13 Criminally Underrated 90’s Cartoons That Ended Too Soon - Explored

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
  • There are few actors that are beloved by all, and Nathan Fillion is certainly one of them. The actor’s quick-wit and boyish charm have earned him a well-deserved following in Film and TV. But while you, like most other viewers of this video might know him as the dimple-cheeked, wise-cracking, borderline man-child protagonist of Castle, we first met Fillion as the dashing captain of the Serenity: Malcolm Reynolds. Combining story-telling elements from the world of science fiction with the visual aspects of an Old Western, Firefly made its debut in 2002 to much fanfare. The story was promising: a rogue, war-weathered captain leads his crew in a resistance against an intergalactic ruling authority. The sad part is: we never got to see its end. Firefly was canceled 11 episodes into its run, and has since become something of a cult classic. And this treatment isn’t reserved for TV shows. Throughout the history of television, many iconic TV series’ have fallen prey to early cancellation, and cartoons are no exception.
    We’re fascinated by what could have been. Some popular, unresolved cartoon shows got a proper conclusion years after getting canceled initially; thanks to rabid fan support and changing attitudes in the entertainment industry. We know the stories of Hey Arnold! and cartoon-pioneer Matt Groening’s groundbreaking Futurama series. There are many others still unresolved. In this video, we bring you some of the most underrated cartoon series’ that were canceled too soon, from the Golden Age of Cartoons: the 90’s.
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  • @RememberingEverything90s
    @RememberingEverything90s Před 2 lety +176

    What an amazing list! I completely forgot about swat cats and Xtreme Dinosaurs. I need to find these and watch them ASAP!

    • @123mirc
      @123mirc Před 2 lety +18

      Swat Kats was my favorite show, I almost cried when I found out that they did not even finish season 2. Those were some good cartoons back then.

    • @Mate397
      @Mate397 Před 2 lety +9

      @@123mirc Yeah...things were good back then... most of the stuff today is just garbage.

    • @joshlips9661
      @joshlips9661 Před 2 lety +6

      Biker mice from Mars? I'm in...

    • @antecavar5974
      @antecavar5974 Před 2 lety

      @@123mirc q11jjjqq18rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtyyyyyyyyyyyy

    • @ShadowGardin
      @ShadowGardin Před 2 lety +1

      When watching Basketball every time some get’s blocked I callout: “Swat Cats” Get that “Shyt” outta here!

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +323

    SWAT Kats was the most hardcore animated series from Hanna-Barbera. Too bad they never finished it with those unmade episodes.

    • @Aristocratic13
      @Aristocratic13 Před 2 lety +9

      I didn’t know they made SWAT Kats. I caught that show entirely by accident as an adult. Awww good times

    • @abdel2695
      @abdel2695 Před 2 lety +17

      That show was my sh*t 🔥
      Would love to see what a soft reboot would look like

    • @gouryg4774
      @gouryg4774 Před 2 lety +12

      You goofed on the character names on Swat Kats. The character names are Jake Clawson, and Chance Furlong, and their alter egos are named T-bone and Razor

    • @raulmejia7757
      @raulmejia7757 Před 2 lety +5

      Looks like there making a swat cats reboot. Swat kats revolution

    • @damondelgado4603
      @damondelgado4603 Před 2 lety +1

      @Raul Mejia Sadly, they're never as good as the first.

  • @biguy617
    @biguy617 Před 2 lety +277

    Gargoyles could have used another season

    • @TotalTech2.
      @TotalTech2. Před 2 lety +10

      NO it shouldn't have.
      Let me explain something to you. You know how a lot of shows have 5 seasons and then the 6th is divided into parts 1 and 2 instead of just making season 7 i.e. the Sopranos. The reason for that is because of licensing and actor contracts. Structurally Gargoyles is *EXACTALY* 6 seasons long with 13 episodes per season. It's just that season 2 happened to have 52 episodes where the other ones only had 13. They knew Exactly what they where doing when they made Gargoyles and it has a very cohesive structure and season 6 (I mean 3) had a really good ending where it's implied heavily that Goliath and Eliza start to date
      Then we asked for more and got the god awful Goliath Chronicles
      Also if you want another good season just read the comics

    • @biguy617
      @biguy617 Před 2 lety +12

      @@TotalTech2. there were a couple of storylines that were never finished. We never fully learned what happened to Cold Stone, Cold Fire and Cold Steel. I always wanted another episode about Goliath’s Rockery brother.

    • @TotalTech2.
      @TotalTech2. Před 2 lety +4

      @@biguy617 Glad you bought that up. The reason for that is because it was ordered from the higher ups that there had to be enough ambiguity left at the end in order to 'continue' the series on Disney.
      It's the same reason they don't Really solidify the fact that Goliath and Eliza where together because while the series for all intents and purposes should have and did end there the Disney overlords need a few loose threads to milk the property more

    • @Halbared
      @Halbared Před 2 lety +4

      @@biguy617 I agree, it's the one 90's cartoon that stood out for me amongst the others. I never cared for any on this list.

