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| 5 | [[caption-width-right:341:[-[[WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries Becoming animated]] greatly expanded [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Kirk's]] "To Do" list.-]]] |
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| 7 | Despite its long-standing reputation as something "for kids", animation is an extremely versatile visual medium. While animation can tell almost any kind of story, its greatest strength is that it can portray stories with relative ease that would be prohibitively expensive and/or extremely difficult (if not impossible) to pull off convincingly in live action. For that reason, animation is an ideal medium for portraying stories with fantastic elements, and many of the world's oldest and most enduring medium that predates film contain at least some elements of the fantastic. |
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| 9 | So it's hardly any wonder that many existing stories, whatever their origins, have been given the animation treatment. The Animated Adaptation has been around almost as long as modern animation itself: the [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs first major animated feature]] was based on a well-known fairytale, and almost all major Western feature-length animated films were based on existing ideas until the late 1990s to early 2000s, when original animated features started to gain prominence. |
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| 11 | Keep in mind, however, that "adaptation" doesn't necessarily mean ''faithful'' adaptation. As with the LiveActionAdaptation, animated adaptations often take liberties with their source material -- sometimes to the point of being nigh unrecognizable. |
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| 13 | Likewise, animation made for television has a rich history of adapting stories and characters from other mediums -- comic strips and books such as ''Franchise/{{Popeye}}'', ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' and ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' being prime examples. The same is true of Japan; as often as not, the hot new {{anime}} of each season is more than likely based off {{manga}} or {{light novels}}. |
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| 15 | However, one particularly bizarre trend began back in The70s: animation studios such as Creator/{{Filmation}} and Creator/HannaBarbera would develop animated versions of live-action television shows such as ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'', and ''Series/GilligansIsland''. Most of these shows are (not unfairly) remembered for being little more than fairly cheaply animated retreads of popular sitcoms, albeit with sillier, more outlandish plots. There were exceptions, though -- ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'' was an official continuation of its source series, and even involved most of the original cast and writers. |
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| 17 | For a video game-specific example of this trope, see TheAnimeOfTheGame. Compare and contrast LiveActionAdaptation. In {{anime}}, which is frequently adapted from {{manga}}, the opposite of this is AnimeFirst. |
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| 19 | !!Examples (sorted by the original media): |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 21 | [[folder:Anime]] |
| 22 | * ''Anne No Nikki'' (Diary of Anne) is a 1995 anime film based on Anne Frank's journal. |
| 23 | * ''Anime/HimitsuNoHanazono'' is an anime adaptation of ''Literature/TheSecretGarden'' by Creator/FrancesHodgsonBurnett. It ages down Mary, Dickon and Colin, and introduces a few original characters. |
| 24 | * ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' is a studio that adapts Western Literature into anime. |
| 25 | ** ''Anime/{{Moomin|1969}}'', based on ''Literature/TheMoomins'' by Finnish author Creator/ToveJansson[[note]]Jansson disowned the anime series due to its great divergence from the original works. The company later developed ''Anime/ShinMumin'' to be closer to the books because of this[[/note]]. |
| 26 | ** ''Anime/AndersenMonogatari'', based on various Creator/HansChristianAndersen stories. |
| 27 | ** ''Anime/RockyChuckTheMountainRat'' based on ''Literature/BurgessBedtimeStories'' by Thornton Burgess. |
| 28 | ** ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', based on the ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'' series by Johanna Spyri. |
| 29 | ** ''Anime/ADogOfFlanders1975'', based on ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' by Marie Louise De la Ramée. |
| 30 | ** ''Anime/ThreeThousandLeaguesInSearchOfMother'', based on ''Heart'' by Edmondo De Amicis. |
| 31 | ** ''Anime/RascalTheRaccoon'', based on ''Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era'' by Sterling North. |
| 32 | ** ''Anime/TheStoryOfPerrine'', based on ''Literature/NobodysGirl'' by Hector Malot. |
| 33 | ** ''Red-haired Anne'', based on ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' by Lucy Maud Montgomery. |
| 34 | ** ''The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer'', based on ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer'' by Creator/MarkTwain. |
| 35 | ** ''Anime/TheSwissFamilyRobinsonFloneOfTheMysteriousIsland'', based on ''Literature/SwissFamilyRobinson'' by Johann David Wyss. |
| 36 | ** ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'', based on ''Southern Rainbow'' by Phyllis Piddington. |
| 37 | ** ''Anime/AlpsStoriesMyAnnette'', based on ''Literature/TreasuresOfTheSnow'' by Patricia St. John. |
| 38 | ** ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'', based on ''Paimen Piika Ja Emanta'' by Auni Nuolivaara. |
| 39 | ** ''Anime/PrincessSarah'', based on ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'' by Creator/FrancesHodgsonBurnett. |
| 40 | ** ''Anime/TheStoryOfPollyannaGirlOfLove'', based on ''Literature/{{Pollyanna}}'' by Eleanor H. Porter. |
| 41 | ** ''[[Anime/AiNoWakakusaMonogatari Love Story of the Young Grass]]'', based on ''Literature/LittleWomen'' by Louisa May Alcott. |
| 42 | ** ''Anime/LittlePrinceCedie'', based on ''Literature/LittleLordFauntleroy'' by Creator/FrancesHodgsonBurnett. |
| 43 | ** ''Anime/TheAdventuresOfPeterPan'', based on [[Literature/PeterPan the novel]] by J. M. Barrie. |
| 44 | ** ''Anime/MyDaddyLongLegs'', based on ''Literature/DaddyLongLegs'' by Jean Webster. |
| 45 | ** ''Anime/TrappFamilyStory'', based on ''[[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic The Story of the Trapp Family Singers]]'' by Maria Augusta von Trapp |
| 46 | ** ''Anime/TheBushBaby'', based on ''The Bushbabies'' by William Stevenson. |
| 47 | ** ''Tale Of Young Grass Nan And Miss Jo, based on ''Literature/LittleMen'' by Louisa May Alcott. |
| 48 | ** ''Anime/RomeosBlueSkies'', based on ''The Black Brothers'' by Lisa Tetzner. |
| 49 | ** ''Famous Dog Lassie'', based on ''[[Franchise/{{Lassie}} Lassie Come-Home]]'' by Eric Knight. |
| 50 | ** ''Anime/RemyNobodysGirl'', based on ''Literature/SansFamille'' Hector Malot. |
| 51 | ** ''Anime/LesMiserablesShojoCosette'', based on ''Literature/LesMiserables'' by Creator/VictorHugo. |
| 52 | ** ''Anime/PorphyNoNagaiTabi'', based on ''The Orphans Of Simitra'' by Paul-Jacques Bonzon. |
| 53 | ** ''Konnichiwa Anne Before Green Gables'', based on ''Before Green Gables'' [[note]]A prequel to ''Anne of Green Gables''[[/note]] by Budge Wilson. |
| 54 | * ''Anime/LauraThePrairieGirl'' is this to ''Literature/LittleHouseOnThePrairie''. |
| 55 | * ''Anime/MischievousTwinsTheTalesOfStClares'' is one of the ''Literature/StClares'' book series by Creator/EnidBlyton; she passed away two decades before the anime's creation. |
| 56 | [[/folder]] |
| 57 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 58 | * The Incredible Crash Test Dummies, known first as a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5h2NF2xMYI PSA campaign]] on the importance of wearing seat belts while driving, somehow became [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-WgF5jGVdA a Saturday morning cartoon]]. (The [=PSAs=] being aimed ''at'' kids, generally being pretty funny, and one of the Dummies being voiced by Creator/LorenzoMusic all helped.) |
| 59 | * ''WebAnimation/TheLebrons'', adapted from [=LeBron=] James' [[Advertising/TheLebrons series of live-action Nike commercials]] of the same name. |
| 60 | * ''WesternAnimation/LinusTheLionHearted'' was a mid-1960s example where the mascots of several Post breakfast cereals were made into rather well-done cartoons. It was eventually forced off the air due to an FCC ruling that forbade children show characters from appearing in commercials during their own program. |
| 61 | * ''The California Raisins'', adapted from Will Vinton's clay-animated commercials for the California Raisin Advisory Board. |
| 62 | * ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' was a very successful and very creative animated Disney show based on the candy brand of the gummi bears. |
| 63 | * ''WesternAnimation/FunnyFace'' was an attempt to turn the mascots from the discontinued Funny Face drink mix franchise into a cartoon series. The show never happened, but a collection of animated shorts, along with reviving some of the characters for dried cranberries, came out of it. |
| 64 | * ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'' and ''Tooba Tooba Noonbory'' are adaptations of the ''[=PinkAru=] and Nunbory'' stationary brand. As the name suggests, it primarily stars BreakoutCharacter Noonbory, while [=PinkAru=] didn't appear until ''Tooba Tooba''. |
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| 67 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 68 | * ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': |
| 69 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow'' |
| 70 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesTVFunnies'' |
| 71 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries'' |
| 72 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'' |
| 73 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 74 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaSecretsOfATeenageWitch'' |
| 75 | * ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Asterix has received quite a few animated movies based on the albums, as well as several with an original story. |
| 76 | * ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'': |
| 77 | ** The 1999 series, ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'' is a rather forgettable short-lived series that gave the Avengers Franchise/PowerRangers-esque PoweredArmor {{Transformation Sequence}}s, and relegated the "big name" Avengers to special guest appearances. |
| 78 | ** The two ''WesternAnimation/UltimateAvengers'' films, based on ''ComicBook/TheUltimates'' (a reimagination of the Avengers in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe). |
| 79 | ** The 2010 series, ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', has been well received by most everyone and does stay true to the comics, while doing a similar attempt at an AdaptationDistillation, much like the above-mentioned ''Spectacular Spider-Man''. |
| 80 | ** 2013 saw the release of, ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble''. The show is heavily influenced by the 2012 live-action ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 Avengers]]'' film, featuring the exact same roster save for the inclusion of ComicBook/TheFalcon. |
| 81 | ** 2014 saw the launch of ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'', an anime InternationalCoProduction done with Creator/ToeiAnimation. |
| 82 | * ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': |
| 83 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' is the most successful and high quality example of the Animated Adaptation. It spawned [[Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse seven in-continuity spin-off shows]] that lasted from the early 1990s right through to the early 21st century, as well as computer games and movies. It kept the Creator/DannyElfman theme, some of the character designs and all of the tone of Creator/TimBurton's movies (though not quite to Burton-levels of darkness), but took place in an AlternateContinuity. It also originally placed a moratorium on death, although this was relaxed for the spin-off movies and the rest of the ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'' in general, including ''The New Batman Adventures''. Also, several characters were popular enough to become {{Canon Immigrant}}s to the mainstream [[Franchise/TheDCU DC Universe]], most famously ComicBook/HarleyQuinn. |
| 84 | ** It has also forever burned the voices of Creator/KevinConroy and Creator/MarkHamill into the minds of everyone that grew up in the 1990s and 2000s as '''the''' voices of Batman and ComicBook/TheJoker... You'd think after ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', DC may have tried to get new voices for the characters, but both returned to their roles in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' and ''[[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity Arkham City]]'', and rather than Creator/ChristianBale voicing Batman in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanGothamKnight'', ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' tie-in Direct-to-Video movie, guess who played Batman instead? (Though this had more to do with both Nolan and Bale's disapproval of the animated tie-in, simply because it was "for kids" and "a tie-in", despite getting the same MPAA rating as the movies.) |
| 85 | ** Additionally, there have been ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', the latter of which was well received for being a LighterAndSofter alternative to the darker Batman stories, while also including a copious amount of [[MythologyGag in-jokes]] for hardcore fans. |
| 86 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman'' began airing in 2013, and has a DarkerAndEdgier tone closer to the '90s series and ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''. |
| 87 | ** Long before these, however, there were multiple Batman series in the 60s and 70s including ''The Batman/Superman Hour'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfBatman'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman'', although the latter was more of a direct adaptation of the live-action ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''. |
| 88 | ** There are ''[[AdaptationOverdosed also]]'' a number of standalone animated films that exist largely in separate continuity from one another which include: ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanApocalypse Apocalypse]]'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanYearOne'', ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheDarkKnightReturns'', the ''WesternAnimation/{{Batman|UnlimitedAnimalInstincts}}'' ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMonsterMayhem Unlimited]]'' [[WesternAnimation/BatmanUnlimitedMechsVsMutants films]], ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke''. |
| 89 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse'' is a SharedUniverse that, while later diverging of this path, initially acted as this for the ComicBook/New52 and ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison''. |
| 90 | * ''ComicBook/BlakeAndMortimer'': The Belgian comic was adapted 1997 ''WesternAnimation/BlakeAndMortimer'' series. |
| 91 | * ''ComicBook/{{Condorito}}'': South America has series of animated shorts. |
| 92 | * ''Franchise/TheDCU'': The WesternAnimation/DCNation block showcases various animated shorts such as ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever'', often highlighting lesser-known properties like ComicBook/AnimalMan as well. |
| 93 | * ''ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse'': ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', adapted from Disney comics about Uncle Scrooge (notably ones by Creator/CarlBarks and Creator/DonRosa). Could be considered a RecursiveAdaptation, since the Disney comics were originally based on WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts. |
| 94 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': |
| 95 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1967'' |
| 96 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'' |
| 97 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 98 | ** ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' |
| 99 | * ''ComicBook/FishPolice'': The comic was adapted into [[WesternAnimation/FishPolice a short-lived cartoon]] which lasted only ''six'' episodes on Creator/{{CBS}}. It changed very many of the aspects. |
| 100 | * ''ComicBook/GreenLantern'': The Green Lantern received his own TV series as a tie-in to the [[Film/GreenLantern2011 live-action film]]. Ironically, ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' was far better received than the movie itself, even though it only lasted one season thanks to the lack of a toy line. |
| 101 | * ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'': The OVA ''WesternAnimation/GoldDiggerTimeRaft'' based on the pilot of the comic book. Notable in that the creator, Fred Perry, produced and animated the whole thing himself. |
| 102 | * ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The first came in 1966, as part of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelSuperHeroes''. He's had two TV series dedicated to him ([[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1982 one]] in the 80's and [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996 one]] in the 90's) both CutShort, though both series retain small but faithful fanbases. Since then, he has had multiple appearances in [=DTVs=] and other Marvel TV series since then, most prominently ''WesternAnimation/HulkVs'', ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'', and ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''. The most recent one, ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH'', aired on Creator/DisneyXD and ran for 2 seasons. |
| 103 | * ''ComicBook/IronMan'': |
| 104 | ** ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 105 | ** ''WesternAnimation/IronManArmoredAdventures'' |
| 106 | ** ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' |
| 107 | ** ''Anime/IronManRiseOfTechnovore'' |
| 108 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheInvincibleIronMan'' |
| 109 | * ''ComicBook/{{Iznogoud}}'': In 1995, fifty-two of the Goscinny-penned stories from 1962-77 were turned into 11-minute shorts for a TV cartoon series that ran for one season. |
| 110 | * ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'': |
| 111 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' |
| 112 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'' |
| 113 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheNewFrontier'' |
| 114 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueCrisisOnTwoEarths'' |
| 115 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'' |
| 116 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueTheFlashpointParadox'' |
| 117 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueWar'' |
| 118 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueThroneOfAtlantis'' |
| 119 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueGodsAndMonsters'' |
| 120 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTeenTitans'' |
| 121 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SupermanAquamanHourOfAdventure'' had a ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' segment. |
| 122 | * ''ComicBook/{{Lanfeust}}'': |
| 123 | ** ''Lanfeust'' has a 26-episode AllCGICartoon series, loosely based on the manga version rather than the original comic, and thus DenserAndWackier. |
| 124 | ** Its spin-off comic ''Trolls de Troy'' also has a 2D cartoon adaptation, with a big departure in art style and considerably more kid-friendly. |
| 125 | * ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'': |
| 126 | ** The 1971 film ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeDaisyTown''. |
| 127 | ** The 1978 film ''WesternAnimation/LuckyLukeBalladOfTheDaltons''. |
| 128 | ** The 1983-1984/1991-1992 series ''WesternAnimation/{{Lucky Luke|1983}}''. |
| 129 | ** The 2001-2003 series ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfLuckyLuke''. |
| 130 | ** The 2006-2007 series ''WesternAnimation/{{Rintindumb}}''. |
| 131 | ** The 2007 film ''WesternAnimation/GoWestALuckyLukeAdventure''. |
| 132 | ** The 2009-2013 series ''WesternAnimation/TheDaltons''. |
| 133 | * ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'': Several of the Marvel super heroes including [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ComicBook/IronMan, ComicBook/SubMariner, ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], and ComicBook/SilverSurfer have had at least one cartoon. |
| 134 | * ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'': In Brazil, the comic has been out since 1959 and is still going on, with an animated series as of 2004. (And a [[SpinoffBabies Teen Spinoff Manga]], as of August 2008) |
| 135 | * ''ComicBook/MortadeloYFilemon'': The comic got two major ones. The first, a trilogy of animated films produced between 1965 and 1970 (the first two are actually compilations of short films that were supposed to be a TV show), and an actual 26 episode TV show broadcasted in Spain between 1994 and 1995. The 2014 movie is done in CGI animation. |
| 136 | * ''ComicBook/MotuPatlu'': The Indian animated series ''Animation/MotuPatlu'' is adapted from the comic series of the same name. |
| 137 | * ''Animation/PangPond'': Tha Thai animated series is adapted from a series of comics. |
| 138 | * ''ComicBook/RichieRich'': Richie Rich has had two animated series. Creator/HannaBarbera's character designs were a significant departure from the Harvey comics, but the 1990s series reverted to the comics style. |
| 139 | * ''ComicBook/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice'': The comic was made into a [[WesternAnimation/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Saturday morning cartoon]] by Creator/{{Nelvana}}, which upped the weirdness factor to compensate for the lack of violence. It only lasted 13 half-hours. |
| 140 | * ''Franchise/TheSmurfs'': AdaptationDisplacement means that few in North America are aware of [[ComicBook/TheSmurfs the original]] FrancoBelgianComics by Peyo. In addition to [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981 the Hanna-Barbera series]], there are several animated Belgian shorts produced in the 1960s, a Belgian feature film in 1976 (''La Flûte à six schtroumpfs'', later dubbed to English and released in the United States in 1983 as ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAndTheMagicFlute''), and animated features co-produced by Sony Pictures Animation and Duck Studios (''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAChristmasCarol'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsTheLegendOfSmurfyHollow''). And there's the current [[WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs2021 2021 CGI-animated series]] that is broadcast on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. |
| 141 | * ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogIDW'': ''WebAnimation/SonicRebound'' acts as a fan made one for the Sonic IDW comic series. |
| 142 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': |
| 143 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 1967 adaptation]], which introduced the famous "Does whatever a spider can" theme song. |
| 144 | ** The Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises ''WesternAnimation/SpiderWoman'' that aired from 1979-1980. |
| 145 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1981'', which was most famous for having him meet up with Doctor Doom ''repeatedly''. |
| 146 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'', which aired around the same time as the above series, saw the webhead team up with ComicBook/{{Iceman|MarvelComics}} and [[CanonImmigrant Firestar]], and is much better-known nowadays. |
| 147 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'' was pretty much John Semper doing the best he could with horrible animation, censorship and ExecutiveMeddling. Nonetheless, the series has remained ''the'' Spider-Man animated adaptation for many fans, with Christopher Daniel Barnes' portrayal of the character often considered one of the best. |
| 148 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'' is the first animated Spider-Man series to focus his time as a teenager in high school, as it was originally in the comics. The show is also widely considered an AdaptationDistillation as it stays true to the comics (through using a lot of elements from the original Spider-Man comics that were written by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko; the show brought in characters, story lines, and plot elements with a similar balance of action, drama and comedy as well as a high school setting) in addition to utilizing material from all eras of the comic's run and other sources such as the more recent the ''ComicBook/UltimateSpiderMan'' comics and the [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy Sam Raimi movies]], making a Spider-Man cartoon that is popular and recognizable to both older and younger fans. |
| 149 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' is loosely adapted from the comic book with the same name while using some elements from the 616 and Marvel Cinematic Universes. Aiming for a more comedic tone than its predecessors, the series tries its best to put a different spin on all the old characters and try to bring in something new. |
| 150 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' is yet another Spider-Man series following ''Film/SpidermanHomecoming'', a back-to-basic approach taking many cues from the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and modern Spider-Man comics. |
| 151 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' [[TheMultiverse makes many iterations collide]], notably [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]], ComicBook/SpiderGwen, ComicBook/SpiderManNoir and ComicBook/SpiderHam. |
| 152 | *** [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse A sequel]] is set to release in two parts, one in 2022, the other in 2023. This one will add ComicBook/SpiderMan2099, ComicBook/SpiderWoman and [[Series/SpiderManJapan the Japanese Spider-Man]] in the mix, among others. |
| 153 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': |
| 154 | ** The very first animated adaptation of ''Superman'' was a series of 7-10 minute shorts produced by the Fleisher studios in (and later Famous studios) in conjunction with Paramount from 1941 to 1943. While sparse on characterization, they were way ahead of their time with a style that influenced the ''Batman'' series 50 years later. The first installment, "The Mad Scientist" (also known as Superman no. 1) was nominated for an Academy Award for animated short subject. |
| 155 | ** In 1966, another Superman animated series, ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfSuperman'', put Filmation on the map, and while hardly epic, serve as a very faithful adaptation of the Silver Age comics. |
| 156 | ** Just in time for Superman's 50th anniversary in 1988, viewers were given ''WesternAnimation/RubySpearsSuperman''. While the series lasted only a single season, it was notable for drawing on elements of the ''ComicBook/PostCrisis'' comics, no doubt in part because writer Marv Wolfman served as story editor for the series. |
| 157 | ** Bruce Timm's ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' is the most definitive adaptation, considering that many fans claimed it to be better than the other ones, and like its brother series, many character traits (Lois calling Clark "Smallville", for example) and many characters were [[CanonImmigrant integrated into the comics themselves]]. |
| 158 | ** Like Batman, Superman has seen a number of animated movies, including ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBrainiacAttacks'', the aformentioned ''Superman/Batman'' movies, ''WesternAnimation/AllStarSuperman'', ''WesternAnimation/SupermanVsTheElite'', and ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound''. |
| 159 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' made a household name out of what was once a bloody black-and-white self-published comic. |
| 160 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 The first cartoon from 1987]], which first propelled the franchise to stardom. |
| 161 | ** The DarkerAndEdgier [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003 cartoon]], which was a much more faithful adaptation of the comics. |
| 162 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 series]], which features [[AllCGICartoon CGI animation]] and a more comedic tone than the 2003 series. |
| 163 | ** The [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles 2018 series]], which notably returns to the traditional animated style, but is lighter and softer than its predecessor. |
| 164 | * ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'': |
| 165 | ** Most famously, they had a [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 self-titled]] cartoon that ran for five successful seasons. It was a significant hit despite initially being criticized for being noticeably LighterAndSofter than the comic books it was based off. It also proved to be fairly influential on the comics themselves, even producing a few {{Canon Immigrant}}s. |
| 166 | ** Then came ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', which was an AdaptationDistillation of both the ''Teen Titans'' and the original ''ComicBook/YoungJustice'' comic series. The series was much darker than its predecessor, and won accolades for having a mature storytelling style evocative of the '90s Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse shows. |
| 167 | ** Another series, more comedic in tone, began airing in 2013: ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. ''Go!'' is even lighter than the earlier ''Teen Titans'', to the extent that there's an episode in which Dr. Light -- yes, ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil that]]'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil Dr. Light]] -- performs a temporary HeelFaceTurn and has tea with Raven and Starfire before the boys show up belatedly and give him a reason to start hating the Titans all over again. ''Go!'' also received two movies: ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoVsTeenTitans''. |
| 168 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueVsTeenTitans'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTheJudasContract'', meanwhile, exist in the WesternAnimation/DCAnimatedMovieUniverse. |
| 169 | ** Well before all of these, there were a set of 1967 Filmation shorts as part of the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanAquamanHourOfAdventure'' |
| 170 | * ''ComicBook/TheTick'': The popular Saturday morning cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheTick'' was adapted from a character that was first featured in Ben Edlund's comic books. |
| 171 | * ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': |
| 172 | ** The first ones, produced in the 1950s-1960s by Belgian studio Belvision, kept almost none of the plots from the comics. |
| 173 | ** ''Temple of the Sun'' is an amalgamation two albums from the same story arc, ''The Seven Crystal Balls'' and ''Temple of the Sun'', by Belvision again. |
| 174 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TintinAndTheLakeOfSharks'' by Belvision is an original story. |
| 175 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|1991}}'' (1991) from French studio Ellipse and Canadian studio Creator/{{Nelvana}} was TruerToTheText and more of an AdaptationDistillation. |
| 176 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}'' (2011), the CGI film directed by Creator/StevenSpielberg, amalgamates ''The Crab with the Golden Claws'', ''The Secret of the Unicorn'' and '' Red Rackham's Treasure''. |
| 177 | * ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'': Believe or not, the series ''WesternAnimation/WITCH2004'' is adapted from its first two comic book storylines. However, many people, especially from America, [[AdaptationDisplacement didn't realize this]]. Although the comic book had far more staying power than the animated series. Unless you're American, chances are you've noticed the comic book. |
| 178 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Wonder Woman received an [[WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2009 animated movie in 2009]] and a [[WesternAnimation/WonderWoman2013 series of shorts]] on the WesternAnimation/DCNation block in 2013. |
| 179 | * ''ComicBook/XenozoicTales'': The comic was adapted by Creator/{{Nelvana}} into a 13-episode cartoon called ''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs''. |
| 180 | * ''ComicBook/XMen'': |
| 181 | ** ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'' |
| 182 | ** ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' |
| 183 | ** ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' |
| 184 | ** ''Anime/MarvelAnimeXMen'' |
| 185 | * ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape'': Two episodes can be viewed on Platform/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FaqkLW7YBc here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqis_Bp4xcw here]]. |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:Comic Strips]] |
| 189 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfPrinceValiant'', based on ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant''. |
| 190 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheDrinkyCrowShow'', based on Tony Millionare's comic strip ''Maakies''. ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' also did a series of animated shorts based on ''Maakies'' |
| 191 | * The comic strip ''ComicStrip/BabyBlues'' had [[WesternAnimation/BabyBlues a short-lived adaptation]] based on the strip's early days (No Hammie, no Wren, Zoe's an infant). |
| 192 | * ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'' had seven animated specials and [[WesternAnimation/ForBetterOrForWorse a two-season animated series]] that aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}}. |
| 193 | * Jim Davis: |
| 194 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'', adapted from '''two''' comic strips -- ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' -- both created by Jim Davis. |
| 195 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow'', similar to ''Garfield and Friends'', only minus the ''U.S. Acres'' segments and animated in CGI. |
| 196 | ** There were also [[WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials several specials]] in the 1980s, using the ''Garfield and Friends'' cast and art style (though not explicitly set in the same universe). These included an adaptation of the graphic novel ''ComicBook/GarfieldHis9Lives'' and a ChristmasSpecial. |
| 197 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldOriginals'' is yet another animated adaptation of the ''Garfield'' comic strip, this time consisting of dialogue-free shorts. |
| 198 | ** 2024 brings ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldMovie'', starring Creator/ChrisPratt as the fat cat himself. |
| 199 | * ''ComicStrip/DeGaulleAtTheBeach'' was adapted on the French channel Arte in 2020. |
| 200 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' has a long history with this trope. |
| 201 | ** Most famous of them all are the many TV specials and films produced since 1965, with the most famous being ''WesternAnimation/ACharlieBrownChristmas'' and ''WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown''. What most might not know however is just how long these continued to be produced, as the last one having come out in 2011! Also worth mentioning is Creator/BlueSkyStudios' ''WesternAnimation/ThePeanutsMovie'' from 2015. |
| 202 | ** From the same production crew as the specials and the older movies came 1983's ''WesternAnimation/TheCharlieBrownAndSnoopyShow'', which featured shorts in the vein of the comics as opposed to the longer stories of the movies and TV specials. This was followed in 2014 a French series of ''Peanuts'' shorts from Dall'Angelo Pictures, as well as two Canadian productions from Creator/WildBrain for Creator/AppleTVPlus starring Snoopy, being 2019's ''Snoopy in Space'' and 2021's ''WesternAnimation/TheSnoopyShow''. |
| 203 | * ''ComicStrip/Blondie1930'': The titular character and her husband Dagwood have appeared in [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blondie_(comic_strip)#Animation two animated specials]] as well as cameos in other works. |
| 204 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Marvin}}'' had an animated special called ''Marvin, Baby of the Year''. |
| 205 | * ''WesternAnimation/DefendersOfTheEarth'' combined the exploits of ComicStrip/FlashGordon, ComicStrip/ThePhantom and ComicStrip/MandrakeTheMagician, along with their children. |
| 206 | * ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'' started life in the newspapers. Aaron [=McGruder=] abandoned it to work on [[WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks the show]]. |
| 207 | * ''ComicStrip/LittleNemo'': |
| 208 | ** The UrExample, having [[WesternAnimation/LittleNemo a short film]] that came out [[MediaNotes/TheSilentAgeOfAnimation in 1911]]. Not very plot-heavy and mostly consisted of Winsor [=McCay=] showing off the animation medium. |
| 209 | ** For an animated "series" however, Emile Cohl's "The Newlyweds" (1913) is of note. It ran for 13 shorts, and sadly only one of them ("He Poses for His Portrait") survives; the rest had their negatives destroyed in a lab fire. |
| 210 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}'' was the first successful animated adaptation, beginning in 1933 and eventually eclipsing the ''Thimble Theater'' strips on which it was based. |
