The Super Globetrotters
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| The Super Globetrotters | |
|---|---|
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| Network | NBC |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | September 8—December 1, 1979 |
| Run time | 30 minutes |
| Starring | Scatman Crothers Stu Gilliam Buster Jones Adam Wade Johnny Williams Frank Welker |
| Executive producer(s) | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Producer(s) | Art Scott Alex Lovy |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Writer(s) | Andy Heyward Tom Dagenais Rowby Goren Robert M. London Larry Parr |
| Director(s) | Ray Patterson Carl Urbano Oscar Dufau George Gordon Art Scott (voices) |
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The Super Globetrotters is an American action-comedy animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for NBC's Saturday morning children's programming. It ran in 1979, airing 13 episodes that spanned one season; episodes 8 to 13 were paired with Godzilla for The Godzilla/Globetrotters Adventure Hour. It was a spin-off of Harlem Globetrotters, which aired on CBS from 1970 to 1971.
The entire series has been released on DVD.
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
| Episode | Number | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Museum Man" | 1x01 | September 8, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Bwana Bob" | 1x02 | September 15, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus the Facelift" | 1x03 | September 22, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Whaleman" | 1x04 | September 29, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Robo and the Globots" | 1x05 | October 6, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Tattoo Man" | 1x06 | October 13, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Movie Man" | 1x07 | October 20, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus the Phantom Cowboy" | 1x08 | October 27, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus the Time Lord" | 1x09 | November 3, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Transylvania Terrors" | 1x10 | November 10, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Verus Bullmoose" | 1x11 | November 17, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Merlo the Magician" | 1x12 | November 24, 1979 |
| "The Super Globetrotters Versus Attila the Hun" | 1x13 | December 1, 1979 |
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 8, 1979 on NBC
Cast
- Scatman Crothers as Nate Branch/Liquid Man
- Stu Gilliam as Curly Neal/Super Sphere
- Buster Jones as Twiggy Sanders/Spaghetti Man
- Adam Wade as Sweet Lou Dunbar/Gizmo
- Johnny Williams as Geese Ausbie/Multi-Man
- Frank Welker as Crime Globe
