Super Friends
The opening title screen for the first Super Friends series
Format	Fantasy / Animated series
Voices of	Danny Dark Olan Soule Casey Kasem Shannon Farnon Norman Alden Sherry Alberoni Frank Welker Ted Knight
Theme music composer	Hoyt S. Curtin Will Schaefer
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	13 (production)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Joseph Barbera William Hanna
Producer(s)	Lewis Marshall Iwao Takamoto
Running time	60 minutes approx.
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	8 September 1973 – 1986
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. Super Friends is an episode in the Cartoon Network television series, The Powerpuff Girls. ... Image File history File links The original cast of Super Friends. ... In motion pictures, an intertitle is a piece of filmed, printed text edited into the midst of (i. ... For other uses, see Fantasy (disambiguation). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Danny Dark (December 19, 1938 - June 13, 2004) was an announcer who came to be known as the voice of the NBC television network for several years. ... Olan Soule, born February 29, 1909, was a voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Batman/Bruce Wayne in the Super Friends cartoons of the 1960s before giving the role over to former TV Batman Adam West. ... Casey Kasem in 1989 Casey Kasem (born Kemal Amin Kasem on April 27, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, USA, of Palestinian and Lebanese heritage) is an American radio personality and voice actor. ... Norman Alden as Prof. ... Sherry (or Sherri) Alberoni (born December 4, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American actress and voice artist. ... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... For other people with the same name, see Ted Knight (disambiguation). ... Willis H. Schaefer (November 23, 1928 – June 30, 2007) was an American composer nominated for both an Emmy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize for his work. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Joseph Roland Joe Barbera (March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, cartoon artist, storyboard artist, director, producer, and co-founder, together with William Hanna, of Hanna-Barbera. ... hello i am godWilliam Denby Bill Hanna (July 14, 1910 – March 22, 2001) was an American animator, director, producer, cartoon artist, and co-founder, together with Joseph Barbera, of Hanna-Barbera. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ... Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the animated television programming which was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks from the 1960s to the 1990s. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

The name of the program, and the team it features have been variously represented as Super Friends and Superfriends at different points in its broadcast history.

Series titles

Over the years, the show existed under several titles:

• Super Friends (1973-1974)^[1]
• The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1979)^[2]
• Challenge of the Super Friends (1978-1979)^[3]
• The World’s Greatest Super Friends (1979-1980)^[4]
• The Super Friends Hour (1980-1982)
• The Best of Super Friends (1982-1984)
• Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984-1985)^[5]
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985-1986)^[6]

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Writing

Plotlines for the first incarnation of the Super Friends did not involve any of the familiar DC Comics supervillains, but rather focused on the often far fetched schemes of various mad scientists and aliens, who were revealed at some point in the program to be well-intentioned, but pursuing their goals through an unlawful or disreputable means. Typically at the end, all that is needed is a peaceful and reasonable discussion to convince the antagonists to adopt more reasonable methods. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...

The All-New Super Friends Hour drew somewhat away from that theme by having the original villains use much more violent methods to further their goals and typically cannot be reasoned with, requiring the heroes to use force to stop them. Beginning with "Challenge of the Superfriends," however, many of the heroes' arch villains, including Lex Luthor and The Riddler began to feature prominently in more comic-style stories. Throughout the series, plots often wrapped themselves up neatly in the final minutes of an episode in typical deus ex machina fashion. Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics Universe. ... Detective Comics #140 (October 1948), the first appearance of The Riddler. ... For other uses, see Deus ex machina (disambiguation). ...

Production history

When animation company Hanna-Barbera licensed the animation rights to the DC Comics characters and adapted the Justice League of America comic book for television, it made several changes in the transition, not the least of which was the change of name to Super Friends. In part, it was feared that the name Justice League of America would have seemed too jingoistic during the Vietnam War and post-Vietnam War Era. Nevertheless, team members sometimes referred to themselves as the Justice League on the show. The violence common in superhero comics was toned down for a younger audience, as well as to fit with the restrictive broadcast standards regarding violence in 1970s children’s television. Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... The Spirit of 76 by Archibald McNeal Willard, 1891 Jingoism is a term describing chauvinistic patriotism, especially with regard to a hawkish political stance. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... For other uses, see Superhero (disambiguation). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Saturday morning cartoon is the colloquial term for the typical television animation programming that was typically scheduled on Saturday mornings on the major American television networks since the mid 1960s. ...

