Part of a series of later-1980s and early-1990s properties in which a R-rated film was turned into a more kid-friendly media franchise with an animated adaptation and accompanying toy line. Other examples include Rambo: First Blood Part II and Terminator 2. Later installments of the RoboCop series embraced the wider audience with the third film and reboot going with the more accessible PG-13 rating, and the live action television series being very family friendly.
Originally ordered with thirteen episodes, the series was shortened to twelve and the funds for the thirteenth episode went into producing Pryde of the X-Men. Marvel Productions CEO Margaret Loesch was confident an X-Men series would do well and produced Pryde as a proposed pilot. However, it wouldn't be until Loesch became the president of Fox Children's Network that she finally got her X-Men series (and was proven right when it became a hit).
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