History Main / AnimatedAdaptation

** 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''.
** 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.

* 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/AceVentura'' (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).

* ''Film/FreeWilly'' received 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.
* [[WesternAnimation/ProblemChild A cartoon based]] on ''Film/ProblemChild'' got made and aired on the Creator/USANetwork. Lord knows why.

* Likewise, ''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.

[[folder:Films -- Animated]]

** 2024 brings ''WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldMovie'', an animated movie starring Creator/ChrisPratt as the fat cat himself.

** Creator/AlconEntertainment is developing an animated ''Garfield'' film with Creator/ChrisPratt set to voice the fat cat himself.

** ''A Dog Of Flanders'', based on ''Literature/ADogOfFlanders'' by Marie Louise De la Ramée.

** ''The Bush Baby'', based on ''The Bushbabies'' by William Stevenson.

* ''ComicBook/{{WITCH}}'': Believe or not, the 2004 series ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlack'' 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.

* ''ComicBook/ZipiYZape'': Two episodes can be viewed on Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FaqkLW7YBc here]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqis_Bp4xcw here]].

** The UrExample, having [[WesternAnimation/LittleNemo a short film]] that came out [[UsefulNotes/TheSilentAgeOfAnimation in 1911]]. Not very plot-heavy and mostly consisted of Winsor [=McCay=] showing off the animation medium.

* ''[[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 [[UsefulNotes/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.''

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has had [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xwyRvcGY4I a fan video]] made from certain strips adapted to animation and put on Website/YouTube.

* ''Rain: The Animated Series'' is an animated adaptation of the webcomic ''Webcomic/{{Rain|2010}}'' and [[https://www.youtube.com/@RainTheAnimatedSeries can be viewed]] on Website/YouTube. It originally planned to adapt the comic as a whole but has since pivoted to just doing additional entertaining shorts.
* A brief "animated tribute" to the webcomic ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyFRBjhqZRg fan-produced]] and put on Website/YouTube.

However, one particularly bizarre trend began back in TheSeventies: 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.

** 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 TheNineties anime.
* The anime adaptation of ''WebComic/OnePunchMan'' is a curious case, as it was an adaptation of a manga re-imagination ''of a Webcomic.''

* 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 TheEighties 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.

* The ''Toys/LittlestPetShop'' toys gave rise to [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop1995 four]] [[WebAnimation/LittlestPetShopPresents different]] [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop animated]] [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShopAWorldOfOurOwn series]], the first of which premiered in 1995.

** Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, George Bush, Sr. and Ronald Reagan as ''[[Franchise/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.