    • @PoeticKing21
      @PoeticKing21 Před 2 lety +2

      @Based Kaiser Honestly I believe Weisman was always political and socially conscious, I can tell that just from watching Gargoyles. If anything, the times of the 90's wouldn't allow him to present his narratives to their full capacity. I don't know how old you are, but I am assuming you watched Gargoyles as a kid so you were probably oblivious to a lot of the social and/or political commentary at that time. Go back and watch it as an adult and you'll see. As for Young Justice, it is socially and politically heavy but it doesn't really bother me and still serves as an escape from the rigors of life for me...🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @Joneth_Piptne
    @Joneth_Piptne Před 2 lety +98

    Biker Mice from Mars and Swat Kats was some of the best underrated cartoons ever

    • @thonysrnsen5104
      @thonysrnsen5104 Před 2 lety +2

      i allways like toons from 1980 to 1990 and op of

    • @realitytev
      @realitytev Před 2 lety +3

      Those shows deserve remakes

    • @TheMrfoxguy
      @TheMrfoxguy Před 2 lety

      @@realitytev biker mice did have a reboot in 2006 but it wasn't good

    • @PinkiTadinki
      @PinkiTadinki Před 2 lety

      @@TheMrfoxguy I didn't like the reboot either, the original is much better.

  • @michellemaverick3077
    @michellemaverick3077 Před 2 lety +84

    How could you forget The Mighty Ducks animated series, Wild West C.O.W.Boys of Moos Mesa and Street Sharks? 3 of the best 90's shows ever!!

    • @dougbutabi5085
      @dougbutabi5085 Před 7 měsíci +8

      These are “Underrated shows” lol

    • @BlessedVet
      @BlessedVet Před 7 měsíci +4

      And Gargoyles

    • @Hectonkhyres
      @Hectonkhyres Před 6 měsíci +4

      @@BlessedVet Gargoyles is magnificent but it was wholly recognized as magnificent by people then and now and so its on a different list. It was the show that had *children* loudly arguing about Shakespeare.

    • @chicodalianis8004
      @chicodalianis8004 Před 6 měsíci +1

      street sharks was def not underrated

    • @solascriptura1536
      @solascriptura1536 Před 5 měsíci +1

      Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Mighty Mouse, Samurai Pizza Cats

  • @BigBadRivi
    @BigBadRivi Před 7 měsíci +8

    King Author and the Knights of Justice was an AMAZING cartoon back in the 90’s you guys forgot to mention.

  • @justonjenkins1589
    @justonjenkins1589 Před 2 lety +34

    The pirates of darkwater was awesome

    • @mrmoore2050
      @mrmoore2050 Před 17 dny

      Yeah it was! Did it get a conclusion recently? This video seemed to imply the fans got pirates of dark water finished. I gotta look into that.

  • @maurycyoseka1057
    @maurycyoseka1057 Před 2 lety +124

    2:20 13# CyberSix (1999)
    5:17 12# TaleSpin (1990)
    7:49 11# The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)
    10:44 10# Street Fighters (1995)
    12:45 9# Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys (1996)
    15:26 8# SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993)
    17:36 7# Biker Mise from Mars (1993)
    20:13 6# Cadillacs & Dinosaurs (1993)
    23:06 5# Extreme Ghostbusters (1997)
    25:40 4# Jumanji (1996)
    27:53 3# Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century (1999)
    30:40 2# Double Dragon (1993)
    32:43 1# Extreme Dinosaurs (1997)

  • @CALIEN7K
    @CALIEN7K Před 2 lety +47

    I was hoping to see mummies alive. No one ever seems to remember that show but I was obsessed with it.

    • @Adam_Gunia
      @Adam_Gunia Před 2 lety +9

      I used to watch Mummies Alive along with Extreme Ghostbusters as part of a weekday morning block of cartoons on Sci Fi. I even had a few of the action figures.

    • @CALIEN7K
      @CALIEN7K Před 2 lety +3

      @@Adam_Gunia I used to watch those shows together too. Small world lol

    • @Karateka1973
      @Karateka1973 Před 7 měsíci +1

      I loved Mummies Alive. I found it on a streaming channel, and I watch it with my kids now.

    • @CALIEN7K
      @CALIEN7K Před 7 měsíci

      @@Karateka1973 where is it streaming?

    • @j13sarah
      @j13sarah Před 7 měsíci +6

      watched this and Sonic Underground every day before school started. Also, where the hell is Mighty Max on this list? or Street Sharks?

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +106

    The Double Dragon animated series was much better than the live action movie.

    • @ladyloki1921
      @ladyloki1921 Před 2 lety +3

      YES SIR! 🤩🤩😍🥰

    • @ace1141
      @ace1141 Před 2 lety +3

      Yup, that's a fact.

    • @lionel3720
      @lionel3720 Před 2 lety +1

      The game on commadore pc was the best

    • @Karateka1973
      @Karateka1973 Před 7 měsíci +1

      The bar was set so low by the live-action movie that as long as the cartoon wasn't a stop-motion claymation, it was going to be better than the movie.

