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Some cartoons left us with more questions than answers. Join us as we count down the most burning mysteries fans still have from animated series that ended far too soon! Since we'll be discussing major plot points, spoiler alert! Our countdown includes questions from "Teen Titans," "Steven Universe," "Infinity Train," "The Spectacular Spider-Man," and more!
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00:00Sure, I mean, why would I mind?
00:03I've got plenty of other options.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today, we're looking at the most burning questions fans still have from cartoons that ended far
00:12too soon.
00:13Since we'll be discussing major plot points, here's a spoiler alert.
00:18It's a trap!
00:20An adorable trap!
00:24Number 10. How did Elliot and Frankie get back to Earth? Elliot from Earth.
00:28We'll go down into the biosphere and see if there's anything we can do.
00:31Oh, splendid, splendid, thank you. You really are, oh, how do Earthlings say, a massive pair of-
00:36Where did he learn English?
00:38This sci-fi adventure series centers around mother-son duo Frankie and Elliot after they're zapped into the other side
00:43of the universe.
00:44Although they adapt to their strange new surroundings, their ultimate goal is always to return to Earth.
00:49Far from that coming true, though, we don't even know if Frankie and Elliot ever reunited.
00:54After all, the series ends with the mother and son seemingly separated for good.
01:06The mysterious rock that brought them there sends Frankie and their dinosaur friend Moe to another part of the universe,
01:13leaving Elliot stranded.
01:14And that's it.
01:15Mom! Elliot! I'll come back for you!
01:24Years since its cancellation, we have no idea how or if the pair ever found their way back to each
01:29other.
01:30Number 9. How will the survivors make it out of Vesta? Scavengers Rain.
01:34This adult animated sci-fi follows the survivors of the damaged interstellar ship Demeter on an alien world known as
01:40Vesta.
01:41Hold your breath, hold your breath.
01:42Come on, we're getting out of here. Come on.
01:45The season focuses on their efforts to survive Vesta's dangerous landscape while making their way to the remnants of their
01:51ship.
01:51However, the finale sees Chris, a scavenger from another planet, betraying the group and escaping with the only functioning shuttle.
01:59So you can really feel this, huh?
02:03Yes.
02:04Amazing.
02:05The show ends on a cliffhanger when another spaceship intercepts Chris while the others are still left abandoned on Vesta.
02:11So are the survivors stranded for good or is there any other way out?
02:17Does the mysterious spaceship land on Vesta with Chris and have plans of their own?
02:21We may never know.
02:23Wow, Cayman, you're a natural with this.
02:26Thanks again for helping me out.
02:30Number 8. How did Sheen get back to Earth?
02:32Planet Sheen.
02:33Sheen, do not push this button.
02:36Dogs like Sheen, cows like monkeys, Planet Sheen is oh so funky.
02:40Picking up from the adventures of Jimmy Neutron, his best friend Sheen Estevez accidentally blasts himself to a planet called
02:46Xenu.
02:47Although his perpetually happy-go-lucky personality keeps the tone light, Sheen is still stranded 4 trillion and one light
02:54years away from home.
02:55Or does it?
02:59After spending most of the series trying to repair his rocket to return home, the show was underwomenly canceled without
03:04any resolution.
03:05Although a Jimmy Neutron episode set in the future did show an adult Sheen on Earth, we still don't know
03:11how he pulled it off.
03:12Nope, doesn't ring a bell.
03:14With no follow-up and the passing of Sheen's voice actor Jeff Garcia in 2025, odds are the answer might
03:20never be revealed.
03:22Number 7. How will Scott and Hayley kiss to save the future?
03:25Hayley's on it.
03:25I've got something special in mind for when we get on the dance floor.
03:30I'm gonna do a sick backflip and you can watch!
03:33After meeting an AI from the future, titular character Hayley is tasked with completing a list that will help save
03:39the world from global warming.
03:40But there's one little snag.
03:42She has to kiss her best friend Scott.
03:44Unwilling to jeopardize their friendship, Hayley repeatedly avoids letting this come true.
03:47Snack matches, Scott and I are completely incompatible.
03:51Can that be right?
03:51I wouldn't worry about it.
03:53Take it from a computer, Hayley.
03:55Humans are way more complex than a simple algorithm.
03:58I'm going for the high score!
04:01Maybe not all humans.
04:02But as the finale winds down, we learn that preventing the kiss is shaping a catastrophic future for humanity.
04:08And yet, the series ends with Hayley quitting the list altogether and denying Scott's feelings in the process.
04:13Hayley, there's something I need to tell you.
04:16Ooh, this sounds important.
04:19Hi, I'm Sanjay.
04:22While there's no doubt the showrunners planned on pairing them up, the show was cancelled before this could happen.
04:28But here we are, still wondering how things would have ever lined up for that kiss to happen.
04:33Number 6.
04:34What exactly is the power of the Ruby Pure Heart?
04:37Mau Mau, Heroes of Pure Heart.
04:39After accidentally breaking the Ruby Pure Heart, Mau Mau has to protect the people of Pure Heart Valley.
04:44While his adventures are the main part of this fantasy adventure series, Mau Mau's true goal is to restore the
04:49powerful artifact.
04:50Two for the price of one!
04:57Oh, mama!
04:59Naturally, fans had questions about the Ruby's significance and power, only for the series to effectively sideline it for the
05:06rest of the show.
