History Trivia / CapitolCritters

* TheMerch: Its brief broadcast life didn't stop it from getting [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJwsgbCbmI4 a quartet]] of Burger King kids meal toys. There was also a line of action plushies by Kenner!

* TheMerch: Its brief broadcast life didn't stop it from getting a quartet of Burger King kids'-meal toys.
** There was also a line of action plushies by Kenner!

** To a lesser extent, it was this with ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' . Both shows were ABC's answer to ''The Simpsons'', and were both done in a medium usually dismissed as [[AnimationAgeGhetto for kids]], but aired in prime time and with writing geared to adults. They even had their theme songs written by the same composer, Bruce Broughton. They were both short-lived by television standards, though ''Dinosaurs'' lasted longer and had the healthier syndication afterlife.

** To a lesser extent, it was this with ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' . Both shows were ABC's answer to ''The Simpsons'', and were both done in a medium usually dismissed as [[AnimationAgeGhetto for kids]], but aired in prime time and with writing geared to adults. Both shows even had their theme songs written by the same composer, Bruce Broughton. They were both short-lived by television standards, though ''Dinosaurs'' lasted longer and had the healthier syndication afterlife.

** To a lesser extent, it was this with ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' . Both shows were ABC's answer to ''The Simpsons'', and were both done in a medium usually dismissed as [[AnimationAgeGhetto for kids]], but aired in prime time and with writing geared to adults. Both shows even had their theme songs written by the same composer, Bruce Broughton. Both of them were short-lived by television standards, though ''Dinosaurs'' lasted longer and had the healthier syndication afterlife.

** To a lesser extent, it was this with ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' . Both shows were ABC's answer to the Simpsons, done in a medium usually dismissed as [[AnimationAgeGhetto for kids]], but aired in prime time and with writing geared to adults. Both shows even had their theme songs written by the same composer, Bruce Broughton. Both of them were short-lived by television standards, though ''Dinosaurs'' lasted longer and had the healthier syndication afterlife.

* DuelingShows: Along with ''Family Dog'' and ''Fish Police'', ''...Critters'' was one of several attempts to cash in on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with a wider market of prime-time animated shows. ''The Simpsons'' steamrolled all three, then proceeded to hang a lampshade on it in the next "Treehouse of Horror" special showing tombstones with the competing shows' names.

* TheMerch: Its brief broadcast life didn't stop it from getting a quartet of Burger King kids'-meal toys.

* DuelingShows: Along with ''Family Dog'' and ''Fish Police'', ''...Critters'' was one of several attempts to cash in on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with a wider market of prime-time animated shows. ''The Simpsons'' won the fight, obviously, then proceeded to hang a lampshade on it in the next "Treehouse of Horror" special showing tombstones with the competing shows' names.

* DuelingShows: Along with ''Family Dog'' and ''Fish Police'', ''...Critters'' was one of several attempts to cash in on the success of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' with a wider market of prime-time animated shows. ''The Simpsons'' won the fight, obviously, then proceeded to hang a lampshade on it in the next "Treehouse of Horror" special showing tombstones with the competing shows' names. That said, this show still managed to maintain a small cult following ([[PopularWithFurries mainly thanks to the furry fandom]]) while the other two quickly faded into complete obscurity.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Fox may have let re-runs slip over to Turner/WB (as this show did air in the early days of Cartoon Network, when the channel was a 24/7/365 showcase of Hanna-Barbera animation, both popular[[note]]like ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', ''Scooby Doo'', ''Tom and Jerry'', ''The Jetsons'', and ''Yogi Bear''[[/note]] and obscure[[note]]like ''Wait Til Your Father Gets Home'', ''Where's Huddles'', and ''The Roman Holidays''[[/note]]), but DVD rights apparently not so much. Even though the one that doesn't have it would probably release it if they did.