All-New Super Friends Hour
| The All-New Super Friends Hour | |
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| Also known as | 'Super Friends II' |
| Genre |
Adventure Animation Fantasy Sci-Fi |
| Created by |
E. Nelson Bridwell Carmine Infantino Julius Schwartz (consultants) |
| Developed by |
Dave Gibbons Gil Kane Alan Moore |
| Written by |
Dick Conway Willie Gilbert Orville H. Hampton Elana Lesser Duane Poole Dick Robbins Cliff Ruby John Strong Jeffrey Scott Mark Jones Robert Kanigher |
| Directed by | Charles A. Nichols |
| Creative director(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
| Starring |
Norman Alden Michael Bell Danny Dark Olan Soule Casey Kasem Louise "Liberty" Williams Shannon Farnon |
| Narrated by | William Woodson |
| Opening theme | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Camera setup | George Epperson Jerry Whittington Chuck Flekal Curt Hall Ron Jackso Jerry Smith |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions DC Comics |
| Distributor |
Taft Broadcasting (original) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (current) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Audio format | mono |
| Original release | September 10, 1977 – September 2, 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Super Friends (1973 TV series) |
| Followed by | Challenge of the Super Friends |
The All-New Superfriends Hour is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from September 10, 1977, to September 2nd, 1978, on ABC. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
The popularity of TV's Wonder Woman and The Six Million Dollar Man spurred network interest in reviving the Super Friends program, which had run in the 1973/1974 season. When it was again unveiled in 1977, more young children and teenagers than before tuned in, making The All-New Super Friends Hour a huge ratings success. The success prompted the ABC television network to plan a new and even more innovative series for the fall of 1978.
In this particular incarnation of the Super Friends, the DC Comic book legends Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman and Aquaman return to fight for justice. However, this time, they get help from the shape-shifting super-teens The Wonder Twins, along with their space-monkey Gleek.
The All-New Super Friends Hour featured four animated shorts per program which followed a basic format each week. The first segment of every show featured two of the heroes (for the purposes of the team-ups in the first and fourth segments, Batman and Robin were considered one hero) teaming up in a separate mini story. The second segment featured a story with the Wonder Twins. The typical plot is that teenagers engage in a specific anti-social activity like vandalism or hitchhiking, and the Twins are summoned to deal with it. Inevitably, the misbehaving teenagers find themselves in danger as a consequence of their misbehavior and the Twins rescue them.
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