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Superfriends
entry date: Sept 22, 2000









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SUPERFRIENDS SUMMARY:
Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman team-up to form the Superfriends.  
The Superfriends were a Saturday morning version of DC Comics' Justice League.  The 
Superfriends' original sidekicks were Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog, but they were replaced
by the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna and their pet monkey Gleek.  The Superfriends line-up
also grew over the years to include The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and others.
The Superfriends would meet at the Hall of Justice to deal with super-human threats and
every day problems in the world.

SUPERFRIENDS AIRED IN THESE FORMATS:

SUPER FRIENDS
original airdates: Sept 8, 1973-Aug 30, 1974, Feb 7, 1976-Sept 3, 1977 on ABC
later airdates: 1980s in syndication, June 1996-late 1999 on Cartoon Network, Apr 2, 2000-
   present on Boomerang
episodes: 16
note: This series was one hour long and featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman,
   Aquaman, Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog

EPISODE GUIDE
#7301 The Power Pirate (09.08.1973)
#7302 The Baffles Puzzle (09.15.1973)
#7303 Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. (09.22.1973)
#7304 The Weather Maker (09.29.1973)
#7305 Dr. Pelagian's War (10.06.1973)
#7306 The Shamon U (10.13.1973)
#7307 Too Hot To Handle (10.20.1973)
#7308 The Androids (10.27.1973)
#7309 The Balloon People (11.03.1973)
#7310 The Fantastic Frerps (11.10.1973)
#7311 The Ultra Scam (11.17.1973)
#7312 The Menace of the White Dwarf (11.24.1973) 
#7313 The Mysterious Moles (12.01.1973)
#7314 Gulliver's Gigantic Goof (12.08.1973)
#7315 The Planet Splitter (12.15.1973)
#7316 The Watermen (12.22.1973)

THE ALL-NEW SUPERFRIENDS HOUR
original airdates: Sept 10, 1977-Sept 2, 1978 on ABC
later airdates: 1980s in syndication, all parts of this series later aired as "The
   Superman/Batman Adventures" 1995-1996 in syndication, 1996-1998 on USA, Oct 1998-2000
   on Cartoon Network and July 31, 2000-present on Boomerang, July 9, 2004-present (in its original format) 
episodes: 15 (or 30 half-hour episodes)
note: This series was one hour long and featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman,
   Aquaman, Zan, Jayna, Gleek and occasional guest-stars

EPISODE GUIDE
#017-7701 Invasion of the Earthors (30 min) with shorts: The Brain Machine, Joy Ride & The
   Whirlpool (09.10.1977)
#018-7702 City In a Bottle (30 min) with shorts: Invasion of the Hydronoids, Hitchhike &
   Space Emergency (09.17.1977)
#019-7703 Will the World Collide? (30 min) with shorts: The Marsh Monster, Runaways & Time
   Rescue (09.24.1977)
#020-7704 Day of the Plant Creatures (30 min) with shorts: Doctor Fright, Drag Racing & Fire (10.01.1977)
#021-7705 Super Friends Vs. Super Friends (30 min) with shorts: The Monster of Dr. Droid,
   Vandals & Energy Mass (10.08.1977)
#022-7706 Voyage of the Mysterious Time Creatures (30 min) with shorts: The Secret Four,
   Tiger On the Loose & The Antidote (10.15.1977)
#023-7707 Planet of the Neanderthals (30 min) with shorts: The Enforcer, Shark Attack &
   Flood of Diamonds (10.22.1977)
#024-7708 The Mind Maidens (30 min) with shorts: The Collector, Handicap & Alaska Peril (10.29.1977)
#025-7709 The Water Beast (30 min) with shorts: Attack of the Giant Squid, Game of Chicken
   & Volcano (11.04.1977)
#026-7710 The Coming of the Arthropods (30 min) with shorts: The Invisible Menace,
   Initiation & River of Doom (11.11.1977)
#027-7711 Exploration Earth (30 min) with shorts: The Fifty-Foot Woman, Cheating & Attack
   of the Killer Bees (11.18.1977)
#028-7712 The Lionmen (30 min) with shorts: Forbidden Power, Pressure Point & Day of the
   Rats (11.25.1977)
#029-7713 The Tiny World of Terror (30 min) with shorts: The Man-Beasts of Xra, Prejudice &
   Tibetan Raiders (12.02.1977)
#030-7714 The Mummy of Nazca (30 min) with shorts: Frozen Peril, Dangerous Prank & Cable
   Car Rescue (12.09.1977)
#031-7715 The Ghost (30 min) with shorts: The Protector, Stowaways & Rampage (12.16.1977)

