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X-Men is arguably one of the best animated shows based on a comic book series next to Batman the Animated Series and Spider-Man. X-Men debuted on Fox Kids in 1992. Fox Kids had the best shows in the world. X-Men ran for 76 episodes and is the longest show based on a Marvel comics(second was Spider-Man) and it was one of the longest-lasting series on Fox Kids, second only to Batman: The Animated Series.
The show was so ahead of it's time and is widely considered one of the best television adaptations of a comic series ever, often being compared to Batman: The Animated Series in terms of quality. In its prime, X-Men garnered very high ratings for a Saturday morning cartoon, and received wide critical praise for its portrayal of many different storylines from the comics.
IGN ranked X-Men as the 13th greatest animated show of all time in the Top 100 greatest animated TV shows.
The show features an X-Men similar in look and line-up to the early 1990s X-Men drawn by Jim Lee, composed of Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, Jean Grey, Professor X, and as well as an original character, Morph. Though they were not part of the team as featured in the animated series, the following X-Men have all guest-starred in at least one episode: Colossus, Nightcrawler, Emma Frost, Forge, Havok, Polaris, Cannonball, Banshee, Iceman, Archangel, Longshot, Dazzler, Sunfire, Psylocke, Cable, and Bishop. Keen-eyed fans may also spot cameos by other familiar mutants, such as Feral or Rictor. One prominent character, Shadowcat, did not appear in the series in any way. Other lesser knowns characters such as Blink also made cameos. Classic villains such as Magneto, Mr.Sinister, Sabertooth, Sauron, Red Dawn and Apocalypse also made appearances.
A number of famous storylines and events from the comics are loosely adapted in the series, such as the Dark Phoenix Saga, Days of Future Past, the Phalanx Covenant, and the Legacy Virus. The third episode, "Enter Magneto," features a confrontation at a missile base: this is largely based on the X-Men's first battle with Magneto, as told in their 1963 debut X-Men #1. The season four episodes "Sanctuary, Parts I & II," which involve Magneto creating an orbiting haven for mutants, were influenced by several storylines from the comics, chiefly the first three issues of X-Men (Volume 2) and the "Fatal Attractions" crossover.
This show has many mature themes that you don't see very often in animated shows such as divorce ("Proteus"), Christianity ("Nightcrawler" & "Bloodlines"), the Holocaust ("Enter Magneto," "Deadly Reunions," "Days of Future Past," and "The Phalanx Covenant"), AIDS hysteria ("Time Fugitives"), and even satires of television itself ("Mojovision" and "Longshot"). The Friends of Humanity, a prominent anti-mutant group that appears in the second season, bears great resemblance to the Ku Klux Klan and other white-supremacy groups. Adult sexual themes are also explored: in "Till Death Do Us Part," Morph shapeshifts into Rogue to attract Gambit, and in "Whatever It Takes," he morphs into Jean Grey, to manipulate Wolverine's emotions. Likewise, Mystique would often shapeshift into, and flirt with, men and women.
This show is very dark, deep, emotional and very mature. You don't see any of that in any of today's cartoons. If you watch Pokemon, or any of the cartoons pushed out today, you "stupify" yourself. But if you watch shows from the 80s/90s like X-Men, you bring yourself up.
But the only thing that bothers me is that Disney released the entire series of the Spider-Man 1967 series and the Fantastic Four 90s animated series. So why can't they do the same thing for X-Men, Spider-Man and the rest of the Marvel shows?
Here's the list of episodes per disc.
Disc.1.
Red Dawn:Collosus return's to ask the X-Men for help tackling one of Wolverine's old foes in Russia, the diabolical Red Dawn.
Repo Man:Wolverine is kidnapped by Alpha Flight, a group of Government operated superpowered Canadian's whom Wolverine abandoned to join the X-Men. They wish to learn how he survived the procedure which gave him his adamantium skeleton, no matter the cost.
X-Ternally Yours:Gambit returns home to save his brother from a group of assassins.
Time Fugitives, Parts 1 and 2:Bishop returns in order to stop a plague created by The Friends Of Humanity which mutants are blamed for. Cable then returns and attempts to stop Bishop from ruining his future by distributing the cure. Will he kill one time line to save his own?
A Rouge's Tale:Rouge begins to hallucinate about her pre-X-Men days, and her run with Ms. Marvel. Will her guilt her drive her mad?
Beauty And The Beast:Beast falls in love with one of his blind patients Carly, who is the daughter of a mutant-hater. Meanwhile, Wolverine infiltrates the Friends of Humanity headquarters.
Mojovision:The X-Men are trapped in an alternate reality and are made to risk their lives as characters of a TV show in an attempt to attract ratings for Mojo.
Disc.2.
Reunion parts 1 and 2:Morph lures the X-Men into a trap and Jean is kidnapped, whilst Xavier and Magneto meet the new master of the prehistoric Savage Land. In part 2, the X-Men are finally reunited with Xavier, whilst Mr.Sinister finally reveals his plans for them.
Out of the Past parts 1 and 2:Lady Deathstrike, an old lover of Wolverine's returns to New York in an attempt to use him to break into a strange alien vessel in the Morlock tunnels. When she does, a vicious alien is released. With the life sucking alien on the loose, the X-Men must stop it before it reaches the streets of New York.
The Phoenix Saga Part One, Sacrifice:Xavier sends the X-Men into space on a mission of extreme importance after he begins to suffer from vivid dreams of an alien world.
The Phoenix Saga Part Two, Dark Shroud:Xavier's dark side takes over as the X-Men return to Earth. When Xavier breaks free, he meets Li'landra, the leader of the Shi'ar Empire. She explains that her evil brother, D'Ken is searching for an ancient crystal that will give him unlimited power.
The Phoenix Saga Part Three, Cry Of The Banshee:The X-Men travel to Muir Island to rescue Lilandra from Black Tom and Juggernaut.
The Phoenix Saga Part Part Four, Starjammers:Cyclops is kidnapped by a group of Space Pirates that plan to use him to kill D'Ken.
The Phoenix Saga Part Part Five, Child Of Light:With D'Ken now in control of the crystal, he gains limitless power. Can the X-Men stop him before he takes over the universe?
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