DVD : Super Friends, Volume Two (DC Comics Classic Collection)

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- For your information...
The people who are saying that these episodes are from 1977(or 1978)are wrong. These episodes are from the 1979 season "The World's Greatest Super Friends". Except this DVD release only has 16 of the 23 episodes aired that season. Why they did not include the whole season on this DVD is anyone's guess.

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- Episode list
Apparently, someone thought listing the episodes on the _OUTSIDE_ of the box or on Amazon would seriously hurt sales. A very annoying practice. Would you buy an album without at least checking the songs on the label? I think not!

So here you are: A list of the episodes on the two DVDs:

1: Rokan: Enemy from Space
2: The Demons of Exxor
3. Battle at the Earth's Core
4: Sinbad and the Space Pirates
5: The Pied Piper from Space
6: Attack of the Vampire
7: The Beasts are coming
8: Terror from the Phantom Zone
Bonus: The ballad of Zan and Jayna

Disc 2:
9: The Anti-Matter Monster
10: World Beneath the Ice
11: Invasion of the Brain Creatures
12: The Incredible Space Circus
13: Batman: Dead or Alive
14: Battle of the Gods
15: Journey through inner space
16: The Rise and Fall of the Super Friends
Bonus: Pajama-Rama Super Friends Retrospective

The animation is from one of the the lowest points in Hanna-Barbera's career - poor by today's standards. The DVD features are very bare bones. Still, if you watched these cartoons in the 1970's & 1980's they are a must-have item - and they still keep the kids entertained today without some of the violence you see in today's cartoons.

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- This is the 1977 season of superfriends
It is not as good as 1979's "World's Greatest SuperFriends" (which hasn't been released yet),but I like it much more than 1978's "Challenge of the SuperFriends" (which has)
And I must say it was fun to see these shows again!!
(Here's to hoping that they release the real 1st season with Wendy,Marvin,and Wonder Dog!!)

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- Keep 'em coming!
So glad to see Superfriends brought to life on DVD. This was hands down my favorite Saturday morning cartoon. Volume 2 delivers the lesser seen 1977-78 season of episodes that were excellent. The animation was really starting to develop here. The best are Battle of the Gods, Batman: Dead or Alive, Terror From the Phantom Zone and Attack of the Vampire. The latter being a prequel to Superfriends Meet Frankenstein (one of the all time best episodes where the 3 Superfriends are combined into one monster and Robin finally gets to save the day as a true superhero). The worst episode in this set is definitely the Anti-Matter Monster which is more of a who-dunnit from a Scooby-Doo episode than the Superfriends saving the world.

There is also a humorous retrospective from 30-something "celebrities" which is worth a watch.

I wish they had done more to enhance the sound and picture, but I'll take this collection over the VHS ebay hacks that we've had to endure until now. This is a must buy for all Superfriends enthusiasts. Looking forward to the next season!

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- A bit of a letdown...
The Super Friends were riding high after just coming off of the incredible "Challenge of the Super Friends" series, which success was arguably lent to the presence of the Legion of Doom. So to build on this success, what did they do? Raise the Hall of Doom? No. Have a select few of the most amazing villains ever (Black Manta, Sinestro and Cheetah) battle the Justice League? Nope. What they did was scrap all the known and beloved villains! No more Lex Luthor, no more Scarecrow, not even The Toyman. Instead we get lame...er new baddies such a Dracula, robot cowboys and a big green thing that likes to hold Superman.

I know everyone hates them, but I feel a special place in my heart for the Wonder Twins and Gleek. They had that cool sounding intro to their powers and Zan could only be water-based objects. Trust me, if we had never of had the Wonder Twins, then we could never have been given that awesome episode of Harvey Birdman where we see Wonder Woman bathing with Zan as the bath water!

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