Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Genre | Action Adventure Science fiction Superhero |
| Developed by | Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost |
| Directed by | Franck Michel |
| Voices of |
|
| Composer(s) | Noam Kaniel |
| Country of origin |
|
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
|
| Editor(s) |
|
| Running time | 21–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
|
| Distributor | Taffy Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | M6 (France) Cartoon Network (United States) |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i) HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | September 2, 2006 – February 25, 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Fantastic Four (1994 TV series) |
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes is an exciting animated TV show. It's based on the famous Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four comic book series. This show was the fourth time the Fantastic Four team appeared in animation. It mixes two types of animation: traditional 2D art and 3D computer graphics. The show was made by a French company called MoonScoop Group. It was a team effort with M6 in France and Cartoon Network Europe. In the huge world of Marvel Comics, this version of the Fantastic Four lives in a universe called Earth-135263.
Contents
Airing the Show
In the United States, the show's schedule on Cartoon Network was a bit tricky. It first started on September 2, 2006, as part of the Toonami block. However, only eight of the 26 episodes were shown before it was taken off the air.
It came back on June 9, 2007, just before the movie Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer was released. During this second run, only nine more episodes aired. This meant nine episodes were never shown on Cartoon Network in the USA. The show also appeared briefly on Boomerang. Later, in 2009, the final episodes were shown on Nicktoons. The series was made for widescreen TVs, but it was often shown with black bars on top and bottom.
What's the Story About?
World's Greatest Heroes tells its own unique story of the Fantastic Four. It's not directly connected to any of the older Fantastic Four shows. It shows how the team got their powers and introduces their many enemies.
Unlike the 1994 Fantastic Four cartoon, which mostly retold old comic book stories, World's Greatest Heroes features mostly new adventures. However, it still uses ideas and characters from different Fantastic Four comic books.
Meet the Heroes: Main Cast
Here are the main voice actors who brought the Fantastic Four to life:
- Hiro Kanagawa as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic
- Lara Gilchrist as Susan Storm/Invisible Woman
- Christopher Jacot as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch
- Brian Dobson as Ben Grimm/The Thing and Flatman
- Sam Vincent as H.E.R.B.I.E. and Trapster
- Paul Dobson as Victor Von Doom/Dr. Doom and Mole Man
- Sunita Prasad as Alicia Masters
Special Guest Voices
Many other talented actors lent their voices to the show's guest characters, including:
- Mark Acheson as Attuma
- Michael Adamthwaite as Namor
- Mark Gibbon as Hulk
- David Kaye as Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Scott McNeil as Annihilus
- Rebecca Shoichet as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk and Squirrel Girl
- Venus Terzo as Lucia von Bardas
Episode Guide
The show has 26 exciting episodes. Here's a look at some of them:
| No. | Title | Original air date | What Happens |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Doomsday" | September 16, 2006 (U.S.) | |
|
Reed is blamed for the cosmic rays that gave the team powers. It's a trick by Dr. Doom, but the team stops his plan to bring monsters to New York.
|
|||
| 2 | "Molehattan" | September 4, 2009 (U.S.) | |
|
Mole Man kidnaps Ben, trying to get the Thing to help him create an underground paradise.
|
|||
| 3 | "Trial by Fire" | September 2, 2006 | |
|
Johnny disappears after destroying a robot and finds himself on trial by aliens. The rest of the team must defend him.
|
|||
| 4 | "Doomed" | September 9, 2006 | |
|
Doctor Doom switches bodies with Reed. Reed, stuck in Doom's body, must convince his team to help him stop Doom.
|
|||
| 5 | "Puppet Master" | June 16, 2007 | |
|
Alicia's stepfather becomes the Puppet Master, using special clay to control people.
|
|||
| 6 | "Zoned Out" | October 28, 2006 | |
|
Johnny gives a friend an unauthorized tour of Reed's lab, leading to them being sucked into another dimension.
