Pirates Of The Dark Water Explored - Criminally Overlooked Classic Cartoon That Got Axed Too Soon
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Mer is an extraterrestrial world plagued by evil. The only thing that can stop the encroaching darkness and the ruthless pirate lord who seeks to control it is a motley crew of unlikely heroes - an orphan prince of a formerly powerful kingdom, the last of his line of ancestors; a seasoned pirate whose obsession with treasure hid a heart of gold; a mysterious eco-mancer with ties to a realm beyond mortal men's reach; and a strange creature called a monkey bird is. These were The Pirates of Dark Water, introduced by the famous cartoon company Hanna-Barbera and developed in 1991.
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The Pirates of Dark Water was Hanna-Barbera's best work, and yet SOOOOOO underappreciated. i only wish the creator had finished the script so that it could've been made by fans today, like Dungeons and Dragons finale was.
It was *so cool* discovering the fan-made finale to D&D.
@@Agonis100 agreed, it was very satisfying as well.
I loved this cartoon back in the day. Never finished it😥. The dark water reminded me of the black maneating goo on the movie CreepShow 2.
This would make a great movie today...if it stayed true to the show
There was no broadcast finale episode of D&D only an audio broadcast with a simplified animated cartoon style from a unproduced script. After watching it on TH-cam, oh how growing up in the 80s I would've loved to seen it in the animation of its predecessor show episodes.
The cost of making episodes bankrupted it.
A true gem of the golden era of American animated television; along with “Exosquad” and “Gargoyles”, I consider these 3 shows to be THE hidden treasures of the 90’s. For some reason there was just a tremendous up swelling of talented writers and producers putting out original and creative content - and I cannot stress that enough! With people yearning for fresh and new stories instead of reboots and retreads, these shows came up with unique worlds and exciting new characters that paid tremendous respect to their audiences. These shows were supposedly written with kids in mind but the content is engrossing and salient to me as an adult.
“Peter Pan and the Pirates” is another excellent show that has been buried in time and by the studio.
I remember loving this as a kid, it was one of the shows I really looked forward to. I still remember how frustrated I was that it never finished
I watched this as a little kid in the 90's and loved it. I viewed it again recently and was shocked at just how awesome it was even from an adult perspective. A pure adventure with interesting characters that doesn't pull any punches with the plotlines. Even the characters you'd expect to be one-note have depth; The antagonists are competent and a genuine threat to the heroes.
May I ask how you watched it? I been trying to find it online to watch myself.
@@punsized2296 VHS;p, but seriously torrent is the only option today i think;;/, now i see i have all the episodes, i'll try to upload it
@@model84 That would be awesome! Thank you!
Indeed agreed,
But It’s really sad western cartoons can’t seem to do this much work in bringing characters to life these days😅
@@punsized2296 yt won't let me upload (copyright, strange i can see HEAT the whole movie on yt;|), care to share some google disc?
This animated series was amazing; I hadn't realized I never saw the end of it. This show, and Land of The Lost, were two of my favorites as a kid.
Lol I remember land of the lost too both great shows 👍
This is a nice little trip down nostalgia road. I forgot Hannah Barbara made this. To think, the same people who made Yogi Bear made something as gritty as this.
Oh this show was great! I wish it got to finish. Ih and 1st
Noy Jitat! It's been too long since we've sailed the alien seas of Mer.
Indeed! Incredible setting.
I have rewatched the episodes that they did produce. My only complaint is they did not finish the story.
Was the show Cancelled due to the ratings or something?
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 I honestly have no idea.
Yeah, that bothered the hell out of me as a kid. I liked to imagine the cures the water, but I wanted to see it
@@seanchan4478 I would have loved to have seen a conclusion of that fine story as well.
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 It was a pricey show to produce at the time and the toy line didn't do good.
An excellent Fantasy series with creative world building.
I definitely agree. Absolutely underrated and underappreciated. This has to be still one of my favorite cartoons ever and I was able to buy the series from Vudu.
So sad that it was canceled before a solid ending to the series. It was very different from most other cartoons. I love it still to this day.
This was definitely one of my all time favorites! Thank you for this.
*this is such an underrated cartoon! such a good show! I really need to watch this again!* 💪👍
I loved this show as a kid
I would love it if the original creator of this series at least finish the story as a novel. I would definitely buy a copy of the book if he ever wrote such a book.
absolutely, i would even turn it into an RPG in the creator's honor, free to play of course.
@TheGaming Paladin Superb ideas, both of you! That's honestly two continuations I would look forward to.
Pretty sure a table top rpg was indeed released back in the day
@@miguelhuerta4916 super nintendo i believe
How do we make it happen on kickstarter?
This was a classic tale with a plucky young hero. There was so much creativity in this cartoon and the production quality made it feel epic. Thanks for bringing it some well-deserved attention and love. It's one of my most vivid memories from being young, as far as cartoons go. Your videos are always so well written and edited.
