SuperFriends (1983 TV Series)
Introduction for 1983 Superfriends Shorts
1983 Shorts, Introduction
The seventh series of Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends was also entitled, SuperFriends. It has since become known as the SuperFriends (1983 TV Series).
Series Summary[]
Episode Length: 7 minutes
In 1983, Hanna-Barbera did produce a third set of 7 minute shorts. There were 24 in total.
Unfortunately, they did not air in the USA. The series did air in other countries like Australia, appearing uninterrupted.
Because of this, they have been dubbed the "Lost Season".
Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. had created a syndication package of the earlier Super Friends series (co-distributed by LBS Communications), and these were picked up by various stations across the United States and were typically broadcast on weekday afternoons. Not wishing to compete with the syndication programming, ABC dropped the series from the 1983–1984 Saturday morning television line-up, and for the second time in its run, Super Friends was cancelled.
Three of these lost episodes were aired when Super Friends returned to Saturday morning ABC television the following year.
What did air in the USA were shows like the Monchichis, Rubik the Amazing Cube, and The Littles.
The only Super Hero shows found on Saturday mornings that year were all reruns shows. The final season of Spiderman and His Amazing Friends and the animated adventures of the Incredible Hulk reruns on NBC, and on CBS, Ruby-Spears' Plastic Man, which was later replaced by Filmation’s Tarzan series.
In the mid 1990’s, the SuperFriends returned to syndication in the form of the The Superman/Batman Adventures package, these lost episodes were part of this show and its American audience was finally exposed to Super Friends adventures they had never seen before.
Notes[]
- The entire Legion of Doom is reunited in one episode. Also, the Wonder Twins finally got to work with other Justice Leaguers, something that never happened before.
- The SuperFriends returned the following year (1984) as SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, three of these lost episodes aired as part of that series.
Cast[]
- Narrator – voiced by William Woodson (1977-1985)
SuperFriends Cast[]
- Superman – voiced by Danny Dark
- Batman – voiced by Olan Soule
- Robin – voiced by Casey Kasem
- Aquaman – voiced by William Callaway
- Wonder Woman – voiced by Shannon Farnon
Also starring[]
- Wonder Twin, Jayna – voiced by Louise Williams
- Wonder Twin, Zan – voiced by Michael Bell
- Gleek – voiced by Michael Bell
- Samurai – voiced by Jack Angel
- Hawkman – voiced by Jack Angel
- Hawkgirl – voiced by[?]
- Apache Chief - voiced by Michael Rye
- Green Lantern – voiced by Michael Rye
- Black Vulcan – voiced by Buster Jones
- El Dorado – voiced by Fernando Escandon
- The Atom – voiced by Michael Bell
- Superboy – voiced by Jerry Dexter
Villain Appearances:[]
- Mr. Mxyzptlk – voiced by Frank Welker
- Brainiac – voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross
- Lex Luthor – voiced by Stan Jones
- Solomon Grundy – voiced by Jimmy Weldon
- Sinestro – voiced by Vic Perrin
- Legion of Doom (One Episode, "The Revenge of Doom" )
- Giganta – voiced by Ruth Forman (One Episode, "Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One")
- Gorilla Grodd - voiced by Stanley Ralph Ross (One Episode, "Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One")
Episode List:[]
| Ep # | Episode Name | Air Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Mxyzptlk's Revenge | Roller Coaster | Once Upon a Poltergeist | September 10, 1983 |
| 02 | Warpland | Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One | Bulgor the Behemoth | September 17, 1983 |
| 03 | The Krypton Syndrome | Invasion of the Space Dolls | Terror on the Titanic | September 24, 1983 |
| 04 | Revenge of Doom | A Pint of Life | Day of the Dinosaurs | October 1, 1983 |
| 05 | Return of the Phantoms | Bully for You | Superclones | October 8, 1983 |
| 06 | Prisoners of Sleep | An Unexpected Treasure | The Malusian Blob | October 15, 1983 |
| 07 | Attack of the Cats | One Small Step for Superman | Video Victims | October 22, 1983 |
| 08 | Playground of Doom | Space Racers | The Recruiter | October 29, 1983 |
DVD / Media info[]
This DVD release of the 1983-1984 lost season of Superfriends was released by Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment)
DVD / Media info[]
For More DVD Info See:[]
- SuperFriends (1983) The Lost Episodes, DVD Set
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