| The All-New Super Friends Hour | |
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| Also known as | Super Friends II |
| Genre | Adventure / Animation / Fantasy / Sci-Fi |
| Format | animated series |
| Starring | Norman Alden Michael Bell Danny Dark Olan Soule Casey Kasem Louise "Liberty" Williams Shannon Farnon |
| Narrated by | William Woodson |
| Opening theme | Hoyt Curtin[1] |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| Camera setup | George Epperson, Jerry Whittington, Chuck Flekal, Curt Hall, Ron Jackson, Jerry Smith |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Audio format | mono |
| Original run | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Super Friends (1973 TV series) |
| Followed by | Challenge of the Super Friends |
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| Official website | |
The All-New Super Friends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977 to September 2, 1978 on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
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Summary
The popularity of TV's Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man spurred network interest in reviving the Super Friends program. When it was again unveiled in 1977, more young children and teenagers than before tuned in, making The All-New Superfriends Hour a huge ratings success. The success prompted the ABC television network to plan a new and even more innovative series for the fall of 1978.
Characters
In this particular incarnation of the Super Friends, the DC Comic book legends Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman return to fight for justice. However, this time, they get help from the shape-shifting super-teens Zan and Jayna (a.k.a. The Wonder Twins), along with their space-monkey Gleek.
Format
The All-New Superfriends Hour featured four animated shorts per program which followed a basic format each week.
The first segment of every show featured two of the heroes (For the purposes of the team-ups in the first and fourth segments, Batman and Robin were considered 'one hero'.) teaming up in a separate mini story.
The second segment featured a story with the Wonder Twins.
The third segment was considered the "primary" adventure of the week which featured the entire Super Friends roster (including the Wonder Twins) in a longer adventure.
The fourth and final segment featured a story with one of the primary lineup along with a "special guest star." The fourth segment typically featured a problem which was solved using the guest star's unique abilities.
In addition, between segments there were additional short spots with members of the Super Friends giving basic safety lessons, basic first aid advice, magic tricks, and a two part riddle featuring the week's primary plot line.
Syndication/cable
The 15 hour-long shows[2] were later cut into half-hour installments for local syndication[3] in the early 1980s; episodes from the 1977 series were included in The Superman/Batman Adventures, which aired on the USA Network in 1996 and later on the Boomerang Network, which would air the original hour-long shows from 1977 in their full-blown entirety (save for the next-week previews) in July 2004, and again in June 2008.
The All-New Super Friends Hour lineup
Lineup
Guests
- Black Vulcan
- Apache Chief
- Hawkman
- Hawkgirl
- Rima the Jungle Girl
- The Atom (Ray Palmer)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
- Samurai
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
List of episodes
See: List of Super Friends episodes
DVD release
Warner Home Video released The All-New Super Friends Hour - Season 1, Volume 1 on DVD [4] on January 8, 2008 containing 7 episodes (28 cartoons). However the episodes are not in the order they originally aired on ABC. On January 27, 2009, Warner released The All-New Super Friends Hour - Season 1, Volume 2 featuring the remaining eight episodes.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
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| Season 1, Volume 1 | 7 (28 cartoons) | January 8, 2008 |
| Season 1, Volume 2 | 8 (32 cartoons) | January 27, 2009 |
References
External links
- Superman Homepage: Hanna Barbera's Super Friends - The All-New Super Friends Hour
- The All-New Super Friends Hour at Big Cartoon DataBase
- The All-New Super Friends Hour at the Internet Movie Database
- The All-New Super Friends Hour at TV.com
- The All-New Super Friends Hour @ Legions of Gotham
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