Line #73 SpiritualSuccessor/WesternAnimation


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6	SpiritualSuccessor in WesternAnimation.
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8	!!Shows with their own pages:
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10	* ''SpiritualSuccessor/{{Pibby}}''
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16	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' can be considered this to ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' since both revolve around the adventures of a ChildProdigy and are set in a world with a lot of '50s influences.
17	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''
18	** The show is considered by many people to be the spiritual successor to [[Creator/DePatieFrelengEnterprises De Patie-Freleng 's]] ''WesternAnimation/HereComesTheGrump''.
19	** It could also be seen as a kid-friendly successor to ''WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria'' as a post-apocalyptic BlackComedy fantasy series with a lot of overlapping voice talents, most notably Creator/TomKenny and Creator/JohnDiMaggio
20	** ''Adventure Time'' is perhaps the best AnimatedAdaptation of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' there will ever be.
21	** It makes a good, if dark, adaptation of ''TabletopGame/CandyLand''.
22	** It's been called an adaptation of ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing''.
23	** ''Adventure Time'' can be seen as a DenserAndWackier animated adaptation of ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''.
24	** The show can easily be described as a LighterAndSofter version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Wizards}}''.
25	* The talkie season of ''WesternAnimation/AeonFlux'' is the closest we'll come to a faithful dramatic adaptation of ''Literature/TheCorneliusChronicles'', with its OrderVersusChaos plot, NegativeContinuity, sexual perversity, social satire, philosophical depth and just plain weirdness. [=Æ=]on and Trevor are very similar in concept and characterisation to {{Gender Flip}}ped equivalents of Jerry Cornelius and Miss Brunner (free-wheeling, sexy anarchist terrorist versus or occasionally allied to apparently buttoned-up but actually kinky mad scientist with fascist tendencies).
26	%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' shares both multiple actors, and quite a few themes, with ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''. It also has a similar look and feel to another series it's crew worked on, ''WesternAnimation/FriskyDingo''.
27	* ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' said ''WesternAnimation/BillAndTedsExcellentAdventures'' was like a modern ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman''. Both shows about people travelling back in time to have historical adventures.
28	* According to WordOfGod, the Australian PreschoolShow ''WesternAnimation/{{Bluey}}'' was meant to be one to the British cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'', intended as a replica of that program for an Australian audience (and depending on who you ask, not only succeeded at that but easily excelled past it). Both cartoons are about the funny SliceOfLife adventures of a young animal girl and her family (with a younger sibling involved) and friends.
29	** Then came [[InternationalCoproduction Korean-Singaporean-Briitsh-Filipino]] cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TishTash'', which is already a successor to ''Bluey'' for similar reasons that show is to ''Peppa Pig''; just that now both cartoons are also about using the power of imagination to have fun.
30	* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' can be seen as a successor to ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'', as both shows have similar themes and a similar name.
31	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'' to ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'': same creators, same theme of a family with generations of awesome, same theme of loving, respecting, and remembering the dead. Some of the characters even appear in the background.
32	* ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' is sometimes said to be this to ''WesternAnimation/{{Coonskin}}''.
33	** ''WesternAnimation/BlackDynamite'' is in turn a successor to ''The Boondocks'' as an {{Animesque}} satire of African-American culture.
34	%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Brickleberry}}'' to ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' as they both share the same kind of [[GrossoutShow jokes]] and [[BlackComedy humor]].
35	%%** ''WesternAnimation/ParadisePD'' is in turn a successor to ''Brickleberry'', being done by the same creators.
36	* ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans''. They're both preschool aimed Nicktoons with a colorful cast and a lot of singing,
37	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' is a successor to ''WebAnimation/CharlieTheUnicorn'', both feature a grumpy equine main character, wacky secondary side characters, lots of musical numbers and a CrapsaccharineWorld setting.
38	* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' to ''Series/VRTroopers'', as both are about a team of teenage superheroes who enter cyberspace.
