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|distributor= Taft Broadcasting | |distributor= Taft Broadcasting | ||
|released= September 9, 1967 | |released= [[September 9]], [[1967]]—[[September 21]], [[1968]] | ||
|run_time= 20 minutes | |run_time= 20 minutes | ||
|starring= [[Gerald Mohr]]<br />[[Jo Ann Plfug]]<br />[[Jac Flounders]]<br />[[Paul Frees]] | |starring= [[Gerald Mohr]]<br />[[Jo Ann Plfug]]<br />[[Jac Flounders]]<br />[[Paul Frees]] | ||
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'''''Fantastic Four''''', also known as '''''The Fantastic Four''''' and '''''Fantastic 4''''', is an American animated action-adventure television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning block. It ran from 1967 | '''''Fantastic Four''''', also known as '''''The Fantastic Four''''' and '''''Fantastic 4''''', is an American animated action-adventure television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera Productions]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning block. It ran from [[1967]] to [[1968]], airing nineteen episodes. It is an adaptation of the ''Fantastic Four'' comics published by the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics Group]]. | ||
The series revolves around the near faithful adaptations from the comic books, with the [[Fantastic Four]], a superhero team (consisting of [[Mister Fantastic]], the [[Invisible Girl]], the [[Human Torch]], and [[The Thing]]), who live together in their [[Manhattan]] headquarters of [[Baxter Building]]. From there, they work to defend the island as well as the world from native despots to otherworldly beings only they can defeat. | The series revolves around the near faithful adaptations from the comic books, with the [[Fantastic Four]], a superhero team (consisting of [[Mister Fantastic]], the [[Invisible Girl]], the [[Human Torch]], and [[The Thing]]), who live together in their [[Manhattan]] headquarters of [[Baxter Building]]. From there, they work to defend the island as well as the world from native despots to otherworldly beings only they can defeat. | ||
In 1973, Hanna-Barbera would find more success with adapting stories from [[DC Comics]], although they eventually did do [[The Thing (segments)|another cartoon]] based on a Marvel Comics property in 1979, again based on ''Fantastic Four'', although wildly different from the source material, which now only revolved around The Thing, who could revert back to being human, but could only in a regressed teenage body, called Benjy Grimm, by using special rings, none of which makes any sense, yet had 26 nonsensical episodes about it. | In 1973, Hanna-Barbera would find more success with adapting stories from [[DC Comics]], although they eventually did do [[The Thing (segments)|another cartoon]] based on a Marvel Comics property in [[1979]], again based on ''Fantastic Four'', although wildly different from the source material, which now only revolved around The Thing, who could revert back to being human, but could only in a regressed teenage body, called Benjy Grimm, by using special rings, none of which makes any sense, yet had 26 nonsensical episodes about it. | ||
The series was not released on VHS, and has yet to be released on DVD or even be made available to purchase through Video on Demand sites like Amazon, or even the streaming subscription service Disney+, due to the simple fact of legal ownership of the singular show versus the property as a whole, which is owned by WarnerMedia (aka the enemy), and The Walt Disney Company, respectively. | The series was not released on VHS, and has yet to be released on DVD or even be made available to purchase through Video on Demand sites like Amazon, or even the streaming subscription service Disney+, due to the simple fact of legal ownership of the singular show versus the property as a whole, which is owned by WarnerMedia (aka the enemy), and The Walt Disney Company, respectively. | ||
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===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The | The score was composed by [[Ted Nichols]]. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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| "[[Menace of the Mole Men]]" | | "[[Menace of the Mole Men]]" | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| September 9, 1967 | | [[September 9]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Diablo (episode)|Diablo]]" | | "[[Diablo (episode)|Diablo]]" | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
| September 16, 1967 | | [[September 16]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Way It All Began]]" | | "[[The Way It All Began]]" | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
| September 23, 1967 | | [[September 23]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Invasion of the Super Skrulls]]" | | "[[Invasion of the Super Skrulls]]" | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
| September 30, 1967 | | [[September 30]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Klaws]]" / "[[The Red Ghost (episode)|The Red Ghost]]" | | "[[Klaws]]" / "[[The Red Ghost (episode)|The Red Ghost]]" | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
| October 7, 1967 | | [[October 7]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Prisoners of Planet X]]" | | [[Prisoners of Planet X]]" | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
| October 14, 1967 | | [[October 14]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[It Started on Yancy Street]]" | | "[[It Started on Yancy Street]]" | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
| October 21, 1967 | | [[October 21]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Three Predictions of Dr. Doom]]" | | "[[Three Predictions of Dr. Doom]]" | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
