X-Men: The Animated Series 

A team of mutant superheroes fight for justice and human acceptance in the Marvel Comics universe.

Creators:

Mark Edward Edens, Sidney Iwanter, Eric Lewald

Stars:

Cedric Smith, Cathal J. Dodd, Lenore Zann

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Cast

Series cast summary:
Cathal J. Dodd	...	Wolverine / ... 73 episodes, 1992-1997
George Buza	...	Beast / ... 71 episodes, 1992-1997
Norm Spencer	...	Cyclops / ... 68 episodes, 1992-1997
Cedric Smith	...	Professor Charles Xavier / ... 68 episodes, 1992-1997
Lenore Zann	...	Rogue 68 episodes, 1992-1997
Catherine Disher	...	Jean Grey / ... 65 episodes, 1992-1997
Chris Potter	...	Gambit / ... 62 episodes, 1992-1996
Alyson Court	...	Jubilee / ... 48 episodes, 1992-1997
Alison Sealy-Smith	...	Storm / ... 47 episodes, 1993-1997

Storyline

In the Marvel Comics universe, mutants, people with genetically endowed superpowers, are a persecuted by a hateful and fearful populous. One shelter from this is Professor Xavier's Academy for Gifted Children. But the school has a secret function as a training centre for mutants to control their abilities so they can function in regular society. It also serves as a secret headquarters of a superhero team, called the X-Men formed both to be a positive example of mutants and as an opposing force against those mutants who seek to force the world to kneel to their perceived superiority. This series recounts their adventures as they struggle to make the world accept them, while battling villains like Magneto, Apocalypse and the genocidal robots known as the Sentinels.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel comics | supernatural power | supervillain | professor charles xavier character | wolverine character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's X-men Official Site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

X-Men: The Animated Series

Company Credits

Production Co:

Genesis Entertainment, Graz Entertainment, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min (76 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Many of the voice actors from this show also voiced many X-Men characters when they appeared in various Capcom video games.

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Goofs

In the opening theme scene, the X-Men charge against the Brotherhood of Mutants. One of the team members on the Brotherhood is an man dressed as an Indian. That Indian character is named Thunderbird and, according to the original comics, is a hero of the X-Men.

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Quotes

Wolverine: [the X-Men try to stop Wolverine from leaving] I go where I wanna go.

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Crazy Credits

At the beginning of the opening credits (Season 1-4), the X-Men first soar through space and through the series title. At the end, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants collide with each other and form the series title.

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Alternate Versions

The first season of X-Men, when aired on FoxKids, featured CGI character profile models during the end credits. Later airings replaced these credits with those similar to season 2. When the fourth year episodes began, short clips from past episodes were filtered into the credits for the original airings. When the final year's worth of episodes aired, the series recieved slightly altered intro animation and music. When reruns of the series moved over to UPN for a short while, all of the aired episode intros and credits were replaced with brand animation, featuring Cable among the regular X-Men.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: Passenger Fatty-Seven (2017)

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Soundtracks

X-Men Main Theme
(theme song)
Composed by Ron Wasserman

User Reviews

Earnest Adaptation of Classic Marvel Comic

The X-Men animated series was a terrific try at bringing the ultra-popular comic book featuring mutant outcasts to the small screen. While the animation was amateurish and choppy at best, the voice over work was a particularly wonderful highlight. The stories were re-hashes of the plots from the comics' 30+ years in publication, and a few standouts included the Phoenix Saga, and its follow-up featuring the reconciliation between Scott Summers, alias Cyclops, and his father, the interstellar pirate/freedom fighter, Corsair.