The 1990s were an *interesting* time for the Comics Industry and the Fantastic Four were no exception.
They got a Cartoon in 1994 and it was...something.
In short, it was changed drastically for the better in Season 2.
Before that, let's cover the final Episode before the rebrand and it features the return of The Silver Surfer!
A quick recap first (which is given in the Show later as well) ...
The Silver Surfer stood up to Galactus and was forbidden to soar the Universe in return. He could only stay in our Galaxy.
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It is interrupted by Johnny (whose Pearl Jam Concert was rained out) and then the other two.
Weird energy in the air is causing what appears on TV to come out of the screen!
That's all of the setup I need for the team to fight Dinosaurs!
They trace the energy to the upper Atmosphere and find Galactus' ship, albeit worn down.
They go inside and THEN put on space suits.
They are called that because you only put them on AFTER you're in Space, right?
All is not what it seems as The Silver Surfer- fresh off of meeting Alicia and recapping his origin- arrives.
They have more company- Dr. Doom!
This was all a trap so that he could zap The Surfer and steal his powers!
He sets the ship to explode and flies to Earth.
Obviously, our Heroes survive and Reed tries to find a way to restore The Surfer's powers.
It is not going well!
Meanwhile, Dr. Doom hijacks all of the TV Signals to announce that he wants the World Rulers to all surrender to him and make him King (of the World)!
As luck would have it, the nosy Land Lady (she stopped appearing in Season 2) inspires a simple plan.
They bait Dr. Doom into chasing them into Outer Space.
They make him fly past Galactus' limit on the Surfer, which gets his attention.
He's a full on Deus Ex Machina here, stopping Doom, restoring the Surfer and then leaving them.
Bye!
The End.
This is a fun Episode, as long as you understand what you are going to get here.
The Show was not great, especially in this 1st Season. It had moments and it adapted the early Comics, giving a younger Demographic (like me) a taste of them.
There's a genuine charm here.
That said, the Animation, Writing and Production are a little bit off and pretty silly.
We see Sumo Wrestlers come out of a TV!
Pacing is strange as we don't get to fully powered Doom until over halfway through. As such, they have to rush through to the End.
I can't be mad at this- it is endearing and just kind of silly.
It also features some not so subtle advertising for the Marvel Action Hour (of which this is the 2nd half) ...
Have some goofy fun with this Show- wrinkles and all. It is both silly and self-serious, which is a good combination for animation.
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