1973-1974 series

Main article: Super Friends (1973 TV series)

Super Friends first aired on ABC on September 8, 1973 ^[7], featuring the well known DC characters Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by Filmation, and voice talent from these prior programs was brought over to work on the new show. Shortly before the Super Friends series was developed, Superman and Wonder Woman also guest-starred in two episodes of The Brady Kids, while Batman and Robin appeared in two episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies. is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1972 in television, other events of 1973, 1974 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1973-74 American network television schedule. ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Robin (also referred to as The Boy Wonder) is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, originally created by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, as a junior counterpart to DC Comics superhero Batman. ... For other uses, see Wonder Woman (disambiguation). ... Aquaman is a fictional character, superhero in DC Comics. ... The first Filmation logo. ... In 1972, Filmation Associates and executive producer Sherwood Schwartz adapted the popular live action TV show The Brady Bunch to animation, resulting in this ABC Saturday morning (and later syndicated) show. ... The New Scooby-Doo Movies (sometimes called The New Scooby-Doo Comedy Movies) was the second incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. ...

In addition to the superheroes, a trio of sidekicks was introduced, each of whom were new characters not drawn from the comic books: Wendy (voiced by Sherri Alberoni), Marvin White (voiced by Frank Welker), and Wonderdog, none of whom had any special abilities (save the dog’s unexplained ability to reason and “talk”).^[8] Inspired by the Scooby-Doo gang, the trio--or at least its human members--were depicted as detectives and/or superheroes in training. Wendy Harris and Marvin White are fictional characters, two teen-aged sidekicks of the Super Friends. ... Sherry (or Sherri) Alberoni (born December 4, 1946 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an American actress and voice artist. ... Wendy Harris and Marvin White are fictional characters, two teen-aged sidekicks of the Super Friends. ... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... Wendy Harris and Marvin White are fictional characters, two teen-aged sidekicks of the Super Friends. ... Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002...

Each episode would begin with the heroes responding to an emergency detected by the massive TroubAlert computer that was situated within the Hall of Justice which served as the headquarters of the team. Colonel Wilcox, a U.S. Army official, was a recurring character who would work as a government liaison to the Super Friends during emergencies. The Hall of Justice is the earth-based headquarters of the Justice League. ... The United States Army is the largest and oldest branch of the armed forces of the United States. ...

As such conflicts are often ultimately resolved with the antagonists persuaded to adapt more reasonable methods to achieve their aims with the assistance of the heroes. Natural disasters triggered by human (or alien) activity were often shown, and environmental themes featured strongly in the program.

Some guest stars from the broader Justice League were featured during this season including the Flash, Plastic Man, and Green Arrow. Barry Allen is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe and the second Flash. ... Plastic Man (Patrick Eel OBrian) is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. ... This article is about the first Green Arrow, Oliver Queen. ...

This first run of Super Friends, consisting of sixteen one hour episodes that were rerun several times, concluded on August 24, 1974. At this point, the series was cancelled and did not appear on the fall lineup for 1974. is the 236th day of the year (237th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1974 in television involved some significant events. ...

However, interest in superheroes among ABC's prime time viewers, especially with the success of The Six Million Dollar Man and the live-action Wonder Woman series caused the network to pursue reviving the Super Friends ^[9]. To begin with, the original sixteen episodes of the series were rebroadcast as a mid-season replacement, running from February 7, 1976 to September 3, 1977 ^[10]. These episodes were edited to half-hour versions. In the meantime, Hanna Barbera began production on a revamped version of the show. The Six Million Dollar Man is an American television series about a fictional cyborg working for the OSI (which was usually said to refer to the Office of Scientific Intelligence, but sometimes was called the Office of Scientific Investigation). ... Wonder Woman is an American television series based on the DC Comics comic book character Wonder Woman (which was co-created by William Moulton Marston and Elizabeth (Sadie) Holloway Marston). ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1975 in television, other events of 1976, 1977 in television and the list of years in television. For the American network television schedule, please see 1976-77 American network television schedule. ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1977 in television involved some significant events. ...

1977-1978 season: The All-New Super Friends Hour

Main article: The All-New Super Friends Hour

The All-New Super Friends Hour featured four animated shorts per program which followed a basic format each week. The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1977 to 1978. ...

The first segment of every show featured two of the heroes (For the purposes of the team-ups in the first and fourth segments, Batman and Robin were considered 'one hero'.) teaming up in a separate mini story. The second segment featured a story with the Wonder Twins. The third segment was considered the "primary" adventure of the week which featured the entire Super Friends roster (including the Wonder Twins) in a longer adventure. The fourth and final segment featured a story with one of the primary lineup along with a "special guest star." The fourth segment typically featured a problem which was solved using the guest star's unique abilities. The Wonder Twins are a pair of twins, Zan and Jayna, teenage alien superheroes who were sidekicks to the Super Friends in the Hanna-Barbera animated television series of the same name. ...

In addition, between segments there were additional short spots with members of the Super Friends giving basic safety lessons, basic first aid advice, magic tricks, and a two part riddle featuring the week's primary plot line.

