Plane Bros (2001 series)

Plane Bros was an animated TV series that aired on Cartoon Network from March 10 – September 10, 2001

The series went on an indefinite hiatus after the September 11, 2001 attack and was soon cancelled in February 2002. The remaining episodes of the series went unreleased and unaired for many years.

In 2008, fans of the series started a campaing for Cartoon Network to finally release the episodes after all these years. They declined.

Finally in early 2012, adult swim gained the rights to the series and aired the final two episodes of the first season on October 31, 2012. They eventually aired the Second season from January 1 – 2, 2016.

Original Run:

March 10 – September 10, 2001 (Cartoon Network)

October 31, 2012 – January 2, 2016 (adult swim)

Controversy
After the September 11, 2001 attacks, controversy for the series arouse from all the planes, violence and adult themes in the series, which prompted Cartoon Network to pull the remaining episodes from airing and halt production on the series.

In February 2002, Cartoon Network officially cancelled the series and kept the remaining episodes from being released publicly for over a decade.

The remaining episodes finally aired from 2012-2016 on adult swim with some controversy on how similar the episodes were to the 9/11 events. The episodes aired regardless but received no reruns.