Super Friends. It premiered on October 1, 1977.
Synopsis for "Doctor Fright/Drag Race/The Day of the Plant Creatures/Fire"
- Doctor Fright: Doctor Fright releases fear gas over Metropolis as part of a plan to make everyone too afraid to fight resulting in "total peace on Earth."
- Drag Race: the dangers of drag racing
- The Day of the Plant Creatures (main feature): A meteor lands in Cypress Swamp creating an army of swamp creatures whose spores turn humans and plants into more swamp creatures.
- Fire: Two criminals on the way to a forest camp complicate the efforts of Batman, Robin, and Rima to stop a forest fire.
Appearing in "Doctor Fright/Drag Race/The Day of the Plant Creatures/Fire"
"Doctor Fright"
Featured Characters:
- Super Friends
- Aquaman (Cameo)
- Batman (Cameo)
- Robin (Cameo)
- Superman
- Wonder Woman
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Antagonists:
- Doctor Fright (Single appearance)
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- Metropolis Police Department
- Metropolis Science Institute
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"Drag Race"
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- Corky (Single appearance)
- Jeff (Single appearance)
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- Metropolis
- Metropolis State Beach
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"Day of the Plant Creatures"
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- Plant Creatures (Single appearance)
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"Fire"
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Notes
- The environmental/moral messages common to this series is likely why Doctor Fright rather then Scarecrow was used.
- Doctor Fright's fear gas works on Superman but no mention of it containing Kryptonite is made.
- Main feature
- Decoder clues: Meet or Today; Oar to form Meteor.
- The Swamp creatures were able to infect Superman but it is never explained how.
- Craft: how to make a yo-yo out of a spool, two container lids, some string, and tacks.
- Safety: how to handle hot objects and what to do if you do get a burn.
Trivia
- The call letters (WXKZ) used by the ham radio operator are used by a FM radio station licensed to serve Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
- Big Cypress Swamp is part of the Big Cypress National Preserve which, in our world, doesn't seem to have any actual towns within its boarders.
See Also
- 3 Images from Super Friends (TV Series) Episode: Doctor Fright/Drag Race/The Day of the Plant Creatures/Fire
- Episodes of Super Friends (TV Series)
- Images from Super Friends (TV Series)
- Gallery for the Super Friends (TV Series) series
Recommended Media
- None.
Links and References
- None.
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