This is the first segment of the eleventh 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.
In this short, Professor Amy Zahn creates a formula to make women as physically strong as men. The formula makes her turn fifty feet tall. The experiment affects her mind as well and she goes on a rampage. Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman team up to return her back to normal.
This is a fun episode. The idea of superheroes fighting a giant is something so simple yet charming. This leads to some great action scenes and a good sense of suspense when she captures Batman. The villain herself is again very simple but there is a lot of fun in her simplicity. The moral of this story is a great one about how women and men are already equals and women don't need to change themselves to prove that. The delivery may be a bit didactic but not in a way that distracts from the fun of this cartoon. I will admit though Wonder Woman's joke at the end is a bit of a groaner.
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