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toddly6666 10-15-08 01:59 PM

Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 
Out of all the cartoon shows from 1960s to present, which cartoon shows had a decent, satisfying conclusion in their final episode? I know many shows had some form of continuity, but sometimes seasons ended abrubtly or seasons were canceled. What were the shows with a satisfying, concluding episode?

All I can think of is:

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED
TRANSFORMERS G1 (sort of concludes with the movie, eventhough series continues on)
G.I. JOE (sort of concludes with the movie, eventhough series continues on)
THE MYSTERIOUS CITIES OF GOLD
ULYSSES 31


What about He-man, Thundercats, Silverhawks, Speed Racer, etc?

devilshalo 10-15-08 02:57 PM

The Batman - Lost Heroes part 1 & 2.

Kdogg 10-15-08 05:24 PM

Batman Beyond (although it was a JLU espisode)

critterdvd 10-15-08 05:51 PM

The last FUTURAMA wrapped up a lot more than I would have expected for a cartoon.

Goldberg74 10-15-08 06:45 PM

Yu-Gi-Oh had a decent close.

Abelkems 10-15-08 07:25 PM

I was always disappointed that Pirates of Dark Water didn't get a decent conclusion.

calhoun07 10-15-08 08:53 PM

Cowboy Bebop.

Deftones 10-15-08 08:54 PM


Originally Posted by Kdogg (Post 9006614)
Batman Beyond (although it was a JLU espisode)

that is a good one. sucks that we had to wait years for it, but it felt so satisfying to see it towards the end of the run of JLU.

candyrocket786 10-15-08 09:59 PM


Originally Posted by Kdogg (Post 9006614)
Batman Beyond (although it was a JLU espisode)

:up:

bigjim25 10-15-08 10:38 PM

I don't know about final episodes. I do have a question.
What South Park episode is the one where they kill Kenny? :lol:

outcastja 10-15-08 10:40 PM

Another vote for Cowboy Bebop.

dx23 10-15-08 10:41 PM

Justice League Unlimited, although I still wanted this show to continue.
ThundeCats Season 1 and 2
The X-men Adventures
Batman Beyond episode in JLU


By the way, I was watching the third season of Batman Beyond today and Bruce Timm was explaining that back in the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, there wasn't a tradition of doing series finales for cartoon shows. He started doing that with Justice League.

toddly6666 10-15-08 11:38 PM


ThundeCats Season 1 and 2
The X-men Adventures
Hey DX23,

Which episodes had the conclusions? For Thundercats was it episode 65 from Season 2? And for X-Men, what episode was it? Was it an episode before the show got all futuristic?

Sweet Baby James 10-16-08 12:00 AM


Originally Posted by calhoun07 (Post 9007077)
Cowboy Bebop.

I don't know if toddly meant anime, but CB had an awesome wrap up to an awesome series.

Baron Of Hell 10-16-08 12:03 AM

Justice League
Batman Beyond (as noted in JLU)
Spectacular Spiderman season 1
Robotech
Blood+
Cowboy Bebop
All Star Blazers
pokemon season 1 and 2 the rest are crap
Dejimon
The Ventures Bros (go team venture)

I wish Dungeons and Dragons had a ending. Now I'll never know if they get home.

dx23 10-16-08 08:34 AM


Originally Posted by toddly6666 (Post 9007518)
Hey DX23,

Which episodes had the conclusions? For Thundercats was it episode 65 from Season 2? And for X-Men, what episode was it? Was it an episode before the show got all futuristic?


For Thundercats Season 1 it was actually episode 61. Somewhere I read that it was supposed to be the last episode of the first season run, but the network decided to run it earlier. The last part of the season was all leading up to this episode where Lion-O defeats Mum-Ra without the Omens sword.

In season 2, it was episode 130.

As for X-Men, I made a mistake. It wasn't X-Men adventures, it was X-Men Evolution. The last episode of the show is the end of the storyline and they showed a brief flash-forward of what was going to happen in the future of the X-Men.

macnorton 10-16-08 08:49 AM

Cowboy Bebop and Futurama get my votes

stingermck 10-16-08 08:56 AM

Harvey Birdman

Thrush 10-16-08 12:22 PM

Avatar

grenier 10-16-08 12:35 PM

Home Movies

resinrats 11-18-10 07:29 AM

Re: Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 
Gargoyles
Transformers Animated

Charlie Goose 11-18-10 07:34 AM

Re: Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 

Originally Posted by Baron Of Hell (Post 9007546)
I wish Dungeons and Dragons had a ending. Now I'll never know if they get home.

I read the script that was going to be used for the finale. Or supposed to be, anyway.

Spoiler:
The group had a falling out and divided into two groups, the Ranger, Thief and Barbarian on one side and the Cavalier, Acrobat, and Magician on the other. They separate and go on their own adventures and finally meet back up for the final battle with Venger. He is defeated, and his curse is lifted so he becomes his original self, a noble prince. It's also revealed that he is the son of Dungeon Master.
The end has DM opening a portal back to the amusement park and telling the kids they are free to go.....OR they could stay and continue their adventures. It ends without revealing their decision.

Dragon Tattoo 11-18-10 07:50 AM

Re: Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 
Does anime even count? Most of those series have decent conclusions.

I think the OP meant American cartoons.

cornflakeguy 11-18-10 08:18 AM

Re: Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 
I second "Home Movies."

Not only did it end, it was very....introspective(?) of the main character.

toddly6666 11-18-10 08:22 AM

Re: Which cartoon series had decent closure to its final episode?
 

Originally Posted by Dragon Tattoo (Post 10497306)
Does anime even count? Most of those series have decent conclusions.

I think the OP meant American cartoons.

yeah, any type of cartoon counts!


I wish M.A.S.K. had some type of closure eventhough it didn't have any continuity during the show...


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