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** It was widely rumored that Creator/SpikeTV wanted to do an "[[HotterAndSexier adult party cartoon]]" version of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' only for Stephen Hillenburg to put the kibosh on it. When Vincent Waller was asked about it on Twitter, he stated that such a project "would never happen on our watch." The forum post where the rumor originated from has also been met with skepticism as time went on.
** There was another rumor of a background fish who had a visible penis that was edited out in later broadcasts, which was so persuasive even this very wiki once mentioned it. The rumor was probably caused by an anchovy character who was drawn a protruding belly button that sort of looked like a penis, but this was almost certainly a case of UnfortunateCharacterDesign instead of a deliberate attempt at lewdness.
** There was another rumor of a background fish who had a visible penis that was edited out in later broadcasts, which was so persuasive even this very wiki once mentioned it. The rumor was probably caused by an anchovy character who was drawn a protruding belly button that sort of looked like a penis, but this was almost certainly a case of UnfortunateCharacterDesign instead of a deliberate attempt at lewdness.
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** It was widely rumored that Creator/SpikeTV wanted to do an "[[HotterAndSexier adult party adult]] [[RuderAndCruder party]] [[WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon cartoon]]" version of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' only for Stephen Hillenburg to put the kibosh on it. When Vincent Waller was asked about it on Twitter, he stated that such a project "would never happen on our watch." The forum post where the rumor originated from has also been met with skepticism as time went on.
** There was another rumor of a background fish who had a visible penis that was edited out in later broadcasts, which was so persuasive eventhis very wiki Wiki/ThisVeryWiki once mentioned it. The rumor was probably caused by an anchovy character who was drawn a protruding belly button that sort of looked like a penis, but this was almost certainly a case of UnfortunateCharacterDesign instead of a deliberate attempt at lewdness.
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* A rumor was started for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' about a deleted character named "Flower" who allegedly sends herself to Hell to let Kenny be freed in the end. While some fan wikis still circulate it and believe it to be true, it was actually based off of a fake "deleted scene" theory made by a fan [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207225855/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Spy.html to "fill in the gap" of how Kenny could wind up in Heaven at the end of the film despite not being a Mormon.]] The same fan site had come up with [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204225318/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/solved.html other]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204222612/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Consp.html similarly wild fanon theories]] to explain the presence of commonly reused background characters in both the series and film. In the end, it could be best summarized as someone's Wild Mass Guess that was taken a little too seriously by portions of the fanbase.
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** Many remember Shaggy having an Adam's apple in his throat, when this is not the case in the actual show.
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* The 2003 incarnation of WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake had a lot of these in it's waning years thanks to a particularly prolific troll who claims to be the niece of someone working in Creator/DiCEntertainment. Lies spread by the troll largely include season 4 rumors and false synopsis regarding said season, and she even used manipulated audio as proof (most notably, ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' from the WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter episode ''Hope Castle'' that is said to be from the ending of that incarnation of the show). Even when finally exposed, some people chose to believe the troll and reject the truth.
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* The 2003 incarnation of WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake had a lot of these in it's waning years thanks to a particularly prolific troll who claims to be the niece of someone working in Creator/DiCEntertainment. Lies spread by the troll largely include season 4 rumors and false synopsis regarding said season, and even she even used manipulated audio as proof (most notably, ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' from the WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter episode''Hope Castle'' that is said to be from the ending of that incarnation of the show). Even when finally exposed, some people chose to believe the troll and reject the truth.
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* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes: It's commonly suggested that WesternAnimation/PorkyPig's [[DemotedToExtra general lack of prominence in modern media]] is out of sensitivity to people with speech impediments (usually with an undercurrent of PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad). Even ''Film/LooneyTunesBackInAction'' joked on the idea. In fact, most people behind the scenes have claimed that it's more due to [[CreatorBacklash most people involved with the franchise not liking him]], and long before such concerns became significant, he was already being phased out or reduced in prominence in favor of characters with more to work with.
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* According to some sources, there appears to be an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TimothyGoesToSchool'' titled "The Butterfly Away", which is one of the first things that appears as an add-on when you start to Google the show's title. However, given that the only source claims the episode premiered in August 2014, it's completely false. The plot for this fictional episode involves Timothy and friends watching the migration of Monarch butterflies.
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* Rumors for a supposed Season 5 of ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' being in the works spread out after the series ended, but nothing came out of it. Ironically, there ''would'' be somewhat of a fifth season many years later, ''Series/CodeLyokoEvolution''.
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* Supposedly, the first WesternAnimation/SupermanTheatricalCartoons short, "The Mad Scientist", was edited in later releases to Main/{{Bowdlerise}} Clark's line "Don't you think that's a dangerous mission '''for a woman'''?" by omitting the "for a woman" part. The chief evidence for this claim is the awkward fade-out as Clark speaks the line. However, there are no known prints of the film that contain the alleged original line.
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* There is a screenshot of a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode circulating around the internet that shows Dipper and Mabel with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]] watching from behind. The screenshot is actually fake; viewing the episode itself yields no Slender Man. Creator Alex Hirsch would actually comment on this in one interview, noting that one of the first times he overheard someone talk about the show after its premiere was a child telling someone that this rumor was true.
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** There is a screenshot of a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode circulating around the internet that shows Dipper and Mabel with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]] watching from behind. The screenshot is actually fake; viewing the episode itself yields no Slender Man. Creator Alex Hirsch would actually comment on this in one interview, noting that one of the first times he overheard someone talk about the show after its premiere was a child telling someone that this rumor wastrue.true.
** The show was originally planned for a three-season MythArc, but Alex Hirsch trimmed down the last two acts into a single season due wanting to [[WrapItUp wrap things up quickly]]. The source of this idea comes from a Reddit AMA done after the Season 1 finale, where a fan asked how many seasons he'd ideally like the show to last, with [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/1kgq85/i_am_alex_hirsch_creator_of_gravity_falls_ask_me/cbot1la/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Hirsch's response being]] that he originally considered three seasons, but now believed that was too much. He'd explicitly say years later that the series [[https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/978705988533469184 was never planned out for a three-season arc]] at any point, as the only element of the show's overarching story he and the writers had even finalized when beginning work on the second season was the backstory of The Author. He mostly blames the propagation of this rumor on a combination of him not being allowed to announce that season two was the final season right away and the show's own tendency to inspire EpilepticTrees.
** There is a screenshot of a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode circulating around the internet that shows Dipper and Mabel with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]] watching from behind. The screenshot is actually fake; viewing the episode itself yields no Slender Man. Creator Alex Hirsch would actually comment on this in one interview, noting that one of the first times he overheard someone talk about the show after its premiere was a child telling someone that this rumor was
** The show was originally planned for a three-season MythArc, but Alex Hirsch trimmed down the last two acts into a single season due wanting to [[WrapItUp wrap things up quickly]]. The source of this idea comes from a Reddit AMA done after the Season 1 finale, where a fan asked how many seasons he'd ideally like the show to last, with [[https://www.reddit.com/r/gravityfalls/comments/1kgq85/i_am_alex_hirsch_creator_of_gravity_falls_ask_me/cbot1la/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 Hirsch's response being]] that he originally considered three seasons, but now believed that was too much. He'd explicitly say years later that the series [[https://twitter.com/_alexhirsch/status/978705988533469184 was never planned out for a three-season arc]] at any point, as the only element of the show's overarching story he and the writers had even finalized when beginning work on the second season was the backstory of The Author. He mostly blames the propagation of this rumor on a combination of him not being allowed to announce that season two was the final season right away and the show's own tendency to inspire EpilepticTrees.
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** During the initial airing of the first season, there was a nasty rumor that Amon would reveal himself as a somehow-alive [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]], fueled by a [[http://i.imgur.com/WLDKl.jpg very convincing photo]] of a supposed upcoming episode airing early in a foreign country. This was easier to believe because the last episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' actually did air early in foreign countries and had their plot points leaked [[HilariousInHindsight (the same thing would later really happen to]] ''[[HilariousInHindsight Korra]]'' [[HilariousInHindsight during its third season)]]. In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS1E11SkeletonsintheCloset Skeletons in the Closet]]," much to many a fan's relief, Amon's identity was revealed as [[StrangerBehindTheMask someone completely different]].
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** During the initial airing of the first season, there was a nasty rumor that Amon would reveal himself as a somehow-alive [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]], fueled by a [[http://i.imgur.com/WLDKl.jpg very convincing photo]] of a supposed upcoming episode airing early in a foreign country. This was easier easy to believe because the last episodes of as Nickelodeon shows [[ShortRunInPeru have aired early in foreign countries]] before, with shows like ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' actually did air early in foreign countries and had their having major plot points leaked because of it. While the same [[HilariousInHindsight (the same thing actually would later really happen to]] ''[[HilariousInHindsight Korra]]'' [[HilariousInHindsight during happen]] to ''Korra'' in its third season)]]. In season, it wasn't the case here, as "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS1E11SkeletonsintheCloset Skeletons in the Closet]]," much Closet]]" (much to many a fan's relief, relief) would reveal Amon's identity was revealed as [[StrangerBehindTheMask someone completely different]].
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* In 2012, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/c1/8b/14c18b7ec48aefa5cea1c5a05e4c5364.jpg a fake Wikipedia screenshot]] claimed that season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' would have an episode called "A Derp In The Life" starring MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves (the screenshot also showed many other fake episodes, which were ignored). This could be confirmed false simply by checking the actual Wikipedia page, and because the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]" established that saying Derpy's name is off-limits[[note]]The first airing of the episode had Rainbow Dash say Derpy's name as a FandomNod, but the line had to be censored after 10 parents sent in letters that the name was offensive[[/note]]. Derpy ''would'' get a major role in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife one episode]] of season 5, although her name is never said (the credits call her "Muffins").
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* In 2012, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/c1/8b/14c18b7ec48aefa5cea1c5a05e4c5364.jpg a fake Wikipedia screenshot]] claimed that season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' would have an episode called "A Derp In The Life" starring MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves (the screenshot also showed many other fake episodes, which were ignored). This could be confirmed false simply by checking the actual Wikipedia page, and because the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]" established that saying Derpy's name is would come to be off-limits[[note]]The first airing of the episode had Rainbow Dash say Derpy's name as a FandomNod, but the line had to be censored after 10 parents sent in letters that the name was offensive[[/note]]. Derpy ''would'' get a major role in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife one episode]] of season 5, although her name is never said (the credits call her "Muffins").and though it isn't spoken, the character's named had been canonically changed to "Muffins" by that point anyway.
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** An older one, in the same vein of the previous one, said there was an interview where the creators confessed that Candace was named [[InMemoriam in tribute to]] Candace Newmaker, a girl who was accidentally murdered in a "rebirthing session" (basically an old therapy tactic that is very, very lethal). Considering the lack of proof of the interview existing anywhere, and that the show was still being pitched before the accident, this one was sort of obvious.
