The All-New Super Friends Hour: Season 1, Vol. 2

***SPOILERS CONTAINED***Volume Two of this DVD set is just as great as Volume One, released over a year ago. In this new collection we see the remaining episodes missing from Volume One. A random sampling of what you will get when you buy this collection are 8 episodes. The episodes originally ran an hour when broadcast on TV but minus the commercials each episode is roughly 45 to 50 minutes in length. Each episode is broken into four separate segments as well, which is why it's advertised as 32 episodes. The first segment features a team-up between two Superfriends. The second segment features the Wonder Twins on adventures revolving teenage issues/peer pressure. The third segment is the main attraction, a story involving all of the Superfriends and the Wonder Twins. The final segment teams up one of the Superfriends with a guest super-hero. Batman and Robin, since they work as a team, are considered "one" hero in the team-up's.Batman and Robin along with Superman appear together in the episode "Man-Beast of Xra" where an evil scientist, a woman named Dr Xra, unleashes man-beasts on the city with the help of her nervous accomplice. The professor is voiced by the show's narrator, William Woodson. Xra is voiced by Jean Vanderpyl, who became popular as the voice of Wilma Flintstone.Aquaman's primary villain, Black Manta, appears in an episode entitled "Water Beast". In the episode, though, he's only referred to as Manta but the character design is clearly based on Black Manta. Aquaman gets a lot of screen time in the PSA segments where safety and health tips are dispensed. He also appears in the magic segment's as well. The rest of the Superfriends rotate with Aquaman in those PSA segments. In one safety segment, Aquaman warns a kid about attempting to roller skate with rusty skates and suggests he have a grown-up oil them. In the episode "Frozen Peril", Aquaman and Superman go on the mission of defrosting the world after an undersea villain, Sculpin, freezes the surface. John Stephenson voices a few characters in this episode including the villain.In "The Ghost" we're treated to a comic book villain from way back...the affluent, English-born 'Gentleman Jim' Craddock, also known as the Gentleman Ghost. He's referred to as Gentleman Jim throughout the episode. In this story Craddock is brought back from the dead via a magical spell...and upon returning he turns not only the members of the U.N. into ghosts but Superman and Wonder Woman fall victim as well. A climatic scene involving the mystical rods of Merlin is the only way to send the Ghost back to his grave.The Wonder Twins appear in their own segments and one of them in this collection is frank by 1970's standards...Saturday morning TV standards specifically. I speak of the segment called "Prejudice" where the Wonder Twins tackle the subject when two bikers refuse to help a stranded motorist due to the color of his skin. "Pressure Point" deals with a kid named Jerry who feels insecure and sets about to show how talented he is at motorcycling by attempting to jump a canyon."Mummy of Nazca" is a story of an evil scientist who uses a mummy to do his dirty work. The doctor's name is Cooroff, loosely based upon Karloff, as in Boris Karloff, the actor who appeared in the Mummy horror movie 77 years ago in 1932. Henry Corden voices Professor Cooroff. In a rare moment in this series, Superman appears as Clark Kent for a period of time in this episode as he takes the Wonder Twins to the museum. Judging by the script, they didn't know Clark Kent and Superman were the same person."Forbidden Power" is a story about an evil scientist who sets off to find the ultimate power...and he abducts his assistant as his unwilling accomplice as they search for an elusive "power". Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman stop him. The professor's last names are Zarkoff and Price, perhaps inspired by the names of Boris Karloff and Vincent Price? Narrator William Woodson voices Zarkoff."Day of the Rats" features Batman, Robin, and Black Vulcan in Gotham City attempting to clean up the rat's that have littered the city. The rats turned evil because of a mechanism in the sewers. It's one of the few episodes where a main villain wasn't featured...just a bunch of evil rats flooding the city and terrorizing businesses. It was like the film 'The Birds' but with lots and lots of rats. By episode's end, Black Vulcan destroyed the mechanism controlling the rats and they changed back to their normal behavior.In an episode called "Tiny World of Terror" we have a greedy scientist/inventor who doesn't get co-operation from his colleagues with one of his schemes and he gets his revenge by shrinking them...he soon shrinks the Superfriends as well and they have to over-come their height disadvantage in order to stop the scientist, named Professor Strickland. His partners who he shrunk were Professor Wong and assistant Mary. In a funny scene, the tiny Superfriends encounter all sorts of animals climaxing with Superman hopping on a giant spider and riding it like a bull. In "Tibetan Raiders", Flash guest stars and joins Superman in the Himalaya's to rescue passengers from an airplane that crashed. Flash isn't voiced by Jack Angel, so it was unusual hearing the character speak with a different voice.As you can see, a lot of these stories center around an evil scientist or a professor who becomes vigilante-like and sets about to "rid the world of war" or "end all suffering". William Woodson, the show's narrator, often provided the voices for the assistant's and sometimes he was the voice of the main villain. The villains were described as being mis-guided, rather than intentionally harmful.The methods in which the villainous doctor's carry out their hopes and dreams in the episodes, of course, cross the line into illegal activity and by episode's end they're told how wonderful their wishes and dreams are but breaking the law to achieve their wishes and dreams was still a big no-no. There were rarely any villains, with a few exceptions, that were deliberately evil.Having said that, one of the villains that was intentionally cruel was Lion-X. He was the leader of the race of lion's that appear in the episode "Lionmen". In this episode, Lion-X uses a special ray device and while taking control of the space station, he beams the ray at Earth. They want to pull the Earth apart and look to be a success pretty much throughout the episode...with Lion-X knowing Superman's weakness: kryptonite. Wonder Woman uses a special voice changer and pretends to be Lion-X...ordering the followers to switch off the ray...the plan almost works until Gleek innocently walks across a monitor and his tail clicks on the camera switch...exposing Wonder Woman's trick.Rima, Green Lantern, and Apache Chief also make guest appearances. Atom, the small guy with the atomic energy, guest stars in the episode "Cable Car Rescue" with Wonder Woman. The two of them have to rescue a cable car dangling in the sky. The only DVD extra is about the Wonder Twins. Five stars...the DVD is of an acquired taste. Those raised on the super-hero cartoons of today with all of that over-the-top realism will perhaps not find these cartoons entertaining because the stories are fantastical and fiction, using just a shred of reality for the plot-line and going from there. These cartoons were geared at children during a time when they weren't expected to grow up too fast as the children of today are. Most kids today are 11 going on 30.

