The Failure of Pryde of the X-Men: Australian Wolverine & the Prelude to a Hit Show!

[@wstine79]

The animation of Pryde of the X-Men has that GI-JOE look, but it was rather impressive for its time. It would've been an awesome series. Plus, the Arcade adaptation was awesome.

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

it was done by Toei Animation (DRAGON BALL Z, ONE PIECE, DIGIMON)

[@eddiejoewalt7746]

Toei Animation was one of several Anime Studios that worked on Western animation shows as Outsource animation like The Transformers 1984-1987 = The Transformers movie (1986) Spider-Man 1981 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 1983-1986 Jim Henson's Muppet Babies 1984-1987 MOST OF THE 80S TOY CARTOONS

[@patrickreindel692]

The animation was better than much of the modern/current animation.

[@freemantheartist]

The arcade version was great!

[@commsense1979]

I like the animation better than what we got with the series

[@brianb6060]

When I was a kid my best friend spent the night at my house. We stayed up all night playing games and watching TV. At about 6:30 in the morning Pryde of the X-Men came on and just blew us away. We were already comic fans but we stumbled on the cartoon by accident.

[@matthewmagda4971]

Pryde of the X-Men is the exact reason why I started reading comics!

[@thekellyeloshow]

Same here saw it by accident.. and was overjoyed that there was finally a dope X-men show… I was posted when there was no follow up.. they kept that stupid robocop and Dino rider cartoon

[@blazr1976]

I caught that sneaky Jason Voorhees cameo and now all I can think of is a Wolverine versus Jason crossover!

[@sarahtaylor4169]

I'm so glad that I wasn't the only one who saw that haha. Thought I was going nuts!

[@thegoldfishpool]

You know what is really funny about that? Special effects props and miniatures for both the X-Men movie and Jason X was done by the same company at the same time, JJAMB Fx. That was my first real union job 😂

[@Hotobu]

I'm confused as to why he was there.

[@kungfurodeoband]

Wore out this VHS tape as a kid. Stan Lee’s iconic “Greeting true believers” voiceover will forever be in my head.

[@burninghammer83]

I still have my scholastic book fair VHS copy. I cherish this and all the adverts on that VHS tape. 😢

[@Transubstantiate]

I bought it on VHS. It still has my favorite Nightcrawler moment ever, from when he faced off against the Blob; it was just perfectly in character for the elf, and I'm never gonna forget it. "Nothing can move the Blob!" "Und I wouldn't dream of trying. Auf wedersehen!" An absolute chef's kiss of a scene.

[@theinfinity7s]

So true. God I wish this show would have taken off. Even if they decided just to do animated movies with this style and cast of the X-men.

[@arnoldmayii3563]

I still wish they made this into a series!

[@solblackguy]

Would've been great if we got this animation quality with the 90's show. But at the same time, Jubilee is so much better compared to Kitty. Kitty didn't really shine until Evolution.

[@bullseye8841]

Aside from Australian Wolverine, I loved the pilot and the AMAZING arcade game it inspired. One of the best beat'em ups of all time. Plus, that theme song goes hard!

[@budgiecat9039]

I prefer 1992 X-Men TAS theme (which btw was created by the same guy, Ronald Wasserman, who created the Power Rangers theme)

[@LUVBOTZ]

The video game this cartoon spawned is my favorite arcade game of all time. I didn't see Pryde of the X-Men until after the Fox cartoon was already airing, so hearing the different voices was a bit jarring. The one thing I love about Pryde of the X-Men is the inclusion of Nightcrawler, who was sorely missing in the Fox show. Those two episodes he appeared in weren't enough for me.

[@pious83]

*Colossus' roar intensifies*

[@melasnexperience]

Nightcrawler was my favorite to play in that game, so I was excited for him to appear in the 90s show. But yeah, 2 episodes wasn't enough.

[@investigationcheck6292]

I first saw this at a comic convention when I was but a wee lad, before it was released on television. It was hosted by Stan Lee. So obviously, this cartoon holds an X-tra special place in my heart!!

[@Cerulean7]

I think I got my bootleg VHS from a lil' local comic-con. 😅

[@geardog24]

While I’m glad that we got the X-men of the 90’s this series could’ve worked as well, especially with characters like Nightcrawler and Colossus.

