Bring Back the Superfriends
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To whom it may concern:
We, the fans of the Superfriends, are not pleased with the treatment which you have given us recently. We have decided to show how much we care about the Superfriends by creating a petition dedicated to bringing the Superfriends out of obscurity.
This petition has two goals:
1. To get Cartoon Network to air every episode of the Superfriends, uncut and in their original format.
2. To get Warner Home Video to release every episode of the Superfriends on video and DVD, uncut and in their original format.
Ever since the Superfriends left the ABC network, its fans have been given unfair treatment.
First of all, no network ever reran the show after it left ABC. WB held the rights to the Superfriends, but didn't sell it into syndication. Also, Turner Broadcasting held exclusive cable television rights to the Superfriends, but never aired them.
Second, when USA started airing the Superfriends, they aired them in the "Superman/Batman Adventures" package with Filmation cartoons that should be aired in separate programs from the Superfriends, the Superfriends episodes were badly butchered, and the health and safety tips, the "De-Coder," "Magic," and "Craft" segments which aired on "The All New Superfriends Hour," the episode teasers, and the original openings and closings were removed. Even worse, USA actually skipped some episodes!
Third, when Cartoon Network aired the rest of the episodes starting in 1996, they not only removed the health and safety tips and episode teasers, but they aired "Challenge of the Superfriends" in a half-hour format, skipping the episodes that were shown in the program's first half-hour when it was on ABC! Also, they only aired 2 episodes of "Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show," and only 4-6 episodes of "Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians," and no episodes of "The All New Superfriends Hour" or the program which showed 3 7-minute shorts in a half-hour format, simply entitled "Superfriends." Then, they picked up "The Superman/Batman Adventures," and aired it under the title of "Superfriends." To this day, they still refer to it as "Superfriends."
Fourth, Cartoon Network completely removed the Superfriends from their schedule and replaced it with inferior shows like "Captain Planet" and "Scooby-Doo." In April 2000, they exiled it to Boomerang, a channel which no cable systems have, and which you have to pay extra for if you have a DBS satellite television system. Even on Boomerang, the show only plays sporadically, and they only show the same episodes Cartoon Network showed since 1996, as well as "The Superman/Batman Adventures."
Fifth, Warner Home Video has never released the Superfriends on video, even though the Superfriends shows have a lot of fans, and they are superior to most of the cartoons which WB has released on video.
What these things tell us is that you don't care about the Superfriends or its fans. We hope that our petition will change your view towards this underappreciated show, and that you will bring it out of obscurity, for a whole new generation to enjoy.
We, the fans of the Superfriends, are not pleased with the treatment which you have given us recently. We have decided to show how much we care about the Superfriends by creating a petition dedicated to bringing the Superfriends out of obscurity.
This petition has two goals:
1. To get Cartoon Network to air every episode of the Superfriends, uncut and in their original format.
2. To get Warner Home Video to release every episode of the Superfriends on video and DVD, uncut and in their original format.
Ever since the Superfriends left the ABC network, its fans have been given unfair treatment.
First of all, no network ever reran the show after it left ABC. WB held the rights to the Superfriends, but didn't sell it into syndication. Also, Turner Broadcasting held exclusive cable television rights to the Superfriends, but never aired them.
Second, when USA started airing the Superfriends, they aired them in the "Superman/Batman Adventures" package with Filmation cartoons that should be aired in separate programs from the Superfriends, the Superfriends episodes were badly butchered, and the health and safety tips, the "De-Coder," "Magic," and "Craft" segments which aired on "The All New Superfriends Hour," the episode teasers, and the original openings and closings were removed. Even worse, USA actually skipped some episodes!
Third, when Cartoon Network aired the rest of the episodes starting in 1996, they not only removed the health and safety tips and episode teasers, but they aired "Challenge of the Superfriends" in a half-hour format, skipping the episodes that were shown in the program's first half-hour when it was on ABC! Also, they only aired 2 episodes of "Superfriends: The Legendary Super Powers Show," and only 4-6 episodes of "Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians," and no episodes of "The All New Superfriends Hour" or the program which showed 3 7-minute shorts in a half-hour format, simply entitled "Superfriends." Then, they picked up "The Superman/Batman Adventures," and aired it under the title of "Superfriends." To this day, they still refer to it as "Superfriends."
Fourth, Cartoon Network completely removed the Superfriends from their schedule and replaced it with inferior shows like "Captain Planet" and "Scooby-Doo." In April 2000, they exiled it to Boomerang, a channel which no cable systems have, and which you have to pay extra for if you have a DBS satellite television system. Even on Boomerang, the show only plays sporadically, and they only show the same episodes Cartoon Network showed since 1996, as well as "The Superman/Batman Adventures."
Fifth, Warner Home Video has never released the Superfriends on video, even though the Superfriends shows have a lot of fans, and they are superior to most of the cartoons which WB has released on video.
What these things tell us is that you don't care about the Superfriends or its fans. We hope that our petition will change your view towards this underappreciated show, and that you will bring it out of obscurity, for a whole new generation to enjoy.
658 Signatures
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Tony BrakeField
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
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August I Pacetti
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Kevin R. Schneider
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Darren Ollinger
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Edward Viveiros, Jr.
- Comments
- I really want this series on video!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Galactic Guardians
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Mark Ribeiro
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Brian
- Comments
- It needs to be brought back to show kids that there is more to cartoons than japanese anime.
