The Baffles Puzzle

"The Baffles Puzzle" is the second episode of Super Friends season one. It aired on September 15, 1973 on ABC. It was produced by Iwao Takamoto, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

Professor Baffles sets out to use his compound to destroy all literature that has corrupted mankind, all the while he is being manipulated by thugs using his invention to steal money from the government.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Robin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Batman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Olan Soule
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Narrator (voice only)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ted Knight
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Superman/Clark Kent
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Danny Dark
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wonder Woman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Shannon Farnon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Aquaman
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Norman Alden
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Marvin White
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Franklin Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wonder Dog
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Franklin Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rock collector
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wendy Harris
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Sherry Alberoni
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Colonel Wilcox
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Professor Baffles/Mr. Mergen
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Driver
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Shannon Farnon
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Security guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rudy's partner
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Arnie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harv
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Storeroom guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dabney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Norman Alden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Darby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Franklin Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Security guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rudy's partner
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Arnie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Harv
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Storeroom guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Casey Kasem
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dabney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Norman Alden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Darby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Franklin Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dabney
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Norman Alden
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Darby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Franklin Welker
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Darby
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Franklin Welker

Organizations

 * Super Friends
 * Junior Super Friends
 * Secret Department of Investigation
 * United States Department of the Treasury
 * Wergen Chemicals

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Hall of Justice
 * Washington, D.C.
 * Nal Library
 * American Museum
 * Wadsworth Tunnel
 * Hawaii
 * Spain
 * South America
 * Andes
 * Krypton

Objects

 * TroubAlert
 * Bat-hook
 * Kryptonite
 * Wonder Woman's lasso

Vehicles

 * Transparent plane
 * Batmobile
 * S.S. Grayback

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 15, 1973 on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * The Super Friends are referred to as the Justice League.
 * This is the first time Superman appears as Clark Kent.
 * The American National Museum ended up being referred to exclusively as the American Museum.
 * The Nal Library, as it was referred to on the building, was verbally referred to as the Central Library.

Errors

 * The first time Colonel Wilcox refers to the Super Friends as gentlemen, he ignores the fact that there's also Wonder Woman. Even though he says "Gentlemen and Wonder Woman" the second time around, it's unclear why the writer(s) couldn't go back and fix it the first time.
 * Batman's chest insignia keeps on disappearing and reappearing while inside the strongroom.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * January 5, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Super Friends!: Season One, Volume One on DVD.