Line #16 FollowTheLeader/WesternAnimation


1	* Creator/{{Disney}}:
2	** ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' was one of the most influential cartoon series of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation--and as a result, it was also one of the most copied. Virtually ''every'' studio from the time (except Creator/{{Terrytoons}}) had its own knockoff of Creator/WaltDisney's lush cartoons: [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Max Fleischer's]] Color Classics, Creator/WalterLantz's ''[=CartuneClassics=]'', Creator/ColumbiaCartoons' ''Color Rhapsodies'', Creator/UbIwerks' WesternAnimation/ComiColorCartoons, Creator/HarmanAndIsing's ''WesternAnimation/HappyHarmonies'', etc., etc. Earlier on, Warner Bros' ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]]'' began this way, as their titles suggest, but changed dramatically later, as we all know.
3	** The various WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse clones of the era, like Foxy from WesternAnimation/LadyPlayYourMandolin, Milton Mouse from Creator/VanBeurenStudios, Creator/WalterLantz's Pooch the Pup, and others. Though Mickey himself was based partly on WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat and partly on Disney's earlier character WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit.
4	*** The trend continued. The 1940s character WesternAnimation/MightyMouse was obviously modeled after Mickey, as have been countless "heroic mice" in cartoons ever since.
5	*** It eventually crossed over into {{Anime}} in TheSixties with Anime/AstroBoy, whom Creator/OsamuTezuka specifically designed to be Japan's version of Mickey Mouse. The intention is especially apparent with Astro Boy's hair, which is clearly based off of Mickey's iconic mouse ears.
6	** TheSmurfettePrinciple was actually introduced when Mickey Mouse got a female companion that was basically a copy of himself in female drag. This has been imitated ever since with Daisy Duck, Winnie Woodpecker, Babs Bunny...
7	** Disney was also the first animation studio to include famous tunes from the world of classical music on the soundtrack, such as Rossini's William Tell Overture whenever characters are running or riding a horse. This has been copied by many other animation studios, most notably WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes.
8	** WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck was obviously the inspiration for a lot of aggressive cartoon characters, most notably WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck.
9	* This was the greatest weakness of the obscure [[Creator/VanBeurenStudios Van Beuren cartoon studio]]; while their animation was as [[DerangedAnimation off the wall as you could get]], their cartoons were very derivative of what other studios were doing, and they were clearly handicapped by their inability to create unique characters. Many of their early '30s cartoons take their surreal cues straight from their rival studio from literally across the street, [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer Studios]]; "The Farmerette" even has an obvious WesternAnimation/BettyBoop stand-in, even voiced by one of her actresses, Bonnie Poe. One of their sound fables, "Panicky Pup", is an obvious knockoff of Fleischer's "[[WesternAnimation/SwingYouSinners Swing, You Sinners!]]". Their Tom and Jerry [[note]] no relation at all to Creator/{{MGM}}'s WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry [[/note]] is a flaccid attempt at a Mutt And Jeff-esque duo, and their Milton Mouse and Cubby Bear, as well as their interpretation of WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat, are obvious WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse knockoffs. Their Toddle Tale and some of their Rainbow Parade cartoons ride off the coat of Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SillySymphonies'' series.
10	* WesternAnimation/BettyBoop inspired the trend of [[{{demographically inappropriate humour}} adult jokes]] in a genre so much associated with children.
11	* Creator/TexAvery's style of comedic exaggerations, [[WildTake Wild Takes]], off the wall absurdity, fourth-wall-breaking jokes, and more adult comedy have been ripped off to the point of death by other cartoon shows. Even gags like the "PaintedTunnelRealTrain" joke were stolen from him.
12	** ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' also borrowed a lot from Avery (no surprise, considering he was an ex-Warner Bros. staffer that established the house style) and became very influential itself. Animation with jokes that adults can enjoy are still mostly derived from them, most obviously in ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''.
13	*** Crazy and aggressive screwball characters like WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck likewise inspired a lot of similar insane and annoying characters like WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker.
