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* FranchiseKiller: The negative reception to this series led to the Fantastic Four being absent from Marvel’s cartoons for over a decade. It wouldn’t be until [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFour 1994]] that the team made an appearance again.

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* FranchiseKiller: The negative reception to this series led to the Fantastic Four being absent from Marvel’s cartoons for over a decade. It wouldn’t be until [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFour [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries 1994]] that the team made an appearance again.

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* ExiledFromContinuity: Herbie the Robot replaced the Human Torch because Universal had the rights to the Human Torch for another project but never used them. It's not the case as rumored that worrying studio executives feared that children would attempt to light themselves on fire.
* FranchiseKiller: The negative reception to this series led to the Fantastic Four being absent from Marvel’s cartoons for over a decade. It wouldn’t be until 1994 that the team made an appearance again.

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* ExiledFromContinuity: Herbie the Robot replaced the Human Torch because Universal Creator/{{Universal}} had the rights to the Human Torch for another project but ultimately was never used them.made. It's not the case as rumored that worrying studio executives feared that children would attempt to light themselves on fire.
* FranchiseKiller: The negative reception to this series led to the Fantastic Four being absent from Marvel’s cartoons for over a decade. It wouldn’t be until 1994 [[WesternAnimation/FantasticFour 1994]] that the team made an appearance again.



* OlderThanTheyThink: The infamous moment where Mr. Fantastic defeats Magneto with a ruse involving a wooden gun actually originated in ComicBook/IncredibleHulk #6, with The Hulk pulling a similar ruse on the on villain Metal Master. The ruse was slightly less ridiculous in the original comic as Hulk and co. had the good sense to wait until after the villain had left to explain the trick.
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: It was rumored that the Human Torch's absence from the show was because network executives were worried that kids would light themselves on fire attempting to copy Johnny's powers. This was not the case however, as the rights for the Human Torch were wrapped up with Universal at the time and the show was not able to use him.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: The infamous moment where Mr. Fantastic defeats Magneto with a ruse involving a wooden gun actually originated in ComicBook/IncredibleHulk #6, with The Hulk pulling a similar ruse on the on villain Metal Master. The ruse was slightly less ridiculous in the original comic as Hulk and co. had the good sense to wait until after the villain had left to explain the trick.
* PopCultureUrbanLegends: It was rumored that the Human Torch's absence from the show was because network executives were worried that kids would light themselves on fire attempting to copy Johnny's powers. This was not the case however, as the rights for the Human Torch were wrapped up with Universal at the time and the show was not able to use him.him.
* RoleReprise: In the French dub, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman and the Thing are voiced by Creator/RogerCarel, Catherine Lafond and Pierre Garin respectively, all three of them reprising their roles from the [[WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1967 1967 cartoon]].
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* OlderThanTheyThink: The infamous moment where Mr. Fantastic defeats Magneto with a ruse involving a wooden gun actually originated in ComicBook/IncredibleHulk #6, with The Hulk pulling a similar ruse on the on villain Metal Master. The ruse was slightly less ridiculous in the original comic as Hulk and co. had the good sense to wait until after the villain had left to explain the trick.
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*FranchiseKiller: The negative reception to this series led to the Fantastic Four being absent from Marvel’s cartoons for over a decade. It wouldn’t be until 1994 that the team made an appearance again.
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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It was rumored that the Human Torch's absence from the show was because network executives were worried that kids would light themselves on fire attempting to copy Johnny's powers. This was not the case however, as the rights for the Human Torch were wrapped up with Universal at the time and the show was not able to use him.

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* UrbanLegendOfZelda: PopCultureUrbanLegends: It was rumored that the Human Torch's absence from the show was because network executives were worried that kids would light themselves on fire attempting to copy Johnny's powers. This was not the case however, as the rights for the Human Torch were wrapped up with Universal at the time and the show was not able to use him.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series has yet to be released on DVD. A set was announced, but the company went bankrupt before it was released.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series has yet to be released on DVD. A set was announced, but the company went bankrupt before it was released.released.
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: It was rumored that the Human Torch's absence from the show was because network executives were worried that kids would light themselves on fire attempting to copy Johnny's powers. This was not the case however, as the rights for the Human Torch were wrapped up with Universal at the time and the show was not able to use him.

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* ExiledFromContinuity: The Human Torch. See the main page for details.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/FrankWelker: The VA for H.E.R.B.I.E and Impossible Man (and their first VA as well).
** [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Race Bannon]] is Mr. Fantastic.
** [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Lurch]] is the Thing.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Mr. Slate]] is both Magneto and Dr. Doom.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series has yet to be released on DVD. A set was announced, but the company went bankrupt before it was released.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The Torch again.

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* ExiledFromContinuity: The Herbie the Robot replaced the Human Torch. See Torch because Universal had the main page rights to the Human Torch for details.
* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/FrankWelker: The VA for H.E.R.B.I.E and Impossible Man (and their first VA as well).
** [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Race Bannon]] is Mr. Fantastic.
** [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Lurch]] is
another project but never used them. It's not the Thing.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Mr. Slate]] is both Magneto and Dr. Doom.
case as rumored that worrying studio executives feared that children would attempt to light themselves on fire.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series has yet to be released on DVD. A set was announced, but the company went bankrupt before it was released.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The Torch again.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: The Torch. See below.

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* ExiledFromContinuity: The Torch. Human Torch. See below.the main page for details.



** Creator/FrankWelker: The VA for H.E.R.B.I.E and Impossible Man (and their first VA as well)
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The Torch

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** Creator/FrankWelker: The VA for H.E.R.B.I.E and Impossible Man (and their first VA as well)
well).
** [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest Race Bannon]] is Mr. Fantastic.
** [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Lurch]] is the Thing.
** [[WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones Mr. Slate]] is both Magneto and Dr. Doom.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The series has yet to be released on DVD. A set was announced, but the company went bankrupt before it was released.
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The TorchTorch again.
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* ExiledFromContinuity: The Torch. See below.
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* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Creator/FrankWelker: The VA for H.E.R.B.I.E and Impossible Man (and their first VA as well)
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
* ScrewedByTheLawyers: The Torch

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