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'''''The Super Hero Squad Show''''' is an [[animated television series]] by [[Marvel Animation]]. It is based on the [[Marvel Super Hero Squad]] [[action figure]] line from [[Hasbro]]. The series' animation is produced by [[Film Roman]].
'''''The Super Hero Squad Show''''' is an [[animated television series]] by [[Marvel Animation]]. It is based on the [[Marvel Super Hero Squad]] [[action figure]] line from [[Hasbro]], which portray the characters of the [[Marvel Universe]] in a cartoonish [[super-deformed]]-style. The series' animation is produced by [[Film Roman]].
The show debuted on [[Teletoon (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]] in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:30 am as part of the network's Action Force block.<ref>[http://www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=En&func=php|templates/show.php|/tv/superHeroSquad/superHeroSquad_en.xml&xVar= teletoon.com]</ref>
The show debuted on [[Teletoon (Canadian TV channel)|Teletoon]] in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:30 am as part of the network's Action Force block.<ref>[http://www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=En&func=php|templates/show.php|/tv/superHeroSquad/superHeroSquad_en.xml&xVar= teletoon.com]</ref>


Revision as of 15:38, 16 January 2010

The Super Hero Squad Show
Voices ofCharlie Adler
Alimi Ballard
Steven Blum
Dave Boat
Grey DeLisle
Mikey Kelley
Tom Kenny
Stan Lee
Travis Willingham
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersAlan Fine
Simon Philips
Eric S. Rollman
Running time22 min
Production companiesMarvel Animation

Film Roman

Noxxon Entertainment
Original release
NetworkCartoon Network
Teletoon
Release2009-09-14

The Super Hero Squad Show is an animated television series by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure line from Hasbro, which portray the characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish super-deformed-style. The series' animation is produced by Film Roman. The show debuted on Teletoon in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:30 am as part of the network's Action Force block.[1]

The show was to debut on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 19, 2009.[2] It aired on Cartoon Network on September 14, 2009.

The show debuts in the UK on NickToons in October 2009.[3] It will also join the line-up of a Australian free-to-air children's channel, ABC3, when it launches December 4.

Plot

Prior to the beginning of the series, the villainous Doctor Doom, in pursuit of universal domination, attempts to acquire the limitless reality-bending power of the "Infinity Sword". He is stopped by Iron Man, but as a consequence of their battle, the sword is shattered into numerous "fractals" that rain down on Superhero City.

As the series begins, Doctor Doom has forged alliances with just about every supervillain forming the Lethal Legion in order to hunt down the scattered fractals, each of which possess dangerous and different powers of their own. Doom's forces, including his two primary henchmen MODOK and the Abomination, dwell in Villainville which is separated from Superhero City by a giant wall erected at the start of the series premiere. Once again opposing Doom's plan is Iron Man, now leading the elite team known as the Super Hero Squad, consisting of Falcon, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor, Wolverine, Iron Man, and Reptil. The Super Hero Squad are headquartered in the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier, and are frequently aided in their defense of Super Hero City by their superhero friends, including their boss Captain America, rookie "Squaddie" Reptil, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Ms. Marvel, Storm, Hawkeye, Wasp, and many more.

Episodes

In the opening sequence of the show, the Hulk picks up an Infinity Fractal, and is transformed by its power into something different every episode. Additionally, each episode's title card is an homage to a classic comic book cover, as are some of the episode titles.

Season 1: 2009–2010

Title card's issue homage': X-men. #1

EP# Title Director Writer US Airdate Prod. code
1"And Lo... A Pilot Shall Come!"Michael R. GerardMatt WayneSeptember 14, 2009101

The Super Hero Squad fights to keep a fractal away from Doctor Doom when he sends Mole Man, Mole Man's monsters, and Fin Fang Foom to attack Super Hero City.While the monsters are atacking Super Hero City Mole Man Makes a creation of the infinty Fractle to turn into the infinity stick.

Hulk's Transformation: Baby Hulk

First Appearance: Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, Mayor of Superhero City, Captain America, Wolverine, Hulk, Falcon, Redwing, Silver Surfer, Thor, Doctor Doom, Mole Man, Storm, Fin Fang Foom, Megataur, Tricephalous, Manoo, Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing), Abomination, Colossus, Shadowcat, Moloids

Referenced: Beast, Cyclops

Title card's issue homage: Fantastic Four #1
2"To Err is Superhuman!"Michael R. GerardJames KriegSeptember 14, 2009102

Wolverine is assigned to train Reptil (a hero trainee with an amulet that can turn any part of his body into that of any dinosaur) at the time when Doctor Doom sends Abomination and the Wrecking Crew to get the latest fractal.