CHALLENGE OF THE SUPERFRIENDS
original airdates: Sept 8, 1978-Sept 15, 1979 on ABC
later airdates: Both the "core group" episodes and the Legion of Doom episodes aired in
   the 1980s in syndication; the Legion of Doom episodes were later aired by themselves
   under the "Challenge of the Superfriends" title from 1996-1999, Mar 2, 2003-present on Cartoon Network, and
   from Apr 2, 2000-present on Boomerang; the "core group" episodes later aired as part
   of "The Superman/Batman Adventures" from 1995-1996 in syndication, from 1996-1998 on
   USA, from 1998-1999 on Cartoon Network, and from July 31, 2000-present on Boomerang
episodes: 16 Legion of Doom episodes and "core group" episodes with 32 episodes in all
note: This show was one hour (with two 30 minute segments per show), and featured 16
   episodes with Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and the Wonder Twins
   (also known as the 1978 "core group" episodes airing in the first half hour of the
   hour-long show) and 16 episodes with Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, Aquaman,
   Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Black Vulcan, Samurai, Apache Chief against the Legion
   of Doom (also known as the Legion of Doom episodes, which many know simply as the
   Challenge episodes; these episodes aired in the second half hour of the hour-long show)

EPISODE GUIDE
Challenge of the Superfriends: Legion of Doom episodes:
#032-7801 Wanted: the Superfriends (09.09.1978)
#033-7802 Invasion of the Fearians (09.16.1978)
#034-7803 The World's Deadliest Game (09.23.1978)
#035-7804 The Time Trap (09.30.1978)
#036-7805 Trial of the Superfriends (10.07.1978)
#037-7806 The Monolith of Evil (10.14.1978)
#038-7807 The Giants of Doom (10.21.1978)
#039-7808 Secret Origins of the Superfriends (10.28.1978)
#040-7809 Revenge On Gorilla City (11.04.1978)
#041-7810 Swamp of the Living Dead (11.11.1978)
#042-7811 Conquerors of the Future (11.18.1978)
#043-7812 The Final Challenge (11.25.1978)
#044-7813 Fairy Tales of Doom (12.02.1978)
#045-7814 Doomsday (12.09.1978)
#046-7815 Superfriends: Rest In Peace (12.16.1978)
#047-7816 History of Doom (12.23.1978)

Superfriends: "Core Group" episodes:
#048-7801 The Demons of Exxor (09.09.1978)
#049-7802 Rokan: Enemy From Space (09.16.1978)
#050-7803 Battle At the Earth's Core (09.23.1978)
#051-7804 Sinbad and the Space Pirates (09.30.1978)
#052-7805 Pied Piper From Space (10.07.1978)
#053-7806 Attack of the Vampire (10.14.1978)
#054-7807 The Beasts Are Coming (10.28.1978)
#055-7808 Terror From the Phantom Zone (10.21.1978)
#056-7809 The Anti-Matter Monster (11.04.1978)
#057-7810 World Beneath the Ice (11.11.1978)
#058-7811 Invasion of the Brain Creatures (11.18.1978)
#059-7812 The Incredible Space Circus (11.25.1978)
#060-7813 Batman: Dead Or Alive (12.02.1978)
#061-7814 Battle of the Gods (12.09.1978)
#062-7815 Journey Through Inner Space (12.16.1978)
#063-7816 The Rise and Fall of the Superfriends (12.23.1978)


THE WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERFRIENDS
original airdates: Sept 22, 1979-Sept 27, 1980 on ABC
later airdates: 1980s in syndication, 1996-1999 on Cartoon Network, Apr 2, 2000-present
   on Boomerang
episodes: 8
note: This show was 30 minutes long and featured Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman,
   Aquaman, Zan, Jayna and Gleek

