"Superfriends: Volume Two" DVD Talkback (Spoilers)

[James Harvey]

Superfriends: Volume Two


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Synopsis: Only the combined superpowers of Earth's greatest heroes can stop the unthinkable dangers that jeopardize humanity in these 16 episodes from the beloved animated TV series. Superman, Batman and Robin, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and Zan and Jayna battle villains from the darkest regions of outer space to the depths of the ocean in their fight for truth and justice. They face extraordinary perils at the core of the Earth and defy the laws of nature to shrink to microscopic size to defeat a radioactive monster. Even Dracula returns from the grave to challenge the Super Friends to a showdown. And with this exciting compilation that boasts cool extras, you can join the Super Friends for the ultimate victory celebration.

Discuss This DVD!

[Chris Wood]

I enjoyed the review, but what I really wanted to know is.... which episodes are on this DVD?? Which season??

[Mister Intensity]

The first half hour of Challenge of the Superfriends with the Wonder Twins, the so-called "lost episodes" from 1978.

Mister Intensity

[The Hulk]

It's still great to see these episodes on dvd especially for the humor value. Gotta love Super Friends...Does anyone know how many volumes of this series they are going to make?

[Chris Wood]

The first half hour of Challenge of the Superfriends with the Wonder Twins, the so-called "lost episodes" from 1978.

Mister Intensity

Er, I don't get it. Weren't all the Challenge episodes on Volume 1?

[Mister Intensity]

Challenge of the Superfriends (1978) was an hour long show featuring two half-hour segments. Half-hour one featured the main seven Superfriends and Gleek facing a variety of menaces, allens, monsters, and the ocassional Superman villain. Half-hour two was the Legion of Doom episodes that many people referred to as the Challenge episodes.

The first box set featured the Challenge episodes from half-hour two, while the second box set featured half hour one from the same year. So far the entire 1978-1979 season has been released but as of yet there is no release dates for the rest of the series.

Mister Intensity

[Chris Wood]

Challenge of the Superfriends (1978) was an hour long show featuring two half-hour segments. Half-hour one featured the main seven Superfriends and Gleek facing a variety of menaces, allens, monsters, and the ocassional Superman villain. Half-hour two was the Legion of Doom episodes that many people referred to as the Challenge episodes.

The first box set featured the Challenge episodes from half-hour two, while the second box set featured half hour one from the same year. So far the entire 1978-1979 season has been released but as of yet there is no release dates for the rest of the series.

Mister Intensity

Ah, thanks. Well at least they've released the best season in its entirety.

[Tobias]

Words cannot describe hilariousness of 'The Ballod of Zan & Jayna'. I love this set, as I haven't seen these episodes since the early 80's. Here's hoping 'The Legendary Super Powers Show' is the next series released.

[Willowhugger]

Noteworthy is the fact that there's a hell of a lot of collateral damage done by the enemies in these cartoons. Less violent my posterior...

[Antiyonder]

Since the following Superfriends series are 8 episodes long:
The World's Greatest Superfriends
Superfriends The Legendary Super Powers Show
The Super Power Team Galactic Guardians

I wonder if them might all be released in a 3 disc set?

[STARTOUNZ]

Well I'm definitely pleased with the Volume 2 set mainly because I'm now able to see some of the episodes have haven't even aired on Boomerang or Cartoon Network. Among them are Invasion of the Brain Creatures, Wanted: Batman, Dead or Alive, The Incredible Space Circus, Battle of the Gods, Journey Through Inner Space, and The Rise and Fall of the SuperFriends, the first episode that featured Mr. Myxzptlk. The other episodes were pretty much edited when they aired as part of the Superman/Batman Adventures (which occasionally airs on BOOM as well), so it's good to have these here as well, especially since they're unedited. Some of them may look a little corny these days, but they're certainly worth the view. :)

[Chris Wood]

Does this set contain Wonder Twins shorts?

[STARTOUNZ]

Does this set contain Wonder Twins shorts?No. As Mr. Intensity said, these were the half-hour episodes from 1978 that aired after the Challenge of the SF series. The Wonder Twins and other shorts were from the previous year's All-New SuperFriends Hour. One of this set's bonus features does profile the Wonder Twins, but I haven't seen it yet. I was focused mainly on seeing the above-mentioned episode that haven't been broadcast since their original airings.

[Hockey Mask]

1973 Super Friends (Marvin, Wendy, Wonderdog)

1977 The All-New Super Friends Hour (3 shorts, a half hour episode AND safety tips, crafts, and decoders)

1978 Challenge of the Super Friends (1st half hour is DVD Vol 2/ 2nd half hour was DVD Vol. 1-->Legion of Doom)

1979 The World's Greatest Super Friends (mostly adaptions of classic stories; Oz, Lord of the Rings, etc.)

1980 The Super Friends Hour (Three new shorts per episode with a half hour rerun)

1981 Super Friends (Three new shorts per episode)

1982 Never aired episodes (3 new shorts per episode-->not aired until the 90's in the US)

1984 Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Team (Firestorm/Darkseid)

1985 The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (Cyborg)

At the conclusion of this year's JLU there will have been 293 episodes/"stories" of JLA/SuperFriends/JL/JLU animated for television.:D