# What was this cartoon? And what animals were in it?

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**Created:** [July 7, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-cartoon-and-what-animals-were-in-it/253924 "2004-07-07T05:33:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-cartoon-and-what-animals-were-in-it/253924/1 "2004-07-07T05:33:48Z")

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I hope that someone can help settle a debate that has been raging in my office all afternoon.

Several of us were talking about childhood cartoons. We remembered a Japanese one from the late 60s or early 70s that involved three aliens who had come to Earth, taken the form of animals and then travelled around in a large wheel, doing various good deeds.

My questions are:

(1) What was the name of this cartoon?

(2) What were the three animals? We all agree that one alien was transformed into a horse and another into a rabbit. However, we can’t agree about the third animal and different people have variously suggested a dog, a duck and a monkey.

Any information would be greatly received, especially as there’s a $20 bet riding on the outcome.

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**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-cartoon-and-what-animals-were-in-it/253924/2 "2004-07-07T06:25:10Z")

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I can answer this.

(1) It was called [The Amazing Three](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120920/).

(2) The animals were a horse, a rabbit, and a duck.

I don’t why I remember this show. I saw it when I was very young and for years thought it was some strange dream I had.

As [Strongbad says,](http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail57.html) "Japanese cartoons are weird, man!

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-this-cartoon-and-what-animals-were-in-it/253924/3 "2004-07-07T06:41:40Z")

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Thanks **NDP**. That’s just what I needed, and all in less than an hour!

One’s childhood memories are really quite incredible. As soon as I read the name of the cartoon, _The Amazing Three_, I could even recall bits of the theme music. I obviously spent far too much time in front of the television set as a child.

Best of all - I now get to claim the $20! A nice touch to round off the working day.