This is the third segment of the first episode of The All-New Super Friends Hour, unlike most other Super Friends formats, this one had hour long episodes that were made up of various shorter cartoons. The first segment would be an adventure staring two members (or three in some cases as Batman and Robin would often team with another Super Friend) of the Super Friends. The second would be a morality play staring the Wonder Twins. The third would be a typical half hour Super Friends adventure. The fourth and last segment would feature one of the main Super Friends teaming up with a special DC Comics guest star.
This is a really fun superhero adventure.
In this cartoon, an underground civilization (known as the Earthors) needs bedrock to survive and endanger the upper world in order to get it.
The Earthors are very good villains. Their designs and their voices are a lot of fun. Not only this but they truly feel like a threat to our heroes. They also work because their intentions make sense to us but this does not excuse their actions. The design of the mechanical creature they create is also wonderfully designed and a heck of a lot of fun. When his completed design is finally shown it is a nice and fun surprise. The underground setting allows for a very atmospheric feel that works perfectly. This again allows for some wonderful looking background art. This background art is wonderful to look at and incredibly detailed. This episode also has a good sense of suspense and having the Wonder Twins captured raises the stakes perfectly. Though they are very toned down (as most action Super Friends action scenes where in this period), the action scenes are still quite a bit of fun, especially the climatic one. The conclusion to this episode is very well done, giving us a good message without it feeling forced.
A really fun cartoon.
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