"SuperFriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984) TV series

Writers:

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 September 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Animation

Plot:

The Justice League battle the forces of Darkseid with the additional help of Firestorm, the Nuclear Man.

Plot Keywords:

Justice League | Superhero | DC Comics | Based On Comic | Batman

Cast

Constance Cawlfield	...	Wonder Woman (8 episodes, 1984)
Danny Dark	...	Superman (8 episodes, 1984)
Mark L. Taylor	...	Firestorm (8 episodes, 1984)
Adam West	...	Batman (8 episodes, 1984)
Casey Kasem	...	Robin (7 episodes, 1984)
Frank Welker	...	Darkseid / ... (6 episodes, 1984)
Olan Soule	...	Professor Martin Stein (4 episodes, 1984)
Michael Rye	...	Apache Chief / ... (3 episodes, 1984)
Jack Angel	...	Samurai (2 episodes, 1984)
Michael Bell	...	Zan, Gleek (2 episodes, 1984)
Fernando Escandon	...	El Dorado (2 episodes, 1984)
Buster Jones	...	Black Vulcan (2 episodes, 1984)
Stan Jones	...	Lex Luthor (2 episodes, 1984)
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	Brainiac (2 episodes, 1984)
B.J. Ward	...	Jayna (2 episodes, 1984)

Also Known As:

SuperFriends V (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

30 min (16 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

The new-look Brainiac debuted in this series. Brainiac's new look came about as a result of the decision to alter the character radically in time to celebrate the anniversary of ACTION COMICS, Superman's debut title. After his radical transformation, Brainiac appeared as essentially a big metal walking skeleton with a giant pink braincase containing his altered computer brain - the same altered appearance that he boasts on this show.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Yoko Factor (#4.20)" (2000)

Working back up

After the previous (and disappointing) Super Friends series, this was a vast improvement. The stories were once again creative and adventurous. Gone from the show were boring and dull characters. Now, there were only characters who everyone loved, like Superman and Batman, to name a couple.