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#REDIRECT [[Super_Friends:_The_Shorts,_Parts_One_%26_Two#Super_Friends:_The_Shorts.2C_Part_One_.281980.29]]
  
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|Season = Season Five
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|TV Show Name = 1980 Shorts
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| Image =Superfriendshour3.jpg
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| ImageSize = 300px
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|channel = [[American Broadcasting Company | ABC]]
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| aired = 9/13/1980 to 11/01/1980
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|episodes = 24
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|creator =
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|writer = Haskell Barkin <br> Dick Conway <br> Willie Gilbert <br> Donald F. Glut <br> Mark Jones <br> Elana Lesser <br> Dick Robbins <br> Cliff Ruby
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|director = Oscar Dufau <br> George Gordon <br> Charles A. Nichols <br> Ray Patterson <br> Carl Urbano
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|cdirector = Iwao Takamoto
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|produced = [[Hanna-Barbera]] <br> DC Comics
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|execproducers = [[Joseph Barbera]] <br> [[William Hanna]]
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|prevseries = [[The World’s Greatest Super Friends]] (1979)
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|nextseries = [[1981 Shorts]]
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}}
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[[File:Season 5 & 6 Intro|thumb|left|300 px|1980 and 1981 Introduction]]
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==Series Summary==
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'''1980 shorts''', Episode Lengths: 7 minutes
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This incarnation of the Super Friends ran during the Fall of 1980 on the [[Wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]].
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The format was changed again. This time around, we find ourselves with seven-minute shorts. So for the next couple of years, viewers would be treated to 3 new episodes weekly and a rerun from one of the previous six years.
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These new adventures featured appearances by the core group of the five classic Super Friends ([[Superman]], [[Batman]] and [[Robin]], [[Wonder Woman]] and [[Aquaman]]) along with the illustrious [[Wonder Twins]] ([[Zan]], [[Jayna]] and their pet monkey [[Gleek]]). There were also guest appearances from members previously depicted in [[Challenge of the SuperFriends]] series. Occasionally, a [http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page DC] Villain, namely a couple of former members of the [[Legion of Doom]] would resurface to menace our heroes, but for the most part, our heroes would continue to deal with non comic villains and threats.
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==Overview==
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The 1980 timeslot ran for a full hour, combining a new 30-minute episode of this run (three new stories) with 30-minute reruns from one of the previous 4 seasons.
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The SuperFriends were joined this year on [[Wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] by [[Plastic Man]] in his second and final season on the [[The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show]] by [[Ruby-Spears]] who also produced the fantasy action cartoon, [[Wikipedia: Thundarr the Barbarian | Thundarr the Barbarian]], which also aired on [[Wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] that year. [[Batman]] fans got their final year of double dose when [[Filmation]]'s [[The New Adventures of Batman|1977 Batman series]] played in reruns one last time before vanishing into obscurity. On [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] as part of the 90 minute rerun series, you were treated to [[Wikipedia: Tarzan and the Super 7| Batman and the Super 7]]. We also saw the [[Wikipedia: Godzilla (animated series)| Godzilla Dynomutt Hour]] on [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]] while on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]], Filmation served up the [[Wikipedia: Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour | Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour]] and [[Hanna-Barbera]] featured a short lived Super Heroish monster cartoon called the [[Wikipedia: Drak Pack| Drak Pack]].
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Still, the ''SuperFriends'' managed to hold their own.
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==Notes==
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* [[Black Vulcan]], [[Samurai]], and [[Apache Chief]] were promoted to starring status on the series short.
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* Another aspect of this season was that there were new health and safety tips as well as crafts that were made, this time being hosted by [[Black Vulcan]], [[Samurai]], [[Apache Chief]], and the [[Wonder Twins]] as well as the original five heroes.
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* With the exception of [[Mxyzptlk Strikes Again]], these episodes have been edited and aired as part of the 90's syndicated [[Wikipedia: The Superman/Batman Adventures | Superman/Batman Adventures package]]. The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the Super Friends, as well as the [[Super Friends: The Shorts, Part Three, The Lost Episodes | 1983 lost episodes]] of the Super Friends for the first time on television,<ref>The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the SuperFriends, as well [[The New Adventures of Superman]], [[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]] and [[The Batman/Superman Hour]].</ref>, which has aired on [[USA Network|USA]], [[Cartoon Network]], and [[Boomerang (network)|Boomerang]]. It has been reported that these shorts have all aired uncut on TV stations in Canada.
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==Cast==
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* Narrator – voiced by [[William Woodson]]
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=== SuperFriends Cast ===
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* [[Superman]] – voiced by [[Danny Dark]]
