Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

To Battle the Living Planet - S2-E6

Continuity mistake: This series is in the same continuity as the other Marvel animated series that aired around the same time - X-Men, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and The Incredible Hulk - by virtue of each aforementioned show crossing over with at least one of the others. This episode, which originally aired on November 4, 1995, features a cameo appearance by She-Hulk. However, Jennifer Walter's didn't become She-Hulk until the season 1 episode of The Incredible Hulk entitled "Doomed," which originally aired on November 3, 1996. We know "Doomed" takes place after this episode, because the later episode of this series, entitled Nightmare in Green, features a plot where Dr. Doom meets Hulk for the first time after discovering that he is also Bruce Banner, and attempts to use him to destroy the Fantastic Four, and "Doomed" showcases Dr. Doom once again trying to use the Hulk to suit his own ends.

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: When the Wakandan children are crawling all over Thing, keep an eye on the one on the far left, and you will see his skin briefly changes to a darker color. Additionally, when Thing begins walking away, some of the villagers behind him are also shown to have their skin and clothing briefly changing color. (00:12:33)

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Continuity mistake: When Klaw is boarding the helicopter, the door is open, and the interior is colored brown. After Klaw boards, the door closes, and then instantly turns the same brown color as the interior, making it look like the door disappears into thin air as soon as it closes. (00:14:54)

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When Calls Galactus - S2-E8

Continuity mistake: When Frankie is telling Johnny that she has been reading about him, there are several men in the background. A couple of shots later, the characters in the background are different people altogether, including two women. (00:01:07)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When we first see Bruce Banner, he remarks that the gamma patch he is wearing on his left pectoral didn't prevent him from turning into the Hulk. However, the patch was never there when he was Hulk just moments earlier. (00:01:46 - 00:06:27)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When Dr. Doom is first seen, his left hand is bare, and he is wearing a gauntlet on his right hand. When the attendant finishes removing the wrapping from his bare hand, Doom walks over to a console and picks up two gauntlets off it, and both of his hands are now bare. Additionally, Doom's fingernails started out being short, but when he picks up the gauntlets, they are suddenly longer. (00:05:42)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When Johnny is first shown watching TV, his head is resting against two large pillows, one white and one pink, and Sue is walking towards him. When the shot changes, the both Sue and the pink pillow have disappeared. A few shots later, the pink pillow is back, but now both pillows are smaller. (00:07:11)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When the X-Men are watching Johnny and Rick Jones fly overhead, Wolverine's jacket briefly changes color. Additionally, Gambit's eyes change from having white sclera with dark irises, to correctly being black sclera with red irises, and then back again. (00:09:33)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: When Hulk and Thing are battling in the street, the driver's side door to the taxi that is next to them is open. When Thing punches Hulk and Hulk goes flying out of view, the door to the taxi is now closed. (00:13:32)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Deliberate mistake: When Johnny is watching the news footage of the Hulk battling Thing, all the footage is merely clips from that portion of the episode, including parts of the battle that were happening before the camera crews even showed up. (00:02:50 - 00:07:20)

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Answer: Gleaned from the Internet: Much of the negative reaction was due to the poor, simplistic, and outdated quality of the animation where the characters moved stiffly and clumsily through scenes. There were also some obvious animation compositing gaffs. The animation colors were also criticized as being overly bright and cheery and out of character to the established story's darker tone. The broad humor of the first season was replaced by a more mature narrative between the characters.

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