39	* ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken'', ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''. Aside from the slapstick tone, the [[Creator/TexAvery Avery]]/[[Creator/BobClampett Clampett]]/[[Creator/FleischerStudios Fleischer]] influences and [[DemographicallyInappropriateHumour adult humour]], ''C&C'' shared most of of the crew on ''R&S'', while most of the creatives on ''E-E-E'' had worked at Carbunkle Studios[[note]]Had the show been picked by Nickelodeon, it would have had the ''R&S'' crewmembers that did not join ''C&C''[[/note]], and ''SG'''s English dub featured Charlie Adler (Cow and Chicken) and Billy West (Ren and Stimpy) among its voice cast.
40	%%* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents''. (The first 3 seasons anyway)
41	* The ''WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck'' WartimeCartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheNewSpirit'' (1942) was followed by the similar WarTimeCartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheSpiritOf43'' (1943), which even recycles the entire second half of this cartoon.
42	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. Both Doug and Charlie Brown are [[TheEveryman average, relatable boys]] who can sometimes be [[LoserProtagonist losers]] (Charlie Brown more so), both are drawn [[CharlieBrownBaldness without much hair]], and both have a fun-loving, [[FunnyAnimal funny]] dog (Porkchop/Snoopy) who [[IntellectualAnimal acts more like a human.]] Meanwhile, Patti Mayonnaise is like a cross between Peppermint Patty (her name and her sporty, tomboyish personality) and the Little Red-Haired Girl (as Doug's secret crush). The first episode of the Disney revival series even has a ''Peanuts'' ShoutOut when Mr. Sweeney suggests Charlie Brown's exact haircut as a new style for Doug, who responds [[BorrowedCatchphrase "Good grief!"]]
43	* Like ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'', ''WesternAnimation/TheDragonPrince'' has been considered to be one to ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. The fact that the show features ''Avatar'' alumni--Aaron Ehasz and Giancarlo Volpe on the production staff and Jack De Sena with a leading voice role (Sokka and Callum)--certainly helps.
44	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'':
45	** The show can be seen as a spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' due to both shows having similar premises of a bunch of kids living with their greedy great-uncle, and go solving mysteries on various adventures. It helps that both shows share some crew members.
46	** It's also been compared to ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' for slipping into GenreDeconstruction of [[TwoFistedTales pulp adventures]], though ''[=DuckTales=]'' also {{reconstruct\|ion}}s the same genre.
47	%%* ''WesternAnimation/ExoSquad'' to ''Anime/{{Robotech}}''. The viewers weren't the only ones to notice. Creator/PlaymatesToys released a short-lived toyline which blended the two.
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51	%%* During the 1950s and 1960s, Hanna-Barbera deliberately inspired its works on popular media of the time, the most famous being ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' to ''Series/TheHoneymooners'', and ''WesternAnimation/TopCat'' to ''Sgt. Bilko[=/=]The Phil Silvers Show''. Less evident were ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' to ''ComicStrip/Blondie1930'' and ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' to ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''.
52	* Among Creator/{{Teletoon}}'s works, we have ''WesternAnimation/{{Freaktown}}'' to ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheBaskervilles''. The former two share the idea of a fun-loving NiceGuy, a dope, and a smart girl living in a town populated by monsters under the tyranny of a cruel ruler (and some lesser similarities) while the latter two revolve around upbeat humans in a Hell-like town ruled by a not-Satan trying to make everyone unhappy.
53	* ''WesternAnimation/TheFunkyPhantom'' and ''WesternAnimation/GooberAndTheGhostChasers'' could both be regarded as these to ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou''. All three are SaturdayMorningCartoon series produced by Creator/HannaBarbera involving teenagers and their animal companions traveling around and solving spooky mysteries.
54	%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' to ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears''. Gargoyles was even originally intended to be a comedic spin-off of the earlier show, before it was retooled to its more serious, arc-driven form.
