History CreatorBacklash / WesternAnimation

* Creator/CartoonNetwork appears to be going to great lengths to hide the fact that shows like ''WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz'', ''WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome'', ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'', ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'' ever existed. These series are never mentioned anywhere on the channel's official website and online episodes are shot down as quickly as they are uploaded. Though the reasons why are a mystery, as Robot Jones reappeared for the networks 20th anniversary and made prominent appearances along with [[WesternAnimation/TheProblemSolverz Alfe]] and [[WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome Festro]] in the ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' MassiveMultiplayerCrossover episode "Crossover Nexus". Meanwhile, ''Robotomy'' and ''The Problem Solverz'' (the latter having its second season punted to the platform) were briefly on Creator/{{Netflix}} and the former had its shorts aired on ''WesternAnimation/CartoonPlanet''. However, the same can't be said for ''Series/OutOfJimmysHead'' mentioned below.

* InUniverse in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', Roger and Hayley want to test their attention abilities so Klaus challenges them to watch the movie "Bicycle" by Ken Burns. He describes it as "a movie so unwieldy and meandering Burns himself has disavowed it". Behind the tape, Burns' commentary reads "unwatchable".

** Creator/CharlesMSchulz deeply regretted the animated special ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' due to the infamous scene where Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown when he is about to score the winning point during a championship game, for which he is blamed by nearly everybody (most notably Peppermint Patty) even though Lucy did it in plain view. Fans considered this to be too cruel even for Charlie Brown, in what is otherwise a well-received special. Schulz recognized the fan outcry and so subsequent reruns by the networks heavily edit the offending scene (mostly by masking P.P.'s lines). In the exact same special, he also regretted allowing the Little Red Haired Girl to physically appear and have a name (Heather), as he rather wanted her to remain TheGhost inorder to show Charlie Brown's hopelessness in longing for her.

** Creator/CharlesMSchulz deeply regretted the animated special ''It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown'' due to the infamous scene where Lucy pulls the football away from Charlie Brown when he is about to score the winning point during a championship game, for which he is blamed by nearly everybody (most notably Peppermint Patty) even though Lucy did it in plain view. Fans considered this to be too cruel even for Charlie Brown, in what is otherwise a well-received special. Schulz recognized the fan outcry and so subsequent reruns by the networks heavily edit the offending scene (mostly by masking P.P.'s lines).

** ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'' is the biggest one, partly because it performed so horribly upon release that it nearly killed their animation department. And that's not even getting into the troubled production that saw it go through multiple edits to make it more palatable for audiences unfamiliar with [[Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain its source material]]. To add insult to injury, it was beaten at the box office by ''WesternAnimation/TheCareBearsMovie''. A VHS release of the film was not granted until 1998, a full ''thirteen years'' after the movie's original release, and this was only after considerable pressure from the film's growing fanbase.[[note]]''The Black Cauldron'' does predate Disney's decision to release their newest animated movies to video only a few months after their theatrical runs, but this does mark one of the longest gaps an '80s Disney Animated Canon entry experienced between its theatrical premiere, and its VHS debut. The other '80s DAC film that took this long, ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'', at least received a theatrical re-release during its gap.[[/note]] Even with this and two DVD releases (in 2000 and 2010), the film remains virtually unseen among the studio's vast array of merchandise. It does not help that it eventually became the last of the Disney Animated Canon's post-Walt traditionally-animated movies to hit Blu-ray.

* The {{Creator/Disney}} cartoon "WesternAnimation/TheGoldenTouch" (1935). Out of dissatisfaction with one of his directors, Creator/{{Walt|Disney}} directed it himself. The cartoon was a huge [[BoxOfficeBomb box office flop]] and animators were reminded in no uncertain terms never to speak of it again. Walt never personally directed a short cartoon again.

* The producers of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' were not happy with the outcome of its fifth season ''All-Stars'', having expressed regret for the very negative response it provoked.

