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Fox was originally skeptical that kids would be able to follow a serialized show. On top of that, studio constraints caused a ton of episodes to air out of order, which surely made things much easier to follow?

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But the head of Fox Children’s Network, Margaret Loesch was convinced it would be a hit. Her bosses agreed to greenlight the show if she staked her career on it.

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According to IMDB, Loesch convinced Saban Entertainment to do post-production for the series, promising to buy their own show in exchange for the tradeoff. You are probably familiar with that classic as well, and no, it wasn't Beetleborgs.

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The X-Men have always been a metaphor for the fight against oppression and bigotry. The “Time Fugitives” storyline, for example, features a pandemic that stirs dangerous and violent anti-mutant sentiments - a concept that is painfully relevant today.

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, showrunner Eric Lewald is proud of all the badass women in the roster, crediting Loesch and women in the writer's room: “We always get crap out here when we’re doing shows, ‘This is for boys. Don’t have any girl characters.’” Sorry, haters! vult.re/TQyMh0

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With the major success of the series, animated superhero TV shows began springing up everywhere in the 90s. X-Men convinced studios that kids were not only able to follow big storylines, but they were hungry for more serious storytelling.