1978-1979 season: All-New Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends

Main article: Challenge of the Super Friends

The next season of the Super Friends essentially featured two programs within an extended format. The Super Friends show now featured a half hour segment that followed the format of the previous season, and a second segment known as Challenge of the Super Friends which was also one half hour in length. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

First segment: All-New Super Friends episodes

The first half hour of the program featured the now established group of heroes, Superman, Batman and Robin, Aquaman and Wonder Woman plus the Wonder Twins and Gleek. These sixteen half hour segments have been less commonly reaired in syndication and are sometimes referred to by enthusiasts as the sixteen 'lost All -ew Superfriends' episodes ^[11].

Second segment: Challenge of the Super Friends

The next segment of the show, which was one half hour in length, was called the Challenge of the Super Friends, in its own right. These stories introduced the Legion of Doom, a team of thirteen recurring foes comprised of the Super Friends’ worst enemies. They used a swamp-based, mechanical, flying headquarters, the Hall of Doom (which suspiciously resembled the helmet of Darth Vader), as a suitable contrast with the Super Friends’ gleaming Hall of Justice. This article is about the supervillain group. ... For information on this characters appearance in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, see Anakin Skywalker. ... The Hall of Justice is the earth-based headquarters of the Justice League. ...

Additional heroes that had previously appeared only as guest stars were added to the roster as well, to make a total of eleven. These included Green Lantern Hal Jordan and Thanagarian lawman Hawkman Katar Hol from DC Comics as well as the three Hanna-Barbera creations: Black Vulcan, Apache Chief, and Samurai. The Green Lantern redirects here. ... Hal Jordan is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. ... The Thanagarians are a technologically advanced civilisation from the planet Thanagar. ... For other meanings of the term, see Hawkman (disambiguation) Hawkman is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ... Katar Hol is a DC Comics superhero, the Silver Age Hawkman. ... Black Vulcan as he appeared in Hanna-Barberas Super Friends TV series in the 1970s & 80s Black Vulcan is a fictional African American superhero on the animated series Super Friends created by Hanna-Barbera. ... Apache Chief Apache Chief is a fictional Native American superhero from the animated series Super Friends created by Hanna-Barbera. ... Samurai is a fictional superhero in the Super Friends cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera. ...

Notably, the Wonder Twins and Gleek did not appear in the Challenge segments, which produced a noticeable change in tone, as there were for the first time no comedic elements in the program. Strangely in the first installment Wanted: The Superfriends the Riddler shows and then burns a deck of cards with pictures of the Superfriends and Gleek is one of those depicted.

Enthusiasts have generally expressed the view that the storylines for the Challenge episodes were the best portrayal of comic book heroes in animated television to date.^[12]

In January 1979, Hanna-Barbera briefly ran a live-action series entitled Legends of the Superheroes which was loosely based on this incarnation of the Super Friends ^[13] Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... Barbara Joyce as the Huntress from Legends of the Superheroes. ...

1979-1980 season: The World's Greatest Superfriends

Main article: The World's Greatest Super Friends

In the fall of 1979, the Super Friends returned to their prior format and brought back the original set of five DC Superheroes along with Zan, Jayna and Gleek. Back to an hour in length as well, only eight new episodes were created during this run, with the majority of the season consisting of repeats of The All-New Superfriends Hour from 1977-78. Renamed The World's Greatest Superfriends, this series began on September 22, 1979 and ran until September 27, 1980.^[14] The Worlds Greatest Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1979 to 1980. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... The year 1977 in television involved some significant events. ... The year 1978 in television involved some significant events. ... is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1978 in television, other events of 1979, 1980 in television, and the list of years in television. For the United States network television schedule, please see 1979-80 United States network television schedule. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1980. ...

1980-1982 seasons: The Super Friends Hour

Once again renamed, this time as The Super Friends Hour in 1980, the series changed formats again, abandoning the production of half hour episodes and producing seven minute shorts. Each episode of The Super Friends Hour would feature a rerun from one of the previous six years along with three of these new shorts. These new adventures featured appearances by the core group of the five classic Superfriends along with Zan, Jayna & Gleek. There were also guest appearances from members previously depicted in Challenge of the Super Friends as well as the original Hanna Barbera created hero El Dorado, who was added to the show to add even more culture to the Super Friends. This is a list of television-related events in 1980. ... El Dorado is a fictional Hispanic superhero featured in various incarnations of the Super Friends animated series created by Hanna-Barbera. ...

This would prove to be one of the more lasting incarnations of the series, with this format being used for the next three years.

1982-1983 season: The Best of the Superfriends

For the 1982-1983 television season, ABC continued to run a half-hour long program, this time called The Best of the Superfriends. This series again consisted mostly of reruns of shows from the previous nine seasons, with none of the seven minute shorts rebroadcast. The year 1982 in television involved some significant events. ... // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ...