55	* ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' is one to the first ''WesternAnimation/BenTen'' series--both are {{Animesque}} action-adventure series from Creator/ManOfActionStudios featuring sci-fi themes, secret societies, BodyHorror, a hero with limited shapeshifting powers, and a [[VillainOfTheWeek Villain]]/MonsterOfTheWeek episode format.
56	* ''WesternAnimation/GetBlake'' to ''WesternAnimation/KidVSKat'' which focuses on a KidHero and his best friend fighting against AlienAnimals, in this case alien squirrels.
57	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Granpa}}'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheSnowman''. Both are British animated shorts directed by Dianne Jackson and with musical scores by Howard Blake, both are adaptations of picture books, both gently and heartwarmingly depict the close bond and happy shared activities between the title character and a child, and at the end of both, [[spoiler: the title character dies, leaving the child to mourn and remember him.]]
58	* ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' to ''WesternAnimation/MinaAndTheCount''; both revolve around [[OddFriendship human children befriending supernatural beings]].
59	%%* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'', and ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' to ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', since Alex Hirsch, Pendleton Ward, and JG Quintel all worked on ''Flapjack''. ''Regular Show'' could also be seen as one to ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' too, as Quintel worked on it as well.
60	* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' to ''Series/EerieIndiana''; both shows involve paranormal phenomenon in a small American town from which the series is titled after, and the main characters are child paranormal investigators. Creator/AlexHirsch has [[https://twitter.com/_AlexHirsch/status/1459650147059597312 admitted as such]].
61	-->'''Alex Hirsch:''' Can confirm- I was obsessed with Eerie Indiana. Gravity Falls was literally just me as an adult trying to reboot my favorite cancelled show from when I was a kid. It’ll be interesting to see who rips off my rip-off. I bet it’ll be good!
62	* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'':
63	** This show can be seen as one to the Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} movie ''Film/HarrietTheSpy''. Both involve kids living in an unnamed big city resembling New York, adventures, eccentric kids in their grade, and eccentric people in the neighborhood. Makes sense, since ''Hey Arnold!'' was a theatrical short when the movie was released.
64	** Creator/CraigBartlett has gone on record saying he intended the show to be like a [[UsefulNotes/TheNineties '90s]] version of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}''. In particular, Arnold himself is like Charlie Brown (a nice, relatable [[TheEveryman every-boy]], though Arnold is much less of a LoserProtagonist than Charlie Brown) and Helga is like a cross between Lucy (her bullying ways) and Peppermint Patty (her tomboyishness and her crush on Arnold).
65	** Last but not least, the show is also a slightly edgier successor to ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'', since ''Doug'' is also a [[Creator/{{Nicktoons}} Nicktoon]] about an average boy and his quirky friends, and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' too.
66	* ''WesternAnimation/HomeMovies'' to ''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'', with both shows employing the so-called "Squigglevision" animation (though ''Home Movies'' dropped it in its later seasons).
67	* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' to ''Series/GetSmart'', down to having Don Adams in the lead role as a bumbling investigator and similar {{running gag}}s like Chief Quimby appearing in weird places like Agents 13 and 44 did.
68	%%* ''WesternAnimation/IvanhoeTheKingsKnight'' to ''WesternAnimation/YoungRobinHood''.
69	%%* ''WesternAnimation/KiddVideo'' could be TheEighties incarnation of ''WesternAnimation/YellowSubmarine''. for a lot more reasons than the Kiddmobile just happening to be yellow.
70	%%* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', to a certain degree, is one to ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck''. ''Kim Possible'' is also seen as Disney's take on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer:'' swap Buffy for Kim, Xander for Ron, Cordelia for Bonnie, Faith for Shego, vampires for spies and you have the basic skeleton. Throw in the meta humor and genre savvy of both series it's clearly a huge influence.
71	%%* ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'' and the 2010 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pound Puppies\|2010}}'' to ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''.
