're both the chubby, emotional ones. Sticky looks similar to AJ Gadgets. They also both have pet hamsters - Fur Blur for ''Hero Elementary'' and Hammy for ''Superhero Kindergarten''. |
| 489 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Hero Elementary'' is very loosely based on a 2009 book called ''Super Hero School''. Creator/StanLee conceived ''Superhero Kindergarten'' before he died and it stars Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger. |
| 490 | ---- |
| 491 | * ''WesternAnimation/SolarOpposites'' (2020) / ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' (2020) |
| 492 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Original adult-oriented animated series that were developed by creators of already-successful adult-oriented animated series (and featuring distinctively similar art styles to said shows) for the Fox Broadcasting Company, only to see both of them be shelved, then picked up by streaming services and premiere in May 2020. Both shows are among the first adult-oriented original animated series to be distributed by their respective streaming service. |
| 493 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Solar Opposites'' was created by Creator/JustinRoiland; the show was picked up by Creator/{{Hulu}} and heavily marketed as "from the co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''". Meanwhile, ''Central Park'' was co-created by Loren Bouchard, picked up by Creator/AppleTVPlus and marketed as "from the creator of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''". In both cases, the new shows bear a very close visual resemblance to the associated older series, strengthening their connection. |
| 494 | ---- |
| 495 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'' (2019) / ''[[Literature/{{Barbapapa}} Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!]]'' (2019) |
| 496 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} [[SpinOff spin-offs]] of popular SliceOfLife properties centering on a [[MassiveNumberedSiblings big family]] with consistent name theming. |
| 497 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Barbapapa: One Big Happy Family!'' is based on the 1970's French book series, and the animated series that was released in the same year, while ''The Casagrandes'' is based on ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', an original 2016 animated series. ''The Casagrandes'' is a Nickelodeon-produced show, while ''BOBHF'' was just acquired and aired by them. ''The Casagrandes'' is about a girl moving in with the other side of her family, while all of the Barbapapas come from one family. |
| 498 | ---- |
| 499 | * ''WesternAnimation/PikwikPack'' (2020) / ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'' (2021) |
| 500 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' 2D animated series focusing on characters running a delivery service. |
| 501 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''WesternAnimation/PikwikPack'' airs in Creator/DisneyJunior and is aimed at preschoolers, while ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'' airs on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and is aimed at older children. ''Middlemost Post'' is an in-house show, while ''Pikwik'' is a Canadian acquired show. |
| 502 | ---- |
| 503 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'' / ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' |
| 504 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Reboots of popular 90's animated cartoons. |
| 505 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Ducktales'' is a Disney animated series and follows an action-adventure story arc, ''Animaniacs'' is a satire sitcom about Yakko, Wakko, and Dot going on fun adventures and it also adds a story arc about the Warners getting used to their new time. While ''Ducktales'' airs once a week, ''Animaniacs'' streams on ''Hulu'' by airing all of the episodes. |
| 506 | ---- |
| 507 | * ''WesternAnimation/ButterbeansCafe'' (2018) / ''WesternAnimation/AlicesWonderlandBakery'' (2022) |
| 508 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' CG Animated preschool series focusing on a young girl running an eatery with her friends. |
| 509 | ** '''Implementation:''' The former is an original idea, while the latter is based on the 1951 animated film WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland1951, which in turn was based on the story of the same name by Lewis Carroll. |
| 510 | ---- |
| 511 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheStrangeChores'' (2019) / ''WesternAnimation/MonsterLovingManiacs'' (2022) |
| 512 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' HorrorComedy about three kids who take up apprenticeship under an elderly HunterOfMonsters. Both shows also feature an unusual TeamPet and have captured monsters sealed away in the hunter's basement. |
| 513 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''The Strange Chores'' was created by Australia's Creator/LudoStudio, with the three kids being two male friends and a ghost girl; the Team Pet is said ghost's pet monster and captured monsters are miniaturized in PeopleJars with specialized firearms. ''Monster Loving Maniacs'', produced by Denmark's Ja Film, features three siblings (two girls and a boy), with the monster hunter being their grandfather; the Team Pet is a talking cat, while monsters are trapped in suspended animation with a special slime. Additionally, in ''Monster Loving Maniacs'', the kids choose to train as monster ''experts'' and help monsters coexist with humans (to their grandfather's chagrin), with the show also featuring some story-driven elements; in contrast, ''The Strange Chores'' is entirely episodic and the kids go along with their mentor's methods. |
