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| − | X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992 in the United States on the Fox Network as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup |
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| + | |name = ''X-Men: The Animated Series'' |
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| + | |image = 1992 logo.png |
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| + | |directors = [[Larry Houston]] |
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| + | |created = [[Eric Lewald]]<br>[[Sidney Iwanter]]<br>[[Mark Edens]] |
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| + | |country = United States<br>Canada (post-production) |
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| + | |channel = {{W|Fox Kids}} |
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| + | |seasons = 5 |
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| + | |episodes = 76 |
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| + | |prod = {{W|AKOM}} (animation studio)<br>{{W|Graz Entertainment}} |
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| + | |distrib = {{W|Saban Entertainment}} |
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| + | |picture = {{W|480i}} (4:3 SDTV) |
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| + | |run = 1992 - 1997 |
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| + | }} |
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| + | '''''X-Men''''', also known as '''''X-Men: The Animated Series''''', is an animated television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1997 on Fox as part of the Fox Kids programming block. This is the first successful attempt at animating [[X-Men]], following the failed ''[[Pryde of the X-Men]]'' pilot three years prior. |
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| − | X-Men was originally to premiere over the Labor Day weekend in September; however, due to production delays, it was pushed to the end of October. The "Night of the Sentinels" two-part episode originally aired as a "sneak preview" even though it truly wasn't ready for broadcast. There were many animation errors in these two episodes, but the errors were later corrected when Fox re-aired the pilot in early 1993. |
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| + | The team's line-up was inspired by [[Cyclops]]' Blue team from ''X-Men'' comics during the '90s era. Most of the [[uniforms]] are identical as well. While the series featured original stories, many of the episodes loosely adapted storylines from the ''X-Men'' comics, such as "Days of Future Past" and the "Dark Phoenix Saga". It also crossed over with the 1994 ''Spider-Man'' animated series on occasion, establishing the two shows as existing in the same continuity. |
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| + | On modern merchandise, the show is referred to as '''''X-Men '92'''''. Despite its immense popularity it has yet to be remastered on blu-ray. The production team expressed disappoint in never being cunsulted on the episode order for home video in the book ''[[Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series]]'', as well a complete lack of bonus features or commentary tracks. |
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| − | X-Men also stands as the longest-running Marvel Comics-based show, running for five seasons and 76 episodes. The second longest, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, lasted for five seasons and 65 episodes. Although produced by different animation studios, both series were set in the same animated universe, and the X-Men even made guest appearances on Spider-Man's show. (The second X-Men animated series, X-Men Evolution, does not share this continuity.) |
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| + | ==Cast and Characters== |
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| − | After the box office success of the live-action X-Men movie in the summer of 2000, Fox began airing reruns of the cartoon on weekday afternoons. At first, only episodes that primarily featured those in the movie were broadcast. Later, the series was aired in proper order, but the series was pulled from the air in early 2001. Soon after, ABC Family and Toon Disney began airing reruns, due to Disney's buyout of all Saban Entertainment programs. |
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| + | ===Main=== |
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| + | *[[Professor X]] - voiced by Cedric Smith |
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| + | *[[Cyclops]] - voiced by Norm Spencer |
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| + | *[[Jean Grey]] - voiced by Catherine Disher |
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| + | *[[Gambit]] - voiced by Chris Potter (1992–96) and Tony Daniels (1997) |
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| + | *[[Rogue]] - voiced by Lenore Zann |
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| + | *[[Storm]] - voiced by Iona Morris (1992–93) and Alison Sealy-Smith (1993–97) |
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| + | *[[Wolverine]] - voiced by [[Cathal J. Dodd]] |
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| + | *[[Beast]] - voiced by George Buza |
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| + | *[[Jubilee]] - voiced by Alyson Court |
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| + | ==Production== |
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| + | The show was orered into production after the success of the 1989 Batman movie, to counter the animated Batman series that was being developed by Warner Brothers. X-Men was Marvel's best seller at the time so it was chosen to compete against Batman for Saturday morning animation. |
