Fantastic Max

Space-faring cartoon from the late 1980s, produced by Hanna-Barbera.

Fantastic Max follows the adventures of 16-month-old Max as he travels through space. Along for the ride is an adorable little alien doll named FX, who has magical powers to boot, and a toy robot nanny named AB-Sitter. The trio have many adventures and travel to many different planets.

Fantastic Max originally aired on Sundays as part of the two-hour cartoon block The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera. The first episode aired September 11, 1988, and the last new episode aired on February 1, 1990.


 * Annoying Younger Sibling: Max to Zoe, but the feeling goes both ways.
 * Badass Adorable: Max is mighty tough for a toddler.
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: In one episode, all of Max's diapers are being used to plug up a hole, and AB informs Max: "This is the last of your diapers, Max. No more changing in this episode."
 * The Cameo: George Jetson and Space Ghost in one episode (they were in space).
 * Catch Phrase: Max's "Dirty Diapers!" when anything goes wrong.
 * Also, FX's "Rocket and Roll!" when activating his powers.
 * His cousin XS uses "Rock 'Em and Sock 'Em!", keeping in line with his aggresive bully personality.
 * Hey, It's That Voice!: AB is Gregg Berger. You may know him as Grimlock in Transformers. FX is Bart Simpson and the Loon on the Moon is Garfield.
 * Improbable Weapon User: Max uses a diaper and safety pin, if the theme song is to be believed.
 * Kid Hero
 * Max Trope
 * Panty Shot: Zoe, pretty much every time she's on-screen. One notable exception is "Boo Who?".
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Robot Buddy: AB
 * Space Jews/Unfortunate Implications: In one episode. Max and friends run into a group of thieving, flamboyant, swarthy (but in the end, helpful) alien con artists who literally refer to themselves as "Space Gypsies".