tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104507168262096769.post7140333390350275850..comments2023-08-06T07:53:01.992-04:00Comments on Superhero Shows: Super History of Superman: Super Friends (1973-86)Hero Supremehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05019747099447811654noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5104507168262096769.post-54601058660143870692013-10-16T12:50:26.810-04:002013-10-16T12:50:26.810-04:00This is Superman at his best, as the leader of The...This is Superman at his best, as the leader of The Superfriends. He could do the job, himself, but he allows his fellow Justice Leaguers to contribute however they can to quell emergencies, apprehend the bad guys and to help people in trouble. The Superfriends ran for 13 years and the combination of camp, morals, adventure, mystery, sci-fi, fantasy, teenage sidekicks and pets(a dog, then later a monkey), in addition to standing the test of time(trends that include mystery-solving teens to sidekicks to fantasy), struck a charm with viewers and provided something for everyone to watch. That same kind of formula carried over into adventure cartoons in first-run syndication. Of all the animated adventure programs that Hanna-Barbera produced, during it's 40+ years in operation, although not a studio original, The Superfriends was clearly H-B's longest-running and most successful animated adventure program, and in the process, helped to spurn what would be the eventual merging of Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros. Animation Studios(Cartoon Network Studios was spun off, after H-B merged with WB). The Superfriends began as a result of another long-running animated program that Hanna-Barbera was producing, namely Scooby-Doo(1969-86), as Batman & Robin appeared in the episodes, The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair and The Caped Crusader Caper, which CBS aired in 1972. At the same time, both Superman and Wonder Woman appeared on Filmation Studio's The Brady Kids on ABC. September 8, 1973 is when The Superfriends premiered on ABC and ran for a total of 13 years with various follow-up programs. Ironically, The Superfriends was one of a handful of long-running Saturday morning programs on the air during both the 1970's and 1980's, that included Scooby-Doo, The Bugs Bunny-Road Runner Show(1968-85), Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids(1972-85), Pink Panther(1969-79), The Archies(1968-78), Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle(1976-84), various Flintstones spinoffs, including Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm/The Flintstones Comedy Show(1971-76) and Fred & Barney/The Flintstones Funnies(1979-84), The Smurfs(1981-90), Alvin & the Chipmunks(1983-91), Jim Henson's Muppet Babies(1984-92), The Gummi Bears(1985-91) and Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends(1981-86). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com