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75	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mad}}'':
76	** While the show is more of a spinoff to ''Series/MadTV1995'', it's somewhat of this trope to ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'', featuring many of the same staff (mainly a different cast as well, save for June).
77	** It's essentially a slightly more kid-friendly version of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' if it aired on Cartoon Network instead of Adult Swim.
78	* ''WesternAnimation/MadJackThePirate'' is more or less an animated ''Series/{{Blackadder}}''.
79	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' is one to ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' as Cartoon Network's BlackComedy show.
80	* ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' is one to [[The80s the 1981]] [[MechaShow mecha anime]] ''Anime/{{Albegas}}''. While ''Albegas'' was released two decades earlier, it was also an AffectionateParody of several mecha anime that preceded it. ''Albegas''' Goro has a lot of similarities with Coop (a fat mecha anime enthusiast who, despite his manchild behaviour, always saves the day).
81	* ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': To ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''. The show is like ''Flapjack'' but at a post office instead of a harbor, and with no grossout. Angus is like K'Nuckles because they're both grizzled captains accompanied by a CheerfulChild (Flapjack and Parker) and a female animal (Bubbie and Russell).
82	* Ever wanted to see a French ComicBook/SpiderMan? ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is a pretty good approximation, albeit with a [[GenderFlip female]] Peter Parker in Marinette Dupain-Cheng and more MagicalGirl trappings. Not only is Marinette[=/=]Ladybug a very direct SpiderManSendUp (a teenage superhero with a bug theme and a form-fitting red-and-black costume whose powers include the ability to [[BuildingSwing swing from buildings]], all while maintaining a SecretIdentity as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who has to [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld juggle schoolwork, a social life, and superheroics]]), she regularly teams up with and has a [[WillTheyOrWontThey romantic interest]] in a fellow superhero with a cat theme, a form-fitting black costume, and a name that directly translates to "ComicBook/BlackCat". The parallels alsi extend to the supporting cast. Gabriel Agreste is Norman Osborn with elements of Wilson Fisk (Being the father of one of the hero's friends who dresses in white and turns out to be her ArchEnemy and establishor of the Rogues Gallery), while his Hawk Moth identity takes after Thanos in purple color and seeking a McGuffin set. Chloe Bourgeois combines Flash Thompson's role as a [[AlphaBitch mean, popular classmate]] who bullies the protagonist despite idolizing her superhero identity with Eddie Brock's role in becoming a villain over a misunderstanding. Lila Rossi combines elements of the Sam Rami version of Eddie Brock (being a sociopath who declares a vendetta on the hero for exposing her lies) with the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of Mysterio (as [[MasterOfIllusion Volpina]] and her season 5 storyline of plotting against Gabriel for firing her from his employ). ShowRunner Thomas Astruc has never been shy about the comparisons; some of the original concept art for the show, in fact, consisted of parodies of various ''Spider-Man'' covers.
83	* ''WesternAnimation/MyAdventuresWithSuperman'': Due to its heavy influence from classic anime, especially ''Manga/DragonBall'', many fans have happily declared it the closest we'll get to a "Great Saiyaman" show. It helps that Mr. Mxyzptlk looks like one of the Supreme Kais.
84	%%* ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' is an ironic--and ''very'' [[BlackComedy dark]] successor to ''WesternAnimation/DaveyAndGoliath''.
85	%%* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'' appears to be one for ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}''.
86	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is an animated adaptation of ''Toys/MilkyWayAndTheGalaxyGirls'' featuring [[CivilizedAnimal anthropomorphic]] ponies instead of {{anthropomorphic\|Personification}} planets. The Mane Six are [[{{expy}} strikingly similar]] to the Girlaxy. The similarities are due to the fact they share a creator. Creator/LaurenFaust was trying to pitch an adaptation of ''Milky Way'' but Hasbro got her to make ''Friendship Is Magic'' instead. Unused pitches for ''Milky Way'' shorts show an adventurous theme similar to non-SliceOfLife ''[=FIM=]'' episodes. Later, Lauren Faust would go on to create ''WesternAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'', which is both considered to be this for ''Friendship Is Magic'' and her initial attempt at making a girl-tailored DC series, ''WesternAnimation/SuperBestFriendsForever''.
