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
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||
Organizations
- The Superheroes
- Legion of Doom
- NAACP (mentioned)
- Guardians of the Universe (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Hall of Heroes
- New England (mentioned)
- Florida (mentioned)
- New York (indirectly 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)
- United States
- 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
Garrett Craig, who played Captain Marvel, wasn't very professional in the way he kissed Ruth Buzzi, accidentally getting carried away and French kissing her.[1]
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 at 8:00 pm 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.
In popular culture
- 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.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 19, 2010: Warner Archive Collection releases Legends of the Super Heroes on DVD.
References
- ^ Noble, Marc (September 22, 2011). "Super '70s and '80s: "Legends of the Superheroes"—the actors, part 1 of 2". Noblemania. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
