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| aired = 9/08/1973 to 12/22/1973
 
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|creator = '''Creative Consultants:''' <br> [[E. Nelson Bridwell]] <br> Carmine Infantino <br> Julius Schwartz
  
|creator = '''Creative Consultants:''' <br> [[E. Nelson Bridwell]] <br> Carmine Infantino <br> Julius Schwartz
 
|writer = Jack Cole <br> [[Gardner Fox]] <br> Mort Weisinger
  
|writer = Jack Cole <br> [[Gardner Fox]] <br> Mort Weisinger
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|nextseries = [[The All-New Super Friends Hour]] (1977)
  
|nextseries = [[The All-New Super Friends Hour]] (1977)
 
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[[File:Season 1, Introduction|thumb|300px|left|Season 1, Introduction]]
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==Series Summary==
  
==Series Summary==
 
Episode Lengths: 60 minutes
  
Episode Lengths: 60 minutes
   
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“Super Friends” was the first season of the SuperFriends series.
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“Super Friends” was the first season of the SuperFriends series.
   
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SuperFriends debuted on the [[Wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] on September 8, 1973 on Saturday mornings in the 9:00 AM timeslot for 60 minutes. It was narrated by [[Ted Knight]] and it featured well known DC characters [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and [[Robin]], [[Wonder Woman]] and [[Aquaman]]. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by [[Filmation]]. In addition to the superheroes, eager young hero trainees [[Wendy Harris]], [[Marvin White]], and [[Wonder Dog]] were along for adventures. Their base of operation was called the [[Hall of Justice]], where they responded to Troublalerts and information supplied by [[Colonel Wilcox]]. It also included occasional cameos by other heroes like [[Plastic Man]], [[Flash]] and [[Green Arrow]].
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SuperFriends debuted on the [[Wikipedia:American Broadcasting Company|ABC Network]] on September 8, 1973 on Saturday mornings in the 9:00 AM timeslot for 60 minutes.
   
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It was narrated by [[Ted Knight]] and it featured well known DC characters [[Superman]], [[Batman]] and [[Robin]], [[Wonder Woman]] and [[Aquaman]]. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by [[Filmation]].
   
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In addition to the superheroes, eager young hero trainees [[Wendy Harris]], [[Marvin White]], and [[Wonder Dog]] (who interestingly could 'reason' and 'talk') were along for adventures. Inspired by the [[Scooby-Doo gang]], the trio—or at least its human members—were depicted as detectives and/or superheroes in training.
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Their mission:
 
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{{quote|left|To fight Injustice. To right that which is wrong. And to serve all mankind!|Source|Narrator}}
  
   
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Their base of operation was called the [[Hall of Justice]], where they responded to [[TroubAlert]]s and information supplied by [[Colonel Wilcox]] (a government liaison to the ''SuperFriends'' during emergencies).
   
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Conflicts are often ultimately resolved with the antagonists persuaded to adapt more reasonable methods to achieve their aims with the assistance of the heroes. Natural disasters triggered by human (or alien) activity were often shown, and environmental themes featured strongly in the program.
   
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This season also included occasional cameos by other heroes like [[Plastic Man]], [[Flash]] and [[Green Arrow]].
   
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This first run of Super Friends, consisting of sixteen one hour episodes that were rerun several times, concluded on August 24, 1974. At this point, the series was cancelled and did not appear on the fall lineup for 1974.
   
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However, interest in superheroes among ABC's prime time viewers, especially with the success of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' (January 18, 1974 – March 6, 1978) and the live-action ''Wonder Woman series'' (November 7, 1975 – September 11, 1979) caused the network to pursue reviving the ''Super Friends''.<ref>Michael C. Rupprecht. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080128000006/http://members.aol.com/SprFriends/chronology.htm#superfriends73-74 "Hanna-Barbera Superfriends Chronology]". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-02.</ref> To begin with, the original sixteen episodes of the series were rebroadcast as a mid-season replacement, running from February 7, 1976 to September 3, 1977.<ref>Michael C. Rupprecht. [http://web.archive.org/web/20080128000006/http://members.aol.com/SprFriends/chronology.htm#superfriends73-74 "Hanna-Barbera Superfriends Chronology]". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-02.</ref> These episodes were edited to half-hour versions. In the meantime, Hanna Barbera began production on a revamped version of the show.
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Their mission:
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{{quote|left|To fight Injustice. To right that which is wrong. And to serve all mankind!|Source|Narrator}}
   
   
   
 
==Notes==
  
==Notes==
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This series aired in reruns the following season in 1974, this time at 11:00 AM. The series was dropped from the Saturday morning schedule in 1975, but returned in the fall 1977. This time, it only ran for a half hour. The 16 existing episodes were now divided in half and ran in 2 parts. They would later air this way in syndication weekday afternoons in the 1980’s.
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This series aired in reruns the following season in 1974, this time at 11:00 AM. The series was dropped from the Saturday morning schedule in 1975, but returned in the fall 1977. This time, it only ran for a half hour. The 16 existing episodes were now divided in half and ran in 2 parts. They would later air this way in syndication weekday afternoons in the 1980’s.
   