| 514 | ---- |
| 515 | * ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'' (2020) / ''WesternAnimation/BloodOfZeus'' (2020) |
| 516 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Two 2D animated tv series aimed at older audiences based on mythologies. |
| 517 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Onyx Equinox'' is based on the mythologies of Mesoamerica, generally rarely shown in fiction, and follows a storytelling formart and visuals akin to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. ''Blood of Zeus'' is based on a somewhat artistic licenced take on Greek Mythology and resembles ''Castlevania'' in terms of aesthetics. |
| 518 | ---- |
| 519 | * ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' / ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead (2022)'' |
| 520 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Revivals of cartoons from the 90's that had a lot of impact. |
| 521 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Animaniacs'' features the Animaniacs, ''Beavis and Butthead'' features Beavis and Butthead. ''Animaniacs'' streams on ''Hulu'', while ''Beavis and Butthead'' will stream on ''Paramount+''. The ''Animaniacs'' also do not make fun of popular music videos of the time. Finally, there are three ''Animaniacs'' while there are only two of ''Beavis and Butthead.''. |
| 522 | ---- |
| 523 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends'' (2021) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Batwheels}}'' (2022) |
| 524 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows about popular superheroes. |
| 525 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' is based on ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'' and airs on Creator/DisneyJunior, ''Batwheels'' is based on ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' and airs on Creator/{{Cartoonito}}. |
| 526 | ---- |
| 527 | * ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseFunhouse'' (2021) / ''WesternAnimation/BugsBunnyBuilders'' (2022) |
| 528 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows starring iconic cartoon characters. |
| 529 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Funhouse'' is the third series in a line of preschool shows starring WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and friends (after ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/MickeyAndTheRoadsterRacers'') and airs on Creator/DisneyJunior, while ''Builders'' is the second preschool series based on the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' characters (after ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'') and airs on Creator/{{Cartoonito}}. |
| 530 | ---- |
| 531 | * ''Little Ellen'' (2021) / ''WesternAnimation/AlmasWay'' (2021) |
| 532 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Preschool shows revolving around the life of a girl in the city. |
| 533 | ** '''Implementation:''' While ''Little Ellen'' is based on the childhood of Creator/EllenDeGeneres, ''Alma's Way'' is an original idea created by Sonia Manzano, well-known for playing Maria on ''Series/SesameStreet''. |
| 534 | ---- |
| 535 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyDadTheBountyHunter'' (2023) / ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'' |
| 536 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' Animated science fiction stories focusing on African American protagonists. |
| 537 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''My Dad'' is a serialized, 3D, space-faring story based around an original premise, while ''Moon Girl'' is a more episodic, Earth-based superhero story based upon Marvel characters. |
| 538 | ---- |
| 539 | * ''WesternAnimation/RubbleAndCrew'' (2023) / ''WesternAnimation/{{Pupstruction}}'' (2023) |
| 540 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' CG Animated preschool series focusing on a group of dogs working as construction workers. |
| 541 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Rubble & Crew'' is a SpinOff of ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' while ''Pupstruction'' is an original idea. |
| 542 | ---- |
| 543 | * ''WesternAnimation/JessicasBigLittleWorld'' (2023) / ''WesternAnimation/LylaInTheLoop'' (2024) |
| 544 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' 2D Animated preschool series focusing on a a young African-American girl and her family going through daily situations. |
| 545 | ** '''Implementation:''' ''Jessica's Big Little World'' is a SpinOff of ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' while ''Lyla In The Loop'' is an original idea. |
| 546 | ---- |
| 547 | * ''[[WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer ¡Dora!]]'' (2024) / ''[[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 2.0.]]'' (2025) |
| 548 | ** '''Capsule Pitch Description:''' CG-animated reboots of iconic 2000s preschool series. |
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