# I'm not real-I'm just drawn that way **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 2, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452 "2013-07-02T15:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/1 "2013-07-02T15:49:13Z")
The topic is cartoons based of live action movies, television series and real people-the good, the bad and the ridiculous. For me: The Good: _The Beatles_ The Bad: _Gilligan’s Planet_ The Ridiculous: _Fonz And The Happy Days Gang_ ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/2 "2013-07-02T15:54:26Z")
The Mediocre: Star Trek: the Animated Series (1973-1974) The Good: Star Wars: the Clone Wars (two different series, my grandson loves them) ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/3 "2013-07-02T15:59:59Z")
The Good: Muppet Babies The Mediocre: Star Wars Droids/Ewoks hour The Horrific: Laverne and Shirley (they were in the army with a talking pig or something like that) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/4 "2013-07-02T16:02:39Z")
I always enjoyed “The Real Ghostbusters” series. Fun fact about that cartoon… Bill Murray’s character, Peter Venkman, was voiced by [Lorenzo Music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Music) - the voice actor that also voiced Garfield in the old “Garfield & Friends” animated series. Years later, Bill Murray would end up voicing Garfield in the live action adaptations. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/5 "2013-07-02T16:12:41Z")
[Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood](http://theweek.com/article/index/232804/daniel-tigers-neighborhood-can-a-cartoon-animal-replace-mr-rogers#) is an animated spinoff of Mr. Rogers’s Neighborhood. Haven’t seen it, so no verdict yet. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/6 "2013-07-02T16:14:04Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I always enjoyed “The Real Ghostbusters” series. That was the first that came to my mind. I also really like the Jackie Chan cartoon series, although it wasn’t explicitly based on any of his movies. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/7 "2013-07-02T16:18:22Z")
[Here is a list of animated spinoffs to peruse.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Animated_Spinoffs_from_Prime_Time_Shows) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/8 "2013-07-02T16:32:30Z")
I remember an aniomated series called _Ali_ starring and about, well, Muhammad Ali, having adventures, solving mysteries and teaching young kids to stay off drugs or something. The only visual I can recall is Ali and another man sharing a scuba tank in buddy-breathing. And that an episode was pre-empted, for some mildly newsworthy reason. Checking wiki… Huh… the full title was _I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali_, though the name “Ali!” was shouted repeatedly during the opening theme. I can’t find any info about the dropped episode. Anyway, _The Real Ghostbusters_ rocked, as long as Slimer was kept to an absolute minimum. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/9 "2013-07-02T16:38:01Z")
Bad: Spaceballs, the Animated Series Unknown: Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/10 "2013-07-02T16:39:02Z")
Wasn’t there a rival “Ghostbusters” cartoon out at the same time, based upon an old children’s TV series of the same title, which included a gorilla in a hat? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/11 "2013-07-02T16:42:30Z")
I remember one year had cartoon versions of; The Mask based on the Jim Carrey movie. Dumb and Dumber based on the Jim Carey movie Ace Ventura Pet Detective based on the Jim Carey movie. The Dumb and Dumber one wasn’t bad. The Back to the Future cartoon was fun. It took place after the third movie and had a nice dynamic between Doc, Marty, the wife and the kids. Christopher Lloyd hosted live action bumped segments. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/12 "2013-07-02T16:42:47Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Wasn’t there a rival “Ghostbusters” cartoon out at the same time, based upon an old children’s TV series of the same title, which included a gorilla in a hat? Yes I remember that one as well…which, I believe, is why the cartoon based off the movie was “The Real” Ghostbusters. Reading the Ali one above…I’m having flashbacks of a Mr T cartoon as well, but can’t remember much about it except Mr T running around with a bunch of kids. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/13 "2013-07-02T16:44:43Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Wasn’t there a rival “Ghostbusters” cartoon out at the same time, based upon an old children’s TV series of the same title, which included a gorilla in a hat? It’s weird because it was based on a live-action showthat pre-dated the movie Ghostbusters. A cable station (qubo, I think) replays it… it is not a terrible show. The animation is actually much better than other more “respected” Filmation shows. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/14 "2013-07-02T16:48:29Z")
> [@edwards\_beard](#): > > Yes I remember that one as well…which, I believe, is why the cartoon based off the movie was “The Real” Ghostbusters. > > Reading the Ali one above…I’m having flashbacks of a Mr T cartoon as well, but can’t remember much about it except Mr T running around with a bunch of kids. Mr. T’s cartoon was called: [Mister T](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mister_T_(TV_series)). ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/15 "2013-07-02T17:15:22Z")
The “Clerks” 'toon was pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Cyros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a698b9/32.png) [@Cyros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyros)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/16 "2013-07-02T17:34:36Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > The “Clerks” 'toon was pretty funny. That’s the example I came in to give. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/17 "2013-07-02T20:12:03Z")
Great: _The Lone Ranger_(1966). It had a _Wild, Wild West_ feel to it. WTF??: _Little Rosey_-an animated Roseanne Barr as a child. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/18 "2013-07-02T20:22:39Z")
The movie version of _the Wizard of Oz_ has spawned a number of series: _Tales of the Wizard of Oz_, 1961 _Off to See the Wizard_, 1967 _The Wizard of Oz_, 1990 _The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz_, 1990 (anime) _The Ox Kids_, 1999 _Adventures in the Emerald City_, 1999 (Russian) Ruby (rather than silver) slippers are the giveaway. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/19 "2013-07-02T20:27:24Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > The Mediocre: Star Trek: the Animated Series (1973-1974) The animation was mediocre. Typical Saturday morning low-budget limited animation. But many of the scripts would have made excellent live action episodes if there had been a fourth season. And almost all of the original cast took part with the exception of Walter Koenig. I’ll nominate _Batman: The Animated Series_ as an excellent adaptation. Although it is one of many series based on the comic book, it successfully emulated the first two live action Batman films directed by Tim Burton, including the theme music by Danny Elfman ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452/20 "2013-07-02T20:38:14Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I always enjoyed “The Real Ghostbusters” series. > > Fun fact about that cartoon… Bill Murray’s character, Peter Venkman, was voiced by [Lorenzo Music](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Music) - the voice actor that also voiced Garfield in the old “Garfield & Friends” animated series. > > Years later, Bill Murray would end up voicing Garfield in the live action adaptations. I honestly believed I was the only one who ever trotted that little bit of trivia out. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-real-im-just-drawn-that-way/662452.md?page=2)