Hands down one of my favorite childhood cartoons. It set a standard for morals, my standard and love for fantasy as well as adventure.
Before there was One Piece there was Pirates Of Dark Water 🤣. It's a shame that the better shows of their time always get axed too soon.
Facts
I have vague memories of this show. It's interesting that it's Hanna-Barbara, as the animation style is not what you normally see from them.
I loved this cartoon! It was creative and was very visually appealing. Hanna Barberra was very creative
I asked for this video a long time ago! Thank you for bringing this classic back to light!
Dark water series was def one of my favorite evening cartoons in the early 90’s… I do feel they did Wren dirty by only giving him that broken sword thing that looked kind of ghetto AF 🤣
My childhood. It was my absolute favorite animated series as a kid, and one of my inspirations to become a writer - particularly when I looked back as a teenager and found out they cancelled the show.
I REMEMBER THIS!
I’m now 45 and still miss this show each and every single day!
My sister and I loved this show back in the day, and I wouldn't mind it getting a reboot, on the condition that the character designs didn't change.
Loved this show
Wow, I forgot about this show. I was so disappointed it never got a real finale.
I’m 43, in the 90s I loved this cartoon. Full on adventure.
Watch this when it first came out. Wish they had finished it. It gave me one of the best not swear phrases of 'Noy Gee Tah'. I still sit down and watch it from time to time.
This and Thundar were my favorites as a kid !
I would've loved to have seen this series get it's just due. Such a great premise and cast of characters.
There were so many great cartoons when I was a kid.
But The Pirates of Dark Water was something truly special. There was nothing else like it.
It still such a tragedy that it ended the way it did; that we were left without an ending.
God this show was what got me into Syfy &
Sci-fi, this show had it all from interesting characters,
to diversity before that became the only thing in western animation, instead of just writing good stories and characters(who might happen to be different) this would be amazing idea to return to this 90’s story 🤓😊
I loved the Pirates of Dark Water as a kid. It was one of the highlights of my saturday mornings growing up.
I remember this one. I loved this show always wondered why it stopped. Maybe these young producers and animators can pick it up again and redo it. Petition?
Loved this cartoon
This series definitely from I remember deserves a reboot and I hope they do that they keep as close to the original material and art styles possible
In the last 30 years this show still haunts me for what it could have been.
If possible they should make a open word RPG of dark water that would let them tell the whole story and add more
I used to love this show!
Thank you for covering this! I was very disappointed they cut this animation short! Awesome story and so much potential. Luckily another great show replaced this in 1994.
For your next video, you should cover Conan The Adventurer.
Ah yes. I used to watch this as a kid. Good times.
Awesome work Marvelous, you guys have been on 🔥🔥 lately with the content and thanks for making this video and several others possible.
I believe this should be made into a movie and rated r this would be so much better then pirates of the Caribbean
Still miss this show from way back. Wish there was a conclusion 😪
One of the shows I made sure to catch every Saturday morning.
Loved cartoon, the shows nowadays for kids are so babyish for kids 7-10yrs
Yeah. Something weird happened in the late 90's to early 2000's when it came to western produced kids programming. Even as a kid myself then, it was noticeable enough to be irritating. Thankfully we had Toonami.
i'd argue even younger than that... i long for the kind of cartoons that people were coming up with back then... werent afraid to treat kids like they were older than 2, willing to scare them and make them feel emotions other than giggling mindless joy.
This cartoon was in my memory . but I forgot the name . We need a remake of this show
I love reading all the comments about this amazing show. WE need a movie or something to conclude the story. It deserves it
One of my Favorite cartoon had some history teachings in it. 👍👍
This channel is filled with nostalgia
I loved this as a kid, really need to re-watch it again. It's so good!
Niddler was my fav! I didn't realize Roddy McDowell did the voice, i love him in Fright Night!
Absolutely fantastic series with the most epic theme song of all time
Freaking loved this show as a kid.
Came out in the 90's , not 80's.
Thanks for suggesting all of these classic cartoons I never heard of. I'm bout to watch this today.
*i am fortunate to have one figurine from this series Konk that i found at a comics book store several years ago...i know it would be insanely expensive for find the rest of them so i'm happy with the one that i have*
I used to have action figures of ioz, niddler, konk, mantis, bloth from 93 but they're lost somewhere in storage lol
I sure hope Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures would do a live-action movie adaptation of The Pirates of Dark Water and add in the style of the Pirates of the Caribbean Movies.
Disney need NOT to touch this sir....
perhaps New Line Cinema or Lions Gate Films
I watched this show as a kid, now I'm 42 and I'm looking to buy it on DVD but I can't find the series on Bluray
Love it. Crushed on Tula so much. Own it on DVD and have both the SNES and Sega Genesis games.
I remember this. I think I was 6 or 7. There was actually one episode that frightened me to tears. It was one where a woman sampled the Dark Water to rejuvenate herself. It worked initially, but she then started to age rapidly, and we see her dissolve alive.
