Tag: Super Friends

This is part of my weekly Saturday Morning installment dedicated to archiving and commenting on the wonderful “what else can we put in here to make it an hour” ridiculousness that is the cartoon series, Super Friends.

Season 1 – Episode 10: “The Fantastic Frerps”

Airdate was November 10, 1973.

Short Synopsis: This episode didn’t mess around – BOOM – we’re introduced to “King Plasto” and his personal jester, Styro. King Plasto wants to create his own country. He  is the inventor or F.R.E.R.P. (Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Resin Plastic). No, wait, sorry – King Plasto says anyone can make FRERP, but he added a secret ingredient, which apparently allows him to make working duplicates of anything that expand out of a pantyhose egg. Really:

He’s stealing all the research and plastic shipments that are supposed to belong to G.R.E.P.S.

G.R.E.P.S – Government Research and Experiment Project for Space

Turns out Super Friends playing golf is no more interesting to watch than regular people playing golf.
The Super Friends dickin’ around – practicing for a charity golf event they plan to attend, notice Wendy and Marvin holding hands, like a couple of creepy ghosts:

The golfing took up about 15 minutes of the show.
Aaaaaand, here they are, at the event, at the Haunted Hills Golf Course, which is being televised: “As the Super Friends continue to display their dazzling array of golf tricks…” – Narrator

Which Way to the Gun Show, Superman?
“Great Scott! I keep forgetting how strong I am.” – Superman

W.T.F. Screen Shots
The Anagram Board at Justice League Headquarters. Because that many villains use anagrams in the Super Friends Universe.

Superman flies face first into a rubbery plastic flying saucer and loses his flying grace:

The Batmobile drives over an egg with a ferris wheel in it, and then gets stuck on top of it.

I Learned a New Word from Super Friends!
Perspicacious – adjective – having keen mental perception and understanding.

In a sentence: “A very perspicacious suggestion, Wendy.” – Batman
Another example: “The Super Friends writers are not perspicacious when it comes to science and the mechanics of plastic.” – Me

How to Make Frerp, a Guide

Wonder Woman Says Things Funny

She pronounces eggs, “ayggs.” When she was cracking open Plasos’ ayggs, a “robutt” goose came out of one.

Would You Please Pass the Super Salt
And, lastly, in case you were wondering, here’s the seating arrangement when the Super Friends eat their “fabulous victory dinners,” prepared by Wendy:

If you would like to see these shenanigans for yourself, the first season is available on DVD.

This is part of my weekly Saturday Morning installment dedicated to archiving and commenting on the wonderful “what else can we put in here to make it an hour” ridiculousness that is the cartoon series, Super Friends.

Season 1 – Episode 8: “The Androids”

Airdate was October 27, 1973.

The Super Friends consist of Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin. Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog are the “Junior Super Friends.” They haven’t made partner yet. They also have no super powers other than Wonder Dog’s ability to almost speak.
Short Synopsis: Some astronauts try to take off to the moon but fail and crash, mysteriously survive and leave the rocket, and Dr. Rebos has left a recorded message that this is a demonstration of his impressive skills (so, the standard nonsensical grandstanding). He demands that all space exploration end, because he thinks we have enough problems to focus on here on earth. Basically, the played out don’t-agree-with-space-travel-so-you-build-androids-to-look-like-other-people-and-sabatoge-the-space-program scheme. There were a lot more actual jokes in this episode than previous ones.

First Acknowledgement of an Alter-Ego

Clark Kent is assigned to cover the next space trip which is good because Superman can also keep tabs. Here he is invading everyone’s privacy while in the company of an awesomely 70s scientist.

Aquaman has Friends, and Don’t You Forget it.
“Aquaman sends out telepathic waves to his undersea world. A school of fish, ALL OF WHOM ARE HIS FRIENDS, stop foraging for food, and, following Aquaman’s instructions, begin gathering seaweed.” – Narrator

WTF Screenshots:
Even sea creatures couldn’t get away from macramé in the 1970s. This is a swordfish weaving with seaweed:

Ok, see if you can follow – this is a screenshot of the villain, pretending to be a reporter, getting a picture taken with Wonder Dog, to whom he has bestowed the fake and prestigious “Dog of the Year” award, but receives a “Cat of the Year” plaque, because that’s all the store had:

Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog, who, you may want to sit down for this, ended up stuck with the villain, are “held prisoner” in the villain’s PLAYROOM:

“Slides and swings? That Rebos must think we’re six years old.” – Marvin

Shut Up, Batman

“Is the chicken soup fresh?” – Batman, ordering a snack from the disguised villains.