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** An older one, in the same vein of the previous one, said there was an interview where the creators confessed that Candace was named [[InMemoriam in tribute to]] Candace Newmaker, a girl who was accidentally murdered in a "rebirthing session" (basically an old therapy tactic that is very, very lethal). Considering the lack of proof of the interview existing anywhere, and while pitch documents predating the incident that the show was still being pitched before the accident, already have Cadence with this name do exist, this one was sort of obvious.
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** There are frequent rumors that ''The Simpsons'' is going through a permanent TimeSkip where the characters have permanently aged and the children remain all grown up, and that the entire series is definitely planned to end, with a final episode coming soon.
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** There was a rumor that the original airing of the episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E13ScaredyPantsIWasaTeenageGary "I Was A Teenage Gary"]] contained a scene that depicted Squidward turning into a snail that was cut from later airings. An awkwardly placed transition that happens after Squidward gets injected with the snail plasma which then immediately cuts to Gary, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward on the fence as snails was often used as evidence that a scene was cut. However, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSH1jHvgX6Y a recording of the original airing]] debunked this rumor. It was also rumored that the Polish dub still contained this scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiu4ODTEnlk but that was also debunked]].
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** There was a rumor that the original airing of the episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E13ScaredyPantsIWasaTeenageGary "I Was A Teenage Gary"]] contained a scene that depicted Squidward turning into a snail that was cut from later airings. An awkwardly placed The fact that scenes have been cut from ''Spongebob'' episodes before, in addition to the episode itself having an awkward transition that happens after between Squidward gets getting injected with the snail plasma which then immediately cuts to and Gary, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward on the fence as snails was are often used as evidence that a scene was cut.of this. However, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSH1jHvgX6Y a recording of the original airing]] debunked this rumor. It was also rumored that the Polish dub still contained this scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiu4ODTEnlk but that was also debunked]].
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** Steve is dead. It's gotten to the point where even he has discussed the rumor. Despite it being untrue, people keep on believing the hoax that he died years ago.
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** [=PCMag=] editor Jordan Minor [[https://medium.com/pcmag-access/how-i-used-lies-about-a-cartoon-to-prove-history-is-meaningless-on-the-internet-6c88bcbc62d7 admitted]] to writing a large number of fake ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' episode summaries for [=TVTome=] back in middle school, which were blindly copied by more reputable sources until they were just accepted as fact. The two most notable examples involved an episode with Streex's sister Roxie becoming a Street Shark via EmergencyTransformation, and a multi-episode story arc involving a villain named Meathook, voiced by Creator/HenryWinkler of ''Series/HappyDays'' fame. Both characters were created whole-cloth by Minor, but that didn't stop internet users from swearing up and down that they'd seen "the episode with the girl Street Shark", or cracking jokes about [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen how Winkler had fallen so far]] that he was voicing characters in a cheap ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats knockoff]].
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** [=PCMag=] editor Jordan Minor [[https://medium.com/pcmag-access/how-i-used-lies-about-a-cartoon-to-prove-history-is-meaningless-on-the-internet-6c88bcbc62d7 admitted]] to writing a large number of fake ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' episode summaries for [=TVTome=] back as a joke in middle school, which were blindly copied by more reputable sources until they were just accepted as fact. The two most notable examples involved were an episode with where Streex's sister Roxie becoming became a Street Shark via EmergencyTransformation, and a multi-episode story arc involving a villain named Meathook, voiced by Creator/HenryWinkler of ''Series/HappyDays'' fame. Both characters were created whole-cloth by Minor, but that didn't stop internet users from swearing up and down that they'd seen "the episode with the girl Street Shark", or cracking jokes about [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen how Winkler had fallen so far]] that he was reduced to voicing characters in a cheap ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats knockoff]].
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** A popular image macro floating around shows an alleged GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment in "As Seen on TV" where [=SpongeBob=] is buried with his nose sticking out from the concrete with Mr. Krabs replying, "Please tell me that is your nose," while pointing at [=SpongeBob=]'s nose. Of course, the dialogue is fabricated.
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* At one point, the Japanese Wikipedia entry for ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' had translated titles for episodes that weren't dubbed (only the first 12 and episode 49 got dubbed), all of which were fake and later got removed.
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** There was another rumor of a background fish who had a visible penis that was edited out in later broadcasts, which was so persuasive even this very wiki once mentioned it. The rumor was probably caused by an anchovy character who was drawn a protruding belly button that sort of looked like a penis, but this was almost certainly a case of UnfortunateCharacterDesign instead of a deliberate attempt at lewdness.
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* There was a rumor on the wiki for ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' that one episode would contain [[HappyBirthdayToYou a birthday song lampshading that you can't sing the actual "Happy Birthday" song on TV]]. Not only was this false because the song is now in the public domain, but the lyrics on the page in question actually came from an episode of ''WebAnimation/TheTrashPack''.
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* There was a rumor on the wiki for ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'' that one episode would contain [[HappyBirthdayToYou a birthday song lampshading that you can't sing the actual "Happy Birthday" song on TV]]. Not only was this false because the song is now in the was public domain, domain by that time, but the lyrics on the page in question actually came from an episode of ''WebAnimation/TheTrashPack''.
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* There was once a rumor written on the Italian Wikipedia page for ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'' that lists a character named "Hecir Price", who was Norman's father who only appeared in the last episode of the fifth season with a speaking role (due to his Italian voice actor being listed). Nowadays, the rumor was debunked.
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* There was once a rumor written on the Italian Wikipedia page for ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam'' that lists a character named "Hecir Price", who was Norman's father who only appeared in the last episode of the fifth third season of the CGI era with a speaking role (due to his Italian voice actor being listed). Nowadays, the rumor was debunked.
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* Before all the episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'' became available on [=YouTube=], it was believed that both Big Mickey and the Fire Tug appeared in the ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'' segments of the show and had their names changed to Big Basil and Red Fin respectively.
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* The original ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooWhereAreYou'' cartoon is full of these:
** Shaggy and Scooby were meant to be a sly shoutout to [[TheStoner stoners]]. In reality, the original writers of ''Scooby-Doo'' weren't of that generation, and had little knowledge of the stoner culture. Shaggy was actually inspired by {{beatnik}} stereotypes (the real beatniks did frequently use marijuana, but by the time the show was made their pop-culture image had been sanitized of any associations with drug use).
** The gang is supposed to represent five certain universities. One of the universities wasn't even established for two years after the show went into production. In reality, they are loosely based on the characters from the show ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis''.
** That the creators intentionally put in Fred/Daphne subtext and that Velma was a lesbian. Neither is true. Anything between Fred and Daphne is pure speculation. The show was a NoHuggingNoKissing show anyway. It isn't until later installments that the series canonized the couple, precisely ''because'' of the rumors and RunningTheAsylum. Velma's sexuality was never discussed in the original cartoon, though some later installments have indeed added some level of subtext to her.
** Many remember Shaggy having an Adam's apple in his throat, when this is not the case in the actual show.
* A rumor was started for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' about a deleted character named "Flower" who allegedly sends herself to Hell to let Kenny be freed in the end. While some fan wikis still circulate it and believe it to be true, it was actually based off of a fake "deleted scene" theory made by a fan [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207225855/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Spy.html to "fill in the gap" of how Kenny could wind up in Heaven at the end of the film despite not being a Mormon.]] The same fan site had come up with [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204225318/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/solved.html other]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204222612/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Consp.html similarly wild fanon theories]] to explain the presence of commonly reused background characters in both the series and film. In the end, it could be best summarized as someone's Wild Mass Guess that was taken a little too seriously by portions of the fanbase.
* The 1980s ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' TV cartoon series is subject to a famous urban legend to the effect that the final episode (often reportedly never broadcast, although some people have claimed to have seen it on TV) reveals that the characters were actually [[DeadAllAlong killed in a roller-coaster accident]] and that the setting is Hell. The writer of the actual unmade GrandFinale, Michael Reeves, has denied this and placed his script for the episode online to prove it. (His script ends with the kids deliberating after being offered a [[AmbiguousEnding choice]] whether to go back to Earth or [[IChooseToStay continue]] fighting evil in the D&D world.)
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** Probably the biggest one is about the name of the infamous [[NoNameGiven Eddy's Brother]]. There were rumors about his name being "Matthew", supposedly because the show's creator Danny Antonucci named him "Matthew" in a DVD interview. Many fans apparently believed that and even on this wiki the name "Matthew" was repeatedly added as "confirmed by WordOfGod". Except that there's no source for that at all and Antonucci's only DVD interview doesn't even mention Eddy's Brother.
** It has one involving a MissingEpisode known as "Special Ed," formed by an apparent hack on the creator's own website and editing an interview to add it. To this date, there is still no more information known about this episode other than its title and it being removed for being "too real," and it still isn't fully confirmed nor denied if that was a hack or Danny Antonucci's actual words. Fans also believe that the episode was about Ed being in special education however that is simply speculation. The characters didn't finish summer vacation until a few seasons after the interview.
** In 2001, there was another rumor about a MissingEpisode known only as "The Scarecrow Boy Episode". The story is that Sarah puts on a play - her own version of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' - casting herself as Dorothy, Jimmy as the Tin Man, Eddy as the Cowardly Lion (apparently he was also tied to a chair the whole time because he kept trying to walk out on Sarah), Ed as the Scarecrow, and Double D as the director. Sarah became outraged with Ed continuously blowing his lines, and ended up kicking and locking him out of the house (while still in costume); when Kevin and other kids in the cul-de-sac see Ed roaming around, they keep calling him "Scarecrow Boy", which somehow causes Ed to grow stiffer and stiffer each time he heard the name. Eventually, the episode ends with Plank nestled into the ground, and Ed standing on top with his arms straight out, as if he has become a real scarecrow. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that remotely proves such an episode exists, though many fans swear to have seen it, and that it only aired once.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' tends to be a major victim of this thanks to combination of GodNeverSaidThat and TrollingCreator, but the episode "Invader Dib" is one of the longest-lasting of these. Said to be the intended series finale, it was going to be a three-part episode/television movie wherein Dib would travel to Irk and attempt to take over or destroy the Irken race. This would lead to a large war with Dib, the Meekrob, and The Resisty on one side, and Zim, the rest of the Irken, and even Gaz on the other. How this would have ended depends on the source, with the common ending having Zim win, somehow becoming the new Tallest, and banishing Dib to Saturn/turning him into a military test subject. Of all of that, creator Creator/JhonenVasquez having had an idea for a story where Dib goes to Irk is the only part that is true; the series was cancelled before it could be expanded upon, much less have an outline or script written, and the other writers have stated that Vasquez was still privately playing around with the plot details at the time. Vasquez would later share some of the ideas he had for a potential finale at a fan convention, but the concept he discussed (every race in the universe coming together to fight a single threat) shared no elements with this or any other rumored storyline.
