History Main / TwoHitWonder

* '''Gregory Abbott''' had his debut single "Shake You Down" become a massive R&B-pop crossover success in early 1987, when it hit #1 on the Hot 100. His follow-up single "I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)" peaked at #56, but fared far better on the adult contemporary and R&B charts.

* '''David Moo''' became known for being the (polarizing) English voice of Xellos from ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'', his biggest claim to fame... then he voiced Sanji in the [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4 Kids]] dub of ''Anime/OnePiece''. The negative reaction of his performance is generally seen as causing him to retire (and apparently take up bar-tending), though it's never been confirmed

* '''Creator/AkiraToriyama''' created several manga, but is mainly remembered for two: ''Manga/DoctorSlump'', and (to a greater extent overseas) ''Franchise/DragonBall''. However, outside the realm of Manga and Anime, he is also known for his work as the character designer in video games like ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' and ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''

* '''Creator/ButchHartman''' has ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' and ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' as his most succesful and well-remembered creations. His other two shows, ''WesternAnimation/TuffPuppy'' and ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'' didn't get the same level of popularity and recognition; especially as ''Bunsen'' lasted for one season.

* '''Creator/ArgonautSoftware''' were a highly innovative developer of the 1990s, but their only bona fide hits were the beloved ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' and the well-remembered ''[[VideoGame/{{Croc}} Croc: Legend of the Gobbos]]''. [[VideoGame/AlienResurrection Their licensed game for]] ''Film/AlienResurrection'' was one of the first games to use the dual-analog-control setup made popular by ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' [[FollowTheLeader and soon adopted by every other FPS title]], but tends to be stuck in the shadow of other [=FPS=] titles from that time, ''VideoGame/{{Malice}}'' suffered from InvisibleAdvertising and [[CreatorKiller ended up being the last game they made before shutting down]], and if the ''[=Starglider=]'' series is remembered, it's for being the [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]] for ''[=StarFox=]''.

* '''Creator/{{Sega}}''' is a prolific video game publisher, and one of the biggest arcade companies in Japan, but as a hardware manufacturer, they've only really had two hits. The Platform/SegaMasterSystem couldn't topple the NES in Japan or North America, but found audiences in Europe, Oceania, South America, and South Korea. It was then followed up on by the Platform/SegaGenesis, which was a big enough hit to turn Sega into Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s biggest rival at the time. The Platform/GameGear was a modest hit, but is largely overshadowed by the Platform/GameBoy, the Platform/SegaSaturn bombed outside of Japan, while the Platform/SegaDreamcast sold well initially but was hampered by numerous factors, resulting in Sega leaving the console market entirely.

* '''[=WiZ=]''', a Japanese toy company, is only known internationally for two franchises co-created with [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Bandai]] (who later purchased the company), ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'', and ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''.

* '''Creator/ArgonautSoftware''' were a highly innovative developer of the 1990s, but their only bona fide hits were the beloved ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' and the well-remembered ''[[VideoGame/{{Croc}} Croc: Legend of the Gobbos]]''. [[VideoGame/AlienResurrection Their licensed game for]] ''Film/AlienResurrection'' was one of the first games to use the dual-analog-control setup made popular by ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' [[FollowTheLeader and soon adopted by every other FPS title]], but tends to be stuck in the shadow of other [=FPS=] titles from that time, ''VideoGame/{{Malice}}'' suffered from InvisibleAdvertising and [[CreatorKiller ended up being their last game they made before shutting down]], and if the ''[=Starglider=]'' series is remembered, it's for being the [[SpiritualSuccessor Spiritual Predecessor]] for ''[=StarFox=]''.

* '''Creator/ArgonautSoftware''' were a highly innovative developer of the 1990s, but their only bona fide hits were the beloved ''VideoGame/StarFox1'' and the well-remembered ''[[VideoGame/{{Croc}} Croc: Legend of the Gobbos]]''. [[VideoGame/AlienResurrection Their licensed game for]] ''Film/AlienResurrection'' was one of the first games to use the dual-analog-control setup made popular by ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' [[FollowTheLeader and soon adopted by every other FPS title]], but tends to be stuck in the shadow of other [=FPS=] titles from that time.

* Creator/DoubleHelixGames developed the acclaimed ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct2013'' and the well-received ''VideoGame/Strider2014'' games, and after being acquired by Amazon, made an android game before being merged into their Orange County Studio.
* '''Milton Bradley''' is a board game company and a long time rival ([[EnemyMine now sister company]]) of ''Parker Brothers''. Like their competitor, they were also visible in the video game scene, but only known there for releasing the ''Vectrex'', a very popular homebrew console, and for publishing ''Abadox'' in the US, which is a 2-D shooter that quite often gets mentioned when people talk about the best 2-D shooters on the NES.

* '''Creator/{{Sega}}''' is a prolific video game publisher, and one of the biggest arcade companies in Japan, but as a hardware manufacturer, they've only really had two hits. The Platform/SegaMasterSystem couldn't topple the NES in Japan or North America, but found audiences in Europe, Oceania, South America, and South Korea. It was then followed up on by the Platform/SegaGenesis, which was a big enough hit to turn Sega into Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s biggest rival at the time. The UsefulNotes/GameGear was a modest hit, but is largely overshadowed by the Platform/GameBoy, the Platform/SegaSaturn bombed outside of Japan, while the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast sold well initially but was hampered by numerous factors, resulting in Sega leaving the console market entirely.

* '''Jaleel White''' is known for two roles: Steve Urkel in Family Matters and being the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatam'', and ''WesternAimation/SonicUnderground''.

* '''Jaleel White''' is known for two roles: Steve Urkel in Family Matters and being the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the early 90s.

* '''Tatsuo Yoshida''' had an extensive career as both a manga author, and the founder of ''Creator/TatsunokoProduction'', but most people can only name two of his creations, ''Mach Go Go Go'', known in the west as ''Anime/SpeedRacer'', and ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'''.

* '''Creator/MervGriffin''' made several TV shows in his lifetime through his production company, but only two were successful: ''Series/WheelOfFortune'' and ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''

* '''Creator/{{Sega}}''' is a prolific video game publisher, and one of the biggest arcade companies in Japan, but as a hardware manufacturer, they've only really had two hits. The Platform/SegaMasterSystem couldn't topple the NES in Japan or North America, but found audiences in Europe, Oceania, South America, and South Korea. It was then followed up on by the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis, which was a big enough hit to turn Sega into Creator/{{Nintendo}}'s biggest rival at the time. The UsefulNotes/GameGear was a modest hit, but is largely overshadowed by the UsefulNotes/{{Gameboy}}, the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn bombed outside of Japan, while the UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast sold well but was hampered by numerous factors, resulting in Sega leaving the console market entirely.