05:09The series' swift cancelization was followed by a purge of almost every reference across Cartoon Network's platforms, leaving any definite
05:16resolution unlikely.
05:17Years after the show's untimely demise, fans are still scratching their heads over what the Ruby's Pure Heart true powers
05:24was ever supposed to be.
05:26I'm the highest point in Pure Heart Valley.
05:27The Ruby Pure Heart Spider!
05:30Number 5.
05:31What is Norman's plan?
05:33The Spectacular Spider-Man.
05:34Despite unanimous critical and audience acclaim, this particular take on the wall crawler was painfully short-lived, leaving several unresolved
05:41plot threads.
05:42Tonight, you're in a particularly unfriendly neighborhood, Spider-Man!
05:51From Peter's estrangement from Harry and his unresolved feelings for Gwen, there's a lot to process.
05:56However, the biggest twist lies with Norman's survival, revealed just moments before the finale ends.
06:02Previously presumed dead, Norman heads on a flight to Florida, clearly harboring sinister schemes for the future.
06:07And you've been working with Chameleon the whole time?
06:10Not at first.
06:11As goblin, I have headed Ozcorp to steal my gobweb inhibitor.
06:15But what exactly he had in mind may forever be a mystery, as the series closed its door without a
06:21third season.
06:21His survival meant all of Peter's sacrifices were in vain.
06:24And with the show done and dusted, it's anyone guess what consequences the villain's survival was meant to bring.
06:30Sorry for the delay, Mr. Roman.
06:32Don't apologize.
06:35I never do.
06:37Number 4.
06:38Where are Amelia and Hazel?
06:40Infinity Train.
06:40Set on a seemingly endless train where characters face their psychological trauma, Infinity Train
06:45was described by many as a genre-defying turn for animated storytelling.
06:49By the third season, the story shifts to a group of rogue passengers called the Apex and a girl named
06:54Hazel.
07:01Ultimately, Hazel is revealed as a failed creation of former conductor Amelia, whom she decides to leave with.
07:06What do you think would happen if you were allowed through the exit?
07:10You'd just go out into the world with your metal skin and your magic deer and what?
07:15High school?
07:17Prom?
07:17College?
07:18Job?
07:19Many were curious about where they went and if their relationship evolved.
07:22But with the fourth season serving as a prequel and the show's eventual cancellation, we never got the answers we
07:28wanted.
07:28However, fans still hold out hope, with many drawing their own conclusions about Amelia and Hazel's fate,
07:34since the showrunners have continued to be frustratingly tight-lipped.
07:37Trains are nowhere, trains are nowhere, at least you're there.
07:46Number three, how was General Medulla defeated?
07:49Symbionic Titan.
07:50While fleeing the evil General Medulla, a trio of alien teens crash land on Earth.
07:55When combined, they form a mecha known as the Symbiotic Titan.
07:59Heart, body, and mind unite as one.
08:02I wonder what else we can do.
08:04Although the show had a story of the weak structure, the overarching potline was always connected to the inevitable showdown
08:11with General Medulla.
08:12You're terrible people and I feel sorry for you.
08:14Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go try and save this school.
08:18Unfortunately, Wright's issue surrounding a toy license led to the show's preemptive cancellation.
08:23Over a decade and a half later, there's been no buzz around how the General was taken down, if at
08:29all.
08:29Instead, the show ended on a perpetual cliffhanger since the heroes were still nowhere close to defeating the villain.
08:36So, how would they have accomplished it?
08:38We'll just have to make up our own minds.
08:40Does this mean we can go home?
08:42I miss my bed.
08:44Number two, what is inside the lion's chest?
08:46Steven Universe.
08:47It's hard to believe we came so far and yet, with zero answers, here we are.
08:52At least, that's how it is with the lion's man's treasure chest.
08:56Lion!
08:57Oh, oh my gosh!
08:58This is such a surprise!
09:00Nestled among the things Rose Quartz keeps stashed as her most cherished possessions,
09:04this chest was the only one whose significance never came to light.
09:08Adding to the intrigue, a background visual in Steven Universe the movie suggests the chest actually was open.
09:13So, this particular mystery isn't so much in lore as it is amongst the fans,
09:18who are still in the dark about what its contents were.
09:31While fans have come up with strong theories of their own,
09:33the show itself never got around to answering one of its most tantalizing secrets.
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09:56As the series' most recurring antagonist, Slade Wilson became part of the Teen Titans experience.
10:02More than a physical threat, his psychological rivalry with Robin made him an intensely personal foe.
10:16So, it's no surprise that fans felt slighted by Slade's inexplicable absence after the fourth season.
10:22Despite being officially still at large, the villain simply stopped showing up.
10:26For the record, I'm nobody's servant.
10:33The show went through an entire arc without him, and those expecting him to reappear came away disappointing.
10:39Even the follow-up film, Trouble in Tokyo, did nothing to quell any doubts, as Slade was completely absent there
10:45as well.
10:46Now, two decades later, the question has not only lingered, but continued to haunt fans for closure that never seems
10:53to come.
10:54I am the thing that keeps you up at night.
10:56The evil that haunts every dark corner.
10:59In the middle of your mind, I will never rest, and neither will you.
11:04Are there any other burning questions you've got in mind?
11:07Let us know in the comments down below.
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