1983 - Cancellation and more lost episodes

See also: Lost episode

By this point, Hanna-Barbera had created a syndication package of the earlier Super Friends series, and these were picked up by various stations across the United States and were typically broadcast on weekday afternoons. Not wishing to compete with the syndication programming, ABC dropped the series from the 1983-1984 Saturday morning television line-up, and for the second time in its run, Super Friends was canceled. The term Lost Episode is something of a misnomer used to describe an episode of a television series that for any number of reasons was not aired in its original chronological place and later publicly released. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1984. ...

However, during this period of time Hanna-Barbera continued to produce new episodes of the Super Friends. In total, 24 of the so-called "Lost Episodes" were animated but not aired in the United States that season. The series did appear in Australia uninterrupted. Three of these episodes were aired when Super Friends returned to Saturday morning ABC television the following year. The remainder of the episodes finally aired in syndication a year later as part of the Superman/Batman Adventures show.^[15]

1984-1985 season: Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

Main articles: Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and Super Powers Collection

Super Friends returned to ABC on Saturday September 8, 1984 with a new thirty minute program that typically featured two 11-minute stories per episode. This incarnation featured Superman, Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman, and also the Wonder Twins and Gleek, this time teamed up with Firestorm. In addition to this core group, episodes during this season also featured some cameos by old and new Super Friends. The program lasted one season until August 31, 1985. The appeal of this version of the series at the time were the emphasis on actual villains from the comic books...Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Mirror Master, Mr Mxyzptlk, as well as Darkseid and his henchmen from Apokolips, all made appearances. Mirror Master only used pocket mirrors and larger mirrors to capture the Super Friends. He didn't use any ray guns or mirror traveling. Darkseid and his underlings were actually introduced into animated form in this series. One of the oddities of the show's opening credits is the depiction of Brainiac as he appeared in the 1970s and early 1980s even though on the episodes of this series, Brainiac's appearance was in line with the comic book's of that time period — being depicted in a more skeletal form. Another oddity was having Aquaman appear in the opening sequence but he never made an appearance throughout this run of the series. The Super Powers Collection was a line of action figures based on DC Comics superheroes and supervillains that was created by Kenner Toys in the 1980s. ... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1984. ... This article is about the Ronnie Raymond/Martin Stein version of Firestorm. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... Darkseid is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... Aquaman is a fictional character, superhero in DC Comics. ...

One of the long-running plot points was Darkseid's affection for Wonder Woman.

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1985-1986 season: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

Main article: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

In the fall of 1985, the next version of Hanna-Barbera's depiction of the DC Comics heroes began, although it no longer carried the 'Super Friends name. This series returned to a conventional line-up for the team, with a focus on the teen members Cyborg and Firestorm. Once again headquartered at the Hall of Justice in Metropolis, the heroes battled such familiar foes as Lex Luthor and Scarecrow, as well as the recurring villain Darkseid. It also contained the first and only appearances by The Joker and The Penguin. This is a list of television-related events in 1985. ... This article is about the Teen Titans member. ... Metropolis Skyline, as seen in Smallville. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) is a DC Comics supervillain, an enemy of Batman. ... Darkseid is a fictional comic book supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ... The Joker can mean any of the following: The Joker is a comic strip character, also included in movies and television programs based on the comic strip. ... The Penguin, from Batman #287, May 1977. ...

The tone of the Galactic Guardians incarnation was notably more serious than Super Friends had been in the past. Additionally, the Galactic Guardians series featured a notable first: in the episode “The Fear,” Batman’s origin is told for the first time outside of the actual comics (although it was previously mentioned in passing on the 1966 Batman series).

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians lasted one season, and was ultimately cancelled. As the final incarnation of the Super Friends it marked the end of Hanna-Barbera's 13-year run of the series when it last aired on September 30, 1986. is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The year 1986 in television involved some significant events. ...

Characters

The Super Friends

While different smaller incarnations have appeared, five heroes made up the Super Friends original members and core group of heroes during the various versions. They were:

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• The Flash (1973 and 1978-1986)
• Green Lantern (1977-1986)
• Hawkman (1977-1978 and 1980-1986)
• Black Vulcan (1977
• Apache Chief (1977-1978 and 1980-1988)
• Samurai (1978 and 1980-1986)
• Rima the Jungle Girl (1977 and 1980)
• El Dorado (1982–1985)
• Hawkgirl (1977, 1980 and 1983)
• The Atom (1977, 1980–1983)
• Firestorm (1984–1985)
• Cyborg (1985)

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• Green Arrow (1973–1974)
• Plastic Man (1973–1974)
• Superboy (1979, 1982)

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• Wendy Harris (1973–1975)
• Marvin White (1973–1975)
• Wonderdog (1973–1975)
• Zan (1977–1984)
• Jayna (1977–1984)
• Gleek (1977–1984)

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• Captain Marvel
• Batgirl
• Supergirl

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Legion of Doom

Thirteen villains comprised the Legion of Doom during the Challenge of the Super Friends season. They were: This article is about the supervillain group. ...