* Due to [[Main/OvershadowedByControversy the controversies surrounding creator Bill Cosby]], Nickelodeon has been trying to erase WesternAnimation/LittleBill from their history. The show was removed from reruns in early 2014 and hasn't been seen since, Nick Jr. never mentions or references the show on social media, and it is currently the only "classic" Nick Jr. show not available to stream on Creator/ParamountPlus. They've even gone as far as removing the show from past schedules.
** In 2022, Nickelodeon posted a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20221028213026/https://twitter.com/NickAnimation/status/1585964854946529281 timeline of its animated series.]] Barring miniseries, spin-offs, [=DreamWorks=] shows, and the ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol'' franchise, ''Little Bill'' is the ''only'' show not included...confirming the suspicion that the show has been removed from Nickelodeon canon.

* ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' also appears to something Sesame Workshop wants to forget doing, owing to copyright issues with co-producers Sony.

** In 2022, Nickelodeon posted a [[https://web.archive.org/web/20221028213026/https://twitter.com/NickAnimation/status/1585964854946529281 timeline of its animated series.]] Barring miniseries, spin-offs, and [=DreamWorks=] shows, ''Little Bill'' is the ''only'' show not included...confirming the suspicion that the show has been removed from Nickelodeon canon.

* Almost ''everyone'' who worked on ''WesternAnimation/AllenGregory'' regrets it. Even Creator/{{Fox}} is ashamed of it and removed it from every site that was offering episodes for sale within weeks of its cancellation (The only legal digital offer for it currently is on [[{{iProduct}} iTunes]]... [[NoExportForYou in Britian]]). As a matter of fact, the animators despised the series even before it was released.

** Creator/HarryShearer did not like voicing Dr. Marvin Monroe, because voicing the character did damage to his vocal cords. He wanted Monroe to be removed from the show. Even Creator/MattGroening hated Monroe due to his raspy voice.

* In regards to ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'' (the spin-off to the ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'' franchise), John A. Davis later admitted that Sheen was a character who only worked in small doses, so giving him his own TV show caused his appeal to wear thin really fast.

* ''WesternAnimation/PlanetSheen'' seems to be this for Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}, after the show failed to resonate with fans of its predecessor ''[[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius Jimmy Neutron]]'' due to the shift in focus from Jimmy over to Sheen in the title role. It fared so poorly in the ratings that Nickelodeon often aired the episodes OutOfOrder before finally cancelling it altogether.

** According to [[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/remembering-the-mckimsons-a-chat-with-robert-mckimson-jr/ this interview with his son]], Creator/RobertMcKimson ''hated'' the cartoons he made in the mid-to-late 1960s DorkAge and hated working on them even more. Due to ExecutiveMeddling, he wasn't allowed to use WesternAnimation/BugsBunny or WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn. He thought [[NoBudget the budgets were awful]] and that [[CreatorsPest the new characters were even worse]], and was told after directing ''WesternAnimation/DaffysDiner'' that he couldn't even use the remaining classic characters (WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck and WesternAnimation/SpeedyGonzales) anymore.

** Reportedly, Creator/GreyDeLisle will ''block'' anyone who even mentions the special to her on Website/{{Twitter}}.

* Creator/ChuckJones grew to hate almost all of his pre-1948 cartoons (barring his more experimental works at the time, like ''WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys'') so much that he said if he had the choice, he would have burned the negatives to all of them.