   
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==Intro and Cast==
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==Cast==
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[[Video:SuperFriends (1973) - OPENING|thumb|350px|right|SuperFriends (1973) - Original Opening]]
  
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* Narrator – voiced by [[Ted Knight]] (1973)
  
* Narrator – voiced by [[Ted Knight]] (1973)
   
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=== Also starring ===
  
=== Also starring ===
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* [[Colonel Wilcox]] – voiced by [[John Stephenson]] (unknown episodes, 1973)
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* [[Colonel Wilcox]] – voiced by [[John Stephenson]] (11 episodes, 1973)
   
   
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* [[Plastic Man]] – voiced by [[Norman Alden]] (1 episode: [[Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.]] 1973)
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* [[Plastic Man]] – voiced by [[Norman Alden]] (1 episode: [[Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.]] 1973)
 
* The [[Flash]] – voiced by [[Ted Knight]] (1 episode: [[Too Hot to Handle]] 1973)
  
* The [[Flash]] – voiced by [[Ted Knight]] (1 episode: [[Too Hot to Handle]] 1973)
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* [[Green Arrow]] – voiced by [[Norman Alden]] (1 episode: [[Gulliver's Gigantic Goof]] 1973)
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* [[Green Arrow]] – voiced by [[Norman Alden]] (1 episode: [[Gulliver's Gigantic Goof]] 1973)
   
   
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Power Pirate]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Power Pirate]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 8, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 8, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Baffles Puzzle]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Baffles Puzzle]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 15, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 15, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|3
  
| align="center"|3
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 22, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 22, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|4
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Weather Maker]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Weather Maker]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 22, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; September 29, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|5
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Dr. Pelagian's War]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Dr. Pelagian's War]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 6, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 6, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|6
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Shamon U]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Shamon U]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 13, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 13, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|7
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Too Hot to Handle]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Too Hot to Handle]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 20, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 20, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|8
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Androids]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Androids]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 27, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; October 27, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|9
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Balloon People]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Balloon People]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 3, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 3, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|10
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Fantastic FRERPs]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Fantastic FRERPs]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 10, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 10, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|11
  
| align="center"|11
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Ultra Beam]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Ultra Beam]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 17, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 17, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|12
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Menace of the White Dwarf]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Menace of the White Dwarf]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 24, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; November 24, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|13
  
| align="center"|13
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Mysterious Moles]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Mysterious Moles]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 1, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 1, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|14
  
| align="center"|14
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Gulliver's Gigantic Goof]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[Gulliver's Gigantic Goof]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 8, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 8, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|15
  
| align="center"|15
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Planet-Splitter]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Planet-Splitter]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 15, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 15, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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| align="center"|16
  
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Watermen]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
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| &nbsp; &nbsp; [[The Watermen]] &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 22, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
  
| &nbsp; &nbsp; December 22, 1973 &nbsp; &nbsp;
 
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==See Also==
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*[[Season 1, Series Credits]]
   
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== DVD / Media info ==
  
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Super Friends Season 1 is available in two official DVD releases from [http://www/amazon.com amazon.com].
  
   
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== [[DVD / Media info]] ==
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*[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002S3Y1LQ?tag=cactiscorner&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B002S3Y1LQ&adid=0441Y85CY1R4QDY6C0EC& Super Friends! Season 1, Volume 1]
  
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''Warner Home Video'' (via DC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera Productions and Warner Bros. Family Entertainmen) released Super Friends! - Season One, Volume One on DVD in Region 1 on January 5, 2010.
   
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''Warner Home Video'' (thru DC Comics, H-B Cartoons and WBFE) released Super Friends! - Season One, Volume Two on DVD in Region 1 on July 20, 2010.
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!rowspan="1"|Title
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| Super Friends: Season One
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| Volume 1
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| align="center"|16
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| January 5, 2010
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| Super Friends: Season One
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| Volume 2
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| align="center"|16
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| July 20, 2010
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|}
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Super Friends Season 1 is available in two official DVD releases from [http://www/amazon.com amazon.com].
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*[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002S3Y1LQ?tag=cactiscorner&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B002S3Y1LQ&adid=0441Y85CY1R4QDY6C0EC& Super Friends!: Season 1, Volume 1]
 
*[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F3NE4S?tag=cactiscorner&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B003F3NE4S&adid=0M59G5WJY16REH95P3M3& Super Friends!: Season 1, Volume 2]
  
*[http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003F3NE4S?tag=cactiscorner&camp=213381&creative=390973&linkCode=as4&creativeASIN=B003F3NE4S&adid=0M59G5WJY16REH95P3M3& Super Friends!: Season 1, Volume 2]
   
