Super Friends (Boomerang)

In the classic '70s and '80s Saturday morning cartoon SUPER FRIENDS, the Justice League heroes band together to save the world -- and themselves -- from evil. The Super Friends are, of course: Superman (voiced by Danny Dark), Batman (Olan Sule), Robin (Casey Kasem), Wonder Woman (Shannon Farnon), Aquaman (Norman Alden), and a slew of other heroes who come and go. In the original Super Friends (1973) and The All-New Super Friends Hour (1977-'78), produced by Hanna-Barbera and based on the DC Comics characters, the show is nonviolent and campy, although battles became more graphic in later episodes.

In its long life on the air, Super Friends underwent several transformations. The early episodes barely resemble the later ones, and parents of younger kids should keep this in mind. In the late '70s, when the show morphed into Challenge of the SuperFriends, the mood shifted to something quite menacing. Visual and sound effects were intensified, and the Legion of Doom was introduced. These 13 villains, including Lex Luthor and The Riddler, were truly sinister and were constantly in battle with the heroes. Battle scenes took precedence, although the violence was other-worldly and limited to laser-beam punches, explosions, and kidnappings.