Hulk's Transformation: Joe Fixit

First Appearance: Reptil, Hawkeye, MODOK, Wrecking Crew (Wrecker, Thunderball, Piledriver, Bulldozer)

Title card's issue homage: Thor #148
3"This Silver, This Surfer!"Michael R. GerardMark HoffmeierSeptember 26, 2009103

The squad gets frustrated when Silver Surfer cannot get the hang of Earth customs. Doctor Doom sends Abomination and MODOK to capture the Silver Surfer in order to siphon his cosmic power. The Super Hero Squad and the Thing set out to save him.

Hulk's Transformation: Gray Hulk

Referenced: Galactus

Title card's issue homage: Fantastic Four #50
4"Hulk Talk Smack!"Patty ShinagawaEugene SonOctober 3, 2009104

During a chaotic battle with Klaw & Screaming Mimi, a fractal’s cosmic power turns the Hulk into the Gray Hulk. His new form makes him a super smart guy who doesn't like to fight, and thinks that the Super Hero Squad are childish. To redeem themselves, Klaw and Screaming Mimi rendezvous with Melter and Toad to find a fractal at the local reservoir.

Hulk's Transformation: MODOH (Mental Organism Designed Only for Hulking)

First Appearance: Wasp, Klaw, Screaming Mimi, Toad, Melter

Referenced: Amadeus Cho

Title card's issue homage:The Incredible Hulk #1
5"Enter: Dormammu!"Patty ShinagawaCharlotte FullertonOctober 10, 2009105

Supernatural wackiness is turning Super Hero City upside down during the Super Hero Squad's fight with Sabretooth and Juggernaut. The Super Hero Squad seek the help of Doctor Strange (who is not acting like himself lately). Doctor Strange opens a portal to the Dark Dimension enabling Dormammu to enter and seek the fractals stored at the Vault and in Villainville.

Hulk's Transformation: Hulk-Bot (somehow similar to Transformers' Optimus Prime)

First Appearance: Doctor Strange, Dormammu, Mindless Ones, Sabretooth, Wong, Juggernaut

Title card's issue homage: Strange Tales #122
6"A Brat Walks Among Us!"Michael R. GerardMichael RyanOctober 17, 2009106

A bratty 3-year-old named Brynnie Bratton wears a fractal tiara, making her invincible. Meanwhile, Falcon helps Heroes For Hire find her father.

Hulk's Transformation: Wolverine-Hulk

First Appearance: Heroes For Hire (Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Misty Knight), Pyro, Whirlwind, Zzzax, Brynnie Bratton

Title card's issue homage: Power Man and Iron Fist #50
7"From the Atom... It Rises!"Patty ShinagawaMark HoffmeierOctober 20, 2009107

When Scorpio tries to steal top secret Stark Tech, the Super Hero Squad team try to figure out Scorpio's plot. What neither they nor Doctor Doom, MODOK, Abomination, and even Mole Man know yet is that Scorpio is acually Nick Fury in disguise.

Hulk's Transformation: Vision

First Appearance: Nick Fury

Title card's issue homage: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
8"Night in the Sanctorum!"Michael R. GerardJohn RozumOctober 21, 2009108

Enchantress uses her magic to crash the Helicarrier into the Great Wall near Villainville and Ms. Marvel blames Falcon. After attempts to bunk in at Stark Industries, Punisher's van, and Reptil's house, the Super Hero Squad try to bunk at the Sanctum Sanctorum where Doctor Strange warns them that there is a magic threat responsible for their misfortunes.

Hulk's Transformation: Saturday Night Fever Hulk

First Appearances: Baron Mordo, Enchantress, Punisher

Referenced: Brother Voodoo, Inhumans, She-Hulk, Shuma-Gorath, Texas Twister

Title card's issue homage: Strange Tales #150
9"This Forest Green!"Patty ShinagawaAtul RaoOctober 22, 2009109

When MODOK and Abomination botched up another fractal retrieval mission, Doctor Doom pairs them up with Egghead to infiltrate the Helicarrier in micro-size. When Ant-Man is called in to help, it is a micro-sized, all-out battle for the fractal.

Hulk Transformation: Simpson Hulk.

First Appearances: Ant-Man, Egghead

Referenced: Mad Thinker, Quicksilver

Title card's issue homage: Tales to Astonish #35
10"O, Captain, My Captain!"Michael R. GerardNicole DubucOctober 23, 2009110

When he is tired of all he can take with the Super Hero Squad, Wolverine joins up with the internation All-Captains Squad (consisting of Captain America, Captain Australia, Captain Brazil, Captain Britain, and Captain Liechtenstein) as Captain Canada where he helps them fight Plantman in the Amazon. Meanwhile, the rest of the Super Hero Squad have an embarrassing encounter at Ringmaster's circus when Doctor Doom sent Abomination and MODOK to recruit Ringmaster.