Superman Never Has Thin Eyelashes at Home

“I’ve got to glue on these eyelashes real tight, that trip to Mars is a long way.” – Dr. Rebos, while gluing fake eyelashes onto Android Superman. Because, after all your hard work building an entire life-like android of Superman, you don’t want this to happen:

“Are you kidding? That thing wasn’t Superman. Did you SEE his eyelashes? There was no volume, and we all know Superman is the king of butterfly kisses. More like Schmuperman.”

No Comment.
“I think I’ll just hold on to you, double, until you run out of juice.” – Superman, to himself.

Last week, a reader sent me this great link. It’s a defense of Aquaman in song form. Pretty great: Aquaman’s Lament.

If you would like to witness these shenanigans in all their glory, the first season of Super Friends is available on DVD.

This is part of my weekly Saturday Morning installment dedicated to archiving and commenting on the wonderful “what else can we put in here to make it an hour” ridiculousness that is the cartoon series, Super Friends.

Season 1 – Episode 7: “Too Hot to Handle”

Airdate was October 20, 1973.

The Super Friends consist of Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman, and Robin. Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog are the “Junior Super Friends.” They haven’t made partner yet. They also have no super powers other than Wonder Dog’s ability to almost speak.

Short Synopsis: The Gotham City Museum is under attack by, “an enormous undulating ivy plant.” The wax figures in The Justice League Hall of Fame and Photo Exhibit (yes.) are melting! And, the glaciers are melting – again. In summary, there’s a heat wave. For some reason (I wasn’t paying attention), the Super Friends have to figure out how to stop the “drift of the earth” toward the sun. This is all happening because yet again, an alien race has decided to move to Earth.

Uh, ok, will do.
“You must preserve your body moisture until I get back” – Wonder Woman

It’s the 7th episode, and the writers are already this lazy.
“I’d like you to meet Professor Von Know-a-lot”

Yeah, I used to go there, but now it’s just a big tourist trap.
I made a brochure for the latest, greatest way to learn about Super Friends’ adventures and have fun all at once:

WTF Screenshots
To save the museum, Batman and Robin “turn the ivy in on itself,” which somehow makes it completely separate from the museum and creates giant chia-pet-like ball:

Here’s the entrance to The Pendulum Room at the local observatory:

Superman is Big on Details
Narrarator: Returning to Justice League Headquarters, Superman tells of his encounter with the Solar Robot.
Superman: It was some kind of remotely controlled Solar Robot.

I don’t wanna do it. Let’s call Flash.
The Super Friends recruit The Flash to do all the work, help. Here he is putting back together the Taj Mahal all by himself:

And here he is, uh, ok, I’m not really sure what this is, but whatever it is, The Flash thinks it’s fabulous:

If you would like to witness these shenanigans in all their glory, the first season of Super Friends is available on DVD.

Due to being at Disney World this week, which takes up all day and then causes an instant coma as soon as you get back to the hotel room, I didn’t have time to do the next installment of Super Friends.

So, since it cannot be over-stressed that Batman needs to shut up, I’ve compiled his most shutty uppy-est moments so far:

Shut Up, Batman
Superman (double checking that the money they have been tasked with protecting is still in fact, there): The money is gone!
Batman: I suggest we investigate.

“Learning is something only Marvin can do for Marvin – right, Superman?” – Batman

Batman chiding Robin for not keeping off the grass.

My husband doodled this at work last week. Unrelated, but eerily appropriate:

Shut Up, Batman
“We can guess why you’re here Mr. Huggins – weird things are happening.” – Batman, ever astute.

Shut Up, Batman
“Here comes the twin to the other baby.” – Batman, referring to the second tidal wave.

Batman and the USGB, Like a Moth to a Flame
Batman and Robin end up at the United States Government Building again. They need to get from the 10th floor to the 60th, and, I swear to God, they decide to take the stairs because it would be good exercise (and because the elevator would be too “noisy”).

“Just enough to tone our muscles,” says Batman. Shut up, Batman.

Shut Up, Batman. For the love of God, shut up.
After Wonder Dog is giantized, he scares Shamon, who thinks he’s a Yeti, for some reason. Shamon runs back into the arms of Batman and Robin, who have somehow managed to get themselves stuck inside Shamon’s lab. Shamon then begs B&R to save him from the “Yeti,” who’s heading their way and B&R have this conversation:

Robin: What’ll we use, Batman, the laser gun?
Batman: Only as a last resort. If this IS a Yeti, it’s a rare creature. For the sake of science I’d like to capture it alive.
Robin: How? Its ten feet tall!
Batman: I’ll fashion my batline into a lasso. You man the laser gun just in case.

If you would like to witness these shenanigans in all their glory, the first season of Super Friends is available on DVD.