History YMMV / TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain

* DoingItForTheArt: This was Will Vinton's dream project and he stood by it even after it proved to be a BoxOfficeBomb.

* JustHereForGodzilla: A lot of people are directed towards the film due to hearing that the "Mysterious Stranger" scene is a "banned cartoon" although most of the time, people put it out of context as to what it actually is.

* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/CraigBartlett worked here as an artist and had a minor role before creating ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' eleven years later.

* UncannyValley: Cartoon realism does ''not'' work well with claymation puppets.

* CultClassic: The film had a limited release during it's initial run and didn't make much money. Nowadays, the film has attracted a small, but dedicated, cult following among Mark Twain enthusiasts and animation fans alike.

%%* CultClassic

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Much like ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown,'' children who aren't easily disturbed will find a lot to like here. However, attempt to show it to ''most'' kids, and you'd better be prepared to pay for those therapy bills later in life. None of this is helped by the fact that the movie somehow carries a "G" rating. If you want a good, family-friendly film about Mark Twain's later years look for the 1991 Disney film ''MarkTwainAndMe''.

* CultClassic

* NightmareFuel: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpaRouocBes mini-adaptation]] of ''Literature/TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children.
** Some cable network airings of the movie edited this segment out altogether.
** Their second run-in with Injun Joe after ''The Mysterious Stranger'' is similarly pants-shittingly scary. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2w8c_Nhbsg Watch.]]

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Satan doesn't represent Satan, he's the god from the Garden of Eden story as viewed by his peers rather than from the point of view of those he created. Explored by WebVideo/DiamandaHagan [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0HKpmq45JE&t=20s here]].

* TearJerker: The end of the final Adam and Eve segment. "Wherever she was, there was Eden."

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Much like ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown,'' children who aren't easily disturbed will find a lot to like here. However, attempt to show it to ''most'' kids, and you'd better be prepared to pay for those therapy bills later in life. None of this is helped by the fact that the movie somehow carries a "G" rating.
** If you want a good, family-friendly film about Mark Twain's later years look for the 1991 Disney film MarkTwainAndMe.

** "I am old... and tired. I wish to be with my Libby..."

* NightmareFuel: The mini-adaptation of ''Literature/TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ It also amassed over fourteen million views on]] Website/YouTube. That's a lot of [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] out there, huh?

** Their second run-in with Injun Joe after ''The Mysterious Stranger'' is similarly pants-shittingly scary. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjIYvu_ezw&feature=player_detailpage#t=379s Watch.]]

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45WMWSJ30tM The end credits theme]].
--> "Chasin' the light, leaving the night to heroes, HEROES..."

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Much like ''WesternAnimation/WatershipDown,'' children who aren't easily disturbed will find a lot to like here. However, attempt to show it to ''most'' kids, and you'd better be prepared to pay for those therapy bills later in life. None of this is helped by the fact that the movie somehow carries a "G" rating.

* WatchItForTheMeme: A lot of people are direct towards the film due to hearing that the "Mysterious Stranger" scene is a "banned cartoon" although most of the time, people put it out of context as to what it actually is.

* NightmareFuel: The mini-adaptation of ''TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ It also amassed over fourteen million views on]] Website/YouTube. That's a lot of [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] out there, huh?

** Their second run-in with Injun Joe after ''TheMysteriousStranger'' is similarly pants-shittingly scary. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjIYvu_ezw&feature=player_detailpage#t=379s Watch.]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Much like ''WatershipDown,'' children who aren't easily disturbed will find a lot to like here. However, attempt to show it to ''most'' kids, and you'd better be prepared to pay for those therapy bills later in life. None of this is helped by the fact that the movie somehow carries a "G" rating.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Much like ''WatershipDown,'' children who aren't easily disturbed will find a lot to like here. However, attempt to show it to ''most'' kids, and you'd better be prepared to pay for those therapy bills later in life.

* NightmareFuel: The mini-adaptation of ''TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ It also amassed over ten million views on]] Website/YouTube. That's a lot of [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] out there, huh?

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45WMWSJ30tM The end credits theme]]. It became embedded in the head of this troper's six-year-old self more than two and a half decades ago and has ''never left''.

* EarWorm: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45WMWSJ30tM The end credits theme]]. It became embedded in the head in this troper's six-year-old self more than two and a half decades ago and has ''never left''.

* TearJerker: The end of the final Adam and Eve segment. "Wherever she was, there was Eden."

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The mini-adaptation of ''TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ It also amassed over ten million views on]] Website/YouTube. That's a lot of [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] out there, huh?

* AnimationAgeGhetto: It's sometimes thought of as a "kid's movie" by virtue of being animated, but when you consider that it's essentially about a man's ''death wish...''

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The mini-adaptation of ''TheMysteriousStranger'' is known for being one of the ''creepiest'' things ever put to film, let alone a film that you could ostensibly show to children. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ It also amassed over ten million views on]] YouTube. That's a lot of [[NightmareFetishist Nightmare Fetishists]] out there, huh?