The Tale Of An “Aliens” Saturday Morning Cartoon Has Been Debunked
Nearly a year ago, we (along with many other websites, don’t just blame us) reported on the possible existence of a pilot called “Operation: Aliens.” The proposed animated series would have ran on Fox Kids during the 1992-93 season, but it was cancelled, leading to a lot of offbeat “Aliens” merchandise suddenly appearing in 1993, some of it bearing the “Operation: Aliens” logo. Unfortunately….some recent testimonials have come to light from people who were working in the industry at the time, and it turns out none of it is true. An Aliens cartoon was never actually planned. An amateur journalist who goes by “JimboX” emailed Margaret Loesch, head of Fox Kids during the early 90s, to see if she would remember this cartoon. He wasn’t expecting a response, but he got it: “Hi Jimbo. Well, I have racked my brains and I simply do not have a recollection of any project we developed called ‘Operation: Aliens.’ I even checked with two of my former colleagues who worked for me –