EPISODE GUIDE
#064-7901 Rub Three Times For Disaster (09.22.1979)
#065-7902 Lex Luthor Strikes Back (09.29.1979)
#066-7903 Space Knights of Camelon (10.06.1979)
#067-7904 The Lord of Middle Earth (10.13.1979)
#068-7905 Universe of Evil (10.20.1979)
#069-7906 Terror At 20,000 Fathoms (10.27.1979)
#070-7907 The Superfriends Meet Frankenstein (11.03.1979)
#071-7908 Planet of Oz (11.10.1979)

SUPERFRIENDS
original airdates: Sept 22, 1980-Sept 1984 on ABC
later airdates: all the new shorts of this series later aired
   as part of "The Superman/Batman Adventures" 1995-1996 in syndication, 1996-1998 on
   USA, Oct 1998-2000 on Cartoon Network and July 31, 2000-present on Boomerang
episodes: 66 new shorts 
note: This show was one hour long and composed of reruns of episodes of The All-New Super
   Friends Hour, Challenge of the Superfriends and The World's Greatest Superfriends, as
   well as 66 new 7-minute shorts

EPISODE GUIDE 
(new episodes are listed only, and in no particular order, because the order in which 
they originally aired is currently unknown)

1980 shorts:
Bigfoot 
Ice Demon
Journey Into Blackness
Cycle Gang
Dive To Disaster
Yuna the Terrible 
Rock and Roll Space Bandits 
Elevator to Nowhere
One Small Step For Mars 
Haunted House
The Incredible Crude Oil Monster 
The Voodoo Vampire 
Invasion of the Gleeks 
Mxyzptlk Strikes Again 
The Man In the Moon 
Circus of Horrors 
Around the World In 80 Riddles 
Termites From Venus 
Eruption 
Return of Atlantis 
Killer Machines 
Garden of Doom 
Revenge of Bizarro 

1981 shorts:
Outlaws of Orion 
Three Wishes 
Scorpio 
Mxyzptlk's Flick 
Sink Hole
Alien Mummy 
Evil From Krypton 
Creature From the Dump 
Aircraft Terror
Lava Men 
Bazarowurld
Warlord's Amulet 
Iron Cyclops 
Palette's Perils 
Colossus 
Stowaways From Space 
Scaraghosta Sea 
Witch's Arcade 

1983 shorts:
Mxyzptlk's Revenge 
Roller Coaster 
Once Upon a Poltergeist 
Warpland 
Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One
Bulgor the Behemoth 
Krypton Syndrome 
Invasion of the Space Dolls 
Terror On the Titanic 
Revenge of Doom 
A Pint of Life 
Day of the Dinosaurs 
Return of the Phantoms 
Bully For You 
Superclones 
Prisoners of Sleep 
An Unexpected Treasure 
Malusian Blob 
Attack of the Cats 
One Small Step For Superman 
Video Victims
Playground of Doom 
Space Racers 
The Recruiter 

SUPERFRIENDS: THE LEGENDARY SUPER POWERS SUPER SHOW
original airdates: Sept 8, 1984-Aug 31, 1985 on ABC
later airdates: episodes #6 and 7 later aired from 1996-1999 on Cartoon Network; also the
   rest of the episodes were part of "The Superman/Batman Adventures" 1995-1996 in
   syndication, 1996-1998 on USA, Oct 1998-2000 on Cartoon Network and July 31, 2000-
   present on Boomerang, but it is unknown if they were ever actually aired as part of
   the package.
episodes: 8
note: This show was 30 minutes long, with two 15-minute segments per show.  The show
   featured all the previous Superfriends, plus new addition Firestorm

EPISODE GUIDE (each episode is comprised of two 15-minute segments)
#072-8401 The Bride of Darkseid Part I & II (09.08.1984)
#073-8402 The Wrath of Brainiac & Reflections In Crime (09.15.1984)
#074-8403 No Honor Among Thieves & Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Magic Lamp (09.22.1984)
#075-8404 Case of the Shrinking Superfriends & The Mask of Mystery (09.29.1984)
#076-8405 Darkseid's Golden Trap Part I & II (10.06.1984)
#077-8406 Case of the Dreadful Dolls & The Royal Ruse (10.13.1984) (CN)
#078-8407 Village of the Lost Souls & The Curator (10.20.1984) (CN)
#079-8408 Island of the Dinosoids & Uncle Mxyzptlk (10.27.1984)

