Video: Superfriends Cartoon Edited as Friends TV Show

If the TV Show "Friends" were really Superfriends, ha ha!

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NEW BATMAN TOY : Mattel DC SUPER FRIENDS Action Figures BAT-PLANE

Just a quick note. Mattel's DC SUPER FRIENDS is a new action figure toy line that everyone is getting really excited about because they take the DC Comics universe and make it all super cute & adorable...goo goo goo. They have already released a few figures & vehicles. Well, later this year, Mattel will be releasing another new vehicle to go with Batman's Batmobile. It's called the BAT-PLANE!

NEW BATMAN TOY: Fisher-Price DC Super Friends Shake n' Go Batmobile Car!

As one of my birthday presents the other day I got this extremely cool Brand-New Fisher-Price DC Super Friends Batman's Batmobile Car by Mattel ©2007! It's called the SHAKE N' GO BATMOBILE. Who's the cutest little car in all the world? You are, yes you are! This is one of the latest additions to the Fisher-Price line of DC Super Friends toys. Now, this is not to be confused with the "My 1st Batmobile" toy car vehicle that was blue, kinda large, & made for the action figures. This is a smaller kid's hand-size Batmobile & when you shake it the wheels start going & it makes "Zoom Zoom" engine noises like it's being started-up. Then, Batman says, "To The Batcave!" or "Turbo Engaged!". Then there's more engine sounds/phrases...very cool!

Vintage 1970's SEA WORLD & THE SUPER FRIENDS Amusement Park Theme Show

In response to a recent post here at the Bat-Blog, where we had a video of this subject, we got this Vintage Comic Book Advertisement. ( You can see the video by clicking HERE! ) I remember this ad! It was always on the backs of comic books in the1980's. It advertised a "DC Superhero" Water-Ski Theme Show they had at SEA WORLD. I always lived way too far away from these things to go & was always bummed-out by the distance, ha ha! But, other than remembering a serious childhood trauma, I do wanna sincerely say Thank you for sending it in, it's really a cool piece of Bat-History, from the "comic book character + Amusement Park" angle. I know lots of people will remember it fondly. Maybe they went. If you're a Bat-Blog Reader who has some photos or stories like this then please share them.

VIDEO: FAMILY GUY - The Super Friends Parody

The other day I did a post about the intro to FAMILY GUY where they made the show look like the old 1970's SUPER FRIENDS TV Cartoon Series. Well, here's a side-by-side comparison to show how great it really is!!

FAMILY GUY Does Hilarious Parody of SUPER FRIENDS Cartoon

In a recent episode of FAMILY GUY, in the beginning of the show, they do an amazing parody of intro to the 1970's classic animated series SUPER FRIENDS. Peter Griffin is Superman, Lois is Wonder Woman, Chris is Aquaman, and Batman & Robin are played by Brian The Dog & Stewie. The animation looks just like the old TV show & the sounds effects are exactly the same. Now, because the Bat-Blog is "all about Batman & Robin", I'm just showing a few screen shots of them. But if ya wanna watch the whole episode, for free, then check out the video on HULU by clicking HERE! One last thing, I know HULU doesn't work in certain countries & I apologize for that but I bet you'll be able to find it on MySpace Video or YouTube.

Video: Super Friends at the Water Park Show!

Back in 1979 some tourist shot this video so that, in the future, we could see it! This is the SUPER FRIENDS event at the Cypress Gardens Water Amusement Park. Performers dressed up as Batman, Robin, Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Mr. Freeze, The Joker, The Penguin, etc. all get totally crazy. Finding video, or even any information, about this event is really difficult. Plus, I don't think there is any audio in this video. That, or my speakers are broken, ha ha! But really I think the best part of the video is seeing the cool Bat-Boat! If you saw this event as a child then this video will bring back some great memories of a fun summer vacation!

VIDEO: THAT 70's SHOW - Batman & The Super Friends!

When Donna gives Eric an ugly ring Kelso imagines the gang becoming superheroes. This funny clip from the TV Series "THAT 70's SHOW" features Ashton Kutcher as Batman! Oh yeah, there's some other Super Friends too like Aquaman, Superman, Wonder Woman, & The Wonder Twins! The costumes & the set design are actually pretty good!

2 Free BATMAN DESKTOP BACKGROUND Wallpapers

Yeah! It's Wednesday again so here's 2 very cool Batman Desktop Wallpapers! The 1st one is an image from an Original Animation Cel. I have a few in my personal collection & really love them but I don't have one of Batman. I have a Superman from the Superfriends Cartoon. I bought it when I was a little kid & went to my very 1st comic book convention. Back then people didn't really get greedy like they are today & I bought it for $2.00. Ha Ha, Seriously, 2 bucks!! I'm really stupid though, I should have bought them all! The other cels I have are original Jay Ward cels of Cap'n Crunch. They're from the classic TV Commercials for that cereal. They're mostly of the Cap'n Crunch Crew, Dave & Brumhilde. The next Batman Wallpaper is part of a graphic by Jim Lee. His art is always great. I couldn't decide which way Batman should face, to look good on the desktop, so I put both variations here & I'll let you decide! As always you can also use these in a MySpace Layout...Go Crazy!

BATMAN - SUPER FRIENDS Model Sheets by Alex Toth

OK, this is pretty cool! In response to a few SUPER FRIENDS Model Sheets we posted recently another Bat-Blog Fan named Nick sent in some more that he has. These feature the artwork for Action Poses or "what Batman looks like in action", the dashboard of the Batmobile, & another mock-up of the Batmobile car (full-length). Of course the artwork is done by none other than the master, Alex Toth! Thanks goes out to Nick for submitting this wonderful pieces of bat-history.

THE SUPER FRIENDS Batman CARTOON ANIMATION MODEL SHEETS By Alex Toth!

I opened my email box recently & nearly cried! What made me almost cry? These extremely beautiful Batman animation drawings by Alex Toth, that's what! Our friend Scott sent these pictures of some real-life ANIMATION MODEL SHEETS that were created for Hanna Barbera Productions, Inc © 1973. They were made for THE SUPER FRIENDS TV Cartoon. "Model Sheets" are basically a blueprint for all the different Animation Artists to use as a guide. They help keep the artwork consistent & perfect ( In size, scale and color ). These show the Basic Batman Figure ( in costume ), The Batmobile Car, & The Batplane... or is it Bat-Plane? ha! Now, readers, you might check the Bat-Blog Archives ( located on the left-side of this page, near the middle ) because I have posted more of them in the past & they're always fun to see. Plus, I wanna thank Scott for sending these, they're beautiful! These really bring back a ton of wonderful memories of my childhood. I totally loved this TV show. OK, I'm crying again, all over my keyboard. I need a minute.