What's the biggest cheap Disney rip-off?

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I recently found this anime series that I found to be my all time favorite "The Lion King" ripoff and NO, IT'S NOT KIMBA!

Here is the Arabic Opening to the series.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xROpyrAkco

Another opening by Christina D'Avena. She's well known for singing the intro in the Italian versions of many cartoons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZS6idlf-DA&NR=1

I have no idea who originally animated this series though and when because it is hard to believe that the Japanese wouldve made this AFTER 1994.

Here's a short sample of the very first episode of the said series in English nonetheless!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG3aISQb ... re=related

In fact, the most interesting aspect of this show is that it is actually a Ripoff Crossover featuring characters from both "The Lion King" and "The Jungle Book" in the same environment and bearing similar character designs as their Disney counterparts. There may possibly be a Bambi like character in it as well judging from the clips I've seen.
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All those rip-offs look terrible. I saw part of Ratatioing online a while ago and It was all bad, right down to the animation.
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I think that these might be earlier games by the same company that Mayhem mentioned (the one where they made Cinderella look like a prostitute), but I remember seeing in various supermarkets and service stations in the UK some strange PS1 games that seemed to be short (as in half-hour) animated movies plus a couple of games/activities thrown along with the main feature. The animated movies were complete rip-offs on Disney films (for example, The Aristocats becomes something like Jazzy Cats), but it seems as though the idea of having a movie and nothing but fluffy games is something that Disney stole from this company! Shock horror! :o

I am surprised hardly anybody mentioned any of the countless animated DTVs that came in the 90s (Goodtimes etc) which were either came close to garnering a law suit from Disney, even if they were simply adaptations of a classic story that Disney incidentally had covered. Whilst I can understand people doing another animated version of Cinderella or Alice in Wonderland, I doubt that had Disney not made their version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame that the number of animated adaptations of that particular story would be so high. I never knew about the insect version of Mulan though. rofl

I can't also help but think that Thumbelina from Don Bluth tried too hard to be a film in the "Disney style". Perhaps if Disney themselves had made a decent Thumbelina movie or had Don Bluth actually tried to make a Thumbelina movie that didn't try to fit such-and-such-a-cliché, then we could all sleep well. I also would like to note some crappy "princess" stationary that I found in a post-office once that was so lovingly inspired by the titular character of Sleeping Beauty. Also, you loved Disney's fairy-tales, so what do you guys think of Susaeta's fairy-tales? ;)

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Check out the fin on the mermaid....was she in the middle of transforming???
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Siren wrote:Check out the fin on the mermaid....was she in the middle of transforming???
Must be some new species...

Check these out:

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mooky_7_sa wrote: Check these out:

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IT's hilarious how much that looks like Miley Cyrus.
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Oh My God. Could they get any more un creative?? At least the BATB one is somewhat different, except Belle and Beast just look like they got beat with the ugly stick...and I just love their dancing movies...

And oh Lord...That Little Mermaid...okay, thats just King Triton in a different outfit, Ariel with an ugly top, and that...witch...appears to be a sting ray...a very ugly sting ray...egh, I think I'd actually rather go on a date with Ursula then her...the only new thing is the sea otter.

Yeah, I think those are the worst Disney rip-offs I've ever scene...They get the Jeremy88 -_- award of the year. Good job on finding the worst of the worst Mooky! :)
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drfsupercenter wrote:Antz (rips off A Bug's Life)
They both came out the same year... I've always assumed they were being made at the same time?
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Oh lord this thread is heaven haha
I can't believe that DVD company is still in business!
Do people actually buy them?
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Merryweather__ wrote: Do people actually buy them?
Yes! I remember a couple years ago, it was either my mother-in-law or my brother-in-law who bought (by accident, I think) some fake Disney movies for my niece & nephew. I never saw them, but I sure heard about them and I let them know that I was upset & that they shouldn't have bought them & that they should return them ASAP! I don't know whatever happened, but I let them know how I felt. :lol:
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Somone actually buys them? that's just sad :(.
About other rip-offs,don't even get me start on Shark Bait.
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blackcauldron85 wrote: Yes! I remember a couple years ago, it was either my mother-in-law or my brother-in-law who bought (by accident, I think)
HAHAHA It sounds like most of their money is coming from accidental sales, seems like they found a good strategy lol

Umm Shark Bait??
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oh wow, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse! That one takes the cake lol. How sad! I wanna watch these just so I can crack up at them.
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I couldn't believe it when I saw it too. It looks EXACTLY like Ariel. Even the pose is from official Disney artwork, just the colors are different.

I was thinking one day, why these companies haven't ripped off the sequels too and then I realized, they probably saw Disney cheapquels and couldn't top some of the horrible animation and story lines from those. :lol:
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Couldn't Disney sue...I mean, that's Ariel, just with blond hair!!!

Thinking about it, I think what my mother-in-law or brother-in-law bought was a set with dolls in it...I think that rings a bell. People should know that if it doesn't say Disney on the packaging, it's not worth buying!!!
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Ariel'sprince wrote:Princess rip-off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRQCfCo-Ls
Bah,it's Snow White,Cinderella (Cindy!!! :angry:),Mulan,Jasmine (Zade!!!??? :evil:) and Tiana (Her film isn't out yet!) goes to school at
Actually it look like the black princess is more of a rip off of Aida
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Yeah,Disney should sue them,it's an actual clipart of Ariel just with a different hair color.
Well,I guess that people who thinks that Over The Hedge is a Disney movie are the people who buy this stuff,they see a lame and cheap rip-off and think it's Disney or they don't care :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:.
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Ariel'sprince wrote:Princess rip-off:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRQCfCo-Ls
Bah,it's Snow White,Cinderella (Cindy!!! :angry:),Mulan,Jasmine (Zade!!!??? :evil:) and Tiana (Her film isn't out yet!) goes to school at
Actually it look like the black princess is more of a rip off of Aida
Aida? I don't know if that princess is similar to her but keep in mind that the company who made it also ripped-off Ratatouille,Bee Movie,Kung Fu Panda and WALL-E,and I think that the WALL-E,Kung Fu Panda and Bee Movie rip-offs came out before they were released in theater so they might already know about Princess And The Frog.
Umm Shark Bait??
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bjbYInEwlw
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Ariel'sprince wrote:
Umm Shark Bait??
Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bjbYInEwlw
OMG, that made me livid. They copied Peach, they copied Nigel...UGH!!!! :x :twisted: :evil: :x
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blackcauldron85 wrote:
Ariel'sprince wrote: Here's the trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bjbYInEwlw
OMG, that made me livid. They copied Peach, they copied Nigel...UGH!!!! :x :twisted: :evil: :x
Yeah,I really agree with you,one of the sharks reminds me of Chum from Finding Nemo,and the name of the film-Shark Bait,the nickname that the Tank Gang gave Nemo.
Also the fishes (Pi and Crodilia?) reminds me of Oscar and Angie from Shark Tale but that's ripping-off DreamWorks.
Oh,and too bad those divers didn't kidnapped Cordilia insted of taking pictures of her like she's a super model.
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