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X-Men: The Animated Series
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Created byLarry Houston, Frank Squillace
StarringCedric Smith, Cathal J. Dodd, Norm Spencer, Iona Morris
Country of originUSA
No. of episodes76
Production
Running time30min
Original release
NetworkFox Kids Network
Release1992 –
1997

The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. It was part of Fox's Saturday morning lineup, which featured both cartoons, such as X-Men, Bobby's World and Life With Louie and live-action programming, such as Power Rangers, that were directed at young children. This youth-geared Saturday morning and weekday afternoon block of programming was known as "Fox Kids". This block has currently been replaced by 4Kids TV (Formerly "Fox Box") on Saturday mornings, but nothing in afternoons.

Currently, selected episodes of this series can be seen on Toon Disney at 11:30pm EST on all nights of the week.

Background

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Character Beast talking with Warlock.

X-Men was one of the longest-lasting series on Fox Kids, with its final new episode airing in late 1997, after five complete seasons. The show was not removed from the lineup until 1998, after a full six seasons. The show also is one of the highest-rated and most-viewed Saturday morning programs in American history, to this day. During its peak years (1995 and 1996), the show was often shown every weekday afternoon, in addition to Saturday mornings.

After the box office success of the X-Men movie in the summer of 2000, Fox began airing reruns of the successful cartoon on weekday afternoons. This ended in early 2001. Soon after, the ABC Family licensed the cable syndication rights from FOX, and began airing reruns. The reruns are still being shown on ABC Family around the time of 7 AM EST and have been doing so for quite some time.

The show featured a team line-up similar to that of the early 1990s X-Men comic books. It included Professor X and the team Cyclops, Beast, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Rogue, Gambit, Storm, and Jubilee. Colossus, Nightcrawler, Forge, Banshee, Iceman, Archangel, Psylocke, and Bishop, who were also X-Men members in the early '90s comics, all guest starred in at least one episode of the cartoon, though they did not currently live at the X-Mansion. Select episodes have been released on DVD. They have been released as:

The series was cancelled in large part because the Fox Network did not like the fact that the control over their second most popular animated series was in the hands of Marvel Studios, and thus pulled the plug on both the X-men and Spider-Man animated series despite the fact that they were the two most popular animated shows on the Fox Network. The cancellation of the series was predicted by many fans because the final season of the X-men had a noticable drop in the quality of the animation and storylines.

Cast

Actor Role
Cedric Smith Professor Charles Xavier
Cathal J. Dodd Wolverine/Logan
Norm Spencer Cyclops/Scott Summers
Iona Morris Storm/Ororo Munroe (I) (1992)
Alison Sealy-Smith Storm/Ororo Munroe (II) (1992-1997)
Chris Potter Gambit/Remy LeBeau (I) (1992-1996)
Tony Daniels Gambit/Remy LeBeau (II) (1997)
Lenore Zann Rogue
George Buza Beast/Dr. Henry 'Hank' McCoy
Catherine Disher Jean Grey/Phoenix
Alyson Court Jubilee/Jubilation Lee
Lawrence Bayne Cable
John Colicos Apocalypse
David Hemblen Magneto

Episodes of X-Men

Season One

  1. Night Of The Sentinels (Part 1)
  2. Night Of The Sentinels (Part 2)
  3. Enter Magneto
  4. Deadly Reunions
  5. Captive Hearts
  6. Cold Vengeance
  7. Slave Island
  8. The Unstoppable Juggernaut
  9. The Cure
  10. Come The Apocalypse
  11. Days Of Future Past (Part 1)
  12. Days Of Future Past (Part 2)
  13. The Final Decision

Season Two

  1. Til Death Do Us Part (Part 1)
  2. Til Death Do Us Part (Part 2)
  3. Whatever It Takes
  4. Red Dawn
  5. Repo Man
  6. X-Ternally Yours
  7. Time Fugitives (Part 1)
  8. Time Fugitives (Part 2)
  9. A Rogue's Tale
  10. Beauty And The Beast
  11. Mojovision
  12. Reunion (Part 1)
  13. Reunion (Part 2)

Season Three

  1. Out Of The Past (Part 1)
  2. Out Of The Past (Part 2)
  3. Phoenix Saga Part 1: Sacrifice
  4. Phoenix Saga Part 2: The Dark Shroud
  5. Phoenix Saga Part 3: Cry Of The Banshee
  6. Phoenix Saga Part 4: The Starjammers]]
  7. Phoenix Saga Part 5: Child Of Light]]
  8. No Mutant Is An Island
  9. Obsession
  10. Cold Comfort
  11. Savage Land, Strange Heart (Part 1)
  12. Savage Land, Strange Heart (Part 2)
  13. The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 1: Dazzled
  14. The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 2: The Inner Circle
  15. The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 3: The Dark Phoenix
  16. The Dark Phoenix Saga Part 4: The Fate Of The Phoenix
  17. Orphan's End
  18. Juggernaut Returns
  19. Nightcrawler
  20. Weapon X, Lies, & Videotape

Season Four

  1. One Man's Worth (Part 1)
  2. One Man's Worth (Part 2)
  3. Courage
  4. Proteus (Part 1)
  5. Proteus (Part 2)
  6. Sanctuary (Part 1)
  7. Sanctuary (Part 2)
  8. Beyond Good And Evil Part 1: The End Of Time
  9. Beyond Good And Evil Part 2: Promise Of Apocalypse
  10. Beyond Good And Evil Part 3: The Lazarus Chamber
  11. Beyond Good And Evil Part 4: End And Beginning
  12. Have Yourself A Morlock Little X-Mas
  13. The Lotus And The Steel
  14. Love In Vain
  15. Secrets, Not Long Buried
  16. Xavier Remembers
  17. Family Ties

Season Five

  1. The Phalanx Covenant Part 1
  2. The Phalanx Covenant Part 2
  3. A Deal With The Devil
  4. Longshot
  5. Bloodlines
  6. Storm Front Part 1
  7. Storm Front Part 2
  8. Jubilee's Fairytale Theater
  9. The Fifth Horseman
  10. Old Soldiers
  11. Descent
  12. Hidden Agenda
  13. Graduation Day
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