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Reasons for the cancellation of the show!


I thought I should share this information, because many people don't know about the actual reasons that led to the cancellation.

Although the show was doing well in the ratings, still the show got cancelled due to failing to meet the airdates.

Pirates of Dark water was cancelled long before the last 4 episodes were released on television.

This was because Fil-Cartoons (Overseas Animation) took great deal of time in Animating episodes for Season 3 (The Dark Disciples to The Living Treasure) episodes. Because of this, the animation of last 4 episodes wasn’t finished on time which led to the cancellation. Due to the failing of meeting the airdates, Jayne Barbera was replaced by Catherine Winder as Executive in Charge of Production. Catherine Winder was Executive in Charge of Production for SWAT Kats and 2 Stupid Dogs.

When the last 4 episodes of this show were aired in May 1993 (six months after the original air dates), most of the crew of Pirates of Dark Water (Glenn Leopold and others) were already in the middle of the production of SWAT Kats and Cos Anzilotti (Producer of Season 3 - Episode "The Dark Disciples" to The Living Treasure) was working in the middle of the production of Captain Planet as Producer.

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