The World’s Greatest Super Friends
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| The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979) | |
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| Original Channel: | ABC |
| Originally Aired: | 1979 |
| Number of Episodes: | 8 |
| Production | |
| Created by: | |
| Written by: | Jeffrey Scott Bob Kane William M. Marston Joe Shuster Jerry Siegel |
| Directed by: | Charles A. Nichols Ray Patterson |
| Creative Director: | Iwao Takamoto |
| Produced by: | Hanna-Barbera DC Comics |
| Executive Producers: | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Chronology | |
| Previous Series: | |
| Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) | |
| Next Series: | |
| 1980 Shorts | |
Contents |
[edit] Series Summary
Episode Lengths: 60 minutes
By the year 1979, the Super Friends were going strong on the ABC Network Saturday mornings. After an amazing year with the Challenge of the SuperFriends series, Hanna-Barbera decided to get back to basics and make some new episodes with the established core group.
The World's Greatest Super Friends premiered in the fall of 1979. It ran from September 22, 1979 to November 10, 1979 on ABC.
The Superfriends also were back in the 8:00 am timeslot followed at 9:00 by fellow DC hero, Plastic Man in his own show, the PlasticMan Comedy Adventure Show.
This particular incarnation of Super Friends relied heavily on folklore and classic fairy tales for plots (i.e. Aladdin, Camelot, The Hobbitt, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Frankenstein, and the Wizard of Oz). No more Legion of Doom, and fewer heroes this time.
[edit] Notes
- For some reason, there were only 8 new episodes this season. These 8 episodes were blended in with plenty of reruns, primarily from the The All-New Super Friends Hour from 1977.
- Meanwhile, Filmation served up competition on both NBC and CBS that year. NBC offered up the New Adventures of Flash Gordon and Tarzan and the Super 7. While CBS kept playing in 1979 the 1977 Batman shows.
- The The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show episode Superstein (fall of 1979) is directly linked to The World’s Greatest Super Friends episode The Superfriends Meet Frankenstein (fall of 1979). Dr. Frankenstein's sidekick, Gorg, (who was obviously inspired by Igor) appears in both episodes, with the same voice actor and a similar character design.
[edit] Intro and Cast
It's the World's Greatest SUPERFRIENDS!
Batman and Robin!
Superman!
Wonder Woman and Aquaman!
the Wonder Twins!
Banded together to protect the universe from the forces of evil; the SUPERFRIENDS!
Dedicated to truth, justice and peace, for all mankind!
the World's Greatest SUPERFRIENDS!
- Narrator – voiced by William Woodson (1977-1985)
[edit] Super Friends Cast
- Superman – voiced by Danny Dark (1979)
- Batman – voiced by Olan Soule (1979)
- Robin – voiced by Casey Kasem (1979)
- Aquaman – voiced by William Callaway (1979)
- Wonder Woman – voiced by Shannon Farnon (1979)
- Wonder Twin, Jayna – voiced by Louise Williams (1979)
- Wonder Twin, Zan – voiced by Michael Bell (1979)
- Gleek – voiced by Michael Bell (1979)
[edit] Also starring
- Jimmy Olsen – voiced by ----------------- (1 episode: Lex Luthor Strikes Back, 1979)
- Lois Lane – voiced by Shannon Farnon (1 episode: Lex Luthor Strikes Back, 1979)
- Lex Luthor – voiced by Stan Jones (1 episode: Lex Luthor Strikes Back, 1979)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk – voiced by Frank Welker (1 episode: The Planet of Oz, 1979)
[edit] DVD / Media info
For a DVD set of The Worlds Greatest SuperFriends series check out I Miss My TV Show, an incredible website for old and rare cartoons.
[edit] Episode List:
| Ep # | Episode Name | Air Date |
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| 1 | Rub Three Times for Disaster | September 22, 1979 |
| 2 | Lex Luthor Strikes Back | September 29, 1979 |
| 3 | Space Knights of Camelon | October 6, 1979 |
| 4 | The Lord of Middle Earth | October 13, 1979 |
| 5 | Universe of Evil | October 20, 1979 |
| 6 | Terror at 20,000 Fathoms | October 27, 1979 |
| 7 | The Superfriends Meet Frankenstein | November 3, 1979 |
| 8 | The Planet of Oz | November 10, 1979 |
| Previous Series: new SuperFriends / Challenge of the SuperFriends (1978) | Next Series: 1980 Shorts |
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