[@Dilemina]

Same. But Gambit was was pretty cool.

[@rallyfeind]

Gambit was garbage compared to the comic version. He had the worst writing and stories of any mutant in the group. Jubilee was better than Gambit in the show even.

[@Dilemina]

@@rallyfeind oh snaps

[@rallyfeind]

@deandickson6136 I wish they did him better is all.

[@azmusic2000]

2 of my fave characters

[@diobrando7759]

Whats sad is the quality of this one episode is better than any of the entire run of the Xmen series that came after it

[@MistaJonz]

To this day I still wish they continued this! I mean I loved the series we actually got, but this gorgeous Toei animation just hit differently and the arcade game based on it will always be a favorite!

[@Dudecox]

I just watched this episode on an old VHS on a loop for years. I prefer it over any of the other animate series. They did come out with a proper (but kinda weird) anime X-Men series.

[@carolgottlieb1271]

IMO, both the character design and animation in Pryde was significantly better than the animation in the actual X-Men series. Kitty is also my favorite character, so I really loved that the story centered around her.

[@goranisacson2502]

On the other hand, would the animation have been as good when it came time to actually make a whole series and they had to work on a grueling schedule? Feels like you can't just compare an experimental pilot with a regular episode, the circumstances are quite different.

[@TravelAficianado]

I never knew it was only a one episode pilot for many years. So I was eagerly watching for the next episode for a long time

[@mikepowers9486]

I remember buying this on VHS through a comic book offer. Was so excited when I got it. Cyclops(Duke) had the perfect voice. I liked this animation and artwork so much more then the Fox cartoon. It wasn't perfect but look so much more polished. Bummed it never continued.

[@SPM-tv]

Its still on KZbin 😊

[@mikepowers9486]

@@SPM-tv Nice. I still have the VHS. Just no VCR 🤪

[@maxordman4100]

I didn’t get the original VHS release but I did get a copy of a video from a short-lived video tape series called Marvel matinee which included this cartoon alongside a single episode from the 80s Spider-man cartoon and a single episode of the “new Fantastic Four “ series that famously replaced Human Torch with Herbie the Robot. I found this video at a local grocery store in a cheap video bin and I instantly bought it after seeing Wolverine, Spider-man and the Thing from the Fantastic Four on the cover. I can certainly see why so many people defend this cartoon. The animation is truly incredible and it has a lot of cool characters that were under utilized in the 90s series years later. It definitely makes me happy to see more people praise this cartoon for the legacy that it started and I’m also very glad that I preserved the entire collection of episodes from my original Marvel Matinee tape on DVD with the help of a transfer business in my local neighborhood.

[@Answer_D]

I used to rent Pryde of the X-Men as a child and it is still one of my favorite iterations of the characters. This Era of costumes is my favorite and the arcade game is one of the greatest arcade games ever made. I wish we had gotten more of this series.

[@desflat]

I remember watching the VHS of Pryde at a friend's house on his birthday when I was a kid. I always loved this look for Dazzler, and would play as her and Nightcrawler the most in the arcade game.

[@odiumgeneris729]

I remember when this debuted. It was on and after school cartoon slot where we were watching the RoboCop cartoon. Instead of the next RoboCop episode, we got this. I was blown away. And of course, I didn't understand why it didn't return. Still my favorite X-Men lineup.

[@F13fan]

I bought it on vhs I think from Kay bee. Great animation. Loved the 90s toon. I was all in as kid! Cards, comics, video games, toon!

[@am234523]

AWESOME subject. Thanks to Secret Galaxy for content that's amazingly consistent AND consistently amazing.

[@Berengier817]

I had this on VHS as a kid. Watched it so much I literally could say all the lines

[@Dudecox]

I still know all the words to the song! ha ha

[@WRPLpodcast]

I like to say "now now blob" in Pyro's voice to my fat cat

[@offdacorner]

The Uncanny X-Men from the late 70s through the late 80s is still the best run of comic books ever.

[@matthewmagda4971]

Chris Claremont!

[@offdacorner]

Exactly.@@matthewmagda4971

[@philiphanan1493]

@@matthewmagda4971Yet he ruined the X-Men with X-Men Forever 1 and 2. I’m glad he left after X-Men #4.