** Creator/PendletonWard has expressed some regret for the sexist undertones of the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Wizard Battle", with Princess Bubblegum being treated as a literal trophy and, he now feels, the script not doing enough to criticize Finn's proprietary attitude towards her.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Many of the higher-ups felt this way about "The Last Roundup". They [[ExecutiveMeddling folded to]] MoralGuardians who called Derpy Hooves ableist, not helped by a miscommunication that led to the voice actress believing she is male which led to VocalDissonance, and made a swift edit of Derpy Hooves into something less offensive, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only to spark flame wars all over the internet]]. It got to the point where they had to apologize to both sides of the fiasco.
** Creator/JohnDeLancie originally felt that this would be the way he'd feel about playing Discord, as the reason he did so was [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]]. He had actually forgotten about it and it took the massive amount of fan-mail he received (plus a conversation with Creator/TaraStrong) to [[SubvertedTrope continue reprising the role, which he is now quite appreciative of]].
** "The Mysterious Mare Do-Well" was arguably the earliest and most enduring example of this for the series, having become infamous for its alleged BrokenAesop to the point where the creative team has rarely discussed it openly with fans.
** Creator/LaurenFaust felt this way about ''Feeling Pinkie Keen'' from how the episode's aesop was poorly delivered and received. What was meant to be a "sometimes you just have to believe" message was instead mistaken for a "pro-religion, anti-science" moral, leading to it being slammed almost universally by fans online.
** M.A. Larson feels this way about ''Fame and Misfortune'', believing it to be a needlessly mean spirited episode both InUniverse and toward the audience, and instead of reveling about fan complaints and poking fun at it like he normally does, instead [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness firmly made it clear it wasn't his idea]] and has explained it was the result of ExecutiveMeddling. He has since gone on to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKYuQW403_M explain in great detail]] why he hates that episode and how he would have done it better had he been allowed, and even [[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/cezmyc/yo_reddit_im_ma_larson_writer_on_my_little_pony/ leaves it off of his filmography]].

** Creator/{{PBS}} and the crew behind the show now seem to feel this way about the Season 12 episode "Room to Ride" and the Season 13 episode "The Great [=MacGrady=]," as both prominently feature former cycling champion Lance Armstrong as a guest celebrity (which has long been a norm for the series); in the wake of the doping scandal that saw Armstrong stripped of all of his UsefulNotesTourDeFrance titles, both episodes have rarely been rerun on television as a result. Made worse by the fact that the latter episode focuses on a major character in the series dealing with their struggles against cancer, which Lance Armstrong himself suffered and eventually overcame.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Pelswick}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheBrothersFlub'' have it just as bad (maybe worse) as ''WesternAnimation/TheXs'' and ''WesternAnimation/RobotAndMonster''. Both are excluded from the official list of Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} and impossibly obscure. The former (VindicatedByHistory as a progressive show which garnered much controversy) is rarely acknowledged by Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} unless they are forced to (several times, they mocked it) while the latter was critically panned and mentioned nowhere on Nick's official website.

* For some reason, Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} is deeply ashamed of ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'', regardless of it easily being one of their most acclaimed series from the 2010s. According to the show's creator, C.H. Greenblatt, Nickelodeon unfairly expected the show to be an instant success[[note]]Nickelodeon apparently has an unwritten company policy saying that if an animated series does not match the ratings of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', it's immediately viewed as a failure and screwed to hell and back; this is the reason for the slew of Franchise/{{Nicktoons}} with short runs as of late, and the only reason ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' has survived this long; one could say they apply the same unfair expectations to Creator/NickJr with ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol'' (and previously the ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' franchise)[[/note]]. The network changed its timeslots like a set of clothes, went months in-between episodes, stopped advertising it after it premiered, barely aired reruns on their main network, cancelled it after two seasons (though it was given [[SeriesFinale a very proper finale]]), and slowly aired the last 15 episodes on Creator/{{Nicktoons}} throughout 2017. After finishing its run on December 29, the show was only (and coldly) brought up by Nick occasionally and reruns only aired on Nicktoons during the 5 AM hour. While they were kind enough to put it on Creator/{{Hulu}}, it seems [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes they won't be releasing it on DVD any time soon]].
** In addition, C.H. Greenblatt did not seem to fully enjoy his third tenure with Nickelodeon. While he enjoyed working at the Animation Studio itself, as he worked with a lot of people who have been "creatively supportive", most of his problems were on Cyma Zarghami and the network executives, who had a bad record when it comes to animated shows. They gave him some really tight deadlines and did some ExecutiveMeddling on his show, before canceling it all together. Greenblatt himself [[http://chgreenblatt.tumblr.com/post/152838892422/i-just-saw-on-twitter-that-the-final-episodes-of expressed disappointment in Nickelodeon]] canceling the series and burning the remaining episodes off on Nicktoons, which gets a fraction of the audience that the former has, without even telling him, and finding out on the Nickelodeon Website/{{Twitter}} account.