* Some ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'' fans were convinced by a long-gone Wikipedia edit that a character named Satine would be featured as Craig's love interest in an episode called "Snake In Love"; the rumor somewhat died down after the final 7 episodes were revealed, but Satine is still treated as an actual character in some circles.
* For a while, there were a couple of people spreading news of a ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' movie called "''Powerful Alliances''" that was to come out in '15, creating a Wikipedia article and [=IMDb=] entry for it, and spreading bogus rumors on other sites. It was basically a bunch of fans trying to pass off their "dream ''TF'' movie" as real. Although everything about it screams fake, especially the amazingly FanWank-y cast list, not to mention that the supposed voice actors themselves said they haven't heard of such a project, the rumor became very persistent. After the Wiki and [=IMDb=] pages were deleted, another rumor started, claiming that it's been canceled, instead of not being real in the first place.
* Similarly, sometime in 2006, someone made a Wikipedia entry for a ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' BigDamnMovie called "Journey to The Imaginary World" or something to that effect. It involved Mac and Bloo discovering a door to a parallel universe and going inside to find oddities like a green version of Wilt. Unlike the ''Transformers'' example, this one didn't stick, but it became HilariousInHindsight when a similar plot was used for the MadeForTVMovie ''Destination Imagination''.
* There's a rumor amongst ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' fans that Courtney was meant to confess to Ginger that she loves her near the end. Ginger [[IncompatibleOrientation doesn't feel the same]] and softly turns her down, letting Courtney move on with her life accepting she's gay. It's said Nick [[HideYourLesbians refused]] the plot, and they replaced it with the final ending. Specifically, it was a quickly done edit and the scene with Courtney crying in the bathroom was originally where Courtney confessed to Ginger. Alas, no one seems to have any concrete proof to where this rumor originates. It was apparently said at a convention in the 2000s however it's unknown if that's accurate or not. Series creator Emily Kapnek has since debunked the rumors, stating that she never said that and there were never plans for Courtney to come out.
* There is a long-running rumor that there were plans in the early '90s to make an ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' animated series titled ''Operation: Aliens'' which supposedly had a pilot produced before being scrapped, based on a set of animation frames uploaded on a long-defunct Korean website. In 2018, the director and producer of the animation put up a storyboard on eBay and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180404032524/https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/362286068516?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=QN2XXX explained]] in the description that such a series never existed and that the animation was actually for three toy commercials, which ended up being unused after the producer of the live-action portion of said commercials found a better technique to film the toys and opted to use that instead.
* Sometime around 2013-2014, someone edited the Italian Wikipedia page for ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'' to mention the existence of two unaired episodes that are ''way'' DarkerAndEdgier than the remainder of the show featuring Zeno, Sylvester's EvilTwin who wants to kill his brother in his desire to TakeOverTheWorld. The page for the character was a blatant copypaste of the description for [[Manga/ZatchBell a completely different character]] sharing that name and the fact that it clearly mentions that MoralGuardians banned the episode only in Italy when there is no proof of such an episode existing in any language made the hoax obvious.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' has the episode "Rude Removal". During 2000s, rumours circulated about a episode that was allegedly shown once or twice at conventions that featured Dexter and Dee Dee being split into good and evil halves, with the evil counterparts being {{Sir Swears A Lot}}s that spent much of the runtime doing just that as the good versions tried to corral them. The episode, said to be a joke episode produced as a way for the crew to release some steam during a hectic production, was also stated to have all that cussing uncensored. The episode would eventually [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x147ryp turn out to be real]] and received an airing on Creator/AdultSwim in 2013 before being briefly posted online. After its airing, creator Genndy Tartakovsky would clarify that the censored cartoon that aired is the only version of the short that they produced[[note]]the "uncensored" variant you see on most video hosting sites is actually a fan creation, but the belief that this the real episode means that the ''actual'' [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes official version is still difficult to find]][[/note]], and that it was also a BannedEpisode meant to air as part of the second season before Cartoon Network decided against it.
* Creator/{{Disney}}:
** There's a rumor that for one of Creator/WaltDisney's birthdays, two Disney animators drew a short of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse (or alternatively, Snow White and other Disney characters, usually the dwarfs) having sex. According to the story, Walt laughed, asked who made it, immediately fired both of them when they said it was them, and then ordered all copies destroyed (or hidden away). Whether the story is true or not is hard to figure out. Its source has been dismissed by many Disney historians and it's highly unlikely the short will ever resurface if it ever existed at all.
** A rumor that has been confirmed true is how Creator/HarlanEllison got fired from working at Disney. During an interview, Ellison explained that he was hired to work at Disney. However, on his first day, Roy Disney overheard him joking about making a porn film starring various Disney characters and even imitating their voices and mimicking various lewd actions. Not surprisingly, Ellison was fired that day. It's likely that various other "(Insert name here) was fired from Disney for porn" are misheard variants of the interview.
* There was a long-standing rumour (included for a while on this very site's page on the show) that ''WesternAnimation/TheFonzAndTheHappyDaysGang'' was originally developed as an AnimatedAdaptation of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and that when negotiations with the BBC fell through, Creator/HannaBarbera threw in the ''Happy Days'' characters and created Cupcake and Mr. Cool as [[CaptainErsatz Captains Ersatzes]] for the Doctor and K9. Eventually, the show's main writer [[http://www.cbr.com/tv-legends-revealed-was-doctor-who-replaced-in-a-cartoon-by-fonzie/ denied it when asked]], saying that the time travel concept was invented simply to make the show distinct from the original live-action series and that he didn't think that Hanna and Barbera had even heard of ''Doctor Who''.
* An edit on the American English Wikipedia that was done around the same time as the aforementioned ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'' edit had someone claim there were more episodes of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' with Jon's niece Sharon, who was supposedly [[CanonForeigner created for the series]], in them, and that she was removed from the series in the later seasons and had her episodes edited [[TheScrappy because nobody liked her.]] Asides from this being a potential slam at ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'', it would be borderline impossible to cut her out of certain episodes ''where she was the main protagonist alongside Garfield'', and many of these episodes she was in [[TransplantedCharacterFic simply had her taking the place of Jon or Odie themselves in the 'edits'.]] The hoax was, again, kinda obvious.
* There is not a ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' movie in production, but the constant faked screencaps and articles seem to refuse to let it go. You'd think they would have caught on by now when the first news of it came out [[AprilFoolsDay April 1, 2014]].
* There is a screenshot of a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode circulating around the internet that shows Dipper and Mabel with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]] watching from behind. The screenshot is actually fake; viewing the episode itself yields no Slender Man. Creator Alex Hirsch would actually comment on this in one interview, noting that one of the first times he overheard someone talk about the show after its premiere was a child telling someone that this rumor was true.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold:''
** The episode "Pigeon Man" is rumoured to have been intended to have the eponymous Pigeon Man [[DrivenToSuicide jump to his death]] after finding his home destroyed by kids, but Nickelodeon forced the writers to change it because they feared it was too depressing. Show creator Craig Bartlett repeatedly debunked this, as they never intended Pigeon Man to commit suicide. Another rumour is the Pigeon Man flying away with his pigeons actually being suicide, which is likewise false for both the previous reason and his appearance in the sequel movie ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]''.
** There's a copypasta featuring someone whose dad was a psychologist. The dad watched a few episodes of the show and decided that Lila showed all the signs of being a child sexual abuse victim (with her MissingMom being the abuser). It's all either coincidental and/or looking too much into Lila's character.
* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'':
** There's a long-standing urban legend that one episode shows Dr. Claw's face. While his face was never depicted on the show, there ''was'' an action figure of Dr. Claw which, obviously, had a face (although the creators cleverly put a paper barrier in the package covering his face so you would have to buy the toy in order to see it). His face is also briefly visible in the ''Inspector Gadget'' game for the Super Nintendo, although the rather low resolution makes it hard to make out.
** ''Go Go Gadgetinis'' was allegedly the DarkerAndEdgier [[NoExportForYou UK-only]] sequel series to ''WesternAnimation/GadgetAndTheGadgetinis'', despite fan claims that it was real, there is no evidence to prove it. It is rumored that whoever holds control over this long-running hoax maintains several dozen accounts throughout the web, including information sites and art galleries, all under different or similar names. All information draws back to the member "Axel Alloy", a member fairly well known on Website/DeviantArt, and the acclaimed voice actor herself. She holds several accounts online, specifically art galleries where her style is easily decipherable.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** During the initial airing of the first season, there was a nasty rumor that Amon would reveal himself as a somehow-alive [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]], fueled by a [[http://i.imgur.com/WLDKl.jpg very convincing photo]] of a supposed upcoming episode airing early in a foreign country. This was easier to believe because the last episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' actually did air early in foreign countries and had their plot points leaked [[HilariousInHindsight (the same thing would later really happen to]] ''[[HilariousInHindsight Korra]]'' [[HilariousInHindsight during its third season)]]. In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS1E11SkeletonsintheCloset Skeletons in the Closet]]," much to many a fan's relief, Amon's identity was revealed as [[StrangerBehindTheMask someone completely different]].
** Similar to the young Albus Severus rumor in ''Franchise/HarryPotter,'' a lot of people seem to believe that the young Amon seen in "Skeletons in the Closet" is voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen, the voice of Aang in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' who went under the radar after the show ended. It's actually Jack Bertrand.
** Prior to the airing of [[RuleOfThree "Skeletons in the Closet"]], the episode was widely believed to focus on Zuko's life after the Hundred Year War through flashbacks. This misconception was birthed from the early info that Zuko's voice actor, Creator/DanteBasco, would return for the episode. He did, but only to voice General Iroh II, Zuko's grandson.
* It has been claimed that the BBC interrupted its September 1, 1939 broadcast of the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon ''Mickey's Gala Premier'' when the network ceased broadcasting due to the sudden outbreak of World War II. Supposedly, when broadcasting resumed after the war, the BBC resumed the programme at the exact point it was interrupted. While the cartoon was indeed the last programme shown by the BBC before the suspension, it was aired in its entirety both in 1939 and again on the day the BBC resumed broadcasting in 1946. The urban legend arose from a 1984 documentary about the wartime BBC in which the cartoon was interrupted for dramatic reasons, causing quite some viewers to believe that this was the actual 1939 footage of the Mickey Mouse broadcast.
* The ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMightyB Mighty B]]'' Wiki lists a non-existent DVD and Blu-ray titled ''Stuffed Happens'', supposedly released by Shout! Factory. Shout! Factory has never released the series, nor have they ever released a Blu-ray for any Nickelodeon show.
