Mighty Max

*drgon78* · 05-08-2022, 05:36 AM

Fun show, got one of the stranger endings I can remember for a non-anime.

Anyone else remember this one?

*ZariusTwo* · 05-08-2022, 05:50 AM

Ah yes, the Mighty Max franchise, aka Polly Pocket for boys

superstaff · 05-08-2022, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Ah yes, the Mighty Max franchise, aka Polly Pocket for boys

Well, yes, but it was also so much more.

I loved Mighty Max. Unfortunately, I never got the playsets (because...reasons) though I watched the cartoon pretty religiously as a child.

*ZariusTwo* · 05-08-2022, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by superstaff

Well, yes, but it was also so much more.

I loved Mighty Max. Unfortunately, I never got the playsets (because...reasons) though I watched the cartoon pretty religiously as a child.

i remember one episode that aired the day I got punished for a School incident. It was "The Maxnificent Seven" with the hauntingly tragic ending with the Monkey King

*sdp* · 05-08-2022, 09:01 AM

I loved Mighty Max as a kid and had a huge collection of the toys. I love micro playsets and can't believe how forgotten mighty max is when it basically changed how the you aisles looked in the 90s. The conversations are usually just quick nostalgia before they die.

I never watched the cartoon until my teens on YouTube, but Mighty Max's cartoon is definitely fresh and 90s and a great cartoon but for some odd reason it never got a DVD release or released in a streaming service so we still have potato quality rips to this day except for the few episodes recovered by fans in the Mighty Max HD restoration project.

I don't think we'd ever get a quality micro playset toyline in today's age, so perhaps it's better that Mattel has never revived the concept. It works just fail.

~~AquaParade~~ · 05-08-2022, 10:38 AM

Loved this show. One of the few properties I really liked that went by the wayside.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 05-08-2022, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

Fun show, got one of the stranger endings I can remember for a non-anime.

Anyone else remember this one?

Stranger and stronger.

As a kid, I was fascinated by Warmonger for some reason. Wish we could've learned his backstory.

*drgon78* · 05-08-2022, 07:41 PM

Really makes me wonder if the show got another season that we would get to see Max make good decisions with knowledge and experience he gained by re-starting the timeline to the beginning.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 05-12-2022, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

Really makes me wonder if the show got another season that we would get to see Max make good decisions with knowledge and experience he gained by re-starting the timeline to the beginning.

A cool concept for a third season would be if the cap could now be used to travel through time instead of, or as well as, space.

*drgon78* · 05-17-2022, 05:23 AM

Well it shouldn't loose it's original power.

*sdp* · 05-17-2022, 08:05 AM

I think a third season would've not related any plot and diverged as soon as possible or else kids would be bored and you'd have Max running around same type of adventures as before. Though the last fgure wave of Mighty Max including the dealt with me enemies like Doom and gargoyle I'm sure they would've been there and the cancelled wave has an older teen max redesign wearing a black jacket emphasizing vehicles.

Mighty Max doesn't get enough credit counting just like TMNT, it revolutionized toy shelves and changed the market to micro figures. Sadly the brand never grew enough and licensed brands beat mighty max at their own playsets game

*drgon78* · 06-02-2022, 11:33 AM

It's a shame this show isn't on blu ray/DVD, on TV, or even streaming.

*Prowler* · 10-17-2022, 02:05 PM

I sure remember it well!

I was only around 4 when it aired so I only got the chance to watch it around 2002/2003 when reruns of it aired on chable TV here. Reruns of the FW TMNT series were also airing here at the time on the same channel. I remember it well, TMNT was at 19h30 and Mighty Max at 20h00.

The show was surprisingly dark and full of action. Norman was a badass. Max himself was too young to fight, so we had Norman to do that for him.

I also liked how sometimes Max's mother and friends accompanied him in his adventures. He had a friend called Beatrice who obviously had a thing for him accompany him in a couple of episodes.

I'm not sure I ever had the toys. I know I had toys like it before but I'm not sure they were from the Mighty Max series or from another series that tried to copy its concept.

The show might not be on DVD or streaming services but can be easily found nonetheless. I watched a few episodes a while ago for the first time in nearly two decades and it holds up well.

The only thing I don't like about it is the ending. I'm not sure if they just didn't know how to end it or if they planned to make a final season that got scrapped in the end. Anyway, good show nonetheless.

*drgon78* · 11-12-2022, 01:12 PM

I don't remember the show getting reruns in the early 2000's...what channel was that on?

*drgon78* · 07-12-2023, 05:22 AM

Hopefully one day this series gets some love one day.

~~ChosenOne~~ · 07-12-2023, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by drgon78

Hopefully one day this series gets some love one day.

Hopefully so. And a live action adaptation would be sick.

*drgon78* · 07-26-2023, 05:12 AM

It is a shame this show is not on physical media or streaming.

*ZariusTwo* · 08-20-2023, 02:26 AM

Mattel allude to a possible revival of the Mighty Max line in this article about the upcoming return of Street Sharks

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"I think one of the things Mattel has done very well is manage the nostalgia aspect of [collecting], and Street Sharks and Mighty Max, I feel like it fits perfectly," Lewis said. "Mattel has one of the richest IP libraries in pop culture, and I think the retro-nostalgic brands — be it Street Sharks, Mighty Max, and more — have opportunities of being reinvented. And at the same time, have opportunities for fans that grew up with them to relive some of those memories and storylines, and own a piece of that as an adult."

https://toynewsi.com/news.php?itemid...uFDYNvwZtcR1Ng

*drgon78* · 08-21-2023, 05:34 AM

Yeah a rival but that doesn't mean they will release the original one on physical media.

05-08-2022, 05:36 AM	#1
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Mighty Max Fun show, got one of the stranger endings I can remember for a non-anime. Anyone else remember this one?

05-08-2022, 05:50 AM	#2
ZariusTwo Overlord Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Britain, DINO THUNDER...POWER UP! Posts: 22,497	Ah yes, the Mighty Max franchise, aka Polly Pocket for boys __________________ Spider-Man: The Rescue Spider-Man: The Galloping Cat Spider-Man: Scarlet Mirror Doctor Who: Child of the Daleks

06-02-2022, 11:33 AM	#12
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	It's a shame this show isn't on blu ray/DVD, on TV, or even streaming. Last edited by drgon78; 07-12-2023 at 05:18 AM.

05-08-2022, 09:01 AM	#5
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	I loved Mighty Max as a kid and had a huge collection of the toys. I love micro playsets and can't believe how forgotten mighty max is when it basically changed how the you aisles looked in the 90s. The conversations are usually just quick nostalgia before they die. I never watched the cartoon until my teens on YouTube, but Mighty Max's cartoon is definitely fresh and 90s and a great cartoon but for some odd reason it never got a DVD release or released in a streaming service so we still have potato quality rips to this day except for the few episodes recovered by fans in the Mighty Max HD restoration project. I don't think we'd ever get a quality micro playset toyline in today's age, so perhaps it's better that Mattel has never revived the concept. It works just fail.

05-08-2022, 10:38 AM	#6
~~AquaParade~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,450	Loved this show. One of the few properties I really liked that went by the wayside.

05-08-2022, 07:41 PM	#8
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Really makes me wonder if the show got another season that we would get to see Max make good decisions with knowledge and experience he gained by re-starting the timeline to the beginning.

05-17-2022, 05:23 AM	#10
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Well it shouldn't loose it's original power.

05-17-2022, 08:05 AM	#11
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,222	I think a third season would've not related any plot and diverged as soon as possible or else kids would be bored and you'd have Max running around same type of adventures as before. Though the last fgure wave of Mighty Max including the dealt with me enemies like Doom and gargoyle I'm sure they would've been there and the cancelled wave has an older teen max redesign wearing a black jacket emphasizing vehicles. Mighty Max doesn't get enough credit counting just like TMNT, it revolutionized toy shelves and changed the market to micro figures. Sadly the brand never grew enough and licensed brands beat mighty max at their own playsets game

10-17-2022, 02:05 PM	#13
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	I sure remember it well! I was only around 4 when it aired so I only got the chance to watch it around 2002/2003 when reruns of it aired on chable TV here. Reruns of the FW TMNT series were also airing here at the time on the same channel. I remember it well, TMNT was at 19h30 and Mighty Max at 20h00. The show was surprisingly dark and full of action. Norman was a badass. Max himself was too young to fight, so we had Norman to do that for him. I also liked how sometimes Max's mother and friends accompanied him in his adventures. He had a friend called Beatrice who obviously had a thing for him accompany him in a couple of episodes. I'm not sure I ever had the toys. I know I had toys like it before but I'm not sure they were from the Mighty Max series or from another series that tried to copy its concept. The show might not be on DVD or streaming services but can be easily found nonetheless. I watched a few episodes a while ago for the first time in nearly two decades and it holds up well. The only thing I don't like about it is the ending. I'm not sure if they just didn't know how to end it or if they planned to make a final season that got scrapped in the end. Anyway, good show nonetheless.

11-12-2022, 01:12 PM	#14
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	I don't remember the show getting reruns in the early 2000's...what channel was that on?

07-12-2023, 05:22 AM	#15
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Hopefully one day this series gets some love one day.

07-26-2023, 05:12 AM	#17
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	It is a shame this show is not on physical media or streaming.

08-21-2023, 05:34 AM	#19
drgon78 Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 2,409	Yeah a rival but that doesn't mean they will release the original one on physical media.