(Maybe a couple of these should stay forgotten.)
The Flight of the Dragons
Quietly released on video in 1982, The Flight of the Dragons was mostly unknown until 1986 when it aired as an ABC Saturday Night Movie. The voice talent was unparalleled (Jon Ritter and a pre-Mufasa James Earl Jones) and the animation was surprisingly crisp and stylish for the early '80s. Lots of kids caught snippets of it on TV, wondered what the hell they were seeing, then forgot about it.
The Black Cauldron
The Black Cauldron is as famous for being Disney's first PG-rated cartoon as it was for how hard it bombed at the box office. Made for a then staggering $44 million, it only grossed half its budget in return. It was also super scary—several scenes had to be cut for fear they might traumatize children, and legends persist of horrifying footage still existing somewhere.
DuckTales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
DuckTales was produced by DisneyToon studios, which mostly focused on direct-to-video sequels to animated hits, but also originally intended to release smaller, lower-budget theatrical fare. They only managed to eke out two originals—DuckTales and A Goofy Movie, before switching gears toward solely producing animated sequels. After DuckTales tanked in theaters, plans for further DuckTales movies were scrapped—though many elements from the film were recycled into Aladdin two years later.
A Goofy Movie
For certain 90s kids, A Goofy Movie was nothing short of a revelation. Honestly, it shouldn't have worked—Goofy has a teenage son? And he's played by DJ's rich boyfriend Nelson from Full House? Sounds ridiculous, but it all worked (despite what some critics thought). Powerline was the greatest pop star since Michael Jackson, and Roxanne the dog was somehow super hot and made you feel weird about it.
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