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A Hanna-Barbera series

Legends of the Superheroes

Seasons

Episodes

NONE

2

Aired

January 1979

Original Channel

NBC

Original Run

January 1979

Production

Creator(s)

Writer(s)

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Director(s)

Bill Carruthers
Chris Darley

Producer(s)

Bill Carruthers

Executive Producer(s)

Joseph Barbera

Production Company

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Legends of the Superheroes is a NBC live-action version of SuperFriends and was an umbrella title for two one-hour Hanna-Barbera TV specials based on the SuperFriends cartoon show that aired on NBC in January 1979.

The Challenge

thumb|250px|left|Legends of the Superheroes: The Challenge In the first episode, the Justice League of America (Batman, Robin, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Captain Marvel, Huntress and Black Canary) gather together at the Hall of Heroes to celebrate elderly retired superhero Scarlett Cyclone's birthday. The party is interrupted by the Legion of Doom (Riddler, Weather Wizard, Sinestro, Mordru, Dr. Sivana, Giganta and Solomon Grundy), who announce they spread deadly bombs on several places, and the heroes must follow clues to find them. It's all, actually, a trap to make the heroes drink Dr. Sivana's de-powering potion, which succeeds, but the heroes face off the villains even so, disarm the bombs and recover their powers. Only after the whole battle is gone, and the heroes have retrieved, that Scarlett Cyclone arrives to give his aid.

The Roast

thumb|250px|left|Legends of the Superheroes: The Roast

The second episode was a celebrity roast of the superheroes hosted by Ed McMahon.

The specials were produced like standard variety shows of the time: on videotape, and with a laugh track.

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-In the ''first episode'', the [[Justice League of America]] ([[Batman]], [[Robin]], [[Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], [[Hawkman]], [[Captain Marvel]], [[Huntress]] and [[Black Canary]]) gather together at the [[Hall of Heroes]] to celebrate elderly retired superhero ''[[|Retired Man|Scarlett Cyclone]]'s'' birthday.  The party is interrupted by the Legion of Doom ([[Riddler]], [[Weather Wizard]], [[Sinestro]], [[Mordru]], [[Dr. Sivana]], [[Giganta]] and [[Solomon Grundy]]), who announce they spread deadly bombs on several places, and the heroes must follow clues to find them. It's all, actually, a trap to make the heroes drink Dr. Sivana's de-powering potion, which succeeds, but the heroes face off the villains even so, disarm the bombs and recover their powers. Only after the whole battle is gone, and the heroes have retrieved, that ''Scarlett Cyclone'' arrives to give his aid.
+In the ''first episode'', the [[Justice League of America]] ([[Batman]], [[Robin]], [[Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], [[Hawkman]], [[Captain Marvel]], [[Huntress]] and [[Black Canary]]) gather together at the [[Hall of Heroes]] to celebrate elderly retired superhero ''[[Retired Man|Scarlett Cyclone]]'s'' birthday.  The party is interrupted by the Legion of Doom ([[Riddler]], [[Weather Wizard]], [[Sinestro]], [[Mordru]], [[Dr. Sivana]], [[Giganta]] and [[Solomon Grundy]]), who announce they spread deadly bombs on several places, and the heroes must follow clues to find them. It's all, actually, a trap to make the heroes drink Dr. Sivana's de-powering potion, which succeeds, but the heroes face off the villains even so, disarm the bombs and recover their powers. Only after the whole battle is gone, and the heroes have retrieved, that ''Scarlett Cyclone'' arrives to give his aid.
 ===The Roast===