14	** ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry:'' Though not the first cat-and-mouse cartoon it remains the most famous example, inspiring countless rip-offs such as ''WesternAnimation/PixieDixieAndMrJinks'' (by Hanna & Barbera themselves) and ''WesternAnimation/HermanAndKatnip'', as well as the BloodierAndGorier AffectionateParody ''JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow''.
15	** Creator/FrankTashlin, who previously worked at Warner Bros., arrived at Creator/ColumbiaCartoons in 1941 and brought his influence with him. The direction of the cartoons went DenserAndWackier as a result, with shorts like ''WesternAnimation/DogCatAndCanary'', ''The Rocky Road to Ruin'' (which is clearly based on ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys''), and most famously the ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheCrow'' shorts (which were a heavy influence on Creator/ChuckJones, who partially based the ''WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner'' shorts on them).
16	* At the end of UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation, [[Creator/ColumbiaCartoons UPA]] became such a success that many studios began emulating their style: Warner Bros., Creator/{{Terrytoons}}, Creator/FamousStudios, and even Disney would incorporate UPA's style into their cartoons. In particular, Famous Studios created an entire series (''Modern Madcaps'') clearly intended to ape the UPA cartoons.
17	** One of the ''Modern Madcaps'' cartoons, ''Finnegan's Flea'', was also very clearly trying to copy ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening''.
18	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' were such hits that they led to a wave of similar [{{Comic Book\|s}}]: TheAnimatedSeries type shows using a similar back-to-basics approach. Comic-based animated shows before would try all sorts of gimmicks and be "hip" to the times, while these shows were targeted towards "adult" stories that kids can still understand. Their immediate contemporaries include ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Phantom 2040}}'', etc. This is without considering the producers of ''Batman'' repeating the pattern throughout the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, or many of the staff who worked on ''X-Men'' later trying the same thing with ''Spider-Man''.
19	** The success of ''X-Men'' and ''Spider-Man'' also inspired Marvel to farm out their IP to several other channels and production companies, leading to ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand''. These also included a number of people who worked on ''X-Men'', like Larry Houston, who went on to work on ''Fantastic Four'', ''Incredible Hulk'' and ''The Avengers''.
20	** Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' was influenced by ''Batman:TAS'', with its similar TimmStyle art design, dark and moody atmosphere, and complex storylines.
21	* Years earlier, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' was commissioned to cash in on the success of the ''{{WesternAnimation/Superfriends}}'' franchise.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' was the first successful animated sitcom. Without them ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' and later ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' would have never happened.
23	* The popularity of ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' led to many more {{Gross Out Show}}s, notably ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', a trend that seemed to meet its end in 2001 with the canceled-after-a-season ''WesternAnimation/TheRippingFriends'' (incidentally made by Creator/JohnKricfalusi, the creator of ''Ren and Stimpy''). Granted, arguments could be made for ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''.
24	* The success of Creator/HannaBarbera's ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' launched a whole boatload of other series about mystery-solving/crime-fighting teens and their talking animal/car/whatever friend. The interesting thing about this was that most of these copycats were actually produced by Creator/HannaBarbera ''themselves''. And they made a lot: ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'', ''WesternAnimation/ButchCassidyAndTheSundanceKids'', ''WesternAnimation/TheFunkyPhantom'', ''WesternAnimation/SpeedBuggy'', ''WesternAnimation/ClueClub'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Jabberjaw}}'', just to name a few. There are so many clones that, for a few years, Creator/{{Boomerang}} had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPDwQwM1cLU a block]] called "Those Meddling Kids" dedicated to all of them. And even before that, the clones and the original had their own team on ''WesternAnimation/LaffALympics'', the Scooby-Doobies.
25	** Likewise, when their AnimatedAdaptation of ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' became such a massive hit, Hanna-Barbera tried repeating the success with myriad variations of the formula, such as ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBiskitts'' and ''WesternAnimation/PawPawBears''.
