This is the third 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 episode, the Super Friends must stop some alien robots, who are stealing various objects and kidnapping people to take them to their masters.
This is a delightful episode. Once again there is something just simply satisfying about watching these superheroes fight giant robots. This is such a simple premise, but it is one that is very charming and fun. This allows for some fun action scenes. The design of the robots is very effective and there is a good amount of suspense as they feel like a legitimate threat to our heroes. I also appreciate how the action scenes make good use of every single member of the Super Friends and none of them feel wasted. The episode also features some great and atmospheric background art as Superman travels to the alien planet towards the climax. This episode also features a great twist about the villains behind the robots that is very clever.
A great episode.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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