• Doctor Natas — a one-time member briefly mentioned in “Superfriends, Rest in Peace” as the inventor of the Noxium crystal, which had the power to kill any Super Friend. He never actually appeared on screen, not even in a flashback or a photograph.

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Other DC Comics villains

Villains appearing independently from the Legion of Doom:

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• Rock and Roll Space Bandits
• The Robber Baron and Sleeves
• The Dollmaker
• Otis

The fifth season of the animated series Justice League Unlimited has shown Gorilla Grodd forming a massive Legion of villains. While not called "The Legion of Doom" on the show, their headquarters is a craft similar to the Hall of Doom, located in a swamp. Otis, played by Ned Beatty, is the short henchman of Lex Luthor who appears in the films Superman: The Movie and Superman II. Lacking any real intelligence or physical strength, Otis is used by Luthor primarily as a gofer. ... Justice League Unlimited (or JLU) was the name of an American animated television series that was produced by and aired on Cartoon Network. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

References to the Justice League of America name

Beginning with the original Super Friends season, the opening narration describes the team's headquarters as "the great hall of the Justice League." The opening credits of Challenge of the Super Friends names the Super Friends as the Justice League of America. In addition to the appearance of a JLA emblem on a communicator and a reference to a mission to repair the Justice League satellite, the Super Friends are often linked with the JLA. (This seems to indicate that the "Super Friends" and "Super Powers Team" are just nicknames, and the team's actual name is the Justice League of America) The Justice League is a DC Comics superhero team. ...

The Justice League satellite under repair is clearly the same design as the Justice League Satellite that appeared in the comics at the time, but was shown to be substantially smaller than its comic book counterpart, and thus uninhabitable. Although this could have simply been due to a sizing error, which was common in cartoons especially in that period. The Justice League Satellite is a fictional location, the base of operations for the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League of America. ...

Notable voice actors

The commanding voice of the Narrator was provided by actor Ted Knight during the early hour-long episodes. His signature line was, “Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice!” William Woodson took over once they dropped the original format. For other people with the same name, see Ted Knight (disambiguation). ... William Bill Woodson is a voice artist. ...

Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog were inspired by the Scooby Doo gang. The voice of both Marvin and Wonder Dog were both performed by Frank Welker, who also did the voice of the Scooby Doo gang’s Fred. Scooby-doo is also British naval divers slang for civilian sport scuba diver. Scooby-Doo is an important character in animation up to this day Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated series produced for television by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1969 to 1986, 1988 to 1991, and from 2002... Franklin W. Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor. ... Daphne (left) and Fred (right), as seen in Whats New, Scooby Doo? Frederick Herman Jones, known to his friends by the nickname Freddie, is a fictional character in the long running American television animated series Scooby-Doo, about a quartet of teenage mystery solvers and their Great Dane cohort...

Adam West, best known for portraying the Caped Crusader in the live-action Batman TV series, provided the voice for Batman in the last two seasons of the show, which were Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. Casey Kasem provided the voice for Robin. Adam West (born William West Anderson on September 19, 1928) is an American actor who is best known for playing the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne on the 1960s TV series Batman (which also had a film adaptation). ... This article is about the 1960s television series. ...

Spin-offs

The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show

Main article: The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show

Plastic Man first appeared in the first season of Super Friends, in one episode. Later, Ruby-Spears Productions released a series starring the character in his own solo adventures. The Plastic Man episode "Superstein" is actually directly linked to the World's Greatest Super Friends episode "The Super Friends Meet Frankenstein." Dr. Frankenstein's sidekick; Gor, (not to be confused with Igor) appears in both episodes, with the same voice actor and at least a similar character design. Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) is a California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

Batman

A Batman animated series was also considered in the mid-'80s, presumably with Adam West reprising his role as the voice of Batman. "The Fear" was written as a pilot episode for the series, but it was instead adapted in to an episode of The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.

The New Teen Titans

In 1983, a cartoon based upon The New Teen Titans comics began development. It was created as a companion for the Super Friends, to be set in the same continuity. Robin wasn't going to be featured in the cartoon though, at least not as a regular, since in the Super Friends universe, he's a member of the Justice League. Like Super Friends, the show was to be developed by Hanna-Barbera for ABC, but since shows like Smurfs (airing on NBC) were so popular at the time, this show was never picked up by the network. The show would have featured Wonder Girl as the leader, along with Cyborg, Kid Flash, Changeling, Raven and Starfire. Although the show failed to get picked up, a television commercial with an anti-drug theme did feature the Titans, as they would have appeared in the animated series, along with a new superhero named "The Protector." // February 8 - Minipops premieres on Channel 4 in the UK. Though a ratings success, it is canceled after the first series due to heavy media criticism. ... The Teen Titans (also The New Teen Titans, The New Titans, and The Titans) is a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ... The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional race of small blue creatures who live in a forest somewhere in Europe. ... This article is about the television network. ... Donna Troy is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. ... This article is about the Teen Titans member. ... For the science fiction author, see Wallace West. ... Beast Boy (real name Garfield Mark Gar Logan) is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, a shapeshifting superhero who is a former member of the Doom Patrol and member of the Teen Titans. ... Raven is a fictional character and superhero in the DC Comics. ... Starfire is a name shared by three fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. ... The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), a component of the Executive Office of the President of the United States, was established in 1988 by the Anti-Drug Abuse Act. ...

