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

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Published 2021-11-20
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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All Comments (21)
  • @RememberingEverything90s
    What an amazing list! I completely forgot about swat cats and Xtreme Dinosaurs. I need to find these and watch them ASAP!
  • @garthdavis6223
    SWAT Kats was the most hardcore animated series from Hanna-Barbera. Too bad they never finished it with those unmade episodes.
  • @biguy617
    Gargoyles could have used another season
  • @michellemaverick3077
    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!!
  • @Joneth_Piptne
    Biker Mice from Mars and Swat Kats was some of the best underrated cartoons ever
  • @CALIEN7K
    I was hoping to see mummies alive. No one ever seems to remember that show but I was obsessed with it.
  • @spencerschuckman1108
    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.
  • @handsomeman-child8751
    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.
  • @garthdavis6223
    The Double Dragon animated series was much better than the live action movie.
  • @DRoyale1
    Captain Simian and the Space Monkey’s, one of the funniest and subtle cartoons I’ve seen. ‘Space monkey’s! Flip out!’
  • @BigBadRivi
    King Author and the Knights of Justice was an AMAZING cartoon back in the 90’s you guys forgot to mention.
  • @maurycyoseka1057
    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)
  • @ajjamsen694
    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?!
  • @the7thseven873
    Biker Mice from Mars!✨💯🙌🏾 That one was my second hero after TMNT
  • @EP31
    The 90s cartoons was something special.. sometimes I watch some of these 90s cartoons just to escape everything that's going on nowadays
  • @PinkiTadinki
    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.
  • @yugantbainwad_17
    Thank you for refreshing our memories ❤️ It was a great time being a kid in 90s
  • @garthdavis6223
    Another Fun Fact: The Extreme Dinosaurs first appeared as the Dino-Vengers in the final Street Sharks cartoons. Look it up on Wikipedia.