"Challenge of the SuperFriends" (1978)TV-Serie

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Staffeln:

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Premierendatum:

8. September 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Trickfilm | Action | Familienfilm | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Justice League of America battles the plots of the supervillian team, the Legion of Doom.

Plot Keywords:

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

Nutzerkommentare:

An Effective Time Machine Back To The Age Of 11

Besetzung

Danny Dark	...	Superman / ... (16 Folgen, 1978)
Shannon Farnon	...	Wonder Woman (16 Folgen, 1978)
Stan Jones	...	Lex Luthor / ... (16 Folgen, 1978)
Casey Kasem	...	Robin / ... (16 Folgen, 1978)
Michael Rye	...	Green Lantern / ... (16 Folgen, 1978)
Olan Soule	...	Batman / ... (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jack Angel	...	Hawkman / ... (15 Folgen, 1978)
William Callaway	...	Aquaman, Bizarro / ... (14 Folgen, 1978)
Ted Cassidy	...	Black Manta / ... (14 Folgen, 1978)
Vic Perrin	...	Sinestro (14 Folgen, 1978)
Marlene Aragon	...	Cheetah (10 Folgen, 1978)
Buster Jones	...	Black Vulcan (10 Folgen, 1978)
Stanley Ralph Ross	...	Gorilla Grodd / ... (10 Folgen, 1978)
Dick Ryal	...	Captain Cold (9 Folgen, 1978)
Don Messick	...	Scarecrow / ... (8 Folgen, 1978)
Frank Welker	...	Toyman (8 Folgen, 1978)
Jimmy Weldon	...	Solomon Grundy (7 Folgen, 1978)
Michael Bell	...	The Riddler (6 Folgen, 1978)
Ruth Forman	...	Giganta (5 Folgen, 1978)

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Regisseure der Serie
Ray Patterson		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Carl Urbano		(16 Folgen, 1978)

Autoren der Serie
Jeffrey Scott		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Carmine Infantino		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)
Bob Kane		(unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer (16 Folgen, 1978)
William Hanna	....	executive producer (16 Folgen, 1978)
Don Jurwich	....	producer (16 Folgen, 1978)
Iwao Takamoto	....	creative producer (16 Folgen, 1978)

Series Cinematography by
George Epperson		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Epperson		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Charles Flekal		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Ron Jackson		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Jerry Smith		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Terry Smith		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Brandy Whittington		(16 Folgen, 1978)
Jerry Whittington		(16 Folgen, 1978)

Series Art Department
Iraj Paran	....	graphic artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Wogatzke	....	graphic artist (16 Folgen, 1978)

Series Sound Department
Pat Foley	....	dubbing supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Getty	....	sound director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Don Jurwich	....	recording director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Richard Olson	....	sound director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Joe Reitano	....	sound effects editor (16 Folgen, 1978)

Series Animation Department
Edwin Aardal	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
John Ahern	....	layout supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Deborah Akers	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Robert Alvarez	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Frank Andrina	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Fernando Arce	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Clifford Augustson	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ed Barge	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Barnes	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bob Bemiller	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Toby Bluth	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Lars Calonius	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bob Carr	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Roger Chiasson	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Coppola	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jesse Cosio	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Doug Crane	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Susan Crossley	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Sukhdev Dail	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Zeon Davush	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Daniel de la Vega	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ron Dias	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Joan Drake	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Norman Drew	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Dennis Durrell	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Martin Forte	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Al Gaivoto	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Miguel Garcia	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mark Glamack	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Al Gmuer	....	background supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bob Goe	....	assistant animation supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Fernando Gonzalez	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Paul Gruwell	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ann Guenther	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jeff Hall	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Terence Harrison	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
C.L. Hartman	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bob Hathcock	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Fred Hellmich	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jim Hickey	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Harry Holt	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Paro Hozumi	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jack Huber	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Michael Humphries	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Hutten	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Raymond Jacobs	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Homer Jonas	....	key layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mario Julio	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mike Kawaguchi	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jim Keeshen	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Keil	....	animation supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mark Kirkland	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Brad Landreth	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Andre Le Blanc	....	character designer (16 Folgen, 1978)
Rick Leon	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Lignante	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Hicks Lokey	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ernesto Lopez	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ed Love	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tony Love	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Larry Miller	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Terry Morgan	....	key layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jim Mueller	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Kenneth Muse	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Constantin Mustatea	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Emory Myrick	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Frank Nakielski	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Margaret Nichols	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Dan Noonan	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Eduardo Olivares	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Michael O'Mara	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Margaret Parkes	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Andrew Phillipson	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Pratt	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Ray	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Morey Reden	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jeff Riche	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Vive Risto	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Craig Robertson	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mitch Rochon	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jay Sarbry	....	animation supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Robert B. Schaefer	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Sera Segal-Alsberg	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Gary Selvaggio	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tony Sgroi	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Wallace Sides	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mark Simon	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ken Southworth	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Leo Sullivan	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
David Tendlar	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Dean Thompson	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Richard Thompson	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bob Trochim	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Richard Trueblood	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
John Tucker	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Peter Van Elk	....	background artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Carlo Vinci	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
James T. Walker	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
John Walker	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ron Westlund	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Al Wilson	....	layout artist (16 Folgen, 1978)
Allen Wilzbach	....	animator (16 Folgen, 1978)
Alex Toth	....	character designer (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Editorial Department
Larry C. Cowan	....	supervising editor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Nancy Massie	....	color key (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Music Department
Hoyt S. Curtin	....	musical director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Paul DeKorte	....	music supervisor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Sam Horta	....	music editor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Joe Sandusky	....	music editor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Robert Talboy	....	music editor (16 Folgen, 1978)
John Beal	....	composer: additional music / orchestrator (unbekannte Anzahl Folgen)

