X-MEN: The Animated Series RECAP: Everything You Need to Know Before X-Men '97!
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X-Men: The Animated Series is a ground breaking masterpiece, and we are so excited to see the story continue with X-Men '97! This show essentially laid the groundwork for the MCU, and we're going to explain every episode so you won;t miss out on the MCU's newest show, X-Men '97!
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Professor x needed keeps haha
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You should start doing dog shirts with all the logos you use or have used on human shirts . Or is it just shirts 🤷🏻♂️ either or lol but I bet they would sell.
Should do a show with fans
It's crazy how people who never knew a time when Marvel was propped up by X-Men are now all in. That's right, Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk were B list heroes during the 90s.
Throw in Spiderman. X-Men and Spiderman video games were the rage, they carried Marvel. No one cared for Captain America and Iron Man video games...
Right? What I love about those '90s animated series: X-Men, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk, and Silver Surfer - all of those are the MCU before the MCU. The cameos and cross-over episodes in those series were great and as a kid back then, it blew my mind to see many of my favorite heroes share the same screen at the same time.
Hulk was A list the other avengers were strong B listers but b list nonetheless
Marvel wasn't even propped up by X-Men/Spidey since they gave up the film rights.
I have always loved 😮zwwyyyyy
The entirety of season 2 can be summed up with… “JEEEEEEAAAAAANNNN!!!!!!”
Hahahaha! So true. Everytime she uses her powers she gets overwhelmed and faints as well. I was busting up laughing when it happened again in XMEN97 Ep1.
"AHHHHHHHHHH" - Jean
It's my tradition with friends that every time we drive through Jean, Nevada on the way to Vegas, we have to shout it Cyclops style.
Even as a kid that killed me.
Yesssssooor
“But Charles wins the battle by making his best friend relive the holocaust” is so fucking funny and idk why 😂😂😂
Because we are bad people :p
Best moment ever: Morph disguised as Jean:”Oh Wolverine! I’ve always been in love with….. Cyclops!!” Wolverine: (Existential crisis ensues)
“Tell Cyclops, I made him a convertible!” Wolverine had so many quotables
Lmao
"Let's make an igloo"
😂
One liners :)
😂 and apocalypse!
Me before the video: "Oh, convenient, I can just watch this instead of re-watching the whole series from when I was 12." Me at about 20mins in: "Never mind, this looks sick, I need to go re-watch this." lol
Same here
I did way back on disney plus and was like...this is the best thing on disney plus
Same
Yeah, I said the same but I don't have the time at the moment. I want to watch 97.
me to, I am on season 5
Bobby giving Cyclops a sick burn and Wolvering going "Ooooooh" may be my favourite part of the whole series tbh.
LMAO when captain America gives the French kid a baguette
man I had to pause, couldn't stop laughing XD
Cap: Here’s a pack of cigarettes too, in accordance with your people’s ways. Wolverine: Uh... Cap: We should respect the traditions of other cultures, you know. And I think I know someone who deserves a extra large serving of poutine with maple syrup once this mission is over!
😂 right! Savage
@@jasongarrett768omg this added comment has me on the floor dying
It looked like a garlic bread
LOL poor scott, opens a random locket and is like HEY THIS IS ME!... DAD??!?!?
“Oh wow, that’s crazy! …welp, here’s your dog tags back. Hope you find your family again.”
Rewatching this cartoon gives you a real appreciation for Cal Dodd, the voice actor for Wolverine. He managed to get out some truly heinous one-liners without compromising the menacing vibe of the character... much.
Especially with ducks
“Got bit by a dog too😔”
"Let's go, bub."
"You always liked pushing around people smaller than you... Well I'm smaller, try pushing me!"
Also, "I don't care about which Cajuns are killin' which Cajuns, I'm here (dramatic pause) to stop a wedding"
Growing up with thia as my standard for X-men left me VERY confused by how much love the first two movies got. No team battles, none of what made the cartoon so sprawling and engaging. It seriously wasn't until Avengers that I felt a superhero movie met the standard set by this cartoon.
Like I’ve bought into the idea these people have insane superpowers, you can give them their colorful costumes.. I’m still bought in lol
I still like the Statue of Liberty mission with the team in the first film. It was about the most they gave Cyclops to do out of that whole original trilogy before having to quickly write him off right at the beginning of Last Stand. Even in the 2000s I think Sam Raimi's Spider-Man met more of the fan expectations of having a "comic booky" look compared to what Fox was wanting to go for with X-Men at the time. Though I did always feel like Raimi dropped the ball when it came to Venom in SM3, but as the story goes it wasn't his initial plan to have to feature him in that one anyway.
