The New Fantastic Four facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The New Fantastic Four |
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| Genre | Superhero Action Adventure |
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| Narrated by | Dick Tufeld |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Executive producer(s) | Lee Gunther |
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| Distributor | Disney-ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 9 – December 16, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Fantastic Four (1967) |
| Followed by | Fantastic Four (1994) |
The New Fantastic Four (also known as The Fantastic Four) is an animated TV show from 1978. It was made by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation. This show was the second cartoon series based on Marvel's popular comic book team, the Fantastic Four. The first series came out in 1967.
In this 1978 cartoon, there was a big change! The character Human Torch was replaced by a robot named H.E.R.B.I.E.. H.E.R.B.I.E. stands for Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics. The reason for this change was that the TV rights for Human Torch were being used for a different TV movie that was planned but never made.
In the world of Marvel's many universes, the cartoon from 1978 is known as Earth-78909.
Episode Guide
This show had 13 episodes in total. Each episode featured the Fantastic Four facing new challenges and villains.
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| 1 | "A Monster Among Us" | January 18, 1978 | 101 |
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A giant alien monster crashes on Earth. The Fantastic Four must stop it before another spaceship arrives.
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| 2 | "The Menace of Magneto" | January 25, 1978 | 102 |
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Magneto challenges Mister Fantastic for leadership. He makes the team do bad things disguised as good deeds.
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| 3 | "The Phantom of Film City" | February 1, 1978 | 103 |
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The Fantastic Four are making a movie. But a mysterious phantom and real Skrull actors cause trouble on set.
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| 4 | "Medusa and the Inhumans" | February 8, 1978 | 104 |
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The Fantastic Four find strange beings in the Alps. They are captured by the Inhumans, led by Medusa.
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| 5 | "The Diamond of Doom" | February 15, 1978 | 105 |
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Queen Sebel hires the team to get a stolen diamond. They don't know her true plans for it.
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| 6 | "The Mole Man" | February 22, 1978 | 106 |
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Power plants are sinking into the Earth. The Fantastic Four discover that Mole Man is behind it.
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| 7 | "The Olympics of Space" | March 1, 1978 | 107 |
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Thing is taken by aliens to compete on the Moon. He fights another alien champion named Monstro.
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| 8 | "The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom" | March 8, 1978 | 111 |
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Doctor Doom takes the Fantastic Four to Latveria. He forces them to go back in time to find Blackbeard's treasure.
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| 9 | "The Frightful Four" | March 15, 1978 | 108 |
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To fight the Fantastic Four, Wizard forms the Frightful Four. His team includes Medusa, Sandman, and Trapster.
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| 10 | "Calamity on the Campus" | March 22, 1978 | 109 |
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Professor Gilbert creates Dragon Man. His assistant steals the controls to use Dragon Man for bad purposes.
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| 11 | "The Impossible Man" | March 29, 1978 | 110 |
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A green alien who can do anything lands on Earth. A criminal names him Impossible Man and befriends him.
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| 12 | "The Final Victory of Doctor Doom" | April 5, 1978 | 112 |
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Doctor Doom tries to take over the United States. The Fantastic Four must stop him.
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| 13 | "Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst" | April 12, 1978 | 113 |
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Mister Fantastic finds the Negative Zone. He accidentally lets Blastaar onto Earth, who then causes chaos.
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Voice Cast
Here are the talented actors who gave voices to the characters in the show:
- Ted Cassidy voiced Thing / Benjamin J. "Ben" Grimm and Mole Man.
- Mike Road voiced Mister Fantastic / Prof. Reed Richards.
- Dick Tufeld was the Narrator.
- Ginny Tyler voiced Invisible Girl / Susan "Sue" Richards.
- Frank Welker voiced H.E.R.B.I.E. and Impossible Man.
Extra Voices
Other voices in the show included:
- Joan Gerber
- Don Messick as J.J. Colossal
- Gene Moss as Trapster
- Vic Perrin
- Hal Smith
- John Stephenson as Doctor Doom, Magneto, Karnak, Professor Gregson Gilbert, and the Presenter at Science Convention
- Nancy Wible
Marvel Mash-Up Shorts
In July 2012, parts of The New Fantastic Four cartoon were used in special short videos. These were called Marvel Mash-Up shorts. They were re-edited and had new voices to make them funny. These shorts were shown on Disney XD as part of their "Marvel Universe on Disney XD" block. This block also featured shows like Ultimate Spider-Man and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
See also
In Spanish: Los 4 Fantásticos (serie animada de 1978) para niños
