
Typically, at the end of each story, a peaceful and reasonable discussion would typically be performed by the heroes to convince the antagonists to adopt more reasonable methods. Instead, like the comic books, they focused on the far-fetched schemes of mad scientists and aliens, who were invariably revealed as being well-intentioned, and simply pursuing their goals through unlawful or disreputable means.
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Plot lines for the later series involved many of the familiar DC Comics super-villains but the first incarnation of the Super Friends did not. Thus, Cartoon Network was not able to air the series until after the merger of Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System was completed. Like most Hanna-Barbera shows, the rights to the Super Friends franchise are owned by DC's parent company (Warner Bros.) as a result, the series has been under Warner Bros. The violence common in superhero comics was toned down for a younger audience and to adhere to broadcast standards governing violence in 1970s children’s television. Nevertheless, team members sometimes referred to themselves as the Justice League on the show. When animation company Hanna-Barbera acquired rights to the DC Comics characters and adapted the Justice League of America comic book for television it made several changes in the transition, including the change of name to Super Friends. Natural disasters triggered by human (or alien) activity were often shown, and environmental themes featured strongly in the program. The greatest of the DC Comics superheroes work together to fight against evil. Conflicts are often ultimately resolved with the antagonists persuaded to adapt more reasonable methods to achieve their aims with the assistance of the heroes. In 2000 it also began airing on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

It wasn’t until WB’s merger with Turner in 1996 that reruns began airing on the channel. There were a total of 109 episodes of the series and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, with Batman and Robin appearing in "The Dynamic Scooby Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper." Superman and Wonder Woman also appeared in two episodes of The Brady Kids.ĭespite its popularity, it was initially not available to Cartoon Network, due to being a co-production with Warner Bros.

The name of the program (and the JLA members featured on the Super Friends) have been variously represented at different points in its broadcast history, these include: Super Friends (1973-1974, 1980-1983), The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-1978), Challenge of the Super Friends (1978-1979), The World's Greatest Super Friends (1979-1980), Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show (1984-1985), and The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985-1986). It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America (JLA) and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics. SeptemSuper Friends is an American animated television series which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup.