@@nicksorenson940What he (Raimi) did with Sandman was amazing Love that scene where he rebuilds himself
Agree
I agree. I hated the fight scenes in the first movies but the new ones aren't much better
I forgot how much stuff happened in season 1. No wonder I was glued to the tv every time this show came on. Amazing.
Action packed
Best cartoon an 8 year old in the 90's could have ever asked for. Followed by Spider-Man, damn the 90's were awesome. Except for the music, grunge and college alt-rock never tickled my fancy.
@@TheLongWindya u were too young for grunge if you were 8 in 1992
So dense with lore and character intros.
Yea I thought that was like 3 seasons worth of story arcs
You know Mojo being the Big Bad in the MCU would make the most sense.
For Secret Wars especially
Ant-Man already blew that load all over the screen with modok
@@seewhativesceneOh My
If they put him as a villain in she hulk instead of breaking the fourth wall every second it could've work
Jubilee:"What did we ever do?" Charlie Kirks dad: "You were borrrnnnn!"👹 😂😂
😂😂 I still use this line to this day
such a classic line
you were BORNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
Did they play that on a lot of the "Previously on X-Men"s? Because that line seemed the most memorable of the series.
this is a top tier comment! 😂
Gladiator throwing juggernaut is the best animated X-MEN clip there is
Effortlessly 🚮
Then proceeded to get smacked around smh he could have toasted the whole team
Poor Juggernaut. This pissed me off to no end when I was a kid. Forever a jobber villain.
that was an epic jaw drop moment as a kid. Juggy was unstoppable and he casually gets tossed across the ocean
The voice acting and the music were so over the top and "days of our lives". But man was i invested
Rogue's Dad was at Jan 6 and you'll never convince me otherwise
I had to do a double take to make sure that wasn't a MAGA hat
Hahahaha 😂😅
At the very least he was drunk and celebrating that day lol
🤡
As were Gyrich & many of the Friends of Humanity
Laughing my head off at Victor’s reaction to his dad Sabretooth 😂😂 “I hate him!!”
So they got this wrong actually. His name is actually Graydon Creed, while Victor is Sabertooth's real name.
@ComixCentral they changed it to Victor Creed Sr and Jr for the sake of an obvious enough reveal for young viewers and for the bigoted goons to instantly call him a mutant lover.
They refer to him as Graydon in the series, stop spreading cap to our fellow mutants @@NotInTheFace111
Victor IS sabretooth.
You are NOT my father! You are NOT my father!!
This is an incredible reminder just how absolutely dope and ahead of its time this cartoon was. They really did justice to the source material. This is how you respect the source. Wow. I hope ‘97 can carry the torch
"I go, where I wanna go!" Man, I think I can still quote most of the episodes line by line. This series seriously wore out my VHS player
You get the first two tapes from Pizza Hut like a champ?
@@Epicentr Was that an American deal or something? I don't remember anythin like the in the UK Pizza Hut, Nah, I just taped over my older sister's Beverley Hills 90210 eps
@@diplamatikjuan3595 Ha! Nice. Yes, US Pizza Hut ran a promo for a while where you could get the first two cassettes with a holographic promo card. I recorded too but those were the shiny ones.
Sinister was just trying to make the kwisatz haderach.
X-Dune Messiah
The X-gene must flow!
Wolverine had the best lines "does this leather chicken have seatbelts" 😂
i was dyyying!!
First season was so bonkers, i couldnt resist when i was 7. Its one of the best 90s shows, pushing equality, acceptance, and bravery. Add in early multiverse timelines and intriguing social issues and its one of the best positive messages you can have as a kid. Ill be watching '97 with a measured response.
used to hurry home from middle and high school to watch weekly episodes of this show..... when you recap it all so fast its crazy impressive how many GREAT storylines there were. Like one after another. The voice acting is so perfect. Wolverine being the most iconic.
I've been rewatching the entire old X-Men Animated Series in preparation for X-Men 97, and I got to say I really liked the Phoenix Saga and the Dark Phoenix Saga in season 3. I really enjoyed revisiting the show, and I'm really glad this story and these X-Men are getting a continuation to their story! I'm so EXCITED!!!! X-Men 97 sounds amazing and like everything I wanted it to be! I'm so hyped!
Me too! Watching this as an adult makes me appreciate it so much more!
What a waste of time. Only took me 35 minutes to refresh.
In which platform is it steaming now?
@@vrishi514 all the episodes from season 1 through 5 are streaming on Disney Plus
Sameee!!!