Hulk Transformation: Baby Hulk

First Appearances: Captain Australia, Captain Brazil, Captain Britain, Captain Liechtenstein, Plantman, Ringmaster

Referenced: Red Skull

Title card's issue homage: Giant-Size X-Men #1
11"If This Be My Thanos!"Patty ShinagawaEugene SonOctober 24, 2009111

With some of the members on vacation, Iron Man and Hulk help out the Fantastic Four when Super-Skrull and his fellow Skrulls invade Super Hero City. Meanwhile, Thanos and Doctor Doom form an alliance in order to obtain a specific artifact from the Baxter Building. While the Fantastic Four and the other Super Hero Squad members are fighting the Skrulls, Falcon and H.E.R.B.I.E. defend the Baxter Building from Abomination, MODOK, and Trapster.

Hulk's Transformation: Gray Hulk

First Appearances: H.E.R.B.I.E., The Skrulls, Super-Skrull, Trapster, Thanos (Acutally a Skrull Con Man in disguise)

Title card's issue homage: Fantastic Four #18
12"Deadly Is The Black Widow's Bite!"Michael R. GerardStory: Charlotte Fullerton, Teleplay: Eugene SonOctober 31, 2009112

Black Widow joins the Super Hero Squad and shows that she can hold her ground against Abomination, MODOK, and Screaming Mimi. Unbeknownst to them, she is really Mystique in disguise sent by Doctor Doom to steal the Infinity Fractals. When Mystique (alongside Abomination, Klaw, MODOK, and Toad) nearly gets the Infinity Fractals held at the Vault, the Super Hero Squad get an unlikely assistance from S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Songbird (who had been undercover as Screaming Mimi all along).

Hulk's Transformation: MODOH (Mental Organism designed only for Hulking)

First Appearances: Mystique, Songbird, Black Widow

Referenced: Dire Wraith, Impossible Man

Title card's issue homage: Tales of Suspense #53
13"Tremble at the Might of... M.O.D.O.K.!"Patty ShinagawaMark HoffmeierNovember 7, 2009113

MODOK and Loki conspire to overthrow Doctor Doom and take his place as leader of his allied villain group after MODOK eats one of the fractals. In order to stop MODOK and Loki, the Super Hero Squad and Storm must team up with Black Panther and an unlikely ally...Doctor Doom.

Hulk's Transformation: Joe Fixit

First Appearances: Black Panther, Loki, Impossible Man, Leader, Tana Nile, Uatu

Title card's issue homage: Avengers #118
14"Mental Organism Designed Only for Kisses!"Michael R. GerardMatt WayneNovember 14, 2009114

Enchantress uses an Asgardian Love Lutefisk in order to make Thor fall in love with her. Instead it backfires causing Ms. Marvel to fall in love with MODOK. This causes S.H.I.E.L.D. to have Hawkeye take out Ms. Marvel before MODOK brings her to Doctor Doom's side. At the same time, Executioner plans to defeat Thor in order to get Enchantress to love him. Also, Thor develops a crush on Valkyrie.

Hulk's Transformation: Hulk Bot

First Appearances: Executioner, Odin, Valkyrie

Referenced: Frigga

Title card's issue homage: Avengers #7
15"Invader From the Dark Dimension!"Patty ShinagawaMark HoffmeierNovember 21, 2009115

When Baron Mordo possesses Iron Man turning him into the Iron Menace and escapes from the Dark Dimension, he plans to take over Super Hero City and Villainville. When Wolverine, Falcon, and Redwing end up under Baron Mordo/Iron Man's control, Hulk, Silver Surfer, and Thor must team up with Doctor Strange and Valkyrie to form a team of Defenders and stop Baron Mordo's evil plot. Doctor Doom and MODOK reluctantly help them when Iron Menace takes control of Abomination.

Hulk's Transformation: Wolverine-Hulk

Referenced: The Wizard of Oz

Title card's issue homage: Defenders Vol 1 #2
16"Tales of Suspense!"Patty ShinagawaEugene SonDecember 5, 2009116

War Machine teams up with Iron Man when Doctor Doom, Crimson Dynamo, and Melter band together in a plot to eliminate Iron Man. Meanwhile, Wolverine and Reptil face off against Abomination and MODOK in a game of golf.

