Having lost Batman to Kids' WB! two years earlier, Fox acquired from DIC & Scottish Television a futuristic series with one of the Dark Knight's role models.
Sherlock Holmes in The 22nd Century was scheduled erratically on purpose due to Fox's obsessive need to counter-program their rivals. Only 26 episodes were produced, in all, and its mix of 3D & 2D animation gave the show some artistic depth that DIC had been lacking for a few years.
As the series marks its 20th anniversary in 2019, it's our Famous First for January. Here's the series premiere, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Final Problem:
I'd say Kids Click would take a shot at this, but it's a little too deep for their target demographic.
Rating: A.
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