| 211 | * After Popeye's success, the Fleischer studio tried adaptations of ''Henry'' and ''The Little King'', neither of which went anywhere. The later Famous Studios had more success with their adaptation of the ''ComicStrip/LittleLulu'' magazine cartoons (before she starred in a popular comic book line.) |
| 212 | * ''[[ComicStrip/TheKatzenjammerKids The Katzenjammer Kids]]'' (or rather, its [[AlternateContinuity alternate strip]] ''The Captain and the Kids'') received a less-than-successful adaptation by Creator/{{MGM}} in [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation the late 1930s]]. They would appear in the late 60s in a commercial spot for Pepto-Bismol then in a regular stint on CBS's ''Archie's TV Funnies.'' |
| 213 | * In a curious manner, ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' is a ''fake'' Animated Adaptation of ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes''. |
| 214 | * A one-shot ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'' special was produced in 1977. |
| 215 | * Creator/VanBeurenStudios made three of them, and two of them were based on comics; one based on Otto Soglow's newspaper comic "The Little King" (with two preceding shorts based on its companion strip, "Sentinel Louie"), and another was based on Fontaine Fox's comic "Toonerville Trolley". |
| 216 | * A short anthology film based on ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' called ''Gary Larson's Tales from the Far Side'' was produced in 1994. It received a sequel in 1997 called ''Tales From the Far Side II'' and an altered version in 1999. They've aired on CBS, BBC, and Adult Swim. |
| 217 | * ''WesternAnimation/JorelsBrother'' was based on an obscure comic strip published on the [=TVQuase=] magazine in the 2000s. |
| 218 | * ''WesternAnimation/MoominsOnTheRiviera'' was adapted from [[Literature/TheMoomins the comic strip of the same name]] by Creator/ToveJansson. Japan also produced a few anime series based on ''The Moomins'', the first being in 1969, the second in 1972 (itself a SequelSeries to the first) the third and fourth in 1990 (the latter being a SequelSeries to the former). |
| 219 | * Hank Ketcham's ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' has received several: |
| 220 | ** A 1981 TV special entitled ''Dennis the Menace in Mayday for Mother'', produced by Creator/DepatieFrelengEnterprises. |
| 221 | ** A [[WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace 1986-1988 animated series]], airing in FirstRunSyndication for its first season and on Creator/{{CBS}} for its second, produced by Creator/DiCEntertainment. |
| 222 | ** A 1993 revival of the above titled ''All-New Dennis the Menace'', produced again by [=DiC=] Entertainment for syndication, running for 13 episodes. |
| 223 | ** A 2002 ''Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'' TV movie entitled ''Dennis the Menace in Cruise Control'', later released on DVD. Once again produced by [=DiC=] Entertainment. |
| 224 | * In 1963, King Features produced a string of shows based on three of their comic strips: ''ComicStrip/BeetleBailey'', ''ComicStrip/KrazyKat'', and ''ComicStrip/SnuffySmith''. |
| 225 | * South America has series of animated shorts for ''ComicStrip/{{Mafalda}}''. |
| 226 | * ''{{ComicStrip/Pogo}}'' had three: ''Pogo's Special Birthday Special'' (1969), animated by Creator/ChuckJones; ''We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us'' (1970), a short film animated by Kelly himself; and ''I Go Pogo'' (1980), a feature length StopMotion film. |
| 227 | * ''ComicStrip/{{Ziggy}}'' had ''Ziggy's Gift'', a ChristmasSpecial directed by Creator/RichardWilliams that won an Emmy. |
| 228 | * ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' was adapted by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation from [[ComicStrip/OverTheHedge the comic strip of the same name]]. |
| 229 | * Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s 1991 cartoon ''WesternAnimation/{{Rupert}}'' is an animated adaptation of the British comic strip ''ComicStrip/RupertBear''. |
| 230 | * ''Hey Look'', a series of comic strips made by Harvey Kurtzman in the 1940's, was adapted into a short by Vincent Waller for ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons''. |
| 231 | * The Canadian animated series ''WesternAnimation/AnimalCrackers'' was based on the long-running comic strip of the same name. |
| 232 | * Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s ''WesternAnimation/{{Committed}}'' is based on a comic strip by Michael Fry (who also did ''Over the Hedge'' mentioned above), although it does make a few changes to the source material. |
| 233 | * ComicBook/FritzTheCat had two animated adult movies, being WesternAnimation/FritzTheCat and WesternAnimation/TheNineLivesOfFritzTheCat. |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:Fairy Tales]] |
| 237 | * ''Literature/TheFoolOfTheWorldAndTheFlyingShip'' has two animated adaptations which included Creator/CosgroveHall's Stop Motion animated version ''WesternAnimation/TheFoolAndTheFlyingShip'' and Creator/RabbitEarsProductions version narrated by Creator/RobinWilliams. |
| 238 | [[/folder]] |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 241 | * Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon: |
| 242 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' (which replaced Creator/RobinWilliams with Creator/DanCastellaneta as the voice of the Genie. Castellaneta actually played the Genie character on the episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' which Bart befriended a Muslim boy and Homer fears that the boy and his family are terrorists) |
| 243 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}: [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1992 Animated Series]]'' |
| 244 | ** ''Franchise/TheLionKing'' has two: ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'', which compared to the rest of them had little to do with [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 the first film]] besides shared characters (a couple of episodes even had a cartoon focused on Rafiki or the three hyenas from the movie [Shanzai -- with Creator/TressMacNeille as Shanzai in place of Whoopi Goldberg -- Banzai, and Ed]), and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', which is actually canonical to the franchise (taking place within the TimeSkip of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride the second film]]). |
| 245 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}: The Animated Series'' (notable for featuring nearly all the main cast of the movie, and [[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Hercules_(TV_series) one of the most impressive list of celebrity guest stars to star in a Saturday morning cartoon]]). |
| 246 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'' -- a {{Defictionalization}} of the ShowWithinAShow that the toy from ''Franchise/ToyStory'' was based on. |
| 247 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTarzan'' |
| 248 | ** ''Franchise/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' has two: ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' and ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatianStreet'' |
| 249 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'' |
| 250 | ** ''WesternAnimation/JungleCubs'' and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin''. |
| 251 | ** ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'', ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'', and ''Animation/StitchAndAi''. Yes, ''three'' for [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch one franchise]], and all were made within the span of just 15 years from [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch the first film's]] debut. (Although, the latter two series are actually spin-offs primarily made for the foreign countries where they were produced; only the first one definitively follows the original film.) |
| 252 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'' |
| 253 | ** ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6TheSeries'' |
| 254 | ** Disney has plans for shows based on ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', but these shows never made it past the pilot episode. The episodes in question were eventually released on DVD and billed as direct-to-video sequels. |
| 255 | * A number of Creator/DonBluth movies received this treatment, along with [[{{Sequelitis}} a plethora of direct-to-video sequels]]. |
| 256 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Fievel's American Tails]]'' |
| 257 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' |
| 258 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven: The Series'' |
| 259 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarrietTheSpy'' takes the [[Literature/HarrietTheSpy original novel]] and turns it into a SliceOfLife series that mostly draws inspiration from the novel's setting and characters. However, the second half of season 2 follows the novel rather closely, albeit in a LighterAndSofter fashion with more humor. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 263 | * Worth noticing that ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' was heavily based on Tim Burton's ''Film/Batman1989'' and ''Film/BatmanReturns'', albeit not as dark in tone. |
| 264 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantaghiro}}'', based off [[Series/{{Fantaghiro}} the Italian film series of the same name.]] |
| 265 | * ''Film/TheThreeStooges'': |
| 266 | ** They get ''Series/TheSixMillionDollarMan'' treatment and become spies in ''WesternAnimation/TheRobonicStooges''. |
| 267 | ** Before they became super-powered, they had an earlier incarnation, ''The New 3 Stooges'', with Moe, Larry and new Stooge Curly-Joe [=DeRita=] as themselves, featuring plots that were similar to the classic black & white live-action shorts (the series also included live segments at the end and beginning - the opening segment would have a Stooge tell the audience to watch the cartoon while they tried to deal with whatever problem they were now faced with, and the closing would pick up where it left off). One saving grace of the 1965 series was that it offered the surviving Stooges new income (and a new fan base) after the long-gone residuals from the old shorts. |
| 268 | * ''Creator/LaurelAndHardy'' got a Creator/HannaBarbera animated adaptation in the 1960s, after both of them had died in real life. |
| 269 | * Likewise, Creator/AbbottAndCostello had their own Creator/HannaBarbera animated adaptation with Bud Abbott voicing himself while Stan Irwin voiced Costello. |
| 270 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'': |
| 271 | ** Not a stand-alone animated show, but part of a 90-minute AnimatedAnthology with animated adaptations of ''VideoGame/PacMan'' and ''ComicBook/RichieRich''. |
| 272 | ** A series of claymation specials was made in the 1960s, using the soundtracks of the original shorts. |
| 273 | ** There was also a half hour ChristmasSpecial that featured the voices of series' original stars Matthew "Stymie" Beard and the late Darla Hood. A series of [[PublicServiceAnnouncement Public Service Announcements]] followed. |
| 274 | * ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' got [[WesternAnimation/LittleShop an animated]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ktE0kjw3zc show]] based off it, just without the violence. Here, Seymour and Audrey are aged down to 13 years old, and rather than from outer space, the plant came from a fossilized prehistoric seed. |
| 275 | * ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'' as ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' and eventually ''WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters''. The naming on this one is convoluted, so here goes: Filmation produced a live-action series called ''Series/TheGhostBusters''. Columbia licensed the name (but nothing else) from them for the movie. When the movie turned out to be a huge hit, Filmation wanted to do an AnimatedAdaptation of it, but Columbia didn't want to license the characters from the movie to them. Filmation then produced an animated series based on their earlier live-action series titled ''[[WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters Ghostbusters]]'', hoping to cash in on the movie's popularity despite having essentially nothing in common with it other than the name. Columbia then developed their ''own'' AnimatedAdaptation of the movie, calling it ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' to distinguish it from Filmation's cartoon. |
| 276 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 277 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'', quite possibly one of the most highest-quality [[AnimatedAdaptation animated adaptations]] ever done. |
| 278 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', the 2008 CGI animated series. |
| 279 | ** In the 1980s, there were also an ''WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}}'' cartoon and a ''WesternAnimation/{{Droids}}'' cartoon starring C-3PO and R2-D2, both from Creator/{{Nelvana}}. These didn't stand out from the crowd quite so much, though. |
| 280 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal''-style short in ''Film/TheStarWarsHolidaySpecial'', best known as the first appearance of Boba Fett. |
| 281 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' |
| 282 | ** ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'' |
| 283 | * Nelvana's ''WesternAnimation/{{Beetlejuice}}'' did as well, done more-or-less straight, though it started with a different premise from [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} the movie]], making it an AlternateUniverse. |
| 284 | * ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'': |
| 285 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour'', produced by Hanna-Barbara, best known for introducing the world to Godzooky |
| 286 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'', based on the American movie. Worth noting that as much bile as the first American ''Film/{{Godzilla 1998}}'' movie gets heaped on it, even most haters will admit the cartoon spinoff was pretty good. |
| 287 | ** ''Anime/GodzillaSingularPoint'', which would be the first televised anime incarnation of the character. |
| 288 | ** Chibi designs of Godzilla used in merchandising have found their way into animation, with ''Series/{{Godzilland}}'' receiving educational [=OVAs=] in the 1990s while 2023's ''Chibi Godzilla Raids Again'' would be a series of absurdist gag-driven shorts starring the otherwise preschool focused incarnation of the character. |
| 289 | * ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries'' managed to remain fairly faithful to the spirit of [[Film/MenInBlack the films]] and loaded with {{Mythology Gag}}s, aside from L having seniority over J, being in an AlternateContinuity. |
| 290 | * ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToThePlanetOfTheApes'' was actually ''more'' true to the original novel than the movies were. That's not a recommendation for it over the movies, however. |
| 291 | * Creator/JackieChan got a series called ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. He was actually partially involved in it, doing a live-action "Ask Jackie" feature after the end credits where he answered questions viewers submitted. The show itself was about an AU Jackie Chan who isn't an action star at all. He's an [[AdventurerArchaeologist archaeologist]]/sometimes secret agent who battles demons and tracks down magical artifacts with the help of his [[TagalongKid niece]], [[EccentricMentor his uncle]], and other [[ClassyCatBurglar recurring]] [[TheBigGuy characters]], lasting for five seasons. |
| 292 | * ''WesternAnimation/BackToTheFuture: The Animated Series'' focused on Doc Brown's family after the events in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', mainly his sons, Jules and Verne. They would often go on adventures through time and space via a rebuilt [=DeLorean=] and the time traveling train engine seen at the end of ''Part III''. Marty [=McFly=] was still getting dragged along with them, and every time period, including ancient Rome, had an ancestor of Biff Tannen running around. The present-day Biff always got a small skit at the end of every episode. There were also live-action segments at the beginning and end featuring Creator/ChristopherLloyd as Doc[[note]](he was dubbed over by Dan Castellaneta, who voiced the animated version)[[/note]] and Bill Nye as his assistant, which led to the creation of Nye's program ''Series/BillNyeTheScienceGuy''. |
| 293 | * Speaking of Creator/MichaelJFox movies, there was also an [[WesternAnimation/TeenWolf animated adaptation]] of ''Film/TeenWolf''. The eponymous character's family was made larger, giving him wolfish grandparents and a little sister who was permanently in half-werewolf status. James Hampton who played the main character's father in the film (and the main character's uncle in the sequel[[note]]which revolved around Scott's cousin[[/note]]) was the only cast member from the film to return in voice form. |
| 294 | * There was an animated adaptation of the movie ''Film/Evolution2001'', titled ''Alienators: Evolution Continues'' (shown overseas as ''Evolution: The Animated Series''). |
| 295 | * ''Film/AttackOfTheKillerTomatoes'', which is as flat-out crazy as the second film. |
| 296 | * ''Franchise/TheChroniclesOfRiddick: WesternAnimation/DarkFury'' is an animated film that takes place immediately after ''Film/PitchBlack'' and sets the main cast up for naturally, ''Film/TheChroniclesOfRiddick2004''. |
| 297 | * The movie ''Film/VanHelsing'' also has a short animated movie, ''[[WesternAnimation/VanHelsingTheLondonAssignment The London Assignment]]'', which is in fact a prequel of the live-action film. |
| 298 | * ''Film/JamesBond'', though they, at least, had the good sense to forgo the hard-drinking, womanizing spy with a license to kill for his teenaged "nephew", ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr'', who operated out of an English boarding school and went on ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest''-esque adventures armed with gadgets made by his GadgeteerGenius friend, I.Q. The role of "M" was taken by the school headmaster, who would remonstrate with young James over the chaos his escapades inevitably caused, and Miss Moneypenny was replaced by a fellow student with a crush on James. And they still managed to keep the concept of a new girl every adventure going, in a G-rated way of course. Note that most of the films themselves are considered suitable for family viewing in the United Kingdom, so an animated version isn't that far-out an idea. |
| 299 | * How about kid-friendly cartoons based on R-rated films, complete with associated action figures? In theory these were intended as GatewaySeries to get children interested in a franchise so they'll watch the original films when they're old enough; in practice, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids less strict parents would let them watch the films anyway.]] |