Her name was cray the alchemist
Yeah that specific episode also stayed with me for years to come. She also had an eye on Wren.
Oh yes, I remember that. That also freaked me out, and caused me to not watch any more of the series. When you're a kid you get more immersed into things. You have a harder time separating fiction from reality.
"Pirates Of The Dark Water" looks like a great show! I don't like how shows only air 13 episodes. The women in the video are good looking!😍 I like how the lighthouse owner and Tula have bangs!
If there's a reboot coming out, that's great! I'm glad there is.
Pretty sure there was a second season but it was lost when the master tapes were recorded over.
21 episodes total
Cool You guys finally did it !! I loved this show growing up, next in line are "THE STONE PROTECTORS".
It wasn't an 80s cartoon, like he says in the first paragraph, it's a 90s show. Lots of great shows were created in the 90s
Wow I didn’t kno I knew about this till I started watching and it came back to me, crazy
Seems like alot of fun, especially when its a Hanna-Barbera Show.
With that Arabian Nights look.
@@brodriguez11000 That too
This was definitely a pleasure to watch. It was one of my favorite animations besides Gargoyles . Miss this show. I'm not to fond of a lot of the animation of today too silly and goofy.
OMG! I have not thought about Pirates of Dark Water in decades! 🤯
this needs a huge reboot... live action.. animated... all
Part of me still wants this to be rebooted or finished, and the other part of me knows anyone who tried would just screw it up so it is better left as is, a forgotten treasure. Same with Exo Squad and Mighty Max. Good memories that don't need to be spoiled by people who just don't get it.
Loved this show as a kid.
A very awesome show. I have it on DVD now. Hopefully, a reboot of it will happen in the near future.
I wish they'd finish this cartoon. I remember back in the day when it first aired, I rewatched it like 4 times over the summer trying to finish it but I kept missing the final episodes. It wasn't until years later on the internet I learned they never finished the episodes.
One of my favorite shows. ! Missed it
One of my favorite cartoons of all time…
Awesome Job!
I loved this show. But in portugal it didnt had much fans
Why?
@@thefantasticretroreviewer3941 had to compete with tmnt and xmen. So it was pushed to a bad schedule
@@emanuelferreira6875 oof, sadly many good cartoons suffered a fate similar to that.
Oh this show was so good. I remembered the reruns when I was a kid. And the SNES had a game too
I remember watching this on Cartoon Network in the 90s on sundays.
The Episode I watched yesterday was called The Collection, there's more Awesome Episodes to watch, if this Series does get Remade, I'd definitely love to watch it, definitely plan to Complete Season 2 and Season 3. 🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍
Man I hope they will do a new movie or series based of Pirates Of The Dark Water! I loved the show as a kid!
This was one of the best cartoons EVER. I really hope Super 7 will make ultimates figures of these one day.
This show was great.
I loved this show as a kid. I even remember the pizza hut promotion for it.
Johnny quest was 🔥
The animation quality was HYPE!
Loved this show as a kid
I had forgot about this one
Can't wait until you talk about Exosquad.
I hated that this show was cancelled. They never got all 13 treasures and it fucked me up as a kid lol. Also this cartoon came out in the 90s not the 80s
Was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons, before it just ended all of a sudden.
Easily one of my top favorite shows. Bought it and watch it with my kids. Run a DND Homebrewed game based on PODW. And yes I know there is a pirates of dark water table top game haha
Loved this show. I kept waiting for more episodes I really wish someone would just complete it 🙏🏾
This was one of my favorite cartoons of all time. It needs to be made into a movie
Great breakdown! Love the video! I to agree that this series was far a head of its time. I always hated how it just sort of ended. I remember watching it as a young teenager thinking how different it was than anything else that was on television and how much better it was. This went down as a show similar to EXO squad that I thought was really interesting and the characters face real consequences. In any event, most of the voice talent is still available they could totally do a reboot on Netflix or something with Kevin Smith maybe kind of like the he-man reboot… I would love to see a modern maybe not reboot but continuation of the story a conclusion if you will. One small correction The Voice town that you named is actually Frank Welker with a K. He is one of the voices of the 80s if you will. Everyone remembers and knows Peter Cullen because of Optimus prime but Frank Welker Spand show many shows and the voice of the dark helper or whatever his name was with a tentacle was actually another voice from transformers/G.I. Joe/everything else Hasbro made a show of! :-)
There was a character that said "I'm a pirate! Not a pilot!" and I still remember it.
This was my first pirate show, l think this show is loooooong over due for a reboot
Or just a continuation.
When I was a kid, this series actually scared me. But looking back on it as an adult, it looks rather compelling. I have nothing but respect for creatives that actually build their own world. World building seems to be a lost art these days, as now they would rather use shows to spout their opinions on the real world than actually make something original.