[@jayvbspdx]

So weird that a Canadian played him as an Australian in this first animated show, and now an Australian is playing him in his latest live action movie.

[@Dargonhuman]

It's definitely got a very Bill Murray/Lorenzo Music as Peter Venkman/Garfield energy.

[@MovieEnvy]

@@Dargonhumanwas going to say the same thing.

[@gohjohan]

Me too.

[@jamaalmcphee9332]

No it isn’t.

[@solblackguy]

I dug the idea of Wolverine being an Aussie. This was back when we didn't know Wolverine's origin. We just knew he lived in Canada for a while.

[@tanukijessica]

I remember watching this pilot on British TV one Sunday, it was my first introduction to the X-Men so by the time The Animated Series started a few years later I was already aware of the characters. I always wanted Colossus and Nightcrawler to be part of the main team in Animated Series.

[@mutanix]

This pilot was my introduction to the X-Men. When the 90s X-Men came out I couldn't get into it because of how different it was. Especially the animation.

[@TMC1982Part2]

I was only familiar with the X-Men through the Fox Kids animated series before I first heard about and saw Pryde of the X-Men. So naturally, being a young kid at the time, I was admittedly, confused over what I was seeing and hearing. I wasn't overly familiar with the comics so I didn't know who Kitty Pryde or Dazzler were, maybe because I didn't see them on the Fox Kids X-Men series. I always thought that Kitty was ostensibly playing the role that Jubilee would play on the subsequent animated version, i.e. the young and naïve female rookie, who also functioned as an avatar for the audience.

[@thenightstar8312]

Bad take. It's objectively better in every way than this crap was.

[@budgiecat9039]

​​​@@thenightstar8312Not in animation. This was done by Toei who was superior to Korean animation studio AKON, who did the 1992 X-Men TAS Toei did the Transformer series, but so did AKON. I'd have to go back and see the differences but I'd imagine it was was less quality than Toei. One good way to see how much better Toei was than AKON was to see the Japanese intros to the 1992 X-Men TAS which were exclusively aired in Japan only. Those intros clearly showed the animation superiority and made many people then wish the entire series had been animated by Toei. Toei would also often outsource to Sunrise Animation, another Japanese animation studio, but Sunrise got bought by Bandai toy company in the early 99s so perhaps that is why Margaret Loesch and Fox Family didn't use Toei for 1992's X-Men (or perhaps Bandai asked for too much money and AKON was cheaper who knows).

[@pandafresh]

I had the VHS as a kid (and still have that very same copy!) and loved it

[@hibbe]

I was obsessed with this when I found a tape of it somewhere. I always preferred the costumes the X-Men wore in Pryde of the X-Men and as a kid I loved the bits of camp in it like the intro by Stan Lee which I found tremendously endearing!

[@NegaHumanX]

Kitty joining the team is the best introduction to the world that I've seen any show or movie use. That could possibly be because the movies and 90s show used the same method with characters less well oriented to that role. Nowadays, I think someone like Surge would be a good character to fill that roll. Especially if the earlier X-teams act as teachers like in her generation of New Mutants books.

[@strifenineteen]

I mean they did the same thing with X-men The Animated series, they used Kitty Pryde to introduce us to the world

[@NegaHumanX]

@@strifenineteen (Sorry that this response got a bit long.) They used Jubilee in that one. I don't feel she fits the role too well though. Her powers are way more action oriented and her comic introduction showed her to be more competent at the hero side of things than Kitty was (in the beginning). Kitty was just a regular nerdy teen with a loving family and self image issues. She joins because she heard the X-Men were superheroes and thought Colossus was cute. Jubilee was an idealized 90s runaway who dodged cops, lived in a mall after closing hours, and somehow avoided being killed by civilians despite anti-mutant sentiment getting out of hand. They both had the "kid of the team" role but did it in very different ways. They had to drop a lot of what makes Jubilee a cool character in the comics to make her fit Kitty's role. Successfully living under the X-Mens noses and stealing from them without anyone noticing, saving herself from a dog/cyborg/zombie by melting it with her powers, saving Wolverine from crucifixion and living with his feral state until he could regenerate. She was insanely cool but the 90s cartoon version was often seen as the unnecessary kid character. I think they took the wrong elements from Kitty and slapped them onto Jubilee. Personally I liked the 90s take on Jubilee as a kid (and as an adult I think she was over-hated despite being a bit annoying), but with how intense the hate for her was and seeing how much cooler she was in the comics makes me think using her was a bit of a misstep. All that being said, I do think Surge would do well in the role despite being a lot more like Jubilee than Kitty due to the different age we're in now and her not being the only child on the team. Since people don't need an introduction to what a mutant is or who these characters are, she wouldn't need to bridge that gap as much and could instead facilitate us seeing different sides to them.

