The Globetrotters were a cultural phenomenon in the 1970s, and a phenomenal basketball team in their own unique way. In that era, it was inevitable that they'd become the stars of a crime-fighting superhero cartoon. In every episode, the teammates appear first as their non-super selves in a Globetrotter context -- a game at the White House, for example. Then the CrimeGlobe alerts them to some nefarious plan, and the break out their individual super powers, ranging from the memorable Sphere Man (a wildly strong human basketball) to Gizmo Man, whose giant afro contained every gadget needed to carry out any crazy scheme. In the end, their basketball skills combined with their powers to save the day.