Hulk's Transformation: Bruce Banner

First Appearances: Crimson Dynamo, War Machine

Referenced: Devil Dinosaur & Moon-Boy, Forbush Man, Illuminati, Initiative, Magneto, Mandarin, Squirrel Girl, She-Hulk, Titanium Man

Title Card Issue Homage: Tales of Suspense #39

Trivia: When Iron Man was fighting War Machine, he mentions about Reading Rainbow that LeVar Burton hosted.
17"Stranger From a Savage Land!"Michael R. GerardJohn RozumDecember 12, 2009117

When a smilodon is brought to Super Hero City from the Savage Land, a mysterious jungle lord named Ka-Zar shows up stating that the smilodon is actually his companion Zabu. When the Super Hero Squad encounter Ka-Zar, they learn of his mission and help him rescue Zabu. Meanwhile, Doctor Doom sees the Star Quartz (which will bind and merge any metal in the presence of Vibranium) around Zabu's neck and sends Toad, Thunderball, Sabretooth, and Batroc the Leaper to steal Zabu in a plot to reforge the Infinity Sword.

Hulk's Transformation: Vision

First Appearance: Ka-Zar, Zabu, Batroc the Leaper

Title Card Issue Homage: X-Men #10
18"Mysterious Mayhem at Mutant High!"Michael R. GerardJames KriegDecember 19, 2009118

Captain America sends Wolverine back to Xavier Academy to get his diploma and finish his remaining credits. Reptil tags along to see what Xavier Academy is like and meet the X-Men. To make matters worse, Ringmaster shows up and hypnotizes the entire X-Men team in order to find an Infinity Fractal for Doctor Doom.

Hulk's Transformation: Saturday Night Fever Hulk

First Appearance: Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, Lockheed, Professor X

Referenced: Shi'ar

Title Card Issue Homage: X-Men Vol 2 #1
19"Election of Evil!"Patty ShinagawaTad StonesDecember 26, 2009119

The Mayor’s re-election bid goes awry when Egghead wins by a landslide (thanks to a little mass mind-control). But his reign at city hall makes life in Super Hero City a bureaucratic nightmare for heroes and villains alike. Wolverine and the Mayor are up against every hero and villain in a desperate attempt to free everyone from Egghead’s control and stop the villains’ planned invasion.

Hulk Transformation: Simpson Hulk.

Referenced: Spider-Man

Title Card Issue Homage: Iron Man #128

Triva: Egghead's Commercial is inspired by the Famous Shamwow! Commercial.
20"Oh Brother!"Patty ShinagawaEugene SonJanuary 2, 2010120

Loki convinces Doctor Doom to invade Asgard with Loki's army and persuades him to let him borrow Abomination, MODOK, Klaw, Melter, and Sabretooth into helping him. Sif gets Thor with the help of Falcon, Reptil and Wolverine to help fight the Lethal Legion. Meanwhile, Iron Man, Hulk, and Silver try break into Villainville to steal all of Doctor Doom's fractals.

Hulk's Transfomation: Bruce Banner

First Appearance: Heimdall, Sif, Warriors Three (Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg)

References: Nightcrawler, Odin

Title card's issue homage: The Avengers #1

NOTE: This episode was originally slated to air October 19, 2009, but "Enter Dormammu" was aired again in its place.
21"Hexed, Vexed and Perplexed!"Michael R. GerardNicole DubucJanuary 9, 2010121

Magneto is in town and he tricks his children Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch into helping in a sinister plot to steal the Infinity Fractals at the Vault for Doctor Doom. During the first fight, Falcon develops a crush on Scarlet Witch after she heals Redwing.

Hulk's Transformation: Baby Hulk

First Appearances: Magneto, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch
22"The Ice Melt Cometh!"TBATBAJanuary 23, 2010122

Doctor Doom sends his "Team Toxic" to melt the polar ice caps. While Flatman and Reptil lecture about the polar ice caps, the world starts flooding. Iron Man must now convince Iceman to help save the day.

First Appearances: Flatman
23"Wrath of the Red Skull!"TBATBAJanuary 30, 2010123

In order to show his minions what real villainy is like, Doctor Doom thaws out the WWII villain Red Skull. Captain America isn't pleased to find his old enemy up to his old tricks while Doctor Doom isn't thrilled about Red Skull's enormous ego.

First Appearances: Red Skull

Production

The show's executive producers include Alan Fine, Simon Philips, and Eric Rollman, with Joe Quesada as co-executive producer. Cort Lane is supervising producer. Mitch Schauer, creator of the Nickelodeon series The Angry Beavers, is the show's supervising director and character designer. Matt Wayne is the show's story-editor and head writer.[4] Other writers include Michael Ryan, Nicole Dubuc, Atul N. Rao, Eugene Son, James Krieg, and Mark Hoffmeier. Jamie Simone voice directs the series. Novelty song writer, Parry Gripp composed the theme song.

Cast

The following have been confirmed to do voice work in this series:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ teletoon.com
  2. ^ Newsarama.com SDCC 09
  3. ^ AWN Headline News
  4. ^ Toonzone/Marvel Animation Age
  5. ^ Comics Continuum
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