  • @spencerschuckman1108
    @spencerschuckman1108 Před 2 lety +101

    Exosquad was one of my favorite shows and no one seems to remember it. With elements lifted directly from Robotech/Macross, and covering complicated social issues, it was a definite winner.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +6

      Sounds cool and they can actually make a second video of 90’s cartoons as there were so many shows that never made it far

    • @palladiamorsdeus
      @palladiamorsdeus Před 2 lety +6

      I loved that show! Its probably a big reason why I got into mecha anime later on in life.

    • @ryanupchurch9683
      @ryanupchurch9683 Před 2 lety +13

      Eco squad toys were the best too

    • @thebarbaryghostsf
      @thebarbaryghostsf Před 2 lety +7

      I used to get up at 6:30 am every school day, to watch Exo-Squad, because it was slotted in at the butt-crack of dawn in my area. But I remember tuning in for every episode. Too bad it never got a conclusion.

    • @juhuancook1185
      @juhuancook1185 Před 2 lety +7

      Street Sharks lol

  • @DRoyale1
    @DRoyale1 Před 2 lety +18

    Captain Simian and the Space Monkey’s, one of the funniest and subtle cartoons I’ve seen. ‘Space monkey’s! Flip out!’

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety

      It seems interesting. I completely missed it

    • @jamesjohnston1935
      @jamesjohnston1935 Před 2 lety

      I remember it airing back to back with Bucky O'Hare.

    • @alexielshadowangel
      @alexielshadowangel Před 2 lety +1

      I had completely forgotten that series existed, but then seeing it on this list and the character designs, the memory of "Oh yes, I DID watch that as a kid!" hit me like a brick!

  • @handsomeman-child8751
    @handsomeman-child8751 Před 2 lety +55

    SWAT KATS: Radical Squadron had to be the most violent kids show ever aired (in terms of civilian casualties) and I loved every second of it as a kid. I actually got to ask the show’s creators during a convention panel why it got canceled and they explained that it technically wasn’t. What happened was the higher ups, either at Hanna-Barbera or Turner Broadcasting, refused to let them sell merchandise (which is how all kids shows got their funding back in the day). The toys sold really well, they just weren’t allowed make any more.

    • @reapersritehand
      @reapersritehand Před 2 lety +4

      Swat kats was on when me and my friends was getting into ttrpgs and me and my best friend made the junk yard dogs (dog versions of swat kats) in heroes unlimited

    • @Josh-vj5hw
      @Josh-vj5hw Před 10 měsíci

      ​@reapersritehand Swat dogs lol. Only reason it was Kats is because of the f14 tomcat air superiority plane. Just the plane had 3 engines and almost looked like a f15/f14 mix. Idk i really enjoyed that show and Ole Ted turner fucked that up for us. But swat dogs was probably the better name technically saying. Since they got into dog fights lol

    • @doctorhypnodeeptrance5981
      @doctorhypnodeeptrance5981 Před 7 měsíci +1

      lets not forget the SWAT Kats Super NES game which was amazing

  • @EP31
    @EP31 Před 2 lety +16

    The 90s cartoons was something special.. sometimes I watch some of these 90s cartoons just to escape everything that's going on nowadays

    • @j13sarah
      @j13sarah Před 7 měsíci +1

      a year later and not much has changed sadely 😕 btw, this list is phenomenal and Jumanji is my favorite.

  • @ajjamsen694
    @ajjamsen694 Před 2 lety +12

    Pirates of Dark Waters ❤❤❤ when I worked at a comic store, I found their comic series (to which I bought the only copies) but who else knew that show had comics?!

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +44

    Another Fun Fact: The Extreme Dinosaurs first appeared as the Dino-Vengers in the final Street Sharks cartoons. Look it up on Wikipedia.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +7

      That’s badass. I love Street Sharks

    • @mattericarichards8462
      @mattericarichards8462 Před 2 lety +1

      @@c.galindo9639 street sharks was my shit back then

    • @mattericarichards8462
      @mattericarichards8462 Před 2 lety +3

      You guys remember ka-Blam on Nicktoons network in the 90s

    • @HDBrown-wc9xt
      @HDBrown-wc9xt Před 2 lety +1

      Street Sharks were legit. I want a Non- Michael Bay live action Street Sharks. James Gunn should direct it.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety

      @@mattericarichards8462 I heard of that but never got into it

  • @thegt
    @thegt Před 2 lety +21

    2:14 cyber 6
    5:11 TaleSpin
    7:43 The Pirates of Dark Water
    10:37 Streetfighter
    12:39 Captain Simian and The Space Monkeys
    15:21: Swat Kats
    17:30 Biker Mice From Mars
    20:06 Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
    23:00 Extreme Ghost Busters
    25:34 Jumanji
    27:39 Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century
    30:33 Double Dragon
    32:37 Extreme Dinosaurs

  • @thebarbaryghostsf
    @thebarbaryghostsf Před 2 lety +7

    You guys forgot one of the most underrated and short-lived animated shows of the 90's: Bucky O'Hare And The Toad Wars. An no mention of Exo-Squad?!! However you mentioned Cybersix, which I had never heard of before and am now determined to find.

  • @ivanthemadvandal8435
    @ivanthemadvandal8435 Před 7 měsíci +7

    The Real Adventures of Johnny Quest had a great first season with a killer opening. S2 had the budget cut and suffered for it, underrated for sure

  • @yugantbainwad_17
    @yugantbainwad_17 Před 2 lety +21

    Thank you for refreshing our memories ❤️
    It was a great time being a kid in 90s

  • @shenloken2
    @shenloken2 Před 2 lety +22

    I see Biker Mice from Mars and Swat Kats in the thumbnail. If only you had Road Rovers in there to complete the 90’s TMNT Inspired Anthro Cartoon Trinity ;3

  • @the7thseven873
    @the7thseven873 Před 2 lety +5

    Biker Mice from Mars!✨💯🙌🏾 That one was my second hero after TMNT

  • @windmillin-in-the-dirt2489

    Man this brings back some good memories

  • @PinkiTadinki
    @PinkiTadinki Před 2 lety +3

    The Pirates of Dark Water used to be on Cartoon Network when I was a kid, loved it. And Swat Kats is my all-time favourite show, I still watch it every now and then.

  • @petercooper456
    @petercooper456 Před 2 lety +8

    Every time a series was mentioned I could feel nostalgic tears in the corners of my eyes

  • @TomPrickVixen
    @TomPrickVixen Před 2 lety +19

    What bothers me the most that a lot of these shows left us without any kind of closure, or left things unanswered, specially when it comes to possible couples (like Baloo and Rebeca's relation ect.).

    • @kevingeorge5159
      @kevingeorge5159 Před 2 lety +4

      Just like the 90s itself.

    • @notcodeman
      @notcodeman Před rokem +1

      This, random adventures made to sell toys but absolutely no closure or story progression.

  • @QMckoy
    @QMckoy Před 2 lety +11

    I become a big fan of "Swat Cats" after watching reruns on the boomerang channel! 🚀🐱🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @lavuntecolquitt
    @lavuntecolquitt Před 2 lety +14

    These are some GLORIOUS classics and I'm GLAD others appreciates the 90s. Keep up the great work as usual

  • @thedarknesscallingme
    @thedarknesscallingme Před 2 lety +15

    Loved Swat Kats, surprised you didnt mention how their fighter jet is based on the real F-14 Tomcat. The creators of the show even went out of their way to make the cockpit of the turbocat fighter jet look exactly how the real tomcat jet looked, you just dont get that sort of attention to detail these days.

  • @Masonicon
    @Masonicon Před 2 lety +5

    Extreme Ghostbusters are my (most) favorite here in this video

  • @Adam_Gunia
    @Adam_Gunia Před 2 lety +6

    Road Rovers was also a pretty under rated cartoon from the 90s, in my opinion.

  • @andycatone
    @andycatone Před 2 lety +5

    The 90s' wouldn't have been anything without..... EARTHWORM JIM

    • @renzod0332
      @renzod0332 Před 2 lety +1

      I loved the intro song of earthworm jim... and the Sega game was awesome

  • @geeked-outturtlesfan4288
    @geeked-outturtlesfan4288 Před 2 lety +18

    I think you could've also added Todd McFarlane Spawn (1997-99) and W.I.L.D.C.A.T.S (1994). Both pretty good series.
    Spawn was dark like it was supposed to be but hit on all sorts of topics. Drug dealers , child abuse and other topics.
    W.I.L.D.C.A.T.S was like a upgraded X Men series on steroids . Awesome cool effects, and heros fighting off ancient alien warriors.

    • @joshuafletcher598
      @joshuafletcher598 Před rokem

      And ultra force

    • @MADPoltergeist
      @MADPoltergeist Před 5 měsíci

      Spawn is my newest favorite 90s adult cartoon. It’s like Batman:TAS but with a gritty realism that Batman by constitution, can’t achieve. Violence, s3x, and b00bies

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +21

    The nineties were the last decade of action figures and action cartoons, except Transformers. Feel free to correct me.

    • @GeekExtremist
      @GeekExtremist Před 2 lety +2

      I'll give you the cartoons, but Marvel and G.I. Joe has put out some awesome figures over the last 6-7 years. And like you said, Transformers have had some great figures this year and last.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +11

    Love Extreme Ghostbusters!! I watched all the episodes on CZcams.

    • @LordMetalSonic1987
      @LordMetalSonic1987 Před 2 lety

      I was wondering if there would be references to Extreme Ghostbusters in the current film (Afterlife).
      Spoiler Alert: there aren't.

  • @jamesjohnston1935
    @jamesjohnston1935 Před 2 lety +3

    Am I the only person that remembers the Starship Troopers, Wing Commander, and Savage Dragon Cartoons?

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +3

    The Jumanji series would most likely be canon with Duckman and Squirrel Boy. Ha. Duckman and Squirrel Boy. That's a nice name for a Batman and Robin parody.

  • @Tecnicos-qj8pb
    @Tecnicos-qj8pb Před 2 lety +8

    Love Tail Spin!

  • @GoldenRufi87gear2
    @GoldenRufi87gear2 Před 2 lety +3

    Biker Mice from Mars was, and still is, one of the most popular cartoons in Finland.

  • @Serge_Jackson
    @Serge_Jackson Před 2 lety +5

    Swat cats was my fav out of all of em

  • @Wolfen443
    @Wolfen443 Před 2 lety +10

    I loved these shows, I never miss the episodes of some series, or at least watch some of the others. Pirates of Dark Water needs to be brought back for sure.

    • @SpandoSpando
      @SpandoSpando Před 2 lety

      Yeah! A movie would be cool even. But I doubt it that would happend due to PC culture....

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +6

    Double Dragon is based on the video game and the movie of the same name.

  • @williamcrowe2576
    @williamcrowe2576 Před 2 lety +13

    Originally, *Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century* was a spinoff of Filmation's *Bravestarr* series. How do I know this? There's a two-part episode that went by that title.

  • @Zodia195
    @Zodia195 Před 2 lety +2

    The thing I remember most about Cyber 6, the fact that it premiered alongside Escaflowne lol.
    Awww, yeah I remember Tailspin, it was so popular at the time that it did get incorporated into Disney Land. On the Train that travels all over the park, you would hear Baloo and Kit talking from Frontier Land to Fantasy Land. And there was a show in Fantasy Land that had chars from Tailspin, Rescue Rangers, and Ducktales in it and it was a musical show. 9-year old me loved it lol.

  • @sonofsocrates9899
    @sonofsocrates9899 Před 2 lety +9

    Visionary was one of the best shows I've seen growing up that got canceled to soon.
    Also earthworm jim is another gem

    • @stainshield
      @stainshield Před 2 lety +2

      Visionaries were amazing and yet it was a 1980s cartoon that came out a year after Inhumanoids.

    • @feck2594
      @feck2594 Před 2 lety +2

      Earthworm Jim was one of my favorite cartoons. Don't make stuff that cool anymore.

    • @stainshield
      @stainshield Před 2 lety +2

      @@feck2594 did you hear that they are going to do another animated series.

    • @feck2594
      @feck2594 Před 2 lety +1

      @@stainshield no but that's great , hope it's good.

  • @stainshield
    @stainshield Před 2 lety +4

    I didn't think that Talespin was underrated, now Pirates of Dark Water is underrated and it was left unresolved. Street Fighter the Animated Series had that feel and tone of G.I. Joe from the 1980s and it came out the same time as Darkstalkers all because of the success of Mega Man from 1994. I know some cartoons that underrated, Piggsburg Pigs as well as Gravesdale High, Darkstalkers, and of course Monster Force which came out alongside with Season 2 of ExoSquad and should have been used as the base for Universal's Dark Universe as well.

  • @whysoserious-vt4hf
    @whysoserious-vt4hf Před 2 lety +3

    I would like to add Street Sharks, Ronin Warriors, Wild C.A.T.S. and Ultraforce to this list of my awesome childhood cartoons.

    • @Drefromthebay84
      @Drefromthebay84 Před 2 lety +1

      Wild Cats had one of the most bad ass intro's ever.

  • @Jasel71
    @Jasel71 Před rokem +2

    The only thing I remember about the Pirates of Dark water is that the monkey-bird "Niddler" was a complete junkie for pomegranates and minga-melons (kinda like watermelon). I really only recall that because I remember begging my mom to buy me one (pomegranate) so I could see what the fruit tasted like. Btw..... tasted amazing. Niddler knew what he was talking about!

  • @crazymallets
    @crazymallets Před 2 lety +6

    This has to be one of the biggest nostalgia trip ever. I remember watching almost all of these shows as a kid and love majority of them. Shame they don't get some good reboots.

  • @mattericarichards8462
    @mattericarichards8462 Před 2 lety +4

    Growing up in the late 80s early 90s we easily had the best cartoons and movie and video games so much so that my wife and I decided to have are kids grow up watching the same shows movies and playing the same systems we grew up with so they understand how amazing it was growing up in the 90s :)
    Anyone remember street sharks loved that show lol

  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Před 2 lety +4

    The 90s = When every cartoon didn't look like Bob's Burgers yet.

  • @MrSim-ny4td
    @MrSim-ny4td Před 4 měsíci

    Got to say, this is BY FAR the most accurate list I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Thank you for giving these classics their flowers!

  • @GravesLilDarkAngel
    @GravesLilDarkAngel Před 2 lety +1

    Oh my gods, dude you manage to revive my entire childhood in one video! And it's glorious! Tail Spin, Biker Mice From Mars, Street Fighter, Sherlock Holms, Jumanji, Pirates of Dark Water, these where my Saturday morning cartoons.