[@Polar_Bear_Ron]

Highly recommend both X-Men Evolution and Wolverine and the X-Men for these reasons; in Evolution they had an older Logan, Storm and Beast with younger members as the core team. Really hoping that the MCU go that same route. It’d be great to see a modern take but I really don’t trust Disney to do it justice.

[@NegaHumanX]

@@Polar_Bear_Ron X-Men Evolution was what got me to pay attention to generational teams. I loved that Wolverine was a teacher, but hated that Storm was one. It kneecapped her and Jean's characters for most of the show. I'd love it if they did another one like that, but with a different layout to the roster that can better take advantage of the comic stories and relationships.

[@budgiecat9039]

​@@Polar_Bear_RonDisney is going to absolutely butcher the X-Men and we all know it. It's not about if it's about when

[@reggiebrown9508]

That style of animation was so awesome. And i was 9 year's old hearing Wolverine speak in this Australian accent and even at that age i was like "why does he have an Australian accent?, i thought he was Canadian?"

[@TMC1982Part2]

I was thinking the same thing. Maybe because my first true exposure to the Wolverine character was of Cal Dodd's interpretation, so I couldn't help but wonder why the Wolverine of Pryde of the X-Men was talking like an angry version of Crocodile Dundee? Of course, I find it hilarious in hindsight, that an actual Australian in Hugh Jackman would go on to play Wolverine in live-action.

[@alanguages]

@@TMC1982Part2 Australian craze was around that time in the late 80's. Likely why Wolverine became an Aussie. Marvel should have had a mutant enemy named Dingo.

[@xbxreg1]

Thanks for the video! I was born in 1976. I remember watching Pryde of the x-men on TV as a kid. It's still one of my Favs. I loved the artwork, animation style, and Michael Bell's voice!! And i just played Konami's x-men arcade game for a little bit just 3 weeks ago. Another favorite.

[@iamfuturetrunks]

Oh man I remember this cartoon. I must have gotten the VHS tape or maybe just recorded it on tv because I remember seeing it back before we even had a computer let alone internet. I really liked it and later on was reminded of it and found out it was just a one off episode. :( I do like the 90's cartoon along with spiderman around the same time but I think I would have liked this one as well. "Nothing on earth can move the blob.." "and I wouldn't dream of it" "hey, where go?" And that intro song is also great. I got it so many years back and still hear it every now and again on my playlist. "No place to run, no place to hide.. the mutant age.. has now arrived. X-MEN X-MEN!" Maybe at some point it will be shown briefly in a muti-verse type thing.

[@everwho1]

I bought and still own the 1st release VHS and to this day it’s one of my favorite pieces of animation, Australian Wolverine and all.

[@lacrartezorok4975]

In the late 80's the X-Men lived in Australia. Also, there's an Australian Metal band called The Uncanny X-Men ( did Marvel never sued them?) and when he was asked to go to the casting, Hugh Jackman believed the movie was another band. He found out it was a superhero movie until he read the whole script.

[@darkcloudXIV]

I loved those Pizza Hut videos when they came out! The video covers, illustrated cards, and mini comic books featuring a high school football player realizing his powers for the first time, these were the ultimate for 7 year old me at the time, and the brief talks with Stan Lee, Fabian Nazieza, and Scott Lobdell…ugh, my heart!!! The only thing that disappointed me was that they were just one episode each, featuring the first two episodes of the ‘97 series: I wanted more!

[@kurtisseid8361]

About the Wolverine accent, in the comics, 1988 was the year when the whole team was moved to the Australian Outback and relied on Gateway to teleport them. Someone on the cartoons' production teams could have taken it as a sign to have an Australian character.

[@PlasticRocketPop]

This! Yeah, the Outback years were so good, it's right around when I started collecting. You could tell they made Wolverine at "home" there hanging with Gateway and stuff. I remember feeling like they were alluding to the idea that he was from here before moving on to Canada...