26	* The success of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' led to the creation of numerous other TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats shows. Even the {{Licensed Game}}s inspired imitators in the form of ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Action52}} Cheetahmen]]''. Both tried to spin off cartoon series as well, but the ''WesternAnimation/{{Battletoads}}'' cartoon flopped instantly and the ''Cheetahmen'' cartoon never got off the drawing boards.
27	* Whilst the extent to which more adult-orientated animated shows such as ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' are direct 'rip-offs' of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' is [[FlameBait a subject of bitter and acrimonious debate across the Internet]], it ''is'' fairly safe to say that without the enduring popularity of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', which showed there was a market for animated programming aimed at more adult audiences, the former two shows -- plus a lot of more obscure and more quickly forgotten similar shows -- would probably have never been greenlit thanks to the AnimationAgeGhetto.
28	** After the show first premiered, there were a number of prime time animated shows that came out afterward, like ''WesternAnimation/CapitolCritters'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyDog'' and ''WesternAnimation/FishPolice'', that lasted barely one season. While it wasn't a cartoon, ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' was simimilarly a response to ''The Simpsons'' (which was acknowledged by both shows), but lasted several years longer.
29	** ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' garnered probably even more controversy than ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. Precisely because the AnimationAgeGhetto was still in full bloom.
30	** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' itself inspired plenty of prime time cartoons aimed at slightly more mature audiences on network television such as ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Dilbert}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ThePJs'', ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'', ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'', ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'', and ''Family Guy''.
31	** Extremely bloody violence in American mainstream animation was popularized by "JustForFun/TheItchyAndScratchyShow" [[ShowWithinAShow from]] ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', originally intended as a parody of [[BloodlessCarnage old style non-fatal cartoon violence]] in the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes and ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' (to name a few). Back then it was seen as shocking. Nowadays, shows from ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' over ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark, WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' to Creator/AdultSwim and WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends have included horrific body mutilations and gruesome bloody deaths in their episodes ever since.
32	** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' were also the first animated show to frequently include parodies of famous film scenes in their scripts. Today this "pop culture referencing" trend has literally gone berserk in other animation such as ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SharkTale'', ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' and especially ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''!
33	** Even Homer Simpson himself has been copied several times in shows like Bob in ''WesternAnimation/GodTheDevilAndBob'', Jay Sherman in ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic'', and Peter Griffin in ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' which all feature a dumb and/or obese, pathetic slob as its main character.
34	** The long-running rivalry between ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' is an interesting case study in this trope. In ''South Park'''s early days, when it generally stuck to its simple "quirky small-town America" premise, many people unfavorably compared it to ''The Simpsons'', accusing it of substituting that show's clever writing for simple vulgarity. ''South Park'' is generally agreed to have [[GrowingTheBeard Grown the Beard]] when it started drawing more humor from current events and politics (effectively becoming a weekly political cartoon in animated form), and topical satire became its biggest strength. Conversely, when ''The Simpsons'' came to be criticized for its increasing reliance on [[UnintentionalPeriodPiece quickly outdated topical humor]], many people accused it of trying to copy ''South Park''. So while ''South Park'' was once derided as a less clever version of ''The Simpsons'', ''The Simpsons'' is now often derided as a less daring ''South Park''.
35	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' set the tone for kids' action cartoons throughout the 2000s with its Comedy-action blending and {{Animesque}} artstyle.
36	* An example from Italy: When the comic book ''WesternAnimation/AngelsFriends'' was adapted for TV, the characters went from looking like grade-school students... to looking a whole lot like [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub the Winx]]. And in a reversal of fortune, the TV series itself has been adapted back into a comic book, using the Winx-ified character designs.
37	* Ever since ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' proved popular, it started a string of cartoons with [[GagSeries random humor]] and an [[IdiotHero idiot protagonist]] trying to match its success. Examples include ''WesternAnimation/YakkityYak'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coconut Fred\|sFruitSaladIsland}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel'', and ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum''.
