Thought about 2003 or maybe a little bit further back, the idea of using current characters and revamping them for today's audiences was the latest thing. It worked well with "101 Dalmatians", which spawned a successful cartoon series in the late 1990s, nearly 40 years after the original film's release. Even "The Jungle Book" had two TV series that used their characters - "Tale Spin" from the early 1990s and "Jungle Cubs" later in the decade.
So why not try it with "The AristoCats"? Merchandise featuring Marie, the lady-like white kitten, was popular and selling well in Disney Stores and has many fans around the world, so soon the idea of developing a TV series had begun amongst some designers and artists. Glen Hanson, a well-known illustrator, art director and writer, helped design the cast and easily showed off the newfound look that they hoped to reach the Toon Disney audience.
This show was not picked up by Disney, i am sooo disappointed! I'm not happy, these guys are mean to me and they're very bad people to make the most dumbassed decisions. Save that show as a Spiffy Pictures cartoon created by David Rudman and Glen Hanson so there will be new AristoCat episodes and character reinventions that I liked more than the old version.
