History YMMV / TheFightForTheFoxBox

* ProductionRelatedPeriodPiece: The film itself is this; it was made as a promotional tool for the Fox Box block, which changed its name in 2005 to [=4Kids=] TV even before it shut down entirely in 2008. Even before that, many of the shows on the block had been cancelled prior to the block's eventual shutdown, with only ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' managing to survive beyond the block by doing a ChannelHop to Creator/{{Toonzai}} (then known as the [=CW4kids=]) for its final episodes...before that show itself got cancelled following Peter Laird's sale of the franchise to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. ''Anime/SonicX'' managed to survive in reruns long after its end, but even ''that'' stopped when Creator/{{Vortexx}} shut down. Heck, many of the shows here have become long forgotten, and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles even]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the]] [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} franchises]] [[Manga/ShamanKing that continue]] have either seen at least one ContinuityReboot, or have otherwise moved on from the older versions represented here.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film itself is this; it was made as a promotional tool for the Fox Box block, which changed its name in 2005 to [=4Kids=] TV even before it shut down entirely in 2008. Even before that, many of the shows on the block had been cancelled prior to the block's eventual shutdown, with only ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' managing to survive beyond the block by doing a ChannelHop to Creator/{{Toonzai}} (then known as the [=CW4kids=]) for its final episodes...before that show itself got cancelled following Peter Laird's sale of the franchise to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. ''Anime/SonicX'' managed to survive in reruns long after its end, but even ''that'' stopped when Creator/{{Vortexx}} shut down. Heck, many of the shows here have become long forgotten, and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles even]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the]] [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} franchises]] [[Manga/ShamanKing that continue]] have either seen at least one ContinuityReboot, or have otherwise moved on from the older versions represented here.

** On that note, this isn't the first time any of the Ninja Turtles [[WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue met a bunch of cartoon characters]], though last time, only Michelangelo was involved.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film itself is this; it was made as a promotional tool for the Fox Box block, which changed its name in 2005 to [=4Kids=] TV even before it shut down entirely in 2008. Even before that, many of the shows on the block had been cancelled prior to the block's eventual shutdown, with only ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' managing to survive beyond the block by doing a ChannelHop to Creator/{{Toonzai}} (then known as the [=CW4kids=]) for its final episodes...before that show itself got cancelled following Peter Laird's sale of the franchise to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. ''Anime/SonicX'' managed to survive in reruns long after its end, but even ''that'' came to an end when Creator/{{Vortexx}} shut down. Heck, many of the shows here have become long forgotten, and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles even]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the]] [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} franchises]] [[Manga/ShamanKing that continue]] have either seen at least one ContinuityReboot, or have otherwise moved on from the older versions represented here.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film itself is this; it was made as a promotional tool for the Fox Box block, which changed its name in 2005 to [=4Kids=] TV even before it shut down entirely in 2008. Even before that, many of the shows on the block had been cancelled prior to the block's eventual shutdown, with only ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' managing to survive beyond the block by doing a ChannelHop to Creator/{{Toonzai}} (then known as the [=CW4kids=]) for its final episodes...before that show itself got cancelled following Peter Laird's sale of the franchise to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}. Heck, many of the shows here have become long forgotten, and [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles even]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the]] [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} franchises]] [[Manga/ShamanKing that continue]] have either seen at least one ContinuityReboot, or have otherwise moved on from the older versions represented here.

* AccidentalAesop: Thanks to hindsight from the years since then, one could make the argument that sometimes, WantingIsBetterThanHaving, for the villains, being tired of being defeated by the heroes all the time, went through with a plan that may have given them what they wanted in the short term, but in the long run, left many of them forgotten, [[CondemnedByHistory or worse]]. Even the few that are still well remembered had the shutdown ultimately amount to nothing.

* AccidentalAesop: Thanks to hindsight from the years since then, one could make the argument that sometimes, WantingIsBetterThanHaving, for the villains, being tired of being defeated by the bad guys all the time, went through with a plan that may have given them what they wanted in the short term, but in the long run, left many of them forgotten, [[CondemnedByHistory or worse]]. Even the few that are still well remembered had the shutdown ultimately amount to nothing.

** Even harsher? This is a plan GoneHorriblyRight; you could argue that [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the villains may be regretting their decision]], since many of them have gone from being beaten all the time, which led to them agreeing to Wayne's plan to begin with, to becoming straight up ''forgotten'' in the years since then. Wayne himself is among those who have been forgotten since then, with those who ''do'' remember him and his show not remembering it fondly. In some ways, it's actually ''worse'' than what they were dealing with before.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: On the other hand, this is the first time [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and Franchise/{{Kirby}} had a crossover, [[FakeCrossover fake]] or otherwise. In fact, this is the first time ''any'' Creator/{{Nintendo}} property had anything of a proper crossover with Sonic. While Creator/{{Sega}} had been putting their games on Nintendo's console a year prior, this could be seen as one of the first real signs that the two companies, who were once bitter rivals, were on their way to truly burying the hatchet.

* HeartwarmingInHindsight: On the other hand, this is the first time [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic]] and Franchise/{{Kirby}} had a crossover, [[FakeCrossover fake]] or otherwise. In fact, this is the first time ''any'' Creator/{{Nintendo}} property had anything of a proper crossover with Sonic. While Creator/{{Sega}} had been putting their games on Nintendo's console a year prior, this could be seen as the first real sign that the two companies, who were once bitter rivals, were on their way to truly burying the hatchet.

* AccidentalAesop: Thanks to hindsight from the years since then, one could make the argument that sometimes, WantingIsBetterThanHaving, for the villains, being tired of being defeated by the bad guys all the time, went through with a plan that may have given them what they wanted in the short term, but in the long run, left many of them forgotten, [[CondemnedByHistory or worse]]. Even the few that are still remembered had the shutdown ultimately amount to nothing.

* AccidentalAesop: Thanks to hindsight from the years since then, one could make the argument that sometimes, WantingIsBetterThanHaving, for the villains, being tired of being defeated by the bad guys all the time, went through with a plan that may have given them what they wanted in the short term, but in the long run, left many of them forgotten, or worse. Even the few that are still remembered had the shutdown ultimately amount to nothing.

** Even harsher? This is a plan GoneHorriblyRight; you could argue that [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor the villains may be regretting their decision]], since many of them have gone from being beaten all the time, which led to them agreeing to Wayne's plan to begin with, to becoming straight up ''forgotten'' in the years since then. Wayne himself is among those who have been forgotten since then, with those who ''do'' remember him and his show not remembering it fondly. In some ways, it's actually ''harsher'' than what they were dealing with before.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film itself is this; it was made as a promotional tool for the Fox Box block, which changed its name in 2005 to [=4Kids=] TV even before it shut down entirely in 2008. Even before that, many of the shows on the block had been cancelled prior to the block's eventual shutdown, with only ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' managing to survive beyond the block by doing a ChannelHop to Creator/{{Toonzai}} (then known as the [=CW4kids=]) for its final episodes...before that show itself got cancelled following Peter Laird's sale of the franchise to Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}.