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I immensly enjoy this particular season of episodes, but it is way past time to release the rest of this series on dvd. I know for a fact there are TONS of other stories that haven't been seen anywhere since the seventies, not even when Cartoon Network was rerunning the series a while back(when Cartoon Network was in its infancy it was, beleive it or not, showing older, decent cartoons, I guess to attract viewers, something it doesn't seem to care about now.) I realize this might be the best season of the series(my particular favorite is The World's Greatest Superfriends, that came right after it), but that doesn't mean they should stop here. This was pretty much everyone of a certain generation's favorite cartoon growing up, and it should be treated with more respect. Whoever is releasing these dvds needs to get up off their butts and finish what they started.
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These episodes were really badly done. You have to remember that this was Saturday mourning cartoon production. They were not ment to be faithfully based on comics or the original story ideas. No one thought they would be remembered, but Warner Brothers wants us to remember anyway, so they make cheap DVDs of them. No thanks.
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I loved this show as a kid and I still love it! I've had a wonderful time watching these episodes. This is a nicely designed package too and I enjoyed the extras. It's great having the Challenge of the Super Friends on DVD!
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I asked for this DVD for Christmas because I thought it would be fun to watch all these episodes again - I was always GLUED to the TV every Saturday morning to watch the Super Friends throughout most of the 70's. It has been a blast watching these episodes and I'm amazed how many of them I actually remember once they get started. The animation is classic 70's and it's fun to catch animation blunders such as Batman talking without his Utility belt on and then the next few seconds when the camera is back on him, he has it on! Also hilarious is the Justice League computer that prints out information instead of talking, and some crazy plot points such as the Super Friends always catch up with the Legion of Doom, but can never find their headquarters!?!
By the way, the Legion of Doom are the bomb!! They are so kooky and fun!
I have enjoyed every minute of watching these episodes... they are so corny now-a-days that I simply laugh all the way through them, and it's been great re-living my childhood again!
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Oh, the memories: of watching these on Saturday mornings; of racing home after the last school bell so I could catch reruns in the 80's; and of the pure joy of seeing so many heroes and villains that I had heard of, all in one show. Cheesy? Predictable? Sure, but I loved it!
The older I get, the more I appreciate how good those of us who grew up in the 80's had it. Today's cartoons can't hold a candle to the characters and stories like you find in The Challenge of the Super Friends. Sure, the animation may be tons better today, but it takes lots more than good animation to make up a good 30 minute show.
The extras on this DVD box set were great too. The commentary was cool. It was cool hearing comic book writers relive and talk about things I had seen and remember in episodes. The hero and villain bios were too short in my opinion, but the sound bites and music leading up to the voiceovers which were included, helped balance these short comings.
The only disappointment I have with this series is that it didn't last longer. Oh well, it just makes the Super Friends seem all the more unique, and desirable. Personally, The Challenge of the Super Friends was, and still is, my favorite version of the Super Friends. All in all, a great box set that every fan, whether remote or passionate, of the Super Friends should have, especially if you remember the "good old days."
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