Proof that Saturday Morning had ever been so much fun back then.

This is the second volume, completing the 1977 series.Each episode is perfectly complete, with a team-up story of core members, a Wondertwins story, a core team story, and a team-up story involving a guest star.As well as that, all the code solving sequences are included, as well as tips on safety and craft. Watch for a few extras too.NOW WARNER, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, STOP IGNORING ALL YOUR FANS REQUESTS, AND RELEASE THE 1973 original THE SUPER FRIENDS series of one hour stories. It's been a ridiculously long wait for the first season of a great show, and we're still teased with a later season every year or so.

This is one of the good seasons! This season has the safety shorts in which the Super Friends tell you 'Only Losers Smoke'. 'The Lionmen' is my favorite episode because it is quite serious content about the earth being broken up into pieces and sold to the highest bidder, even if there are 'life forms' on the planet. That is serious stuff compared to other seasons and even compared to other episodes in this same season. I watch these over and over again. I am over 40 and grew up with these.

Love reminiscing these old episodes from my childhood. Though not as sophisticated as the Justice League, as an adult there is still an appreciation for seeing Black Vulcan, Apache Chief, and Samurai in one collection. All the exposition tends to get on my nerves as an adult, but as a child, this was must-see Saturday morning television. The voices and characterizations were interchangeable, but nonetheless, enjoyable, then and now. Great add to my collection although I am a huge Marvel film fan, but no one really beats DC animation...

It was good to watch.

I purchased this for my 4-year-old because he's very into Batman but I personally think the current shows are too violent for his age. He LOVES this show and I highly recommend it. We rented it from our local library first and he cried when we returned it, so I purchased the set on Amazon. Great buy. We've had it over a year and he still watches it on a regular basis.

arrived on time and in great shape as expected.

5 Stars!

memories, waking up early on Saturday mornings, lost in the super-hero universe with honor and respect.

