Post by Trey_Vore on May 24, 2011 4:04:45 GMT -5
We all are aware of popular cartoons. How about we shed some light on some lesser known series?
Little Wizards
Original run: 1987-1988
Network: ABC
Seasons/Episode total: 1 season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: This show borrowed some plotlines from Hamlet and Sleeping Beauty. It was about Prince Dexter whose father, the good king, had died and the evil sorcerer Renwick usurped the throne. Taken under the wing of the kindly wizard Peinius, Dexter accidently created three monsters with a different magic power named Winkle, Gump and Boo. Together, they set out to stop Renwick and have Dexter reclaim the throne.
What happened?: The show was crushed under CBS's ratings juggernaut we know as Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Original run: 1987-1988
Network: Syndicated
Seasons/Episode total: 1 Season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: On the distant planet Prysmos, the suns came into alignment blasting the futuristic world into the Dark Ages. Two factions of warring knights--Leoric and his heroic Spectral Knights and Darkstrom and his evil Darkling Lords--fought for supremacy. This series is recognizable for having a toyline utilizing holograms.
What happened?: At the time, the technology behind holograms had gone as far as it could go, and though there was another toyline and season planned, it didn't sell as well as they hoped.
Little Shop
Original run: 1991-1991
Network: Fox
Seasons/Episode total: 1 Season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: As babclayman once pointed out, this was a watered down cartoon series about the black comedy film Little Shop of Horrors.
What happened?: This show had to compete for ratings against Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on CBS and it was crunched.
Little Wizards
Original run: 1987-1988
Network: ABC
Seasons/Episode total: 1 season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: This show borrowed some plotlines from Hamlet and Sleeping Beauty. It was about Prince Dexter whose father, the good king, had died and the evil sorcerer Renwick usurped the throne. Taken under the wing of the kindly wizard Peinius, Dexter accidently created three monsters with a different magic power named Winkle, Gump and Boo. Together, they set out to stop Renwick and have Dexter reclaim the throne.
What happened?: The show was crushed under CBS's ratings juggernaut we know as Pee-wee's Playhouse.
Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light
Original run: 1987-1988
Network: Syndicated
Seasons/Episode total: 1 Season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: On the distant planet Prysmos, the suns came into alignment blasting the futuristic world into the Dark Ages. Two factions of warring knights--Leoric and his heroic Spectral Knights and Darkstrom and his evil Darkling Lords--fought for supremacy. This series is recognizable for having a toyline utilizing holograms.
What happened?: At the time, the technology behind holograms had gone as far as it could go, and though there was another toyline and season planned, it didn't sell as well as they hoped.
Little Shop
Original run: 1991-1991
Network: Fox
Seasons/Episode total: 1 Season, 13 episodes
What was it about?: As babclayman once pointed out, this was a watered down cartoon series about the black comedy film Little Shop of Horrors.
What happened?: This show had to compete for ratings against Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on CBS and it was crunched.