Super Friends

RELEASED 8 Sept 197399h 57m · 109 episodes★ 7.8 TMDB

The most powerful heroes ever--Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Batman and Robin--join forces with teenagers Wendy and Marvin and their dog, Marvel the Wonderdog, to defend justice and guard the innocent.

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4 titles to watch before Super Friends — 17h 7m in total.

BatmanOptional background1h 45m★ 6.4
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Super Friends’s story continuity.
The New Adventures of SupermanOptional background7h 56m★ 6.2
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Super Friends’s story continuity.
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of AdventureOptional background1h 48m★ 7.1
A separate adaptation of Superman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Super Friends’s story continuity.
The Adventures of BatmanOptional background5h 38m★ 7.4
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Super Friends’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Super Friends is title 55 of 78 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Standalone animated films and separate continuities. Titles here do not form one timeline. This is a collection of separate adaptations, rather than a single continuous story.

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Seasons & episode progress

Season 1 · 16 episodes

The All-New Super Friends Hour · 15 episodes

Challenge of the Super Friends · 32 episodes

The World's Greatest Super Friends · 8 episodes

E1 · Rub Three Times for Disaster22 Sept 1979 · 1h E2 · Lex Luthor Strikes Back29 Sept 1979 · 1h E3 · Space Knights of Camelon6 Oct 1979 · 1h E4 · The Lord of Middle Earth13 Oct 1979 · 1h E5 · Universe of Evil20 Oct 1979 · 1h E6 · Terror at 20,000 Fathoms27 Oct 1979 · 1h E7 · The Super Friends Meet Frankenstein3 Nov 1979 · 1h E8 · The Planet of Oz10 Nov 1979 · 1h

Super Friends - A Dangerous Fate · 8 episodes

E1 · Big Foot / The Ice Demon / The Make-Up Monster13 Sept 1980 · 1h E2 · Journey into Blackness / The Cycle Gang / Dive to Disaster20 Sept 1980 · 1h E3 · Yuna the Terrible / Rock and Roll Space Bandits / Elevator to Nowhere27 Sept 1980 · 1h E4 · One Small Step for Mars / Haunted House / The Incredible Crude Oil Monster4 Oct 1980 · 1h E5 · Voodoo Vampire / Invasion of the Gleeks / Mxyzptlk Strikes Again11 Oct 1980 · 1h E6 · The Man in the Moon / Circus of Horrors / Around the World in 80 Riddles18 Oct 1980 · 1h E7 · Termites from Venus / Eruption / Return of Atlantis25 Oct 1980 · 1h E8 · The Killer Machines / Garden of Doom / Revenge of Bizarro1 Nov 1980 · 1h

Super Friends! Legacy Of Super Powers · 6 episodes

E1 · The Outlaws of Orion / Three Wishes / Scorpio26 Sept 1981 · 0h 22m E2 · Mxyzptlk's Flick / The Sink Hole / The Alien Mummy3 Oct 1981 · 0h 22m E3 · The Evil from Krypton / The Creature from the Dump / The Aircraft Terror10 Oct 1981 · 0h 22m E4 · The Lava Men / Bazarowurld / The Warlord's Amulet17 Oct 1981 · 0h 22m E5 · The Iron Cyclops / Palette's Perils / Colossus24 Oct 1981 · 0h 22m E6 · The Stowaways from Space / The Scaraghosta Sea / The Witch's Arcade31 Oct 1981 · 0h 22m

Super Friends - The Lost Episodes · 8 episodes

E1 · Mxyzptlk's Revenge / Roller Coaster / Once Upon a Poltergeist10 Sept 1983 · 0h 22m E2 · Warpland / Two Gleeks Are Deadlier Than One / Bulgor the Behemoth17 Sept 1983 · 0h 22m E3 · The Krypton Syndrome / Invasion of the Space Dolls / Terror on the Titanic24 Sept 1983 · 1h E4 · Revenge of Doom / A Pint of Life / Day of the Dinosaurs1 Oct 1983 · 1h E5 · Return of the Phantoms / Bully for You / Superclones8 Oct 1983 · 1h E6 · Prisoners of Sleep / An Unexpected Treasure / The Malusian Blob15 Oct 1983 · 1h E7 · Attack of the Cats / One Small Step for Superman / Video Victims22 Oct 1983 · 1h E8 · Playground of Doom / Space Racers / The Recruiter29 Oct 1983 · 1h

Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show · 8 episodes

E1 · The Bride of Darkseid8 Sept 1984 · 1h E2 · The Wrath of Brainiac / Reflections in Crime15 Sept 1984 · 1h E3 · No Honor Among Thieves / Mr. Mxyzptlk and the Magic Lamp22 Sept 1984 · 1h E4 · The Case of the Shrinking Super Friends / The Mask of Mystery29 Sept 1984 · 1h E5 · Darkseid's Golden Trap6 Oct 1984 · 1h E6 · Island of the Dinosoids / Uncle Mxyzptlk13 Oct 1984 · 1h E7 · The Case of the Dreadful Dolls / The Royal Ruse20 Oct 1984 · 1h E8 · The Village of Lost Souls / The Curator27 Oct 1984 · 1h

The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians · 8 episodes

E1 · The Seeds of Doom7 Sept 1985 · 1h E2 · The Ghost Ship / The Bizarro Super Powers Team14 Sept 1985 · 1h E3 · The Darkseid Deception21 Sept 1985 · 1h E4 · The Fear28 Sept 1985 · 1h E5 · The Wild Cards5 Oct 1985 · 1h E6 · The Brainchild / The Case of the Stolen Powers12 Oct 1985 · 1h E7 · The Death of Superman19 Oct 1985 · 1h E8 · Escape from Space City26 Oct 1985 · 1h