38	** It could be argued that even ''[=SpongeBob=]'' took more than its share of inspiration from ''Ren and Stimpy'', minus the gross-out humor (at first, at least). The two shows share loose artwork, manic pacing, SurrealHumor, hand-painted close-ups of the characters, and the same music cues.
39	*** The pre-[[WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie movie]] episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' are very popular, even to this day. Many cartoons have picked up the same formula where they are very joke driven as opposed to cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' & don't have plots that can relate to real life such as ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (the Exec Producer of that show is ''[=SpongeBob=]'' co creator Derek Drymon), ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' and ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' (with the only exception of this being ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', despite the fact that it can be very surreal).
40	*** Some could also say that [=SpongeBob=] drew inspiration from ''WesternAnimation/ThePinkPanther'' and ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' where the main protagonist is depicted as extremely annoying to the other characters (''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' are also part this club).
41	* AnimatedAnthology shows were often made in the 1990s due to the popularity of ''WesternAnimation/LiquidTelevision''. Some include Creator/CartoonNetwork's ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'', Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheShnookumsAndMeatFunnyCartoonShow'', Fox Kids and WB's ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{KaBlam}}!'' and ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons''.
42	* Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Flaming Moe's". The episode revolves around bartender Moe stealing Homer's idea for a drink recipe and renaming it the Flaming Moe. He even goes as far to rename his bar after the drink. His bar becomes a popular club spot, attracting even the likes of Music/{{Aerosmith}}. After Homer outs the recipe to the general public, dozens of bars, restaurants and carts sprout up ''on the same street'' with variations on the name--e.g., Flaming Meaux.
43	* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "Beyond The Farthest Star": In particular, the [[LivingShip biomechanical alien architecture]] and never-seen-before-or-again wavy [[BlindJump warp-through-a-star]] effect were both duplicated shortly afterward by ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''. (Also some suspiciously similar background music.)
44	* During the [[TheNineties mid-1990s]], Creator/CartoonNetwork produced [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory a couple]] [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo of cartoon series]] where the characters had very stylized designs, intentionally looked rather one-dimensional and were drawn with [[ThickLineAnimation thick black outlines]] around their bodies (the style was intended to be a throwback to certain 1950s cartoons). After the success of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' in 1998, this style became enormously widely used in cartoons both by Creator/CartoonNetwork and by other companies. It remains popular to this day, partly thanks to the rise of animation programs that allow the use of "puppet rigs" like UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash and UsefulNotes/ToonBoom. This ironically mirrors how LimitedAnimation caught on in TheFifties. It started out as a unique artistic statement, but later became a way to create cheap, lazy animation.
45	* With the success of Creator/MichaelBay's ''Film/{{Transformers\|FilmSeries}}'' movies, Creator/{{Hasbro}} decided to hire a "creative steward" to reinvent its other big property, Franchise/MyLittlePony. The result was Creator/LaurenFaust getting the deal to produce ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' And as a result of ''that'', [[Creator/DiscoveryFamily The Hub]] is introducing more similar shows and advertising them as part of the same lineup as My Little Pony. Most prominently, and most obviously, is the new ''[[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 Littlest Pet Shop]]'', which shares a similar visual style and somewhat sarcastic but good-natured writing style. It hasn't achieved the huge success of ''Friendship Is Magic'', but it does have its fans and is developing its separate identity. The European-produced CGI cartoon ''WesternAnimation/FillyFuntasia'' and the Disney series ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' are also this to an extent.
46	* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' was rather blatantly created by Hanna-Barbera to cash in on the success of their other animated sitcom in an unusual setting, ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''. And a decade later, they tried again with ''WesternAnimation/TheRomanHolidays''.
47	* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', after hitting its cult/ sleeper hit status, paved a road for many shows that accessed dark, random humor as opposed to conventional gags. ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and even more recent shows like ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' are all examples of this.
48	* Creator/{{Seth MacFarlane}} and his basic template of off-color humor, violence and sex (with a TalkingAnimal sidekick) has stood him well for [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad two]] [[WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow separate series]] leading off from his first series, ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. So much so that it spawned a few clones, too. Creator/ComedyCentral's ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' borrows directly from the [=MacFarlane=] book with lots of violence, black humor and sex jokes, whereas {{Creator/Teletoon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/CrashCanyon'' is possibly the most JustForFun/{{egregious}} of all, borrowing pretty much everything, including the visual style of his shows. Mercilessly spoofed [[https://www.tumblr.com/redbuddi/689632480538591232/every-six-months-a-new-show-comes-out-that-looks here]].
49	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' helped usher in an era of cartoons that aspired to have excellent writing, a great sense of continuity and consistency, smart humor, and a way to use tropes that had not been done before until ''Phineas and Ferb'' came along. Some of the cartoons that ''Phineas and Ferb'' has influenced include ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', and even ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''.
50	* The kids' Christmas movie "The Nuttiest Nutcracker" is this applied to ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales''. It's a musical about talking produce whose message is "Have faith."
51	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' could be considered something of a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', both being adult-oriented Action/Comedy series set in a RetroUniverse making heavy use of [[DeconstructiveParody deconstructive humor]].
52	** The Creator/{{Netflix}} series ''WesternAnimation/PacificHeat'' was slammed for blatantly ripping off ''Archer'' and doing a shoddy job of it. The creators, however, said that they had the idea since 1996 and say that they had no intention of mimicking the other show.
53	* Another Hanna-Barbera series, ''WesternAnimation/PacMan'', inspired other studios to create Saturday morning cartoons based on video games: ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'', ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' and ''WesternAnimation/PolePosition'', among others.
54	* The sheer lasting power of Creator/AdultSwim, particularly Adult Swim Comedy, seems to have created a profound effect on Cartoon Network's appearance. Promotional material turned into rapid montages of related material, often characters doing stupid things; there is a rise of 15-minute shows (that are not necessarily part of a [[ThreeShorts two-shorts format]]); and a few shows have appeared recently that have {{Random Events Plot}}s, crude artwork, and bizarre humor (with lots of BlackComedy) like ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', ''WesternAnimation/{{MAD}}'' (itself playing Follow the Leader with ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''), ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'', ''[[WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange]]'', and ''Series/IncredibleCrew'', all of which would fit right in with Adult Swim Comedy. ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' seems to have taken this humor and simplistic art style and put a DC Universe cover over it. The influence seems to have crossed networks, as even ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'' draws clearly from the Adult Swim "house style" (and a bit of ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', with whom it shares a character designer).
55	* Speaking of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'', they themselves made fun of this trope by mocking the entire genre of "FatSuit" movies like ''Film/BigMommasHouse'' by advertising a movie literally called "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Giant Fat Black Lady Who's Really A Black Man In A Really Big Fat Suit]]."
56	--> Come see the movie you've already seen a million times before! It's ''Giant Fat Black Lady Who's Really A Black Man In A Really Big Fat Suit!'' It's the second-best fat suit movie in at least four months!
57	* Creator/WildBrainEntertainment's animated series ''WesternAnimation/{{Poochini}}'' is under the influence of that of ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'' and ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches''. Take ''Courage the Cowardly Dog''[='=]s plot about a dog discovering weird stuff in the neighborhood he lives in and mix it with ''Oggy and The Cockroaches''' plot about a house pet getting some trouble from a GangOfBullies. From there you get ''Poochini''.
58	* The combined success of ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' and the first mini-series of ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' led to an onslaught of MerchandiseDriven action shows throughout the 80s and early in the 90s. Common features include being [[SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon being produced for first-run syndication]], dozens of characters on both the good and evil sides, and [[AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle short educational segments]] tacked-on at the end to meet broadcasting requirements.
59	* The massive success of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' has led to a string of [[SurrealHumor bizarre]] cartoons like ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'', ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'', and ''WesternAnimation/PickleAndPeanut''. Interestingly, a new trend of slice-of-life shows like ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'', ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'', and ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' has also begun as if to rebel against the norm. Besides their quirky and ironic sense of comedy, another thing that virtually ALL of these aforementioned shows have in common, from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' to ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' to ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'', is that they feature an very similar visual style, especially in regards to character designs. This style is marked primarily by rounded shapes, and a massive usage of certain specific character design traits such as "noodle"-arms, round cheeks, red noses, etc. At this point it is probably warranted to simply describe this style as "2010's American television cartoon style", as it is so ubiquitous.