Xmen started my freshman year of high school. My older brother was very impressed and it gave us something to bond over. Then I said i liked Gambit, he sighed and said "of course you do"
That's cute 😊
Man that *PREVIOUSLY ON X-MEN* hits so different at 40 than it did for my 8yr old self! Hope the new version has somethin similar to this- added depth to the series.
The first episode needs to start with PREVIOUSLY ON X-MEN if they are doing it right. Of course with a recap for the end of the 90s show.
I enjoyed the first episode, they even kept the Jean fainting everytime she tries to read someones mind trope going haha.
@@TheLongWindlol..... Great intro (2) episodes to get us right back on track... Cyclops has now returned ladies and gentleman. Certifiable badass!!! Hands down dude!!!!
@@TheLongWinddid u like the first four so far ?
I'm only 20 but my parents bought me the full DVD set so I grew up with this too, and DBZ Star wars and Transformers 1984, I actually watched less 2000s shows than 80s and 90s shows 💀💀💀
This show was Soooooo melodramatic! Love it!
Lindsey Graham learned how to become a senator watching rogue's storylines
This awesome recap makes me wonder if any other TV IP has such rich lore. This show is why I spent my early adult life watching the movies and saying "that's not really what that character would do!"
6:36 Juggernaut is Xavier’s “step” brother, not half. They share no parentage 🧬
You're suspended from Xavier's class for talking back
You forgot to say "Um, actually," -- no points.
Juggernaut says half brother in the cartoon though, “ my do gooder half brother”
@@designerdiva423 I vaguely remember that statement 🤔 What does stand out is when he says “We’re not brothers, we’re STEP brothers. & Im gonna STEP!!! ALL OVER U”🤷🏿♂️
Juggernaut is magical not Mutant.
Warren Worthington the 3rd Angel/Archangel is the most underrated X-Men & my favorite. WWthe3rd needs a Symbiote to bond with.
I remember the age of apocalypse storyline when i was a kid. I was so excited for every comic that whole story. That was the best comic event ever IMO...
More than CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS?
I loved Age of Apocalypse but I gotta say my favorite comic crossover was a street level event Spider-Man's Maximum Carnage! They were the first comic books I ever read (so I'm probably a little biased) and I only had 3 or 4 parts of the 14 issue story and I had to hunt down the rest which turned me into a huge comic book nerd for the rest of my life 😂❤ Venom and Carnage were and still are personal favorites. Doppelganger, Carrion and DemoGoblin along with Mommy (Shriek) and Daddy (Carnage) together made the perfectly demented supervillain family.... And I believe they slaughtered a good percentage of the Manhattan population if I remember correctly! 😂☠️
Cable’s son’s name was Tyler? Such a 90s thing
in the comics Tyler became Apocalypse's protoge Genesis...
My name is Tyler lol born 1998
@@newageBoundhippie I thought that Genesis was the name that Forge adopted.
@@AvroBellow maybe he did at another point though I don't ever recall it happening myself. I just remember Tyler as his Genesis was the one that pushed Wolverine's feral transformation when he tried to force another adamantium bonding process in Wolverine issue 100
@@newageBoundhippie That's weird cuz in the recent comics Apocalypse's wife is named Genesis
15:07 It's actually Yuriko, not Mariko. Mariko is actually a COMPLETELY different character, though still Wolverine's love when he is on his Japanese adventures
Longshot also isn't a mutant. They made him one when they did the shitty reboot of the universe years later.
My thoughts exactly!
Wtf. I thought the story of season 1 was half of the entire show. That was just season 1 😮😮😮😮😮
😂😂😂😂
Same
Dude same!!!!
Beast. Crying “why can’t I be normal” breaks my heart.
They didn't even hook my man Hank up with Trish tilby smh
@@seewhativescene who’s that ? There’s should’ve been a season 6 which is basically what where getting in 2 days . Wolverine realistically in real life would have Storm
"And Russia remains free and democratic to this day" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Doug you legend
This was my favorite cartoon and comic when I was a kid.
It was everyone's favorite. I remember Boy Meets World name dropping X-Men
Best theme song riff ever!
@@user-vq3kw3ze3f Nah, this one or Batman the Animated series or Spider-man.
"What did we ever do to you?" "You. Were. Born." 😂
Creed is best character he hates where he come from I wish they do a live series on guy. In comics version Mystique leave him only to raise by normal parents but she keeps an eye on him. He a normal human, some reason or other Sabretooth gets his hands on him and hatred begins.
This was a great recap my brother. I loved watching this series growing up. But I always hated how the 5th season seemed rushed and watered down.
