The new adventures of the wonder twins superfriends wiki. Now with the addition of firestorm, the super friends oppose the. In the super friends animated series, wonder dog is portrayed as the petsidekick of wendy and marvin. This is fantastic news for super friends fans every where who have been waiting very patiently for the rest of the super friends seasons to finally be released on dvd. The new adventures of the wonder twins aired in 2007. Later, the super friends must thwart a madmans plan to turn earth into the planet of the neanderthals. Legacy of super powers coming to dvd on october 8th. Mostly ran with reruns originally, which helps explain it. They werent missed in the challenge of the super friends episodes. The super friends investigate when the invisible menace causes the disappearance of a professor and his latest invention. The allnew super friends hour tv series 19771978 imdb.
The allnew super friends hour featured 45 animated shorts and 15 regular episodes per program which followed a basic format each week. Its a wonder the wonder twins didnt get us all killed feb 16, 2008 10. The super friends are summoned to save the worlds monuments from the collector. Powerful super heroes batman, robin, superman, wonder woman, aquaman, wonder twins zan and jayna and their rascally blue space monkey gleek battle evil, protect humanity and save the world from. In the normal universe, superman is attempting to stop the volcano from erupting, while in a mysterious alternate universe, supermans evil counterpart is attempting to cause the volcano to erupt.
This version of wonder dog also appeared in the first six issues of the. He appears in all 16 episodes of the original television series. Zan has the ability to morph into any form of water, while jayna can transform into any. Superman, batman and aquaman had each previously appeared in their own animated series produced by filmation, and voice talent from these prior programs was brought over to work on the new show. The super friends are summoned to save the worlds monuments. The wonder twins zan and jayna are a fictional extraterrestrial twin brother and sister. Nelson bridwell writer and ramona fradon artist, zan and jayna are exorian metas, genetic throwbacks to an ancient race of exorian shapeshifters. Later, the wonder twins help a boy learn about cheating. One of the wonder twins, she is an alien from the planet exxor who joined the super friends. Pied piper from space aquaman becomes a hypnoslave of the wonder twins. That had to be why they were there, even the super friends wouldnt send two unarmed special needs kids and their blue monkey into a fight. This is the 19811982 season, which had only 6 half hour episodes, broken down into 18 seven minute. The super friends save the country from the fifty foot woman. Then, gleek and the wonder twins work quickly to save a town from a volcanic eruption.
It was produced by hannabarbera productions and is based on the justice league and associated comic book characters published by dc comics. The wonder twins uniform before they had the emblem gifted to them by superman. The super friends aid a noble leader threatened by his nemesis, the enforcer. With the wonder twins captured by darkon, batman and robin must free the twin heroes as the other super friends tackle darkon and his troopers. Gleek is a fictional character appearing in the animated series super friends and its related spinoffs. Super friends first aired on abc on september 8, 1973, featuring the well known dc characters superman, batman and robin, wonder woman, and aquaman. Debuting on abc on september 8th, 1973, the super friends concept would go through various incarnations providing dc comics fans adventures through 1985 on abc. Little background is provided for the wonder twins in the super friends cartoon, save that they are. The wonder twins are zan and jayna, alien siblings from the planet exxor with shapeshifting. These are the shows within the superfriends series, these do not include any spinoffs of the show.
It was the fifth incarnation of the super friends series following super friends 1973, the allnew super. The lost episodes 19731985 starring danny dark, shannon farnon, casey kasem, olan soule, ted knight, frank welker on dc universe. The wonder twins were an attempt to do the same thing, with super powers. Lastly, samurai and aquaman save a village from an attack of the killer bees. The only two exceptions are a mirror universe and an homage to superman. He was a comic relief character and the pet of wonder twins zan and jayna. Nelson bridwell and artists ramona fradon and bob smith, the.