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Matthew Zises
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Jerry Chamelin
- Comments
- Put 2 hours worth of episodes on single dvds, or compile "seasoned" box sets, and I'll buy every dvd you release.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- I like the first season and the last two seasons the best, but then again, I like em all.
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- All of em
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jimmy
- Comments
- i grew up watching superfriends
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- planet of neanderthals superfriends orgins , mysterious time creature
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- mysterious time creature
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MArtin J. McDonnell
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
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Chris Kassay
- Comments
- How could anyone have ever left this series out of their Saturday morning lineup? Superheroes like the JLA never get boring.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge Of The Superfriends and certain episodes of Super Powers Team
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Bring back the series that featured teamups between a couple of the JLAers at a time. Third series, I think.
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Chris Lejarzar
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Jeff Howse
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GEORGE GRAVELY
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Brian Bell
- Comments
- I want it back for my Son to watch too.
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Adam Tippett
- Comments
- A GREAT IDEA!!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Galactic Guardians
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Any, I haven't seen any since I was 5 yrs old, I'm 19 now. I would really Love to see them on DVD though, that's an awesome Idea.
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Nicole Stotts
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Gerry McManus
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- all
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- all
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timothy linville
- Comments
- next saturday...nin'ish?
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- wendy&marvin
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- as many dc characters as possible
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Richard
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
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Jason Ward
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- the one with the legion of doom
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Kenneth McNeil
- Comments
- I would also like CN to show Filmation's DC Super-Hero cartoons of the 60's and also the the 70's The New Adventures of Batman(also by Filmation)
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challange of the Superfriends
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Jerry Hamilton
- Comments
- Bring back Filmation's New Adventures of Batman too!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- All-New Superfriends Hour
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Alistair Herz
- Comments
- Always watched the Superfriends and feel they should be shown to new generations for the positive values they taught
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- The Worlds Greatest Superfriends and The Challenge of the Superfriends
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Have seen them all over the years and would love to see them again
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Susan O'Connor
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Justice league, I think
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Believe there are many, including Dollman
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Edwin Sanders
- Comments
- I'd buy them all on DVD if I could.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- The first one hour series was the best.
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DAVID STANLEU
- Comments
- BRING BACK THE SUPERFRIENDS AND FILMATION CARTOONS!!!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- ALL OF THEM
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Matt Steinagel
- Comments
- Please bring them back!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Any that I haven't seen!
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Richard Schlatter
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- all
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Paul Gill
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians
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jarvis l hunter
- Comments
- why not create a new up to date superfriends for the year 2001
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- the challenge of the super freinds
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- all of them in there original form
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Chris Patton
- Comments
- Its about time someone raises eyebrows to bring the show back i loved it as a kid and will love it as an adult
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- bring back every one of em plllllleaaaasssseee!!!
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Mike Umphrey
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Legion of Doom
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norma foster
- Comments
- Now that I have children, I would really my girls watch a great classic cartoon. Cartoon Network needs to take out of our new "cartoons" and put something kids can learn great lessons from. Most of todays shows are so bad. Give the Superfriends a chance to show kids what heros were to us adults as kids. Thanks from a thirty year old.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- I loved them all. I guess it would have to be when the Legion of Dome went back in time to stop the superfriends from becoming who they were. Any episode that made Wonder Woman or Wendy do something importatnt made me as a girl want to be them for that moment.
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Igrew up on all of them. I just want my girls to get that same chance. All the episodes had so much to learn from without todays violence.
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chris petro
- Comments
- none
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- super powers galactic guardians
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- the superfriends hour
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Jorge Gonzalez
- Comments
- As a small boy in the Yucatan peninsula I looked forward to two things: picking coffea beans and watching the Superfriends
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- When they travelled back in time
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Andrew Harris
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- #3
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John Horan
- Comments
- Superfriends' fans represent a sizable, untapped market segment. You are sitting on a golden goose.
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Terrence Clay
- Comments
- Things greatly went down-hill in terms of all out interest when Cartoon Network ran The Superman/Batman Adventures instead of the actual Superfriends series that varied throughout the years and rotated on a daily basis
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challege of the Superfriends
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chris petro
- Comments
- none
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- galactic guardians
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- all new superfriends hour
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Lars
- Comments
- bring it back
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- the Lean of doom ones
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- all of them
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Kevin Winston
- Comments
- It seems as if the public has spoken. Please bring them back.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- all of them
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- I want to see them all
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Andrew
- Comments
- Challenge of the Superfriends is one of the best superhero cartoons out there!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Challenge of the Superfriends-please release it on dvd!
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Sarah
- Comments
- Why did ya take it off? I wanna see Robin!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- The first Series with wendy and marvin
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Like that new series that they were playing before they took it off! I want to see the others!!
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Gurl Wonder
- Comments
- Why did ya take it off? I wanna see Robin!
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- The first Series with wendy and marvin
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- Like that new series that they were playing before they took it off! I want to see the others!!
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Nick Valenzuela
- Comments
- Family values. Period.
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- Any and all.
- What Superfriends episodes do you want to be able to see that you haven't seen yet?
- All . . . I will get cable if they air the damn things.
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Christopher M. Sedelmaier
- What's your favorite Superfriends series?
- All-New Superfriends Hour
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Stephen Lister
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Tony Baize
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