| 300 | ** ''Franchise/{{Highlander}}'' (more details farther down the page) |
| 301 | ** ''Franchise/RoboCop'' (twice! -- second time after PG-13 second sequel) |
| 302 | ** ''WesternAnimation/RamboTheForceOfFreedom'' |
| 303 | ** ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' (although the cartoon came along when the films themselves had descended into PG territory) |
| 304 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ConanTheAdventurer'' (came out long after PG ''Film/ConanTheDestroyer'') |
| 305 | ** ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'' (the Animated Adaptation was called ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxic_Crusaders Toxic Crusaders]]'') |
| 306 | ** ''WesternAnimation/RoughnecksStarshipTroopersChronicles''. Actually quite successful, it took elements introduced by the [[Film/StarshipTroopers film]] but the series was closer to the [[Literature/StarshipTroopers book]]. |
| 307 | ** ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'', which naturally removed all of the violence the series was marketed for. |
| 308 | ** Though there wasn't a ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'' cartoon ([[http://stason.org/TULARC/movies/terminator/7-4-Marvel-Comics-The-Terminator.html not that they didn't try]]), there was a range of children's toys based on the film, which at the time was still rated 18. There is a CGI animated adaptation, called ''Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series''. |
| 309 | ** ''Film/SgtKabukimanNYPD'' was supposed to get one, but nothing came of it outside of a promo. The same is true of ''Film/{{Alien}}'', which was supposed to get one called "Operation: Alien." |
| 310 | * The three movies that built Creator/JimCarrey's career, ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' (which lasted three seasons, and is probably the best remembered cartoon out of the three), ''WesternAnimation/AceVenturaPetDetective'' (which also lasted three seasons and had a crossover episode with ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' -- and interestingly, is the only one of the three where the main character actually looks like Jim Carrey!) and ''Film/DumbAndDumber'' (which only lasted one season with thirteen episodes). |
| 311 | * ''Film/BlackDynamite'' got an Creator/AdultSwim [[WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite series of the same name]] that lasted two seasons. |
| 312 | * ''WesternAnimation/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventures'' continued the basic premise of ''Film/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventure'', with the duo of dudes traveling through history and meeting famous individuals in an attempt to solve various issues in their present day lives. With Alex Winter, Keanu Reeves and George Carlin (as Rufus) all reprising their original roles, the main characters were very faithful to their source material, though their exploits in the past were roughly as historically accurate and about as tongue-in-cheek as ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''... which ''may'' have something to do with it being a Creator/HannaBarbera production. Then the show received a budget-related format reboot for its second season, with none of the aforementioned voice actors, a new animation style and a new intro theme -- all due to it being from a different production company (DIC). It received a non-triumphant response and had a short run. |
| 313 | * ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}: The Animated Series'' |
| 314 | * ''Literature/TheNeverEndingStory''. [[WesternAnimation/TheNeverendingStoryTheAnimatedAdventuresOfBastianBalthazarBux Yes, it exists.]] |
| 315 | * ''Baggy Pants and the Nitwits''. The first is Charlie Chaplin turned into a silent FunnyAnimal cat, and the second is the super-powered version of Arte Johnson and Ruth Buzzi's famous DirtyOldMan Tyrone and uptight Gladys from ''Series/RowanAndMartinsLaughIn''. |
| 316 | * ''WesternAnimation/HighlanderTheAnimatedSeries'' (with yet ''another'' [=McLeod=]). Set on a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic Earth]], though this would probably not count as a substantial mangling of the original premise if not for the fact that, being children's television, the entire aspect of decapitation was removed. Except for the BigBad, the other immortals served as {{Plot Coupon}}s that the protagonist [[GottaCatchThemAll needed to find]], so they could pass on their Quickenings to him -- willingly. The fact that the new [=McLeod=] was immortal did not end up coming up much, since they couldn't even show him momentarily-dying. There were, however, a few off-screen deaths that someone familiar with the series could identify as decapitations, including that of Connor [=McLeod=] himself. |
| 317 | * ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' was remade as ''WesternAnimation/ClerksTheAnimatedSeries'' by Kevin Smith and a team of capable writers and artists. Although it featured no space travel or wacky animal characters, it was intentionally a massive departure from the movie and featured numerous elements of fantasy (including Blofeld-like villains and evil Egyptian slave drivers). Sadly, it was ScrewedByTheNetwork (Smith claimed it would be cancelled after two episodes. He was right). |
| 318 | * ''Film/FreeWilly'' received [[WesternAnimation/FreeWilly an animated adaptation]] as well that ran for two seasons. It made it so that Jesse could understand what most, if not all, of the animals could say, resulting in Willy being able to talk. Also gave them a villain in the form of a cyborg called The Machine. |
| 319 | * [[WesternAnimation/ProblemChild A cartoon based]] on ''Film/ProblemChild'' got made and aired on the Creator/USANetwork. |
| 320 | * ''Film/FantasticVoyage'' had an adaptation produced by Creator/{{Filmation}}; the hero picked up an EyepatchOfPower, Raquel Welch's counterpart got a ponytail, and they were joined by a Sikh(?) mystic and a ChildProdigy who created the [[IfItSwimsItFlies flying sub]] they traveled in. |
| 321 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan'', though it's a very loose adaptation of the ''Film/CharlieChan'' films (it was tailored more to fit Hanna-Barbera's "meddling kids" genre that was so popular in the 1970s). Though it did feature Keye Luke from the Oland films as the voice of Mr. Chan. |
| 322 | * An [[WesternAnimation/NapoleonDynamite animated adaptation]] of ''Film/NapoleonDynamite'' lasted one season, was made ''after'' the movie's popularity was considered yesterday's news, and aired on FOX. [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Needless to say, it was doomed from the start]]. |
| 323 | * ''Film/TheKarateKid'' was adapted into an animated series. |
| 324 | * Six episodes of ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' animated series were produced for UPN in 1997, but the show was cancelled before even airing. |
| 325 | * ''Anime/MarvelAnimeIronMan'' seems to be a spin-off from [[Film/IronManFilms the films]], with the opening credits suggesting that the two are set within the same continuity. |
| 326 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' splits the difference. It's based off the comics, but is far more heavily influenced by the [[Film/TheAvengers2012 live-action movie]], right down to the cast. |
| 327 | * Franchise/{{Lassie}} teamed with a group of wild animals to form ''Lassie's Rescue Rangers''. |
| 328 | * ''WesternAnimation/ElfBuddysMusicalChristmas'' is a RecursiveAdaptation of the 2003 film ''Film/{{Elf}}'' animated in stop-motion, condensing the plot of the movie into 45 minutes and adding some of the songs from the broadway musical. |
| 329 | * ''Film/Ultraviolet2006'' got a loose anime adaptation by Creator/{{Madhouse}} called ''[[Anime/UltravioletCode044 Ultraviolet: Code 044]]''. |
| 330 | * ''Anime/TheAnimatrix'' is an anthology of nine animated shorts set in ''Franchise/TheMatrix Trilogy'''s universe rather than a direct adaptation. |
| 331 | * ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' had two failed attempts at animated series in the 90s. One has only a few stills left as evidence. The second was planned to tie in with the Chaos Effect toy line. A successful series finally released in 2021 with ''WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous''. The series follows six kids who attend a dinosaur camp and get stranded when the dinosaurs escape and the island is evacuated. |
| 332 | * ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' got ''WesternAnimation/NightOfTheAnimatedDead'' in 2021. |
| 333 | [[/folder]] |
| 334 | |
| 335 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 336 | * ''Literature/AccelWorld'' |
| 337 | * ''Literature/AestheticaOfARogueHero'' |
| 338 | * ''Literature/AlderaminOnTheSky'' |
| 339 | * ''Literature/AmagiBrilliantPark'' |
| 340 | * ''Literature/{{Baccano}}'' |
| 341 | * ''Literature/DateALive'' |
| 342 | * ''Literature/DeathMarchToTheParallelWorldRhapsody'' |
| 343 | * ''Literature/TheDevilIsAPartTimer'' |
| 344 | * ''Literature/DirtyPair'' |
| 345 | * ''Literature/{{Durarara}}'' |
| 346 | * ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' |
| 347 | * ''Literature/FateZero'' |
| 348 | * ''Anime/{{Free}}'' (a sequel to ''[[Literature/HighSpeed2013 High☆Speed!]]'') |
| 349 | * ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' |
| 350 | * ''Manga/GhostHunt'' |
| 351 | * ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' |
| 352 | * ''Literature/InfiniteStratos'' |
| 353 | * ''Literature/KinosJourney'' |
| 354 | * ''Literature/KonoSuba'' |
| 355 | * ''Literature/{{Maoyu}}'' |
| 356 | * ''Literature/OcculticNine'' |
| 357 | * ''Literature/{{Overlord 2012}}'' |
| 358 | * ''Literature/ThePetGirlOfSakurasou'' |
| 359 | * ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' |
| 360 | * ''Literature/ReZero'' |
| 361 | * ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil'' |
| 362 | * ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' |
| 363 | * ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' |
| 364 | * ''Literature/SpiceAndWolf'' |
| 365 | * ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' |
| 366 | * ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'' |
| 367 | * ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' |
| 368 | * ''Literature/WorldEndWhatDoYouDoAtTheEndOfTheWorldAreYouBusyWillYouSaveUs'' |
| 369 | * Creator/DavPilkey's ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' series was adapted by Creator/DreamworksAnimation in 2017 as ''WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie'', which lifted elements from the first four books to make a mostly new story. The following year, [=DreamWorks=] created ''WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderpants'', which features wholly original plotlines. In 2020, [=DreamWorks=] announced that a film adaptation of another Pilkey book series, ''Literature/DogMan'', was in development. |
| 370 | ** Speaking of [=DreamWorks=], in 2022, they also released ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'', based on [[Literature/TheBadGuys the book of the same name]]. |
| 371 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicKey'' is based on the ''Literature/BiffChipAndKipper'' books. |
| 372 | * ''WesternAnimation/AMissMallardMystery'' is a cartoon adaptation of a series of children's books. |
| 373 | * Basically the whole ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater'' project including many classics from Western literature from children books to ''Literature/LesMiserables''. |
| 374 | * ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates'', which was not based on the Disney movie of ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'', instead being a separate adaptation of the original novel. Actually, it may be the closest an adaptation of ''Peter Pan'' has ever got to the novel. Featuring Creator/TimCurry as the voice of Captain Hook. |
| 375 | * There's an anime version of ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'''s first series, which mostly follow the story with several changes and featured Delta Goodrem's "In This Life" as its third opening theme. |
| 376 | * Tarzan, as Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''Tarzan Lord of the Jungle''. Filmation later reran these ''Tarzan'' cartoons with new adaptations of ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLoneRanger1980 The Lone Ranger]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfZorro1981 Zorro]]''. |
| 377 | * Even literature is not immune to the JustForFun/RecycledInSpace syndrome: A MadScientist clones Professor Moriarty in ''WesternAnimation/SherlockHolmesInTheTwentySecondCentury''. Fortunately, the good guys are able to reanimate Sherlock's well-preserved corpse to fight him over a series of adventures based on the canonical stories. The idea was first proposed by Creator/{{Filmation}}, who made a PoorlyDisguisedPilot as a two-part episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Bravestarr}}''. |
| 378 | * ''The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda'' was... actually fairly true to the original ''Literature/DonQuixote'' novels. It still goes under "flat-out crazy" for turning the main characters into {{Funny Animal}}s (and leaving the rest of the cast human), however. |
| 379 | * This was also done to ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' in ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds''. Apart from the {{punny name}}s, some slight {{Bowdlerization}} and the characters being animals, they were straight retellings of the plots from the books. |
| 380 | * ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays'' got ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog''. ''[[{{Sequelitis}} Willy Fog 2]]'' shoved the main characters into ''Literature/JourneyToTheCenterOfTheEarth'' and ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'', leaving the funny animal versions of Professors Lidenbrock and Aronnax standing around without much to do. |
| 381 | ** An [[WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays Australian-produced adaptation]] in 1972 was made the people who did (some of) ''Family Classics Theatre'', Air Programs International. In this series Phileas Fogg was going around the world not to settle a bet (although £50,000 was at stake) but, as the theme song said, "so Fogg could marry Belinda Maze" -- with Fix [[NotAsYouKnowThem the henchman of Lord Maze]] trying to stop him and Passepartout from getting back. [[spoiler:He didn't.]] |
| 382 | * In the year 2000, PBS aired the appropriately titled ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables: [[WesternAnimation/AnneofGreenGablesTheAnimatedSeries The Animated Series]]''. The show featured several regular characters borrowed from the live-action ''Series/RoadToAvonlea'' series (although both shows were made by Sullivan Entertainment, so they were basically using characters they created) and was pretty faithful to the original books, except that nearly every episode had a fantasy sequence with Anne (oh, and she had a wood nymph friend named Dryad). It's predated a tad by the ''Anne of Green Gables'' series by Nippon Animation from 1979. |
| 383 | * ''The Adventures of Maya the Honeybee'' after the book ''Literature/MayaTheBee''. |
| 384 | * ''Vicky the Viking'' after the children's book ''Vicke Viking'' by Runer Jonsson |
| 385 | * Creator/AntoineDeSaintExupery's ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' has been the subject of many adaptations, including an {{Anime}} in 1978 ("''Hoshi no ÅŒjisama: Puchi Puransu''" -- ''The Adventures of the Little Prince'') or an American cartoon by Susan Shadburne in 1979. A later one is a [[WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince2010 2010 French CGI series]] by Method Animation; quite respectful of the original drawings of the author and the spirit of the book, though extending the adventures over 52 episodes. The Fox becomes the TalkingAnimal sidekick of the Little Prince, and it has the [[TheCorrupter Snake]] as a BigBad. |
| 386 | * Creator/JamesThurber's "Literature/TheSecretLifeOfWalterMitty" got transposed into the feline world, to become Filmation's ''The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty''. The framing story involved live action cats, with Waldo getting in a tough scrape and imagining himself to be one of several animated hero cats, each of which was itself an animated adaptation/parody of some other show (e.g., "Captain Herk" of a distinctly Enterprise-like starship). The animation took up the bulk of each episode. Unfortunately, Filmation thought they could do this series without involving Thurber's estate -- they soon discovered they were wrong, which is why when the show went into syndication the live-action scenes were removed and the title was changed (to ''The New Adventures of Waldo Kitty''). |
| 387 | * For the more adventurous viewer, Creator/FranzKafka's ''A Country Doctor'' was adapted into an animated short movie. |
| 388 | * Creator/{{Nelvana}} practically owns this trope: |
| 389 | ** ''Literature/{{Anatole}}'' |
| 390 | ** ''Literature/{{Babar}}'' and its CGI SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/BabarAndTheAdventuresOfBadou'' |
| 391 | ** ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' |
| 392 | ** Creator/AndyGriffiths' ''Literature/TheBumTrilogy'' was loosely adapted by them as ''WesternAnimation/TheDayMyButtWentPsycho'' |
| 393 | ** ''Literature/{{Corduroy}}'' |
| 394 | ** ''Literature/TheDumbBunnies'' |
| 395 | ** ''Literature/{{Franklin}}'' and its CGI follow-up ''Franklin and Friends'' |
| 396 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeAndMartha'' |
| 397 | ** ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeShrinks'' |
| 398 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Grossology}}'' is notable for being adapted from a ''nonfiction'' book series, allowing it to keep the science-based aspect for {{edutainment}} (possibly helped by author Sylvia Branzei working on the show as a creative consultant). |
| 399 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ElliotMoose'' |
| 400 | ** ''Literature/JacobTwoTwo'' |
| 401 | ** ''Literature/LittleBear'' |
| 402 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' |
| 403 | ** ''Literature/TheMagicSchoolBus'' |
| 404 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MarvinTheTapDancingHorse'' |
| 405 | ** ''Literature/MaxAndRuby'' |
| 406 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'' |
| 407 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendRabbit'' |
| 408 | ** ''Literature/PippiLongstocking'' |
| 409 | ** ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' |
| 410 | ** ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' |
| 411 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SevenLittleMonsters'' |
| 412 | ** ''Literature/ScaredySquirrel'', which ended up being an InNameOnly adaptation (although the books' author Mélanie Watt was a creative consultant for the show). |
| 413 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'' |
| 414 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Trucktown}}'' |
| 415 | ** ''Literature/WaysideSchool'' was very loosely adapted as ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}}'' |
| 416 | * Adaptation from children's books: |
| 417 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' |
| 418 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}'' |
| 419 | ** ''Literature/CharlieAndLola'' |
| 420 | ** ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' and spin-off ''Clifford's Puppy Days'' |
| 421 | ** ''Literature/TheDragonSeries'' |
| 422 | ** ''Literature/GuessHowMuchILoveYou'' |
| 423 | ** ''Literature/IfYouGiveAMouseACookie'' |
| 424 | ** ''Literature/LlamaLlama'' |
| 425 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Madeline}}'' |
| 426 | ** ''WesternAnimation/PinkaliciousAndPeterrific'' |
| 427 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Stanley}}'' |
| 428 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' |
| 429 | ** ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' |
| 430 | ** And the above is really only a brief list -- adapted children's books, particularly ones for preschool audiences are common, simply because there are already well-established characters and a built-in fanbase. With the exception of ''Stanley'', all of the above had been around as books for at least several years before being adapted as television properties. |
| 431 | * The ''Literature/MrMen'' series had lots of these, including ''WesternAnimation/TheMrMenShow''. |
| 432 | * [[Literature/TheTaleOfPeterRabbit Peter Rabbit]] has four animated adaptations including an animated Creator/{{HBO}} musical from [[WesternAnimation/HBOStorybookMusicals the early 90's]]. The most recent is the Creator/NickJr [[WesternAnimation/PeterRabbit animated series.]] |
| 433 | * In the early 90's a British animated series called ''WesternAnimation/TheWorldOfPeterRabbitAndFriends'' was made where each episode would feature stories based on the works of Creator/BeatrixPotter. Some episode are full length while others have two stories in one episode. They also had live-action wraparound segments portraying the story as one that Potter herself was preparing (and reading aloud to her pet rabbit Peter), complete with both prose and illustrations, and then mailing it out to someone. |
| 434 | * Creator/RichardScarry's Busytown series has two animated shows both by Creator/CookieJarEntertainment. The first animated series was "The Busy World Of Richard Scarry" from the early 90's which previously aired on Nickelodeon and more recently, Creator/{{This TV}}. This was also the only animated series made while Creator/RichardScarry was alive before his death in 1994. A second animated series was Busytown Mysteries was made in the late 2000's and animated in Adobe Flash. [[ShortRunner It didn't last as long as the first animated series did though.]] |
| 435 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheWindInTheWillows1995'' is a very faithful adaptation of the classic children's novel of the same name. |
| 436 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheWillowsInWinter1996'' was a sequel to it that adapted the unoffcial sequel novel. |
| 437 | * The Polish classic pre-war book series ''Literature/KoziolekMatolek'' saw an [[Animation/DziwnePrzygodyKoziolkaMatolka animated adaptation]] in 1969-1971. |
| 438 | * Creator/HannaBarbera once did a cartoon series based on ''Literature/MobyDick'', where the titular white whale was basically a superhero who went around righting wrongs underwater with two SCUBA-diving kid sidekicks. We swear we are not making this up. The original pitch for the show would have had Captain Ahab as a recurring villain, but mercifully the writing staff shot this notion down. |
| 439 | ** In 1968 The Adventures of Gulliver was made as a loose adaptation of the 1st story of the original book. |
| 440 | ** For a more faithful adaptation check out the 1977 AirProgramsInternational adaptation. It was made for television, has a runtime of fifty-one minutes and most surprising of all kills of Moby-Dick himself while keeping Ishmael as a sole survivor making it a strange combination of the two endings: the one that was published and the WhatCouldHaveBeen ending where the whale would have been killed but the Pequod destroyed forcing the crew to pull the carcass by rowboat. |
| 441 | ** They also made ''WesternAnimation/HeidisSong'', an adaption of ''Literature/{{Heidi}}''. |
| 442 | * ''Literature/WatershipDown''. First there was the animated movie, which is generally regarded as a very good and faithful adaptation. Then, some time around the turn of the millennium, came an animated series. This was... well, not quite InNameOnly, but not far off. |
| 443 | * There have been two animated adaptations of ''Literature/WhoMovedMyCheese'': the old VHS version in 4:3 and the new DVD version in 16:9. They're priced for organizations to show to employees, not for the home video market. |
| 444 | * While Creator/HGWells‎' ''Literature/TheTimeMachine'' has seen various adaptations over the years in different media (including an authorized sequel by Creator/StephenBaxter), there exists a 2003 DirectToVideo animated movie called ''Time Kid''. There are so many changes and alterations that the only thing the film has in common with the source material is the titular Time Machine and the design of the Morlocks. |
| 445 | * ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight'' is an adaptation of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' in animated form. |
| 446 | * Creator/TonkoHouse's upcoming 13 minute animated short "Moom" is an adaptation of a Japanese children's book which deals with memories. |
| 447 | * Creator/BurbankFilmsAustralia have adapted various classics, legends and fairy tales. |
| 448 | * ''The Legend of White Fang'' is an adaption of ''Literature/WhiteFang'', where White Fang is a TalkingAnimal (but only to other wolves). As you might have guessed, the story was heavily [[{{Bowdlerization}} bowdlerized]]. |
| 449 | * The German book series ''The Little Polar Bear'' currently has two animated incarnations. The first was made in the 1990's, and the films and TV series in the 2000's. |
| 450 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCrumpets'' (''Les Crumpets'') is an adaptation of the preschool ''Petit Dernier'' books, but it borrows few characters, replaced its book-derived protagonist midway on its run, and is considerably DarkerAndEdgier, not to mention it is aimed at audiences as old as teenagers. |
| 451 | * The Creator/RobertAHeinlein book ''Literature/RedPlanet'' was adapted into an animated [[WesternAnimation/RedPlanet three-episode miniseries]] that aired on Fox in 1994. |
| 452 | * Creator/AntoineDeSaintExupery created ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' series that's been adapted into an anime, a cartoon series, and a full-lengthed animated [[WesternAnimation/TheLittlePrince2015 movie]]. |
| 453 | * Creator/ToveJansson's ''[[Literature/TheMoomins Moomin]]'' series has multiple animated versions depending on what country it was adapted such as either Russia, Sweden, Armenia, Poland, or France. The most well-known adaptation is the 1990's ''Anime/Moomin1990'' also known as ''Tanoshii Mumin Ikka'' from Japan, in which the country had two previous versions - ''Anime/Moomin1969'' or ''Mumin'' in 1969 and ''Shin Mumin'' in 1972. The recent adaptation is the Finnish-British 2019 animation titled ''Moominvalley''. |
| 454 | * ''Erin'' is an anime series based on the original duology of ''Literature/TheBeastPlayer''. |
| 455 | * ''Literature/{{Sandokan}}'': There were two in the 1990's: ''WesternAnimation/SandokanTheTigerOfMalaysia'', and another cartoon which takes place in a World of Funny Animals - Sandokan and his men are anthropomorphized tigers, while [[BigBad the Rajah of Sarawak]] is a cat. |
| 456 | * ''Literature/TheLittleWitch'' has been adapted into a Czechoslovak-German animated television series in 1984 and a Soviet animated film in 1991. |
| 457 | * The children's book series ''Literature/RottenRalph'' was adapted into two animated shorts in 1996 titled ''The Taming of the Ralph'' and ''Not-so-Rotten Ralph'', which were then followed by a television series that ran from 1998 to 2001. |
| 458 | * Creator/{{CBC}} Kids' ''WesternAnimation/WanderingWenda'' is based on Creator/MargaretAtwood's ''Wandering Wenda and Widow Wallop's Wunderground Washery'', incorporating the same usage of AlliterativeTitle as the books. Notably, Atwood herself works on the show as an executive producer and makes {{Creator Cameo}}s in the intro and ending of every episode. |
| 459 | * Canadian TV studio Radical Sheep Productions (perhaps best known for ''Series/TheBigComfyCouch'') has done a few. |
| 460 | ** The 2011 series ''Stella & Sam'' was adapted from onthe ''Stella'' and ''Sam'' series of children's picture books by Canadian author Marie-Louise Gay, taking the eponymous siblings of the respective series and putting them together in shared adventures. |
| 461 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}'' (originally planned for a 2014 release, but pushed back to 2016) was adapted from children's graphic novels ''Literature/FangboneThirdGradeBarbarian'', created by American author Michael Rex, who was also heavily involved in the cartoon series' production. |
| 462 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheBagelAndBeckyShow'' is based on the children's picture book ''Bagel's Lucky Hat'' written by Canadian artist Dave Cooper, notable for being one of his few forays into children's media (the other being the Nickelodeon cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PigGoatBananaCricket''). |
| 463 | * ''WesternAnimation/WhatsWithAndy'' was adapted from Creator/AndyGriffiths' [[Literature/AndyGriffithsJustSeries Just...! series]] |
| 464 | * ''Literature/TheArabianNights'' received its first ever animated TV adaptation in 2011 with the Canadian series, ''[[WesternAnimation/OneThousandAndOneNights2011 1001 Nights]]''. Notably, this series adapts both the famous ''and'' the obscure stories from the collection, which probably isn't surprising when you know series creator Shabnam Rezaei grew up in the Middle East hearing the original stories. |
| 465 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood'' is an adaptation of the book-series of the same name by Colin Dann, and to date so far, the only adaptation of the book-series ever. |
| 466 | * ''Literature/RainbowMagic'' has a DirectToVideo animated film called ''Return to Rainspell Island'', which is a continuation of the first series' story. It is an InternationalCoproduction between the franchise's naitve Britain and Japan. |
| 467 | * ''Literature/TheLittles'' had an animated adaptation from 1983 to 1985, produced by Creator/DiCEntertainment, Creator/TMSEntertainment, and in the third season by Creator/StudioGallop. |
| 468 | * ''Literature/TheBorrowers'' was adapted in 2010 as the Creator/StudioGhibli film ''Anime/{{Arrietty}}''. |
| 469 | * Mo Willems' children's book ''Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed'' was adapted to an animated special released on HBO Max at the end of June 2022 titled ''WesternAnimation/NakedMoleRatGetsDressedTheRockSpecial''. |
| 470 | * Diana Coles' children's book ''Literature/TheCleverPrincess'' was adapted into an anime film titled ''Anime/PrincessArete'' produced by Creator/Studio4C and directed by Sunao Katabuchi in 2001. |
| 471 | * ''WebAnimation/SSSWarriorCats'': An animated adaptation of ''Into the Wild''. |
| 472 | [[/folder]] |
| 473 | |
| 474 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 475 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheCompletelyMentalMisadventuresOfEdGrimley'', a short-lived late-1980s Creator/{{NBC}} cartoon series based off Martin Short's Ed Grimley character from ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' and ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. Lives on as, aside from a ''Coneheads'' special that was never picked up as a series and a David S. Pumpkins special, the only animated adaptation of an ''SNL'' recurring character that most people remember (Ed Grimley was considered to be tame to be shown for kids. Can you imagine if they made an animated adaptation of Creator/ChristopherWalken's Continental character [[note]]that is, besides in the form of WesternAnimation/PepeLePew or [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Glenn Quagmire]] [[/note]] or Bill Hader's Stefon character [[note]]which probably would be okay for an adult audience, but not a kids' one[[/note]]?) |
| 476 | ** Probably worth noting that NBC saw in ''Ed Grimley'' a chance at [[FollowTheLeader stealing Pee-Wee Herman's thunder]]. |
| 477 | * The 1973-75 animated version of ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' put them on the road in a cross between an RV and their Victorian mansion. There was another version in the 1990s, which was essentially a continuation of the then-recent movies. Of course, the live-action sitcom was itself adapted from Creator/CharlesAddams' print cartoons in ''The New Yorker''. |
| 478 | * ''Series/{{Alf}}'': Something of a {{Prequel}}, as it tells of Alf's adventures on Melmac. It even had a SpinOff, ''Alf Tales''. |
| 479 | * ''[[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Hercules]]'' and ''[[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Xena]]'' received an animated movie, ''[[WesternAnimation/HerculesAndXenaTheAnimatedMovieTheBattleForMountOlympus The Battle For Mount Olympus]]''. The quality of the animation was so [[http://cdn2.iofferphoto.com/img3/item/212/397/256/kVmG.jpg stunningly poor]], and horribly different to the series, that it is one of VERY few things that fans hate more than ''Xena'''s finale. Animation and plot notwithstanding, the film made the crucial mistake of turning [[spoiler:Gabrielle]], the fourth most important character in the cast, [[spoiler:into a giant bird for most of the films duration]]. Yeah. Bad idea. Cast and crew of the shows tend to avoid talking about the film. With something like this lying around, you have to wonder why Rob Tapert openly hates the comic adaptations. [[http://nflemin2.webs.com/250px-Xena_Comic_Book.jpg Or maybe not.]] |
| 480 | * An animated adaptation of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' was planned during the hiatus between the sixth and seventh seasons, but was scrapped. At least one script written for the animated series was recycled for the live-action show ("Him", which uses several tropes usually reserved for animation). One of the Season Eight comic issues had a dream sequence that appeared to be set in the abortive animated AU, with art similar to the released conceptual sketches for it. The five minutes of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnUvZP7-5LM first episode]] doing the rounds on [=YouTube=] utterly nail the tone of the first season. About the only thing missing was Sarah Michelle Gellar playing Buffy (the actress from the popular Xbox video games reprises the role), but everything from Buffy hitting herself with a stake when showing off to Giles despairing when Buffy misidentifies the cult as "the followers of Creator/MorganFreeman" is present and accounted for. |
| 481 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 482 | ** The [=BBCi=] Web site contains a few animated episodes and shorts. |
| 483 | ** A mini-series broadcast on the tie-in show ''Totally Doctor Who'' at the same time as the revival's third series, "The Infinite Quest" featured Creator/DavidTennant as the Tenth Doctor and Creator/FreemaAgyeman as Martha Jones, likely set some point after Martha became a full-time companion mid-way through the series. |
| 484 | ** An attempt was made by Canadian animation studio Nelvana in the 1990's to get an animated spin-off of ''Doctor Who'' off the ground, but they never got past concept art stages; it would've been largely based on the Fourth Doctor era, but with the Doctor designed more like Creator/ChristopherLloyd than like Creator/TomBaker. But the interest was still there. |
| 485 | ** Starting in 2006, [[MissingEpisode missing episodes]] of the show from the 60's have been restored using animation alongside the original audio. So far, 49 episodes from thirteen serials[[note]]"The Reign of Terror", "Galaxy 4", "The Tenth Planet", "The Power of the Daleks", "The Moonbase", "The Macra Terror", "The Faceless Ones", "The Evil of the Daleks", "The Abominable Snowmen", "The Ice Warriors", "The Web of Fear", "Fury from the Deep", and "The Invasion"[[/note]] have been recreated in this way, including five surviving episodes from mostly-missing serials. |
| 486 | ** 2009 saw the CGI-animated ''Dreamland'' which, despite not being the most fluidly-animated 45 minutes ever seen, finally ''finally'' gave us a "Doctor goes to Area 51" plot. |
| 487 | ** ''WebAnimation/ScreamOfTheShalka'' was intended to be the start of a continuation of the series, which at the time was still technically on hiatus. It didn't work, and the new series relegated it to CanonDiscontinuity. The same people who animated it also worked on making animated versions of the missing episodes of ''The Invasion'' and did the same with ''The Reign of Terror''. |
| 488 | * ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' as ''The Dukes'', though the General Lee did gain a few wacky ''Series/KnightRider'' meets ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' abilities it never had in the live-action show. And Uncle Jesse was left at home and started a relationship with a raccoon. Produced the year that Tom Wopat and John Schnider walked off the show, the first season featured cousins Coy and Vance, the second season featuring Bo and Luke. All of the original actors provided their voices. (Wopat, who like many of the cast and many TV critics felt the live-action scripts often left something to be desired, said the cartoon had better writing than the nighttime show!) |
| 489 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' is regarded by many as a thinly veiled adaptation of ''Series/TheHoneymooners''. |
| 490 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGaryColemanShow'': loosely based on Coleman's MadeForTVMovie ''The Kid with the Broken Halo''. |
| 491 | * ''Series/GilligansIsland'' |
| 492 | ** TheProfessor finally managed to use BambooTechnology to get the gang off the island. By fixing the boat? Nope. He built a ''space ship'' out of bamboo, and promptly got the gang stranded on ''Gilligan's Planet''. |
| 493 | ** Before ''Gilligan's Planet'', there was ''The New Adventures of Gilligan'', an animated adaptation of ''Gilligan's Island'' featuring plots that were just like those of ''Gilligan's Island'', only dumber. Oh, and Gilligan had a pet monkey named Stubby. |
| 494 | * ''Series/MyFavoriteMartian'': A Creator/{{Filmation}} version became ''My Favorite Martians'', with a lot of new characters and Jonathan Harris as the voice of Uncle Martin. |
| 495 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheOddballCouple'', DFE's official adaptation of ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''. Felix was a clean-cut cat named Spiffy, and Oscar was a slovenly dog named Fleabag. The theme of "my clean side and your dirty side" went to even greater extremes than in the original series, with the left half of their car in pristine condition and the right half falling apart. |
| 496 | * There was a plan at one time for the 16th ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' season to be animated instead of utilising Sentai footage, but for one reason or another, the idea fell through. |
| 497 | * ''Series/RedDwarf'': Several iconic moments from the series were animated and released as part of the "Red Dwarf On Your Mobile" service in 2007. An original animated short, "Red Christmas", was released as part of that service as well. |
| 498 | * ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' as ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaTheAnimatedSeries'' (and ''Sabrina's Secret Life''). Similar in basic idea to the original (if [[ContinuityReboot ignoring its canon]]), only younger (and with balding butcher Uncle Quigley added to the cast as one of Sabrina's caretakers). Creator/MelissaJoanHart's sister took over the title role, while Melissa did the voice of her aunts. |
| 499 | ** The earlier series was itself a LiveActionAdaptation of a much earlier comic book, with its own animated adaptation, ''WesternAnimation/SabrinaAndTheGroovieGoolies''. And around we go... |
| 500 | * The Fox show ''WesternAnimation/SitDownShutUp'', is based on a live action TV show from Australia. |
| 501 | * ''Series/HiFive'' was set to have an animated spin-off in 2015, but was cancelled for unknown reasons. |
| 502 | * ''Series/StargateSG1'', transposed centuries into the future but without substantial change to the premise as ''WesternAnimation/StargateInfinity'', although it is officially considered ''not'' part of the canon the other ''Stargate'' shows are in. With good reason, since none of the races from the official Franchise/StargateVerse appear in it (for one thing), unless you buy the claims that Draga is an Ancient. Given that in the canonical Stargate Verse, the Ancients are biologically all-but-identical to humans and not 7-foot-tall anthropomorphic dragonflies at all, the call is yours to make. |
| 503 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' had ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'', which had much the same crew as the original but added a few more officers, including a feline officer and a three-armed helmsman. More importantly, not only were most of the original cast signed (budget prevented Walter Koenig from being included, but Creator/GeneRoddenberry made it up to him by allowing the actor to write an episode), but also many of the original writers, which meant stories that were at least largely true to the original series' spirit. (Both of these were written into the DC ''Franchise/StarTrek'' comics, set in between the various movies, and have now been picked up by Peter David for his ''New Frontier'' book series.) The animated series was set before the movies but after (or perhaps during?) the ''Enterprise'''s original five year mission. Today, it stands the best example of such adaptations, which earned the franchise's first Emmy Award.\ |
| 504 | TAS, as it's known in ''Trek'' fandom, is one of the few cases of Reverse CanonDiscontinuity on record that does not involve an ExpandedUniverse. Paramount said for years that TAS is not in continuity; a large subsection of fans say that it is (with the exception of the material from Larry Niven's ''Known Space'' series that were included when Niven adapted one of his short stories into a script; fans are perfectly aware of the implications of allowing that into ''Trek'' canon). Some elements have made their way into canon, mostly some scripts written by the popular Original Series writer D.C. Fontana. This disagreement was made worse when certain things only referenced in TAS made it into episodes of ''Enterprise'', thus placing those elements officially into canon. According to startrek.com, CBS, who acquired Paramount's television studio in 2005, now considers it fully canon thanks to a poll where fans overwhelmingly supported including it. |
| 505 | * Several ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts featured cartoon mouse versions of ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' ("The Honey-Mousers", "Cheese It! The Cat", "Mice Follies") and ''Radio/TheJackBennyProgram'' ("The Mouse That Jack Built" which actually featured Benny and the show's cast). There was also two ''Looney Tunes'' shorts that featured characters resembling animal versions of Creator/AbbottAndCostello, one as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkL-e5FfEA mice]], the other as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Kitties cats]] (which also featured the first appearance of Tweety!) |
| 506 | * Abbott and Costello themselves later got their own direct AnimatedAdaptation, made by Creator/HannaBarbera, and featuring an InkSuitActor Abbott (Costello having died years earlier). As with the first ''Three Stooges'' cartoon, a major saving grace of the cartoon was that it helped provide Abbott an income towards the end of his life after bad contracts and gambling habits. |
| 507 | * [[WesternAnimation/TheFutureIsWild A CGI animated series]] was made by Creator/{{Nelvana}} out of, of all things, the SpeculativeBiology documentary ''Series/TheFutureIsWild'', about how life may evolve in the future. Essentially, the plot of the series revolves around CG, a girl from 10,000 years in the future, sent to scout out various places in time that humanity could colonise to save themselves from a "mega ice-age", who picks up three kids from the modern era and a future squid in the process. |
| 508 | * ''WesternAnimation/HulkHogansRockNWrestling'' was a pretty direct adaptation of the [[ProfessionalWrestling WWF's]] characters at the time, though it put the wrestlers into zany misadventures outside the ring. |
| 509 | * ''Series/TheBradyBunch'': Mike and Carol finally had enough of the kids and abandoned them. The gang was forced to live in a treehouse with pandas from another planet and Marlon the Magical Myna Bird. Together, they solve crimes as ''The Brady Kids''. |
| 510 | * ''Series/ThatGirl'': Marlo Thomas falls down the rabbit-hole and becomes ''That Girl In Wonderland''. |
| 511 | * ''Series/HappyDays'': The Fonz, Richie and Ralph get lost in time and space and search for a way home, along with alien bimbo Cupcake and Fonz's dog, Mr. Cool, in ''WesternAnimation/TheFonzAndTheHappyDaysGang''. |
| 512 | * ''Series/LaverneAndShirley'': ''Laverne and Shirley Join the Army''. The Fonz eventually shows up as their mechanic. (Still with Mr. Cool.) Also with a pig in a uniform as a commanding officer. |
| 513 | * ''Series/MorkAndMindy'': Creator/RobinWilliams and Pam Dawber reprise their prime-time roles for Saturday morning, with the addition of Mork's six-legged Orkan pet. Oh, and it's a {{Prequel}}, with Mindy in high school, which contradicts just about everything from the original series. |
| 514 | * ''Series/ThePartridgeFamily'': Shaken, not stirred, with a jigger[[note]]or perhaps a pony[[/note]] of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' to create ''The Partridge Family 2200 AD''. In fact it originated as ''The Jetsons'' a couple years farther in the future, with Elroy in high school and Judy in college. |
| 515 | * ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster'': Added a [[GreatGazoo magical friend]], Glomer the Glomley, from Chaundoon, the city at the end of the rainbow. All the stars of the live-action version reprised their roles. |
| 516 | * ''Emergency + 4'': Gage and [=DeSoto=], the paramedics of ''Series/{{Emergency}}'' (voiced by their live-action actors Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth) get extra help in the form of a four-kid ambulance crew, accompanied by a dog, a monkey, and a mynah bird. |
| 517 | * ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'': Hanna-Barbera gave us ''Jeannie'', with the military officer heroes replaced by teenage boys, and added an incompetent, [[Film/TheThreeStooges Joe Besser-voiced]] "Junior genie, Babu" as a sidekick. Creator/BarbaraEden's trademark eyeblink for casting spells was replaced by a whirl of the animated Jeannie's ponytail. The male lead, Cory Anders, was voiced by a young Creator/MarkHamill. [[DoItYourselfThemeTune And yes, that's him singing the theme song as well.]] |
| 518 | * For reasons nobody can defend -- much less fathom -- Series/{{Roseanne}} Barr Pentland Arnold Terwilliger Thomas was given a Saturday morning cartoon in the early 1990s called ''Little Rosie''. It wasn't based on her TV show, rather it was apparently based on her childhood and gave her magical adventures. Or something, it's not like those who saw it wanted to spend time admitting it. |
| 519 | * ''WesternAnimation/MisterT''. He fights crime! And beats up crocodiles. Really. |
| 520 | * ''[[TitleTheAdaptation Mr. Bean:]] [[WesternAnimation/MrBean the Animated Series]]'' from 2002: ''Series/MrBean'', but more cartoonish, if you doubted such a thing was possible. |
| 521 | * ''WesternAnimation/TalesFromTheCryptKeeper'': A kid-friendly version of ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt''. |
| 522 | * ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'' begat the animated series ''[[SpinOffBabies Betty Toons]]''. |
| 523 | * ''Tabitha, Adam and the Clown Family'': Instead of a group of ex-Partridge Family-like sitcom characters getting a magical kid sidekick, older versions of Adam and Tabitha from ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' (who were already magical) get a sidekick singing circus family. |
| 524 | * Two entries in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'' were animated. One (''Anime/UltramanTheAdventureBegins'', sometimes called ''Ultraman USA'') was a pilot by Creator/HannaBarbera animated in an {{Animesque}} style, The other, ''Anime/TheUltraman'' (or ''Ultraman Joneus''), was a very successful anime by Sunrise. |
| 525 | * In the early heyday of ''Series/{{Mash}}'', Filmation decided to do a Saturday Morning adaptation of the series on ''WesternAnimation/UncleCrocsBlock''. This version of ''M*A*S*H'' had a cast made entirely of dogs. so, they called it ... ''M*U*S*H''. (Which, according to Jim Backus' OpeningNarration, stood for "Mangy, Unwanted, Shabby Heroes".) |
| 526 | * A 1973 stump for a ''Series/McHalesNavy'' cartoon for ABC never got past the pitch stage. |
| 527 | * Creator/{{Filmation}} adaptated their 1975 live-action series ''The Ghost Busters'' as ''[[WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters Ghostbusters]]'' in 1986. (See the entry on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' in the Live-Action Film section for more on how these series came to be.) |
| 528 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHoundcats'' had its genesis in ''Series/MissionImpossible'', ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' and ''Series/{{Bearcats}}''. Except that ''all'' of the main characters were male (Dingdog as a tactless daredevil). |
| 529 | * ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'' has ''El Chavo Animado'' (''El Chavo: [[TitleTheAdaptation The Animated Series]]'' or just ''Chavo'') |
| 530 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}: [[Anime/{{Supernatural}} The Animation]]''. |
| 531 | * ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'''s ShowWithinAShow star Alan Brady was given an animated special by [=TV=] Land in 2003. |
| 532 | * ''Series/TheMunsters'' had ''The Mini-Munsters'', an hour-long television special that aired in 1973. |
| 533 | * ''Series/NannyAndTheProfessor'' were given a couple of television specials - one involving a microdot, and the other involving a traveling circus. |
| 534 | * ''Series/LostInSpace'' got as far as an animated pilot during the early 1970s. |
| 535 | * Although it was a comic book initially, ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfBatman'' was a direct adaptation of the '60s Adam West/Burt Ward ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' series before it, featuring the same actors and feel. |
| 536 | ** A more direct adaptation came in the 2016 direct-to-DVD film ''WesternAnimation/BatmanReturnOfTheCapedCrusaders'', which is explicitly based off of the '60s show and had West, Ward, and Julie Newmar reprising their roles. A sequel came out in 2017 with Creator/WilliamShatner playing Two-Face, who was deemed too gruesome for the TV show. |
| 537 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfKidDanger'' is a crazier, animated version of the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} sitcom ''Series/HenryDanger''. [[Horrible/WesternAnimation It even has its own review by the site here.]] |
| 538 | * ''Anime/TousouchuuGreatMission'' is notable for unusually ''not'' being TheAnimeOfTheGame, or even based on any manga or light novel, instead being an original story that merely borrows several elements directly from [[Series/RunForMoneyTousouchuu the original game show]] for the purpose of {{Worldbuilding}}. |
| 539 | [[/folder]] |
| 540 | |
| 541 | [[folder:Manga]] |
| 542 | * Of course, too many anime series to count. |
| 543 | ** In order of how likely is an adaptation of the manga to happen: [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]], [[ShoujoDemographic Shojo]], {{Seinen}}, {{Josei}}. Shonen manga get adaptations all the time (usually in a continuous running format with filler, but more recent series tend towards a seasonal format like western cartoons), and are a significant reason why anime achieved the popularity they have today: even non-fans will recognize [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]] and [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto]]. Shojo adaptations are somewhat rarer, but still very common; the genre gamut for these adaptations is also far wider than that of your shonen, ranging from [[MagicalGirlWarrior magical warriors]] to soapy romances. Seinen are rarer still, and they are also very narrow in terms of genre variety: dark fantasy and science fiction are about the only seinen genres to get a straightforward adaptation. Slice-of-life seinen rarely gets adapted, and if it does achieve the necessary popularity the anime adaptation will almost invariably be an AdaptationDistillation (due to a whole bunch of well, nothing, happening in various chapters). Josei manga adaptations used to be simply unheard of in the anime community - if there even ''is'' an adaptation expect a ''dorama'' instead.[[note]]This has changed however, with the success of ''Manga/MySenpaiIsAnnoying'', ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'', ''Manga/Given'', among others, proving that it is possible to have a Josei anime adaptation.[[/note]] |
| 544 | * The ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' 2009 CGI film is the only Western CGI adaptation of a {{Manga}} series. Despite having an AllStarCast including Creator/FreddieHighmore, Creator/NicolasCage and Creator/KristenBell, it was not well-received both critically and financially, as well as [[AdaptationDeviation deviating a lot from the original source material]]. |
| 545 | * ''Franchise/LupinIII'' began as a {{manga}} series, with stories that rarely lasted more than a single chapter. Within two years of the initial serials, a pilot episode was made, garnering interest for an anime adaptation. Some of the chapters have enjoyed a fairly direct transition from Manga to Anime format. |
| 546 | * The ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga has two distinct anime adaptations: |
| 547 | ** ''Anime/SailorMoon'' the 1992 anime of the same name that debuted ''within the year'' the manga began publishing, with ambitions of becoming a CashCowFranchise. It was a large-scale AdaptationExpansion, drawing out the manga's 50+ chapters over 200+ episodes via StockFootage, {{Padding}} and {{Filler Arc}}s while codifying several elements of the modern MagicalGirl anime. It was so successful in its aims (and selling TheMerch) that it spawned [[Franchise/SailorMoon multimedia properties]] and even caused some AdaptationDisplacement towards its parent manga. |
| 548 | ** 2014's ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' seeks to be actively TruerToTheText of the source material, from the pacing adapting a chapter per episode, to a deliberate {{Art Shift|edSequel}} in character design towards the long-limbed NoodlePeople aesthetic of the manga. It does pay tribute to its predecessor, by recreating its choreography and poses for {{Transformation Sequence}}s and InTheNameOfTheMoon speeches, both of which were codified in The90s anime. |
| 549 | * The anime adaptation of ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'' is a curious case, as it was an adaptation of a manga re-imagination ''of a Webcomic.'' |
| 550 | [[/folder]] |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 553 | * MC Hammer got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8WYh8uz3pQ his own TV show called Hammerman]]. It involves MC Hammer getting a magical pair of shoes and fighting crime. |
| 554 | * Remember the ''Music/NewKidsOnTheBlock'' cartoon? No? Well, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlB06uMD_m4 let's refresh those memories]]! |
| 555 | * Music/TheBeatles got a [[WesternAnimation/TheBeatles1965 cartoon series]] of their own on ABC in 1965. Despite the cheesy animation and The Beatles themselves not being involved, the show got higher ratings than ABC's regular Monday-through-Friday daytime shows. |
| 556 | * Sometime later, the Jackson Five and the Osmonds got cartoon shows as well (Unlike The Beatles and New Kids on the Block, these ''did'' have the group doing their own voiceovers). |
| 557 | * Marc Bolan once claimed that T. Rex were also being considered for an animated show along the same lines as the above, but it was never made. (And no, ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTRex'' - featuring singing, superhero tyrannosauruses in a world of anthropomorphic dinosaurs - is not related to them.) |
| 558 | * Music/TheAquabats had ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'' signed to Creator/TheHub, which contains a mixture of animation and live-action. |
| 559 | * A French example with singer [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_(singer) Carlos]] inspiring a cartoon in the 90's, ''Les Aventures de Carlos'', also known as ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Around_the_World_in_Eighty_Dreams Around the World in Eighty Dreams]]''. |
| 560 | * Hip-hop duo Kid 'n Play [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLMSiLQPNkY got in on the act]] for some reason. |
| 561 | * Of course there was the somewhat popular Cartoon Network series ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi''. |
| 562 | * In a looser sense, every TV incarnation of ''Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'' falls into this trope as the characters were originally used for [[Music/AlvinAndTheChipmunks novelty records]]. |
| 563 | * Several songs of the famous ''Series/ZecchinoDOro'' children's festival have been adapted to ''WesternAnimation/ICartoniDelloZecchinoDOro''. |
| 564 | [[/folder]] |
| 565 | |
| 566 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 567 | * Franchise/TheMuppets: |
| 568 | ** ''Jim Henson's [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies1984 Muppet Babies]]'' (and its [[WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018 reboot]]) |
| 569 | ** The grown-up Muppets appeared in animated segments on ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMuppetMonsters'', which briefly shared an hour with ''Muppet Babies'' during its original run. The show also featured an animated segment based on the ''Pigs in Space'' segment from ''Series/TheMuppetShow''. |
| 570 | * Another Jim Henson example: ''Fraggle Rock''. It started the same year the original [[Series/FraggleRock puppet version]] ended. |
| 571 | * ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'' got a ContinuityReboot, ''WesternAnimation/GerryAndersonsNewCaptainScarlet'', made by the same studio that created the originals, and with a lot of its animation team fresh from working on ''Roughnecks''. It was rather good, but was ScrewedByTheNetwork in the end. |
| 572 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' regularly features animated versions of their Muppets sharing airtime with their original versions. ''Abby's Flying Fairy School'' and ''Bert & Ernie's Great Adventures'' (airing separately in the UK) are among the most notable. In 2022, ''Mecha Builders'' premiered as a stand-alone spinoff. |
| 573 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBananaSplits'' had the partially animated ''The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park''. |
| 574 | * ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' received a ContinuityReboot in the form of ''WesternAnimation/ThunderbirdsAreGo'', with CGI characters interacting with practical models. |
| 575 | [[/folder]] |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 578 | * ''Radio/TheRickyGervaisShow'', which takes excerpts from the podcast of the same name and illustrate them in animation. |
| 579 | * ''Radio/CarTalk'' was transplanted to animation as ''WesternAnimation/ClickAndClacksAsTheWrenchTurns'', only with phone calls being replaced by wacky adventures. PBS somehow thought this would be suitable for their schedule. |
| 580 | [[/folder]] |
| 581 | |
| 582 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 583 | * ''WesternAnimation/ProStars'', featuring Michael Jordan, Wayne Gretzky and Bo "Knows" Jackson as crime-fighting Gadgeteer Heroes. |
| 584 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHarlemGlobetrotters'': Animated wackier exploits of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters real-life basketball players]]: They travel to a remote area, get into a hostile situation with a group of individuals which is settled by challenging them to basketball games. The animated Globetrotters also guest-starred on three episodes of ''WesternAnimation/TheNewScoobyDooMovies''. |
| 585 | ** See the Emmy-nominated ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' ep "Time Keeps on Slippin" for a parody. |
| 586 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperGlobetrotters'': Five semi-real-life basketball sports entertainers gain super powers. ''Ludicrous'' super powers. Provided with info support by a basketball sputnik. In essence, ''The Super Globetrotters'' was a ripoff of H-B's 1966 superhero show ''WesternAnimation/TheImpossibles''. |
| 587 | * You might think that the animated series ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' had something to do with the movies. It did but not much, it was instead about an entirely different team with the same name... a team of super-powered anthropomorphic ducks who fight aliens with hockey-themed gadgets. This all came about because of the first [[Film/TheMightyDucks film]] being very successful which led to {{Creator/Disney}} ''creating'' the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now the Anaheim Ducks) ice hockey team and then making an animated series tenuously related to the team. In that order. |
| 588 | * ''WesternAnimation/NASCARRacers'' |
| 589 | * ''NFL Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core'' |
| 590 | [[/folder]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 593 | * ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' had a notorious [[WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983 animated series]] that dropped a bunch of kids from the modern world into a ''D&D'' world and gave them magic items which they used to fight monsters while looking for a way home and occasionally receiving "help" from a short guy called "the Dungeon Master". |
| 594 | * ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' of all things got an animated series in 1994, which had a single season. The series was later stated to be an InUniverse [[ATrueStoryInMyUniverse Lyran propaganda film that dramatized the actual events]], and several of its characters became {{Canon Immigrant}}s |
| 595 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' got a direct-to-DVD movie titled ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultramarines}}'', staring the eponymous {{Super Soldier}}s. |
| 596 | [[/folder]] |
| 597 | |
| 598 | [[folder:Toys]] |
| 599 | * ''WesternAnimation/RubikTheAmazingCube'' is a very odd case. it took what was essentially a glorified paperweight and turned it into a cartoon about three plucky children who had to fight an evil magician by solving Rubik's cubes. Possibly even less subtle than ''TheMerch'', but it lasted a whole year. |
| 600 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheToolStreetGang'' is based on, bizarrely enough, not a toyline but one, single, rather-hard-to-get-ahold-of playset. |
| 601 | * ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' is probably the most successful and definitely most prolific example of this. Though, originally, the toys were from separate toy lines and had no factions and none of their iconic names. Creator/SunbowEntertainment devised the factions, and then Creator/MarvelComics named and fleshed out the characters (the [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel comic book]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers cartoon]] were developed concurrently), and all of that was put into a new toy line. The entire purpose of ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformersTheMovie'' was to "clear the way for the new toy line". The real reason Optimus Prime and many of the others were killed off? Because their toys had been discontinued by the company. |
| 602 | * The ''Film/MyPetMonster'' plush toys had a movie, and was then followed up by [[WesternAnimation/MyPetMonster an animated series]], both courtesy of Creator/{{Nelvana}}. |
| 603 | * The ''Franchise/GIJoe 3'' 3/4 inch toyline got [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero an animated series]] made by the same company that animated commercials for the ''[[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel G.I. Joe]]'' comic series. |
| 604 | * ''Franchise/ActionMan'' (Action Force in the 1980s) was originally the UK version of ''Franchise/GIJoe'', but received a revival as an extreme sports hero who later had his own cartoon. In fact, [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan1995 two of]] [[WesternAnimation/ActionMan2000 them]]. |
| 605 | * ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983'' included new aspects to the ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' franchise [[RetCanon which would be added to the figures' pack-in minicomics canon]], and new characters who would be added to the toyline (like Orko or King Randor). |
| 606 | * ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' has several movies, each a part of the larger story that's told in other media. |
| 607 | ** The [[Toys/{{Bionicle2015}} 2015 reboot]] had minute-and-a-half long animated webisodes that covered the winter and summer 2015 stories. A Creator/{{Netflix}} animated miniseries titled "The Journey to One" premiered in February 2016. |
| 608 | * ''Toys/HeroFactory'' struggled to keep one up, perhaps in part because it barely had a story to speak of (very much unlike the above). The first season, ''Rise of the Rookies'', was a 4-episode MiniSeries, while the second, ''Ordeal of Fire'', had to be [[CompressedAdaptation compressed]] into a ''single'' episode. Season 3, titled ''Savage Planet'', became more of a legitimate mini-cartoon again (though only two episodes long), with ''Ordeal'' being reduced to a simple [[DVDBonusContent bonus for its DVD release]]. ''Breakout'' was a two-parter, but the following "seasons" only consisted of a single episode each (''Brain Attack'' and ''Invasion from Below''). Later installments are more glorified toy ads without a shred of pretense, since they have to showcase as many sets as they can under 22 minutes. This may also be due to the fact that just as the story started gearing up to go somewhere in Breakout, the line was put on much lower priority to instead focus on the Bionicle reboot. |
| 609 | * Speaking of LEGO, ''Ninjago'' has an [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} animated show of its own]] under the subtitle ''"Masters of Spinjitsu"'' since 2011, as well as an [[WesternAnimation/TheLEGONinjagoMovie animated movie]] released in 2017. |
| 610 | * Almost every generation of ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' has had one of these. |
| 611 | ** G1 had [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTVSpecials a couple of TV specials]], a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986 a movie]] (which like the Transformers movie served the purpose of introducing the upcoming toyline), [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends a series that picked up after the movie]], and a [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales animated series in a different continuity]]. |
| 612 | ** G2 interestingly had no Animated Adaptation, just a [[VideoGame/MyLittlePonyFriendshipGardens video game]]. |
| 613 | ** G3 & G3.5 had several [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3 direct to DVD movies & shorts]]. |
| 614 | ** G4 of course has the absurdly popular series in 2010 was ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', though oddly enough most of the toy characters did not actually appear in the show. |
| 615 | ** G5 has the film ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''. |
| 616 | * ''Anime/SuzysZooDaisukiWitzy'' is based on (for a lack of better place to place this) stationery and baby products by ''Suzy Spafford''. |
| 617 | * ''Toys/TheTrashPack'', ''Toys/{{Shopkins}}'', ''Toys/TheGrosseryGang'', and ''Toys/TreasureX'', all Moose Toys products, have had animated web series made of them. ''The Trash Pack'' attempted to have a animated TV series, but it failed to materialize. ''Shopkins'' would later get direct to DVD movies based on the web series. |
| 618 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Uglydolls}}'' is a movie based on the plush doll line [[Toys/{{Uglydolls}} of the same name]]. |
| 619 | * The ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'' anime TV show, the two [[Anime/TamagotchiTheMovie feature]] [[Anime/TamagotchiHappiestStoryInTheUniverse films]], and the two [[Anime/TamagotchiHontoNoHanashi short]] [[Anime/EigaTamagotchiHimitsuNoOtodokeDaiSakusen films]] are adapted from the [[Toys/{{Tamagotchi}} virtual pet toys of the same name]]. |
| 620 | * DAVE School Animation produced CGI student films based on two of Applehead Factory's products. |
| 621 | ** A short film based on ''Tofu the Vegan Zombie'' where Tofu sneaks into a room he's seen his creator Dr. Vost enter and ends up accidentally unleashing Dr. Vost's zombified wife. |
| 622 | ** A ''Toys/TeddyScares'' short film where Edwin Morose, Rita Mortis, Redmond Gore and Hester Golem conspire to destroy Abnormal Cyrus' "[[CompanionCube friend]]", a toaster he names Toasty. |
| 623 | * The ''Toys/LittlestPetShop'' toys gave rise to [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop1995 four]] [[WebAnimation/LittlestPetShopPresents different]] [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 animated]] [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShopAWorldOfOurOwn series]], the first of which premiered in 1995. |
| 624 | * Troll dolls inspired multiple separate adaptations under different licenses. First was the ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMagicTrollsAndTheTrollWarriors The Magic Trolls and the Troll Warriors]]'', then came ''[[{{WesternAnimation/Trollz}} Trollz]]'', which kept the magic fight against evil but shifted the setting to a modern world while also making the focus on a cast of girls. Then came the CGI movie simply called ''{{WesternAnimation/Trolls}}'' by [=DreamWorks=], which characterizes trolls as forest dwelling beings who live a carefree lifestyle [[JukeboxMusical singing pop songs]]. This got a [[WesternAnimation/TrollsTheBeatGoesOn series on Netflix]] that went on for eight short seasons before the movie [[WesternAnimation/TrollsWorldTour got a sequel]] that expanded the lore by introducing tribal subspecies who prefer different genres of music, which will also get [[{{WesternAnimation/TrollsTrollstopia}} its own series]] on Peacock. A [[WesternAnimation/TrollsBandTogether third movie]] is set to release in 2023. |
| 625 | * Cepia LLC's popular [=ZhuZhu=] Pets became the basis for two separate animated adaptations: a 2011 direct-to-video movie called ''Quest for Zhu'' and an unrelated 2016 TV show from Creator/{{Nelvana}} known as ''WesternAnimation/TheZhuZhus'' (originally ''Polly and the [=ZhuZhu=] Pets''). |
| 626 | * ''WesternAnimation/PetAlien'' is an adaptation of series creator Jeff Muncy's 1990s ''Pet Alien'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20010330090733/http://petalien.com:80/ toyline]]. |
| 627 | * The Spanish toyline ''Toys/SuperThings'' has [[WebAnimation/SuperThings a web series adaptation]] that runs concurrently with each new series to add to the new gimmicks of the line. The series was originally a voiced motion comic with an arc, the series would change into standalone full animated episodes with the debut of the Kazoom Kids. |
| 628 | [[/folder]] |
| 629 | |
| 630 | [[folder:Trading Cards]] |
| 631 | * The ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' trading cards had an [[WesternAnimation/GarbagePailKidsCartoon animated series]] consisting of 13 episodes that was planned to air on CBS until complaints from MoralGuardians resulted in the show being locked away for years until it was finally made available to the public via DVD. The show's premise was about five Garbage Pail Kids (Split Kit, Patty Putty, Elliot Mess, Terri Cloth, and Clogged Duane) hanging out and fighting crime, with additional segments including movie parodies, Garbage Pail Awards, bulletins warning of pests as if they were wanted criminals, and {{Parody Commercial}}s. |
| 632 | [[/folder]] |
| 633 | |
| 634 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 635 | * Any example mentioned in TheAnimeOfTheGame. |
| 636 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' has had five completely different TV series: |
| 637 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' |
| 638 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' |
| 639 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' |
| 640 | ** ''Anime/SonicX'' |
| 641 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' |
| 642 | ** An OVA ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' |
| 643 | * ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has had several animated adaptations. The [[WesternAnimation/StreetFighter American cartoon]] is generally considered the worst of the bunch, [[SoBadItsGood though it's still entertaining for some]]. |
| 644 | * ''Franchise/MegaMan'': |
| 645 | ** ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' had [[WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears an animated series]] by Creator/RubySpears that aired from 1994 to 1995. The character designs were modified from the original art and took some liberties with the source material (particularly with Proto Man's allegiance, who was one of Mega Man's allies in the game, became Dr. Wily's primary henchman on the show). There was also a 3-part OVA, in a separate continuity, that ''did'' use the original artwork. It was mainly used to provide basic information about Japanese culture. |
| 646 | ** In the early 00's, ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'' was an adaptation of the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Battle Network]]'' games. Both were called ''Rockman EXE'' in Japan. |
| 647 | ** 2018 brings us ''WesternAnimation/MegaManFullyCharged''. |
| 648 | * ''VideoGame/DeadSpace1'' has an animated prequel titled ''WesternAnimation/DeadSpaceDownfall'', showing the fall of ''Ishimura'' (the game's main setting) before the game hero arrives on the scene. |
| 649 | * The early ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'' games had three different adaptations, with a loose continuity among them (the second is named after ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' and the third after ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''). |
| 650 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'' is a [[AllCGICartoon CGI-animated]] adaptation of the series, co-produced by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and Creator/{{Illumination|Entertainment}}. It is a ContinuityReboot that [[CanonDiscontinuity completely dismisses the events]] of both the cartoons and the [[LiveActionAdaptation live-action]] [[Film/SuperMarioBros1993 movie]], leaning far more closely to the modern ''Mario'' games. |
| 651 | * Along with ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' aired ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda1989'', based in the Hyrule of the ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI first]]'' ''[[VideoGame/ZeldaIITheAdventureOfLink two]]'' games in the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series. It became notorious (and the TropeNamer) for Link's obnoxious catchphrase, "WellExcuseMePrincess" -- people who experienced it back when it was new tend to [[SoBadItsGood enjoy it more]] than people who became fans because of the later games. Also, the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' episode "Quest for the Potion of Power" was largely based on ''Zelda II''. |
