diff --git a/src/sk8plotlib/matplotlib_hacks.py b/src/sk8plotlib/matplotlib_hacks.py
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+def fetch_matplotlib_data(fig):
+    ax = get_ax(fig)
+    lines, line_data = get_lines(ax)
+    return ax, lines, line_data
+
+
+def get_ax(fig):
+    """Fetches the first ax associated to fig."""
+    return fig.axes[0]
+
+
+def get_lines(ax):
+    """Fetches all line data on an axis."""
+    lines = ax.get_lines()
+    line_data = []
+    for line in lines:
+        x_data = line.get_xdata()
+        y_data = line.get_ydata()
+        tuples = []
+        for x, y in zip(x_data, y_data):
+            tuples.append((x, y))
+        line_data.append(tuples)
+    # line_data = [[line.get_xdata(), line.get_ydata()] for i, line in enumerate(lines)]
+    return lines, line_data