* In 2012, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/c1/8b/14c18b7ec48aefa5cea1c5a05e4c5364.jpg a fake Wikipedia screenshot]] claimed that season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' would have an episode called "A Derp In The Life" starring MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves (the screenshot also showed many other fake episodes, which were ignored). This could be confirmed false simply by checking the actual Wikipedia page, and because the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]" established that saying Derpy's name is off-limits[[note]]The first airing of the episode had Rainbow Dash say Derpy's name as a FandomNod, but the line had to be censored after 10 parents sent in letters that the name was offensive[[/note]]. Derpy ''would'' get a major role in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife one episode]] of season 5, although her name is never said (the credits call her "Muffins").
* A number of episode guides and wikis for ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' assert that there was going to be a TV-movie length installment titled ''PB&J Otter and the Legend of Snaildarter'' to wrap up the series. However, given that there are no other sources, and no known concept artwork or script material available from this, it may very well be made up.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
** There was a very popular story that the show was really inspired by a diary written by [[TheSchizophreniaConspiracy a schizophrenic little girl]] who had killed herself. It got to the point where both creators had to debunk it themselves and even made a joke or two about it on Twitter.
** An older one, in the same vein of the previous one, said there was an interview where the creators confessed that Candace was named [[InMemoriam in tribute to]] Candace Newmaker, a girl who was accidentally murdered in a "rebirthing session" (basically an old therapy tactic that is very, very lethal). Considering the lack of proof of the interview existing anywhere, and that the show was still being pitched before the accident, this one was sort of obvious.
** Another infamous rumor claimed that Doofenshmirtz was Phineas and Candace's biological father, and there was a lost/cancelled episode that confirmed it. This was also stated to be false by the creators.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** There are frequent rumors that ''The Simpsons'' is going through a permanent TimeSkip where the characters have permanently aged and the children remain all grown up, and that the entire series is definitely planned to end, with a final episode coming soon.
** There's a false rumor that the gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E8SweetsAndSourMarge Sweets and Sour Marge]]" where the policemen throw Butterfingers in the fire, only for them to bounce out because "even fire doesn't want them", got Nestlé to cancel their longstanding sponsorship deal with the show and that the chalkboard gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E10HalfDecentProposal Half-Decent Proposal]]", "I will not bite the hand that feeds me Butterfingers", was an apology of sorts. In fact, the contract was terminated for unknown reasons in 2001, which inspired the gag in "Sweets and Sour Marge" (first aired January 20, 2002).
* Around the first airing of the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Message Received", an alleged screenshot from the airing showed credits from a future episode featuring a character named Jade, voiced by the voice actors of Garnet and Peridot, heavily implying they were going to Fuse. Said screenshot was soon revealed as fake by an ex-staff member.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'':
** There are debates about whether or not a [[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The_Marklin_Engine stock Marklin engine]] can be seen in certain Series 1 episodes.
** Whether or not any footage from the pilot made it into the broadcast version of "Down the Mine" is also uncertain.
** Based on some publicity photos, there was some speculation that there is a lost Series 2 episode called "The Missing Coach", adapted from the first half of ''[[Literature/TheRailwaySeries The Twin Engines]]''. An interview with David Mitton later [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that while certain scenes were filmed based on those stories, the episode was never finished because they worried the plot point of twins Donald and Douglas switching tenders would be too confusing. Now the speculation has shifted to [[http://thesifblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/what-replaced-missing-coach.html which Series 2 episode replaced it]].
** For a while there were rumors that a full model of Flying Scotsman was built for Series 3's "Tender Engines", but the model was damaged and only the tenders make an appearance. In reality, budget restraints prevented the crew from building a full model.
** There are numerous rumors about ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', largely due to its TroubledProduction:
*** The nature of cut villain P.T. Boomer. Originally he was only known from a MissingTrailerScene and brief mentions in a tie-in product. One rumor was that he would try to tear down Shining Time Station to build a highway, and some sources corrupted his name as "Pete Boom". A lot of these misconceptions were cleared up once the screenplay was found.
*** Whether or not scenes from the script including George the steamroller and Cranky the crane were ever filmed.
*** The existence of a finished "director's cut" from before the film was re-edited.
** Nearly every new series is preceded with rumors of a [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long lost character or location]] reappearing. On rare occasions, these are correct. However, after Andrew Brenner became the head writer and started consciously including older characters, the rumors became even more plausible.
** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/51170m/does_anybody_remember_that_thomas_the_tank_engine/ According to a Reddit user]], he said that he remembered seeing an earlier ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' film when he was a kid. He mentioned that the film was similar to ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' and had the Music/KylieMinogue version of the song "The Locomotion" at the end of the film. It is unknown if this film is true or not, but it did sound like he was telling the truth. If this film is true, then it might've fallen into obscurity and might've been easily forgotten. A possible theory to this might've been that either he was one of the test audiences that watched the director's cut of ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', or he saw a screening of the 1997 test footage that was edited into one whole film.
*** [[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/901/reddit-remembered-earlier-thomas-film Another user from a reply]] saw the exact same film with his mother in theaters once, and was traumatized by it, which makes it seem like that the film the Reddit user was talking about was DarkerAndEdgier.
** Whether or not Creator/PierceBrosnan narrated more episodes than he did. He was a guest narrator for ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatDiscovery'', and was supposed to narrate Season 12, replacing both Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon. There exists a clip of his narration of "Gordon Takes A Shortcut", and he can be seen narrating lines for "Best Friends" and "Thomas Puts The Brakes On" on a featurette on ''The Great Discovery'' DVD, but it is unknown if he narrated more Season 12 episodes, since he left the show after ''The Great Discovery'' came out, and Brandon and Angelis ended up narrating the season anyways. Rumors say that he left due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/MammaMia'', or because he disliked the transition from models to CGI.
** This more pertains to ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' than the show itself, but ''The Guardian'' has spread rumors that Christopher Awdry (the son of franchise creator Wilbert Awdry and author of the books since ''Really Useful Engines'' in 1983) assisted in the murder of a transgender woman named Christine Chappel, who allegedly wrote ''Thomas and Victoria'' while Chris was busy. It's also alleged that Awdry had an affair with her, despite being married to Diana Scott at the time.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** There was a rumor that the original airing of the episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E13ScaredyPantsIWasaTeenageGary "I Was A Teenage Gary"]] contained a scene that depicted Squidward turning into a snail that was cut from later airings. An awkwardly placed transition that happens after Squidward gets injected with the snail plasma which then immediately cuts to Gary, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward on the fence as snails was often used as evidence that a scene was cut. However, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSH1jHvgX6Y a recording of the original airing]] debunked this rumor. It was also rumored that the Polish dub still contained this scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiu4ODTEnlk but that was also debunked]].
** Rumors exist that the original airing of "Hooky" featured a dead fish being strung up by his shoes. This has been debunked by a storyboarder.
** A popular image macro floating around shows an alleged GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment in "As Seen on TV" where [=SpongeBob=] is buried with his nose sticking out from the concrete with Mr. Krabs replying, "Please tell me that is your nose," while pointing at [=SpongeBob=]'s nose. Of course, the dialogue is fabricated.
** It's believed that in the original airing of "Life of Crime", rather than saying "No more getting mail", [=SpongeBob=] said "No more [[ParentalBonus getting nailed]]." and [[VisualPun it cut to Patrick hammering a nail into his head]]. No proof of this scene is known to exist.
** A rumor circulated for a long time that [[RunningGag the original airing]] of "Krusty Krab Training Video" ended differently, namely without the BaitAndSwitch cutoff. However, as proven by original tapings of the first airing, this is flat out completely untrue, with the episode always having the early cutoff even on its premiere broadcast (never mind that not having the cutoff - which would've revealed the ''secret'' Krabby Patty formula - would've completely ruined the joke).
** In a real-world example rather than in relation to fictional content, there were legends circulating in the early 2000s about a small child being drowned in the sea after jumping off a ship, or swimming off a beach, in the hope of "meeting [=SpongeBob=]". No evidence of this incident exists.
** Another rumor is that the "Christmas Who?" special aired in the early 2000's on Creator/{{CBS}}, back when they were owned by Viacom, as a holiday special. No evidence supporting this has been found so far, though this confusion might stem from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5DuqIgqMsI CBS airing holiday specials for]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' in 2001.
** In late 2018, a rumor circulated various Nickelodeon fan communities claiming that there would be a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' that was similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheJimmyTimmyPowerHour'' [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the former show's 20th anniversary and the latter show's 21st anniversary]], showing a character design of a humanized [=SpongeBob=] done in the style of ''The Fairly Oddparents!'' as proof. The humanized [=SpongeBob=] was actually fanart of a background character in the episode "App Trap".
** There were also rumors of the prototype intro from the test pilot, which was different from the final theme song, aired on the broadcast following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. This was debunked by two recordings of the ceremony.
** It was widely rumored that Creator/SpikeTV wanted to do an "[[HotterAndSexier adult party cartoon]]" version of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' only for Stephen Hillenburg to put the kibosh on it. When Vincent Waller was asked about it on Twitter, he stated that such a project "would never happen on our watch." The forum post where the rumor originated from has also been met with skepticism as time went on.
* In a similar vein to the "As Seen on TV" example above, there is a legend stating that in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Grandpa Lou came back from a game of RussianRoulette, and when asked if he won, responded with "You don't know what Russian Roulette is, do you?" This was inspired by a [[http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Russian+Roulette+Pops.+http+www.facebook.com+mybestestfriendkoolkeef_df7559_4266485.jpg certain image]] circulating the Internet, but in the actual episode ("Grandpa's Bad Bug"), Lou actually just telling Stu and Didi that he was sick, Didi offering to take him to the doctor, and responding that he'll just sleep it off. The Russian Roulette dialogue is actually from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
** A rumor that Japanese movie studio {{Creator/Toho}} sued ''Rugrats'' studio Creator/KlaskyCsupo in 2002 over Reptar's similarities to {{Franchise/Godzilla}}, causing the character to appear less often over the show's run, had emerged in 2014 when it was inserted to the Wikipedia article on ''Rugrats'' episodes and somebody presented it as a fact on {{Website/Reddit}}. The rumor has since been kept alive on social media and was even incorporated as a [[https://screenrant.com/rugrats-nicktoons-toho-godzlla-reptar-similar-lawsuit/ pop culture story]] on Creator/ScreenRant five years later. Especially suspicious as there is a lack of a docket number and early-2000s news coverage for the alleged lawsuit, not to mention the Reptar merchandise that have been sold after the show's run. Besides, Godzilla parodies are ubiquitous in media, so why would Toho go after Reptar specifically?
* It was once claimed that ''WesternAnimation/HappyMonsterBand'' would premiere a third season in 2014. However, given that the show aired from 2007 to 2008, and that there are no screencaps of any Season 3 episodes, it's likely fake; didn't stop someone from making [=IMDb=] descriptions for the fake season's episodes, though.