[@budgiecat9039]

But if you listened to this video, Dan said Wolverine already had an Australian accent in his appearance in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, titled "Fire-Star Is Born" , aired September 25, 1982, where Iceman and Firestar attend an X-Men reunion featuring Cyclops, Angel, and its latest members Storm and Wolverine (who oddly speaks with an Australian accent). Firestar recalls her origins, dealing with a bully named Bonnie, and being recruited into the X-Men where they fought Magneto and a Sentinel. After that, the Juggernaut crashes the party in an effort to destroy his stepbrother Professor X.

[@rosskwolfe]

When I was a kid,my parent bought the VHS tape and I watched it so many times I had the entire thing memorized.

[@bobjohnson1633]

Colossus smashing through that danger room scenario looked cool as hell

[@Summertimeblues28]

This is my X-Men cartoon. I remember I found the VHS 📼 on sale for cheap at my local grocery store. I still quote it all the time. “Are we gonna talk about it all day or do it? We’re gonna do it!”

[@Pewpewpew182]

@13:43, what was Jason doing there lol 😂 I remember catching this as a very small child on a Sunday morning. It intrigued me and possibly started my love for the Xmen. ❤

[@MrBeardsley]

I definitely caught Pryde of the X-Men at least once as part of the Marvel Action Universe probably in 1990, it was my first real exposure to the X-Men.

[@brandonandcharlene9527]

Pryde was amazing. I know my peers and I figured out the 13 week cycle in Just enough time to tape it off TV on one of its repeated airings. I still have the original WHITE New World VHS ( not shown, but pre dating the boxes shown in this episode). But not for nothing, this was an awesome start. I would have loved a full season, but the world wasn't ready. 3 years later it was. Those opening lyrics though.... "No Place to Hide, No place to run. The Mutant age has now Begun!"....still gives me the shivers.... but in a good way 🤩

[@Zylthis]

I still say that Pryde of the X-men (Some of that voice acting aside) was the superiour animated X-men.

[@jimsmagnificentminiaturemo3235]

Yes! Thanks for making this episode about one of the greatest one-off animated episodes ever!

[@AntoineJenkins80sChild]

I love Pryde of The X-Men (aside from Wolverine's voice of course and other small irritations.) Great intro and hellified animation. I was a big Dazzler fan as I had acquired a lot of comics of her (thanks to my mom), especially during her disco roller skate costume phase. It was nice when her outfit was updated later and great to see it animated in Pryde of The X-Men. The 90s X-Men was awesome, but if only it had the animation of this and kept Dazzler instead of having Jubilee.... whoooaa momma what a show it truly could have been!... but I digress. I wish this had been picked up. Long live Pryde of The X-Men! (Another great video Dan!)

[@AnimeJason2011]

Pat Pinney voiced Wolverine, Australian accent and all? You know, for the longest, I thought it was Neil Ross who voiced him. This revelation is new to me. Everyone who did a voice comparison video thought it was Neil Ross who voiced Wolvie in both Pryde of the X-Men and in the Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends episode, A Firestar is Born. I guess they should redo them now, now that this typo was somewhat corrected. Other than that, Pryde of the X-Men didn't do much, but it if wasn't for that, the 90s X-Men cartoon, and Margaret Loesch spearheading it to Fox Kids, never existed. That, and the awesome Konami arcade game along with it. Good review.

[@wenkrush]

I had this on VHS and I watched it more times than I can count. I specifically remember a PSA commercial before it where a dude dressed as Spider-Man was telling people to register to vote. 9 year old me was confused when I asked my mom how to do that and she told me I had to wait 9 more years 😂

[@salaahuddiynjohnson857]

I had the same VHS! I watched this all the time as a kid.

[@theinfinity7s]

Hahaha. Same. Mine actually broke I watched so many times. 😢 Though, that PSA really was so random. Hahah. I truly do still love this small feature and wish we got more of it. This is and always be the best X-Men to me.

[@tommyherrick8220]

I absolutely loved this on VHS. I watched it so many times I probably destroyed the tape.

[@mr.honeycomb]

I bought the Pride of the X-Men VHS when it came out, as well as those dual X-Men promo tapes with mini comics. I was very much into X-Men at that time and so excited for such an awesome cartoon!

