5 DARK 80s & 90s Cartoons You DON'T Remember !

Some of the brightest, most colorful cartoons from the 1980s and 1990s were hiding stories that were WAY darker than anyone remembers.

Behind the toy commercials and Saturday-morning vibes were worlds filled with war, extinction, mind control, body horror, corruption, and unfinished endings that quietly haunted an entire generation.

In this video, we break down 5 classic cartoons that were secretly too dark for kids — shows that hit very differently when you rewatch them as an adult.

🏴‍☠️ The Pirates of Dark Water (1991)
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🦸 The Tick (1994 Animated Series)
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🦈 Street Sharks (1994)
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👇 WATCH UNTIL THE END — some of these endings are darker than you remember.

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