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* According to Stan Sakai, the reason the animated series of ''[[Usagi Yojimbo (Comic Book)|Space Usagi]]'' was never greenlit was because of the flop of ''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars|Bucky O Hare and The Toad Wars]]'', with which it shared a rabbit protagonist and sci-fi setting. Networks were apparently reluctant to touch any animals-in-space properties for years afterwards. The saddest part? [[Word of God]] of ''Bucky'''s publisher says that despite the show's success, ''Bucky'' -- and thus the genre -- died simply [http://www.nealadams.com/bucklicens.html because] of a toy shipment screw-up leaving stores with more [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shelfwarmer shelfwarmers] than "wanted" figures; ''Bucky'' was [[Merchandise-Driven]], therefore it was cancelled.