View Full Version : "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" turns 40 this month


TMC
09-17-2025, 02:45 AM
The final season/incarnation (https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=The%20Super%20Powers%20Team%3A%20Galactic%20Guardians) of Super Friends (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showthread.php?t=494398), debuted (https://radiodiscussions.com/threads/retro-chicago-sat-sept-7-1985.610924/) on ABC (https://saturday-morning-broadcast-archives.fandom.com/wiki/1985) on September 7, 1985 (http://www.tvtango.com/listings/1985/09/07). This season was notable for introducing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKQ7z89EwuI) Cyborg (https://www.google.com/search?q=Super+Powers+Team+Galactic+Guardians+Cyborg&sca_esv=37b289db0e7768a1&biw=1600&bih=773&sxsrf=AE3TifOfaxQnIt3RWVOjIF8bQQu9zCsiwA%3A1758091030850&ei=FlfKaMbAM_yEwbkPhZ-_oQ8&ved=0ahUKEwjGo4G7l9-PAxV8QjABHYXPL_Q4ChDh1QMIEA&uact=5&oq=Super+Powers+Team+Galactic+Guardians+Cyborg&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiK1N1cGVyIFBvd2VycyBUZWFtIEdhbGFjdGljIEd1YXJkaWFucyBDeWJvcmcyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigAUiCElDPA1ilD3AAeAKQAQCYAe8CoAH_DKoBBTItNi4xuAEDyAEA-AEBmAIIoALMDsICBBAAGEfCAgQQIxgnwgIFEC4YgATCAgYQABgWGB7CAgsQABiABBiGAxiKBcICCBAAGIAEGKIEwgIFEAAY7wWYAwCIBgGQBgiSBwkxLjAuNi4wLjGgB-MlsgcHMi02LjAuMbgHrw7CBwkyLTEuNC4yLjHIB50B&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) (voiced by Ernie Hudson) as well as featuring the very first on-screen depiction (https://www.reddit.com/r/batman/comments/1ssas5/the_super_powers_team_galactic_guardians_the_fear/) of Batman's origin in the episode "The Fear" (https://www.google.com/search?q=Super+Powers+Team+Galactic+Guardians+Batman+origin+%22The+Fear%22&sca_esv=37b289db0e7768a1&biw=1600&bih=773&sxsrf=AE3TifOfaxQnIt3RWVOjIF8bQQu9zCsiwA%3A1758091030850&ei=FlfKaMbAM_yEwbkPhZ-_oQ8&ved=0ahUKEwjGo4G7l9-PAxV8QjABHYXPL_Q4ChDh1QMIEA&uact=5&oq=Super+Powers+Team+Galactic+Guardians+Batman+origin+%22The+Fear%22&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiPVN1cGVyIFBvd2VycyBUZWFtIEdhbGFjdGljIEd1YXJkaWFucyBCYXRtYW4gb3JpZ2luICJUaGUgRmVhciJI3DRQAFiFMXADeAGQAQKYAesEoAG0P6oBCzAuNi44LjIuMi42uAEDyAEA-AEBmAIXoALPNsICBBAjGCfCAgUQLhiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICBRAhGKABwgIFECEYqwKYAwCSBwwzLjAuMTEuMi42LjGgB5-EAbIHCjItMTEuMi42LjG4B542wgcIMi0zLjE1LjXIB9cC&sclient=gws-wiz-serp). I've said before (https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/showpost.php?p=6393135&postcount=8), that I think that this may be the best (https://www.google.com/search?q=Was+The+Super+Powers+Team%3A+Galactic+Guardians+the+best+incarnation+of+the+Super+Friends+series%3F&sca_esv=37b289db0e7768a1&biw=1600&bih=773&sxsrf=AE3TifOfaxQnIt3RWVOjIF8bQQu9zCsiwA%3A1758091030850&ei=FlfKaMbAM_yEwbkPhZ-_oQ8&ved=0ahUKEwjGo4G7l9-PAxV8QjABHYXPL_Q4ChDh1QMIEA&uact=5&oq=Was+The+Super+Powers+Team%3A+Galactic+Guardians+the+best+incarnation+of+the+Super+Friends+series%3F&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiX1dhcyBUaGUgU3VwZXIgUG93ZXJzIFRlYW06IEdhbGFjdGljIEd1YXJkaWFucyB0aGUgYmVzdCBpbmNhcm5hdGlvbiBvZiB0aGUgU3VwZXIgRnJpZW5kcyBzZXJpZXM_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_wc&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) season of the entire Super Friends series. It toned down (https://youtu.be/kx4d4koJN9k) the campier/cornier aspects that you could say, plagued the Super Friends franchise in the past. Also, the animation quality improved (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1112514650028357/?multi_permalinks=1307260513887102&hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&__cft__[0]=AZXmrts9eWSXMwuKkDU3C8lpXQBcjlT8o7Hc_PfXK5Qy_BwUUYCiKbCDw1jawqtiy3CgfQo58KurKwwfQ_jgBu1aQ5dRTYA03yIde7M4ksJp_0qoVeM91jjHkgb6CeCJTgZkRufYuSLIAaZtOkBxre4c-_YHqINIpe8qPKvYCNHgIbuiGGfODS4-6wxO863Ce08&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R) a great deal.

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TMC
06-10-2026, 01:42 AM
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In this video I begin discussing my favorite The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (https://www.google.com/search?q=%22The+Super+Powers+Team%3A+Galactic+Guardians%22&sca_esv=d059007c5155ebc1&biw=1235&bih=547&sxsrf=ANbL-n5XPlSwczOCjiuwRItDWL-_RTI79A%3A1781067045960&ei=Je0oarKiOoiF0PEP59va6QY&ved=0ahUKEwjyyOHk7_uUAxWIAjQIHeetNm0Q4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=%22The+Super+Powers+Team%3A+Galactic+Guardians%22&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAaAhgCIisiVGhlIFN1cGVyIFBvd2VycyBUZWFtOiBHYWxhY3RpYyBHdWFyZGlhbnMiMgUQLhiABDIFEC4YgAQyBRAAGIAEMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yFBAuGIAEGJcFGNwEGN4EGOAE2AEBSOpOUABYyUhwAXgBkAEAmAHMAaAB5h-qAQczMi4xMC4xuAEDyAEA-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_EFR2VMaDyQrpe6BgYIARABGAGSBwcyNy4xNC4yoAeY2QSyBwcyNi4xNC4yuAftIsIHCTItMTguMjQuMcgHhwOACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) (1985) episodes on DVD. When I discuss TV series and films it is mainly about retro content and physical media. I do analyze many of my favorite films and series from a cultural studies perspective. My channel is also a place for folks who are nostalgic about popular culture from the 20th century and the early 21st century. Thank you for your interest in my channel, I hope you'll enjoy the videos.

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In this video I continue discussing more of my favorite The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians (1985) episodes ("The Fear" & "The Death of Superman") on DVD.

When I discuss TV series and films it is mainly about retro content and physical media. I do analyze many of my favorite films and series from a cultural studies perspective. My channel is also a place for folks who are nostalgic about popular culture from the 20th century and the early 21st century. Thank you for your interest in my channel, I hope you'll enjoy the videos.

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Recreation of the classic opening sequence from the final season of "Super Friends" using artificial intelligence.

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Andy is again joined by Scott Hopkins to look back at two more episodes from The SUPER POWERS Team: Galactic Guardians. First, they discuss "The Brainchild / The Case of the Stolen Powers" before diving into a landmark episode that explores Batman's origins in "The Fear".