The Roast

The Roast
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Network	NBC
Premiere date	January 25, 1979
Run time	48:43
Starring	Adam West; Burt Ward; Garrett Craig; Howard Murphy; Bill Nuckols; Barbara Joyce; Rod Haase; Danuta; Gabe Dell; Ed McMahon; Gary Owens
Music composed by	Fred Werner
Writer(s)	Mike Marmer; Peter Gallay
Director(s)	Bill Carruthers
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"The Roast" is the second and final episode of the Legends of the Superheroes specials. It aired on January 25, 1979 on NBC. It was written by Mike Marmer and Peter Gallay, produced and directed by Bill Carruthers.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Gary Owens
Captain Marvel	Garrett Craig
Green Lantern	Howard Murphy
Hawkman	Bill Nuckols
Huntress	Barbara Joyce
The Flash	Rod Haase
Black Canary	Danuta
Robin	Burt Ward
Batman	Adam West
Ed McMahon	Himself
Alice Cooper
Truman Capote
Weather Wizard	Jeff Altman
Esther Hall	Pat Carroll
Aunt Syl
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ghetto Man	Brad Sanders
Sammy Davis Jr.
Shazam
George Washington Carver
Doctor Sivana	Howard Morris
Retired Man	William Schallert
Rhoda Rooter	June Gable
The Atom	Alfie Wise
Giganta	A'leshia Brevard
Solomon Grundy	Mickey Morton
Sinestro	Charlie Callas
Father Knuckles
Zsa Zsa Garbor
Aunt Minerva	Ruth Buzzi Unavailable (young Aunt Minerva)
Mordru	Gabe Dell

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Hall of Heroes
  - New England (mentioned)
  - Florida (mentioned)
  - New York (indirectly mentioned)
    - Buffalo (mentioned)
    - Harlem (mentioned)
  - Pennyslvania (mentioned)
  - North Dakota (mentioned)
    - Fargo (mentioned)
  - Illinois
    - Peoria (mentioned)
  - California (indirectly mentioned)
    - San Juan Capistrano (mentioned)
  - Chicago (mentioned)
  - Massachusetts (indirectly mentioned)
    - Cambridge (indirectly mentioned)
    - Harvard University (mentioned)
  - Gotham City (mentioned)
    - Batcave (mentioned)
- Mexico (mentioned)
- Africa (indirectly mentioned)
  - Sahara Desert (mentioned)
Thanagar (mentioned)
The Moon (mentioned)

Objects

Green Lantern's power ring
Bud Weiser (mentioned)
Weather Wizard's wand
Message Center
Sinestro's power ring

Vehicles

Batmobile (mentioned)

Production

Development

The special was based on an idea by Sheldon Moldoff.

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1978.

Music

The music was composed by Fred Werner.

Crew credits

Associate producer: Joel Stein
Associate director: Chris Darley
Casting director: Lee Guardino
Art directors: Ed Flesh, Roger Speakman
Costume designer: Warden Neil
Special effects coordinator: Bob Hughes
Stunt coordinator: Buddy Joe Hooker
Production manager: Barry J. Koeb
Assistant to the producer: Barbara Roche
Production coordinator: Pamela Ryan
Talent coordinator: Judi Schecter
Production assistant: Samuel J. Baum
Stage managers: Jennifer Cobb, Ed Duzik
Unit manager: Howard G. Malley
Engineering supervisor: Bud Untiedt
Technical director: Bob Kemp
Lighting consultant: Red McKinnon
Lighting director: Marc Palius
Senior video technician: Richard Hissong
Audio technician: Doug Nelson
Cameramen: Jim Balden, Jack Denton, D.J. Diomedes, Ken Tamburri
Videotape editors: Harvey W. Berger, Andy Shubert
Special character make-up artist: Jack Young
Make-up artist: Rudy Horvatich
Studio supervisor: John McElveney
Animated effects: Image West, Limited
Remote videotape facilities: Compact Video Systems
Consultant: Sol Harrison
Executive producer: Joseph Barbera
Executive in charge of production: Louis M. "Deke" Heyward

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: January 25, 1979 on NBC

Behind the scenes

There was a subtle sex joke when Aunt Minerva considered the Flash for her sixth husband, but turned him down when he said he was the fatest man alive.
Just as with the last special, the Huntress is given the least to do. She might as well not have even been in either special.
Gary Owens is uncredited as the narrator.

Errors

Why would the Superheroes let the bad guys into their base? Especially when Mordru basically tried to kill them all.
How could Batman throw a pie at Mordru's face when he was just an image?
Even the main cast are credited as guest stars for some reason.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 19, 2010: Warner Archive Collection releases Legends of the Super Heroes on DVD.

References