Who didn’t love watching cartoons and reading comics as a child?
With so many animated shows being adapted into TV shows and movies, here’s a roundup of what the original characters looked like versus the actors who played them IRL. To keep an eye:
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To start, here’s the animated version of the Grinch in the 1966 television special:
and Jim Carrey as the Grinch How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000):
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here’s the cartoon version Scooby Doo The gang is doing what they do best, solving mysteries:
And here’s the live-action version of the crew with Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Freddie Prinze Jr. as Fred, Linda Cardellini as Velma, and Matthew Lillard as Shaggy. Scooby-doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004):
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here is the original Dora the Explorer It premiered on Nickelodeon in 2000:
and Isabella Merced as the live-action version of Dora in the feature film, dora and the lost city of gold (2019):
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are here josie and the pussycats Featured in the CBS TV series that aired in the early 70s:
and Tara Reid as Melody Valentine, Rachael Leigh Cook as Josie McCoy, and Rosario Dawson as Valerie Brown. josie and the pussycats (2001):
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is here the cat in the Hat We remember from a TV special that aired in 1971:
and Mike Meyers’ version of a childhood icon the cat in the Hat (2003):
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Here’s an animated version of Fred Flintstone in the ’60s:
and John Goodman as Fred the flintstones (1994):
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here’s the og version speed Racer Became famous in the 60s:
and as the live-action version of Emile Hirsch speed Racer in 2008:
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here’s christopher robin The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Which originated in 1988:
and Ewan McGregor playing the title character Christopher Robin (2018):
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Here’s an animated version of Inspector Gadget from the mid-’90s:
And Matthew Broderick flying by as Inspector Gadget in 1999:
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here’s fat albert when he came in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Between the 70’s and 80’s:
And Kenan Thompson as live-action Fat Albert in 2004:
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is here Dennis the Menace In the CBS television series based on the comic strip:
And Mason Gamble as the real-life version of Dennis in 1993:
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Here’s Bloom in Nickelodeon’s animated series, Winx Club,
and Abigail Cowen as Netflix’s Bloom Fate: The Winx Saga,
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Here’s Gargamel in the animated TV series, the smurfs,
and Hank Azaria as the live-action Gargamel the smurfs (2011):
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here’s veronica, archie and betty Archie Comics:
and KJ Apa as Archie, Lili Reinhart as Betty, and Camila Mendes as Veronica. Riverdale,
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Finally, here’s Aang getting ready for battle on Nickelodeon Avatar The Last Airbender,
and Noah Ringer as Aang the last Airbender (2010):
Which animated character was your favorite in a live-action movie or TV series? Tell us about it in the comments!