History Main / AnthropomorphicAnimalAdaptation

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' is loosely based on ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', starring various African animals (most prominently, lions).

* If real people count, the ''Bunbury Tales'' picture books by David English, and subsequent animated series, was about a cricket team of anthropomorphic rabbits, which included lapine versions of notable English cricketers of the 1980s with names like Ian Buntham (Ian Botham) and Viv Radish (Viv Richards). The OpposingSportsTeam was the cats of Whiskertown, including Mike Catting (Mike Gatting) and Geoff Boycat (Geoff Boycott). One story even featured the ghost of the greatest rabbit cricketer of all time, W.G. Grass (W.G. Grace).

* ''WesternAnimation/LapitchTheLittleShoemaker'', based on the 1913 novel ''The Brave Adventures of Lapitch'' by Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, features anthropomorphic animals. The title character is a mouse instead of the human boy from the original story.

** ''WesternAnimation/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 [[SavageWolves wolf]], etc.

* ''Saban's Adventures of Oliver Twist'' is a mid-1990s animated television series. The main cast is anthropomorphic animals, although humans also appear in the series.

* ''Lapitch the Little Shoemaker'', based on the 1913 novel ''The Brave Adventures of Lapitch'' by Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, features anthropomorphic animals. The title character is a mouse instead of the human boy from the original story.

* ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet'' is ''Literature/TreasureIsland'' RecycledInSpace. Some of the key characters (like the main character Jim and his mother) are still human, but the rest of the cast are different kind of aliens, many of whom look considerably animal-like. For example, Long John Silver looks like a large anthropomorphic bear/dog, Billy Bones is [[LizardFolk reptilian]], [[TheCaptain Captain Amelia]] (a GenderFlipped version of Captain Smollett) is a [[CatFolk cat-lady]], Dr. Delbert Doppler (a CompositeCharacter based on Dr. Livesey and Squire Trelawney) has distinctly canine features, and Scroop, the pirate who attacks Jim (based on various pirate characters), looks like something between a GiantSpider and a lobster.

* The obscure direct-to-video anime series ''Mother Goose Songs & Rhyme'' adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes and songs with cute anthropomorphic animals. The series was made by Creator/TriangleStaff and was released in Japan, United Kingdom, and American between 1988 and 1991.

* The obscure direct-to-video anime series ''Mother Goose Songs & Rhyme'' adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes and songs with cute anthropomorphic animals.

* ''Lapitch the Little Shoemaker'', based on the 1913 novel ''The Brave Adventures of Lapitch'' by Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, turns the cast into anthropomorphic animals. The title character is a mouse instead of the human boy from the original story.

* ''Lapitch the Little Shoemaker'', based on the 1913 novel ''The Brave Adventures of Lapitch'' by Croatian author Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, turns the cast into anthropomorphic animals. The title character is a mouse instead of a human boy as in the original story.

* ''Marvel Apes'' which is the Franchise/MarvelUniverse...but everyone's an ape or otherwise some kind of non-human primate (Spider-Man for example, is a Spider Monkey). Don't question it beyond EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys.

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

* The ''Comicbook/MuppetClassics'' comic miniseries following the example of ''Christmas Carol'' etc.: ''Muppet Literature/PeterPan''; ''Muppet Myth/RobinHood''; ''Muppet Myth/KingArthur''; ''Muppet Literature/SnowWhite'' and ''Muppet Franchise/SherlockHolmes''.

* ''Literature/BasilOfBakerStreet'' (which was adapted into ''WesternAnimation/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.

* In a similar way to ''Sherlock Hound'', mentioned above, ''Studio Junio'' later released ''Anime/MontanaJones'' which is ''Film/IndianaJones'' with a cast of anthropomorphic felines.

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* Disney's ''WesternAnimation/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 [[SavageWolves wolf]], etc.
** Interestingly, the film began its life as an adaptation of the medieval tale of Literature/ReynardTheFox, which ''does'' feature anthropomorphic animals. However, the levels of FamilyUnfriendlyViolence, raunchy jokes, and ToiletHumor in the original stories made the material rather unsuitable for Disney's brand. The idea of medieval adventure featuring animals was eventually enlisted for the more family-friendly story of Robin Hood.
* ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'' is an adaptation of Creator/CharlesDickens' ''Literature/OliverTwist'' where Oliver is a kitten and Fagin's gang are dogs. However, in a rare case, the animals are non-anthropomorphic, and some characters (notably Fagin and Bill Sykes) remain humans.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' is loosely based on ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', starring various African animals (most prominently, lions).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfMulan'' is an adaptation of the ballad of Mulan, where all the characters are insects or other small animals.

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* In the original ''WesternAnimation/BoskoTheTalkInkKid'' shorts Bosko and Honey were stereotypical African-American characters. In the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode "Fields of Honey" they get changed into amorphous animal characters ''a la'' [[{{WesternAnimation/Animaniacs}} the Warner Brothers and their sister Dot]].

* ''WesternAnimation/Baggy Pants and the Nitwits''- Baggy Pants segment is the Tramp character as a Cat.

* ''Monster Tails'' (an animated section inside the live action show ''Series/WakeRattleAndRoll'') have animal versions of the classic Franchise/UniversalHorror monsters like Dracula's cat Catula, FrankensteinMonster's dog Frankenmutt, the BrideOfFrankenstein's she-dog Elsa, Dr. Jekyll's dog Veenie, the {{Mummy}}'s dog Mummfrey and the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon's gold fish.