History WesternAnimation / PeterPanAndThePirates

* OffModel: Due to being animated by several animation studios [[note]] The aforementioned TMS, WangFilmProductions, {{AKOM}}, DaiWon, PacificRimAnimation, Pion Animation, Take One Productions, Studio Signal, Tae Sung & Island Animation in Asia, Hinton Animation; better known for ''TheRaccoons'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin'' in Canada and a studio in Ukrane.[[/note]], the show has this:

* GrandFinale: The final episode, "The Lost Memories of Pirate Pan", didn't conclude Peter's adventures with Wendy and the others, it did provide closure for the viewer and provided a glimpse at the future of Wendy, John, Michael [[spoiler:and Wendy's daughter, Jane]].

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike most of Creator/{{Saban}}'s other shows which were bought out by Disney (Saban did get back ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and a few other shows back), this show was sold to TMSEntertainment as Disney did not want two Peter Pans. TMS has yet to give the DVD and etc. rights to other companies (such as Creator/ShoutFactory, MediaBlasters or Bandai Visual).

* AntiVillain: The Ice King, Kyros. In "The Coldest Cut Of All", he only freezes the entirety of Neverland (as well as Peter and his friends earlier on) because Peter continuously trespasses and steals crystals from his cave. Kyros is merely retaliating, rather than going out of his way to be malevolent. [[WhatTheHellHero Peter even sets the Kyros's cave on fire the second time the latter responds.]] Once Peter returns the crystal, Kyros returns Neverland to normal.

* MoralDissonance: Peter and Tinker Bell have this quite a few times.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike most of {{Saban}}'s other shows which were bought out by Disney (Saban did get back ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and a few other shows back), this show was sold to TMSEntertainment as Disney did not want two Peter Pans. TMS has yet to give the DVD and etc. rights to other companies (such as Creator/ShoutFactory, MediaBlasters or Bandai Visual).

* AntiVillain: The Ice King, Kyros. In "The Coldest Cut Of All", he only freezes the entirety of Neverland (as well as Peter and his friends earlier on) because Peter continually trespasses and steals crystals from his cave. All Kyros is doing is retaliating, rather than going out of his way to be malevolent. Once Peter returns the crystal, Kyros returns Neverland to normal.

* AntiVillain: The Ice King, Kyros. In "The Coldest Cut Of All", he only freezes the entirety of Neverland (as well as Peter and his friends earlier on) because Peter continually trespasses and steals crystals from his cave. All Kyros is doing is retaliating and once Peter returns the crystal, Kyros undoes what he did.

* OffModel: Due to being animated by several animation studios [[note]] The aforementioned TMS, WangFilmProductions, {{AKOM}}, DaiWon, PacificRimAnimation, Pion Animation, Take One Productions, Studio Signal, Tae Sung & Island Animation in Asia, Hinton Animation; better known for ''TheRaccoons'' and ''TheAdventuresOfTeddyRuxpin'' in Canada and a studio in Ukrane.[[/note]], the show has this:

* OffModel: Due to being animated by [[TMSEntertainment several]] [[{{AKOM}} animation]] [[WangFilmProductions studios]] [[DaiWon in Asia]] (Plus one in Canada and another in Ukraine), the show has this:

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: The crocodile, of course.

Every character in the Peter Pan mythos was fleshed out. Peter was portrayed as a more complex character, with severe character flaws such as cockiness and a casual disregard for safety and other's concerns, yet he genuinely cared about his friends (one dramatic scene in particular made this very clear). The Lost Boys were all given real personalities, and even the lives of the pirates were fleshed out and shown very often. Captain Hook was given a FreudianExcuse in one episode for turning out the way he did, but even with that, he is genuinely sympathetic at times, while being a CompleteMonster (we do not exaggerate) at others. The culture of the Indians was given much more screentime as well, and we even learned more about the mermaids and the fairies. Neverland was a much more detailed place than any of us imagined, and it felt more alive.

'''''Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates''''' (the full title) is a cartoon that ran for two seasons, being canceled less than two years after it started. It is a considerably DarkerAndEdgier, and heavily expanded, take on the classic story of PeterPan. With a surprising amount of characterization and high quality storytelling for its time, this cartoon caught a lot of people off-guard, and pleasantly surprised those who actually did watch it.

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[[caption-width:320:Even the logo is DarkerAndEdgier...]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Unlike most of {{Saban}}'s other shows which were bought out by Disney (Saban did get back PowerRangers and a few other shows back), this show was sold to TMSEntertainment as Disney did not want two Peter Pans. TMS has yet to give the DVD and etc. rights to other companies (such as ShoutFactory, MediaBlasters or Bandai Visual).

Every character in the Peter Pan mythos was fleshed out. Peter was portrayed as a more complex character, with severe character flaws such as cockiness and a casual disregard for safety and other's concerns, yet he genuinely cared about his friends (one dramatic scene in particular made this very clear). The Lost Boys were all given real personalities, and even the lives of the pirates were fleshed out and shown very often. Captain Hook was given a FreudianExcuse in one episode for turning out the way he did, but even with that, he is genuinely sympathetic at times, while being a CompleteMonster (we do not exaggerate) at others. The culture of the Indians was given much more screentime as well, and we even learned more about the mermaids and the fairies. Neverland was a much more detailed place than any of us imagined, and it felt more alive.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Hook keeps a portrait of his mother in his cabin, and in "Hook the Faithful Son," is tricked into believing his mother wished for him to be a pilot, not a pirate.

* {{Getting Crap Past the Radar}}: Only TimCurry can say "Damnation" on children's television. And due to Hook's habit of speaking in [[AntiquatedLinguistics Archaic Language]], he gets plenty of other things past the radar. Such as his line about "''molesting'' clouds".

** Though not without having to filch the keys to his cage.

* ShoutOut: The Fairy King is named Oberon, as in [[{{Shakespeare}} Shakespeare's]] ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', while his queen is named Gloriana, as in TheFaerieQueene.

* TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed: A lot of things seem to be "the end of Neverland" if they happen.

* TrappedInTVLand: The episode "Peter in Wonderland", in which everyone is trapped inside a copy of ''AliceInWonderland''.

Characterization played a big role in some episodes, with the unique personalities of the characters sometimes causing temporary alliances, or instead causing characters to engage in cruel behavior. One of Hook's own pirates is about the same age as the older members of the Lost Boys, and is constantly trying to prove himself to Captain Hook. He befriends two of the Lost Boys who share some of his love of inventions, and helps them escape when captured at one point. Another time, a very superstitious member of Hook's crew is separated from the rest of the pirates, and briefly befriends one of the Lost Boys. Jealousy and petty anger, on the other hand, cause mischievous characters to do horrible things at times. Tinkerbell's tolerance/jealousy relationship with Wendy has resulted in her trying to cause trouble for her at times but saving her life at others. The characterization was surprisingly complex for a kids' show, and made for some fascinating stories.

* ClingyJealousGirl: The mermaids and Tinkerbell both get very jealous when Peter spends time with any other female, sometimes to the point where they act very nasty.

** TheChick -- Tinkerbell, Wendy
*** Tinkerbell is a FairyCompanion

** Tinkerbell's teasing of Peter, per the book, was kept in.

* MoralDissonance: Peter and Tinkerbell have this quite a few times.

* SwissArmyTears: In the end of the two-parter "Ages of Pan", Neverland is disappearing because Peter Pan has grown up to be an old man, doesn't believe in Neverland and has forgotten about Tinkerbell. Then Tinkerbell's one tear falls on old Peter and turns him young again -- and Neverland is saved.

* ClingyJealousGirl: The mermaids, Tinkerbell

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Captain Hook writes a fake treasure map to lure Peter into an ambush, and sends it via a cannonball shot into the middle of the Indians' camp, as that's where Peter happened to be at the time. Billy Jukes asks why they didn't just blow the whole place up if Peter's in range, and Hook snaps that the village is full of innocent women and children.

* ClingyJealousGirl: The mermaids.

But it was also a darker place as well. The world itself is quite violent and sometimes downright creepy. There are some very cruel villains, and a fair amount of HighOctaneNightmareFuel in this show. While the kids are often seen laughing and having fun at the beginning of an episode, it becomes difficult not to wonder how they could possibly enjoy living in a world with vengeful spirits, potentially world-destroying magic, fairies who are both good and evil (and the evil ones can cause a lot of trouble), and especially the events of the first season finale, in which the entire world itself begins to decay and turn inhospitable due to Peter's aging and disbelief in magic. Neverland may be an exciting, magical place, but it's also a very dangerous one.

When shown during its second year, the network tended to focus on the sillier and HighOctaneNightmareFuel-free episodes in order to make the show LighterAndSofter, thus negating much of, but not all of, what made the show unique. Ultimately, the show was canceled only a few months into its second year.