Series Other crew
John Bruno	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jan Green	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Ron Maidenberg	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Hal Mason	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Michael O'Connor	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Bill Perez	....	title designer (16 Folgen, 1978)
Mario Piluso	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Jeffrey Scott	....	story editor (16 Folgen, 1978)
Dick Sebast	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Don Sheppard	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Paul Sommer	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Robert Taylor	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Alex Toth	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Warren Tufts	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)
Tom Yakutis	....	story director (16 Folgen, 1978)

Produktionsfirmen

• DC Comics
• Hanna-Barbera Productions

Verleihfirmen

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• LBS Communications
• Warner Bros. Television

Länge:

30 Min (16 episodes)

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Altersfreigabe:

USA:TV-Y7

Firma:

DC Comics

Dies und das:

Originally when Black Vulcan first appeared in "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977), his costume covered his legs. Starting in this series, Black Vulcan's costume no longer covers his legs leaving them bare.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In "Trial of the Super Friends", immediately after Batman and Robin retrieve their utility belts from the androids that had been impersonating them, Batman is shown with his chest insignia's colors reversed. It's shown as a yellow bat on a black oval, when it should be a black bat on a yellow oval.

Dialogzitate:

Batman: Quick, Robin! Use your Bat-Lube!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweis/Anspielung/Erwähnung in "Dexter: The Dark Defender (#2.5)" (2007)

An Effective Time Machine Back To The Age Of 11

Yes, this is easily the best of all the different visions of Hannah-Barbara's "Super Friends" shows. The first with Wendy, Marvin and Wonder Dog was quaint but unless you were under the age of 9 just too friendly. The second version with Zan, Jayna (rrrowr!) and Gleek the Space Monkey had a darker, more edgier tone with actual destruction, but would always stumble at the last minute and go for cuteness.

This one was the essence of why kids love super hero cartoons distilled down into a raw, somewhat darkly toned vision where the VILLAINS are the key. The Super Friends were the squares here, with Lex Luthor and his 12 partners in crime stealing the show episode after episode. My favorites were always Black Manta and Solomon Grundy: They were both somewhat frightening characters with pretty nasty background stories. Solomon Grundy was some guy who died face down in the swamp and was infected by an evil energy field or something like that -- an overgrown swamp weed.

You can get the entire series on an excellent DVD box set that has the magical ability to transport you back to the age of 11, hunched in front of the set on Saturday morning with your bowl of Crunchberries. One almost finds themselves rooting for the forces of darkness in this, realizing the adage about action/adventure superhero tales that you need a good villain. The show also had some pretty morbid story ideas, my favorite being the "Swamp of the Living Dead" episode where the Legion makes a pact with a devilish sort of being who unleashes a horde of zombies to battle the Super Friends.

You also get time travel, inter-dimensional travel, background stories of both the good and bad guys, peril and destruction and doom in every episode. The lack of cuteness in the form of juvenile superhero wannabees is replaced by a sense of urgency to hurry up and save the world & you won't miss it. And the hand-drawn animation style has a kind of warmth and humanity to it that is annoyingly absent from more modern day equivalents. You only get to be 11 once, might as well do it right.

10/10