Peter Pan and the Pirates is a cartoon based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan, and aired on Fox from September 1990 to December 1991. Despite it's short run, it became a minor cult classic.
As the title indicates, this TV show focuses as much on the pirates as it does on Peter Pan. Captain Hook and Mr. Smee traditionally are the only pirates who receive any attention in the story. Yet here, the other crewmembers of the Jolly Roger (Mullins, Mason, Starkey, Billy Jukes, and Cookson) are given distinct personalities and character development. But none could ever hope to overshadow their menacing captain. A real force to be reckoned with, Hook is a powerful, temperamental, cultured, intelligent, and charming pirate with an insatiable thirst for vengeance.
The story was far closer to the original book Peter and Wendy than the previous Disney version and was targeted to a much older auidence, which meant the occasional dark storyline.
Excellent writing and fantastic acting on the part of voice actor Tim Curry (who won a well-deserved Emmy for his remarkable work) make Hook such a cool villain that Peter Pan becomes even more amazing for defeating him time and again.
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