Superman (1988 TV series)

Main article: Superman (1988 TV series)

In 1988, just two years after the final season of the Super Friends, a new series created by Ruby-Spears Productions that featured a solo Superman aired on CBS. On the episode called "Superman and Wonder Woman vs. The Sorceress of Time," Wonder Woman guest stars, and B.J. Ward reprises her role as Wonder Woman. As a 50th anniversary gift, DC Comics legendary Man of Steel got a brand-new Saturday morning cartoon. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Ruby-Spears Productions (also known as Ruby-Spears Enterprises) is a California-based entertainment production company that specializes in animation. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ...

Comics

Super Friends

DC Comics published a comic book version of the Super Friends in the 1970s. The Super Friends comic was written to a higher standard than the television show, and Zan and Jayna were given backstories and secret identities as a pair of blond-haired high school kids; they were more competent heroes in general than their cartoon counterparts. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

• While the cartoons were not canon with DC Comics, writer E. Nelson Bridwell would try to make it into canon by footnotes. Though, many fans would address the matter in letter columns by addressing the SF stories on Earth-1A.^[17] An example of trying to fit Super Friends into the DC Universe:
  • Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog are the only ones active at the Hall of Justice because the Justice League are in the 30th Century with the Justice Society as shown in Justice League of America #147-148. Robin is busy helping the Titans in Teen Titans #50-52.

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In 2008, DC began publishing a new Super Friends series starring Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, and Green Lantern (John Stewart). Aimed at children, the series takes a light-hearted humorous tone.

Extreme Justice

The Wonder Twins were members of the short-lived JLI offshoot, Extreme Justice. Built in the 1987 company-wide crossover limited series, Legends, this new Justice League was given a less America-centric mandate than before, and was dubbed the Justice League International (or JLI for short). ... Extreme Justice #0. ...

Super Buddies

The lighthearted nature of the show was partially spoofed in the 2000s with two DC miniseries, Formerly Known as the Justice League and I Can’t Believe It’s Not the Justice League! (although these series were more direct take-offs on the 1980s Blue Beetle/Booster Gold-era Justice League). In these miniseries, the group is known as the “Super Buddies,” and consists of a team of various ex-Justice League members. Writer Keith Giffen has stated that his original proposal was titled 1-800-SUPERFRIENDS. This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ... For the animated television series, see Justice League (TV series) or Justice League Unlimited. ...

Teen Titans

In #34 (2006), Wendy and Marvin are now part of DC continuity. They are now fraternal twins (a possible nod to their Super Friends successors, the Wonder Twins), engineering geniuses (apparently having graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at sixteen), and are employed at Titans Tower as maintenance crew and all-around mechanical troubleshooters. They were responsible for restoring Titans member Cyborg to full functions after he sustained damage to his artificial body parts during the events of the Infinite Crisis mini-series and publishing event. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Twin (disambiguation). ... “MIT” redirects here. ... Current Titans Tower, San Francisco. ... This article is about the Teen Titans member. ... Infinite Crisis was a seven-issue limited series of comic books published by DC Comics, beginning in October of 2005. ...

Wizard Magazine

An issue parodied the Super Friends, in which the JLA is sent through a dimensional rift and meets some members of the Super Friends. After Martian Manhunter simply uses his Martian vision to melt the villain and his machine, much to Green Lantern’s dismay (“You have to trick him into leaving, or shutting off his machine, NOT direct physical violence!”) the Super Friends decided to send the JLAers back to their own dimension. The Wonder Twins turned into water and a bug and paddling, Green Lantern shone his ring on them, Flash ran around them a lot, and Aquaman stood around until water could be introduced in a convienent manner. Despite the fact that their plan made no sense scientifically, it worked and restored the JLAers to their proper world.

Wizard magazine also ran a promotion for a Wonder Twins special by painter Alex Ross. The promo was in jest, though, as it appeared in the April Fool's edition of that year. The book, titled "Wonder Twins: Form of Water," was to be one of Alex Ross' oversized books chronicling the Justice League. The plot would see Zan and Jayna using their powers to help the Earth's famine and drought-stricken nations after their monkey Gleek contracted super-rabies after severe dehydration.