[@purpletealman]

Hell yeah! I loved this so much! The animation was glorious! I was so disappointed when it never got picked up.

[@mkproductions2.0]

I used to have this VHS back in the day as of 1991.

[@edwardswinton1543]

Couldn't tell you how excited I was as a kid, waiting for an episode that was never made, stayed looking for the next episode for almost a year.😅😅

[@RAPPERScantSPELL]

Oh wow, I wore out this VHS as a kid, and I’ve always wondered where my parents got it! Seeing that Pizza Hut promo, it all became clear. Of all things, I have to thank Pizza Hut for opening the door to a lifelong love of comics and heroes. Thanks for helping me solve that lingering mystery, Dan 🙂

[@JohnnyDisco-bg7si]

I was so excited to finally see this on video when I was a kid. I had wished it had been picked up. I thought it looked so much better than the one we got in the 90's.

[@chameleonhrt]

I never watched this episode, but I loved the arcade game it was based on. I should probably check it out one day. I think I like the art style more than the other X-men cartoon from the 90s that I grew up with.

[@Cerulean7]

The full pilot is on youtube for your viewing pleasure.

[@Cobralalalala]

I watched it several times in the early 90s and really enjoyed it. Then the Animated Series hit and I fell in love. 🙂

[@StegoKing]

My friends and I recorded Pryde of The X-Men on VHS and rewatched until the tape broke.

[@Cerulean7]

I got this when it was new on BOOTLEG VHS at a local comic-con😅. Excellent! The series would've been one of the greatest cartoons of a time, as it was animated by the same team that did Transformers. A shame they didn't make more. Oh, well. At least we got that anime X-men miniseries several years ago.

[@Dudecox]

Amazing video! I think I first saw this selling at a VHS store so very long ago. I randomly caught it on TV, recorded it and rewatched it about a million times. Probably my favorite animated version of the X-Men to this day.

[@robertwishin2868]

I'm enjoying Jason showing up in videos.

[@b3films]

Found the VHS for this at the local library back when it came out. I think I was the only one that was constantly checking it out. Still hear the theme song in my head.

[@Dvontu]

This is the reason why I don't care for the X-Men Animated Series. I was so hurt, and still hurt, that this never made it past the pilot. As always, an amazing Deep Dive, my Brotha!

[@TMC1982Part2]

The animation in Pryde of the X-Men is phenomenal. That was probably the biggest advantage that it had over the later Fox Kids series.

[@nathanwright812]

I always wondered why the arcade game had a totally different roster than the 92 series.

[@budgiecat9039]

Because the game was in development before the show came out so their more recent points of reference back then was the 1989 pilot of which Toei Animation worked on and so perhaps Konami had some ties to working with them.

[@danielgreen2788]

Goosebumps all over, I remember how hard It was to get a bootleg VHS of this. I saw It in 1990 or so. Excelsior.

[@J-Russ]

I would not consider this a failure. I watched this during its original broadcast as a kid. I was disappointed when it didn't become a series. Then, one day, I found it on VHS and felt like I had struck gold. If they had made this into a show back then, kids would have watched it.

[@robseman5212]

I've been waiting a long time for this episode! Thanks so much Dan, this answered a lot of my questions, and like you, I was also heartbroken that it never became a series. What kids today don't realize is that in pre-internet days, there was no way to Google whether there would be more episodes ... you had to learn the hard way, setting your VCR to record Marvel Action Universe every Sunday until it ended and letting the cold, hard realization and disappointment hit you months and years later. Good times, the 80s. Also, why was Jason Voorhees in that final montage for the live-action movies??

[@IssanCaliRefugee]

That exactly happened to me. I set the VCR to record early Sunday mornings as I wanted to sleep in. Then one day I hit play to find I had not captured Sunday morning cartoons, but televangelists and informercials. A sad day indeed.

[@pmorton7960]

Animation for Pryde was so much better than the animated series ended up being imo.

[@kwilcox417]

Pryde and the arcade game are two very fond memories of my childhood. About 5 years ago some friends and I beat the arcade game again, absolutely love it.

[@kendallledbetter7203]

This was my first exposure to the X-men when I was a child. We owned the vhs. Wolverine had the Australian voice and his brown suit. Legendary

[@paulo23pd]

A bit of foreboding with Wolverine being voiced by an Australian rather than a Canadian and then Hugh Jackman ends up playing him in the films.