87	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration'' is an animated adaptation of ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'' featuring a Main Character who is a social outcast in her isolated community that gets into trouble over a matter involving a Unicorn, then goes out on a journey across the land that long ago was once Equestria as she tries to repair the damage done to it by restoring the one thing that went missing long ago. Along the way, she meets a cast of colorful characters consisting of: The Unicorn that got our main lead into trouble in the first place, a Lawman Earth Pony that has history with our Main Characters' family, a Pegasus from a high-standing family that rejects the technologically-advanced society that Pegasi had developed following Equestrias' collapse, and lastly a Media Star that uses her platform to talk with the Ponies. Eventually, our Main Heroine gets into trouble with the Pegasi and eventually stumbles across a CultOfPersonality that is led by a Red Earth Pony that wants to declare war against the Pegasi.
88	** Also in the TV Series, there is a mysterious Alicorn that has some sort of personal history with Twilight Sparkle who is now setting herself up to be the BigBad that our Main Character must inevitably face off against at some point.
89	%%* ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'', ''The Daltons'', ''WesternAnimation/ZigAndSharko'', and ''WesternAnimation/HubertAndTakako'' to ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGoofs''.
90	%%* In terms of role, ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' could be considered this to ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible''. Both were among the most successful Disney animated shows of the 2000s, with its lampshade-heavy humor and similar tone at certain points.
91	* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall'' is very much a dark, kid-friendly adaptation of Creator/DanteAlighieri's ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' based on its characters, plot, and themes. Even 9 of the 10 episodes and locations are taken from the Circles of Hell in the poem.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/PJMasks'' would be the best, {{Kodomomuke}}-esque thing you'll get to an animated adaption of ''Series/JuukouBFighter'', right down to the color schemes and the female heroine being red like her live-action counterpart (Owlette to Reddle), and the battles being less life threatening.
93	* The pilot for ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s'' had the dogs run a secret adoption network from the pound, a la ''Series/HogansHeroes''. Naturally, comparing the pound to a Nazi stalag didn't suit the networks, so for the series proper it became a benevolent animal shelter. The evil Katrina Stoneheart wants nothing more than to see all canines rounded up, but Holly knows better, and helps the resident canines see every lost dog given to a better home.
94	* The animated franchise ''Animation/{{Pucca}}'' is just as similar to ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'', except the show takes place in a fictional South Korean town instead of a fictional Brazilian neighborhood. Both Pucca and Monica are young girls who wear red and have SuperStrength and a HairTriggerTemper, and they both have male acquaintances who are in [[ImpliedLoveInterest complicated relationships with them]]. In Pucca’s case, she has a crush on Garu, but he ([[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend usually]]) doesn’t return her affection and does not like her chasing him, while Jimmy Five is one of Monica’s best friends, but he frequently teases Monica to purposefully piss her off.
95	* The holiday special ''WesternAnimation/RankinBassJackFrost'' reads very much like a GenderFlip of ''Literature/TheLittleMermaid'' (the original story, not [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 the Disney film]]). In both, an elemental being unseen by humans falls in love with a human after saving him/her from drowning. She/he chooses to become human, but according to the magic's rules, can only remain human if the beloved one marries her/him. As a human, she/he and the beloved one become [[LikeBrotherAndSister good friends]], but sadly, [[AllLoveIsUnrequited the beloved one falls in love with and marries someone else]]. In a BittersweetEnding, the elemental leaves the human world (although Jack doesn't die, he just goes back to being a winter sprite) and invisibly kisses her/his beloved in the air at the end.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' is pretty much a cartoon version of ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', but with more positivity and educational elements.
97	* ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot'' is this to ''Film/{{Tron}}'', but limits the User to PlayerCharacter in Games and DeusExMachina, focusing on the lives of the programs instead. Also increased the premise's scope beyond a single system by factoring in the internet.
