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X-Men: It's a shame this pilot did not become a
series. I found it a lot more light-hearted, fun, and easier to
follow than the later X-Men series that became a hit. I'm
normally not any kind of an X-Men fan outside of the live-action
movies, but this was good.
It was originally aired in 1989 by itself, but didn't make any waves. It was then aired as a segment of the hour-long animated TV series "Marvel Action Universe", but didn't garner any more attention there. This is probably because the series itself was rather un-Marvel-ly; the other features included an adaptation of the toys "Dino-Riders" and a cartoon version of the sci-fi "Robocop" films, neither which were Marvel properties. If this X-Men cartoon was shown next to a Spider-Man or Captain America cartoon, it probably would have taken off a lot better.
This version of the "X-Men" series was intended to become its own series, but that never happened. The pilot was aired infrequently on first-run syndication. Reviews of this cartoon are generally mixed. Although praised for its excellent animation by everyone, some people felt the story was a little too "camp" or "childlike". Those would be the same people who don't like cartoons to be cartoons. As a children's cartoon, this excels, where the much more serious "X-Men" series from 1992 would NOT be entirely aimed at kids. A lot of people actually prefer THIS "X-Men" pilot over the later series.
In 1992, Marvel Productions went back to the drawing board and developed the "X-Men" series that ran until 1997. The series was an instant hit, and the failed pilot was released on VHS almost immediately by Best Film & Video Corp. Although the later series would also have excellent animation, it didn't have the heart of this original effort. A funny thing about the pilot episode for the 1992 series: it was basically a more serious carbon-copy of the 1989 show! The major difference was that Kitty Pryde's character was replaced with Jubilee. Years later in 2000, with the first live-action "X-Men" film, the same basic premise of the young mutant that encounters the super-team was used, only with a teenage version of Rogue as the character.
Quick Facts:
"X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men" (1989)
Studio: Marvel Productions
Voice Cast:
Stan Lee as Narrator
John Stephenson as Professor X
Michael Bell as Cyclops (Scott Summers)
Neil Ross as Wolverine (Logan)
Andi Chapman as Storm/Various Voices
Kath Soucie as Kitty Pryde
Alexandra Stoddart as Dazzler/Various Voices
Frank Welker as Lockheed/Nightcrawler/Toad
Earl Boen as Colossus [credited as Earl Bowen]
Ron Gans as Magneto [credited as Ronald Gans]
Patrick Pinney as Juggernaut/Various Voices
Alan Oppenheimer as The Blob/Various Voices
Susan Silo as The White Queen
Pat Fraley as Pyro
Dan Gilvezan as Various Voices
It was originally aired in 1989 by itself, but didn't make any waves. It was then aired as a segment of the hour-long animated TV series "Marvel Action Universe", but didn't garner any more attention there. This is probably because the series itself was rather un-Marvel-ly; the other features included an adaptation of the toys "Dino-Riders" and a cartoon version of the sci-fi "Robocop" films, neither which were Marvel properties. If this X-Men cartoon was shown next to a Spider-Man or Captain America cartoon, it probably would have taken off a lot better.
This version of the "X-Men" series was intended to become its own series, but that never happened. The pilot was aired infrequently on first-run syndication. Reviews of this cartoon are generally mixed. Although praised for its excellent animation by everyone, some people felt the story was a little too "camp" or "childlike". Those would be the same people who don't like cartoons to be cartoons. As a children's cartoon, this excels, where the much more serious "X-Men" series from 1992 would NOT be entirely aimed at kids. A lot of people actually prefer THIS "X-Men" pilot over the later series.
In 1992, Marvel Productions went back to the drawing board and developed the "X-Men" series that ran until 1997. The series was an instant hit, and the failed pilot was released on VHS almost immediately by Best Film & Video Corp. Although the later series would also have excellent animation, it didn't have the heart of this original effort. A funny thing about the pilot episode for the 1992 series: it was basically a more serious carbon-copy of the 1989 show! The major difference was that Kitty Pryde's character was replaced with Jubilee. Years later in 2000, with the first live-action "X-Men" film, the same basic premise of the young mutant that encounters the super-team was used, only with a teenage version of Rogue as the character.
Quick Facts:
- Wolverine has an Australian accent. He also looks taller than 5'4" (which is said to be his height in the comics).
- Curiously missing from the X-Men team is Jean Grey, the
significant other of Cyclops.
"X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men" (1989)
Studio: Marvel Productions
Voice Cast:
Stan Lee as Narrator
John Stephenson as Professor X
Michael Bell as Cyclops (Scott Summers)
Neil Ross as Wolverine (Logan)
Andi Chapman as Storm/Various Voices
Kath Soucie as Kitty Pryde
Alexandra Stoddart as Dazzler/Various Voices
Frank Welker as Lockheed/Nightcrawler/Toad
Earl Boen as Colossus [credited as Earl Bowen]
Ron Gans as Magneto [credited as Ronald Gans]
Patrick Pinney as Juggernaut/Various Voices
Alan Oppenheimer as The Blob/Various Voices
Susan Silo as The White Queen
Pat Fraley as Pyro
Dan Gilvezan as Various Voices