A delightful start to a delightful show.
In this episode, the Wonder Twins discover a magic lamp with a powerful genie inside it. An evil villain from the planet Zaghdad comes to retrieve it and kidnaps the Wonder Twins. The Super Friends must save the Wonder Twins (and the planet Zaghdad) from this villain, but it will be no easy task because this villain is now the master of this powerful genie.
Though The World's Greatest Super Friends may not be among many cartoon fans' favorite Super Friends series, it is one of mine. The reason for this is because it is so delightfully different from any other version of Super Friends. Its difference lies in that this series often puts them in fairy tale and other fantasy inspired stories. Sure, this often makes these episodes very corny, but that is another reason why I enjoy this series so much. This is the type of corny superhero fun that I simply love.
All this can already be seen in this first episode. The corniness here is perfectly silly fun. There is also a lot besides the corniness to enjoy about this episode. The villain feels like a real threat, and this creates a true feeling of suspense. This episode is also chock full of pure imagination and creativity. This is especially true of the fantastically creative world inside of the genie's lamp. Adding to this is the wonderfully atmospheric and detailed. This makes the whole episode simply a joy to look at. The action scenes in this episode are also wonderful and a lot of fun to watch.
The only problem I have with this episode is that Gleek the Space Mokey remains just as unfunny here as always.
A real treat of an episode.
"Whatever it is, it is not of THIS universe!"
ReplyDeleteThe sequence of them walking throught he lamp, until coming tot he laval fall was really great as well. The series I say is pretty good, and one of the best!
Glad to know you enjoy this series as much as I do.
DeleteAnd yes, going inside the lamp was the highlight of this episode for me too.