Legends of the Superheroes
| Legends of the Superheroes | |
|---|---|
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| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera DC Comics |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
| Original release | January 18—January 25, 1979 |
| Run time | 23 minutes |
| Narrated by | Gary Owens |
| Starring | Adam West Burt Ward Garrett Craig Howard Murphy Bill Nuckols Barbara Joyce Rod Haase Danuta |
| Executive producer(s) | Joseph Barbera |
| Music composed by | Fred Werner |
| Writer(s) | Mike Marmer Peter Gallay |
| Director(s) | Bill Carruthers |
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Legends of the Superheroes is an American live-action action-comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics for NBC. It aired in 1979, only lasting two episodes or specials, with further specials canceled due to a lack of interest from the producers and the poor quality of writing from the specials already produced.[1] Although not directly linked to the Super Friends series, it is heavily inspired by it.
Production
Development
Casting
Garrett Chase had met with director Bill Carruthers, hoping to get some of his jokes into the script, but was denied him as they were two days before shooting. Instead, Chase was offered the part of Captain Marvel.
Filming
They were both copyrighted in 1978, suggesting they were both filmed a year before they aired.
Music
The music was composed by Fred Werner.
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date |
|---|---|
| 1x01 | January 18, 1979 |
| 1x02 | January 25, 1979 |
Release
Premiere dates of countries are in order of release:
- United States: January 18, 1979 at 8:00 pm on NBC
Cast
- Adam West as Batman
- Burt Ward as Robin
- Garrett Craig as Captain Marvel
- Howard Murphy as Green Lantern
- Bill Nuckols as Hawkman
- Barbara Joyce as Huntress
- Rod Haase as The Flash
- Danuta as Black Canary
In popular culture
- In an allusion to "The Roast," in the Batman: The Brave and the Bold episode "Crisis: 22,300 Miles Above Earth!," the Joker hosts his Superhero Celebrity Roast in a Gotham warehouse for his fellow supervillains reminiscent of the Legion of Doom, where he has kidnapped Batman to be roasted, both figuratively and literally. One of the guest roasters is celebrity Jeff Ross, held at gunpoint.
Merchandise
Home media
On January 19, 2020, Warner Archive Collection released both specials on DVD together as Legends of the Super Heroes.
References
- ^ Noble, Marc (September 23, 2011). "Super '70s and '80s: "Legends of the Superheroes"—the actors, part 2 of 2". Noblemania. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
