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|show_name = Fantastic Four
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|image = [[File:Fantastic_Four_title.png|300px]]
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|format = Animated Series
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|genre = Science Fiction, Action, Superheroes
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|audio_format =
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|runtime = 22 minutes (approx.)
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|company = Hanna-Barbera Productions
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|distributor = Warner Bros.
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|starring = [[Gerald Mohr]]
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[[Jo Ann Pflug]]
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[[Jack Flounders]]
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[[Paul Frees]]
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|opentheme =
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|endtheme =
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|status = Ended
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|picture_format =
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|country = United States
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|network = ABC
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|first_run = 1967
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|first_aired = {{Start date|1967|9|9}}
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|last_aired = {{End date|1968|9|21}}
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|num_seasons = 1
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|num_episodes = 20
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}}
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'''Fantastic Four''' is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and the first animated series based on the Marvel comic book series Fantastic Four. The series, featuring character designs by Alex Toth, aired on ABC from 1967 to 1968. Reruns then continued to air on ABC until 1970. The series ran for one season containing 20 episodes. It was also rerun as part of the continuing series ''Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure''.
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Through a series of transactions, Disney currently holds the rights to the majority of Marvel's 1960s-1990s animated output. However, the 1967-1968 Fantastic Four was produced by Hanna-Barbera, whose library is now owned by Time Warner, making the series one of only a handful of Marvel-related TV projects not owned by Disney (which has since acquired Marvel outright). Time Warner is also the owner of Marvel's biggest competitor, DC Comics, as well as the owner of New Line Cinema, which produced a movie trilogy based on another Marvel superhero, Blade.
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Fantastic Four appeared in reruns on [[Cartoon Network]] from 1992-2000. The series was shown from 1997-2000 on Cartoon Network's [[Toonami]] as part of [[Cartoon Roulette]]. In 2000, The series began airing on Cartoon Network's sister channel [[Boomerang]].
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==Overview==
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A rocket carrying four young people--scientific genius Reed Richards, his World War II buddy Ben Grimm, his wife Sue Richards and Sue's hot-headed brother Johnny Storm--is bombarded by cosmic rays while orbiting the Earth. The radiation gives them special powers: Richards can now stretch his limbs, Johnny can burst into flame, Sue can render herself invisible, and Ben's body has been physically transformed into orange rock and given super-strength. They decide to name themselves The Fantastic Four, and use their powers to battle world-dominating villains such as Doctor Doom and The Mole Man.
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==Cast==
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*Gerald Mohr - Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards
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*Jo Ann Pflug - Invisible Girl/Susan Storm Richards
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*Jac Flounders - Human Torch/Johnny Storm
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*Paul Frees - The Thing/Benjamin J. Grimm, Uatu the Watcher, Additional Voices
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*Joseph Sirola - Doctor Doom
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==Episodes==
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1. Klaws
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2. Menace Of The Mole Men
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3. Diablo
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4. The Red Ghost
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5. Invasion Of The Super Skrulls
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6. Three Predictions Of Dr. Doom
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7. The Way It All Began
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8. Behold A Distant Star
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9. Prisoners Of Planet X
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10. The Mysterious Molecule Man
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11. Danger In The Depths
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12. Demon In The Deep
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13. Return Of The Moleman
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14. It Started On Yancy Street
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15. Galactus
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16. The Micro World Of Dr. Doom
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17. Blast Starr, The Living Bomb Burst
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18. The Terrible Tribunal
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19. Rama Tut
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20. The Deadly Director
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Revision as of 00:11, 28 May 2013

Fantastic Four is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and the first animated series based on the Marvel comic book series Fantastic Four. The series, featuring character designs by Alex Toth, aired on ABC from 1967 to 1968. Reruns then continued to air on ABC until 1970. The series ran for one season containing 20 episodes. It was also rerun as part of the continuing series Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure.

Through a series of transactions, Disney currently holds the rights to the majority of Marvel's 1960s-1990s animated output. However, the 1967-1968 Fantastic Four was produced by Hanna-Barbera, whose library is now owned by Time Warner, making the series one of only a handful of Marvel-related TV projects not owned by Disney (which has since acquired Marvel outright). Time Warner is also the owner of Marvel's biggest competitor, DC Comics, as well as the owner of New Line Cinema, which produced a movie trilogy based on another Marvel superhero, Blade.

Fantastic Four appeared in reruns on Cartoon Network from 1992-2000. The series was shown from 1997-2000 on Cartoon Network's Toonami as part of Cartoon Roulette. In 2000, The series began airing on Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang.

Overview

A rocket carrying four young people--scientific genius Reed Richards, his World War II buddy Ben Grimm, his wife Sue Richards and Sue's hot-headed brother Johnny Storm--is bombarded by cosmic rays while orbiting the Earth. The radiation gives them special powers: Richards can now stretch his limbs, Johnny can burst into flame, Sue can render herself invisible, and Ben's body has been physically transformed into orange rock and given super-strength. They decide to name themselves The Fantastic Four, and use their powers to battle world-dominating villains such as Doctor Doom and The Mole Man.

Cast

  • Gerald Mohr - Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards
  • Jo Ann Pflug - Invisible Girl/Susan Storm Richards
  • Jac Flounders - Human Torch/Johnny Storm
  • Paul Frees - The Thing/Benjamin J. Grimm, Uatu the Watcher, Additional Voices
  • Joseph Sirola - Doctor Doom

Episodes

1. Klaws

2. Menace Of The Mole Men

3. Diablo

4. The Red Ghost

5. Invasion Of The Super Skrulls

6. Three Predictions Of Dr. Doom

7. The Way It All Began

8. Behold A Distant Star

9. Prisoners Of Planet X

10. The Mysterious Molecule Man

11. Danger In The Depths

12. Demon In The Deep

13. Return Of The Moleman

14. It Started On Yancy Street

15. Galactus

16. The Micro World Of Dr. Doom

17. Blast Starr, The Living Bomb Burst

18. The Terrible Tribunal

19. Rama Tut

20. The Deadly Director

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