Fantastic Four: The Animated Series

Doomsday - S2-E13

Trivia: After Silver Surfer passes by the Marvel Comics office, two other characters fly by his path, while a third lands on the building on the right. The two that fly by are Darkhawk and Justice, and the other is Speedball. All three are members of the superhero team New Warriors. (00:01:00)

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Doomsday - S2-E13

Trivia: When Silver Surfer is departing Africa, you can very briefly see a woman jumping out of the ocean and back in with a couple of dolphins. This woman is Namorita, cousin of Namor, who appeared as a foe-turned-friend to the Fantastic Four early in the series. (00:00:50)

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Doomsday - S2-E13

Trivia: The X-Men's Blackbird jet makes two appearances in this episode. First it is shown attacking Dr. Doom after he traps the Avengers inside a bubble, and then again it is shown in outer space when Johnny is trying to destroy Doom with a supernova blast. (00:11:34 - 00:16:02)

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Doomsday - S2-E13

Trivia: When Silver Surfer is flying by the Marvel Comics office, the black man seen in the window bears a resemblance to Larry Houston, who was an animator, producer, and director for several Marvel cartoons, including this one. (00:00:56)

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When Calls Galactus - S2-E8

Trivia: When Reed is exploring Frankie's memories of when she snuck into her stepfather's lab as a child, he discovers that her stepfather was working on an android Human Torch for the military. This is a reference to the original Human Torch from the comics, who alongside Namor and Captain America, was one of Marvel's very first characters. (00:04:20)

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Trivia: After the Fantastic Four have battled Black Panther, there is a panning shot in the village, and you see a young man in the foreground wearing a red headband. This is Mjnari, who is the godson of X-Men member Storm, and appeared in the X-Men episode "Whatever It Takes." Additionally, the woman standing next to Mjnari bears a strong resemblance to the younger version of Storm that was shown in the flashback of the aforementioned episode. On a related note, Storm and Black Panther have been married in the comics. (00:12:25)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Trivia: When Johnny and Rick Jones are taking the air-cycle out for a spin, the following Marvel characters make a cameo appearance: the Scarlet Spider, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, Wolverine, Storm, and Juggernaut. Additionally, the Juggernaut is shown with his hand emerging out of the New York Harbor, which alludes to his previous appearance in X-Men, where he was thrown out into the ocean by Gladiator near Cassidy Keep in Ireland in the season 3 episode "The Phoenix Saga, Part 3: The Cry of the Banshee," and seemingly walked all the way back to New York from the ocean floor for his next appearance in the episode "Juggernaut Returns." (00:09:31)

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Trivia: At the end of the episode, Thing calls Black Panther "Shere Khan." Shere Khan is the main antagonist, a tiger, from The Jungle Book. Thing likely meant to call him Bagheera, which is the name of the black panther from the same story, though this was probably deliberate on the part of the writers in order to make Thing look like a doofus. (00:21:16)

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Behold, a Distant Star - S2-E10

Character mistake: When Sue is brought out of surgery, her father can be seen wearing a watch. Surgeons don't wear watches or any other kind of jewelry when performing surgery, as they can't be sterilized and can also get in the way of gloves. (00:05:00)

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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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