60	* It's clear that one of the main reasons ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls\|2016}}'' was rebooted was to cash in on the success of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', Cartoon Network's other famous female-lead series. The series does not have the gratuitous action and violence the original series was famous for, making it similar to ''Steven Universe'', which also has relatively little violence. Furthermore, the reboot got rid of characters like Ms. Bellum, as well as sidelining the original villains in favor of giving more focus to characters like Princess and Manboy.
61	* Following the success of ''WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat'', an X-rated animated film, we had ''WesternAnimation/KingDick'', ''WesternAnimation/DownAndDirtyDuck'', and ''WesternAnimation/TarzoonShameOfTheJungle''.
62	* The popularity of ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' has spawned many similar doll lines. Several have {{Animated Adaptation}}s, such as ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' and ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls''.
63	* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' started the trend in children's TV of [[SentientVehicle slapping a face on a vehicle]] and calling it a day, which is a trend that still pops up to this very day. It has inspired shows like ''{{WesternAnimation/Chuggington}}'', ''WesternAnimation/RoaryTheRacingCar'', ''WesternAnimation/JayJayTheJetPlane'', and ''WesternAnimation/JungleJunction''. Though, [[WesternAnimation/TheodoreTugboat one of these instances]] actually did have the same producer.
64	* After ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' finally beat ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' as the most popular preschool animated series, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} decided to create shows that followed young girls who were able to use magic to help others with a special item such as ''WesternAnimation/LittleCharmers'', ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'', ''WesternAnimation/MiaAndMe'' and ''WesternAnimation/DoraAndFriendsIntoTheCity''. Although the first two shows were successful with the target audience, the last two shows weren't as successful, with the latter show's failure having [[FranchiseKiller killed off the chances of Nickelodeon making any further Dora-related productions]], this would mean nothing to Nickelodeon as ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' would beat ''Sofia'' as the most popular preschool animated series.
65	* A very likely example, as ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'' was so popular in India, that it influenced ''Rat-a-Tat'' (''Animation/PakdamPakdai'' in Indian). ''WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird'' became a victim to this as well, as Toonz Media (the studio behind ''Rat-a-Tat'') used it as inspiration for ''Bunty and Billy'', another pantomime cartoon.
66	* The critical acclaim of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' led to the creation of more modern fantasy cartoons spliced with comedy, horror and mystery like ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino'', and ''WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain''.
67	* After Nickelodeon's successful compilation blocks of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'', and ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'', Cartoon Network got in on making their own compilation blocks of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (such as "Greg's Greatest Hits", "Fusions" and "Stevonnie Forever") ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' (such as "Titans vs. Santa", "Opposite Titans", "Tooth Fairy Fun" and "Beast Boy's Best Beasts"), ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' (such as "The Amazing Dates of Gumball & Penny" and "Gumball's Nemesis") and ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' (such as "Panda Crushes", "The Stack of Life" and "Basketbears").
68	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' started a trend in children's TV of "make an educational cartoon out of a book and hope it gets successful" - inspiring shows such as ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'', ''WesternAnimation/SagwaTheChineseSiameseCat'', ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'', ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'', ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeShrinks'', ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby'', ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel'', and ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks''.
69	* Since the launch of ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'', Disney Junior has made other MerchandiseDriven shows with a social-emotional curriculum to cash in on its popularity.
70	* While on that topic, after the success of Disney Junior's MerchandiseDriven, story-based shows, Creator/NickJr began including more and more of them in their lineup. This worked, as one such show, the Canadian import ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'', became the biggest preschool hit since ''Series/BarneyAndFriends''. As of February 2020, only three shows on the block, ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'', ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'' and ''WesternAnimation/BluesCluesAndYou'', have educational themes and are still being produced.
