Same plot, different cartoon

[FlooterFlatter]

The Angry Beavers' episode "It's a Spootiful Life" did their own version of that, only Daggett finds out that if he had never been born, everyone's lives would actually be better!

This plot device was also used in a Beavis and Butt-head Christmas Special, where everybody's lives, including Beavis', was better without Butt-head around.

 

[Anthonynotes]

This plot device was also used in a Beavis and Butt-head Christmas Special, where everybody's lives, including Beavis', was better without Butt-head around.

You mean *Butt-head*'s life was better----it was Beavis who was shown what the world would be like without him (Butt-Head was the manager at their fast food restaurant, IIRC).

-B.

 

[DarthGonzo]

You mean *Butt-head*'s life was better----it was Beavis who was shown what the world would be like without him (Butt-Head was the manager at their fast food restaurant, IIRC).

-B.

Nope, nakak was right. That episode revolved around Butt-head being shown what life was like if he hadn't been born. In that episode ("It's a Miserable Life") Beavis was shown working at a homeless shelter with Stewart.

The other Christmas episode ("Huh Huh Humbug") featured Beavis in the Scrooge role.

 

[cyde]

Antoehr ex ample of stupid laughs, when Fred Flintstone gets hurt or something and Wilma, Betty and Barney laugh over that, without any sympathy!!

 

[DarthGonzo]

Antoehr ex ample of stupid laughs, when Fred Flintstone gets hurt or something and Wilma, Betty and Barney laugh over that, without any sympathy!!

I think I'm missing the point of that example. How does that tie in to the topic?

 

[stephane dumas]

Also, 2 plotlines episodes of Rocket Robin Hood "Dementia Five" and "From menace to menace" was recycled for 2 episode of the 1967-70 Spider-man "Revolt in the Fifth Dimension" and "Phantom from the Depth of Time". http://marvel.toonzone.net/spidey67/episode/phantomdepths/
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Sorry for the inconvience if I quoted myself I just wanted to add more about the recycling of the 2 RRH episodes into Spider-man episode, especially the Dementia Five/Revolt in the Fifth Dimension
http://marvel.toonzone.net/spidey67/episode/revoltfifth/
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/spidey.html
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/rrobin.html

When you compare the 2 pics, they also recycled some parts of the background and some parts of the stock footage. Is there any cartoons who recycled the stock footage and various backgrounds for a similar plotline of 2 different series?

 

[Racattack]

Whoa, deja va. Those two scenes look near identical. They must have really wanted to save money. XP

 

[Ed Liu]

Sorry for the inconvience if I quoted myself I just wanted to add more about the recycling of the 2 RRH episodes into Spider-man episode, especially the Dementia Five/Revolt in the Fifth Dimension
http://marvel.toonzone.net/spidey67/episode/revoltfifth/
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/spidey.html
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/rrobin.html

I remember watching that episode of Spidey on TV back in the 70's, and thought it was a colossally weird digression for Spider-Man, and that the whole thing didn't make a lick of sense. Knowing that they recycled as much as they did for it makes me think that they took older material and retrofitted it to Spidey.

-- Ed

 

[Anthonynotes]

Nope, nakak was right. That episode revolved around Butt-head being shown what life was like if he hadn't been born. In that episode ("It's a Miserable Life") Beavis was shown working at a homeless shelter with Stewart.

The other Christmas episode ("Huh Huh Humbug") featured Beavis in the Scrooge role.

Forgot they did *two* Christmas story parodies... thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Taoku]

Battle of the bands. I am so sick of that kind of plot!

 

[Spideyzilla]

Sorry for the inconvience if I quoted myself I just wanted to add more about the recycling of the 2 RRH episodes into Spider-man episode, especially the Dementia Five/Revolt in the Fifth Dimension
http://marvel.toonzone.net/spidey67/episode/revoltfifth/
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/spidey.html
http://www.kevinmccorrytv.com/rrobin.html

When you compare the 2 pics, they also recycled some parts of the background and some parts of the stock footage. Is there any cartoons who recycled the stock footage and various backgrounds for a similar plotline of 2 different series?

Weird. The Spider-Man one especially.

 

[Got Deo?]

I am beginning to despise "Wild West" themes. Where someone either gets sent back in time to an old saloon town, or a parental character tells the children about their anscestors such as their great-great-great underdog grandfather who became the town hero. I think rugrats, gooftroop, spongebob, and so many other cartoons. It is one of the plots I hate the most.

 

[Cartman]

I am beginning to despise "Wild West" themes. Where someone either gets sent back in time to an old saloon town, or a parental character tells the children about their anscestors such as their great-great-great underdog grandfather who became the town hero. I think rugrats, gooftroop, spongebob, and so many other cartoons. It is one of the plots I hate the most.

And sometimes the characters are placed in the Old West without any explanation whatsoever.

 

[tb4000]

I like how when stories are told about the main character's ancestors, that look EXACTLY like them, yet their own parents bear no resemblance whatsoever.

 

[Eleanor Hugbees]

I believe this is what they would call a TV Trope. It's not exactly a cliché, but it's a theme that often appears in different shows and books. It's nothing new, and virtually every show and story falls under it. It's really a matter of how clever you are with a trope.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage