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SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show

Season_8,_Introduction

Season 8, Introduction

Series 8, Introduction

The eighth season of Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends presented stories and villains' in the same way that the Challenge of the SuperFriends. This series was entitled, SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show and treated us to the first animated depiction of Darkseid.

Series Summary[]

Episode Lengths: 30 minutes


The ABC Network corrected their goof of the previous year and returned the SuperFriends to its 8am slot on Saturday mornings. The Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show was the first Super Friends series in a new format since 1979’s The World’s Greatest Super Friends.


Format[]

This incarnation consisted of 16 short episodes and ran for thirty minutes - treating us to two 11-minute stories weekly.

It ran from September 8, 1984 to October 29, 1984.

This series was more in line with the very popular Challenge of the SuperFriends series, in that it also featured actual DC super-villains from the comics as regular adversaries. Such as, Brainiac, Lex Luthor, Mirror Master and Mr. Mxyzptlk, as well as Darkseid and his henchmen from Apokolips.

This series is noteworthy, in that, it introduced a new Superfriends team member, Firestorm (Ronald Raymond / Professor Stein).


Toyline tie-in[]

Unlike previous series, this one was produced as a tie-in with the Kenner Super Powers line. These action figures were sculpted perfectly, had power action and contained a mini comic book and a file card.


Notes[]


Cast[]

SuperFriends Cast[]

Also starring[]

Junior SuperFriends:

Cameo Appearances[]

Villains:[]


Episode List:[]

    Ep #         Full Length Episodes        The Shorts        Air Date    
01     The Bride of Darkseid (Part One)         The Bride of Darkseid (Part Two)         September 8, 1984    
02     The Wrath of Brainiac         Reflections in Crime         September 15, 1984    
03     No Honor Among Thieves         Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Magic Lamp         September 22, 1984    
04     The Case of the Shrinking Superfriends         The Mask of Mystery         October 1, 1984    
05     Darkseid's Golden Trap (Part One)         Darkseid's Golden Trap (Part Two)         October 8, 1984    
06     The Island of the Dinosoids         Uncle Mxyzptlk         October 15, 1984    
07     The Case of the Dreadful Dolls         The Royal Ruse         October 22, 1984    
08     The Village of Lost Souls         The Curator         October 29, 1984    


Marketing[]

New_Teen_Titans_Anti_Drug_Commercial_Footage_1984

New Teen Titans Anti Drug Commercial Footage 1984

New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Commercial (1984)

This show had a number of marketing tie-ins, such as the Super Powers Collection action figure line. There was also a program used by schools that DC Comics used to promote vehicle safety, and abstaining from drugs, and helping kids with issues such as child abuse and teenage pregnancy.

A commercial of it was made which featured some footage of the Anti-drug commercial with the New Teen Titans.


DVD / Media info[]

Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera Cartoons and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment) released The Complete Series of Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show on DVD[2] on August 7, 2007.

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
    The Complete Series         16         August 7, 2007    

For More DVD Info See:[]

  • SuperFriends (1984) The Legendary Super Powers Show, DVD Set

Official DVD releases from amazon.com:[]


See Also[]


External links[]


Videos[]

Coming Soon!


References[]

  1. It has been commonly believed that Connie got the role because she was dating the voice director, probably due to the Shannon Farnon interview. This is not correct. The casting director was a woman and Connie was married at the time and still is. She auditioned along with over 300 other actresses. They sent her audition to the networks and ended up casting her because they "liked the little crinkle in her voice."
  2. The Sweatbox Review
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