Pryde of the X-Men

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 * Universe           = Earth-652975
 * Image              = Pryde of the X-Men.png
 * Format             = Animated
 * Runtime            = 30 min.
 * Creators           = John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Larry Parr
 * Starring           = Cyclops, Wolverine, Colossus, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Professor Charles Xavier, Dazzler, Magneto, Juggernaut, Pyro, The Blob, The White Queen, Nightcrawler, The Toad, Lockheed
 * Cast               = Michael Bell, Neil Ross, Earl Boen, Andi Chapman, Kath Soucie, John Stephenson, Alexandra Stoddart, Ronald Gans, Patrick Pinney, Pat Fraley, Alan Oppenheimer, Susan Silo, Frank Welker, Dan Gilvezan
 * Developers         = Directed by Ray Lee, Original Music by Robert J. Walsh, Voice Direction by Stu Rosen
 * Producers          = Will Meugniot
 * Executive Producers =
 * Narrator           = Stan Lee....Himself (voice)
 * Country            =
 * Network            =
 * Number of Episodes = 1
 * IMDB ID            = 0098137
 * First Aired        = {{ed|Pryde of the X-Men Season 1 1}}
 * Last Aired         =


 * Season1_1          = Pilot

Pryde of the X-Men is a one-shot animated television pilot from 1989 featuring the X-Men. A series, for which this episode was intended as a pilot, never materialized. The title is a pun based on the name of Kitty Pryde, one of the characters. Marvel Productions/Sunbow Productions produced the pilot X-Men episode for NBC. The single episode aired infrequently in syndication during the Marvel Action Universe series and was later released on video.
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Reaction
The pilot met with mixed reaction. While the animation was of an extremely high quality for television (especially for the late eighties) as the pilot was made to garner interest in a potential series, several points were criticized


 * Kitty Pryde was constantly portrayed as a hapless damsel in distress, in stark contrast to her comic counterpart: the 1985 mini-series Kitty Pryde and Wolverine, a well-known watershed moment for Kitty, had changed Kitty from an innocent, carefree teen into a responsible, strong young woman.
 * Wolverine spoke with a thick Australian accent, although his history is Canadian. His constant insertion of Australianisms like "dingo" and "crikey" irritated many fans. This was a continuation though of the Australian depiction of Wolverine in the Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends episode . Incidentally, two of the actors who have played Wolverine, Scott McNeil (in X-Men: Evolution) and Hugh Jackman (in the X-Men movies) are Australian, although both play the character without a distinct accent.

However, after the success of X-Men and X-Men: Evolution, fans have been kind to Pryde of the X-Men, seeing it as a well-meant prelude for things to come.

Links

 * Detailed negative review
 * Detailed positive review
 * Snooze Jersey Productions&mdash;X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men
 * 80sxchange.com&mdash;Pryde of the X-Men (1989)
 * Pryde of the X-Men Theme (RA)
 * Pryde of the X-Men Theme (MP3)
 * Retro Junk&mdash;Show Info
 * YouTube&mdash;Pryde of the X-Men
 * X-Men Retrospective, Episode Two: Pryde of the X-Men
 * “Pryde of the X-Men” Talkback (Spoilers)
 * Marvel Animation Age&mdash;Pryde of the X-Men Review and Media by Stu
 * The X-Men cartoon Marvel hid from you
 * The X-Men on TV
 * Pryde of the X-Men at TVRage
 * Pryde of the X-Men at Marvel Animated Universe Wiki

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