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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
8 September 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
The Justice League of America battles the plots of the supervillian team, the Legion of Doom. full summary
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Cast

 (Series Cast [28])
Jack Angel ... Hawkman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Marlene Aragon ... Cheetah (16 episodes, 1978)
Lewis Bailey (16 episodes, 1978)
Michael Bell ... The Riddler / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
William Callaway ... Aquaman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Ted Cassidy ... Black Manta / ... (16 episodes, 1978)

Melanie Chartoff (16 episodes, 1978)
Henry Corden (16 episodes, 1978)
Danny Dark ... Superman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Al Fann (16 episodes, 1978)

Shannon Farnon ... Wonder Woman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Ruth Forman ... Giganta (16 episodes, 1978)
Bob Hastings (16 episodes, 1978)

Bob Holt (16 episodes, 1978)
Buster Jones ... Black Vulcan / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Stan Jones ... Lex Luthor / ... (16 episodes, 1978)

Casey Kasem ... Robin / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Don Messick ... Scarecrow / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Vic Perrin ... Sinestro (16 episodes, 1978)
Renny Roker (16 episodes, 1978)
Stanley Ralph Ross ... Gorilla Grodd / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Dick Ryal ... Captain Cold / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Michael Rye ... Green Lantern / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Olan Soule ... Batman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Jimmy Weldon ... Solomon Grundy (16 episodes, 1978)

Frank Welker ... Toyman / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
Louise Williams ... Young Giganta (16 episodes, 1978)
William Woodson ... Narrator / ... (16 episodes, 1978)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (16 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-Y7
Company:
Hanna-Barbera Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Alex Toth had submitted a different roster for the Legion of Doom that included villains from the rogues galleries of both Batman and Captain Marvel, assuming the latter would be in the show. In the original proposal the Legion Of Doom consisted of: Dr. Sivanna, Abra-Kadabra, Captain Cold, Cheetah, Gorilla Grodd, Heatwave, The Joker, Mr. Atom, Oggar, The Penguin, Poison Ivy, Sinestro, and Beautia Sivanna (the Dr's daughter). Filmation Associates held the rights to Captain Marvel and related characters (featured in "Shazam!" (1974)) and most of the Batman villains were being used on "The New Adventures of Batman" (1977) (although HB and Filmation shared rights to Batman and Robin), so the group had to be retooled. The Captain Marvel villains were dropped and the Batman villains replaced, as were most of the Flash villains. more
Quotes:
[title sequence]
Series Narrator: Banded together from remote galaxies are thirteen of the most sinister villains of all time, The Legion of Doom, dedicated to a single objective: the conquest of the universe. Only one group dares to challenge this intergalactic threat: The SuperFriends! The Justice League of America versus The Legion of Doom! This is the Challenge of the SuperFriends!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Toyz in the Hood (#1.5)" (2005) more

FAQ

How did the writers get away with the line, "Quick, Robin! Use your Bat-lube!"?
Who are the members of the Justice League?
Why isn't The Joker a member of the Legion of Doom?
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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
The justice league vs. their arch enemies, 16 February 2003
Author: IrockGswift (IrockGswift@aol.com) from east orange, new jersey

I remember watching this cartoon at 8:30 in the morning if I had a day out of school. At the age of 10 I realize that this is the best superfriends cartoon. The cartoon pit their arch enemies against the superfriends which derives from the DC comics. I enjoy watching Lex Luther always trying to make a way to destroy the superfriends. Especially superman,wonder woman,and the green lantern because they all the most powerful ones of them all. Superman serves as the superfriends leader and at the end they prove that evil never prevails. If you noticed The Challenge of the Superfriends and The Scooby Doo Show(1978) has the same danger background music.

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