* The ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS2E21ForeFather Fore, Father]]" is Creator/SethMacFarlane's least favorite episode.
** He also dislikes "Turban Cowboy" due to the Boston Marathon Bombing, which resulted in someone splicing two unrelated scenes together to make it look like Peter bombed the marathon. Seth [=MacFarlane=] (who is mostly apathetic towards the series nowadays) was disgusted by the video.
** There's also the CutawayGag of Quagmire raping [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]] and proceeding to kill the entire family. This one damaged his friendship with Creator/MattGroening, and Seth [=MacFarlane=] eventually realized that the gag was a bit too extreme.
** The creators of ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' seem to view it as, at best, an idea that [[ItSeemedLikeAGoodIdeaAtTheTime worked on paper but not in execution]]. After the show was canceled and Cleveland returned to ''Family Guy'', the writers dedicated a lengthy portion of "He's Bla-ack!" to [[SelfDeprecation roasting themselves]] for ever thinking it was a good idea.

* Pendleton Ward has expressed some regret for the sexist undertones of the ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' episode "Wizard Battle", with Princess Bubblegum being treated as a literal trophy and, he now feels, the script not doing enough to criticise Finn's proprietary attitude towards her.

* Creator/RobPaulsen has made fun of a few characters he's voiced, particularly WesternAnimation/{{Bubsy}} and [[WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland Coconut Fred]]. In the case of the former, he says that the one good thing to come out of it was that he was [[MoneyDearBoy paid for his work]]. He's even more embarrassed of the latter, pointing out its similarities to WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob|SquarePants}} in an interview.

* Creator/JohnKricfalusi also [[http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2010/02/depressing-studios-3-dic.html described]] working at Creator/DiCEntertainment as a bad experience (especially since they butchered and then abruptly cancelled his attempted ''WesternAnimation/BeanyAndCecil'' revival there), and that the studio was even ''worse'' to work for than Filmation.
* Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone don't seem particularly proud of the early seasons of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', which had the highest ratings of the show's run and a glut of memorable episodes for those who prefer the older, more ToiletHumor-based episodes to the later episodes which have abandoned toilet humor for social satire.

* While Creator/FrankWelker speaks fondly of the writing for ''WesternAnimation/BeCoolScoobyDoo'' , [[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/scooby-doo-frank-welker-interview-50th-anniversary-130048355.html he said]] he didn't care much for the character designs in the series, feeling it was too similar to ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' rather than ''Scooby-Doo'', a sentiment shared by critics of the art style of the show.
** Downplayed with head writer Jon Colton Barry, but while [[https://mobile.twitter.com/joncoltonbarry/status/1183268696199815170 he liked]] the show's version of Velma, he does wish she had more to do.

