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I have a theory.

Anya: It may be bunnies!

Xander: Or maybe witches!

......Yeah. Okay. Anyway, I have a theory that the reason so many people have such a warped perception of DC characters and DC is general is that goddamned Hanna-Barbara cartoon in the 70s called Superfriends.

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks Aquaman is a weakling who could get his ass kicked by Dr. Stephan Hawking....

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks that Superman is a wooden, unemotional puppet who's too powerful for his own good.

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks that the only thing Wonder Woman is good for is swinging her magic lasso and saying "GREAT HERA!"


Does anyone else agree that SuperFriends had somewhat a negative effect on forum members' judgement and perspecitive of DC characters?

Good lord yes, at the time it was great for DC but it is outdated and was full of racial sterotypes.

DAMN STRAIGHT.

Seriously, I have said this before in AM thread. Only reason why he is so ridiculed is this cartoon. People think that all he can do is talk to the fish.

Similar to the way the old FF comics had ruined Namor...

Originally posted by King_Mungi
Good lord yes, at the time it was great for DC but it is outdated and was full of racial sterotypes. For funniest overview of this cartoon ever:
http://www.seanbaby.com/super.htm

This show rules.
http://melaman2.com/cartoons/singles/mp3/challenge-superfriends.mp3

Originally posted by Draco69
Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks that the only thing Wonder Woman is good for is swinging her magic lasso, saying "GREAT HERA!" and making Superman a very happy man in tights.

Originally posted by Draco69
Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks Aquaman is a weakling who could get his ass kicked by Dr. Stephan Hawking....

Bah! First off, it's Stephen. Second, his crazy skillz of extrapolating the nuances of theoretical physics would have Aquaman on his knees.

Atleast none of the male characters had the homosexual stigma that Batman had.

I think that was more on Robin though....

The Wonder Twins were definitely incestous. God, in one episode they full on kissed each other.

How many people on this board were even alive when that show was on the air? Or read comics now?
It was silly, but so were DC comics at the time. Which is why they used the start of the 1980's as a point to get much better ( ie. like Marvel Comics ) and have their universe make more sense ( ie. The Original Crisis)
Early cartoons of The Hulk and Avengers are wooden as hell; only early Spider Man has charm still.

Originally posted by Draco69
I have a theory.

Anya: It may be bunnies!

Xander: Or maybe witches!

......Yeah. Okay. Anyway, I have a theory that the reason so many people have such a warped perception of DC characters and DC is general is that goddamned Hanna-Barbara cartoon in the 70s called Superfriends.

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks Aquaman is a weakling who could get his ass kicked by Dr. Stephan Hawking....

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks that Superman is a wooden, unemotional puppet who's too powerful for his own good.

Because of Superfriends, everyone thinks that the only thing Wonder Woman is good for is swinging her magic lasso and saying "GREAT HERA!"


Does anyone else agree that SuperFriends had somewhat a negative effect on forum members' judgement and perspecitive of DC characters? nothing bad about bats

Originally posted by roughrider
How many people on this board were even alive when that show was on the air? Or read comics now?
It was silly, but so were DC comics at the time. Which is why they used the start of the 1980's as a point to get much better ( ie. like Marvel Comics ) and have their universe make more sense ( ie. The Original Crisis)
Early cartoons of The Hulk and Avengers are wooden as hell; only early Spider Man has charm still. There was a Sub-Mariner cartoon too, believe it or not.

Stronger than a whale
He can swim anywhere
He can breathe under water
and go flying through the air
The Noble Sub Mariner
Prince of the deep
So, beware you deadly demons
Lord Namor of Atlantis,
is the Prince of the Deep.
http://www.moviepoopshoot.com/comics101/images/2004/may19/namorcartoon.jpg

I grew up with the DCAU and the early marvel cartoons of the 90's.


I could never pay attention to superfriends because even at four years old I thought it sucked.

I didn't even SEE the show and it warped my perceptions.






I mean it.

Originally posted by Black Adam
I grew up with the DCAU and the early marvel cartoons of the 90's.


I could never pay attention to superfriends because even at four years old I thought it sucked.

Perceptive....

Originally posted by grey fox
Perceptive....

That even at that age you could perceive the suck. Perhaps your sucachlorains are unusually high ?

Maybe he is the chosen one. The one of ultimate suckitude detection.

Quick! What did you think of the last three Star Wars movies?


On topic:HUMOR.

Bleh , from a non-fans viewpoint they were ok . But even a non-fan has to admit AOTC sucked balls.

From a fans view point.....Lucas has raped the series.

Originally posted by DarkCrawler
For funniest overview of this cartoon ever:
http://www.seanbaby.com/super.htm

lol, I Love that site its in my sig
Everything said there is true BTW

Originally posted by Black Adam
I grew up with the DCAU and the early marvel cartoons of the 90's.


I could never pay attention to superfriends because even at four years old I thought it sucked. I actually thought that SF was the shit back then, I loved those cartoons. Now i see it and i think is plain shit. The horrors they subjected us as kids.

Originally posted by Draco69


Does anyone else agree that SuperFriends had somewhat a negative effect on forum members' judgement and perspecitive of DC characters?

No, is just clueless fanboys who don't bother to do research about a DC Character and think everything out of Marvel Comics is beyond cooler than DC. The show had nothing to do with today's brain dead fanboyism.

i belive aquaman was one of the biggest victoms from this old sf tv show