"The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977) TV series 1977-1978

Writers:

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

10 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A team of the greatest DC Comics superheroes protects Earth with the help of a pair of alien sibling apprentices.

Plot Keywords:

Twins | DC Comics | Superman | Teenage Superhero | Super Villain

Cast

Norman Alden	...	Aquaman / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Michael Bell	...	Wonder Twin Zan / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Danny Dark	...	Superman (6 episodes, 1977)
Shannon Farnon	...	Wonder Woman / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Casey Kasem	...	Robin / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Olan Soule	...	Batman / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Louise Williams	...	Wonder Twin Jayna / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
William Woodson	...	Narrator / ... (6 episodes, 1977)
Jack Angel	...	Hawkman / ... (2 episodes, 1977)

Runtime:

60 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

A few months prior to the debut of this show, the characters of Zan, Jayna and Gleek were introduced in the "Super Friends" comic book.

Quotes:

[opening narration]
Narrator: Gathered together from the cosmic reaches of the universe, here in this great Hall of Justice, are the most powerful forces of good ever assembled: SUPERMAN! BATMAN AND ROBIN! WONDER WOMAN! AQUAMAN! And The Wonder Twins: ZAN and JAYNA, with their space monkey, GLEEK! Dedicated to truth, justice and peace for all mankind!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Kiddie Pool (#1.15)" (2005)

Not perfect but an improvement

This show was far from perfect but it made significant improvements over the show that came before this one. One, they got rid of Marvin and Wendy (that's good), as well as Wonder Dog (not so good). But the bad thing was that they were replaced by Zan, Jayna and Gleek and they seemed to be a lot worse. The best part was there were more super heroes present, like the Flash and Green Lantern, and they actually fought super villains. So it was not that bad.