[@LUVBOTZ]

Foreshadowing.

[@cormano64]

@@LUVBOTZ Thank you for your service. o>

[@logantrimble006]

And yet, Jackman managed to come off as Canadian so much better than Patrick Pinney did.

[@joshoshea3194]

@@cormano64 🤣🤣👍

[@iSUCKatTHlSgame]

fun fact: when this is mentioned in the video at around 13:41 there's a frame of Jason Voorhees for some strange reason. idk why it stood out or why I felt the need to point that out, but here we are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@oliverkloshophdndrecords50]

I used to have this vhs... loved it

[@jinpei05]

I watched the Pryde of the X-Men pilot on VHS sometime in high school when I had already played the hell out of the arcade game. I didn't realize it was the basis for the arcade game until about halfway into the runtime 😅

[@goldendogs514]

Saw it when it first aired. Good times! Thanks for this fun ride back in time.

[@kadosho02]

Memory unlocked: I remember watching Pryde of the X-Men when it was on TV. It felt surreal to see the comics come to life, and tell a fascinating story. And later the arcade game. I did watch the X-Men animated series that followed on Fox, and it was a ride. X-Men 97' cannot wait

[@oldnoob1917]

One of my favorites. I think I have the VHS around in a box somewhere. Great video

[@keyzenthiru]

i remember having a vhs cassette copy of this and this was my introduction to marvel, superheros,, and the xmen. Seeing this is especially so nostalgic for me too

[@snukastyle]

The first time I saw the episode was on the original VHS tape release. It was sold in comic shops a month or two before it aired on TV. I recall spending $15 on the tape way back when, which was basically white box with the X-Men in a jumping out sort of image on the cover. I watched that tape a bunch of times; no idea how many, and I don't recall what friend I last lent it (or gave it) to. To say I was happy when the arcade game hit with that full team would be an understatement.

[@orinanime]

I saw this in 89/90 on TV. Had a VHS recording of the broadcast. Loved it. Watched hundreds of times. Wore out the tape. I also love the arcade game. I also love the 92 series. I have all 5 seasons on DVD. I wish "Pryde" would get included as a bonus feature on some DVD/Blu-ray release.

[@andrewtitus6839]

I remember stumbling upon this gem at Blockbuster Video one day and really liking it. I then did some research online to try and find out where I could watch the rest of it, only to have my hopes and dreams dashed to find out it was truly a one and done thing. Womp womp for me. Also i remember that pizza hut commercial and owned both those tapes, but those were from the first two episodes of the xmen 92 series.

[@jinpei05]

Konami really was the king of arcade multiplayer. TMNT, The Simpsons, and the 6-player, double CRT monitor X-Men behemoth were the unbeatable trio that every arcade had to have to even be considered competent. Dibs on Wolverine!

[@RogueBoyScout]

I don't know about other countries, but when TMNT dropped in Australia, It was pretty much the first game that asked for a Dollar a game (or maybe it was 60 cents originally, but after a while they just figured a dollar coin was actually more logical and psychologically seemed like you were spending "less" due to not pumping 20 cent pieces) It then laid the groundwork for Street Fighter 2, plus like you said the Konami Trilogy that set a new standard for beat-em-ups (Punisher, Alien vs Predator ect ect) and then yeah.. It really was a glorious time, an arcade renaissance was taking place. Graduating from 1942/Ghost n Goblins/Rastan ect ect... I wish someone did a REAL documentary on arcade games, not just the usual tropes, but I'm talking a real in depth look. Get into the nitty gritty of it all. Counterfeit cabinets, all that stuff

[@AlterRaigo]

Wow...I still have those Pizza Hut VHS tapes. They are honestly an amazing piece of media. Not only includes the first few episodes of the 90's series but interviews with Stan Lee and all of the other writers and artists of the time who made the X-Men super popular in those days. I still have those trading cards as well!

[@BenderCrosby1]

Great video!! LOL I loved how you snuck in J ason Vorhees into the X-Men movie clips!! LOLOL

[@yellowprime8491]

This depiction of Dazzler still lives rent free in my brain till this day.