The wonder twins first appeared on the allnew super friends hour on television in 1977 and also made their comic debut. Superman is lured into an abandoned department store where he is forced to marry a mannequin version of lois lane wearing a kryptonite weddi mxyzptlk appears to torment the super friends by having its. These shorts, featured the wonder twins, zan and jayna, in a far more comedic way. It parodied the original cartoons shown in the allnew super friends hour. Shortly before the super friends series was developed, superman and wonder woman also gueststarred in two episodes of the brady kids, while batman and robin appeared in two episodes of the. Join your favorite super heroes batman, robin, superman, wonder woman and aquaman as. Wasting no time since recently releasing season 5 of super friends on dvd, warner brothers presents us with a dvd release of season 6, entitled. Finally, in return of the atlantis, even the super friends need additional help when an underwater city rises to the surface and the inhabitants attack the nations capitol. This is a parody of the wonder twins characters as were originally shown in the cartoon series super friends. The episodes on this series are laid out with 4 segments. Finally, in return of the atlantis, even the super friends need additional help top an attack. It was produced by hannabarbera and was based on the justice league of america jla and associated comic book characters published by dc comics. The allnew super friends hour featured four animated shorts per program.
The first is a short episode with the core super friends superman, wonder woman, aquaman, and batmanrobin, and the second one is a short adventure with the wonder twins. Green lantern and aquaman save miners trapped in a flood of diamonds. Unlike wendy and marvin, zan and jayna had actual super powers. It was a collection of 5 shorts, that were part of adult swim, shown on the official website these shorts, featured the wonder twins, zan and jayna, in a far more comedic way. Next, the wonder twins rescue two boastful boys from the shark. Lastly, green lantern and aquaman race to save miners trapped in a flood of diamonds. Next, the super friends must save the planet from the worlds most brilliant and dangerous woman, medulla, and the mind maidens. The super friends went to exxor in issues 21 and 46 and to atlantis in issue 27 and gorilla city in issue 30. After you watch the wonder twins wander into lava, make shitty puns, and lose a fight to a parked bicycle, youll actually start cheering for aquaman. The wonder twins are zan and jayna, alien siblings from the planet exxor with shapeshifting ability, but they can only activate them when they touch hands.
Little background is provided for the wonder twins in the super friends cartoon, save that they are superheroesintraining that are friends of the super friends and were born on november 6. Then, the wonder twins help a polio victim to realize he is strong despite his handicap. Super friends is an american animated series about a team of superheroes which ran. Super friends is an american animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1980 to 1982 on abc. First, the super friends must stop destructive termites from venus. The series was successful enough to merit a super friends comic book series helmed by e.
He debuted in the allnew super friends hour, which first aired september 10, 1977. The eruption occurs, causing the two supermen to exc mount vesuvius is in danger of erupting. Gleeks vocalizations were provided by michael bell who also voiced zan. Then, gleek and the wonder twins work quickly to save two boys, and an entire town, from a volcanic eruption. The wonder twins discover that the monster is laying eggs and will soon have baby chicks. The first segment of every show featured two of the heroes for the purposes of the teamups in the first and fourth segments, batman and robin were considered one hero teaming up in a separate mini story. As many are already aware, the 1979 season, worlds greatest super friends is currently available exclusively at all target stores across the country. Superman suggests that the rest of the superfriends try. Mxyzptlk appears to torment the super friends by having its primary members participate in the filming of his movie the rise and fall of the super friends.
A team of the greatest dc comics superheroes protects earth with the help of a pair of alien sibling apprentices. Gleek is the pet of the alien wonder twins, zan and jayna. With norman alden, michael bell, danny dark, shannon farnon. The crime syndicate of america sometimes abbreviated as csa first appeared in justice league of america, vol. It is 5 very short episodes joined together into one. There was much more dark comedy elements in these episodes. Crisis on infinite earths saved its most audacious cameo. Their individual cartoons werent that great and their inclusion with the big group didnt add much.
The third episode is the longest of the collection and often the highlight of the show. Dirk and stan bump fists and say, wonder twin powers, activate. After the third series, it was reduced to 22 minutes and ever so often expanded cast of characters by featuring other jla heroes joining the main five super friends superman, wonder woman, aquaman, batman and robin on a semiregular basis. Wendy, marvin, and wonder dog were dropped from this and all future tv iterations of super friends, and were replaced by wonder twins zan and jayna, and their pet monkey, gleek. Super friends is an american animated television series about a team of superheros, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on abc as part of its saturday morning cartoon lineup.
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