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Planet of the Apes

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didn't:
http://images.quickblogcast.com/6/1/...0x150.jpg?a=68

spawn:
http://touchfm.org/wp/wp-content/plu...e6d8e_mrt2.jpg

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Good God there's been a lot of horrible TV shows over the years...and this is just a small sampling of shit spewed out by the networks!

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Lots of animated flicks get the tv treatment.

The Little Mermaid
Aladdin
the Lion King
Hercules
Emperor's New Groove
Tarzan
Lilo & Stitch
How to Train Your Dragon
Kung Fu Panda
Madagascar
The Land Before Time
An American Tale

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Wiki List of television programs based on films

The earliest one on that list is the 1955 series based on CASABLANCA. It starred tough guy actor Charles McGraw as Rick. David Soul's version came 28 years later.

However, there were earlier TV series based on movies that are not on that list, including the sitcom "Topper" (1953-55), based on the 1937 movie.

The earliest cartoon series based on a movie is probably "King Kong" (1966).
Here's what IMDB says:
That's pretty wild: a Japanese live-action monster film spun off from an American cartoon (that was produced in Japan), spun off from an American monster film that was 33 years old at the time.

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Does Tron>Automan count?

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you mean Kimba ... ;)

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Loved that show. Far superior to the film.

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There was also a live action show

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Star Wars also had Droids & Ewoks back in the 80's.

War of the Worlds was from the 60's movie.

Battlestar Galactica was released as a movie before the series.

Turner & Hooch

Always though of Parker Lewis Can't Lose as an attempt to cash in on Ferris Bueler's success.

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Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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Dirty Dozen>Garrison's Gorillas
Fantastic Voyage cartoon
Westword
Clarence The Cross Eyed Lion>Daktari
How The West Was Won

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I'm a huge fan of the Fast Times TV series, I think it was kind of better than the movie. I re-watch it frequently.

Does John Hughes hold the record for the most TV shows based on his movies?

There were also (fairly awful) pilots for Adventures in Babysitting and Revenge of the Nerds series.

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Foul Play
Private Benjamin
Semi-Tough

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A Martin Scorsese film to boot!

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Nikita

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Twice for that one.

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The only reason I also thought this was because it came out at the same time as the Ferris Bueller tv show... but both came out years after the movie.

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Look Who's Talking had a spinoff show called "Baby Talk" that starred Tony Danza as the voice of the baby.

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Harry and The Hendersons was a tv show with Bruce Davidson in the John Lithgow role.

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Honey I Shrunk the Kids also got a TV show, with Peter Scolari taking Moranis's place.

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Back to the Future: The Animated Series. Surprised it hasn't been released on DVD yet.

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Not sure if its been mentioned, but Highlander came to mind.

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Nope, he's correct. Kimba was a TV series in the 60's. Yeah, I know the plot was ripped off by Disney. I get what your saying, though. :)

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