Super Friends

Super Friends is an American animated series starring a large number of superheroes of DC Comics. The series ran from 1973 to 1986 under different subtitles. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera, and was based on the Justice League of America.



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[hide] *1 Titles  ==Titles[ Edit] == Over the years changed the name of the series was arranged. The names of the individual seasons were as follows:
 * 2 Writing
 * 3 Production
 * 1973-1974 series 3.1
 * 3.2 1977-1978 season: The All New Super Friends Hour
 * 3.3 1978-1979 season: All New Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends
 * 3.4 1979-1980 season: The world's Greatest Superfriends
 * 3.5 1980-1982 season: The Super Friends Hour
 * 3.6 1982-1983 season: The Best of The Superfriends
 * 3.7 1983
 * 3.8 1984-1985 season: Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show
 * 3.9 1985-1986 season: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
 * 4 Characters
 * 4.1 The Super Friends
 * 4.2 Legion of Doom
 * 4.3 other rogues
 * 5 Notable voice actors
 * 6 Strips
 * 7 footnotes
 * 8 external links

==To write[ Edit] == The plots for the first incarnation of Super Friends still contain not the traditional DC Comics super villains, but focusing on the often bizarre plans of disturbed scholars and aliens. Most episodes ended with a deus ex machina. ==Production[ Edit] == When Hanna-Barbera the rights to the DC Comics characters and the Justice League of America comic book series in got, they released a large number of changes. The name Justice League was found inappropriate in connection with the Viet Nam war. For this reason the Super Friends name chosen. The violence from the comics was been sharply reduced so that the series would be more appropriate for a young audience. ===1973-1974 series<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Super Friends debuted on ABC on september 8, 1973 <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]. The main characters in the first season were Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had all participated in their own animated series.
 * Super Friends (1973-1974)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]
 * The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1979)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]
 * Challenge of the Super Friends (1978-1979)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]
 * The world's Greatest Super Friends (1979-1980)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [4]
 * The Super Friends Hour (1980-1982)
 * The Best of The Superfriends (1982-1983)
 * Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984-1985)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [5]
 * The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985-1986)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" len="165" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [6]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In addition to the hero was a trio of sidekicks was introduced. These characters were not taken from the comic books: Wendy, Marvin White and Wonderdog. None of them had a special gift.

<p lang="en" len="109" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Each episode began with the heroes who got an emergency call from their computer, or by the u.s. military.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Some guest roles in the series were the Flash, Plastic Man, and Green Arrow.

<p lang="en" len="58" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">This first series consisted of 16 episodes of an hour. ===1977-1978 season: The All New Super Friends Hour<span class="mw-editsection" len="369" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="73" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The episodes In this season were split into four short films:

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the first and last movie consisted of a team-up between two superheroes. The second movie revolved around the Wonder Twins. The third was the "head adventure" movie of the week. ===1978-1979 season: All New Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends<span class="mw-editsection" len="391" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Each episode In this third season was divided into two parts, one of which is known as Challenge of the Super Friends . ===1979-1980 season: The world's Greatest Superfriends<span class="mw-editsection" len="372" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="160" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the fall of 1979 Super Friends returned back to its old format of 60 minutes per episode, and with the 5 heroes from the first season in the lead role. ===1980-1982 season: The Super Friends Hour<span class="mw-editsection" len="361" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In this season, the series was again adjusted. Each episode now existed from 1 30-minute repetition of a name from a previous season, combined with three new movies of every 7 minutes. ===1982-1983 season: The Best of The Superfriends<span class="mw-editsection" len="367" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="79" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In this season the series consisted entirely of repetitions of the previous seasons. ===1983<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In this season, the series briefly. ABC discontinued the series in 1983. Though remained Hanna-Barbara continue producing episodes. 24 episodes were made, but never aired. ===1984-1985 season: Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show<span class="mw-editsection" len="386" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Super Friends returned to ABC on 8 september 1984 with a new 30 minute program. These episodes were usually split into two movies of 11 minutes. Many old and new super heroes had cameos in the series. ===1985-1986 season: The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians<span class="mw-editsection" len="381" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the fall of 1985 debuted the latest version of Super Friends. The undertone of this last series was clearly more seriously than those of the previous seasons. The series focuses on the teen members of the team. ==Characters<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===The Super Friends<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p lang="en" len="12" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Additional members:

<p lang="en" len="21" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">One-time persoanges:
 * Rima the Jungle Girl (1977 and 1980)
 * El Dorado (1982 – 1985)
 * Hawkgirl (1977, 1980 and 1983)
 * Atom (1977, 1980 – 1983)
 * Firestorm (1984 – 1985)
 * Cyborg (1985)

<p lang="en" len="12" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Teen Members:
 * Green Arrow (1973 – 1974)
 * Plastic Man (1973 – 1974)
 * Superboy (1979, 1982)

===Legion of Doom<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Thirteen super villains in the series, under the name Legion of Doom. They were: ===Other rogues<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Notable voice actors<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="353" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The voice of the Narrator was done by Ted Knight during the first 60 minute episodes.
 * Wendy Harris (1973 – 1975)
 * Marvin White (1973 – 1975)
 * Wonderdog (1973 – 1975)
 * Zan (1977 – 1984)
 * Jayna (1977 – 1984)
 * Gleek (1977 – 1984)
 * Doctor Natas — one-time member of the Legion in the episode "Superfriends, Rest in Peace".

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog were inspired the Scooby-Doo group. The voices of both Marvin and Wonder Dog were done by Frank Welker, who also did the voice of Scooby Doo's Fred.

<p lang="en" len="510" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Adam West, who is best known for his role as Batman in the live-action Batman television series, did the voice of Batman in the last two seasons. ==Comics<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">DC Comics published a comic book version based on the series in the 70 's. This comic series generally contained more serious stories than the television series. Zan and Jayna were given the characters also a background and secret identities.

<p lang="en" len="86" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The comics also stated the sudden disappearance of Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The humorous tone of the series was parodied in two mini-series by DC Comics from 2000. These series were Formerly Known as the Justice League and I Can't Believe it's Not the Justice League!