Top 10 Animated Shows that are Basically a Worse Version of Another
This can include even worse versions of already bad shows (like Mega Babies to Brothers Grunt or Cow And Chicken to Ren & Stimpy) or just plain butchered versions of originally good ones (like Teen Titans GO to the real Teen Titans and Mega Babies to Rugrats), but for now, I would prefer to mainly stick to the proper definition of the list's titleAh yes, classic "blatant, quite literally watered-down ripoff overshadowing the original because people have downright CRAPPIE taste in shows" syndrome (yes, I know it was made by basically the exact same people, not counting Joe Murray himself, but STILL)
Comparing most of the characters ALONE:
Rocko is more relatable than Spongebob by MILES
Heffer, while still amazingly stupid, is far smarter than Patrick at any rate
Filburt (compared mostly because he has the same voice actor) is funnier than Plankton
Dr. Paula Hutchison is considerably (even) sexier than Sandy (and actually DOES get married)
Spunky is both cuter and funnier than Gary by a pretty impressive stretch
The Bighead family makes up a grand total of THREE different variations of Squidward as opposed to one
That, and the show has a vastly more interesting art style, is written absurdly better, has a WAY better theme song (ESPECIALLY the B-52's version in my opinion), is just generally smarter ...more
I wouldn't really say it rips off Rocko's Modern Life. I'd say it's almost a successor to the show and while I stress I am not suggesting anything by saying this, Spongebob is actually a really good show.
And people seriously called ROCKO a R&S wannabe
(DISCLAIMER: John Kricfaluski, as much of a douche as he is, actually liked this a show a lot more than you'd think)
The Loud House is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino for Nickelodeon. The series revolves around the chaotic suburban everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud and his ten sisters, to which he survives as the middle child and only son in a large family of eleven children. Originally set to premier on January 2016, the series instead premiered on May 2, 2016, with the episodes Left in the Dark and Get the Message. Only difference is that the characters are older and the target audience is younger (starting to notice a bit of an awkward contradiction here? )
While I disagree with number 1, this I totally agree with, this is one of the worst shows of all time
Yes, you heard me; there is actually an even WORSE cartoon out there than TBG
Family Guy is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a family consisting of parents Peter (Fat, Idiotic Dad) and Lois (Nagging Bitchy Wife), their children Meg (Socially Awkward Daughter) Chris (Fat, Idiotic Son), and Stewie (Sociopathic and Genuine Infant); and lastly Brian (Anthromorphic Pet Dog). The show is set in the fictional city of Quahog, Rhode Island, and exhibits much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often American culture. ...read more. At least this show openly admits to being a knock-off, but that still doesn't excuse its lame and shallow characters, stupid cutaway gags, brain-dead lowest-common-denominator excuses for satire, incredibly racist Cleveland Show spinoff, etc
Drawn Together is an American adult animated sitcom which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting. WARNING: Stay far away from this show if you don't like mean-spirited humor
WAS a pretty great show, actually, but putting it on THAT level is just ridiculous
And once again, there is SUCH better anime out there
I was going to say Ren & Stimpy, but this show's premise is actually a lot more reminiscent of Zim
Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, written by Gen Urobuchi, music by Yuki Kajiura, opening sang by ClariS, ending by Kalafina (sometimes by the seiyuus) and original characters by Ume Aoki.The Newcomers
"Borrowed" the insanely bizarre art style, the postmodernist humor, the beyond-surreal character cast...
pretty much the one thing it COULDN'T "borrow", so to speak, was the balls
Big Mouth is an American adult animated sitcom created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett featuring teens based on Kroll and Goldberg's upbringing in Westchester County, New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional self.
High Guardian Spice is an American animated streaming television series created by Raye Rodriguez, who formerly worked for Danger & Eggs as a character designer. The series is produced by Crunchyroll Studios (formerly named Ellation), and was originally slated to be Crunchyroll's first original series... read more
Little Bill is an American animated children's television series produced for Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill Cosby's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia, and feature Bill Jr.
Pixel Pinkie is an Australian/Canadian and British animated television series produced and created by Blue Rocket Productions in association with the Nine Network and principally funded by The Film Finance Corporation Australia.
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island was a Saturday morning children's show that aired on Kids' WB in the United States, from September 17, 2005 to May 27, 2006. The show was produced by Warner Bros.
Mega Babies is a Canadian animated series created by the Tremblay brothers, Christian and Yvon, who previously had made the H-B's show SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron.