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  • Alternate Character Interpretation: Hook. Is he a terrible, despicable human being who is hunting down children for no reason other than a misplaced grudge, or is he actually just an unfortunate man whose life fell to shambled because he was influenced by his brother?
    • Billy Jukes. Is he actually a good person who fell in with a rough crowd and had to adapt to it, or is he every bit as rotten as the other pirates, but due to them treating him as a punching bag, he comes off as more sympathetic than he really is?
  • Audience-Alienating Premise: A serious take on Peter Pan didn't exactly get older kids running to the set, and the younger kids got scared away (possibly a reason why season two episodes toned the darkness down considerably).
  • Awesome Music: The show had rather excellent and exciting music. Take the main theme for starters.
  • Cry for the Devil:
  • Cult Classic: Those who saw it back in the day loved it, and it is fondly remembered online.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Evil Is Cool: The show's incarnation of Captain Hook is beloved for having a very unique design, an interesting backstory, some enjoyable hammy moments, a few sympathetic qualities, and of course the fact that he's voiced by Tim Curry.
  • Fridge Brilliance: The mismatched Twins seem like an interesting, humorous choice until you read/recall that canon states: "Peter never quite knew what twins were, and his band were not allowed to know anything he did not know." Ohhhhh.
    • Common Knowledge: Tinkerbell is mute because the play and the Disney film depict her miming or rely on the actors to convey what she's thinking. Not necessarily - the Darling children and the Lost Boys all know what Tinkerbell is saying. This series is set from the perspective of the Neverland denizens, including the Darling children. Why shouldn't they understand Tinkerbell?
  • Heartwarming Moments: In "Billy Jukes, Lost Boy", Billy Jukes going through hell to help his friend Robert Mullins. Even lost boy Slightly has sympathy for him after learning about their backstory. In the end, each asks the other to join him.
    Billy Jukes: Pirates are pirates.
    Slightly: And Lost Boys are Lost Boys.
    Billy Jukes: I have to join my shipmates.
    Slightly: And I have to stick with my friends.
    [Slightly extends his hand, Billy Jukes shakes after making sure the pirates don't see]
  • Hilarious in Hindsight: A few years after this series ended, Tim Curry would be playing another famous literary pirate.
  • Just Here for Godzilla: For some people, the only reason that they watch this show is because of the episodes that are animated by TMS, as well as that they (TMS) are one of the main reasons why people still remember this show, along with Tim Curry.
  • Moment of Awesome:
    • The fight between Captain Hook and his Pharaoh counterpart in "A Hole in the Wall".
    • In "The Dream", Hook and his crew have captured Peter and the Lost Boys ... not realizing that they had the crocodile with them, under hypnosis. Once they're away from her, the crocodile regains control and attacks both groups. She's chased the pirate crew up a tree and is snapping at them, when Captain Hook storms over and lures her away by threatening her, stammering in fear the entire time. Doubles as a Heartwarming Moment; he faces down his worst fear solely to protect his crew from said fear.
      • Some credit also goes to the foppish pirate Starkey, who despite observing "The old man's had it now!" when Hook is cornered by the crocodile still draws his rapier and attempts (attempts being the operative word) to attack the reptile.
  • Ships That Pass in the Night: It's fairly small and quite new but a handful of people seem to ship Billy Jukes and Tiger Lily
  • Tear Jerker:
    • The final episodes, "The Ages of Pan", especially Peter finally remembering everything and turning the island back to normal.
    • The lead-up to it fits as well, with somber music playing as Hook forces an elderly Peter to walk the plank.
  • Viewer Gender Confusion: The crocodile is explicitly stated to be female. It's impossible to tell by looking at her, though.

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