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|released= [[September 10]]—[[December 10]], [[1977]]
|released= [[September 10]]—[[December 10]], [[1977]]
|run_time=  
|run_time=  
|starring= [[Olan Soule]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Shannon Farnon]]<br />[[Danny Dark]]<br />[[Norman Alden]]<br />[[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Liberty Williams]]<br />[[Bill Woodson]]
|starring= [[Danny Dark]]<br />[[Olan Soule]]<br />[[Casey Kasem]]<br />[[Shannon Farnon]]<br />[[Norman Alden]]<br />[[Michael Bell]]<br />[[Louise Williams|Liberty Williams]]<br />[[Bill Woodson]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]]
|producers= [[Iwao Takamoto]]<br />[[Art Scott]]
|producers=  
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]]
|writer= [[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Willie Gilbert]]<br />[[Owen Harris]]<br />[[Elana Lesser]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Dick Robbins]]<br />[[Cliff Ruby]]<br />[[John Stong]]<br />[[Jeff Maurer]]
|writer= [[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Willie Gilbert]]<br />[[Owen Harris]]<br />[[Elana Lesser]]<br />[[Duane Poole]]<br />[[Dick Robbins]]<br />[[Cliff Ruby]]<br />[[John Stong]]<br />[[Jeff Maurer]]
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|next= Challenge of the Superfriends
|next= Challenge of the Superfriends
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'''''The All-New Super Friends Hour''''', also known as '''''Super Friends''''', is an American animated superhero television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[DC Comics]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning line-up. It ran in [[1977]], airing 15 episodes that spanned one season. It was the second ''[[Super Friends (franchise)|Super Friends]]'' series after the original [[1973]] [[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|series of the same name]].
'''''The All-New Super Friends Hour''''', also known as '''''Super Friends''''', is an American animated superhero television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] and [[DC Comics]] for [[ABC]]'s Saturday morning line-up. It ran in [[1977]], airing a total of 15 episodes that spanned one season. It was the second ''[[Super Friends (franchise)|Super Friends]]'' series after the original [[1973]] [[Super Friends (1973 TV series)|series of the same name]].


The [[Super Friends|Super Friends/Justice League]] are joined by [[Wonder Twins|Zan and Jayna]], junior superheroes with actual superpowers (unlike the [[Junior Super Friends]]), along with their pet monkey, [[Gleek]], and a whole slew of guest stars, including newly created ethnic ones, which causes more problems than fixes them. Some of these additions, such as [[Apache Chief]] and [[Black Vulcan]], are spoofed by themselves on ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''.
The [[Super Friends (team)|Super Friends]] are joined by [[Wonder Twins|Zan and Jayna]], junior superheroes with actual superpowers (unlike the [[Junior Super Friends]]), along with their pet monkey, [[Gleek]], and a whole slew of guest stars, including newly created ethnic ones, which unintentionally causes more problems than fixes them. Some of these additions, such as [[Apache Chief]] and [[Black Vulcan]], are spoofed by themselves on the [[Adult Swim]] TV series ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law]]''.


