- ISBN13: 0883929091652
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
SUPERFRIENDS-SEASON 1 V01/1973-74 (DVD/2 DISC/FF-1… More >>
Super Friends!: Season One, Vol. One
Tags: ff, Friends, remainder mark, Season, season 1, Super, Vol.
#1 by M. E. Ferguson on April 13, 2010 - 11:45 am
For the sake of completeness, I could understand the purpose of bringing this season of the Superfriends to DVD. HOWEVER, I consider this the worst season of the Superfriends thanks in no small part to the annoying non-superpowered sidekicks of Wendy, Marvin, and Wonderdog (lose the capes guys — you don’t fly or use it for practical purposes like Batman & Robin). In fairness, I can’t say I’m a big fan of the Wonder Twins either. Considering Wendy appears to be the “brains” of the trio, she’d probably be a more appealing looking character as Velma on Scooby Doo mystery cartoons. Despite my distaste, I did get to see some Justice League characters you don’t see or hear about typically until Justice League Unlimited (i.e. Plastic Man and The Green Arrow). It wasn’t until I watched one of the episode that I came to know Plastic Man as a DC/JL character. Imagine that! With all those other cartoons he made, I thought he stood out on his own and not as a serious superhero either. This 1973-74 series shows Wonder Woman with her ability to fly for short distances like she does in JL and JLU. Assumably the invisble jet was for long distance traveling of course. In short, I’m not going to waste time or money to relive those moments. On a side note without speaking ill of the dead, I found William T. Woodson a better narrator than Ted Knight’s renditions.
Rating: 2 / 5
#2 by AldoFan on April 13, 2010 - 1:33 pm
I bought this remembering how much I loved the show as a kid but apparently it has been too long since I was that 9 year old boy getting up early on Saturdays too watch. It did not seem this lame 37 years ago and frankly it is very hard to sit thru even one complete episode today. Was this show this awful then? It must have been terrible for the adults working to put this together very week.
Rating: 3 / 5
#3 by Steven Carney on April 13, 2010 - 2:50 pm
I was 4 yo when these came out. I loved them at the time — I can’t wait to see them again.
Rating: 5 / 5
#4 by Merrie M. Soltis on April 13, 2010 - 4:31 pm
I’ve been waiting so long for this one to come out on DVD. This was my absolute favorite cartoon as a child. I remember watching it every Saturday morning. I wish they had DVDs and VCRs when I was a child because I could have gotten out of the house more often! I love having these old Saturday morning cartoons on DVD. It’s like getting a little piece of my childhood back.
Rating: 5 / 5
#5 by Donald J. Wurzelbacher on April 13, 2010 - 5:51 pm
I am happy that WB decided to release this volume of “Superfriends” but I can’t help but think that it’s taking a ridiculous amount of time to get all of the sets out on DVD. First off, it’s nothing but corporate greed that we only have half a season here. So next year we will be asked to fork over another $25 for the second half of this season just to complete the series. Another confusing aspect is that it’s very difficult to figure out exactly how many more releases are still coming out. Why weren’t these DVDs released in airdate or season order? I’m not sure how many are still out there. What are the “lost” episodes from that were previously released? Have we already gotten episodes from “The Superman Aquaman Hour” or the “Superman Batman hour”? I can’t really tell from the titles.
I know that nobody is holding a gun to my head to buy these sets but I am a completist and I do wish to have the entire collection of Superfriends to go with the Justice League episodes. But it certainly is taking a very long time to get the set and it’s being released just a little at a time meaning the cost for the entire series is really adding up. That’s the reason why I only give 4 stars.
Rating: 4 / 5