Wednesday, May 28, 2025

All New Super Friends Hour: Pressure Point (1977)

 






This is the second segment of the twelfth 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. 

In this cartoon, the Wonder Twins help when a teenage motorcyclist attempts a dangerous jump in order to prove to his friends that he is a good motorcyclist. 

This is another lame Wonder Twins cartoon. This serves as a very obvious and unsubtle PSA about being safe. The dialogue simply comes off as too didactic and the teenagers simply exist to convey this very basic message. The action scenes lack the excitement of those in cartoons starring the more popular DC heroes and the few attempts at humor fell too forced.   

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