   
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==External Links==
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{{TV Series Box
  
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* [http://www.tv.com/superfriends/show/13644/summary.html?q=SuperFriends&tag=search_results;title;0 Super Friends entry at TV.com] ''(episode titles)''
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Revision as of 14:24, 25 December 2019

Season One
Super Friends (1973)
THE SUPERFRIENDS (1973 - 1974)
Channel:
Aired:
9/08/1973 to 12/22/1973
Episodes:
16


Production
Writer(s):
Jack Cole
Gardner Fox
Mort Weisinger
Director(s):
Creative Director:
Iwao Takamoto
Produced by:
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:
NONE
Next Series:


Season_1,_Introduction

Season 1, Introduction

Season 1, Introduction


Series Summary

Episode Lengths: 60 minutes

“Super Friends” was the first season of the SuperFriends series.

SuperFriends debuted on the ABC Network on September 8, 1973 on Saturday mornings in the 9:00 AM timeslot for 60 minutes.

It was narrated by Ted Knight and it featured well known DC characters Superman, Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Superman, Batman and Aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by Filmation.

In addition to the superheroes, eager young hero trainees Wendy Harris, Marvin White, and Wonder Dog (who interestingly could 'reason' and 'talk') were along for adventures. Inspired by the Scooby-Doo gang, the trio—or at least its human members—were depicted as detectives and/or superheroes in training.

Their base of operation was called the Hall of Justice, where they responded to TroubAlerts and information supplied by Colonel Wilcox (a government liaison to the SuperFriends during emergencies).

Conflicts are often ultimately resolved with the antagonists persuaded to adapt more reasonable methods to achieve their aims with the assistance of the heroes. Natural disasters triggered by human (or alien) activity were often shown, and environmental themes featured strongly in the program.

This season also included occasional cameos by other heroes like Plastic Man, Flash and Green Arrow.

This first run of Super Friends, consisting of sixteen one hour episodes that were rerun several times, concluded on August 24, 1974. At this point, the series was cancelled and did not appear on the fall lineup for 1974.

However, interest in superheroes among ABC's prime time viewers, especially with the success of The Six Million Dollar Man (January 18, 1974 – March 6, 1978) and the live-action Wonder Woman series (November 7, 1975 – September 11, 1979) caused the network to pursue reviving the Super Friends.[1] To begin with, the original sixteen episodes of the series were rebroadcast as a mid-season replacement, running from February 7, 1976 to September 3, 1977.[2] These episodes were edited to half-hour versions. In the meantime, Hanna Barbera began production on a revamped version of the show.


Their mission:

"left"
— To fight Injustice. To right that which is wrong. And to serve all mankind!





Notes

This series aired in reruns the following season in 1974, this time at 11:00 AM. The series was dropped from the Saturday morning schedule in 1975, but returned in the fall 1977. This time, it only ran for a half hour. The 16 existing episodes were now divided in half and ran in 2 parts. They would later air this way in syndication weekday afternoons in the 1980’s.


Trivia


Cast


Cast in all Episodes


Junior SuperFriends:


Also starring



Episode List:

    Ep #         Episode Name        Air Date    
1     The Power Pirate         September 8, 1973    
2     The Baffles Puzzle         September 15, 1973    
3     Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.         September 22, 1973    
4     The Weather Maker         September 29, 1973    
5     Dr. Pelagian's War         October 6, 1973    
6     The Shamon U         October 13, 1973    
7     Too Hot to Handle         October 20, 1973    
8     The Androids         October 27, 1973    
9     The Balloon People         November 3, 1973    
10     The Fantastic FRERPs         November 10, 1973    
11     The Ultra Beam         November 17, 1973    
12     The Menace of the White Dwarf         November 24, 1973    
13     The Mysterious Moles         December 1, 1973    
14     Gulliver's Gigantic Goof         December 8, 1973    
15     The Planet-Splitter         December 15, 1973    
16     The Watermen         December 22, 1973    

See Also


DVD / Media info

Warner Home Video (via DC Entertainment, Hanna-Barbera Productions and Warner Bros. Family Entertainmen) released Super Friends! - Season One, Volume One on DVD in Region 1 on January 5, 2010.

Warner Home Video (thru DC Comics, H-B Cartoons and WBFE) released Super Friends! - Season One, Volume Two on DVD in Region 1 on July 20, 2010.

Title Type Ep # Release Date
Super Friends: Season One Volume 1 16 January 5, 2010
Super Friends: Season One Volume 2 16 July 20, 2010

Super Friends Season 1 is available in two official DVD releases from amazon.com.


External Links


References

  1. ↑ Michael C. Rupprecht. "Hanna-Barbera Superfriends Chronology". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
  2. ↑ Michael C. Rupprecht. "Hanna-Barbera Superfriends Chronology". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2008-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-02.
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