SUPER POWERS TEAM: GALACTIC GUARDIANS
original airdates: Sept 7, 1985-Sept 6, 1986 on ABC
later airdates: 1980s in syndication, 1996-1999 on Cartoon Network, Apr 2, 2000-present
   on Boomerang
episodes: 8
note: This show was 30 minutes long and featured all previous Superfriends except Black
   Vulcan, Apache Cheif, Zan, Jayna and Gleek.  Cyborg from the New Teen Titans was
   introduced and join the team.

EPISODE GUIDE 
#080-8501 The Seeds of Doom (09.11.1985)
#081-8502 The Ghost Ship & The Bizarro Super Powers Team (09.18.1985)
#082-8503 The Darkseid Deception (09.25.1985)
#083-8504 The Fear (10.02.1985)
#084-8505 The Wild Cards (10.09.1985)
#085-8506 Brain Child & The Case of the Stolen Powers (10.16.1985)
#086-8507 Escape From Space City (10.30.1985)
#087-8508 The Death of Superman (11.06.1985)

THE SUPERMAN/BATMAN ADVENTURES 
original airdates: 1996-1997 on USA Network and syndication?
later airdates: Oct 1998-2000 on Cartoon Network, July 31, 2000-present on Boomerang
episodes: over 80
note: This show was 30 minutes long and featured parts of The All-New Superfriends Hour, 
   Challenge of the Superfriends, and the 1980-1983 Superfriends shorts edited together
   with segments of the Filmation series The New Adventures of Superman (1966-1967), The
   Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure (1967-1968) and The Batman/Superman Adventure Hour
   (1968-1969)

all series were animated by: Hanna-Barbera
all series are distributed and owned by Warner Bros. Television and DC Comics

VOICE ACTORS
Sherry Alberoni as Wendy (1973-1975)
Norman Alden as Aquaman (1973-1978)
Jack Angel as Flash, Hawkman and Samurai (1977-1986)
Marlene Aragon as Cheetah (1978-1979)
Rene Auberjonois as Desaad (1984-1986)
Michael Bell as Gleek, Riddler and Zan (1977-1986)
Bill Callway as Aquaman and Bizzaro (1978-1986)
Ted Cassidy as Brainiac and Black Manta (1978-1979)
Danny Dark (died in 2004) as Superman
Fernando Escandon as El Dorado (1984-1985)
Shannon Farnon as Wonder Woman (1973-1983)
Ruth Forman as Giganta (1978-1979)
Ernie Hudson as Cyborg (1985-1986)
Buster Jones as Black Vulcan (1977-1985)
Stan Jones as Lex Luthor (1978-1986)
Casey Kasem as Robin
Ted Knight as Narrator (1973-1975)
Bob Lloyd as Narrator for titles and previews (1977-1986)
Don Messick as Captain Cold 2nd voice, Scarecrow and Sinestro 2nd voice (1978-1979)
Vic Perrin as Sinestro 1st voice (1978-1979)
Stanley Ross as Gorilla Grodd (1978-1979) and Brainiac (1985-1986)
Dick Ryal as Captain Cold 1st voice (1978-1979)
Mike Rye as Green Lantern and Apache Chief (1977-1986)
Olan Soule as Batman (1973-1983)
Mark Taylor as Firestorm (1984-1986)
B.J. Ward as Wonder Woman (1984-1986)
Jimmy Weldon as Solomon Grundy (1978-1979)
Frank Welker as Marvin and Wonder Dog (1973-1975), Toyman (1978-1979), Darkseid and
   Kalibak (1984-1986) and Mr. Mxyzptlk (1977-1986)
Adam West as Batman (1984-1986)
Liberty Williams as Jayna (1977-1985)
Bill Woodson as Narrator (1978-1986)

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