  • @VanillaBear9915
    @VanillaBear9915 Před 2 lety +11

    I loved Xtreme Dinosaurs and Street Sharks so much. Also LOVED anything that was animated Street Fighter. I didn't really get to see this cartoon but I do vaguely remember there being animated movies or a series that was darker, always on late at night on HBO or Starz and I wanted to watch it from beginning to end so bad.

    • @ryurc3033
      @ryurc3033 Před 2 lety +1

      Street sharks hell yeah

  • @kelzpinero9293
    @kelzpinero9293 Před 2 lety +3

    Love how original all these ideas where. Great stories that kept us intrigued. The dialog was rich and character development was not rushed.

  • @AFCManUk
    @AFCManUk Před 7 měsíci +2

    Have you ever done a deep dive into that cult Canadian kid's TV show from 1992-1994, The Odyssey?
    It's 3 seasons of the dreamlike, sometimes bizarre adventures of the young 11-year old Jay Zeigler who goes into a coma after falling from a tree fort and hitting his head, and into a quest in both realities to find his missing, presumed dead, Father.
    I loved it as a kid, and still re-watch it now!

    • @teddychu1177
      @teddychu1177 Před 7 měsíci

      oohhh... I loved watching that show about the duality of the concious and unconcious...

  • @CesarinPillinGaming
    @CesarinPillinGaming Před 2 lety +3

    So sad that Swat Katz revival donation drive didn't went as expected. I wonder if there will be a reboot for Biker Mice as well.
    We have been getting so many great reboots like Animaniacs, Ducktales and TMNT.

  • @kerrygligorovic9758
    @kerrygligorovic9758 Před 2 lety +4

    I remember watching Captain Simian and the Space Monkeys back in the 90s when I was very young as the series broadcast on CITV, I really wished the seris is finally released onto complete DVD just like Road Rovers, Mummies Alive, Street Sharks and Extreme Dinosaurs.

  • @garthdavis6223
    @garthdavis6223 Před 2 lety +4

    Frank Welker should have reprised his role as Slimer.

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. Před 2 lety +2

    80s gave us some heavy hitters and instant classics, 90s said " We'll take it from here!"

  • @queenofpentacles11
    @queenofpentacles11 Před 2 lety +1

    So crazy how this list unlock these forgotten memories. I love it!

  • @youcantholdmedown1265
    @youcantholdmedown1265 Před rokem +4

    Jonny Quest is missing from the list. The 60s series was a game changer and the potential the 90s rebooted series had is undeniable. Also, the episodes made in the 80s were there, i guess.

  • @AkuTenshiiZero
    @AkuTenshiiZero Před 2 měsíci

    Man, Captain Simian was such a great show and so underappreciated. I never hear anyone talk about it, glad to see it get some recognition.

  • @Abraleo
    @Abraleo Před 2 lety +1

    This video hit me right in the childhood :) thank you for making it

  • @anthonygarcia8254
    @anthonygarcia8254 Před 2 lety +3

    I was a kid in the 90s and saw most of this cartoons, I agree with many and I loved so many series like TalesSpin that was a great and beautiful cartoon, I cried so much when they canceled the series and I draw and created my own adventures to continue the story.

  • @ninjaStalker069
    @ninjaStalker069 Před 2 lety +8

    I really enjoyed SWAT Kats and Pirates of Dark Water more than any other show on the list.

    • @feck2594
      @feck2594 Před 2 lety +3

      Pirates of Dark Water was one of the greatest cartoons ever .

    • @Mr.VK56
      @Mr.VK56 Před 2 lety

      I said this exact thing

  • @Kagebushin01
    @Kagebushin01 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Tail Spin was epic and also a surprise that despite how many episodes there are it only lasted one single season. Pirates of Dark Waters was also a childhood fav. I also remember waking up and sitting with my dad on Saturday mornings watching Biker Mice from Mars

  • @zombiediet
    @zombiediet Před 2 lety +2

    Holy shit! Extreme dinosaur theme song rocked lol me and my older brother used to sing the shit out of it as kids and annoy the hell out of my mom

  • @Y2Kaynen87
    @Y2Kaynen87 Před 2 lety +25

    I kind of outgrew watching cartoons in the early 2000s but Invader Zim was that one show I absolutely loved that kept me watching Nickelodeon for a bit. That show was so short lived. My guess it's because they felt it was too dark and edgy or it being too expensive.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +1

      Both are reasons and Invader Zim is an instant classic

    • @jamesjohnston1935
      @jamesjohnston1935 Před 2 lety +6

      That and the creators claim to fame was an underground comic called "Johnny the Homicidal Maniac"

    • @theretroreject1265
      @theretroreject1265 Před 2 lety +2

      Invader Zim is one of those shows that would've been a lot more successful in the 90s especially on MTV.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +1

      @@jamesjohnston1935 that’s badass

    • @renzod0332
      @renzod0332 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jamesjohnston1935 JTHM was pretty sick and cool... immediately thought of that comic the first time I saw invader zim...

  • @bluestripetiger
    @bluestripetiger Před 2 lety +3

    Biker Mice from Mars had a revival series in the 2000's --it was pretty cool as it wasn't a reboot, it was a continuation of the first series storyline. Would love a third series to come out.