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| + | ==Videos== |
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| − | The show features an X-Men similar in look and line-up to the early 1990s X-Men drawn by Jim Lee, composed of Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Professor X, as well as an original character, Morph (an adaptation of previous X-Men member Kevin Sydney). Though they were not part of the team as featured in the animated series, the following X-Men have all guest-starred in at least one episode: Colossus, Nightcrawler, Emma Frost, Forge, Havok, Polaris, Cannonball, Banshee, Iceman, Archangel, Longshot, Dazzler, Sunfire, Psylocke, Cable, and Bishop. Keen-eyed fans may also spot cameos by other familiar mutants, such as Feral, Rictor, and Blink. |
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| + | <gallery widths="200" position="center" spacing="small"> |
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| + | X-Men- The Animated Series - Unofficial Official Trailer - Disney+ |
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| + | X-Men - The Art and Making of the Animated Series |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | [[Category:Animation]] |
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| − | A number of famous storylines and events from the comics are loosely adapted in the series, such as The Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, the Phalanx Covenant, and the Legacy Virus. The third episode, "Enter Magneto," features a confrontation at a missile base: this is largely based on the X-Men's first battle with Magneto, as told in their 1963 debut X-Men #1. The season four episodes "Sanctuary, Parts I & II," which involve Magneto creating an orbiting haven for mutants, were influenced by several storylines from the comics, chiefly the first three issues of X-Men (Volume 2) and the "Fatal Attractions" crossover. |
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| − | Beyond faithfully recreating many of the popular characters and stories from the comic books, the series also dealt fairly openly with mature social issues. The ills of prejudice, intolerance, isolation, and racism were all frequent themes in the animated series, as they were in the comics. The series also deals with other social issues, albeit sometimes in subtext, that are not often handled by children's programming:divorce ("Proteus"), Christianity ("Nightcrawler" & "Bloodlines"), the Holocaust ("Enter Magneto," "Deadly Reunions," "Days of Future Past," and "The Phalanx Covenant"), AIDS hysteria ("Time Fugitives"), and even satires of television itself ("Mojovision" and "Longshot"). The Friends of Humanity, a prominent anti-mutant group that appears in the second season, bears great resemblance to the Ku Klux Klan. |
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| − | In its prime, X-Men garnered very high ratings for a Saturday morning cartoon, and received wide critical praise for its portrayal of many different storylines from the comics. |
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| − | == Episode list == |
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| − | ;Season 1 |
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| − | # [[Night of the Sentinels (Part One)]] |
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| − | # [[Night of the Sentinels (Part One)]] |
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| − | # [[Enter Magneto]] |
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| − | # [[Deadly Reunions]] |
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| − | # [[Captive Hearts]] |
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| − | # [[Cold Vengence]] |
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Revision as of 21:44, 11 October 2021
X-Men, also known as X-Men: The Animated Series, is an animated television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1997 on Fox as part of the Fox Kids programming block. This is the first successful attempt at animating X-Men, following the failed Pryde of the X-Men pilot three years prior.
The team's line-up was inspired by Cyclops' Blue team from X-Men comics during the '90s era. Most of the uniforms are identical as well. While the series featured original stories, many of the episodes loosely adapted storylines from the X-Men comics, such as "Days of Future Past" and the "Dark Phoenix Saga". It also crossed over with the 1994 Spider-Man animated series on occasion, establishing the two shows as existing in the same continuity.
On modern merchandise, the show is referred to as X-Men '92. Despite its immense popularity it has yet to be remastered on blu-ray. The production team expressed disappoint in never being cunsulted on the episode order for home video in the book Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series, as well a complete lack of bonus features or commentary tracks.
Cast and Characters
Main
- Professor X - voiced by Cedric Smith
- Cyclops - voiced by Norm Spencer
- Jean Grey - voiced by Catherine Disher
- Gambit - voiced by Chris Potter (1992–96) and Tony Daniels (1997)
- Rogue - voiced by Lenore Zann
- Storm - voiced by Iona Morris (1992–93) and Alison Sealy-Smith (1993–97)
- Wolverine - voiced by Cathal J. Dodd
- Beast - voiced by George Buza
- Jubilee - voiced by Alyson Court
Production
The show was orered into production after the success of the 1989 Batman movie, to counter the animated Batman series that was being developed by Warner Brothers. X-Men was Marvel's best seller at the time so it was chosen to compete against Batman for Saturday morning animation.
Videos
X-Men- The Animated Series - Unofficial Official Trailer - Disney+
X-Men - The Art and Making of the Animated Series