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Trivia: Many members of the voice cast had no idea how popular this show was until decades after it went off the air, and they started going to conventions and meeting fans.

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Night of the Sentinels: Part 1 - S1-E1

Trivia: The beginning of this series sees a young mutant serving as a proxy for the audience, where they discover their mutant powers, try to elude sinister forces that are after them, and meet and later join the X-Men along the way. Showrunner Larry Houston claims director Bryan Singer borrowed this idea for the first X-Men film, substituting Rogue for Jubilee.

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A Rogue's Tale - S2-E9

Trivia: Rogue's voice actress Lenore Zann titled her memoir after this episode.

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X-Ternally Yours - S2-E6

Trivia: Gambit's brother Bobby is voiced by Tony Daniels. Daniels would go on to voice Gambit for the final 6 episodes of the series after Gambit's original voice actor, Chris Potter, had left.

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Trivia: George Buza is the only cast member who read the comics growing up.

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Time Fugitives: Part 2 - S2-E8

Trivia: SPOILER FOR X-MEN '97: When Jean Grey scans Cable's mind, she sees an image of Cyclops, and seemingly herself as well, with her hair down (as opposed to her usually having it in a ponytail). Following the revelation in X-Men '97 that the Jean Grey seen in the first few episodes was actually a clone, producer Larry Houston revealed that he deliberately drew the Jean seen in Cable's mind to have her hair down, to suggest it was actually the clone who is Cable's real mother.

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Trivia: Lenore Zann originally turned down the role of Rogue, as she had no interest in working on a cartoon, deeming it not serious enough. Her agent eventually convinced her to audition. When she finally read for the part, the casting directors immediately told her that she was exactly what they were looking for.

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One Man's Worth: Part 1 - S4-E1

Trivia: Showrunner Eric Lewald has said the inspirations for this two-part episode were "It's a Wonderful Life" and a "Star Trek" episode titled "The City on the Edge of Forever."

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The Phoenix Saga (1): Sacrifice - S3-E3

Trivia: The orange space suits that the X-Men wear more closely resemble those worn by Russian cosmonauts than the black and white space suits worn by American astronauts. This is likely the result of the animation company in the Philippines being given notes to draw the characters in space suits, but in their research probably came across the Russian design, and not knowing any better or investigating further, went with that style.

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No Mutant Is an Island - S5-E4

Trivia: When Kilgrave is applying makeup to his face as Cyclops and Sarah are approaching his mansion, there is a dartboard on the wall with a picture of Daredevil on it. Kilgrave's first comics appearance was in Daredevil #4 in 1964. (00:13:51)

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Out of the Past (2) - S3-E2

Trivia: The Spirit Drinker is based on the Monster from the Id from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet.

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'Til Death Do Us Part: Part 1 - S2-E1

Trivia: When Morph says "Making copies," it's a reference to a Rob Schneider skit from Saturday Night Live. (00:14:03)

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Trivia: The success of this series was one of the main reasons producer Lauren Shuler Donner acquired the film rights from Marvel.

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Trivia: Kitty Pryde - a.k.a. Shadowcat - is the only character that appeared in the failed predecessor "Pryde of the X-Men" to never appear in this series.

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The Dark Phoenix (2): The Inner Circle - S3-E12

Trivia: The shot of Wolverine rising out of the water is a faithful recreation of the panel from the comic the episode is based on. (00:04:58)

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Savage Land, Strange Heart (2) - S3-E9

Trivia: Garokk's line of "Gaze upon my works and tremble" is a reference to the line "Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" from Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet "Ozymandias." (00:13:25)

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Nightcrawler - S3-E18

Trivia: Cal Dodd, who voiced Wolverine, has said that this is his favorite episode of the series.

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Trivia: Cedric Smith and Catherine Disher - who voiced Professor X and Jean Grey, respectively - were married at the time the show was in production.

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Captive Hearts - S1-E5

Trivia: The scene where Wolverine longingly strokes a picture of Jean Grey has not only become an internet meme, but an action figure depicting the scene was created by Mondo, and is set to begin selling to consumers starting with the 2021 San Diego Comic Con.

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Trivia: Apocalypse is the only villain to appear in every season.

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