  • @redschafer7804
    @redschafer7804 Před 2 lety +2

    Biker Mice from Mars was one of Ian Ziering's first voice acting Vinnie was the man or should i say mouse lol that i fell in love with as a kid the other was Wildwing Flashblade the team captain in Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series and i'm surprised that this show didn't make the list as it only lasted one season and ended on such a cliffhanger

  • @andrewg6057
    @andrewg6057 Před 2 lety +2

    I was always a huge fan of Mummies Alive. Pretty neat concept that had some pretty deep and philosophical themes. Same with Mad Max.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +6

    I used to watch Extreme Dinosaurs! I loved that series.

  • @DoomedPaladin
    @DoomedPaladin Před 2 lety +6

    I really miss ExoSquad and Xtreme Ghostbusters, both had awesome stories and diverse, deep, casts of characters. Few shows made me think as deeply as those. I liked Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars too, though it was no where near the same quality.
    I actually watched as many cartoons and anime as I could, up until it all moved to cable and the regular tv blocks died out. It really makes me sad that shows are so consistently locked behind paywalls nowadays. I feel bad for kids that live below the poverty line and don't have the opportunity to enjoy these shows like we did; but I suppose that's what books and playing outside (~shudders~) is for...

  • @johnm.withersiv4352
    @johnm.withersiv4352 Před 7 měsíci +2

    This is a good list, Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys, Biker Mice From Mars, Bucky O'Hare, Double Dragon and too many cartoons did not have long enough. I'm glad Biker Mice had a follow up series. It's a shame some of the others haven't been revisted.

  • @jeffdaigle5487
    @jeffdaigle5487 Před 2 lety +1

    Damn bro flash back to my childhood. I was 8 in 1990. So many great cartoons i need to look up now that im 39.

  • @iceviking8280
    @iceviking8280 Před 2 lety +5

    Pirates of Dark Water was really good. Too bad we never got to see the end.
    Also Ioz starts with an i it’s pronounced “Eye-Oz”

    • @Dorelaxen
      @Dorelaxen Před 2 lety +3

      I think it's a bot doing the voice over. It also seems to have trouble with other certain words and it pronounces Maurice LaMarche as "Morris Lamarsh". Most of these listicle channels have bots doing the voice overs, but they're often fairly convincing.

  • @ModelsExInferis
    @ModelsExInferis Před 2 lety +3

    Haven't heard of any of these except for EGB, which is an exceelent show and one any self-respecting Ghostbusters fan should watch, and Biker Mice From Mars.
    And you can say that the 90's was the golden age of cartoons, but you'd be wrong; absolutely nothing on this list could even come close to the likes of The Transformers. ThunderCats, Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power, TMNT, Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors, Dungeons and Dragons, Jem and the Holograms, and yes, The Real Ghostbusters, to name but a few. The 80's were truly the golden age of cartoons, it all went downhill in the 90's and crashed and burnt in the 2000's.

    • @LordMetalSonic1987
      @LordMetalSonic1987 Před 2 lety

      I'm a 90s baby, and I'd have to somewhat agree with you:
      Every generation thinks the cartoons they grew up with were the greatest of all time--but if there was a crown for the decade that gave birth to the most influential cartoons/IPs in United States history, then that crown would be awarded to the 1980s. Many of the IPs and cartoons spawned during the 80s still persist (in some form) to this day.

  • @danielesartori161
    @danielesartori161 Před 2 lety +1

    I had all the action figures and motorcycles of biker mice. I absolutely loved that show. Also Cadillac and Dinosaurs was my favourite arcade game back in my day

  • @rahilmohsin1649
    @rahilmohsin1649 Před 2 lety +2

    Love the list!
    Thank you so much for making DIC shows a part of he list. They've had some great shows.

  • @nactrumofficial5450
    @nactrumofficial5450 Před 2 lety +11

    Regarding Nathan Fillian, a lot of us were introduced to him as Caleb the Servant in season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was before Firefly. 😉 Also, Pirates of Dark Water was one of my absolute FAVOURITE cartoon series of all time. And the Jumanji art style seems to have influenced the Nickelodeon series The Wild Thornberry's.

    • @adamluther5836
      @adamluther5836 Před 7 měsíci +2

      Except, you're entirely wrong. Firefly aired from September of 2002 until December of 2002 before it was cancelled with the remaining episodes never airing at that time, and Fillion's Caleb did not appear on Buffy until April of 2003 for the series' final 5 episodes. Fillion was very much given the role of Caleb as a consolation after Firefly's cancellation.

  • @rkirschner7175
    @rkirschner7175 Před 2 lety +5

    Always pissed off my girlfriend when I'd get up early to watch Biker Mice From Mars. 🙀

  • @JC-yl5qh
    @JC-yl5qh Před 2 lety +1

    If some of these shows sound cheesy, keep this in mind: some of them were made simply to compete with the original animated ratings titans like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Captain Planet, X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman The Animated Series amongst many others. Some were very well done but couldn't keep up in the ratings race or were a total money blackhole for animation studios that were already struggling to stay afloat financially.