[@Apathesis0]

I love the animation style.and qualityfrom this pilot. Magneto looked amazing under the lighting of his electric cage during the beginning of the pilot.

[@84Reyn]

Absolutely love the addition in the movie clips. Best X Man of all.

[@MovieEnvy]

I have most of this taped off of tv (among many WWF matches) and for years could find nothing about it. So glad when I was finally able to find out about it through the internet!

[@joeschmoe5231]

"Although you've won, Nightcrawler must die!"

[@JasonPalmeira]

I caught this as a young kid when it first aired and thought it was amazing. I knew of the X-Men but this was my first real introduction to them. I spent the next many weeks/months trying to find it again not knowing it was a one off at the time. For ages I thought I made it up in my imagination. It was decades before I learned what it was.

[@graefx]

Ive never seen the pilot but I cant remember how long ive been aware of it. Aussie Logan regularly made the pop culture rounds. The 6 player cab though, now theres a core memory. I dont know why Ive never really associated the two but probably because of time. That and the sega with Vector man were the 2 most in demand things at the YMCA's youth rec room.

[@4891MR]

Yes, I watched its initial debut. It was interesting to see the later animated series create a generation of fans. I had read every issue of the comic books before any of that.

[@doomsmythe]

I waited until the first time it aired and recorded it on our VCR. I saw it in the back of a Marvel Comic and followed TV Guide until it came on. Then worked at Pizza Hut when that TV commercial y'all had for the X-Men tapes was out. Had a stack of them LOL.

[@omarvallejo8585]

PERFECT episode!

[@korimiller379]

Had this on VHS back in the day and enjoyed it, though even back in the 90's I knew that the story pacing/character interactions were way too rushed. Still it was a fun watch, even now I can still recall the theme song.

[@bobjohnson1633]

You mean it was action packed

[@CaptainRufus]

This 1 shot is what both got me into the X Men and also into comics as they currently are.

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Haa! 6:40 I totally remember this era, my friend had these when we were growing up. I never got one because it was a bit out of our family's price range to spend that much for something I could see on TV and would probably only watch a handful of times. Still it was an awesome time, I often wish I could go back to it but with the knowledge and tech available to me now. 😄👍

[@samacuna1080]

I was so confused as a kid, no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t find a second episode to this series. The funny thing is I remember being excited that I thought I found the second episode, but it was a different tape cover to the same episode.

[@theinfinity7s]

I remember just turning 6 and my brother was already a fan of X-Men and told there was this cool new cartoon coming on at 7pm that night, about these characters called the X-Men. The minute I heard the intro song, I felt such a huge spark of energy and fascination that gave me goosebumps. This should have been a show and with serveral seasons atleast. It's style and animation were honestly top tier, espcially for the 80's. Sure the dialouge is campy but the roster is great and and animation is actually better than the 90's show, with more consistency, frames and dynamic character art.

[@travisa7669]

That appearance of the X-Men in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends was mind-blowing for any kids who knew of them back then. Australian Wolverine made some sense back then in the early 1980s as he hadn't had a voice made for him yet and for all a little kid like me knew, he could've just been a Canadian with a very weird accent?!

[@adamgroszkiewicz814]

I remember catching the last half of Pryde of the Xmen randomly one Saturday...and spent the next 2 years searching to watch the whole thing. The theme song was burned into my little boy brain.

[@darkpsychoelf1701]

I loved the X-Men comics, and when this came out, i was stoked!!! It was corny compared to the 90's X-Men but I will always love it! Im gonna go watch it again.

[@JohnnyOmnia79]

I actually really liked the pilot and always wondered why it didn't take off. I figured it was because almost no one I ever talked to had even seen it. It came on randomly, so if you weren't watching cartoons on the right channel, at the specific time, on the exact Saturday it happened to be running, it was easy to miss. The quality was good, the overall feeling of it, "felt" like the 80s X-Men I was currently reading about in "X-Men Classic", the animation was great, the theme was pretty cool, even Wolverine being Australian didn't bother me THAT much at the time. Even though I liked the 90's X-Men cartoon, there were things that always bugged me. The animation style wasn't as slick as the "Pryde" pilot, the way they had the wrong team roster for certain well known story arcs, etc. I would really have liked to see what this could have done as a series.

[@JohnnyOmnia79]

And the arcade game was rad AF.