Alex Ross

Noted painter Alex Ross is an avowed fan of the show and has worked it into his various projects. Nelson Alexander Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book painter, illustrator and plotter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. ...

• Kingdom Come—The United Nations building resembles the Hall of Justice while the Gulag is obviously designed on the Hall of Doom. Marvin can also be spotted in a brief cameo in that book.
• Justice—A 12-issue miniseries series in which a new and improved Legion of Doom clashes with the JLA.

Kingdom Come was a four-issue comic book limited series published in 1996 by DC Comics. ... The Hall of Justice, is an occasional term for a citys police headquarters, and exists in cities across the USA, including San Francisco, where the old Hall of Justice was at Portsmouth Square on Kearny Street at Clay. ... Nikolai Getman Moving out. ... This article is about the supervillain group. ...

Bumpers

Cartoon Network produced three commercials lampooning the Super Friends. For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ...

• One dealt with the idiosyncratic nature of the Legion of Doom and Brainiac’s odd manner of dress (Brainiac: “Look, I just want some pants...a decent pair of pants!” Solomon Grundy: “Solomon Grundy want pants, too!”).

• The second dealt with the Wonder Twins’ uselessness in battle (Zan: “I could get beaten by a sponge! It doesn’t even have to be an evil sponge!”).

• The third, co-starring The Powerpuff Girls, dealt with Aquaman’s useless powers (Aquaman: “My ability to talk to fish is of no use to us, Wonder Woman!”) as well as the level of violence compared to today’s cartoons, as Wonder Woman and Aquaman look away while the Powerpuff Girls beat up the Legion of Doom, going so far as to set the Scarecrow on fire. Most notabably was Bubbles double-entendre reply to Wonder Woman's compliment on how they were developing as superheroes. "One day we'll be as developed as you are." Lex Luthor, as a villain with a dirty mind, began laughing. His underlings understood the joke and laughed as well. When a piece of the Hall of Doom's ceiling fell on Luthor's head, everyone laughed.

• A fourth bumper was produced for Adult Swim. This bumper was a clip from the episode “The Time Trap,” and edited some beeping in to give the appearance of profanity. Many other Hanna Barbera toons had the same thing done.
• There was a 5th bumper produced that lampooned the manner in which the Superfriends described every action before completing it (e.g., "I need to reach my utility belt so that I may free myself!"). In this commercial, the heroes go to a movie and struggle to find money for popcorn.

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Parodies

Superfriends Wassup!

An internet viral spoof of the Budweiser "Whassup" commercial featuring re-edited footage of Hanna-Barbera's, Super Friends.^[18] Budweiser, sometimes referred to as Bud, is a global pale lager brand owned by the St. ... Whassup? was a catch phrase used in a TV/radio commercial campaign for Anheuser-Busch Budweiser beer in the early 2000s. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ...

Earthworm Jim Special Edition

At the end of the game’s Easy Mode ending, Doug TenNapel proclaims, “Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice, Superman, Batman and Jan and Zayna, uh—the Wonder Twins. They’ve...pronounced that it’s the end. We’re not kidding. Uhh...really!” For the cartoon series, see Earthworm Jim (TV series). ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

That ’70s Show

Super Friends was spoofed in an episode with a dream sequence where the “Super Pals” made fun of Eric’s Superman because Donna’s Wonder Woman had given him a ring as a gift. “I got it at the mall!” she exclaims. The episode features Eric Forman as Superman, Donna as Wonder Woman, Kelso as Batman, Fez as Aquaman and Hyde & Jackie as the Wonder Twins. Red is also featured as their nemesis, “Dr. Bald.", wearing the Lex Luthor suit. This article is about the character on the American TV series That 70s Show. For the character on the American TV series House, see Eric Foreman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Maritess vs. the Super Friends

Filipino comedian Rex Navarrete gave a satirized depiction of the Super Friends in his comedy routine about Maritess, a Filipina immigrant who worked as the Super Friends’ maid at the Hall of Justice. This was made into a short Macromedia Flash animation by Dino Ignacio.^[19] Rex Lasat Navarrete (born 1969 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino American comedian whose material is geared toward Filipino audiences. ... A maidservant or in current usage maid is a female employed in domestic service. ... // == Macromedia Flash == ==]] Using Macromedia Flash 8 (bundled in Studio 8) in Windows XP. Maintainer: Adobe Systems (formerly Macromedia) Latest release: 8 / September 30th, 2005 OS: Windows (no native Windows XP Professional x64 Edition support), Mac OS X, Linux (i386 only, via wine [1]) Use: Multimedia Content Creator License: Proprietary Website... Dino Ignacio, a Filipino artist and designer, is known for his Bert is Evil! site, defunct, but mirrored here. ...