** Creator/PendletonWard regrets choosing Princess Bubblegum to be a "kissy prize" in "Wizard Battle".

* Creator/JohnKricfalusi has disowned most of the projects he worked on before the 1980s continuation of ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' and ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouseTheNewAdventures'' as being generic. In particular, he hated working with Creator/{{Filmation}} due to their draconian policies of staying on-model (he admitted he xeroxed from the model sheets).
* ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''
** John K. disowned the episode "Nurse Stimpy", as Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} made numerous cuts because of gross content, and the finished product featured glaring animation errors. For the director's credit, he billed himself as [[AlanSmithee Raymond Spum]].
** Creator/BillyWest does ''not'' have fond memories of working on the show, mainly because John was a tremendous {{Jerkass}} to him and everyone else working on the show, which is why he did not come back to reprise his role as Stimpy for the ill-fated ''[[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon Adult Party Cartoon]]'' revival.
** The show as a whole briefly became this for Nickelodeon following claims that John K. molested two teenage girls in the '90s and some women who worked on the ''Adult Party Cartoon'' reboot. They removed the series from all digital platforms, and all clips of it were scrubbed from Creator/NickRewind's Website/YouTube channel. This was undone a few months later when Nickelodeon suddenly restored all traces of ''Ren & Stimpy'', likely due to pressure from fans.

* There are three shows Creator/RobPaulsen worked on that he leaves off his résumé. The first is ''WesternAnimation/CoconutFredsFruitSaladIsland'', because he knew it was a shameless ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' knockoff. Then there's ''WesternAnimation/TheSnorks'', because he is one of the many people who thought it was an underwater rip-off of ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs''. The last one is the ''VideoGame/{{Bubsy}}'' pilot.
** He has also said ''WesternAnimation/SpaceCats'' was an awful cartoon, but he enjoyed working with his friends Creator/TownsendColeman and Creator/PatFraley on it.

* Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone feel this way about the first three seasons of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', as Parker states outright in a 2011 ''Entertainment Weekly'' article: "It's just embarrassing to watch".
** They ''especially'' dislike the second season, which they had less involvement with than the other seasons. Even when the [=DVDs=] came out in the early 2000s (a point in time when they still enjoyed the first and third seasons) they weren’t interested in making commentaries for season 2.
** The only season 2 episode that they even seem to remotely like is "[[Recap/SouthParkS2E1TerranceAndPhilipInNotWithoutMyAnus Terrance and Phillip in: 'Not Without My Anus]]'", as they cited it as something "weird and different". Most fans do not agree, however, seeing the episode as pointless filler that interrupted the conclusion of the "Cartman's Mom is a Dirty Slut" two-parter in which Cartman tries to find the identity of his biological father. But it was April Fool's Day when it aired, so it was fitting.
** Everyone working on "[[Recap/SouthParkS4E14Pip Pip]]" (except for Matt Stone) hated the episode, none the least of which was Trey Parker himself. Its longer than usual production time and its focus on a character who had been disappearing from the show by that point were two driving factors.
** They also hated the episode "[[Recap/SouthParkS7E8SouthParkIsGay South Park is Gay!]]", particularly because of the Crab People portion (They felt ashamed that they could not come up with something better).
** In an interview, they also feel ashamed of the way they portrayed Gary Condit and the Ramseys in "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E14ButtersVeryOwnEpisode Butters' Very Own Episode]]" — who are more or less just bluntly stated to be murderers, as if it was completely unambiguous — after both parties were proven by DNA evidence to be innocent. That Patsy Ramsey died shortly after the episode aired didn't help things.
** Parker and Stone have admitted that "[[Recap/SouthParkS10E6ManBearPig ManBearPig]]" did not age well. The episode used allegories to portray global warming as an imaginary problem, peddled by AttentionWhore UsefulNotes/AlGore. Season 22 had an entire two part episode dedicated to apologizing for that episode, in which the [=ManBearPig=] (and by extension, global warming), was portrayed as a very real, very dangerous threat to everyone, caused by the previous generation and that needs to be solved by the current generation. They still portray Gore as an AttentionWhore, though, just one that was correct about it.