  • @msn64man1
    @msn64man1 Před 2 lety +5

    90s cartoons awesome and action packed today 😴

  • @saiberunato
    @saiberunato Před 2 lety +5

    I think Monster Force is another forgotten, underrated show that deserves a nod too. The animation and character designs were awful. But the story, background music, voice acting, and just overall atmosphere were quite good. It was more mature than it appeared on the surface. And this coming from a life long anime fan! Speaking of anime, the 90's was not really the period when anime began to make a huge mark on the West. Maybe in North America and other English speaking countries. But anime was already pretty big in Europe (outside UK and Ireland) since at least the 80's.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety

      The shows here are based in the US so anime inspiration was made during that time

  • @Noveliss
    @Noveliss Před 9 měsíci +2

    Great list man. Nostalgia overload. My favorite was Exo Squad. I had lots of the toys when I was a kid and recently started watching it again with my son and he loves it too. It was so good, almost structured like an anime with it's continuous ongoing plot and heavy social themes. The characters were awesome too. Gonna hunt down some of the figures I had when I was a kid.

  • @adamshafeeq8685
    @adamshafeeq8685 Před rokem +1

    12:04 this is one of many things i miss about cartoons; that certain art style. This type of art style is such eye candy to me (this is especially present in 2000's shows)

  • @Trekapedia
    @Trekapedia Před 2 lety +3

    I’d include MTV’s Oddities: The Head as one cartoon that ended too soon. It got two seasons and a graphic novel to finish it but I think it should have gone longer. Great job guys and i suggest Dark and Heartbreaking Moments From Superman The Animated Series, Spider-Man The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited and X-Men: Evolution. Thank you again and keep the amazing work coming. Oh and I’d include Mortal Kombat: Defenders of The Realm as one show that ended too soon.

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +1

      I heard of that show but never seen it. It sounds interesting

    • @miaya3898
      @miaya3898 Před 2 lety +2

      I've forgotten about that. It was shown here in Asia as well. Along with other MTV shows like Aeon Flux (which bored me to death as a teen). Daria was the best MTV show, though.

    • @kaiser1963
      @kaiser1963 Před 2 lety +1

      mtv had alot of great cartoons in the 90s that got cancalled to soon like, the maxx based of the comic of the same name

  • @lordschnitzel7961
    @lordschnitzel7961 Před 2 lety +4

    Please. „Demonic Entities from the Outcasts TV-Show explained“

  • @DemonArshan
    @DemonArshan Před 2 lety +1

    The comic book art style that these shows had was great it makes the show look badass and give it lively feeling something which lacks today.

    • @TheMrfoxguy
      @TheMrfoxguy Před 2 lety

      Biker mice was actually a marvel property and had comic issues of the first episodes

  • @kubabonga
    @kubabonga Před 2 lety +2

    I've watched all of them, 90s cartoons are the best ...i'm 34 and i still watch them...for me swat cats was the best... and the music was so badass

  • @jopiaspieder1184
    @jopiaspieder1184 Před 2 lety +3

    The 80's is the Golden Age and best age ever of cartoons

  • @p.d.l7023
    @p.d.l7023 Před 2 lety +3

    Why are most of these cartoons impossible to find today?

  • @kerrygligorovic9758
    @kerrygligorovic9758 Před 2 lety +2

    I wished other of my childhood cartoon favourites from the 90s like Biker Mice From Mars, Space Cats, Creepy Crawlers, Super Dave, Hammerman, The Adventure of Hyperman, Blazing Dragons, Cowboys of Moo Mesa, The Addams Family, Albert the Fifth Muskeeter, Santo Bugito, Iznogoud, Walter Melon,and captain simian and the space monkeys were finally released onto complete DVD at last just like Swat Kats.

  • @PoeticKing21
    @PoeticKing21 Před 2 lety +2

    This was a pretty cool list and had shows that I actually forgot about! But how does this list NOT have Gargoyles?!

  • @Kolpax.619
    @Kolpax.619 Před 2 lety +3

    Great list, but no Mighty Max??

  • @wp1432
    @wp1432 Před 2 lety +9

    Wouldn't the golden age of cartoons be the 80's? 90's be the silver age and the bronce age would fall under the early 2000's?

    • @c.galindo9639
      @c.galindo9639 Před 2 lety +3

      80’s wasn’t as expansive as the 90’s in cartoons. Maybe in anime the 80’s would be considered the golden age but not cartoons

  • @SpaceG95
    @SpaceG95 Před 2 lety

    Dark Water, Tail Spin and Swat Katz were some of my favorite from my late childhood. RIP After school and Saturday morning cartoons.

  • @jakk222rem
    @jakk222rem Před rokem +1

    I don't remember some of these, but I loved Captain Simian, Biker Mice and Pirates of Darkwater. I was getting a little old in the late 90's so missed some of these.

  • @cycyj847
    @cycyj847 Před 2 lety +2

    I still watch extreme Ghostbusters almost every day before going to work