I’m watching season 5 now and idk what is going on here. Storm fell in love with a man she barely knew and we have a Robin Hood story for episode 5? wtf is going on here. The show could’ve ended at season 4 when they beat Apocalypse
Thank you Ryan and the team! This is an excellent recap for us in our 40’s to remember this great cartoon. I am stoked for this week. No matter all the gab, I am looking forward to X-Men 97’!
I think we're the target audience, which feels weird
No. Some of us our in ours 30s
I'm so stoked for xmen 97 I watched it a lot as a child back in the early 90s I'm so happy that they're going to continue the story almost 30 years later.
Nothing could brace me for Wolverine holding his ears! 😂😂😂
Watching this explains why I loved this and was often so confused as a kid. Thanks for the summary
I saw the episodes out of order growing up
I was debating if I was gonna rewatch the whole series, but I dont have that much time, this is amazing thank you
I binged it like 2 weeks
YEAH, HE(( I NEED A NAP NOW...😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
Came here to say this. Thanks for the recap!
“You were born” damn. Still bone chilling and the most streamlined articulation of this bigotry and hatred that persists to this day for countless groups of people. Sadly people don’t learn or even see themselves in this.
We paused playing outside when the X-Men came on and went right back outside afterwards. 90's = 🐐🐐🐐era
I grew up with this show, my dad recorded the lady deathstrike/Phoenix lead up on vhs after school. IT WAS THE BIGGEST EVENT OF MY LIFE at the time. I never really understood the themes or story lines so I am very grateful for videos like this one that make me go "oh that's what was going on"
All the episodes where people find out that they're related are my favorite episodes. The Drama!!
That's the secret sauce in comic books - the soap opera!
Sabertooth is the alpha mutant evidently
In 7 Episodes, so much happens, i love this show. They just treat you like you're not an idiot, and it doesn't matter if you didn't understand the concepts as a kid.
30 years later there are adults who still haven't learned these Life lessons
Wow, this takes me back to the carefree days of the 90's, before anyone knew who Hugh Jackman was, before it was trendy to watch comic book movies on the big screen, there was this cartoon series with good writing & voice acting. My favorite episode was the Bishop story arc going back in time and the high tech Sentinel from the future.
Funny comment from my daughter. Was rewatching episode 1, when my 12 year old walked and said. “I don’t want to watch this, It looks old “. I was crushed for several reasons
Well, she's right..😂😂😂😂 but look, show her the new show. She's gonna love it and a new X-Men fan is born
Having to give your kid up for adoption would obviously be crushing :(
I'm gonna have to watch this in 2 parts. I have to go buy some sweet cereal for when I watch X-Men 97. 😊 Thanks for the effort.
Sugar Smacks and Xmen, so g00d!
Thank you so much for this. I didn't follow X-Men super closely when it came out but all these bits and pieces from random episodes came flooding back to me watching this recap.
This video was so helpful. I was a young adult who loved superhero stuff, but I realized I watched most all of these episodes other than the final season. I'm looking forward to the new show!
24:09 the "Senitels"😂😂. Gotcha!
I came here to say this 😂
How dare you stare at my senitals @@specterknight3023
Do they usually come in pairs? Sounds like a hairy situation!
Unlocking some serious core memories of my after school cartoon life.. ❤
This,came on Saturday mornings
Morph=Robert Downey Jr before rehab
This is literally perfectly edited, to the point, and actually super funny without being over the top with it to where it interrupts the information being given! I absolutely loved it.
I appreciate this deep dive as an awesome refresher... BUT-- you got a bunch of important names very wrong. Victor is GRAYDON CREED, and Victor is Sabretooth's first name... (although, for some reason, they call him a different name in this episode). Lady Deathstrike's name is YURIKO. Her origin is changed slightly to be somewhat in line with Mariko, but they are completely different people
I mean, the plot alone, so fantastic when it's so grand. "You're a fool, Charles" "stop Magneto from launching missiles at HUMANITY" and then I totally lost it at the narration of "charles went to battle by making his best friend relive the holocaust" which just had me rolling. Fantastic recap so far.
Watching this recap is a wonderful reminder of how much I loved this series as a kid, and how moved I was by the heroes' compassion, struggle, and nobility. Such a great show.
Ryan you’re a sick man for that beast and the ship scene😂😂
Thank God you made a recap because I couldn't watch wolverine make any more bad jokes and NEVER USE HIS CLAWS lol reminds me of spiderman not being aloud to throw punches in his show.
It always felt like his bark was worst than his bite. And also always chasing after jean was annoying too.
One thing I hope they dont keep going with is the cheesey environmental one liners that seem to be shoehorened in ever few lines.