* Nicole Jaffe, the original voice of Velma in the ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' franchise, admits she only did the show [[MoneyDearBoy because she needed the money]], that she did not enjoy voiceover (finding voice actors at the time to be "weird" people), and was losing interest in acting in general. She retired to pursue her (very successful) career of being a talent agent, and pretty much forgot about ''Scooby-Doo'' until singer Music/LaurynHill told her how much she admired Velma. Afterwards, Jaffe began to appreciate her involvement in the series a bit more. She later came out of retirement to voice the character in 2002 for an additional two features, but says she does not think her performance was nearly as good as it had been 30+ years earlier, and is glad she does not have to voice the character anymore. However, she says she is open to appearing at fan conventions to sign autographs if invited.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** Few of the original shorts from ''Series/TheTraceyUllmanShow'' have seen official release, nor have any of them ever been rerun on TV outside of documentaries.[[note]] The ''Simpsons'' VHS boxsets from the late 90's ''did'' contain a few of the shorts; in fact that was one of the sets' selling points.[[/note]] Creator/MattGroening feels embarrassed for them because it's so crudely drawn and the jokes are just simple, basic cartoony stuff.
** The episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E2ThePrincipalAndThePauper The Principal and the Pauper]]" in which Skinner is proven to be someone using a false name became an Old Shame basically immediately after the episode was made. In the words of the makers themselves: "After it was finished we realized we made a mistake." The plot has been mocked and undermined in several episodes since.
** In the DVDCommentary for the "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E4TreehouseOfHorrorX Treehouse of Horror X]]" segment "Life's A Glitch, And Then You Die", the writers express regret over including Creator/SpikeLee and Creator/AlSharpton ([[UnfortunateImplications who are controversial black celebrities]]) among the doomed celebrities in a rocket ship headed towards the Sun. They also said that someone they would have preferred to be on that ship was George Steinbrenner.
** Creator/HarryShearer did not like voicing Dr. Marvin Monroe, because voicing the character did damage to his vocal cords. He wanted Monroe to be removed from the show. Even Creator/MattGroening hated Monroe due to his raspy voice.
** The staff came to regret casting Music/MichaelJackson on "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E1StarkRavingDad Stark Raving Dad]]" when child sex abuse allegations against him were first brought to light in 1993. It got to a point where Bart made a quip about Jackson being a lie parents make to scare kids in the 1995 episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E4BartSellsHisSoul Bart Sells His Soul]]". Not until the controversial 2019 documentary ''Leaving Neverland'' did they go to great lengths to get "Stark Raving Dad" pulled completely.[[note]]Well, almost completely, as the episode still occasionally airs on [[Creator/FXNetworks FXX]] in syndication.[[/note]]
** Matt Groening and James L. Brooks have few, if any, kind words to say about "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E13SomeEnchantedEvening Some Enchanted Evening]]", although this has less to do with the episode's actual quality[[note]]The episode is generally well-received among the fandom[[/note]] and more about how it came dangerously close to being a FranchiseKiller[[note]]The producers were going to cancel the show if the next episode, "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E2BartTheGenius Bart the Genius]]", turned out as bad; thankfully, that episode only had a few minor issues[[/note]]. Groening referred to the episode as "the show that almost killed ''The Simpsons''" on the DVD commentary. Brooks was even harsher, calling the infamous original version "a foul substance which causes disease".

* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'': Neither Creator/ChuckJones nor Creator/GeneDeitch were very fond of their work on the series. The former didn't care too much for his shorts, but felt they were good practice for ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''. The latter felt he didn't get the shorts' gag-driven nature.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'' head writer Creator/ChristopherYost called it "[[https://twitter.com/yost/status/1329966226131468289?s=20 pretty unnecessary]]" when Creator/MarvelTelevision head Creator/JephLoeb switched Spider-Man's voice actor from Creator/JoshKeaton to Creator/DrakeBell, as a tie-in with ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012''. Keaton already recorded all of Spidey's lines, and Yost deemed it pointless of Loeb to connect a show he already decided to cancel (''EMH'') with one that had no end in sight (''USM'').