* There is a notorious urban legend to the effect that the classic British children's pirate cartoon series ''Captain Pugwash'' had characters whose names were offensive sexual puns of a HelloSailor variety, like "Master Baytes", "Roger the Cabin Boy" and "Seaman Staines". In the early 1990s, the show's creator won libel damages from two British newspapers for repeating the legend. Comedian Creator/VictorLewisSmith has claimed that he started the legend in a comedy routine, although other people claim to have heard it much earlier. Except for Pirate Willy, the characters names are incorrect in the urban legend (for example, Master Baytes was really "Master Mate").
* A rumor that was once on this very wiki was that in ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroachesTheMovie'' the three cockroaches not only were SuddenlySpeaking but in the English dub they were voiced by Creator/MattHill, Creator/SamuelVincent and Creator/TonySampson (the same voice actors as [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]]). All of this was proven false.
* There was once a rumor on this wiki that the ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' creators made a DarkerAndEdgier video special for adults called "Too Hot For TV!" where one of the characters [[WhoWritesThisCrap expresses disgust at the idea]]. No evidence of this special exists, and all the examples mentioning it were promptly deleted.
* Nick has season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' somewhere but won't release the episodes. In reality, the episodes were never finished. They were only scripts.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'':
** Several rumors concerning potential future seasons of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' exist, such as an episode where Rio finds out that Jem and Jerrica are the same person or an episode where Rapture is confirmed as LGBT. Neither is true.
** There's a myth that the reason the series changed to its second intro (which uses a more generic theme lifted from the toy commercials) is because of a potential lawsuit. The myth goes that Music/TheMisfits threatened to sue because the intro features the fictional band known as The Misfits singing "But we're the Misfits/Our songs are better/We are the Misfits, and we're gonna get her".
* There are many who believe that in the original version of ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'', the Abominable Snow Monster had a toothache that Hermey cured, instead of Hermey simply ripping out the Bumble's teeth. While the special has been edited multiple times in various airings over the years, there is no evidence of the Bumble ever having a toothache and is most likely just the result of [[FakeMemories false childhood memories]] (which are sometimes referred to as "the Mandela effect").
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': It's widespread in the fandom that Ember's official backstory has been confirmed by someone who worked on the staff: she was a bullied girl who was killed in a fire. Not only is this backstory contradicted by the lyrics to "Remember", but it's an unsourced (and most likely false) rumor.
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'':
** In the early 2000s, rumors spread of a lost episode of the show, "Episode 29", which was a SeriesFauxnale during season three that featured Henry and June saying goodbye to the audience, and ending with June kissing Henry. The rumors also stated that after the show was renewed for a fourth season, Nick pulled the episode from reruns. Many fans believed this rumor for a long time due to the show itself having several episodes missing online (up until the mid-2010s), half of the series skipped on Nicktoons, and the show not being rerun often and having no home media releases. Many fans even claimed to have seen the episode when it aired. It all turned out to be false when the entire series was eventually found and uploaded online, the rumor beginning from an anonymous user posting the "episode"'s information on [=IMDb=] and Wikipedia in 2003, and Mark Marek, who did the Henry and June segments, confirming that June didn't have any romantic feelings for Henry and vice versa. Fans who claimed to have seen the episode turned out to just be misremembering other episodes of the show and getting confused and one "screencap" which surfaced online around 2015 turned out to have been edited.
** Rumors also existed of unaired (or unfinished) fifth and sixth seasons of the show, including detailed episode information. Mark Marek confirmed that no seasons were planned after season four.
** Several episodes of the show ended up skipped when the show reran on Nicktoons, and rumors popped up as to why they were skipped, including that some episodes were banned by Nick for content they didn't like (which was true for certain episodes of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''). The skipped episodes were only missing from the Nicktoons run due to copyright issues with the ''Lava'' and ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' segments, and only one episode ("I Just Don't Get It") was outright banned due to content in the episode's ''Action League Now!'' segment [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents that was considered too similar to the 9/11 attacks.]] Other episodes that were missing despite not having any segments with legal issues are just assumed to have been skipped due to either Nick not being able to locate the tape masters or just by accident.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'': It's been a long-standing rumor that the reason that The Human Torch was not included in this series and replaced by [=H.E.R.B.I.E=] was because nervous executives were afraid that children would set themselves on fire trying to emulate the Torch. The rumor wasn't helped by a 1986 issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' where Johnny Storm has to face the fact that a child in story died doing just that. In reality, the reason that The Torch was axed (also, it's theorized, being removed from ''WesternAnimation/SpidermanAndHisAmazingFriends'' in favor of [[CanonImmigrant Firestar]]) was that the rights to the Human Torch had been licensed separately from the rest of the Fantastic Four and so they legally couldn't include him.
* [=TVTome=] was well-known for having many false listings of this kind on their website. They included the following:
** ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' was rumored to have a ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' CrossOver episode titled "[[http://web.archive.org/web/20040703220426/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-2593/epid-249713 Stitch Night]]", which supposedly had a scene where Mickey complains about Stitch's behavior, setting up an inexplicable cameo by [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds the Hamburglar]] ("voiced" by Creator/FrankWelker), who has noting to do with Disney (unlike many other cameo characters). Another listing claimed that there would be another crossover episode, this time with ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''. It turned out that the latter episode was submitted by [[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/digimon-mickey-mouse-o_o.3329581/page-2 a fan of the show]] who was frustrated about the huge amount of fake episode listings on [=TVTome=].
** An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' with Music/{{NSYNC}} as guest-stars was also listed on the site.
** ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040503214542/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-4227/epid-191748 had a listing]] for an episode called "The Ringletts", [[ADayInTheLimelight focusing on minor character Roxanne]].
** [=PCMag=] editor Jordan Minor [[https://medium.com/pcmag-access/how-i-used-lies-about-a-cartoon-to-prove-history-is-meaningless-on-the-internet-6c88bcbc62d7 admitted]] to writing a large number of fake ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' episode summaries for [=TVTome=] back in middle school, which were blindly copied by more reputable sources until they were just accepted as fact. The two most notable examples involved an episode with Streex's sister Roxie becoming a Street Shark via EmergencyTransformation, and a multi-episode story arc involving a villain named Meathook, voiced by Creator/HenryWinkler of ''Series/HappyDays'' fame. Both characters were created whole-cloth by Minor, but that didn't stop internet users from swearing up and down that they'd seen "the episode with the girl Street Shark", or cracking jokes about [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen how Winkler had fallen so far]] that he was voicing characters in a cheap ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats knockoff]].
* At one point, Wikipedia listed an ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}'' episode that was a CrossOver with ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' called "Spooky-Pooky-Doo" on several filmographies of Scooby-Doo voice actors, including a claim that it was the final television role of Creator/MaryKayBergman.
* For a long time, it was believed that ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue'' wasn't re-aired because the producers never got permission from Jim Davis to use ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} in the show, and he threatened litigation if it ever aired again. However, Mark Evanier (head writer of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'') has debunked the rumor, and explained the original plan which got the copyright holders to cooperate specified limited airings.
* Because it is very popular with younger audiences, ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' is a goldmine for false rumors added by little kids onto wikis. This mainly concerns supposed upcoming historical figures to be featured; one time, someone said that Jesus Christ Himself would appear on the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'':
** Multiple false rumors exist as to why Steve Burns left the show. Burns himself stated that [[https://www.businessinsider.com/blues-clues-host-steve-left-the-show-because-of-balding-2014-6 he left because he was losing his hair]] and wasn't comfortable with having a bunch of kids watch him gradually go bald on national television.
** It's commonly spread that Blue is female and Magenta is male, and that was intentionally done to invert gender roles. That's incorrect. They're ''both'' female.
** Steve is dead. It's gotten to the point where even he has discussed the rumor. Despite it being untrue, people keep on believing the hoax that he died years ago.
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** Shaggy and Scooby were meant to be a sly shoutout to [[TheStoner stoners]]. In reality, the original writers of ''Scooby-Doo'' weren't of that generation, and had little knowledge of the stoner culture. Shaggy was actually inspired by {{beatnik}} stereotypes (the real beatniks did frequently use marijuana, but by the time the show was made their pop-culture image had been sanitized of any associations with drug use).
** The gang is supposed to represent five certain universities. One of the universities wasn't even established for two years after the show went into production. In reality, they are loosely based on the characters from the show ''Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis''.
** That the creators intentionally put in Fred/Daphne subtext and that Velma was a lesbian. Neither is true. Anything between Fred and Daphne is pure speculation. The show was a NoHuggingNoKissing show anyway. It isn't until later installments that the series canonized the couple, precisely ''because'' of the rumors and RunningTheAsylum. Velma's sexuality was never discussed in the original cartoon, though some later installments have indeed added some level of subtext to her.
** Many remember Shaggy having an Adam's apple in his throat, when this is not the case in the actual show.
* A rumor was started for ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'' about a deleted character named "Flower" who allegedly sends herself to Hell to let Kenny be freed in the end. While some fan wikis still circulate it and believe it to be true, it was actually based off of a fake "deleted scene" theory made by a fan [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207225855/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Spy.html to "fill in the gap" of how Kenny could wind up in Heaven at the end of the film despite not being a Mormon.]] The same fan site had come up with [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204225318/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/solved.html other]] [[http://web.archive.org/web/20050204222612/http://fruitbowl.spcomplete.com/Consp.html similarly wild fanon theories]] to explain the presence of commonly reused background characters in both the series and film. In the end, it could be best summarized as someone's Wild Mass Guess that was taken a little too seriously by portions of the fanbase.
* The 1980s ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons'' TV cartoon series is subject to a famous urban legend to the effect that the final episode (often reportedly never broadcast, although some people have claimed to have seen it on TV) reveals that the characters were actually [[DeadAllAlong killed in a roller-coaster accident]] and that the setting is Hell. The writer of the actual unmade GrandFinale, Michael Reeves, has denied this and placed his script for the episode online to prove it. (His script ends with the kids deliberating after being offered a [[AmbiguousEnding choice]] whether to go back to Earth or [[IChooseToStay continue]] fighting evil in the D&D world.)
* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'':
** Probably the biggest one is about the name of the infamous [[NoNameGiven Eddy's Brother]]. There were rumors about his name being "Matthew", supposedly because the show's creator Danny Antonucci named him "Matthew" in a DVD interview. Many fans apparently believed that and even on this wiki the name "Matthew" was repeatedly added as "confirmed by WordOfGod". Except that there's no source for that at all and Antonucci's only DVD interview doesn't even mention Eddy's Brother.
** It has one involving a MissingEpisode known as "Special Ed," formed by an apparent hack on the creator's own website and editing an interview to add it. To this date, there is still no more information known about this episode other than its title and it being removed for being "too real," and it still isn't fully confirmed nor denied if that was a hack or Danny Antonucci's actual words. Fans also believe that the episode was about Ed being in special education however that is simply speculation. The characters didn't finish summer vacation until a few seasons after the interview.