スーパーマン、バットマン&ロビン、ワンダーウーマン、アクアマン…など、DCコミックスのヒーローたちが協力して事件を解決する姿を描いたアニメ・シリーズ”Super Friends”(1973-1974)。それから3年の時を経て、新シリーズとして放映されたのが、”The All-New Superfriends Hour”(1977-1978)だ。全15回、60話。前シリーズ同様、ハンナ＝バーベラ製作のアニメーションで、本シリーズでは、スーパーマン、バットマン&ロビン、ワンダーウーマン、アクアマンに加え、変身能力を持つ双子のワンダー・ツインズ(ザンとジェイナ、そして、マスコットの宇宙猿グリーク)が登場。さらにエピソードによって、DCコミックスのヒーロー、サムライ(「カゼノヨウニハヤク！」や「トウメイニンゲン！」などの片言の日本語がおかしい)、フラッシュ、アトム、ブラック・ヴァルカン、グリーン・ランタンなどもゲスト的に登場するという趣向だ。1回60分(CMを抜いて、約45分)の4話構成で、各話の合間には、ブレイクという感じで、子どもに向けたなぞなぞ、健康、手品、工作などが挟まれる。基本、ヒーローたちが、悪人たちの企みを阻むという勧善懲悪ものなのだが、女性の悪役が、世界を男社会から解放しようとするエピソードがあるなど、意外と、当時の社会背景や世相を反映していて興味深い。本DVDセットは、シリーズのVol.1” All-New Superfriends Hour: Season One Vol 1 ”に続き、残りの8回、32話分を2枚のディスクに収めたもの。収録されているのは以下の通り。【Disc1】:●第10回・”The Invisible Menace”海底を潜水艦で航行するネムスは、実験段階の掘削装置を盗み、海底で地殻変動を起こそうとする。アクアマンは、そのネムスの企みを阻止しようとし…。・”Initiation”大学の熊クラブのメンバーは、クラブの儀式として、新入部員に、洞窟に眠る熊の写真を撮って来るように命じる。しかし、熊が目覚め、新入部員は洞窟に取り残されてしまう。ワンダー・ツインズは、早速、救助に向かうが…。・”Coming of the Anthropods”自分の星で犯罪を犯し、地球へと追放された昆虫型のエイリアンが、地球の征服を目論む。スーパー・フレンズは、それを阻止しようとし…。・”River of Doom”地質学者の一行が、ジャングルでの調査中に原住民に捕らえられ、丸太に括り付けられたまま、川流しの刑に処される。ワンダーウーマンとリマは、救出に向かう…。●第9回・”Attack of the Giant Squid”ピセス博士は、世界の食糧難を解消するために、海の生物を大きくする実験を開始する。しかし、やがて、取返しのつかない事態に発展し…。・”Game of Chicken”駐車場での車の止め方を巡ってケンカになった若者二人は、モーターボートでの肝試しレースで、決着をつけようとするのだが…。・”The Water Beast”世界の海運業を支配しようとするマンタは、水の怪物を解き放ち、航行する船舶を襲わせる。スーパー・フレンズたちは、何とか、水の怪物を倒そうとするが…。・”Volcano”宇宙船の不調で、地球の活火山に不時着したエイリアン。彼らの救出に向かったスーパーマンとサムライだったが、エイリアンたちは、一向に彼らを信用せず…。●第8回・”The Collector”ドームヘッド博士は、世界中の有名な景勝地を写真に写し取って、保存する装置を発明する。スーパーマンとワンダーウーマンは、博士の暴挙を阻止しようとするが…。・”Handicap”足に障害のある少年は、友人が運転する車で山中をドライブしていたが、崖から落ちてしまう。友人が、車に足を挟まれて動けなくなってしまい、障害のある少年は、何とか、ワンダー・ツインズに助けを求めようとする…。・”The Mind Maidens”メドゥーラは、世界中の女性の心を操って、男社会から脱却し、女性こそが世界を支配するべきだと主張する。やがて、ワンダーウーマンとジェイナも、メドゥーラに心を操られてしまい…。・”Alaska Peril”アラスカで、科学者の一団が、巨大な雪男に襲われる事件が発生する。早速、バットマン&ロビンとアパッチ・チーフが、現地へと向かう…。●第14回・”The Fifty Foot Woman”肉体を強くする薬を開発した女性研究者が、その薬を飲んでみ、50フィートの大きさになってしまう。凶暴化した彼女は、街に飛び出し、破壊行為を繰り返す…。・”Cheating”クロス・カントリー競技に出場した少年は、ズルをして近道をすることを思いつく。その近道の途中、崖下に取り残されたボーイスカウトの少年たちを見つけるのだが…。・”Exploration Earth”地球侵略を目論む宇宙人に対し、スーパー・フレンズは、一丸となってそれを阻止しようとするのだが…。・”Attack of the Killer Bees”アフリカの小さな村が、殺人蜂の群れに襲われる事件が発生。アクアマンとサムライが、現地に到着し、殺人蜂を捕獲する罠を思いつき…。