** Groening also expresses embarrassment for the Tracey Ulmann shorts for their crudeness. He and the staff were also so appalled by the original attempt at the pilot of the original series "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS1E13SomeEnchantedEvening Some Enchanted Evening]]" (due to its similar cruder, more abstract animation) that they had it reanimated (the original cut is shown on DVD with commentary from the staff, in which none of them have a single nice thing to say about it between them).

** Ken Spears and Joe Ruby absolutely hated ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', believing that the show was too dark and cynical, and thus failed to understand or capture the essence of the franchise.
*** Irene Jimenez, the Latin American long-time voice actress for Velma, is also on record for disliking the way the character was portrayed in this incarnation.
*** Similarly, Scott Innes, who has voiced both Scooby and Shaggy in a handful of Scooby media (though not in this particular series, here they're Creator/FrankWelker and Creator/MatthewLillard respectively), is [[https://doocentral.tumblr.com/post/123767380003/do-you-like-sdmi-i-asked-because-it-is-hard-to reportedly]] not fond of ''Mystery Incorporated''.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': A number of ''Creator/SonicTeam'' members have decried the [[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog various]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM western]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground Sonic]] [[WesternAnimation/SonicBoom cartoons]] for having been developed with little or no input from the devs and original creators, with Sonic co-creator Creator/YujiNaka going on record to say that [[AdaptationalDecay they got the character wrong]] and [[DisownedAdaptation disowning them]]. This was in part what led to the creation to the TruerToTheText ''Anime/SonicX''.

** ''WesternAnimation/QuackPack'' and ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' are also old shames for falling into WereStillRelevantDammit territory. Though to be fair the latter is actually considered to be quite good by those who have watched it, mainly due to featuring Creator/TimCurry and Creator/TonyJay as the main villains.

** Also from Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation, two YoungerAndHipper (and [[WereStillRelevantDammit trying to get with the times]]) reboots of two of their popular franchises, ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'' and ''WesternAnimation/ShaggyAndScoobyDooGetAClue'', are seen this way by Warner. Creator/CartoonNetwork and Creator/{{Boomerang}}, which would normally show most of the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Scooby-Doo'' material out there, '''refuse''' to rerun both shows, at least in the United States. ''Loonatics Unleashed'' in particular has only gotten negative acknowledgements since it went off the air, as the show was given a TakeThat in ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'', and ''WesternAnimation/NewLooneyTunes''.

* Phil Vischer - upon giving an interview regarding the series ''Jelly Telly'' - mentioned that he now considers his earlier series, ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', as something of a failure because it stressed basic morals while largely downplaying the Christian beliefs behind those morals; Vischer says that ''Jelly Telly'' was created to rectify this problem. Though in a later podcast Phil posted (which no longer exists), he says that he still like working with the show, and knows that it's in good hands with Doug [=TenNapel=].

* Though the Awdrys co operated a lot with early seasons of ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'', they voiced some dislike for some of the show's original stories, due to the unrealistic plot points occasionally used (particularly the episode "Henry's Forest"). Wilbert Awdry in particular wrote letters of disgust to series writers David Mitton and Britt Allcroft, accusing them of becoming "big headed" with his work. Christopher Awdry also resented having to write new installments of ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' with Thomas as the main character to tie in with the show's popularity. He wrote "More About Thomas The Tank Engine" solely to give the show more material for episodes, and was rather dissatisfied with it.

* Neil Ben has commented on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjQmfyC1PMI&t= The Engine Inspector's review]] of the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' episode, "[[Recap/ThomasAndFriendsS15E17WonkyWhistle Wonky Whistle]]", an episode that he wrote and is often considered the worst episode of the series. In his comment, he explained that he was amazed that he got recognized for it, but still finds it a real shame, since the script he wrote looked very different to the final product, and he has done some pretty good things in his career before and since.
-->''But Mr Engine Inspector, I promise never to use a cheap rhyme,''\\
''to make sure my scripts are all fine,''\\
''when I write in future I'll take my time''\\
''and denounce all responsibility saying "that script's not mine!"''