** In 2001, there was another rumor about a MissingEpisode known only as "The Scarecrow Boy Episode". The story is that Sarah puts on a play - her own version of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' - casting herself as Dorothy, Jimmy as the Tin Man, Eddy as the Cowardly Lion (apparently he was also tied to a chair the whole time because he kept trying to walk out on Sarah), Ed as the Scarecrow, and Double D as the director. Sarah became outraged with Ed continuously blowing his lines, and ended up kicking and locking him out of the house (while still in costume); when Kevin and other kids in the cul-de-sac see Ed roaming around, they keep calling him "Scarecrow Boy", which somehow causes Ed to grow stiffer and stiffer each time he heard the name. Eventually, the episode ends with Plank nestled into the ground, and Ed standing on top with his arms straight out, as if he has become a real scarecrow. There is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that remotely proves such an episode exists, though many fans swear to have seen it, and that it only aired once.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' tends to be a major victim of this thanks to combination of GodNeverSaidThat and TrollingCreator, but the episode "Invader Dib" is one of the longest-lasting of these. Said to be the intended series finale, it was going to be a three-part episode/television movie wherein Dib would travel to Irk and attempt to take over or destroy the Irken race. This would lead to a large war with Dib, the Meekrob, and The Resisty on one side, and Zim, the rest of the Irken, and even Gaz on the other. How this would have ended depends on the source, with the common ending having Zim win, somehow becoming the new Tallest, and banishing Dib to Saturn/turning him into a military test subject. Of all of that, creator Creator/JhonenVasquez having had an idea for a story where Dib goes to Irk is the only part that is true; the series was cancelled before it could be expanded upon, much less have an outline or script written, and the other writers have stated that Vasquez was still privately playing around with the plot details at the time. Vasquez would later share some of the ideas he had for a potential finale at a fan convention, but the concept he discussed (every race in the universe coming together to fight a single threat) shared no elements with this or any other rumored storyline.
* Some ''WesternAnimation/SanjayAndCraig'' fans were convinced by a long-gone Wikipedia edit that a character named Satine would be featured as Craig's love interest in an episode called "Snake In Love"; the rumor somewhat died down after the final 7 episodes were revealed, but Satine is still treated as an actual character in some circles.
* For a while, there were a couple of people spreading news of a ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' movie called "''Powerful Alliances''" that was to come out in '15, creating a Wikipedia article and [=IMDb=] entry for it, and spreading bogus rumors on other sites. It was basically a bunch of fans trying to pass off their "dream ''TF'' movie" as real. Although everything about it screams fake, especially the amazingly FanWank-y cast list, not to mention that the supposed voice actors themselves said they haven't heard of such a project, the rumor became very persistent. After the Wiki and [=IMDb=] pages were deleted, another rumor started, claiming that it's been canceled, instead of not being real in the first place.
* Similarly, sometime in 2006, someone made a Wikipedia entry for a ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' BigDamnMovie called "Journey to The Imaginary World" or something to that effect. It involved Mac and Bloo discovering a door to a parallel universe and going inside to find oddities like a green version of Wilt. Unlike the ''Transformers'' example, this one didn't stick, but it became HilariousInHindsight when a similar plot was used for the MadeForTVMovie ''Destination Imagination''.
* There's a rumor amongst ''WesternAnimation/AsToldByGinger'' fans that Courtney was meant to confess to Ginger that she loves her near the end. Ginger [[IncompatibleOrientation doesn't feel the same]] and softly turns her down, letting Courtney move on with her life accepting she's gay. It's said Nick [[HideYourLesbians refused]] the plot, and they replaced it with the final ending. Specifically, it was a quickly done edit and the scene with Courtney crying in the bathroom was originally where Courtney confessed to Ginger. Alas, no one seems to have any concrete proof to where this rumor originates. It was apparently said at a convention in the 2000s however it's unknown if that's accurate or not. Series creator Emily Kapnek has since debunked the rumors, stating that she never said that and there were never plans for Courtney to come out.
* There is a long-running rumor that there were plans in the early '90s to make an ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' animated series titled ''Operation: Aliens'' which supposedly had a pilot produced before being scrapped, based on a set of animation frames uploaded on a long-defunct Korean website. In 2018, the director and producer of the animation put up a storyboard on eBay and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20180404032524/https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/362286068516?roken=cUgayN&soutkn=QN2XXX explained]] in the description that such a series never existed and that the animation was actually for three toy commercials, which ended up being unused after the producer of the live-action portion of said commercials found a better technique to film the toys and opted to use that instead.
* Sometime around 2013-2014, someone edited the Italian Wikipedia page for ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'' to mention the existence of two unaired episodes that are ''way'' DarkerAndEdgier than the remainder of the show featuring Zeno, Sylvester's EvilTwin who wants to kill his brother in his desire to TakeOverTheWorld. The page for the character was a blatant copypaste of the description for [[Manga/ZatchBell a completely different character]] sharing that name and the fact that it clearly mentions that MoralGuardians banned the episode only in Italy when there is no proof of such an episode existing in any language made the hoax obvious.
* ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' has the episode "Rude Removal". During 2000s, rumours circulated about a episode that was allegedly shown once or twice at conventions that featured Dexter and Dee Dee being split into good and evil halves, with the evil counterparts being {{Sir Swears A Lot}}s that spent much of the runtime doing just that as the good versions tried to corral them. The episode, said to be a joke episode produced as a way for the crew to release some steam during a hectic production, was also stated to have all that cussing uncensored. The episode would eventually [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x147ryp turn out to be real]] and received an airing on Creator/AdultSwim in 2013 before being briefly posted online. After its airing, creator Genndy Tartakovsky would clarify that the censored cartoon that aired is the only version of the short that they produced[[note]]the "uncensored" variant you see on most video hosting sites is actually a fan creation, but the belief that this the real episode means that the ''actual'' [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes official version is still difficult to find]][[/note]], and that it was also a BannedEpisode meant to air as part of the second season before Cartoon Network decided against it.
* Creator/{{Disney}}:
** There's a rumor that for one of Creator/WaltDisney's birthdays, two Disney animators drew a short of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse (or alternatively, Snow White and other Disney characters, usually the dwarfs) having sex. According to the story, Walt laughed, asked who made it, immediately fired both of them when they said it was them, and then ordered all copies destroyed (or hidden away). Whether the story is true or not is hard to figure out. Its source has been dismissed by many Disney historians and it's highly unlikely the short will ever resurface if it ever existed at all.
** A rumor that has been confirmed true is how Creator/HarlanEllison got fired from working at Disney. During an interview, Ellison explained that he was hired to work at Disney. However, on his first day, Roy Disney overheard him joking about making a porn film starring various Disney characters and even imitating their voices and mimicking various lewd actions. Not surprisingly, Ellison was fired that day. It's likely that various other "(Insert name here) was fired from Disney for porn" are misheard variants of the interview.
* There was a long-standing rumour (included for a while on this very site's page on the show) that ''WesternAnimation/TheFonzAndTheHappyDaysGang'' was originally developed as an AnimatedAdaptation of ''Series/DoctorWho'', and that when negotiations with the BBC fell through, Creator/HannaBarbera threw in the ''Happy Days'' characters and created Cupcake and Mr. Cool as [[CaptainErsatz Captains Ersatzes]] for the Doctor and K9. Eventually, the show's main writer [[http://www.cbr.com/tv-legends-revealed-was-doctor-who-replaced-in-a-cartoon-by-fonzie/ denied it when asked]], saying that the time travel concept was invented simply to make the show distinct from the original live-action series and that he didn't think that Hanna and Barbera had even heard of ''Doctor Who''.
* An edit on the American English Wikipedia that was done around the same time as the aforementioned ''WesternAnimation/BabyLooneyTunes'' edit had someone claim there were more episodes of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'' with Jon's niece Sharon, who was supposedly [[CanonForeigner created for the series]], in them, and that she was removed from the series in the later seasons and had her episodes edited [[TheScrappy because nobody liked her.]] Asides from this being a potential slam at ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'', it would be borderline impossible to cut her out of certain episodes ''where she was the main protagonist alongside Garfield'', and many of these episodes she was in [[TransplantedCharacterFic simply had her taking the place of Jon or Odie themselves in the 'edits'.]] The hoax was, again, kinda obvious.
* There is not a ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' movie in production, but the constant faked screencaps and articles seem to refuse to let it go. You'd think they would have caught on by now when the first news of it came out [[AprilFoolsDay April 1, 2014]].
* There is a screenshot of a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode circulating around the internet that shows Dipper and Mabel with [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos the Slender Man]] watching from behind. The screenshot is actually fake; viewing the episode itself yields no Slender Man. Creator Alex Hirsch would actually comment on this in one interview, noting that one of the first times he overheard someone talk about the show after its premiere was a child telling someone that this rumor was true.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold:''
** The episode "Pigeon Man" is rumoured to have been intended to have the eponymous Pigeon Man [[DrivenToSuicide jump to his death]] after finding his home destroyed by kids, but Nickelodeon forced the writers to change it because they feared it was too depressing. Show creator Craig Bartlett repeatedly debunked this, as they never intended Pigeon Man to commit suicide. Another rumour is the Pigeon Man flying away with his pigeons actually being suicide, which is likewise false for both the previous reason and his appearance in the sequel movie ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]''.
** There's a copypasta featuring someone whose dad was a psychologist. The dad watched a few episodes of the show and decided that Lila showed all the signs of being a child sexual abuse victim (with her MissingMom being the abuser). It's all either coincidental and/or looking too much into Lila's character.
* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'':
** There's a long-standing urban legend that one episode shows Dr. Claw's face. While his face was never depicted on the show, there ''was'' an action figure of Dr. Claw which, obviously, had a face (although the creators cleverly put a paper barrier in the package covering his face so you would have to buy the toy in order to see it). His face is also briefly visible in the ''Inspector Gadget'' game for the Super Nintendo, although the rather low resolution makes it hard to make out.
** ''Go Go Gadgetinis'' was allegedly the DarkerAndEdgier [[NoExportForYou UK-only]] sequel series to ''WesternAnimation/GadgetAndTheGadgetinis'', despite fan claims that it was real, there is no evidence to prove it. It is rumored that whoever holds control over this long-running hoax maintains several dozen accounts throughout the web, including information sites and art galleries, all under different or similar names. All information draws back to the member "Axel Alloy", a member fairly well known on Website/DeviantArt, and the acclaimed voice actor herself. She holds several accounts online, specifically art galleries where her style is easily decipherable.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** During the initial airing of the first season, there was a nasty rumor that Amon would reveal himself as a somehow-alive [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]], fueled by a [[http://i.imgur.com/WLDKl.jpg very convincing photo]] of a supposed upcoming episode airing early in a foreign country. This was easier to believe because the last episodes of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' actually did air early in foreign countries and had their plot points leaked [[HilariousInHindsight (the same thing would later really happen to]] ''[[HilariousInHindsight Korra]]'' [[HilariousInHindsight during its third season)]]. In "[[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS1E11SkeletonsintheCloset Skeletons in the Closet]]," much to many a fan's relief, Amon's identity was revealed as [[StrangerBehindTheMask someone completely different]].