71	** The reason for this change in pace for preschool blocks is actually the result of TechnologyMarchesOn. When Disney was developing Disney Junior, several families that were surveyed to collect information to help develop the block. Most families claimed their kids prefered watching TV as entertainment, as new technology like [=iPads=] made it easier for children to learn basic preschool concepts. In comparison, when Disney ran the same survey 5 years prior [[note]] Disney ran this survey about their preschool shows every 5 years[[/note]], most parents prefered that their preschoolers watch TV to learn.
72	* On the note of ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'', that show's massive extreme success, and global popularity for Nickelodeon, and Spin Master, ironically led to Disney to create preschool shows to compete with the franchise's huge success, the first was ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'', a show which puts the two main dogs characters, Bingo, and Rolly in a detective/spy role, and the second, most current and most obvious, is ''WesternAnimation/{{Pupstruction}}'', a show where construction crew leader Phinny, an innovative young corgi, and his members, Tank, Luna, and Roxy, build and create things around the city of Petsburg, Disney created this show to compete with ''WesternAnimation/RubbleAndCrew'', the ''PAW Patrol's'' first spin-off series which focuses on Rubble relocating to Builder Cove to build new things in that town with his family.
73	** ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'', while not technically a series created by Disney, [[note]]Instead Disney licensed the series from it's original creators, Romuald Racioppo, and Creator/EntertainmentOne, the ''PJ Masks'' IP is now owned Creator/{{Hasbro}} after they absorbed eOne's Family Brands division into Hasbro's main unit and will continue the franchise under the newly formed Hasbro Entertainment due to Hasbro selling eOne to Creator/{{Lionsgate}}.[[/note]] avoided following it's rival shows for the first five seasons and it's success led to [[WesternAnimation/SpideyAndHisAmazingFriends Marvel]], and [[WesternAnimation/SuperKitties Sony]] to create their animated superhero preschool shows, starting with Season 6[[note]]Retooled and rebranded as ''Power Heroes''.[[/note]] however, the PJ Masks could not avoid replicating ''PAW Patrol'', even though it has some of the voice actors from ''PAW Patrol'' since the show's beginning, ''PJ Masks'' replicating ''PAW Patrol'' took effect where the Season 6 premier "Heroes Everywhere" having a somewhat similar premise to the first [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolMightyPups Mighty Pups]] special and one of the franchise's antagonist, Romeo, gaining the same super powers in the same episode as Harold Humdinger, and this season adds new three members [[note]]Ivan/Ice Cub, Bastet, and Lilyfay[[/note]] into their team, similar to how the pups gain new members in specific seasons [[note]]Or in the case of Liberty, and the Junior Patrollers, [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMovie a theatrical]] [[WesternAnimation/PAWPatrolTheMightyMovie feature film]], or in the case of Rubble's family, [[WesternAnimation/RubbleAndCrew a spin-off series]].[[/note]] in their franchise, and the ''Power Heroes'' episodes having a similar structure to ''PAW Patrol''.[[note]]Two or more members of the Power Heroes go on missions in each episode, with the occasional backup team member to help in some episodes, similar to how ''PAW Patrol'' does it with it's structure, two or more pups go on missions with another pup serving as a backup responder.[[/note]]
74	* ''WesternAnimation/FamiliaTipo'' is an Argentine cartoon heavily based on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. The protagonist Hector dresses and acts like Homer, his wife Bianca is a more fanservicey version of Marge, and they have a son and daughter. Most of the characters are also yellow, like how white characters are stylized in ''The Simpsons''.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/GodRocks'' is a CGI-animated (or at least was) children's series featuring inanimate objects teaching lessons and singing songs about the Bible. It is very obviously trying to imitate ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', and they even made fun of it in "A Blast From The Past (Anybody Got Change For A Buck?)." However, while ''God Rocks!'' is not as well-known as ''[=VeggieTales=]'', its discography was successful in its own right, and received several spinoff series.

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