Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons is now being turned into a 26-part animated cartoon by Anderson himself.

BBC: Captain Scarlet

Animated cartoon characters have had their share of copycats throughout the decades whether it was from trademark or copyright infringement troubles.

FORBES: When Cartoons Get Copied: 5 Characters That Have Faced Trademark Infringement

The animated cartoon, featuring Charlie, Linus, Lucy, Sally, Snoopy and of course the Red Baron, was the third "Peanuts" TV special.

NPR: 'Great Pumpkin' Marks 40 Years on TV

Young Justice and Green Lantern may have been unfortunately cancelled after two years in favor of a new animated Batman cartoon (Beware the Batman) and another Teen Titans show, but the former show successfully used the Justice League as introductory characters for a series that eventually focused on younger super heroes that many in the audience had never heard of before.

FORBES: 'Superman Unbound' And The Future Of The DC Animated Universe

"Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is an animated show from Lucasfilm and Cartoon Network (whose parent company, Time Warner, also owns CNN).

CNN: 'Clone Wars' goes full-on Wookiee tonight

Television Group (WBTVG), and Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) today announced licensing agreements bringing to U.S. Netflix members complete previous seasons of animated and live-action programming from Cartoon Network, Warner Bros.

ENGADGET: Netflix lands deal for Turner and Warner Bros. TV series beginning in March

Cartoon Network's popular and innovative animated title The Clone Wars will likely shift to XD after its current deal expires.

CNN: ABC to look at 'Star Wars' live-action TV series