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* [[Batman]] – voiced by [[Olan Soule]]
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* [[Robin]] – voiced by [[Casey Kasem]]
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* [[Aquaman]] – voiced by [[William Callaway]]
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* [[Wonder Woman]] – voiced by [[Shannon Farnon]]
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=== Also starring ===
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[http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_of_America#Junior_SuperFriends_Members Junior SuperFriends]:
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* [http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Wonder_Twins Wonder Twin], [[Jayna]] – voiced by [[Louise Williams]]
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* [http://superfriends.wikia.com/wiki/Wonder_Twins Wonder Twin], [[Zan]] – voiced by [[Michael Bell]]
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* [[Gleek]] – voiced by [[Michael Bell]]
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* [[Samurai]] – voiced by [[Jack Angel]]
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* [[Hawkman]] – voiced by [[Jack Angel]]
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* [[Hawkgirl]] – voiced by Janet Waldo{{Fact|}}
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* [[Apache Chief]] - voiced by [[Michael Rye]]
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* [[Green Lantern]] – voiced by [[Michael Rye]]
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* [[Black Vulcan]] – voiced by [[Buster Jones]]
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* [[Rima]] the Jungle Girl – voiced by [[Shannon Farnon]] or [[Kathy Carver]] (1 episode: [[Return of Atlantis]])
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* The [[Atom]] – voiced by [[Wally Burr]] (2 episodes: [[Elevator To Nowhere]] and [[The Man in the Moon]])
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* [[Mr. Mxyzptlk]] – voiced by [[Frank Welker]] (1 episode: [[Mxyzptlk Strikes Again]])
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* The [[Riddler]] – voiced by [[Michael Bell]]
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* [[Bizarro]] – voiced by [[Bill Calloway]]
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== Episode List: ==
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{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
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!&nbsp; &nbsp; '''Ep #''' &nbsp; &nbsp;
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!&nbsp; &nbsp; '''Episode Name'''&nbsp; &nbsp;
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!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
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!&nbsp; &nbsp; '''Air Date''' &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|1
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Big Foot]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Ice Demon]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Makeup Monster]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 13, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|2
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Journey Into Blackness]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Cycle Gang]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Dive to Disaster]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 20, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|3
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Yuna the Terrible (episode)|Yuna the Terrible]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Rock & Roll Space Bandits]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Elevator To Nowhere]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 27, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|4
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[One Small Step for Mars]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Haunted House]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Incredible Crude Oil Monster]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 4, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|5
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Voodoo Vampire]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Invasion of the Gleeks]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Mxyzptlk Strikes Again]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 11, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|6
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Man in the Moon]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Circus of Horrors]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Around the World in 80 Riddles]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 18, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|7
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Termites from Venus]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Eruption]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Return of Atlantis]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 25, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|-
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| align="center"|8
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Killer Machines]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Garden of Doom]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Revenge of Bizarro]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 1, 1980 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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|}
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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Wonder Woman SF Eyes.png|Wonder Woman Eyes
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</gallery>
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==See Also==
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*[[1980 Shorts, Series Credits]]
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== [[DVD / Media info]] ==
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For a DVD set of [http://www.imissmytvshow.com/id210.html SuperFriends Shorts (Parts 1-3)] check out [http://www.imissmytvshow.com/ I Miss My TV Show], an incredible website for old and rare cartoons.
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/S/Super_Friends__II_/index.html Super Friends] at [http://www.bcdb.com/ Big Cartoon DataBase]
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==References==
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<references/>