98	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'':
99	** The show is essentially ''Series/HogansHeroes: The Animated Series''. Just replace the POW camp with an elementary school and you get the idea.
100	** The episode "Dodgeball City" is both a [[TheWestern Western]] parody and a playground version of the AchillesInHisTent plot line in ''Literature/TheIliad.'' In both the Greek epic and the episode, the main characters are engaged in a war (in this case a dodgeball war with the fifth graders), but the greatest fighter/player of them all (Achilles/Gus) refuses to join them (Achilles out of anger at Agamemnon, Gus out of guilt that he hurt someone the last time he played). But when someone the hero [[ItsPersonal personally cares about]] is hurt (Achilles' best friend Patroclus is killed/Gus's kindergarten friend Hector is hit by a ball), the hero charges back into the fray and scores a victory. Ironically, the cartoon uses the name "Hector" for the equivalent of Patroclus, while the role of the mythical Hector, Patroclus's killer, is taken by [[TheBully Lawson.]]
101	* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
102	** It's this to ''VideoGame/SamAndMax'', only set in California rather than New York - Sam and Mordecai being the taller , laidback straight men to the short and easily annoyed Max and Rigby especially. In both shows, the characters have been inseparable friends since childhood, find themselves in extremely strange situations, and solve mysteries, and are basically the only people who can put up with each other. The main difference is obviously that Sam & Max are freelance detectives, whereas Mordecai and Rigby are park workers under contract to Mr Maillard (albeit with Benson supervising them).
103	** It also makes for a good cartoon adaptation of ''Webcomic/{{Nedroid}}'', a web comic about the surreal adventures of a tall blue bird and his short brown animal friend, with a cast of other weird anthropomorphic animals and objects.
104	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' to ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse: The New Adventures'', both overt (if quite twisted) homages to the works of Creator/BobClampett and Creator/TexAvery.
105	* ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' was inspired by a short film that Creator/JustinRoiland made spoofing ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'', and while the show removes the direct references, it still makes for a great unofficial AnimatedAdaptation, albeit with far more R-rated humor and sensibilities.
106	* ''WesternAnimation/RoswellConspiraciesAliensMythsAndLegends'' makes for a pretty good animated adaptation of ''Series/TheXFiles''. The episode "Target: Hero" even makes for a more entertaining ComicBook/{{Superman}} story than anything ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' had to offer much like ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' and Disney's ''Hercules''.
107	* ''WesternAnimation/SchoolhouseRock'': [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit and Fozzie]]'s [[TheCameo guest appearance]] singing "Unpack Your Adjectives" during the ''50th Anniversary Singalong'' is the closest thing to Kermit returning to his ''Series/SesameStreet'' roots.
108	* Some consider ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'' (and [[WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower the '80s original]] for that matter) to be the ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' cartoon we've strangely never gotten. Both star "warrior princess" type characters who find themselves learning to be heroes while adapting to a new way of life, Adora with life outside the Evil Horde and Diana with life off Paradise Island. This is especially noted in Adora's relationship with Catra in the 2010s series, which mirrors Wonder Woman's relationship with one of her most famous enemies Cheetah. In several incarnations, Cheetah is Wonder Woman's EvilFormerFriend, just like Catra with Adora, and they're both cat-themed.
109	* The ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Simpsons]]'' episode [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS4E1KampKrusty "Kamp Krusty"]], in which the kid protagonists take over a [[SummerCampy terrible summer camp]] and establish their own ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies''-esque regime, is about as close as you can get to showing an adaptation of William Butler's ''Literature/TheButterflyRevolution'' on prime-time television. (''The Butterfly Revolution'' did receive an official live-action film adaptation, titled ''Film/SummerCampNightmare''.)
110	* From the island setting, mutated animal cast (with a orange protagonist leading the fray), science fiction overtones, and emphasis on slapstick comedy, ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'' is probably the closest thing we'll ever get to a ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' animated series.
111	* The post-sequel episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', primarily the ones starting from Season 10 onwards, can easily be seen as a modern revival of ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', having much more DerangedAnimation that utilizes squash-and-stretch and grotesque imagery more often, as well as amplifying the sense of SurrealHumor found within the writing. The fact that Bob Camp, who became the showrunner for ''Ren & Stimpy'' following Creator/JohnKricfalusi's departure, became a head storyboard artist for the show starting with ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobMovieSpongeOutOfWater'' only adds to the adaptiveness.
112	* What would happen if ''Anime/UruseiYatsura'' was an American cartoon instead of a Japanese anime? You'd get ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''. This becomes ever more apparent from Season 2 onward, when the romantic relationships between characters get more prominence, in addition to being a better LighterAndSofter ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' animated show than the [[WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm actual one]].
113	* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'' bears many similarities to an animated version of ''{{Series/Firefly}}''... [[RecycledInSpace only set in the]] ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe.
114	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
115	** The show can be compared to to ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' and (to a degree) ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. All three are acclaimed superhero-type Cartoon Network shows with some anime inspirations. ''Steven Universe'' is also seen as a western ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
116	** The show is in many ways a great western take on ''Franchise/DragonBall''. Steven’s “artist born to warriors” role is pretty much identical to Gohan’s “intellectual born to warriors” and their sensitive nature in contrast to being obscenely powerful due to their hybrid nature leads to similar conflicts. The race he comes from is also a bunch of violent conquerers. Multiple people take on aspects of Vegeta’s personality, both pre and post-redemption, Garnet is basically Piccolo (complete with permafusion), Pearl is Chi-Chi and Amethyst is Krillin, older yet basically the same age in personality (and a dwarf). One could see Steven as a reconstruction of Gohan, since the biggest difference being that Gohan’s peaceful nature is shown to have actually made things worse (even being directly responsible for Goku’s death) and Steven’s peaceful nature is actually what tends to save the day.
117	** ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' is a successor to ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' as a DarkerAndEdgier sequel to a Creator/CartoonNetwork original series featuring the KidHero of the original show grown up into a teenager.
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121	* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' is this to ''Justice Friends'', a series of shorts that aired between episodes of ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', which also starred a group of incompetent superheroes who were more interested in goofing off and getting into wacky hijinks than fighting evil.
122	* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'' is pretty much about an unlucky guy who instead of becoming a supervillain becomes a superhero with him having the same traits such as being genuinely insane, a sense of humor and is feared by supervillains but otherwise is harmless and a good hearted man which makes it a light-hearted animated series of The Joker and especially his Earth-3 counterpart the Jokester.
123	* ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'' is just Sherman & Peabody, if Peabody was a gay robot and Sherman had Peabody's genius mind and were accompanied by a CowboyCop.
124	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' is the best adaptation of ''ComicStrip/BloomCounty'' that we're ever likely to get.
125	* Much like the ''Flintstones''/''Honeymooners'' example above, ''WesternAnimation/TopCat'' was basically Creator/HannaBarbera's animated version of ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'', only with a cast of [[FunnyAnimal talking cats]]. They even got Maurice Gosfield, who played Private Duane Doberman on ''The Phil Silvers Show'', as the voice for Benny the Ball, while Arnold Stang's voice work for the title character was an impression of Silvers' voice as Sgt. Bilko.
126	* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'':
127	** Especially considering the [[BestKnownForTheFanservice ahem, pandering aspect]], the series is a more "PG" family-friendly version of ''WesternAnimation/{{Stripperella}}''.
128	** The show's campy premise of three girls kicking butt and taking down villains in Los Angeles while working for an old man makes it more or less an animated adaptation of ''Series/CharliesAngels'' albeit with a spy agency instead of the LAPD. Even an ad for it on Cartoon Network where the cartoon was airing on parodied the opening to the latter show.
129	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' started out as a parody of ''Series/{{Survivor}}''. However, its preestablished relationships among the cast, the focus on challenges, and the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Drama]] actually makes it pretty closer to an animated adaptation of ''Series/TheChallenge''.
130	* Much like the ''Flintstones''/''Honeymooners'' example above, ''WesternAnimation/TopCat'' was basically Creator/HannaBarbera's animated version of ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'', only with a cast of [[FunnyAnimal talking cats]]. They even got Maurice Gosfield, who played Private Duane Doberman on ''The Phil Silvers Show'', as the voice for Benny the Ball, while Arnold Stang's voice work for the title character was an impression of Silvers' voice as Sgt. Bilko.
131	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' is a spiritual successor to some other works:
132	** To the franchise of ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. It features many previous writers and artists from both Last Airbender and Korra, as well as the animation studio of the latter, Studio Mir. The characters have many similarities to Avatar characters; Lance-Sokka, Keith-Zuko/Mako, Coran-Varrick, Allura-Yue/Katara/Asami, Pidge-Korra/Asami/Toph, Hunk-Bolin, etc. The lions also represent the elements.
133	** To ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011''. Both are {{Animesque}} re-imaginings to popular cartoon shows from the 80's. Instead of just retelling their stories, they combine elements of their original series with Science Fantasy while giving the characters different backstories, personalities and motivations.
134	** It can be seen as the closest thing to an animated ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' series minus the HenshinHero stuff. It also can be seen as the closest thing to a ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' reboot given that like said show, [[spoiler: the war continues after the main BigBad is ultimately killed off]], which is due to the fact that the showrunners cited it as an influence in a ''Hypable'' [[https://www.hypable.com/voltron-executive-producer-interview-season-6/ interview]] and the Robotech influences becomes more noticeable in the second half of season 7.
135	* ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' is not so much a ComicBook/SpiderMan show as it is a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} show. The man himself pokes fun at this in the episode he appears, dismissing Spider-Man's costume as a knockoff of his and staging a HostileShowTakeover.
136	* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is this to ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' as it shares not only the same premise, but the same continuity as well. (Race dies at the beginning of a season 1 episode, and adult Jonny becomes a reoccurring character.)
137	* ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' is fairly close to being an AnimatedAdaptation of ''Film/TheGreatRace''.
138	* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}}'' could be compared to ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' and by extension ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'', as all four are [[SliceOfLife (mostly) down-to-earth shows]] featuring the misadventures of [[ComicTrio three "misfit" protagonists with different personalities]] (the silly/fun-loving one, the serious/abrasive one and the dorky/neurotic one) dealing with the world around them, the main differences being that two of them have pre-teens operating in the suburbs with [[MinimalistCast relatively small, well-defined casts]], while the two others have young adult FunnyAnimals living in the 'burbs but having most of their pursuits in the city featuring a wide collection of characters, as well as the fact ''Bears'' and ''Clarence'' are quite idealistic and light-hearted while ''Ed...'' and ''RML'' often border on SadistShow grounds and are renowned for subtle [[ParentalBonus adult humour]].
139	* ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'' is like a modern version of ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'', as both shows star a trio of animal siblings who help people in their community.
140	%%* ''WesternAnimation/YogisSpaceRace'' was a spiritual successor to ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', which itself was a spiritual successor to ''Tom Slick'' on the ''WesternAnimation/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' show.
141	%%* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' is the spiritual successor of ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderman'', helped by the fact that Greg Weisman was involved in both shows.
142	* ''WesternAnimation/TheZhuZhus'' is essentially a successor to ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'', both being Canadian-American cartoons about a young girl who can talk to eccentric colorful [[TalkingAnimal talking animals]]. Helped by how ''The [=ZhuZhus=]'' started airing in the same year ''Littlest Pet Shop'' was ending members
143	* ''WesternAnimation/TeamUmizoomi'' is one to ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'', as both combine live-action and animation, and share a lot of the same staff members.
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