Did we really need an animated version of Laverne & Shirley ?
Gilligan's Planet
Network: CBS
Original run: Sept. 18, 1982 – Sept. 3, 1983
Based on: Gilligan's Island
Plot: While none of the characters on the original Gilligan's Island could build a boat, their cartoon versions were somehow able to build a rocket that shoots them into space, where they set upon crazy intergalactic adventures.
Ridiculous cartoon ranking: 7.5 out of 10. Seriously, how did they get to space in a coconut and palm tree rocket?!
Warner Bros. Television Distribution
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The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang
Network: ABC
Original run: Nov. 8, 1980 – Nov. 28, 1981
Based on: Happy Days
Plot: After meeting a time traveling girl from the future named Cupcake (yes I know, they gave the female character a misogynistic name), the Fonz and the gang decide to embark on time traveling adventures.
Surprisingly, the series got the original cast members, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, and Donny Most, to supply the voices of their Happy Days characters.
Ridiculous cartoon ranking: 6 out of 10. The series' plot somehow made less since than the infamous Fonz “jumping the shark," episode of Happy Days.
Hanna-Barbera
