PJ Masks (1984 animated series)

PJ Masks is a animated series created in 1986 by Disney. The show's synopsis is about 3 kids who go out at night as 3 superheroes (the same as the 2015 series). This series counts as the original version of the show before the book series and the eventual reboot in 2015. Unlike the 2015 series, the villains daytime selves are seen and they sometimes interact with Connor Amaya or Greg. It is revealed in the show's theatrical film that Luna & Greg have crushes on each other and Connor & Amaya are dating(as seen in the first episode when they are holding hands) and in the film when they go out to dinner together. In the 2015 show, the ages are unknown but in the original series, Connor, Romeo, Night Ninja, Amaya are 12 while Greg & Luna are both 11. The other characters ages are unknown however, many speculate Armadylan being 13 due to his attitude being one of a pre-teen. The show first aired on Disney Channel and became extremely popular with fans eventually spawning a 3 movies (1 theatrical; 2 DTV) and a controversial short film by Pixar based off of a unfinished episode plot that was shortened into a short film.

History
The history of this show dates back as far as 1975, with two brothers named Max Atholio, and John Hassaton pitching a idea for a book series to Disney. The book series would be named Héros en pyjama (Heroes In Pajamas) and would be a 6 book series. The book series would start in August of 1977 with Our First Night (Notre première nuit in French) and the book series would commence. Disney immediately had plans for a animated series starting as early on as 1979, but the brothers disagreed with the idea. In 1980, the brothers caved in, and hired a team of animators to help work on the series while Disney worked on another series alongside it (Witch would become Adventures of the Gummi Bears). The book series would end in 1982, with a message telling kids a TV series was on its way. After several years of production, the show would air it's first episode in 1984. The first season would air from 1984, clear into 1986, officially ending off in August 1986. A 2nd season was underway, as well as a animated feature film titled PJ Masks: The Movie. During production of the film, Disney wanted something to go alongside the film that would be tied in as a bonus. One writer Alan Wake, remembered a cancelled episode known as Owlette's Nightmare Journey, and decided to convince Disney to rewrite the episode, and make a newer version of the episode, and release it alongside the movie. Disney agreed, and after a story change, and some rewritten dialog + help from eventual partner Pixar, Disney would create a theatrical episode titled Nightmares. This short became infamous for its creepy tone, but amazing art direction, music, and happy ending. The episode however, would miss the deadline of release for the film when it released in June 1988, so the episode was slated to release alongside Disney's next animated feature Oliver & Company. This lead to many tying Oliver & Company & Nightmares together, many saying when they see Oliver & Company, they remember Nightmares, and how more dark it made the film, especially some of the films darker moments. Despite this, the short would live on in infamy as popular, and a wild ride of emotion. Unlike most television series, PJ Masks hired fresh voice actors and actresses, to fill the roles of well known celebrates to hopefully, get them more well known by audiences. Later during the series, many complained that Connor was too bland, so he was removed from the series (by his family moving away). He was replaced by Jayson & Elijah, who both added flair to the series. Other Jayson & Friends characters were added, being remade from their original selves, to make them feel unique.

Cast

 * Cooper Wilkinson as Connor/Catboy
 * Abigail Cunningham as Amaya/Owlette
 * Robert Hughes (S1 - S3) & Calvin Todd (S3 - end) as Greg/Gekko
 * Nicolas Warner as Romeo
 * Asher Lloyd as Nick/Night Ninja
 * Alexia Perry (S1 - S3) & Sapphire Houghton (S3 - end) as Lucille/Luna Girl
 * Grayson Gallagher as Elijah
 * Jay Dreamer as Jayson/Dream Kid
 * Summer May as Taylor
 * Natalia Duncan as Ruby/Flower Girl
 * Sydney Regan (S1 - S4) & Willow Barrett (S4 - end) as Layla
 * Stephanie George as Addison
 * Nathan Riley as Alex

Episodes
To see the list of episodes click here