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Daniel Destroys…

When I was a kid in the late 70’s, my favorite show was Challenge of the Super Friends.

I don’t mean it was my favorite iteration of the Super Friends or that it was my favorite Saturday morning cartoon, I mean it was my favorite show on TV. I’m a geek going waaaay back, folks. This show came out in 1978, when I was three and a half – and if my own kid is any indication, I knew exactly what was what even then. By the time my daughter was three, she could name all the core members of the Justice League, and when asked at the comic book shop who wears the yellow power ring, she said Sinestro.

To all you 3, 4 and 5 year old boys out there who will grow up and want to date her – you’re welcome. Her geek training has begun.

So yeah, I’m a geek going way back. And thanks to the magic of DVD and the interwebs, I can relive those shows and pass them along to my kids… and make fun of them mercilessly.

Credit where credit is due: I was inspired to do this by Ron “Aalgar” Watt’s similar treatment of the G1 Transformers series. Check out his YouTube channel for all the Transformery goodness.

the Super Friends

From Wikipedia:

Super Friends was an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.

The name of the program, and the JLA members featured with the Super Friends, have been variously represented (such as Super Friends and Challenge of the Super Friends for example) at different points in its broadcast history.

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When animation company Hanna-Barbera licensed the animation rights to the DC Comics characters and adapted the Justice League of America comic book for television, it made several changes in the transition, not the least of which was the change of name to Super Friends. Nevertheless, team members sometimes referred to themselves as the Justice League on the show. The violence common in superhero comics was toned down for a younger audience, as well as to fit with the restrictive broadcast standards regarding violence in 1970s children’s television.

Daniel M. Clark

About me, huh? Well… I’m a father of two, I live in Texas (sadly), and I’m a comic book geek. I’m also a pathetic inconsistent blogger, a co-founder/co-host of an awesome podcast – Geek Dads Weekly – and an affiliate marketer. I enjoy candlelit dinners, walks on the beach, and fine wine. And I like making shit up, like I did with that last sentence. I once defended a small South American village from a swarm of goats armed with only two feet of Cat-5 patch cable and a glass of water. That, on the other hand, is true. As far as you know.