Revision as of 18:12, 23 December 2019

Season Five
1980 Shorts
Superfriendshour3
Channel:
Aired:
9/13/1980 to 11/01/1980
Episodes:
24


Production
Writer(s):
Haskell Barkin
Dick Conway
Willie Gilbert
Donald F. Glut
Mark Jones
Elana Lesser
Dick Robbins
Cliff Ruby
Director(s):
Oscar Dufau
George Gordon
Charles A. Nichols
Ray Patterson
Carl Urbano
Creative Director:
Iwao Takamoto
Produced by:
Hanna-Barbera
DC Comics
Executive Producers:
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
Seasons

Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4
Season 5 • Season 6 • Season 7
Season 8 • Season 9

Chronology
Previous Series:
Next Series:


Season_5_&_6_Intro

Season 5 & 6 Intro

1980 and 1981 Introduction


Series Summary

1980 shorts, Episode Lengths: 7 minutes

This incarnation of the Super Friends ran during the Fall of 1980 on the ABC Network.

The format was changed again. This time around, we find ourselves with seven-minute shorts. So for the next couple of years, viewers would be treated to 3 new episodes weekly and a rerun from one of the previous six years.

These new adventures featured appearances by the core group of the five classic Super Friends (Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman) along with the illustrious Wonder Twins (Zan, Jayna and their pet monkey Gleek). There were also guest appearances from members previously depicted in Challenge of the SuperFriends series. Occasionally, a DC Villain, namely a couple of former members of the Legion of Doom would resurface to menace our heroes, but for the most part, our heroes would continue to deal with non comic villains and threats.


Overview

The 1980 timeslot ran for a full hour, combining a new 30-minute episode of this run (three new stories) with 30-minute reruns from one of the previous 4 seasons.

The SuperFriends were joined this year on ABC by Plastic Man in his second and final season on the The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show by Ruby-Spears who also produced the fantasy action cartoon, Thundarr the Barbarian, which also aired on ABC that year. Batman fans got their final year of double dose when Filmation's 1977 Batman series played in reruns one last time before vanishing into obscurity. On NBC as part of the 90 minute rerun series, you were treated to Batman and the Super 7. We also saw the Godzilla Dynomutt Hour on NBC while on CBS, Filmation served up the Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour and Hanna-Barbera featured a short lived Super Heroish monster cartoon called the Drak Pack.

Still, the SuperFriends managed to hold their own.


Notes

  • Another aspect of this season was that there were new health and safety tips as well as crafts that were made, this time being hosted by Black Vulcan, Samurai, Apache Chief, and the Wonder Twins as well as the original five heroes.

Cast


SuperFriends Cast


Also starring

Junior SuperFriends:



Episode List:

    Ep #         Episode Name                        Air Date    
1     Big Foot         Ice Demon         Makeup Monster         September 13, 1980    
2     Journey Into Blackness         Cycle Gang         Dive to Disaster         September 20, 1980    
3     Yuna the Terrible         Rock & Roll Space Bandits         Elevator To Nowhere         September 27, 1980    
4     One Small Step for Mars         Haunted House         The Incredible Crude Oil Monster         October 4, 1980    
5     The Voodoo Vampire         Invasion of the Gleeks         Mxyzptlk Strikes Again         October 11, 1980    
6     The Man in the Moon         Circus of Horrors         Around the World in 80 Riddles         October 18, 1980    
7     Termites from Venus         Eruption         Return of Atlantis         October 25, 1980    
8     The Killer Machines         Garden of Doom         Revenge of Bizarro         November 1, 1980    

Gallery

See Also


DVD / Media info

For a DVD set of SuperFriends Shorts (Parts 1-3) check out I Miss My TV Show, an incredible website for old and rare cartoons.


External links


References

  1. ↑ The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the SuperFriends, as well The New Adventures of Superman, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure and The Batman/Superman Hour.
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