|
|||
| 7 | "Hard Knocks" | September 23, 2006 | |
|
Bruce Banner visits Reed, but turns into the Hulk. The Fantastic Four must stop his rampage and keep him safe from those who want to use him.
|
|||
| 8 | "My Neighbor Was a Skrull" | September 30, 2006 (U.S.) | |
|
Skrulls pretend to be the Fantastic Four's neighbors to collect samples from them.
|
|||
| 9 | "World's Tiniest Heroes" | October 21, 2006 (U.S.) | |
|
A microverse experiment shrinks the Fantastic Four, making them tiny and in danger from H.E.R.B.I.E.
|
|||
| 10 | "De-Mole-Ition" | November 4, 2006 (U.S.) | |
|
Mole Man uses a giant monster to attack the Baxter Building, hoping to lure the team to his underground home.
|
|||
| 11 | "Impossible" | June 23, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
The Impossible Man arrives on Earth and causes all sorts of trouble with his shape-shifting powers.
|
|||
| 12 | "Bait & Switch" | June 30, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
Doctor Doom messes with Reed's experiment, causing the Fantastic Four to swap their powers with each other.
|
|||
| 13 | "Annihilation" | July 14, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
The Fantastic Four are pulled into the Negative Zone and face the dangerous Annihilus. Doctor Doom also appears, making things worse.
|
|||
| 14 | "Revenge of the Skrulls" | August 11, 2007 | |
|
The Skrulls gain the Fantastic Four's powers. A fan wins a contest to spend the day with the team, unaware of the danger.
|
|||
| 15 | "Strings" | August 25, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
The Puppet Master controls city officials, turning the city against the Fantastic Four. The team must clear their names.
|
|||
| 16 | "Imperius Rex" | June 9, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
Namor bans humans from the oceans. Susan and Johnny are captured in Atlantis, and Ben and Reed must rescue them.
|
|||
| 17 | "Doomsday Plus One" | April 27, 2007 September 1, 2007 (U.S.) |
|
|
Doombots attack the Baxter Building, but it's a trick by Doctor Doom to launch the building into space.
|
|||
| 18 | "The Cure" | June 9, 2007 January 18, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
Reed finds a cure for Ben, but it also makes him lose his memories. The team holds auditions for a new member.
|
|||
| 19 | "Frightful" | August 18, 2007 January 27, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
A new team, the Frightful Four, appears to be saving New York, always one step ahead of the Fantastic Four.
|
|||
| 20 | "Out of Time" | September 15, 2007 January 28, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
After a trip to the past, the Fantastic Four return to find New York City conquered by Doctor Doom.
|
|||
| 21 | "Atlantis Attacks!" | September 1, 2007 (U.S.) | |
|
Namor needs help to defeat Attuma, who has taken over Atlantis. Johnny stays behind to face a giant mutant whale.
|
|||
| 22 | "Shell Games" | October 6, 2007 February 8, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
After attacks from Iron Man armors, the team finds out Doom is controlling Tony Stark.
|
|||
| 23 | "Johnny Storm and the Potion of Fire" | October 13, 2007 February 22, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
During a fight with Diablo, Johnny is accidentally exposed to one of Diablo's powerful potions.
|
|||
| 24 | "Contest of Champions" | October 20, 2007 February 23, 2010 (U.S.) |
|
|
The Grandmaster forces the Fantastic Four to battle powerful villains, with the fate of humanity at stake.
|
|||
| 25 | "Doom's Word Is Law" | February 24, 2010 (U.S.) | |
|
Doctor Doom creates a super Doombot. The team tries to make it good, but Doom's control is too strong.
|
|||
| 26 | "Scavenger Hunt" | February 25, 2010 (U.S.) | |
|
An alien scavenger named Terminus comes to Earth to steal all its resources. The Fantastic Four try to stop him.
|
|||
Home Video Releases
The complete first season of Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes was released on DVD. In North America (Region 1), the full season DVD came out on June 10, 2008. There were also several individual DVD volumes released earlier, both in North America and in other regions like Australia (Region 4).