Justice League

In "Secret Origins, Part 3", when Superman proposes the idea of a team, Flash responds “What, you mean like a bunch of...super friends?”

Justice League Unlimited

"Ultimatum", a first season episode of the Cartoon Network television series, featured the Ultimen, a group of superheroes that are a pastiche of heroes unique to the Super Friends. The members were Long Shadow (based on Apache Chief), Wind Dragon (Samurai), Juice (Black Vulcan), Downpour (Zan of the Wonder Twins), and Shifter (Jayna of the Wonder Twins). The headquarters of the Ultimen, although on top of a skyscraper, resembled the Super Friends’ Hall of Justice. Of note also is that the JLU heroes featured in this episode was the line up of the original Super Friends, save for Robin (due to the concurrent Teen Titans and The Batman cartoon series, DC and Warner Bros. mandated that no Bat-characters other than Batman himself could be used in JLU). JL title logo for seasons 1-2. ... For Cartoon Network outside of the United States, see Cartoon Network around the world. ... The Ultimen are a fictional superhero group featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ... Long Shadow is a fictional character, a superhero featured in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited. ... Wind Dragon is a fictional Asian American character featured in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited, and is the leader of a government-sponsored superhero team called the Ultimen. ... Juice is a fictional African American character featured in the animated series Justice League Unlimited and is a member of the Ultimen. ... Downpour is a fictional superhero featured in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited, and is a member of the Ultimen. ... Shifter is a fictional character, a former superhero featured in the animated series, Justice League Unlimited. ... For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation). ... Teen Titans redirects here. ... The Batman is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. ...

The Fairly Oddparents

In the episode “Power Pals,” Timmy wishes for better super friends. As a result, he gets a team of superheroes—the Power Pals—as “friends.” The four characters parody famous characters including Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and Aquaman, and come with their own narrator. Various aspects of Super Friends were parodied, such as randomly pressing beeping buttons (that flash in an equally random pattern) on any computer module, invisible vehicles (somehow, the Power Pals are able to recognize a dent in the invisible rocket, and can be seen from the outside as only the rocket is invisible), the uselessness of Aquaman’s (Wet Willy’s) ability to talk to fish and powerlessness outside of water, and near-instantaneous travel to distant galaxies.

South Park

The episode, "Super Best Friends", is a spoof on this series and depicts religious figures as a team of superheroes. The only member of “The Super Best Friends” who is not a religious figure is “Seaman” (who people continuiously mispronounced as "semen"), a spoof on Aquaman whose power is to talk to fish (referring to the fact that fans have viewed Aquaman, as seen in Super Friends, as a joke). Super Best Friends is episode 68 of the Comedy Central series South Park, aired on July 4, 2001. ... Horse semen being collected for breeding purposes. ...

Additionally, the episode, "Krazy Kripples", features a Legion of Doom featuring Christopher Reeve as the leader. The episode "Spookyfish" also features a Superfriends-style scene transition with images of Barbara Streisand's head superimposed over the trademark lensflares. Krazy Kripples is episode 702 of the Comedy Central series South Park. ... Christopher DOlier Reeve[1] (September 25, 1952 – October 10, 2004) was an American actor, director, producer and writer. ... Spookyfish is the 28th episode of Comedy Centrals animated series South Park. ... Barbra Streisand on the cover of her album Higher Ground Barbra Streisand (born April 24, American singer and film actress, producer, and director. ...

Family Guy

In "No Meals on Wheels", an episode of the cult favorite TV series Family Guy, Peter makes a reference to the Mexican Superfriends, and a non-sequitor shows many Mexican versions of superheroes, including "Mexican Superman" and "Mexican Batman." “No Meals on Wheels” is a season five episode of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. ... Family Guy is an Emmy Award-winning American animated television series about a dysfunctional family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island. ... Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is the protagonist in the American animated television series Family Guy. ...

Superficial Friends

An ongoing animated series featuring controversial celebrities Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, and the Olsen Twins in the roles of tasteless superheroes, created in 2006 by Heavy.com. Both the setting and the some of the girls’ superpowers are plays on elements from the Super Friends. Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebrity and socialite. ... Nicole Camille Richie (born September 21, 1981) is an American socialite, actress, author, and singer. ... Lindsay Dee Lohan[1] (born July 2, 1986) is an American actress and pop music singer. ... Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen (born June 13, 1986) are twin American actresses who have appeared in television and films since the age of 3 months. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heavy. ...

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

The Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode “MC Pee Pants” uses backgrounds taken from the Challenge of the Superfriends episode “Monolith of Evil” for the location of Hell. For the movie, see Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters. ...

References

External links

• Super Friends at the Internet Movie Database
• Super Friends at TV.com
• Will's Ultimate Super Friends Episode Guide!
• Super Friends at Parsaz.com