Super Friends
Challenge of the SuperFriends
Banded together from remote galaxies, 13 of the most sinister villains of all time - the Legion of Doom! Dedicated to a single objective, the conquest of the universe! Only one group dares to challenge this inter-galactic threat - The SuperFriends! Challenge is a sequel to the two earlier Super Friends shows. It drops Zan and Jayna from the previous incarnation and makes several "guest stars" full members of the Justice League, giving us a membership of Superman, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Robin, Hawkman, Flash, Green Lantern, Black Vulcan, Samurai, and Apache Chief. Pitted against them are some real villains - the Legion of Doom: 13 of the most powerful supervillains from "remote galaxies". Who are they? Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Solomon Grundy, the Riddler, the Scarecrow, Bizarro, Cheetah, Black Manta, Giganta, Gorilla Grodd, Sinestro, Captain Cold, and the Toyman.
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32 Episodes
- Rokan: Enemy from Space
E1Rokan: Enemy from SpaceFrom the edge of the Milky Way, a winged creature named Rokan speeds toward Earth. Superman confronts the beast and realizes it’s Rokan, a beast from Krypton which was thought to be extinct and since Rokan is from Krypton she has the exact same powers as Superman. Escaping, the creature wreaks Havoc on Earth. The Super Friends attempt stop to stop Rokan by chasing her and her babies away with Kryptonite. - Wanted: The SuperfriendsE2
Wanted: The SuperfriendsLex Luthor forms a criminal gang called "The Legion of Doom" and uses a dream-machine to make the Super Friends commit crimes. When the Super Friends are forced to turn themselves into police headquarters, the guards reveal themselves to be Bizarro and Cheetah who send the Super Friends to the sun while the Legion of Doom uses the Super Friends' own Justice League satellite with Luthor's mutation device to turn women into Cheetah clones and men into Bizarro clones and commit profitable robberies. The Super Friends return to Earth to reverse the damage done and retake The Hall of Justice. - The Demons of Exxor
E3The Demons of ExxorThe Wonder Twins agree to help Exxor defeat Darkon, a conqueror who has taken over Exxor and made its inhabitants his slaves. With the Wonder Twins captured by Darkon, Batman & Robin must free the twin heroes as the other Super Friends tackle Darkon and his troopers. - Invasion of the Fearians
E4Invasion of the FeariansCaptain Cold enlists the Fearians of Venus to help the Legion of Doom conquer Earth. They demand a climate like their own, so Captain Cold freezes the planet. When the Flash reverses it, rising steam heats the world. Black Manta burns an island, and Aquaman’s tidal wave spreads water and plant growth. Sinestro hurls comets, and Green Lantern shifts Earth’s orbit, raising temperatures further. With conditions set, the Fearians prepare to remake Earth into Venus II. - Battle at the Earth's Core
E5Battle at the Earth's CoreWhile sailing with Captain Pierre Marcel, the Wonder Twins and Gleek get sucked in a whirlpool. After receiving a distress call from the Wonder Twins, the rest of the Super Friends search for the twins only to get pulled in the whirlpool themselves. They emerge in a Wonder Land that is below the Earth’s crust. The Super Friends must now search for the Wonder Twins and rescue them - The World's Deadliest GameE6
The World's Deadliest GameBrainiac uses a cloaking device to make the Earth look like it disappeared and when Hawkman, Wonder Woman and Black Vulcan are in space trying to find it, Toyman sends a phony distress message that leads them to his sinister black hole planet of toy traps while The Riddler uses his super-riddles to lead the other Super Friends on a wild goose-chase that sends them to their doom. However, the efforts of Superman and Green Lantern foil their attempt and save Hawkman, Black Vulcan and Wonder Woman. - Sinbad and the Space Pirates
E7Sinbad and the Space PiratesThree space pirate ships led by Captain Sinbad arrive on Earth and plunder treasures in South America. After a Justice League alert, Superman and Wonder Woman confront them, but Sinbad escapes by hurling buildings aside. During a second clash, Wonder Woman is stunned and captured. At the Hall of Justice, Zan and Jana attempt a rescue but are enslaved alongside a mind controlled Wonder Woman. Disguised as Clark Kent, Superman infiltrates the pirate ship to save them. - The Time TrapE8
The Time TrapGorilla Grodd invents a time conveyor to allow anyone to travel through time. Black Manta and Giganta trap Aquaman and Apache Chief in 70,000,000 B.C and rob South Africa's diamond mines, Sinestro and Captain Cold trap Green Lantern and Samurai in 500 A.D and rob King Arthur while Grodd and Solomon Grundy trap Batman and Robin in Ancient Rome and rob Caesar, the emperor. The Legion of Doom learn a hard lesson in underestimating the Super Friends when they are foiled once more. - The Pied Piper from Space
E9The Pied Piper from SpaceA fleet from deep space heads to Earth, hypnotizing children and drawing them to Monument Valley, Arizona. After the Wonder Twins fall under control, the Super Friends respond to a Justice League alert. Batman and Robin guard the children while Superman and Wonder Woman stop a destructive UFO, but are carried into the Anti Matter Universe. The Twins escape, and the team races to Planet Nofan to free the children from an evil genius and bring them home. - Trial of the SuperfriendsE10
Trial of the SuperfriendsBatman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern guard liquid light at the Astro Chemical Research Plant. Cheetah steals the Lasso of Truth, Brainiac takes Green Lantern’s ring, and Scarecrow grabs the utility belts. The villains stage a kangaroo trial at the Hall of Doom, using the stolen gear as false evidence. Brainiac forces the heroes to battle android doubles, and they must outwit their own weapons to escape before it is too late. - Attack of the Vampire
E11Attack of the VampireAfter a century of sleep, Dracula awakens in the Transylvanian Alps and spreads a glowing powder that turns people into vampires. Batman and Robin are captured at his castle, and Wonder Woman and Aquaman battle swarms of victims. In Vienna, Superman confronts Dracula and is transformed. As the plague spreads, the remaining heroes regroup in Switzerland and seek a rare South American bat in the Andes whose cave gases may cure the curse and stop Dracula. - Monolith of EvilE12
Monolith of EvilSolomon Grundy convinces the Legion of Doom to find a "Monolith of Evil" which gave him his powers. But when four of the Legion's members can't retrieve it, The Riddler tricks the Super Friends into fetching it for them. However, Riddler is in for a surprise when the Super Friends learn the truth of the Monolith's powers and use it to put The Riddler and the rest of the Legion of Doom in their place - as the Monolith itself is not inherently evil, but acts upon the thoughts (evil or good) of whoever controls it. - The Beasts Are Coming
E13The Beasts Are ComingAn experimental satellite from Kennedy Space Center crashes, releasing deadly radiation. Soon Death Valley is overrun by giant desert beasts. While some heroes investigate the wreckage and battle mutated lizards and earthworms, Wonder Woman traces the source to the fallen satellite. Radiation transforms her, and later the Wonder Twins, into giant creatures. As earthworms threaten California’s coast, the Super Friends must stop the monsters and restore their teammates to normal. - The Giants of DoomE14
The Giants of DoomBizarro builds a giant ray that enlarges him, Sinestro, Toyman, and Captain Cold to 100 feet, allowing each to seize a continent. After being exiled to Saturn, the Super Friends escape and learn Bizarro overlooked a key detail. The Justice League computer reveals elements left behind that let Superman, Green Lantern, the Flash, and Batman use the same ray. Now giants themselves, the heroes battle their towering foes to save the world. - Terror from the Phantom Zone
E15Terror from the Phantom ZoneThree Kryptonian villains escape the Phantom Zone and expose Superman to Red Kryptonite, causing him to age rapidly. The other Super Friends are captured, and the Justice League computer determines that Blue Kryptonite may reverse the effect. Though deadly to Bizarro, it could save Superman. He pilots the Supermobile to the remains of Krypton to retrieve it, then uses a stolen ray device to send the villains back to the Phantom Zone. - Secret Origins of the SuperfriendsE16
Secret Origins of the SuperfriendsLex Luthor uncovers the origins of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern and sends the Legion of Doom back in time to erase them. Cheetah replaces Wonder Woman, Luthor steals Green Lantern’s identity, and baby Kal El’s rocket is diverted from Earth. After several teammates are captured, Batman discovers evidence of the altered timeline. Using the Justice League computer, the heroes travel back, undo Luthor’s tampering, and restore their friends. - The Anti-Matter Monster
E17The Anti-Matter MonsterIn this story the Super Friends have to stop an energy draining monster which exists on computer tape and can appear anywhere at anytime. Wonder Woman and Superman, during one scene, go undercover as a science expert and Clark Kent, in an attempt to learn how the energy creature can be destroyed. One of the scientists working in the lab turns out to be the culprit responsible for unleashing the energy creature. The story borrows heavily from the national headlines of the time during the concerns of a looming energy crisis. - Revenge on Gorilla CityE18
Revenge on Gorilla CityGorilla Grodd, in an attempt to take over Gorilla City (a society of super-intelligent apes) with mind-altering vapors is banished as he was before for attempting to overthrow King Solovar. He uses Brainiac's brain-wave amplifier to control anyone in a 100-mile radius and takes over Gorilla City. Solovar, king of Gorilla City, escapes and asks the Super Friends for their aid in stopping Grodd. - World Beneath the Ice
E19World Beneath the IceThe Super Friends face Torhana, a conqueror freezing everything in his path to punish the surface world. Traveling by ship, he and his crew freeze oceans, continents, and people. Aquaman uses his telepathy to summon swordfish, freeing himself from the ice and returning to Atlantis. Although Torhana seems in control, the heroes regroup and devise a clever plan to melt the planet’s ice. This episode uniquely features Aquaman at his traditional comic book base, the undersea city of Atlantis. - Swamp of the Living DeadE20
Swamp of the Living DeadThe Legion of Doom makes a deal with a swamp sorceress and her demon: an equal exchange of good and evil power. They capture the Super Friends as the source of good and put them to sleep in coffins. Greedy for more power, the Legion imprisons the demon, who escapes and summons zombies to attack. Forced to free the heroes, the sorceress advises defeating the zombies, but then reveals she and the demon are the same being, balancing the power herself. - Invasion of the Brain Creatures
E21Invasion of the Brain CreaturesWhile in space, Batman and Superman are possessed by brain creatures, who soon control Wonder Woman, Robin, and Aquaman. Under their influence, Superman hurls asteroids at Earth, causing fissures, fires, and floods. Wonder Woman overcomes the mind control, and with a magnetic cloud, the creatures are expelled from all the heroes. She then devises a plan to send an electrical current through Earth, forcing the brain creatures to flee and freeing Superman, Batman, and Aquaman. - Conquerors of the FutureE22
Conquerors of the FutureUnder a ruse that The Legion of Doom has changed from evil to good, they travel far into the year 3984 to finally conquer the earth. With the Riddler leaving cryptic clues easily broken by Batman, the Super Friends learn in a further century about their takeover and go to 3984 to foil them. - The Incredible Space Circus
E23The Incredible Space CircusA crooked space circus proprietor, Zarnum, uses a device to turn protected animals that have been illegally captured into beasts to boost attendance at his space circus. Sensing that the Super Friends are onto his scheme he uses the device to change Wonder Woman, Aquaman, and the Wonder Twins into space creatures. It's up to the rest of the Super Friends to track down the elusive space circus, rescue the captive Super Friends, and bring an end to the poaching that's been taking place. - The Final Challenge
E24The Final ChallengeWhile fighting in outer space five members of the League and five members of The Legion of Doom are whisked away to a strange, unknown universe by a powerful alien known as Vartu. He pits the two forces against each other in individual contests. The winning side gets freedom and the losers are eliminated. The remaining Superfriends and Legion members team up to find the others and search nearby parallel universes. - Batman: Dead or Alive
E25Batman: Dead or AliveBatman and Robin travel to the planet Texarkana after a distress alert reports the villain Capricorn Kid terrorizing locals. After defeating and imprisoning him, the Kid vows revenge and returns to Earth with his gang, breaking into the Hall of Justice. They trap each Super Friend in dangerous situations, forcing Batman and Robin to rescue them against the clock. The story culminates in an old-fashioned shootout between Batman and the Capricorn Kid. - Fairy Tale of DoomE26
Fairy Tale of DoomToyman develops a device that can project anyone into the pages of a storybook. He forces Hawkman to chase him into Jack and the Beanstalk, Cheetah forces Wonder Woman to chase her into Alice in Wonderland and Brainiac forces Superman to chase him into Gulliver's Travels and the three villains trap the three Super Friends in the three treacherous fairy tales. - Battle of the Gods
E27Battle of the GodsThe Super Friends engage in a space battle when Wonder Woman receives a telepathic message from Aphrodite to help save a planet. Hera, envious of Aphrodite’s praise for mortals, convinces Zeus to test the heroes against mythological demons. Batman and Robin face a Sphinx, Aquaman guards the golden fleece, Superman fights a minotaur, and Wonder Woman battles Medusa. The Wonder Twins turn to stone after seeing Medusa, but Gleek helps free them. By the end, the Super Friends prove worthy of Aphrodite’s praise. - Journey Through Inner Space
E29Journey Through Inner SpaceAquaman is exposed to a radioactive substance that turns him into a prehistoric sea creature from which he evolved. In order to cure him, Superman and Wonder Woman, inside the Super Mobile, are shrunk down to microscopic size and sent within the creature's veins to attempt to give it another dose of radiation in the hopes that it will reverse the effects of the radiation and return Aquaman to normal. In the meantime the rest of the Super Friends have to do whatever they can to limit the creature's destructive nature all over the city. - Superfriends: Rest in PeaceE30
Superfriends: Rest in PeaceThe Legion of Doom unearths a crystal called "Noxium", created by one time member Dr. Natas. The Crystal can kill all of the Super Friends using emulations of their weakness such as Kryptonite, Yellow Power or lethal energy only to find out too late they were in hiding and had really killed off their clones. - The Rise and Fall of the Superfriends
E31The Rise and Fall of the SuperfriendsThe Super Friends are visited by Mr. Mxyzptlk who comes complete with a script for a movie that he wants the Super Friends to star in. The imp uses his 5th dimensional mind control to cause the Super Friends to act out the script...but Superman is not affected by the mind control but he nonetheless goes along with everything in an elaborate plot to trick Mxyzptlk into saying his last name backwards. In one scene a zombie Lois Lane shows up in a wedding dress wearing a kryptonite wedding ring. - History of DoomE32
History of DoomEarth lies in ruins with no life as three aliens investigate the Hall of Justice and Justice League records. A computer malfunction leads them to the Hall of Doom, where they discover Lex Luthor and the Legion of Doom accidentally caused Earth’s destruction while trying to destroy the Super Friends with a solar flare. The aliens reverse the damage and prevent future destruction by placing the Moon in the flare’s path, leaving both Luthor and the heroes baffled.