【Disc2】:●第11回・”Forbidden Power”ザーコフ博士と助手のプライス博士が、宇宙船からの信号を受信し、物体伝送装置を使って宇宙船へと移動する。しかし、それから彼らは行方不明になり、スーパーマンたちが調査を始める…。・”Pressure Point”バイクに乗って、スリルを求めて無謀な運転をしている若者たちの一人が、大ジャンプのスタントをしようと試みるが…。・”The Lionmen”宇宙の果てで、ライオン型エイリアンたちが、地球をいくつかにわけて、勝手に宇宙人たちに売る商談が行われていた。ライオン型エイリアンたちは、早速、秘密兵器を使って、地球を分割しようとし…。・”Day of the Rats”秘密兵器を運ぶトラックから、兵器が下水道へと転がり落ちる。兵器から発せられる電波が、下水道にいるネズミたちを凶暴化させてしまう。ネズミたちは街に繰り出し、人間たちを襲い始め…。●第12回・”Man Beasts of Xra”ニューオリンズ市内の動物園から、動物たちが姿を消す怪事件が発生する。バットマン&ロビンは、手がかりを得るために動物園を調べるが、手すりから不思議な指紋を見つけ…。・”Prejudice”二人の白人の若者が、街で見かけた黒人の若者に因縁をつけ、建設現場まで追いかける。危険な高所での追いかけで、白人の若者が足を滑らせ、落ちそうになる。ワンダー・ツインズの助けが来るまで、黒人の若者は、何とか白人の若者を助けようとするが…。・”Tiny World of Terror”ウォン博士は、世界のエネルギー問題、食糧不足問題解消のために、物を縮小する装置を発明する。それを金儲けに使おうとする助手は、邪魔なウォン博士を縮小してしまう…。・”Tibetan Raiders”旅客機が、チベットの山中に墜落。その墜落を知った現地の盗賊たちは、貴重品を奪おうと、何とか旅客機の中に入ろうとする。スーパーマンとフラッシュは、盗賊たちの魔の手から乗客を守ろうとし…。●第13回・”Frozen Peril”海が氷で覆われる事件が発生する。早速、スーパーマンとアクアマンが調査に乗り出すが…。・”Dangerous Prank”スキーを楽しんでいる一行は、雪男の扮装をして仲間のナンシーを驚かせようとする。いたずらは成功するが、驚いたナンシーは、バランスを失ってコースから外れ、雪の窪みに落ちてしまう…。・”The Mummy of Nazca”考古学者のカーロフ博士は、博物館に展示されているナスカのミイラを魔術で蘇らせ、世界征服を企む。スーパー・フレンズたちは、何とか、カーロフ博士の計画を阻止しようとするが…。・”Cable Car Rescue”悪天候の中、ロッキー山脈の間を行くロープウェイは、機器が雷に打たれ、途中で止まってしまう。ワンダーウーマンとアトムが何とか乗客を救出しようとするが…。●第15回・”The Protector”航行する客船が襲われ、貴重品が奪い取られる事件が発生する。キャプテン・シャークの仕業だ。キャプテン・シャークが、次のターゲットを狙う前に、バットマン&ロビンとアクアマンがそれを阻止しようとする…。・”Stowaways”他人のヨットに無断で乗り込んで、航海に出てしまった2人の少女。悪天候の中、操縦主がケガをし、ヨットはコントロール不能になってしまう。少女たちは、ワンダー・ツインズに助けを求め…。・”The Ghost”かつて、スーパーマンとワンダーウーマンに葬られたジェントルマン・ジム・クラドックは、幽霊となって蘇り、彼らに復讐することを誓う。手始めに、クラドックは、世界の要人たちを幽霊にしてしまい…。・”Rampage”インドの村で、怒り猛った象が暴れ回る事件が発生。スーパーマンとグリーン・ランタンが、その原因を突き止めると…。本DVDは、かつてのヴィデオ用マスターを使っているようで(1インチから落とされたデジタル・ベータカムあたりだろう)、徹底的なレストアなどはされていない。なので、キズ、パラもあり、色調も褪色気味だが、それがレトロっぽい味わいもあり、決して観られない画質ではない。音声も、大きな問題はない。英語字幕も収録。特典には以下のものが収録。●アニメ関係者が語るワンダー・ツインズ秘話”The Wonder Twins Phenomenon: Zan And Jayna’s Impact On Pop Culture” (12分08秒)●”The Smurfs”、”Challenge of The Super Friends”(2分11秒)本DVDセットは、北米盤で、パッケージ裏にも、R-1と明記されているが、R-1、2、3、4仕様なので、日本のR-2プレーヤーで、問題なく視聴可能だ。デジパック仕様で(Disc2を取り出すには、Disc1も一度取り出さなくてはならない構造)、アウターケース付。古いアニメーションが好きな方には、何とも楽しいセットだ。 All-New Superfriends Hour: Season One Vol 1

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