He uses his claws all the time, stop the cap Sometimes it's robots and other times they're glancing blows
I'm not lieing lol I just hope he uses his claws more in the new series is all 💅
Season 1 was so amazing. They to so many stories and really set up the rest of the series.
This video brings back so many memories of me waking up Saturday morning to watch the new episodes of X-Men...
@16:35 wolverine covering his ears while flying with banshee screaming kills me 😂😂😂
Wolverine: With a mouth like yours, we shoulda just snuck in with a marching band. Banshee: If you think that's bad, you should hear me sing. 😅
Thanks for this great trip down memory lane!
"GLADIATOR!...How I've Missed ThePleasure of THRASHING You!" - PHOENIX -
Gotta be smoking m'kraan crystals to think you can beat Phoenix
My favorite animated show ever!!! And your Careless Whisper inputs were perfect!!!
That was fantastic! That was exactly what I needed to get ready for X-Men '97! Thank you!
Thank you! Was waiting for someone to do this!
I was gonna go back and watch them all but thank you for this
Some of these episodes got you in the feels. This show and Spider-Man is what got me into Marvel.
Just want to thank you for this video. The editing was done so nicely in a funny, informative, and nostalgic concise manner. Sooo cool to relive this epic series and recap everything that went down. I remembered so much but also forgot plenty. God I love the X-Men! Kudos to you!
I can already feel the nostalgia even though I never existed in the 90’s
The George Michael's Careless Whisper Hook is hilarious 😅😅
Thank you Ryan. The memories and flashbacks to Sunday mornings were fantastic. That’s exactly what I needed to jumpstart into the new season.
I realize now my childhood memories of watching xmen (I thought I watched 50-100 episodes) … was actually 5-10 episodes in random seasons never in proper order and maybe the same episodes multiple times …
Cuz Rogue got a friggin dumper, holy Ka'chow!
like a mom in a Pixar movie.
Is that the same MOJO world referenced by shatter star in Deadpool 2?
Yes!
It's a real good thing that this video popped off. It shows how much this show really succeeded in reviving interest for these stories and characters.
It's been a long time coming that the X-men get the spotlight again. We hope you're enjoying 97!
I have been a fan of this series since it first aired, and saw all the episodes (some many times) but never in order as they were not broadcast in order on my local network tv. So thank you for making this video. A definitely appreciated refresher after almost 30 years
@5:35 "This show is for kids?" 😂 I Love Doug
What's your favorite episode of TAS?
Pheonix saga
Rogue's tale
Beyond Good and Evil.
One Mans Worth.
When Jean first turned into the dark phoenix ❤️❤️
oh wow I had completely forgotten most of this and just now realized I had watched all the episodes. Thanks for the reminder screencrush.
I appreciate the time consuming work you put into this to get us ready for '97
That "you were born" line hit hard back then.
“Beats the senitals”
Ah man, you saved me so many rewatching hours, thank you! Now time to start watching X-Men 97...
Thanks, Ryan and team!! I've been away from the channel for a bit and have so missed your insights and voice!! I just grabbed Doug-wolvie and X-Fast tees. effing sweet designs!
I remember watching this as a kid every day, every week and every time it came on in syndication. Along with the comics, this was and still is the best representation of the team outside comics and 97’ is definitely going to be watched while eating breakfast cereal lol
Wolverine and the x-men is underrated
I wanted to see the storyline of Age of Apocalypse season 2 Damn.
That scene when Apocalypse was fighting Cable then completely stopped cause he had a revelation always gets me 😂
Seasons 1-3 of the Animated Series live rent free in my mind and are INCREDIBLE. I don't recall ever watching the 4th season as a kid but really liked the 4 part showdown with Apocalypse. I didn't know that was supposed to be the end of the series. It definitely felt final so I found it odd when the show came back and looked completely different. Loving X-Men 97' so far!
12:14 Graydon Creed Victor is his father...
In the show they are both Graydon creed, one is a sr. and one is a jr.
@@serenityq26 so then, it's even more incorrect that he called the son Victor.
Thank you Ryan, Doug, & SC Team - I was really wanting a recap of the entire series before the new one launches on Disney Plus next week, as I certainly didn't want to rewatch everything, as who has time for that (besides you guys I guess, lol). So thank you so much for doing this recap of the entire series. I realize how much I have forgotten and how much I remembered after watching it. It was perfect and exactly what I was hoping for. Crushed it again y'all. 💥
Great video as always! Was literally looking for a video like this one, before watching the new series 😂
Nightcrawler and wolverines religious arc is really quite wholesome