| October 28, 1967 | | [[October 28]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Behold, a Distant Star]]" | | "[[Behold, a Distant Star]]" | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
| November 4, 1967 | | [[November 4]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Demon in the Deep]]" | | "[[Demon in the Deep]]" | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
| November 11, 1967 | | [[November 11]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Danger in the Depths]]" | | "[[Danger in the Depths]]" | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
| November 18, 1967 | | [[November 18]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Return of the Moleman]]" | | "[[Return of the Moleman]]" | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
| November 25, 1967 | | [[November 25]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Rama-Tut (episode)|Rama-Tut]]" | | "[[Rama-Tut (episode)|Rama-Tut]]" | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
| December 8, 1967 | | [[December 8]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Galactus (episode)|Galactus]]" | | "[[Galactus (episode)|Galactus]]" | ||
| 1x14 | | 1x14 | ||
| December 16, 1967 | | [[December 16]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Micro World of Dr. Doom]]" | | "[[The Micro World of Dr. Doom]]" | ||
| 1x15 | | 1x15 | ||
| December 30, 1967 | | [[December 30]], 1967 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst]]" | | "[[Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst]]" | ||
| 1x16 | | 1x16 | ||
| January 6, 1968 | | [[January 6]], 1968 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Mysterious Molecule Man]]" | | "[[The Mysterious Molecule Man]]" | ||
| 1x17 | | 1x17 | ||
| January 13, 1968 | | [[January 13]], 1968 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Terrible Tribunal]]" | | "[[The Terrible Tribunal]]" | ||
| 1x18 | | 1x18 | ||
| September 14, 1968 | | [[September 14]], 1968 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Deadly Director]]" | | "[[The Deadly Director]]" | ||
| 1x19 | | 1x19 | ||
| September 21, 1968 | | [[September 21]], 1968 | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 08:18, 15 October 2021
- This article is about the TV series. For the team, see Fantastic Four.
Fantastic Four | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Network | ABC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
Original release | September 9, 1967—September 21, 1968 |
Run time | 20 minutes |
Starring | Gerald Mohr Jo Ann Plfug Jac Flounders Paul Frees |
Producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music composed by | Ted Nichols |
Writer(s) | Phil Hahn Jack Hanharan |
Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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Alternate title card. |
Fantastic Four, also known as The Fantastic Four and Fantastic 4, is an American animated action-adventure television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for ABC's Saturday morning block. It ran from 1967 to 1968, airing nineteen episodes. It is an adaptation of the Fantastic Four comics published by the Marvel Comics Group.
The series revolves around the near faithful adaptations from the comic books, with the Fantastic Four, a superhero team (consisting of Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch, and The Thing), who live together in their Manhattan headquarters of Baxter Building. From there, they work to defend the island as well as the world from native despots to otherworldly beings only they can defeat.
In 1973, Hanna-Barbera would find more success with adapting stories from DC Comics, although they eventually did do another cartoon based on a Marvel Comics property in 1979, again based on Fantastic Four, although wildly different from the source material, which now only revolved around The Thing, who could revert back to being human, but could only in a regressed teenage body, called Benjy Grimm, by using special rings, none of which makes any sense, yet had 26 nonsensical episodes about it.
The series was not released on VHS, and has yet to be released on DVD or even be made available to purchase through Video on Demand sites like Amazon, or even the streaming subscription service Disney+, due to the simple fact of legal ownership of the singular show versus the property as a whole, which is owned by WarnerMedia (aka the enemy), and The Walt Disney Company, respectively.
Production
Development
Music
The score was composed by Ted Nichols.
Episodes
Episode | Number | Air date |
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"Menace of the Mole Men" | 1x01 | September 9, 1967 |
"Diablo" | 1x02 | September 16, 1967 |
"The Way It All Began" | 1x03 | September 23, 1967 |
"Invasion of the Super Skrulls" | 1x04 | September 30, 1967 |
"Klaws" / "The Red Ghost" | 1x05 | October 7, 1967 |
Prisoners of Planet X" | 1x06 | October 14, 1967 |
"It Started on Yancy Street" | 1x07 | October 21, 1967 |
"Three Predictions of Dr. Doom" | 1x08 | October 28, 1967 |
"Behold, a Distant Star" | 1x09 | November 4, 1967 |
"Demon in the Deep" | 1x10 | November 11, 1967 |
"Danger in the Depths" | 1x11 | November 18, 1967 |
"Return of the Moleman" | 1x12 | November 25, 1967 |
"Rama-Tut" | 1x13 | December 8, 1967 |
"Galactus" | 1x14 | December 16, 1967 |
"The Micro World of Dr. Doom" | 1x15 | December 30, 1967 |
"Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst" | 1x16 | January 6, 1968 |
"The Mysterious Molecule Man" | 1x17 | January 13, 1968 |
"The Terrible Tribunal" | 1x18 | September 14, 1968 |
"The Deadly Director" | 1x19 | September 21, 1968 |
Cast
- Gerald Mohr as Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards
- Jo Ann Pflug as Invisible Girl/Sue Richards
- Jac Flounders as Human Torch/Johnny Storm
- Paul Frees as The Thing/Ben Grimm