How Gargoyles Redefined Cartoon Villainy

In the 70s and 80s, cartoon villains were mostly petty losers. Characters like Doctor Doom and Skeletor would be defeated by the end of the episode, only to shake their fist and grumble at their minions until their next episode rolled and things played out mostly the same all over again. But Gargoyles cocreator, coproducer and writer Greg Weisman wanted to change that. Gargoyles, which ran from 1994 to 1997, was a Disney show about ancient monsters that are as the opening credits put it stone by day, warriors by But it would become much more than that, gaining a cult following in the years since it first aired that has kept it near the top of the animation landscape from that time period. And much of that reputation is the result of how Gargoyles treated its and how, in doing so, it helped to redefine cartoon villainy in the 90s. Watch the full video where we talk to cocreator Greg Weisman and star Jonathan Frakes (David Xanatos) about how the Disney cartoon