** Similar to the young Albus Severus rumor in ''Franchise/HarryPotter,'' a lot of people seem to believe that the young Amon seen in "Skeletons in the Closet" is voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen, the voice of Aang in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' who went under the radar after the show ended. It's actually Jack Bertrand.
** Prior to the airing of [[RuleOfThree "Skeletons in the Closet"]], the episode was widely believed to focus on Zuko's life after the Hundred Year War through flashbacks. This misconception was birthed from the early info that Zuko's voice actor, Creator/DanteBasco, would return for the episode. He did, but only to voice General Iroh II, Zuko's grandson.
* It has been claimed that the BBC interrupted its September 1, 1939 broadcast of the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon ''Mickey's Gala Premier'' when the network ceased broadcasting due to the sudden outbreak of World War II. Supposedly, when broadcasting resumed after the war, the BBC resumed the programme at the exact point it was interrupted. While the cartoon was indeed the last programme shown by the BBC before the suspension, it was aired in its entirety both in 1939 and again on the day the BBC resumed broadcasting in 1946. The urban legend arose from a 1984 documentary about the wartime BBC in which the cartoon was interrupted for dramatic reasons, causing quite some viewers to believe that this was the actual 1939 footage of the Mickey Mouse broadcast.
* The ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMightyB Mighty B]]'' Wiki lists a non-existent DVD and Blu-ray titled ''Stuffed Happens'', supposedly released by Shout! Factory. Shout! Factory has never released the series, nor have they ever released a Blu-ray for any Nickelodeon show.
* In 2012, [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/14/c1/8b/14c18b7ec48aefa5cea1c5a05e4c5364.jpg a fake Wikipedia screenshot]] claimed that season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' would have an episode called "A Derp In The Life" starring MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves (the screenshot also showed many other fake episodes, which were ignored). This could be confirmed false simply by checking the actual Wikipedia page, and because the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E14TheLastRoundup The Last Roundup]]" established that saying Derpy's name is off-limits[[note]]The first airing of the episode had Rainbow Dash say Derpy's name as a FandomNod, but the line had to be censored after 10 parents sent in letters that the name was offensive[[/note]]. Derpy ''would'' get a major role in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E9SliceOfLife one episode]] of season 5, although her name is never said (the credits call her "Muffins").
* A number of episode guides and wikis for ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter'' assert that there was going to be a TV-movie length installment titled ''PB&J Otter and the Legend of Snaildarter'' to wrap up the series. However, given that there are no other sources, and no known concept artwork or script material available from this, it may very well be made up.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'':
** There was a very popular story that the show was really inspired by a diary written by [[TheSchizophreniaConspiracy a schizophrenic little girl]] who had killed herself. It got to the point where both creators had to debunk it themselves and even made a joke or two about it on Twitter.
** An older one, in the same vein of the previous one, said there was an interview where the creators confessed that Candace was named [[InMemoriam in tribute to]] Candace Newmaker, a girl who was accidentally murdered in a "rebirthing session" (basically an old therapy tactic that is very, very lethal). Considering the lack of proof of the interview existing anywhere, and that the show was still being pitched before the accident, this one was sort of obvious.
** Another infamous rumor claimed that Doofenshmirtz was Phineas and Candace's biological father, and there was a lost/cancelled episode that confirmed it. This was also stated to be false by the creators.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
** There are frequent rumors that ''The Simpsons'' is going through a permanent TimeSkip where the characters have permanently aged and the children remain all grown up, and that the entire series is definitely planned to end, with a final episode coming soon.
** There's a false rumor that the gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E8SweetsAndSourMarge Sweets and Sour Marge]]" where the policemen throw Butterfingers in the fire, only for them to bounce out because "even fire doesn't want them", got Nestlé to cancel their longstanding sponsorship deal with the show and that the chalkboard gag in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E10HalfDecentProposal Half-Decent Proposal]]", "I will not bite the hand that feeds me Butterfingers", was an apology of sorts. In fact, the contract was terminated for unknown reasons in 2001, which inspired the gag in "Sweets and Sour Marge" (first aired January 20, 2002).
* Around the first airing of the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Message Received", an alleged screenshot from the airing showed credits from a future episode featuring a character named Jade, voiced by the voice actors of Garnet and Peridot, heavily implying they were going to Fuse. Said screenshot was soon revealed as fake by an ex-staff member.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasTheTankEngine'':
** There are debates about whether or not a [[http://ttte.wikia.com/wiki/The_Marklin_Engine stock Marklin engine]] can be seen in certain Series 1 episodes.
** Whether or not any footage from the pilot made it into the broadcast version of "Down the Mine" is also uncertain.
** Based on some publicity photos, there was some speculation that there is a lost Series 2 episode called "The Missing Coach", adapted from the first half of ''[[Literature/TheRailwaySeries The Twin Engines]]''. An interview with David Mitton later [[WordOfGod confirmed]] that while certain scenes were filmed based on those stories, the episode was never finished because they worried the plot point of twins Donald and Douglas switching tenders would be too confusing. Now the speculation has shifted to [[http://thesifblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/what-replaced-missing-coach.html which Series 2 episode replaced it]].
** For a while there were rumors that a full model of Flying Scotsman was built for Series 3's "Tender Engines", but the model was damaged and only the tenders make an appearance. In reality, budget restraints prevented the crew from building a full model.
** There are numerous rumors about ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', largely due to its TroubledProduction:
*** The nature of cut villain P.T. Boomer. Originally he was only known from a MissingTrailerScene and brief mentions in a tie-in product. One rumor was that he would try to tear down Shining Time Station to build a highway, and some sources corrupted his name as "Pete Boom". A lot of these misconceptions were cleared up once the screenplay was found.
*** Whether or not scenes from the script including George the steamroller and Cranky the crane were ever filmed.
*** The existence of a finished "director's cut" from before the film was re-edited.
** Nearly every new series is preceded with rumors of a [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long lost character or location]] reappearing. On rare occasions, these are correct. However, after Andrew Brenner became the head writer and started consciously including older characters, the rumors became even more plausible.
** [[https://www.reddit.com/r/answers/comments/51170m/does_anybody_remember_that_thomas_the_tank_engine/ According to a Reddit user]], he said that he remembered seeing an earlier ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' film when he was a kid. He mentioned that the film was similar to ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'' and had the Music/KylieMinogue version of the song "The Locomotion" at the end of the film. It is unknown if this film is true or not, but it did sound like he was telling the truth. If this film is true, then it might've fallen into obscurity and might've been easily forgotten. A possible theory to this might've been that either he was one of the test audiences that watched the director's cut of ''Thomas and the Magic Railroad'', or he saw a screening of the 1997 test footage that was edited into one whole film.
*** [[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/901/reddit-remembered-earlier-thomas-film Another user from a reply]] saw the exact same film with his mother in theaters once, and was traumatized by it, which makes it seem like that the film the Reddit user was talking about was DarkerAndEdgier.
** Whether or not Creator/PierceBrosnan narrated more episodes than he did. He was a guest narrator for ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatDiscovery'', and was supposed to narrate Season 12, replacing both Michael Angelis and Michael Brandon. There exists a clip of his narration of "Gordon Takes A Shortcut", and he can be seen narrating lines for "Best Friends" and "Thomas Puts The Brakes On" on a featurette on ''The Great Discovery'' DVD, but it is unknown if he narrated more Season 12 episodes, since he left the show after ''The Great Discovery'' came out, and Brandon and Angelis ended up narrating the season anyways. Rumors say that he left due to scheduling conflicts with ''Film/MammaMia'', or because he disliked the transition from models to CGI.
** This more pertains to ''Literature/TheRailwaySeries'' than the show itself, but ''The Guardian'' has spread rumors that Christopher Awdry (the son of franchise creator Wilbert Awdry and author of the books since ''Really Useful Engines'' in 1983) assisted in the murder of a transgender woman named Christine Chappel, who allegedly wrote ''Thomas and Victoria'' while Chris was busy. It's also alleged that Awdry had an affair with her, despite being married to Diana Scott at the time.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'':
** There was a rumor that the original airing of the episode [[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E13ScaredyPantsIWasaTeenageGary "I Was A Teenage Gary"]] contained a scene that depicted Squidward turning into a snail that was cut from later airings. An awkwardly placed transition that happens after Squidward gets injected with the snail plasma which then immediately cuts to Gary, [=SpongeBob=], and Squidward on the fence as snails was often used as evidence that a scene was cut. However, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSH1jHvgX6Y a recording of the original airing]] debunked this rumor. It was also rumored that the Polish dub still contained this scene, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiu4ODTEnlk but that was also debunked]].
** Rumors exist that the original airing of "Hooky" featured a dead fish being strung up by his shoes. This has been debunked by a storyboarder.
** A popular image macro floating around shows an alleged GettingCrapPastTheRadar moment in "As Seen on TV" where [=SpongeBob=] is buried with his nose sticking out from the concrete with Mr. Krabs replying, "Please tell me that is your nose," while pointing at [=SpongeBob=]'s nose. Of course, the dialogue is fabricated.
** It's believed that in the original airing of "Life of Crime", rather than saying "No more getting mail", [=SpongeBob=] said "No more [[ParentalBonus getting nailed]]." and [[VisualPun it cut to Patrick hammering a nail into his head]]. No proof of this scene is known to exist.
** A rumor circulated for a long time that [[RunningGag the original airing]] of "Krusty Krab Training Video" ended differently, namely without the BaitAndSwitch cutoff. However, as proven by original tapings of the first airing, this is flat out completely untrue, with the episode always having the early cutoff even on its premiere broadcast (never mind that not having the cutoff - which would've revealed the ''secret'' Krabby Patty formula - would've completely ruined the joke).
** In a real-world example rather than in relation to fictional content, there were legends circulating in the early 2000s about a small child being drowned in the sea after jumping off a ship, or swimming off a beach, in the hope of "meeting [=SpongeBob=]". No evidence of this incident exists.
** Another rumor is that the "Christmas Who?" special aired in the early 2000's on Creator/{{CBS}}, back when they were owned by Viacom, as a holiday special. No evidence supporting this has been found so far, though this confusion might stem from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5DuqIgqMsI CBS airing holiday specials for]] ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' in 2001.
