Cut and Paste Translation/Western Animation

Examples of Cut and Paste Translations in Western Animation include:

Probably one of the best examples of this trope being successful is the British version of The Magic Roundabout, in which Eric Thompson ignored the original French scripts and wrote new ones based solely on the visuals, leading to the cult series that is known and loved today.
- Doubtless puzzling Francophones who know only the forgettable original.
The Polish version of Futurama. Oh Lord. Professor Farnsworth is Fry's uncle in some episodes, most of the references are happily butchered, and the show is called Przygody Fry'a w kosmosie, that is "Fry's Adventures in Space". Not only that, but the TV station that picked it up was fined for showing the episodes at the time when children could see it. It allegedly showed "an unreal world full of violence".
From what Gaelic speakers have said, the Gaelic translation of Danger Mouse. For a start, in order to justify his Brought to You by The Letter "S" Chest Insignia, they gave him the rather uninspiring name of "Donnie Murdo".
- In the same fashion, the italian dub of Underdog named the title character "Ughetto".
The Code Lyoko cartoon series managed to avert this in a major way (even with all the Fan Service). The "Subdigitals" CD release was not so lucky...
The Japanese dub of Beast Wars transformed it into a goofy comedy show with many characters' personalities becoming completely altered. Examples can be found on the Transformers wiki.
Yoohoo & Friends was originally a Korean cartoon about Ridiculously Cute Critters going on wacky adventures. The US version, created by David Feiss, threw in a subplot about the titular characters being Corrupt Corporate Executives who were turned into animals as punishment for their crimes against the environment. The contrast between the original footage and the new footage is very noticeable and jarring.

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