Toxic Crusaders S01E01 “The Making Of Toxie“

Toxic Crusaders is a 1991 animated series aimed at children, loosely based on The Toxic Avenger films. It features Toxie, the lead character of the films, leading a group of misfit superheroes who combat pollution. This followed a trend of environmentally considerate cartoons and comics of the time, including Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Swamp Thing, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, as well as cartoons based on R-rated proterties like RoboCop and Police Academy. As this incarnation was aimed at children, Toxic Crusaders is considerably tamer than the edgy films it was based on (although it nevertheless contained many adult-oriented jokes that would go over most children’s heads). Thirteen episodes were produced and aired, with at least a few episodes airing as a “trial run“ in Summer 1990 followed by the official debut on January 21, 1991. It aired on YTV 1991 to 1997 in Canada.