49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
At Last! The Original 1973 First Season Finally Comes To DVD!, Oct 13 2009
By Mr. "alan5973" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Super Friends! Season 1, Vol. 1 (DVD)
This is it! Superman! Wonder Woman! Aquaman! Batman & Robin! The very first Super Friends incarnation, with Wendy, Marvin & Wonderdog is finally coming to DVD!
Fans have been waiting years for this and now it's here! The show was comprised of 16 hour long episodes (about 45 minutes without commercials) and included some rare guest appearances such as Green Arrow & Plastic Man among others.
Warner Brothers is releasing the 1973 Season in Two 8 episode Volumes, which are both 2 discs each.
Episodes included with Volume 1:
Disc 1:
01) The Power Pirate
02) The Baffles Puzzle
03) Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.
04) The Weather Maker
Disc 2:
05) Dr. Pelagian's War
06) The Shamon 'U'
07) Too Hot To Handle
08) The Androids
There will be a Super Friends interactive Trivia Challenge Quiz game included as bonus material.
Depending on how well it sells will have an affect on when Volume 2 is released.
This is great news for Super Friends fans every where! :-)
30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
almost complete!, Jan 1 2010
By rabbit138 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Super Friends! Season 1, Vol. 1 (DVD)
for those of you completists out there, all that remains UNreleased now is
1973-1974 Super Friends: Season One, Vol. TWO (8x 1 hour)
1979-1980 WORLD'S GREATEST SUPERFRIENDS (8x 1 hour)
1980-1981 SUPERFRIENDS HOUR SHORTS (18x 7 minutes)
1981-1982 SUPERFRIENDS HOUR SHORTS (24x 7 minutes)
i would expect to see the shorts in one release,
since they are basically the same as 7x 1 hour
all together thats roughly 17 hours without commercials
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simple and Fun Adventures, July 2 2008
By T. Heath "travybaby" - Published on Amazon.com
I love this old series. It was the original, first season of the show to air, and I seriously doubt they had any idea what a phenomenon the show would become. These episodes had a very different quality from the later more action-oriented episodes. There was a little more character development (the shows were broadcast for a 1-hr timeslot), and there were often morals to the story. Many of the "villains" were people with good intentions but the wrong way of addressing problems. The young "junior" Super Friends were Wendy & Marvin, who pre-dated the WonderTwins Zan & Jayna. Wendy & Marvin had no super powers, but they had lots of personality and a sense of adventure. Wonderdog was a highlight for many young viewers. All of the high profile DC superstars were present for this: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Robin, and Aquaman. Interestingly, one of these episodes has the only appearance by Green Arrow from the entire Super Friends run in all of its incarnations (if I recall correctly). This first season is very enjoyable, and younger viewers especially should find it charming. I love it!