Super Friends
Super Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
The name of the program (and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends) have been variously represented (as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends, for example) at different points in its broadcast history. There were a total of 109 episodes and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, with Batman and Robin appearing in "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper."
Series titles
Over the years, the show existed under several titles:
Super Friends (1973 TV series)
Super Friends is a 1973 animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera and National Periodical Publications. It is based on the Justice League comic books, and is the first incarnation of the Super Friends series.
Main characters
Super Friends first aired on ABC on September 8, 1973, featuring the 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, and voice talent from these prior programs was brought over to work on the new show. Shortly before the Super Friends series was developed, Superman and Wonder Woman also guest-starred in two episodes of The Brady Kids, while Batman and Robin appeared in two episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies.
In addition to the superheroes, a trio of sidekicks was introduced, each of whom were new characters not drawn from the comic books: Wendy Harris (voiced by Sherri Alberoni), Marvin White (voiced by Frank Welker), and Wonderdog, none of whom had any special abilities (save Wonderdog’s unexplained ability to reason and “talk”). Wendy and Marvin were depicted as detectives and/or superheroes in training. These characters were a nod of sorts to the JLA's human friend Snapper Carr from the Justice League Of America comic book, who was meant to be a viewpoint character the readers could relate to.
List of The Powerpuff Girls episodes
The Powerpuff Girls is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. The series began as a student film called Whoopass Stew, made by McCracken while he attended the California Institute of the Arts in 1992. Two additional shorts, "Meat Fuzzy Lumkins" and "Crime 101", later aired on Cartoon Network's World Premiere Toons. The series officially premiered on November 18, 1998, lasting 6 seasons with 78 episodes total. A Christmas special and a 10th anniversary special were also produced. Episodes of The Powerpuff Girls have seen numerous DVD and VHS releases as well.
Series overview
Episodes
Whoopass Stew
A short was made by Craig McCracken while he was in college at CalArts. It was submitted to the Cartoon Network, and the name was changed as it was deemed inappropriate for younger audiences. Four of them were created (one was finished, three were not). The other three pilots are presented on the Complete Series DVD set accompanied by the original storyboards and their original audio.
Podcasts:
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by Sudden Death
Superfriends
by: Sudden Death[Chorus]
We are superfriends, fighting 'til the end
With the Wonder Twins, yes we always win
Come along with us, an adventure 'waits
We will be ready to rock, uh-huh
With our corny dialogue, uh-huh
[Verse One: Tom Rockwell - Sudden Death]
Some got X-Ray eyes, some fly through the skies
But these high tech guys always find the best buys
From Batman to Superman, Aquaman
The Green Lantern keeps us nice and tan
Who dares oppose us, the Hall of Justice stars
A million criminals with unlimited Visa cards
Black Manta, uh, the Legion of Doom
A genetic nightmare, there's no time to lose
I'm from Krypton, Aquaman knows Davey Jones
Wonder Woman by my side, how I'd like to jump her bones
Strike with the force of a truck full of stones
But Kryptonite affects me like the sun on ice cream cones
I'ma lead my friends to victory over the villains
Keepin the peace so you folks can keep chillin
All without making a single killin
So the bad guys can come back for a sequel or a zillion
[Chorus]
When danger calls, we don't pause at all
We will fight for all, in our underalls
Watch us every week, as we kick some butt
Use my jet and magic lasso, uh-huh
That Lex Luthor's such an... bad guy, uh-huh
[Verse Two]
My ears are pointed, Robin's double jointed
Get any girl I want, but I try not to flaunt it
I bought this new high tech utility belt
The best one they sell, guaranteed not to melt
I think Robin is swell, but can't stand how he smells
Together we'll catch the Riddler, put him in a cell
I know we'll catch him, cause we're a team
But I still don't know what Holy Halibut means
Now Mitzelplix is back, he's a pain in the neck
Only way to send him back is if he says his name backwards
Man, messin up my brain like a pound of crack
Turned me into a big flower creature that quacked
Grin like a Cheshire Cat, suit like a jester
Body like an elf, voice like Fran Drescher
Doesn't matter in the end, cuase I always win
Send him back to the fifth dimension once again
[Chorus]
City's under seige, villains all you see
'Nother crazy scheme, call the Justice League
We will be right there, to restore the peace
You can rely on the good guys, uh-huh
And nobody ever dies, uh-huh
[Verse Three]
Just when we thought we were finally done
Brainiac, Bizarro, and the Toyman come
Two Face, didn't make it into this show
But we still got the Cheetah, Lex Luthor, and Scarecrow
I installed our new computer today
Cause our old one had about 32K
Things were going fine, everything was great
Till I went and installed Windows 98
Now the damn thing doesn't work at all
And we're in debt to our necks from the tech support calls
And Robin won't talk to me he's still sore
That he can't access his porrrrrrn
[Chorus]
Good old Superfriends, city's one defense
Now when things get tense, we can call our friends
We will kick some butt, and for free no less
And now evil better beware, uh-huh
Cause the Superfriends'll be there, uh-huh
(Once more for Wendy and Marvin)
Good old Superfriends, evil we will fend
It comes back again, but it never wins
And we'll be right here, 'til the end of time
And nothing can ever stop us, uh-huh
Till our show stops making profits, uh-huh