** In late 2018, a rumor circulated various Nickelodeon fan communities claiming that there would be a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'' that was similar to ''WesternAnimation/TheJimmyTimmyPowerHour'' [[MilestoneCelebration to celebrate the former show's 20th anniversary and the latter show's 21st anniversary]], showing a character design of a humanized [=SpongeBob=] done in the style of ''The Fairly Oddparents!'' as proof. The humanized [=SpongeBob=] was actually fanart of a background character in the episode "App Trap".
** There were also rumors of the prototype intro from the test pilot, which was different from the final theme song, aired on the broadcast following the 1999 Kids' Choice Awards. This was debunked by two recordings of the ceremony.
** It was widely rumored that Creator/SpikeTV wanted to do an "[[HotterAndSexier adult party cartoon]]" version of ''[=SpongeBob=]'' only for Stephen Hillenburg to put the kibosh on it. When Vincent Waller was asked about it on Twitter, he stated that such a project "would never happen on our watch." The forum post where the rumor originated from has also been met with skepticism as time went on.
* In a similar vein to the "As Seen on TV" example above, there is a legend stating that in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', Grandpa Lou came back from a game of RussianRoulette, and when asked if he won, responded with "You don't know what Russian Roulette is, do you?" This was inspired by a [[http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Russian+Roulette+Pops.+http+www.facebook.com+mybestestfriendkoolkeef_df7559_4266485.jpg certain image]] circulating the Internet, but in the actual episode ("Grandpa's Bad Bug"), Lou actually just telling Stu and Didi that he was sick, Didi offering to take him to the doctor, and responding that he'll just sleep it off. The Russian Roulette dialogue is actually from an episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
** A rumor that Japanese movie studio {{Creator/Toho}} sued ''Rugrats'' studio Creator/KlaskyCsupo in 2002 over Reptar's similarities to {{Franchise/Godzilla}}, causing the character to appear less often over the show's run, had emerged in 2014 when it was inserted to the Wikipedia article on ''Rugrats'' episodes and somebody presented it as a fact on {{Website/Reddit}}. The rumor has since been kept alive on social media and was even incorporated as a [[https://screenrant.com/rugrats-nicktoons-toho-godzlla-reptar-similar-lawsuit/ pop culture story]] on Creator/ScreenRant five years later. Especially suspicious as there is a lack of a docket number and early-2000s news coverage for the alleged lawsuit, not to mention the Reptar merchandise that have been sold after the show's run. Besides, Godzilla parodies are ubiquitous in media, so why would Toho go after Reptar specifically?
* It was once claimed that ''WesternAnimation/HappyMonsterBand'' would premiere a third season in 2014. However, given that the show aired from 2007 to 2008, and that there are no screencaps of any Season 3 episodes, it's likely fake; didn't stop someone from making [=IMDb=] descriptions for the fake season's episodes, though.
* There is a notorious urban legend to the effect that the classic British children's pirate cartoon series ''Captain Pugwash'' had characters whose names were offensive sexual puns of a HelloSailor variety, like "Master Baytes", "Roger the Cabin Boy" and "Seaman Staines". In the early 1990s, the show's creator won libel damages from two British newspapers for repeating the legend. Comedian Creator/VictorLewisSmith has claimed that he started the legend in a comedy routine, although other people claim to have heard it much earlier. Except for Pirate Willy, the characters names are incorrect in the urban legend (for example, Master Baytes was really "Master Mate").
* A rumor that was once on this very wiki was that in ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroachesTheMovie'' the three cockroaches not only were SuddenlySpeaking but in the English dub they were voiced by Creator/MattHill, Creator/SamuelVincent and Creator/TonySampson (the same voice actors as [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Eds]]). All of this was proven false.
* There was once a rumor on this wiki that the ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'' creators made a DarkerAndEdgier video special for adults called "Too Hot For TV!" where one of the characters [[WhoWritesThisCrap expresses disgust at the idea]]. No evidence of this special exists, and all the examples mentioning it were promptly deleted.
* Nick has season 2 of ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'' somewhere but won't release the episodes. In reality, the episodes were never finished. They were only scripts.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'':
** Several rumors concerning potential future seasons of ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' exist, such as an episode where Rio finds out that Jem and Jerrica are the same person or an episode where Rapture is confirmed as LGBT. Neither is true.
** There's a myth that the reason the series changed to its second intro (which uses a more generic theme lifted from the toy commercials) is because of a potential lawsuit. The myth goes that Music/TheMisfits threatened to sue because the intro features the fictional band known as The Misfits singing "But we're the Misfits/Our songs are better/We are the Misfits, and we're gonna get her".
* There are many who believe that in the original version of ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer'', the Abominable Snow Monster had a toothache that Hermey cured, instead of Hermey simply ripping out the Bumble's teeth. While the special has been edited multiple times in various airings over the years, there is no evidence of the Bumble ever having a toothache and is most likely just the result of [[FakeMemories false childhood memories]] (which are sometimes referred to as "the Mandela effect").
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': It's widespread in the fandom that Ember's official backstory has been confirmed by someone who worked on the staff: she was a bullied girl who was killed in a fire. Not only is this backstory contradicted by the lyrics to "Remember", but it's an unsourced (and most likely false) rumor.
* ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'':
** In the early 2000s, rumors spread of a lost episode of the show, "Episode 29", which was a SeriesFauxnale during season three that featured Henry and June saying goodbye to the audience, and ending with June kissing Henry. The rumors also stated that after the show was renewed for a fourth season, Nick pulled the episode from reruns. Many fans believed this rumor for a long time due to the show itself having several episodes missing online (up until the mid-2010s), half of the series skipped on Nicktoons, and the show not being rerun often and having no home media releases. Many fans even claimed to have seen the episode when it aired. It all turned out to be false when the entire series was eventually found and uploaded online, the rumor beginning from an anonymous user posting the "episode"'s information on [=IMDb=] and Wikipedia in 2003, and Mark Marek, who did the Henry and June segments, confirming that June didn't have any romantic feelings for Henry and vice versa. Fans who claimed to have seen the episode turned out to just be misremembering other episodes of the show and getting confused and one "screencap" which surfaced online around 2015 turned out to have been edited.
** Rumors also existed of unaired (or unfinished) fifth and sixth seasons of the show, including detailed episode information. Mark Marek confirmed that no seasons were planned after season four.
** Several episodes of the show ended up skipped when the show reran on Nicktoons, and rumors popped up as to why they were skipped, including that some episodes were banned by Nick for content they didn't like (which was true for certain episodes of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''). The skipped episodes were only missing from the Nicktoons run due to copyright issues with the ''Lava'' and ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'' segments, and only one episode ("I Just Don't Get It") was outright banned due to content in the episode's ''Action League Now!'' segment [[DistancedFromCurrentEvents that was considered too similar to the 9/11 attacks.]] Other episodes that were missing despite not having any segments with legal issues are just assumed to have been skipped due to either Nick not being able to locate the tape masters or just by accident.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978'': It's been a long-standing rumor that the reason that The Human Torch was not included in this series and replaced by [=H.E.R.B.I.E=] was because nervous executives were afraid that children would set themselves on fire trying to emulate the Torch. The rumor wasn't helped by a 1986 issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' where Johnny Storm has to face the fact that a child in story died doing just that. In reality, the reason that The Torch was axed (also, it's theorized, being removed from ''WesternAnimation/SpidermanAndHisAmazingFriends'' in favor of [[CanonImmigrant Firestar]]) was that the rights to the Human Torch had been licensed separately from the rest of the Fantastic Four and so they legally couldn't include him.
* [=TVTome=] was well-known for having many false listings of this kind on their website. They included the following:
** ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'' was rumored to have a ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' CrossOver episode titled "[[http://web.archive.org/web/20040703220426/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-2593/epid-249713 Stitch Night]]", which supposedly had a scene where Mickey complains about Stitch's behavior, setting up an inexplicable cameo by [[UsefulNotes/McDonalds the Hamburglar]] ("voiced" by Creator/FrankWelker), who has noting to do with Disney (unlike many other cameo characters). Another listing claimed that there would be another crossover episode, this time with ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''. It turned out that the latter episode was submitted by [[https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/digimon-mickey-mouse-o_o.3329581/page-2 a fan of the show]] who was frustrated about the huge amount of fake episode listings on [=TVTome=].
** An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' with Music/{{NSYNC}} as guest-stars was also listed on the site.
** ''Series/TheNoddyShop'' [[https://web.archive.org/web/20040503214542/http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/GuidePageServlet/showid-4227/epid-191748 had a listing]] for an episode called "The Ringletts", [[ADayInTheLimelight focusing on minor character Roxanne]].
** [=PCMag=] editor Jordan Minor [[https://medium.com/pcmag-access/how-i-used-lies-about-a-cartoon-to-prove-history-is-meaningless-on-the-internet-6c88bcbc62d7 admitted]] to writing a large number of fake ''WesternAnimation/StreetSharks'' episode summaries for [=TVTome=] back in middle school, which were blindly copied by more reputable sources until they were just accepted as fact. The two most notable examples involved an episode with Streex's sister Roxie becoming a Street Shark via EmergencyTransformation, and a multi-episode story arc involving a villain named Meathook, voiced by Creator/HenryWinkler of ''Series/HappyDays'' fame. Both characters were created whole-cloth by Minor, but that didn't stop internet users from swearing up and down that they'd seen "the episode with the girl Street Shark", or cracking jokes about [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen how Winkler had fallen so far]] that he was voicing characters in a cheap ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats knockoff]].
* At one point, Wikipedia listed an ''WesternAnimation/{{Oswald}}'' episode that was a CrossOver with ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' called "Spooky-Pooky-Doo" on several filmographies of Scooby-Doo voice actors, including a claim that it was the final television role of Creator/MaryKayBergman.
* For a long time, it was believed that ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue'' wasn't re-aired because the producers never got permission from Jim Davis to use ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} in the show, and he threatened litigation if it ever aired again. However, Mark Evanier (head writer of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'') has debunked the rumor, and explained the original plan which got the copyright holders to cooperate specified limited airings.
* Because it is very popular with younger audiences, ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'' is a goldmine for false rumors added by little kids onto wikis. This mainly concerns supposed upcoming historical figures to be featured; one time, someone said that Jesus Christ Himself would appear on the series.
* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'':
** Multiple false rumors exist as to why Steve Burns left the show. Burns himself stated that [[https://www.businessinsider.com/blues-clues-host-steve-left-the-show-because-of-balding-2014-6 he left because he was losing his hair]] and wasn't comfortable with having a bunch of kids watch him gradually go bald on national television.
** It's commonly spread that Blue is female and Magenta is male, and that was intentionally done to invert gender roles. That's incorrect. They're ''both'' female.
** Steve is dead. It's gotten to the point where even he has discussed the rumor. Despite it being untrue, people keep on believing the hoax that he died years ago.
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