Super Friends: Season One, Volume Two (2010)

The heroes are all fairly serious -- except maybe Robin with his "Holy [blank]" puns -- so comic relief was added in the form of teenage heroes-in-training, Wendy (voiced by Sherry Alberoni), Marvin (voiced by Frank Welker) and Wonderdog. These teens appeared to have no actual superpowers, though Marvin and Wonderdog wore capes; they were basically there to appeal to the "Scooby Doo" crowd. There was hardly any violence on the show, so that kiddies of all ages could watch in comfort.

This show came from Hanna-Barbera Productions, a company that had specialized with fast and cheap cartoons produced for television, including "Yogi Bear," "The Flintstones," Scooby Doo" and "The Jetsons." William Hanna and Joseph Barbara had worked at MGM with tons of great resources, but quickly understood that theatrical cartoons were becoming a thing of the past and TV cartoons were the future. I loved "Super Friends" as a kid because it gathered up several of my favorite characters all in one show, but today it smacks of too many corners cut. It looks cheap, and even the writing is cheap. Sometimes the cheerful efforts of the voice actors can help pass the time, however.

Warner Home Video released the disc with no extras, save for a trivia game.