Series synopsis
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is an American animation sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on ABC on September 11, 1985. It ended on November 6, 1985. It stars William Woodson, Danny Dark, B.J. Ward and Adam West.
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1985 to 1986. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
Premise
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes which ran from 1985 to 1986. It was produced by Hanna-Barbera and is based on the Justice League and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- William Woodson as Narrator (voice)
- Danny Dark as Superman (voice)
- B.J. Ward as Wonder Woman (voice)
- Adam West as Batman (voice)
- Casey Kasem as Robin (voice)
- William Callaway as Aquaman (voice)
- Michael Rye as Green Lantern (voice)
- Jack Angel as Flash / Hawkman / Samurai (voice)
Supporting cast
- Ken Sansom as Prof. Martin Stein (voice)
- Mark L. Taylor as Firestorm (voice)
- Ernie Hudson as Cyborg (voice)
- Frank Welker as Darkseid / Kalibak (voice)
- René Auberjonois as Desaad (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 11 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 10 | September 11, 1985 | November 6, 1985 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Super Friends Redux - Galactic Guardians Interview and mini documentary on the transformation of the Super Friends into the Glactic Guardians. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Seeds of Doom Cyborg uses his metallic powers to single handedly apprehend Lex Luthor. The Super Powers Team is so impressed, they invite him to join the team, but Cyborg declines. Firestorm, who would like have someone his own age on the team learns about Cyborg, how he came to be and that he only wants to be left alone. The metallic hero reluctantly winds up working with the Super Powers Team when they discover giant seed pods that Darkseid's Parademons have placed all over the Earth. The seeds will sprout and crack the Earth's crust and eventually will change Earth into a second Apokolips. To stop Darkseid's plan, Cyborg reluctantly accompanies Wonder Woman and Firestorm to Apokolips to find the source of the seeds and destroy them. In the end, Cyborg finally joins the team. |
September 11, 1985 |
| 2 |
The Ghost Ship While being pursued by Darkseid in space, Superman, Firestorm, and Cyborg take shelter in a gigantic space ship. They discover a female being who seems to cast her image all over. She is a princess who uses holograms to scare pirates away. Her planet was destroyed and she keeps the population of her people in her locket. Darkseid learns of this and plans to steal the locket. Superman's powers are cut in half due to the orange sun in the galaxy they are in. |
September 18, 1985 |
| 3 |
The Bizarro Super Powers Team Bizarro #1 decides that Bizarroworld needs more heroes than just Bizarro Supermen so he takes a duplicator ray to Earth and finding the right three heroes, he makes Bizarro duplicates of Wonder Woman, Firestorm, and Cyborg. All Bizarro #1 wants to do is take them back to protect Bizarroworld, but Mr. Mxyzptlk has other plans when he arrives on Earth and wants to have fun. He insists that before Bizarro #1 takes them back, they need training as Super Heroes and with their backwards minds, they wreak havoc on Earth. The Super Powers Team realizes that they will have to get rid of the imp in order for the Bizarros to go home. |
September 18, 1985 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 1985 |
| Last aired | November 6, 1985 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |