History Main / AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation

* ''TheLegendsOfTreasureIsland'', while admittedly an InNameOnly adaptation in most other areas as well, converts the novel's cast into [[PettingZooPerson Petting Zoo People]].

* In a similar way, Creator/{{Disney}} did an animated {{OAV}} based ob ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' starring the studio's characters, including MickeyMouse, WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck and WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}} as the leads.

* ''Disney/MickeysChristmasCarol'' took many characters from previous Creator/{{Disney}} animated features and shorts and placed them as the characters in Charles Dickens' original story. For example, Scrooge [=McDuck=] is Ebenezer Scrooge, MickeyMouse is Bob Cratchett, DonaldDuck is Fred, {{Goofy}} is Jacob Marley, etc.
* In a similar way, ''Disnek/TheThreeMusketeers'' is an adaptation of the story with Dinsey Characters.

* ''Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperpup'', a pilot filmed on the old ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' sets. Superman ''et al.'' as dogs!

* ''TheAdventuresOfSuperpup'', a pilot filmed on the old ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' sets. Superman ''et al.'' as dogs!

The sequel, ''Willy Fog 2'', adapts ''Literature/JourneyToTheCentreOfTheEarth'' and ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderSea'', with Professor Lidenbrock as a mole, Professor Aronnax as an owl, and Captain Nemo as a cat.

* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog'': A Spanish cartoon (''La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog'') is an adaptation of Creator/JulesVerne's ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Mr Fogg is a lion, Rigadon (Passepartout in the novel) and Romy (Aouda) are cats, and Inspector Fix is a dog. There are also many original characters. Protagonists and sympathetic characters tend to be cats and PantheraAwesome, while antagonists are likely to be dogs, foxes or wolves.

* Miyazaki's ''Anime/SherlockHound'' is ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes'' with an entirely canine cast.

* ''WesternAnimation/DogtanianAndTheThreeMuskehounds''; an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas Novel 'The Three Musketeers', produced by Spanish and Japanese studios BRB Internacional & Nippon Animation, who also created the Willy Fog series. The general story is pretty close to the original text, with the minor difference that most of the characters are dogs. Remembered for the crazy barking theme tune.

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* Furry comic ''Webcomic/LittleTales'' used to include an ongoing BSideComics adaptation of ''Literature/TheManWhoWasThursday''.

* ''Literature/BasilOfBakerStreet'' (which was adapted into ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'')is not a straightforward adaptation, as Basil lives in a mousehole ''near'' Franchise/SherlockHolmes, and considers the detective his mentor in-universe, but it fits.

* Disney's ''Disney/RobinHood'' would be the TropeCodifier. For example, Robin Hood and Maid Marian are [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]], Little John is a {{bear|y Funny}}, Prince John is a [[KingOfBeasts lion]], the Sheriff of Nottingham is a [[BigBadassWolf wolf]], etc.

* ''M-U-S-H'', a parody of ''Film/{{Mash}}'' with animal characters during wartime. "MUSH" stands for Mangy, Unwanted, Shabby Heroes.

* ''Literature/BasilOfBakerStreet'' (which was adapted into ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'')is not a straightforward adaptation, as Basil lives in a mousehole ''near'' SherlockHolmes, and considers the detective his mentor in-universe, but it fits.

* ''WesternAnimation/AroundTheWorldWithWillyFog'': A Spanish cartoon (''La vuelta al mundo de Willy Fog'') is an adaptation of Creator/JulesVerne's ''Literature/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays''. Mr Fogg is a lion, Rigadon (Passepartout in the novel) and Romy (Aouda) are cats, and Inspector Fix is a dog. There is also a bunch of original characters. Protagonists and sympathetic characters tend to be cats and PantheraAwesome, while antagonists are likely to be dogs, foxes or wolves.

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** In ''TheMuppetsWizardOfOz'', the witches are pigs, Scarecrow is a frog, the Tin Man is a ... whatever ..., the Munchkins are rats and the Soldier with Green Whiskers is an eagle.
** In ''AMuppetChristmasCarol'' Bob Cratchett and the Cratchett sons are frogs, Mrs Cratchett and the daughters are pigs, Fezziwig is a bear, and Scrooge's schoolmaster is an eagle.
** In ''MuppetTreasureIsland'' Captain Smollett is a frog, Squire Trelawney is a bear, Mister Arrow is an eagle, Ben Gunn is a {{Gender Flip}}ped pig and Morgan is a goat.

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* ''Literature/BasilOfBakerStreet'' (which was adapted into ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'')is not a straightforward adaptation, as Basil lives in a mousehole ''near'' SherlockHolmes, and considers the detective his mentor in-universe, but it fits.
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* ''TheAdventuresOfSuperpup'', a pilot filmed on the old ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' sets. Superman ''et al.'' as dogs!
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* In ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'', being that it's an adaptation of Charles Dickens' OliverTwist, Oliver is a kitten and Fagin's gang are dogs. However, in a rare case, the animals are non-anthropomorphic.

* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'' is ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' RecycledInSpace. Some of the key characters (like the main character Jim and Long John Silver) are still human, but the rest of the cast are different kind of aliens, many of whom look considerably animal-like. For example [[TheCaptain Captain Amelia]] is a cat-lady, Dr. Delbert Doppler has distinctly canine features, and Scroop, the pirate who attacks Jim, looks like something between a GiantSpider and a lobster.

* ''M-U-S-H'', an in name only adaptaion of ''Film/{{MASH}}'' with animal characters during wartime. "MUSH" stands for Mangy, Unwanted, Shabby Heroes.

A lot of books that were written by famous authors have an entirely human cast. However, when the story is adapted (mostly as an AnimatedAdaptation), the best way to really jazz up the story is to replace the humans with {{Funny Animal}}s and PettingZooPeople. This is known as an Anthropomorphic Animal Adaptation.

* The {{Muppets}} films, since the characters are a UniversalAdaptorCast:

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' had one episode called ''Les Miseranimals'' which was an adaptation of the musical of ''LesMiserables'' starring Rita (cat) and Runt (dog).

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