Trivia / The Avengers: United They Stand

• Franchise Killer: The show's mediocre reception marked the end of the Marvel Animated Universe that began with X-Men: The Animated Series, prompting Marvel to focus more on standalone animated shows, beginning with X-Men: Evolution, though technically it began with Spider-Man Unlimited, considering that despite contrary belief, it was never conceived as a Sequel Series to Spider-Man: The Animated Series. They wouldn't do another animated shared universe until 2009 with Hulk Vs. starting the Yostverse. However, it was announced in 2021 that the Marvel Animated Universe would return with X-Men '97, the revival of X-Men: The Animated Series.
• Follow the Leader:
  • The Powered Armor sequence apparently rides off the success of Iron Man: The Animated Series that came before this.
  • The futuristic appearance of the show seems to be trying to emulate Batman Beyond, which was at the height of its popularity at the time.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: This show never became available on VHS or DVD, but Marvel's video website eventually started showing all the episodes; it was also run on Disney XD overnights for a time. However, the series is now fully available on Disney+, averting the trope.
  • No Export for You: It was in fact released on DVD, on two separate occasions - but only in Region 2 (Europe and Australia).
• Screwed by the Merchandise: The execs decided to make everyone have anime-style armor to sell matching toys and to omit the most popular Avengers (see below). The concept failed and the show and toyline both tanked.
• Screwed by the Network: Premiered in October 1999 at 11:30 AM-against The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries, by then Kids' WB!'s longest-running original series-and also the initial opponent that claimed Silver Surfer: The Animated Series in the same timeslot. The show was placed on hiatus in February despite having aired all but one of its 13 episodes. That final episode aired in March, and then the show was instantly removed to make room for Flint the Time Detective.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: The reason Cap, Thor, and Iron Man were largely absent apparently stemmed from legal issues regarding ultimately-unproduced movie projects. This didn't help matters, as this meant the three most recognizable Avengers were limited to guest appearances and cameos (and Thor didn't even get that).
• Show Accuracy/Toy Accuracy: Kang looks nothing like his action figure from the show's toyline. This is especially bizarre considering that he was very obviously redesigned to look more Toyetic in the first place.
• What Could Have Been:
  • A second season was planned with Thor guest starring in a two-part episode, and a crossover with the X-Men which would have lead to a couple of cases of Acting for Two.
  • Apparently, Bob Skir and Marty Isenberg were supposed to be the writers of this show, but then Hasbro and Fox called them in to help create Beast Machines, since they had been working on other FK shows like Godzilla: The Series. As a result, they were pulled away from their dream project. And look what happened. (Admittedly, Beast Machines has been viewed more favorably in recent years, and it helped pave the way for Isenberg to work on the fan-favorite Transformers: Animated.)

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