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* Now and then someone will accuse ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'' of being a ripoff of ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'', despite the fact that ''Thundarr'' predates ''He-Man'' by several years.
** In fact, [[Hanna-Barbera]] produced both cartoons. Originally, He-Man was based off ''[[Conan the Barbarian]]'' but they opted to essentially turn the character into "the new Thundarr".
* To this day, there are still fans of the ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' cartoon who are surprised when they find out the cartoon was preceded by the ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' comic book by ''41 years''. Heck, the fact that
* In one episode of ''[[Recess]]'', Gus is involved in a plot against the Ashleys wherein he claims Ashley is also his name - insisting that it's not that unusual in the progressive 1990s. In reality, "Ashley" was almost solely a boy's name until the early 20th century; it was perfectly acceptable for a boy to be named Ashley ''over a hundred years'' before the episode was written or aired.
** One of the best known examples ''in pop culture'' would be Ashley Wilkes of [[Gone with the Wind]], a film consistantly put in top 10 lists.
*** Which was a best-selling ''book'' first.
* Here's one: [[The Pollyanna]] type in a place that is quite clearly [[Hell]], run by a creature that is quite clearly [[Satan]], who acts as a [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]. No, not ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'', but an earlier show called ''[[The Baskervilles]]''.
* You know that
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* On a larger scale, a lot of baby boomers who grew up in [[The Sixties]], if they have no knowledge of animation history, will be surprised when you tell them that cartoons from [[The Golden Age of Animation]] such as ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry]]'' were coming out in the 1930's and 40's, and were already decades old back when they remember watching the cartoons on Saturday mornings.
** My mom grew up in the 60s and thinks Bambi came out when she was a kid, and won't let me tell her otherwise.
* [[Adam West]] as Catman is a parody of [[Batman (TV series)|Batman]] in ''[[The Fairly Oddparents]]''. However, there actually is a Catman which is a Batman villain created in the 60s.
** And the crazy paranoid Adam West in ''[[Family Guy]]'' made his first appearance in an episode of ''[[Johnny Bravo]]''.
*** And that's an interesting case because, before creating ''[[Family Guy]],'' [[Seth MacFarlane]] worked on ''[[Johnny Bravo]].''
* The expression "Cowabunga!" did NOT originate on ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''. It was originally used on ''[[The Howdy Doody Show]]''.
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** The whole "Adult men enjoying a show for girls? It's the end times/turning point for masculinity/insert flimsy sociological viewpoint here" makes you wonder if everyone has forgotten [[Sailor Moon]] was originally for a similar demographic.
* ''"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"'' did NOT originate with ''[[Looney Tunes]]'', It even has its own lyrics that are different than the ones Daffy sing. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOg2wL9W_Vs Here is a link to a youtube video with people singing the (slightly modified for gender) original lyrics].
* Many Disney fans had thought Scottish character, [[Brave| Merida]] was among the first to go into a battle in order to save her land. Just ask [[Mulan]], who even has a kill-ratio that happens to be higher than the others,
* Fans of [[Disney Channel|Disney Junior]] believe that shows like ''[[Doc McStuffins]]'' and ''Sofia the First'' were some of the first preschool shows to not have any [[Fake Interactivity]]<ref>Barring the end credits during the first season of ''Doc McStuffins''</ref>, when in reality, preschool shows without Fake Interactivity, such as ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', ''[[Handy Manny]]'', and ''[[Dragon Tales]]'', have existed long before the Disney Junior block was a thing.
* A lot of folks think that cartoons intended for mature audiences is a relatively new idea, starting with ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'', which debuted in 1987. Well, go back about 15 years earlier, and you'll get to the debut of ''[[Fritz the Cat (animation)|Fritz the Cat]]'', an cartoon originally rated X. Adapted from the work of Robert Crumb, this cartoon was clearly ''never'' intended for children, and predated ''The Simpsons'' by a decade and a half.
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