[quote name='gizmogc']Where do you see the connection there? Just because Ducktales sells well does not mean Gargoyles will. They are two totally different shows, aimed at two demographics, and Ducktales is WAY more popular then Gargoyles.[/QUOTE]
Originally they were part of the same weekday afternoon cartoon lineup, called "The Disney Afternoon". Duck Tales, Chip and Dale's Rescue Rangers, Darkwing Duck, Gargoyles, Talespin, Bonkers, Aladdin, Timon and Pumbaa, Goof Troop, Marsupilami, etc were all part of it. Disney still tends to think of them somewhat as a group when looking at sales and syndication, and people tend to lump them all together. Most of them were technically never their own individual show, The Disney Afternoon was treated and syndicated as one long show. One exception being Duck Tales, which had 100 episodes and was on by itself before this came about. But, the very real connection here in terms of sales is that if a few of your back catalog shows sell well, then others that were associated with it at the time would also do well. If no one was interested in even your most popular shows from that lineup, then they'll think that the rest of the lineup wouldn't do well, either.
The WB shows are very much lumped together in the same way, things like Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Freakazoid, Earthworm Jim, Pinky and the Brain, etc.
I watched those about every weekday in the early 90s, and Sonic the Hedgehog Saturday mornings on ABC. You can find a lot of these shows on the internet, Sonic the Hedgehog was a major pain in the ass to find since it was never on DVD, but I found it. If anyone needs a copy of that, let me know. These shows should be easier to find since they were syndicated for a very long time. The banned episodes might be tough to find, though.
Here's some trivia, the color commentator on Sega/2K Sports NFL 2K series was the voice of Launchpad McQuack from Duck Tales.
Oh, and if anyone knows where to find "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" , let me know. Only a few episodes made it to DVD.