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Discussion in 'Cartoon Trivia' started by Dave Koch, Oct 31, 2013.

  1. Dave Koch

    Dave Koch Cartoon Admin

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    I was just thinking about this...

    What original story do you think is most used in cartoons. I am pretty sure I read somewhere that in motion pictures as a whole, it is Cinderella. This might hold true for animation, too. It has been done a lot. Other contenders I can think of:
    1. Red Riding Hood
    2. Wizard of Oz
    3. Snow White
    4. Pinocchio
    5. Alice in Wonderland


    Any thoughts?
  2. Star Fox

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    There are a few others out there, but I just can't put a finger on there names, right now. [scratch] (That's what happens when your getting up in age)! [scratch] the mind is the first to go![rolling]
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    A Christmas Carol has been used many, many times.
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    oneuglybunny Moderator Staff Member Forum Member

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    I'd have to agree that Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol is the most widely adapted and produced story known. If one narrows the plot line down to "Doofus gets a peek at the future, dislikes what he sees, reforms his ways thence," then this is the undisputed champion. One other contender might be Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet, the star-crossed lovers from rival bloodlines. This story is known in similar form all the way back to Ovid's Pyramus And Thisbe, and likely earlier than that.
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    I nominate the Three Little Pigs.

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