In 1972, animation studios Hanna-Barbara and Fiilmation were both competing for the rights to adapt DC Comics' "Justice League of America" comic book into a TV series and both studios made several "Back Door Pilot" try-out episodes on pre-existing cartoon series: Batman & Robin made two guest-appearances on Hanna-Barbara's "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" and both Superman & Wonder Woman each made solo guest-appearances on two episodes of Filmation's "The Brady Kids". The Wonder Woman episode, "It's All Greek To Me", was just awful, the Superman episode was a little bit better. However, DC Comics didn't like Filmation's efforts and awarded the animation rights to the "Justice League of America" to Hanna-Barbara instead. ABC changed the name of the "Justice League of America" to the more family-friendly name of the "Super Friends" and approved the series to premiere in the fall of 1973 and ran on ABC for *THIRTEEN*(!) years.
See also
Awards | FAQ | User Ratings | External Reviews | Metacritic Reviews
