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Season 2 generally

Trivia: H.O.M.E.R. is an acronym for Heuristically Operative Matrix Emulation Rostrum.

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Trivia: When the show was in early stages of development, Saban Entertainment sold executive producer Stan Lee on the idea of the show's premise being a "mutant of the week" series, which would see Professor X and Cyclops as the only two main characters, and they would drive around in a van, accompanied by a dog, and search for different mutants every episode.

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When Calls Galactus - S2-E8

Trivia: When Reed is exploring Frankie's memories of when she snuck into her stepfather's lab as a child, he discovers that her stepfather was working on an android Human Torch for the military. This is a reference to the original Human Torch from the comics, who alongside Namor and Captain America, was one of Marvel's very first characters. (00:04:20)

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Trivia: After the Fantastic Four have battled Black Panther, there is a panning shot in the village, and you see a young man in the foreground wearing a red headband. This is Mjnari, who is the godson of X-Men member Storm, and appeared in the X-Men episode "Whatever It Takes." Additionally, the woman standing next to Mjnari bears a strong resemblance to the younger version of Storm that was shown in the flashback of the aforementioned episode. On a related note, Storm and Black Panther have been married in the comics. (00:12:25)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Trivia: When Dr. Doom is attacking Mr. Fantastic, there is a portrait of a nude woman on the wall that somehow made it past the network censors. (00:16:11)

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Nightmare in Green - S2-E9

Trivia: When Johnny and Rick Jones are taking the air-cycle out for a spin, the following Marvel characters make a cameo appearance: the Scarlet Spider, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, Wolverine, Storm, and Juggernaut. Additionally, the Juggernaut is shown with his hand emerging out of the New York Harbor, which alludes to his previous appearance in X-Men, where he was thrown out into the ocean by Gladiator near Cassidy Keep in Ireland in the season 3 episode "The Phoenix Saga, Part 3: The Cry of the Banshee," and seemingly walked all the way back to New York from the ocean floor for his next appearance in the episode "Juggernaut Returns." (00:09:31)

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

Trivia: During Cyclops and Jean Grey's wedding ceremony, a man can be seen standing next to Storm, and after the nuptials can be seen standing in the background after Rogue rejects Gambit's attempt to kiss her. According to the book "X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series," this character is intended to be Doctor Strange. The book also reveals that a character model was drawn for J. Jonah Jameson to be at wedding as well. However, he didn't make it into the episode. (00:02:55 - 00:04:09)

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A Deal with the Devil - S5-E3

Trivia: According to the book "Previously on X-Men: The Making of an Animated Series," this episode was originally conceived as an episode called "Bring Me Charles Xavier" (a reference to the film Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia), and would have been the 47th episode of the series overall. In addition to the return of Omega Red, it also would have seen the returns of Colossus and his little sister Ilyana, as well as Darkstar. The episode was written by showrunner Eric Lewald, and after being told numerous times by his colleagues that the script just didn't work, he reworked it into what became this episode. An image for the cast list of the unproduced episode is visible in the book "X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series."

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Prey of the Black Panther - S2-E7

Trivia: At the end of the episode, Thing calls Black Panther "Shere Khan." Shere Khan is the main antagonist, a tiger, from The Jungle Book. Thing likely meant to call him Bagheera, which is the name of the black panther from the same story, though this was probably deliberate on the part of the writers in order to make Thing look like a doofus. (00:21:16)

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X-Ternally Yours - S2-E6

Trivia: According to the book "X-Men: The Art and Making of the Animated Series," the character of the External didn't have a counterpart established in the comics for the show's creators to base her on by the time this episode went into production, so director Larry Houston designed her himself, choosing to portray her as a Creole woman. The character's comic counterpart ended up debuting around the same time this episode aired, in Gambit #1, where she is a blonde Caucasian woman named Candra.

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Captive Hearts - S1-E5

Trivia: The duel between Storm and Callisto for leadership of the Morlocks is taken from Uncanny X-Men #170, though there they duelled with knives instead of staves.

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Rabid Dog - S5-E12

Trivia: When Jesse is saying he has stories that will make Hank's toes curl, behind him on the bookshelf is a Breaking Bad DVD set. It is just left of a book whose spine reads "The Body Language of Horses." (00:35:16)

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Trivia: Hypnotia does not appear in the comics. She was created for the show.

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Fire and Rain - S2-E2

Trivia: This episode was written by Len Wein, who is probably most famous for creating fellow Marvel Comics superhero Wolverine.

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Trivia: To help achieve the sitcom vibe it is going for, portions of this show were filmed in front of a live studio audience.

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Season 2 generally

Trivia: The intro for season 2 features shots of the heroes battling a big green monster called Giganto in the streets. This is a recreation of the cover of the very first issue of Fantastic Four.

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Behold the Negative Zone - S1-E12

Trivia: When Blastaar comes through the Negative Zone into the Earth dimension, Thing remarks that Blastaar makes him look like Brian Austin Green. Brian Austin Green was the voice of Human Torch for the first season of this show. (00:11:18)

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Origin of Iron Man: Part 1 - S1-E11

Trivia: In the comics, Tony Stark's parents are named Howard and Maria. Here, his mother's name is Martha, and his father goes by Walter, which is revealed in season 2 to be his middle name.

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Trivia: The title of this film comes from the lyrics to the song "Outshined" by Soundgarden.

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The Mask of Doom: Part 1 - S1-E8

Trivia: When the robot messes up Johnny's stack of Marvel cards, two of the cards are for Terrax and Uatu the Watcher, both of whom appeared in a previous episode. (00:03:15)

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