==Production==
==Production==
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Episode
! Episode
! Number
! Original air date
! Original air date
|-
|-
| "[[The Brain Machine]]" / "[[The Joy Ride]]" / "[[The Invasion of the Earthors]]" / "[[The Whirlpool]]"
| 1x01
| 1x01
* "[[The Brain Machine]]"
* "[[The Joy Ride]]"
* "[[The Invasion of the Earthors]]"
* "[[The Whirlpool]]"
| [[September 10]], 1977
| [[September 10]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Secret Four]]" / "[[Tiger on the Loose]]" / "[[The Mysterious Time Creatures]]" / "[[The Antidote]]"
| 1x02
| 1x02
* "[[The Secret Four]]"
* "[[Tiger on the Loose]]"
* "[[The Mysterious Time Creatures]]"
* "[[The Antidote (Super Friends)|The Antidote]]"
| [[September 17]], 1977
| [[September 17]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[Invasion of the Hydronoids]]" / "[[Hitchike]]" / "[[City in a Bottle]]" / "[[Space Emergency]]"
| 1x03
| 1x03
* "[[Invasion of the Hydronoids]]"
* "[[Hitchhike]]"
* "[[City in a Bottle]]"
* "[[Space Emergency]]"
| [[September 22]], 1977
| [[September 22]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[Doctor Fright]]" / "[[Drag Race]]" / "[[Plant Creatures]]" / "[[Fire]]"
| 1x04
| 1x04
* "[[Doctor Fright]]"
* "[[Drag Race]]"
* "[[Day of the Plant Creatures]]"
* "[[Fire]]"
| [[October 1]], 1977
| [[October 1]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Monster of Dr. Droid]]" / "[[Vandals]]" / "[[Super Friends vs. Super Friends]]" / "[[Energy Mass]]"
| 1x05
| 1x05
* "[[The Monster of Dr. Droid]]"
* "[[Vandals]]"
* "[[Super Friends vs. Super Friends]]"
* "[[Energy Mass]]"
| [[October 8]], 1977
| [[October 8]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Enforcer]]" / "[[The Shark]]" / "[[Planet of the Neanderthals]]" / "[[Flood of Diamonds]]"
| 1x06
| 1x06
* "[[The Enforcer]]"
* "[[The Shark]]"
* "[[Planet of the Neanderthals]]"
* "[[Flood of Diamonds]]"
| [[October 15]], 1977
| [[October 15]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Invisible Menace]]" / "[[Initiation]]" / "[[Coming of the Arthropods]]" / "[[River of Doom]]"
| 1x07
| 1x07
* "[[The Invisible Menace]]"
* "[[Initiation]]"
* "[[Coming of the Arthropods]]"
* "[[River of Doom]]"
| [[October 22]], 1977
| [[October 22]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[Attack of the Giant Squid]]" / "[[Game of Chicken (Super Friends)|Game of Chicken]]" / "[[The Water Beast]]" / "[[Volcano]]"
| 1x08
| 1x08
* "[[Attack of the Giant Squid]]"
* "[[Game of Chicken (Super Friends)|Game of Chicken]]"
* "[[The Water Beast]]"
* "[[Volcano]]"
| [[October 29]], 1977
| [[October 29]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Collector]]" / "[[Handicap]]" / "[[The Mind Maidens]]" / "[[Alaska Peril]]"
| 1x09
| 1x09
* "[[The Collector]]"
* "[[Handicap]]"
* "[[The Mind Maidens]]"
* "[[Alaska Peril]]"
| [[November 5]], 1977
| [[November 5]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Fifty Foot Woman]]" / "[[Cheating]]" / "[[Exploration: Earth]]" / "[[Attack of the Killer Bees]]"
| 1x10
| 1x10
* "[[The Fifty Foot Woman]]"
* "[[Cheating]]"
* "[[Exploration: Earth]]"
* "[[Attack of the Killer Bees]]"
| [[November 12]], 1977
| [[November 12]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[Forbidden Power]]" / "[[Pressure Point]]" / "[[The Lionmen]]" / "[[The Day of the Rats]]"
| 1x11
| 1x11
* "[[Forbidden Power]]"
* "[[Pressure Point]]"
* "[[The Lionmen]]"
* "[[The Day of the Rats]]"
| [[November 19]], 1977
| [[November 19]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Man Beasts of Xra]]" / "[[Prejudice]]" / "[[Tiny World of Terror (Super Friends)|Tiny World of Terror]]" / "[[Tibetan Raiders]]"
| 1x12
| 1x12
* "[[The Man Beasts of Xra]]"
* "[[Prejudice]]"
* "[[Tiny World of Terror (Super Friends)|Tiny World of Terror]]"
* "[[Tibetan Raiders]]"
| [[November 24]], 1977
| [[November 24]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[Frozen Peril]]" / "[[Dangerous Prank]]" / "[[The Mummy of Nazca]]" / "[[Cable Car Rescue]]"
| 1x13
| 1x13
* "[[Frozen Peril]]"
* "[[Dangerous Prank]]"
* "[[The Mummy of Nazca]]"
* "[[Cable Car Rescue]]"
| [[November 26]], 1977
| [[November 26]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Marsh Monster]]" / "[[The Runaways]]" / "[[Will the World Collide?]]" / "[[Time Rescue]]"
| 1x14
| 1x14
* "[[The Marsh Monster]]"
* "[[The Runaways (Super Friends)|The Runaways]]"
* "[[Will the World Collide?]]"
* "[[Time Rescue]]"
| [[December 3]], 1977
| [[December 3]], 1977
|-
|-
| "[[The Protector]]" / "[[Stowaways (Super Friends)|Stowaways]]" / "[[The Ghost]]" / "[[Rampage]]"
| 1x15
| 1x15
* "[[The Protector]]"
* "[[Stowaways (Super Friends)|Stowaways]]"
* "[[The Ghost]]"
* "[[Rampage]]"
| [[December 10]], 1977
| [[December 10]], 1977
|}
|}
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* [[Norman Alden]] as [[Aquaman]]
* [[Norman Alden]] as [[Aquaman]]
* [[Michael Bell]] as [[Zan]] and [[Gleek]]
* [[Michael Bell]] as [[Zan]] and [[Gleek]]
* [[Liberty Williams]] as [[Jayna]]
* [[Louise Williams|Liberty Williams]] as [[Jayna]]
* [[Bill Woodson]] as the Narrator (uncredited)
* [[Bill Woodson]] as the Narrator (uncredited)


Latest revision as of 12:34, 9 March 2024

The All-New Super Friends Hour
ANSFH title card.png
I assure you, it's called The All-New Super Friends Hour.
Network ABC
Production company Hanna-Barbera
DC Comics
Distributor Taft Broadcasting
Original release September 10—December 10, 1977
Starring Danny Dark
Olan Soule
Casey Kasem
Shannon Farnon
Norman Alden
Michael Bell
Liberty Williams
Bill Woodson
Executive producer(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Music composed by Hoyt Curtin
Writer(s) Dick Conway
Willie Gilbert
Owen Harris
Elana Lesser
Duane Poole
Dick Robbins
Cliff Ruby
John Stong
Jeff Maurer
Director(s) Charles A. Nichols
Wally Burr (voices)
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The All-New Super Friends Hour, also known as Super Friends, is an American animated superhero television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics for ABC's Saturday morning line-up. It ran in 1977, airing a total of 15 episodes that spanned one season. It was the second Super Friends series after the original 1973 series of the same name.

The Super Friends are joined by Zan and Jayna, junior superheroes with actual superpowers (unlike the Junior Super Friends), along with their pet monkey, Gleek, and a whole slew of guest stars, including newly created ethnic ones, which unintentionally causes more problems than fixes them. Some of these additions, such as Apache Chief and Black Vulcan, are spoofed by themselves on the Adult Swim TV series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

Production

Development

Music

The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Episodes

Episode Original air date
1x01 September 10, 1977
1x02 September 17, 1977
1x03 September 22, 1977
1x04 October 1, 1977
1x05 October 8, 1977
1x06 October 15, 1977
1x07 October 22, 1977
1x08 October 29, 1977
1x09 November 5, 1977
1x10 November 12, 1977
1x11 November 19, 1977
1x12 November 24, 1977
1x13 November 26, 1977
1x14 December 3, 1977
1x15 December 10, 1977

Cast

References

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