The Avengers - United They Stand

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Television series
Original title The Avengers - United They Stand
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1999-2000
length 22 minutes
Episodes 13 in 1 season
genre Animated
series action series
Theme music Sky Flyers - The Avengers: United They Stand
idea Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
production Stan Lee
Avi Arad
Ron Myrick
music Andrew Muson (Supervisor)
Michael Rubino (Editor)
First broadcast October 30, 1999 (United States) on Fox Kids

The Avengers - United They Stand is an American animated series produced by Fox Kids . The series is about the superhero team Avengers from the Marvel Universe and consists of 13 episodes.

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The series is based on the West Coast Avengers comic book series published in 1984 . the superhero team consists of team boss Ant-Man and his allies Wasp , Hawkeye , Wonder Man, Tigra and Scarlet Witch. In the first episode, Ultron attacks the Avengers with the help of his robot Vision and kills Wonder Man. However, Ant-Man can transform Wonder Man's mind into vision. In the course of these developments, the superhero Falcon joins the Avengers in addition to the formerly evil vision . In the style of Sentai - anime the Avengers wearing modern high-tech suits that will be shown in a special transformation sequence.

Production and broadcast

Fox Kids struggled with falling audience numbers in the late 1990s. Your competitors ABC , The WB and Nickelodeon made competition for the station. In order to catch up in the ratings, people went back to the cartoon and real film series that made up the station in the early and mid-1990s, namely X-Men and Power Rangers . Marvel Comics and Fox then created an Avengers show that featured a popular 1980s Avengers team. The plan was to focus on the pressure that a young team without the stars Iron Man , Thor and Captain America would suffer. At the same time, the Avengers should be given a new face.

The series aired on Saturday morning cartoons from October 30, 1999 . The last episode aired on February 26, 2000, after which the series was discontinued. A total of 13 episodes were produced. Initially, a second season was planned, but Fox Kids decided not to commission it. Viewership was the highest of the Fox Kids Saturday morning cartoons, but it fell short of expectations. Older comic fans in particular complained about the absence of the three members, Captain America, Thor and Iron Man.

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Episode list

season 1
number Original title Summary First broadcast
1 Avengers Assemble - Part1 Ultron creates the robot Vision that attacks the President of the United States. In fact, he is supposed to destroy the Avengers and Ant-Man. Falcon rushes to the Avengers' aid and can defuse the situation. Oct 30, 1999
2 Avengers Assemble - Part 2 After Vision nearly kills Wonder Man, Ant-Man works on a solution and transforms Wonder Man's spirit into Vision's robotic shell. This is now working with the Avengers. Falcon also joins the Avengers and together they fight Ultron. 0Nov 6, 1999
3 Kang During excavations, Kang the Conqueror is resurrected. He wants to subjugate humanity, but the Avengers oppose him. Nov 13, 1999
4th Comes a Swordsman Hawkeye sneaks into his old friend Swordsman, who tries to steal a biological weapon with the Ringmaster. Nov 27, 1999
5 Remnants Earlier Ultron creations run amok on a French island. The Avengers are trying to prevent a nuclear war there. 0Dec 4, 1999
6th Command decision The Avengers must stop the Masters of Evil as they try to steal dangerous weapons from government stocks. When Captain America shows up, differences arise between him and Ant-Man. Dec 11, 1999
7th To Rule Atlantis After various earthquakes have caused enormous chaos, the Avengers suspect Prince Namor , who, however, has nothing to do with it. Instead, it is Attuma that is causing the earthquakes. Jan. 19, 2000
8th Shooting Stars Some satellites are thrown out of their orbit and threaten the earth. Behind this is the Zodiac organization. The Avengers turn to Iron Man for help. Jan. 22, 2000
9 What a Vision Has to Do Vision can be caught by Ultron so that the Avengers can find his whereabouts. Jan. 29, 2000
10 Egg-Streme Vengeance Egghead tries to destroy Ant-Man and has developed a plan to keep him smaller. 0Feb 5, 2000
11 The Sorceress's Apprentice Scarlet Witch tries to extract the remains of Wonder Man from Vision with the help of Agatha Harkness. However, she is kidnapped by the Salem's Seven. She calls the Avengers for help, but they are currently fighting the Grim Reaper. Feb 12, 2000
12 Earth and Fire - Part 1 Cornelius Van Lundt tries to salvage an old meteorite and thereby threatens the earth's magnetic field. Wasp, whose father once worked with Cornelius, tries to stop him. Feb 19, 2000
13 Earth and Fire - Part 2 The Avengers compete against Zodiac, who also have an interest in the meteorite. Feb 26, 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Steve Fritz: New Series Aims for X-Men, Batman Level of Quality. AnotherUniverse.com, April 8, 1999, archived from the original April 20, 2000 ; Retrieved November 6, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Show Overview. tv.com , accessed November 7, 2011 .
  3. ↑ The Avengers: United They Stand (1999). (No longer available online.) Telebisyon.net, archived from the original on November 11, 2011 ; Retrieved November 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / telebisyon.net
  4. ↑ Show Summary. Retrojunk, accessed November 7, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Episode Guide. Epguides.com, accessed November 7, 2011 .