| 652 | * The ''WesternAnimation/PacMan'' TV series was the first adapted from a video game. It combined elements of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' while retaining some semblance to the video game. Followed in 2010 by a 3D CGI series, ''WesternAnimation/PacManAndTheGhostlyAdventures''. |
| 653 | * ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'' was going to get a CGI animated series on FOX, produced by the producers of the ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' series. Nothing has been said since October 2005, but most fans believe it was canned to make way for the game sequels. |
| 654 | * ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' |
| 655 | ** A ''WesternAnimation/DonkeyKongCountry'' series originally aired in France in 1996, and then on the FOX network and FOX Family in the late '90s. |
| 656 | ** And in the early '80s, Donkey Kong and Mario starred in the ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', along with Frogger, Q* Bert, and Pitfall Harry. |
| 657 | * Speaking of ''WesternAnimation/SaturdaySupercade'', the second season also incorporated ''Kangaroo'' and ''Space Ace''. [[spoiler: Sadly at the cost of Frogger and Pitfall Harry; Q* Bert was promoted from every-other-weekly to weekly though.]] |
| 658 | * ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' also got a one-season run on ABC as well. Here, Dirk the Daring was played by veteran voice actor Bob Sarlatte (who was also Frogger on ''Saturday Supercade''). |
| 659 | * ''Franchise/MortalKombat: [[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm Defenders of the Realm]]'' |
| 660 | * ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'', being originally conceived as a multimedia property to rival the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', was set to have a cartoon based on itself, but apparently only its pilot episode ever aired (and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKkL-e5FfEA it's not hard]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOfpqVCkDL0 to see why]]). |
| 661 | * Ditto for ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}''. |
| 662 | * ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' was mangled into something unrecognizable when adapted for American Saturday morning TV. The 13-episode series was about Pyron awakening and hiring Demitri, Morrigan, and several other characters to help him take over the world, while Felicia--now an ancient woman in a cat costume--seeks the help of/lives with a 13-year-old geek/wizard in training named Harry Grimoire. The characters in the series looked and acted much less like their in-game counterparts, and all fights between the monsters involved shooting lasers from their hands. The female characters also had much less revealing costumes. This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLZIWZszuh8 YouTube video]] sums it up pretty well. |
| 663 | * ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}: [[WesternAnimation/RaymanTheAnimatedSeries The Animated Series]]'', which was fully animated in [[AllCGICartoon CGI]]. It had no characters from the series save for the title character and a cameo from the second game's BigBad. |
| 664 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/RabbidsInvasion'' cartoon, featuring the creatures from the ''Rayman'' series. |
| 665 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}'' is technically an Animated Adaptation of the MMOSRPG ''VideoGame/{{Dofus}}'', though they can also be considered as simple parts of a wide franchise heavy on the cross-media. |
| 666 | * The American ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' [[WesternAnimation/DoubleDragon1993 cartoon]] was very loosely based on the original games (the Lee brothers were twins who were separated at birth, wore masks, and wielded beam-shooting swords despite being hand-to-hand martial artists in the games), although it did have a tie-in fighting game in the form of ''Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls''. |
| 667 | * And let's not forget (however much we might wish to) ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'', which was ostensibly adapted from ''several'' video games. At least, that was the intention... |
| 668 | * By its sheer popularity it would seem natural that ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' would have this, but ZUN refusing to give his support to any official adaptation has killed most expectations of one. The closest it got were some {{fanime}}s of extremely high quality, namely ''Anime/MusouKakyouASummerDaysDream'' and then later ''WebAnimation/FantasyKaleidoscope'' and ''WebAnimation/TheSealedEsotericHistory''. |
| 669 | * ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' received a two-season [[WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim Saturday morning cartoon]]. |
| 670 | * The ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' series apparently needed a prequel. ''WesternAnimation/WingCommanderAcademy'' ran for 13 episodes on Creator/USANetwork alongside ''Street Fighter''. |
| 671 | * ''VideoGame/VivaPinata'' received a Creator/FourKidsEntertainment produced [[WesternAnimation/VivaPinata Saturday morning cartoon]], one of their few original productions. |
| 672 | * ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'' is a DarkerAndEdgier adaptation of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaIIIDraculasCurse''. |
| 673 | * ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'' has an animated adaptation on Netflix called ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow''. |
| 674 | * The ''WebAnimation/BestFiends'' web shorts are animated adaptations of the ''VideoGame/BestFiends'' app game. |
| 675 | * In 2014, the Montreal animation studio Sardine Productions adaptations of the [=iOS=] game ''Chop Chop Ninja'' in collaboration with the game's creators Gamerizon, which were aired on Creator/{{Teletoon}}. The first was a series of shorts called ''WesternAnimation/ChopChopNinjaChallenge'', but those proved successful enough that a full-blown series simply known as ''WesternAnimation/ChopChopNinja'' was developed. |
| 676 | * The Chinese web game ''VideoGame/RocoKingdom'' has received an animated TV show and film series. |
| 677 | * ''VideoGame/MolesWorld'' has a TV show and three theatrical films, all animated. |
| 678 | * ''VideoGame/HelloNeighbor'' has one now in the works, with a 6 minute pilot having been recently released on the developers' [[https://www.youtube.com/user/tinyBuildGAMES TinyBuild Games's YouTube channel]]. |
| 679 | * ''VideoGame/{{SEER}}'' spawned six animated films and a television cartoon with 10+ seasons in its wake. |
| 680 | * ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'' was adapted into a Creator/{{Netflix}} cartoon called ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'', which ran for three seasons from 2016 to 2018. |
| 681 | [[/folder]] |
| 682 | |
| 683 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 684 | * ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has a combination of regular {{machinima}} and animation (by the animator of ''WebAnimation/{{Haloid}}''). At a convention, Rooster Teeth screened an experimental short featuring the ''[=RvB=]'' guys animated in pencil-and-paper 2D, however in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJC5Ct9vXMM this]] Game Time with Monty Oum and Burnie, Burnie discusses the project, revealing that while Rooster Teeth still wrote the scripts for the adaption the animation was handled entirely by an outside company, and as such they felt like they didn't have enough control over the final project, leading to the animated series being cancelled. |
| 685 | * The fourth season of ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' manifested itself as a traditional television series co-produced by Creator/{{Nelvana}} and broadcast on Creator/{{Teletoon}} in Canada. (The Cartoon Hangover section of the Creator/{{VRV}} streaming services aired it in the U.S.) |
| 686 | [[/folder]] |
| 687 | |
| 688 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 689 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwyRvcGY4I a fan video]] made from certain strips adapted to animation and put on Platform/YouTube. |
| 690 | * The Youtube animation ''WebAnimation/{{Lackadaisy}}'' is an adaptation of the long-running [[https://lackadaisy.com/comic.php webcomic]] of the same name, which went on hiatus for three years as the planned short blew so far past its Kickstarter goals that a full-length {{Pilot}} went into production. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vffu6FG4YP4 This pilot]] has, in turn, proven so wildly popular that it fueled a massive, server-straining NewbieBoom, causing AdaptationDisplacement so total that the comic is routinely presumed to be designed as a {{prequel}} to the animation, rather than the [[LooseCanon other]] way [[StealthSequel around]]. |
| 691 | * ''Webcomic/{{Pvp}}'' got a one-season animated series on the web, culminating in a Christmas special adapting a popular storyline. The one season was made available on DVD. |
| 692 | * ''Rain: The Animated Series'' is an animated adaptation of the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/@RainTheAnimatedSeries can be viewed]] on Platform/YouTube. It originally planned to adapt the comic as a whole but has since pivoted to just doing additional entertaining shorts. |
| 693 | * A brief "animated tribute" to the webcomic ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyFRBjhqZRg fan-produced]] and put on Platform/YouTube. |
| 694 | * Was attempted with ''Webcomic/VGCats,'' [[OneEpisodeWonder but never got beyond]] [[http://www.sheezyart.com/art/view/626574/ one episode]]. |
| 695 | * ''Webcomic/WelcomeToTheConvenienceStore'' received a two series professionally made web-based adaptation. |
| 696 | [[/folder]] |
| 697 | |
| 698 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 699 | * Creator/{{Egoraptor}} has made a few ''WebVideo/GameGrumps'' animations, and their editor Barry made a "Grep" animation on AprilFoolsDay (which depicted Jon and Arin as bowling-pin people with never-changing faces). Since then, plenty of fan-made ones have been created, some of which even appeared on the official Game Grumps channel! |
| 700 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/user/pixlpit PixlPit]] has made various animations using audio from {{Lets Play}}ers such as ''WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}'' and ''WebVideo/JackSepticEye''. These differ from other fan animations in that the story in [=PixlPit's=] is often unrelated to the video they were taken from - for example, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWeU_eMkxE Markiplier Animated: Night out]] turned audio of Markiplier playing ''VideoGame/SilentHills'' into a video of Markiplier accidentally going into a gay bar. |
| 701 | * ''[[VideoGame/SupraMayroBross Supra Mayro]] Kratt'', or should we say the {{WebVideo/Vinesauce}} stream, was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsVqZqmR-Qs adapted into Source Filmmaker.]] |
| 702 | [[/folder]] |
| 703 | |
| 704 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 705 | * Webvideo/CriticalRole: What started as a homegame of a group of voice actors playing Dungeons & Dragons became a sucessful stream and video series... so sucessful in fact, that the first campaign got its adaption as an animated series, WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina. |
| 706 | [[/folder]] |
| 707 | |
| 708 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 709 | * ''WebAnimation/IslaPresidencial'' is an animated series about the presidents of Latin America and Spain. |
| 710 | * The obscure animated series ''WesternAnimation/BadDog'' is based on a screensaver from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/After_Dark_(software) After Dark software]], with the show's dog resembling the one from the screensaver. Guess you can really adapt anything into a cartoon. |
| 711 | [[/folder]] |
| 712 | |
| 713 | !!Parodies: |
| 714 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 715 | * At the end of the book ''Relic'', an animated show about the Museum Beast is mentioned as being canceled before it was produced. Considering that the Museum Beast is the perpetrator of several hideously gruesome murders in the book, it isn't surprising why a show about it never aired. |
| 716 | [[/folder]] |
| 717 | |
| 718 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 719 | * ''Series/TheColbertReport'''s ''Stephen Colbert Presents: Stephen Colbert's Alpha Squad 7: The New Tek Jansen Adventures'' series of animated shorts presented as an ongoing animated series, starring AuthorAvatar Tek Jansen. The ExpositoryThemeTune intro is a pastiche of animated series tropes including the JustForFun/RecycledInSpace setting and the RememberTheNewGuy NonHumanSidekick Porpy foisted upon the audience at the last minute. SpecialGuest appearance: The Harlem Globetrotters. |
| 720 | * ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': |
| 721 | ** One TV Funhouse short involved Dennis Haysbert introducing several short-lived cartoon shows for Black History Month, including ''Token Power'' (featuring three TokenBlack characters from other cartoons: Valerie from ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussyCats'', Winston from the cartoon adaptation of ''Ghostbusters'', and Franklin from the Peanuts series), ''[[Theatre/DrivingMissDaisy The Hoke & Daisy Show]]'' and ''Ladysmith Black Mambazo [[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace in Outer Space]]''. |
| 722 | ** Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Sr. and Ronald Reagan as ''[[ComicBook/XMen The X-Presidents]]''. The later episodes had UsefulNotes/BillClinton trying to join, despite having no superpowers and a wildly risque array of costumes and gadgets. |
| 723 | * The ''Series/MrShow'' sketch that introduces [=GloboChem=] has two business men saying their plans for their mascot Pit Pat included "an animated children's program" among things like breakfast cereal. |
| 724 | [[/folder]] |
| 725 | |
| 726 | [[folder:Print Media]] |
| 727 | * ''Website/TheOnion'' has Aaron Sorkin announce [[https://web.archive.org/web/20140901053854/http://www.theonion.com/articles/aaron-sorkin-announces-new-west-wing-animated-seri,2513/ an adaptation]] of ''Series/TheWestWing''. |
| 728 | * In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Spike [[http://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1984/04/29 submits]] a ''Film/CitizenKane'' remake to an animation studio. |
| 729 | [[/folder]] |
| 730 | |
| 731 | [[folder:Sports]] |
| 732 | * The Detroit Pistons, for a few years, had a short cartoon as part of their pre-game videos, spoofing the Super Globetrotters concept. The then-current Pistons were kidnapped by aliens, and the "Bad Boys", the starters from the 1989 and 1990 championship teams, had to go into space to rescue them... by ''frightening the aliens with their really short shorts.'' |
| 733 | [[/folder]] |
| 734 | |
| 735 | [[folder:Theme Parks]] |
| 736 | * In the queue of Ride/{{Disneyland}}'s version of ''Ride/MickeyAndMinniesRunawayRailway'', the El Capitoon Theater in Toontown inverts Disney's current [[Film/DisneyLiveActionRemakes trend of live-action remakes of animated movies]] by featuring posters for toon remakes of classic live-action Disney films such as ''[[Film/{{Newsies}} Toonsies]]'', ''[[Film/FreakyFriday1976 Goofy Friday]]'', ''[[Film/TheHappiestMillionaire The Happiest Scrooginaire]]'', ''[[Film/TheRocketeer The Mouseketeer]]'', ''[[Film/HocusPocus Meeska Mooska]]'', ''[[Film/HoneyIShrunkTheKids Mickey, I Shrunk the Nieces]]'', ''[[Film/TheAbsentMindedProfessor The Absent Minded Professor Von Drake]]'', ''[[Film/TheParentTrap1998 The Chipmunk Trap]]'', ''[[Film/TheMightyDucks The Feisty Ducks]]'', and ''[[Film/HighSchoolMusical3SeniorYear High School Goofical 3: Senior Year]]''. |
| 737 | [[/folder]] |
| 738 | |
| 739 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 740 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'': |
| 741 | ** The Strong Bad E-mail [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail126.html best thing]] makes fun of this phenomenon. Strong Bad claimed that the best thing he'd ever seen, done, or eaten was his copy of the aired-only-once pilot for a cartoon about his favorite hair-metal band, Limozeen, called "''Limozeen: [[JustForFun/RecycledInSPACE But They're in Space]]!''" |
| 742 | ** Parodied again in the Strong Bad Email "[[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail181.html webcomic]]", in which he shows off what would happen if Secret Collect (a maze game with blocky Atari graphics) and Thy Dungeonman (a text-based adventure game) got animated adaptations in the vein of ''WesternAnimation/PacMan'' and ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster''. The end result is not pretty, and by that we mean hilarious. |
| 743 | * Creator/HarryPartridge's ''WebAnimation/SaturdayMorningWatchmen'': "When trouble's about, you'd best watch out for the ''Watchmen!''" This parody appeared in 2009, and highlights what may have been a (damn good) reason why ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' wasn't made into a movie way back in the 80s... It's hilarious, but the moment one realizes that, back then, this would not have been out of the question for producers in The80s is pure horror for many comic book nerds. Of note are the winking smiley faces, Manhattan's... furry diaper thing, and the fact that everything mentioned in the cast roll call is flat-out wrong. |
| 744 | * [=TVGoHome=] has ''[[http://www.tvgohome.com/190399.html Krueger Jr.]]'', a fictional AnimatedAdaptation of ''Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet''. |
| 745 | * Blog/ToplessRobot brings us [[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/03/ill-advised_cartoon_spin-offs_and_the_winners_are.php#more Ill-Advised Cartoon Spinoffs]]. |
| 746 | * Website/TheOnion has the Nick Jr. show ''[[http://www.theonion.com/articles/nick-jr-suspends-production-on-the-almighty-muhamm,29633/ The Almighty Muhammad's Porkalicious Toon Jihad]]''. |
| 747 | [[/folder]] |
| 748 | |
| 749 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 750 | * Parodied in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Husbands and Knives" as Milhouse talks to voice guest Alan Moore about "''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} [[SpinoffBabies Babies]]''". |
| 751 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Terrence and Phillip: Behind the Blow", a documentary reveals that Terrence and Phillip once made an animated show based on themselves, which was so popular that people got confused whether the duo were real or fictional (a reference to the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness depiction of them as in-universe cartoon characters prior to "Bigger, Longer and Uncut"). |
| 752 | [[/folder]] |
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