The World's Greatest SuperFriends facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The World's Greatest SuperFriends |
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| Genre | Adventure Superhero |
| Created by | E. Nelson Bridwell Carmine Infantino Julius Schwartz (consultants) |
| Based on | Justice League by Gardner Fox |
| Written by | Jeffrey Scott Bob Kane William Moulton Marston Joe Shuster Jerry Siegel |
| Directed by | Ray Patterson Oscar Dufau Carl Urbano George Gordon |
| Creative director(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
| Voices of | Michael Bell William Callaway Danny Dark Shannon Farnon Casey Kasem Olan Soule Liberty Williams |
| Narrated by | William Woodson |
| Theme music composer | Hoyt Curtin |
| Composer(s) | Hoyt Curtin Paul DeKorte |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Don Jurwich |
| Editor(s) | Nancy Massie (color key) |
| Running time | 30 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions DC Comics |
| Distributor | Worldvision Enterprises (1979–1980) LBS Communications (1983–1988, syndication) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (1983–present, syndication) |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | September 22, 1979 – September 27, 1980 |
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| Preceded by | Challenge of the Superfriends |
| Followed by | SuperFriends |
The World's Greatest SuperFriends is an American animated TV show. It features a team of superheroes. The show aired from September 22, 1979, to September 27, 1980, on ABC.
Hanna-Barbera Productions made the series. It is based on the Justice League and other comic book characters from DC Comics.
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What is SuperFriends About?
This version of Super Friends often used old stories and classic fairy tales for its plots. For example, one episode called "The Lord of Middle Earth" was inspired by the famous book The Lord of the Rings. In this episode, the SuperFriends travel to Middle-earth to save people from a bad wizard.
The show also sometimes took ideas from real-world events happening at the time. For instance, the main villain Kareem Azar in "Rub Three Times for Disaster" was inspired by a real-life leader.
Some fans call this season the "Absentee Super Friends season." This is because some heroes only appear for a short time, or not at all, in certain episodes.
- In "Rub Three Times For Disaster," the whole team appears.
- In "Lex Luthor Strikes Back," the Wonder Twins (Zan & Jayna) are only seen briefly. They spend most of the episode visiting their home planet.
- "Space Knights of Camelon" features the full group.
- In "Lord of Middle Earth," the Wonder Twins are mostly absent.
- "Universe of Evil" shows evil versions of the Wonder Twins only in one group shot.
- In "Terror At 20,000 Fathoms," Superman has a quick appearance. Wonder Woman is mentioned but not seen.
- "The SuperFriends Meet Frankenstein" does not feature Aquaman or the Wonder Twins. They are said to be visiting Atlantis.
- In "The Planet of Oz," Batman, Robin, and the Wonder Twins are only seen at the very beginning and end.
Meet the SuperFriends Heroes
The main heroes in The World's Greatest SuperFriends are:
- Superman – He used his special vehicle, the Supermobile, in "Lex Luthor Strikes Back." In another episode, he showed Aquaman, the Wonder Twins, and Gleek around his secret base, the Fortress of Solitude. They even saw the Bottle City of Kandor.
- Batman
- Robin
- Wonder Woman – She continued to appear in her animated form even after her live-action TV show ended.
- Aquaman
- Wonder Twins – These twin heroes can change into different forms.
- Gleek – The Wonder Twins' alien monkey sidekick.
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Who Voiced the Heroes?
Many talented actors gave voices to the characters in The World's Greatest SuperFriends. Here are some of the main voice actors:
- Michael Bell voiced Zan and Gleek.
- William Callaway was the voice of Aquaman.
- Danny Dark voiced Superman.
- Shannon Farnon was the voice of Wonder Woman and Lois Lane.
- Casey Kasem voiced Robin.
- Olan Soule was the voice of Batman.
- Liberty Williams voiced Jayna.
- William Woodson was the Narrator for the show.
SuperFriends in Other Shows
The main theme song from The World's Greatest SuperFriends was also used for a later animated movie. This movie was called DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse and came out in 2010.
