12 Facts You May Not Have Known About ‘Super Friends’

Everyone loves trivia about their favorite animated features and series, but with over 100 years of animation history behind us right now, there’s always some new obscure fact to learn. That’s why ComicsAlliance is going deep into the minutiae of your favorite names in cartoons in this continuing video series. You think you know cartoons? Well, here’s a few things you might not know!

This week we're taking a look at DC's most iconic animated series of all time, Super Friends! While later series such as Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited may have garnered accolades and legions of fans, the fact is, no DC animated project has worked its way into the public consciousness more than Super Friends, from the Hall of Justice to the Wonder Twins to the Legion of Doom to Solomon Grundy also wanting pants. This video takes a look at the history of the series, from its animated precursors through the various incarnations of the series and all its many titles, as well as the show's legacy and various homages to it.

Show notes:

• All of Super Friends is available on DVD. Here they are in order:
• Super Friends, Season One, Volume One
• Super Friends, Season One, Volume Two
• All New Super Friends Hour, Volume One
• All New Super Friends Hour, Volume Two
• Challenge of the Super Friends
• The World's Greatest Super Friends
• A Dangerous Fate
• Legacy of Super Powers
• The Lost Episodes
• The Legendary Super Powers Show
• The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians

Check out some installments of our other video series below, and let us know which cartoon series you think we should cover next in You Think You Know Cartoons?