I did a thread like this at ToonZone before I left, so I thought I'd do this here...
So many cartoon series these days are obviously "rip-offs" so-to-speak of classic cartoon series from the 50's, 60's 70's, etc. Here are some of my examples...
* I am Weasel Vs. Bugs and Daffy: On I am Weasel, Weasel was always being bugged and challenged by the dimwitted I.R. Baboon, much like how Daffy is always bugging and trying to do better than Bugs Bunny.
* Courage the Cowardly Dog Vs. Scooby Doo: As much as I really hate to admit it, Courage is similiar to Scooby Doo in a few ways: a scaredy cat of a dog who works hard to save his masters from ghoulish creatures for the sake of love. Courage even had a Scoobyish attitude in one early episode: "Who has time to worry on an empty stomach?"
* Sheep in the Big City Vs. Rocky and Bullwinkle: Wise-cracking "wordy" narrator, the wacky inserts, the serial cliffhangers, animal stars with human enemies, need I say more?
* Time Squad Vs. Peabody's Improbable History: Both shows were aimed to make history fun for kids who hate history, they both were about traveling back in time to repair history, they both had adopted red-headed boys with glasses.
Those are just a few I could think of right now.
So many cartoon series these days are obviously "rip-offs" so-to-speak of classic cartoon series from the 50's, 60's 70's, etc. Here are some of my examples...
* I am Weasel Vs. Bugs and Daffy: On I am Weasel, Weasel was always being bugged and challenged by the dimwitted I.R. Baboon, much like how Daffy is always bugging and trying to do better than Bugs Bunny.
* Courage the Cowardly Dog Vs. Scooby Doo: As much as I really hate to admit it, Courage is similiar to Scooby Doo in a few ways: a scaredy cat of a dog who works hard to save his masters from ghoulish creatures for the sake of love. Courage even had a Scoobyish attitude in one early episode: "Who has time to worry on an empty stomach?"
* Sheep in the Big City Vs. Rocky and Bullwinkle: Wise-cracking "wordy" narrator, the wacky inserts, the serial cliffhangers, animal stars with human enemies, need I say more?
* Time Squad Vs. Peabody's Improbable History: Both shows were aimed to make history fun for kids who hate history, they both were about traveling back in time to repair history, they both had adopted red-headed boys with glasses.
Those are just a few I could think of right now.