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The Super Hero Squad Show
A Super Hero Squad Show Poster for Season 1
GenreAction
Adventure
Sitcom
Created byStan Lee
Larry Lieber
Roy Thomas
Gene Colan
Steve Ditko
Voices ofCharlie Adler
Alimi Ballard
Steven Blum
Dave Boat
Jim Cummings
Grey DeLisle
Mikey Kelley
Tom Kenny
Stan Lee
Tara Strong
Travis Willingham
Theme music composerParry Gripp and
David Ari Leon
Opening theme"The Super Hero Squad Show" Theme
Ending theme"The Super Hero Squad Show" Theme (instrumental)
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes52 (40 aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersAlan Fine
Simon Philips
Eric S. Rollman
Running time22-24 Minutes
Production companiesMarvel Animation
Film Roman
Noxxon Entertainment
Ingenious
Original release
NetworkUnited States Cartoon Network (2009-present), Disney XD (2011-present)
Canada Teletoon (2009-present)
United Kingdom NickToons (2009-2010), Disney XD (2011-present)
Australia ABC3 (2009-present)
ReleaseCanada September 13, 2009-present

United States September 14, 2009-present
United Kingdom October 2009-present

Australia December 4, 2009- present

The Super Hero Squad Show is an American cartoon 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. It is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters in that the heroes find themselves in comedic situations and have cartoonish bents to their usually serious personalities, such as The Incredible Hulk being jovial and good-natured but with "major anger issues". The series' animation is produced by Film Roman and is produced by Ingenious and Marvel Animation.

The show's first season debuted on Teletoon in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at 8:30am (ET) as part of the network's Action Force block.[1] The show returned on Teletoon on Sunday, February 4, 2011 at 7:00am (ET) for the debut of the second season.

The show's first season was to debut on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 19, 2009,[2] but aired five days earlier on September 14, 2009. The second season of the series premiered on October 23, 2010 at 6:30am (ET).

The series premiered on December 4, 2009 in Australia, on ABC3,[3] and in the UK on NickToons in October 2009.[4]

A massively multiplayer online game based on the series was released in 2011, entitled Marvel Super Hero Squad Online.[5]

Plot

Season 1

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 Super Hero City.

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 Super Hero City by a giant wall directly seen 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, and Wolverine. Marvel initially intended to put Spider-Man in at least one episode of the show, but Sony (the owners of Spider-Man's television rights at the time) would not let them.[citation needed] Instead, Spider-Man was only allowed to be used in the video games, and was briefly mentioned in "Election of Evil" as "a guy who got incredible powers for being bitten by a radioactive bug".

Character
Iron Man
Silver Surfer
Falcon
Hulk
Thor
Wolverine

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 boss Captain America, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Ms. Marvel, rookie "Squaddie" and Wolverine's apprentice Reptil, and many more of their superhero friends.

By the end of Season One, the Infinity Sword is reforged when Galactus arrives to devour the Earth. It is later revealed that the Infinity Sword can only be wielded by someone who wields The Infinity Gauntlet. Silver Surfer rejoins Galactus as his Herald and leaves the team with the Infinity Sword in his possession. As of the aftermath of the battle, Villainville is destroyed, and Doctor Doom and his henchmen are arrested.

Season 2

A second season involves having the Scarlet Witch as a replacement of the Silver Surfer and focuses on traveling to different parts of the Marvel Universe, the galaxy, different dimensions, and through time. Thanos becomes the main villain for the first half of the season, as he will seek the six Infinity Gems in order to prove his superiority to Nebula and gain supremacy over the universe. He does eventually gain all six Infinity Gems; however, the Silver Surfer (who was corrupted by the Infinity Sword) steals the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos, takes over the universe, and Silver Surfer transforms into the Dark Surfer. The Dark Surfer replaces Thanos as the main villain of the season.

Character
Iron Man
Scarlet Witch[citation needed]
Falcon
Hulk
Thor
Wolverine

Odin gave Thor a new costume made of chain armor made of metal to reflect the updated version in the Marvel Universe. This season also features the debuts of Firestar, Nova, Captain Marvel, the Squadron Supreme,[6] Hercules, Zeus, Annihilus, Nebula, Nightmare, Nighthawk, and She-Hulk.[7]

The second season premiered in the United States on October 23, 2010 on Cartoon Network,[8] to coincide with the release of its video game follow-up Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Super Hero Squad Show episodes

During the first season in the opening sequence of the show, there is a running sight gag similar to The Simpsons where the Hulk picks up an Infinity Fractal and is transformed by its power into something different every episode, such as the classic grey-colored Hulk, a toddler Hulk, a disco Hulk parodying John Travolta, and a Hulk similar to Homer Simpson. This feature was removed in the second season.

Additionally, each episode's title card is an homage to a classic comic book cover as are some of the episode titles.

Production

The show's executive producers include Alan Fine, Simon Philips, and Eric Rollman, with Joe Quesada and Stan Lee as co-executive producers. 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.[9] Other writers include Michael Ryan, Nicole Dubuc, Atul N. Rao, Eugene Son, James Krieg, and Mark Hoffmeier. Novelty song writer, Parry Gripp composed the theme song.

Home Media

United States

Shout! Factory released The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 1 on July 13, 2010. The DVD included the first 7 episodes of the show, as well as never-before-seen bonus features.

On November 9, 2010 The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 2 was released which contains 6 more episodes of the first season as well as more bonus features.[10]

On February 8, 2011 The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 3 will be released and contain the next 7 episodes of Season 1.[11]

United Kingdom

Four volumes have been released on DVD so far. Hero Up contains episodes 1-6, Hulk Smash contains episodes 7-11, Don't Call Me Wolvie contains episodes 12-16, and Tales of Evil contains episodes 17-21.

Australia

Magna Home Entertainment released The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Fractal War (Vol 1) and Titanic Team-Ups (Vol 2) on June 2, 2010 and The Lethal Legion Strikes (Vol 3) on September 8, 2010. Each DVD includes 6-7 episodes of the show, as well as character profiles. (Australian Release). The final volume of Season One - Quest for the Infinity Sword (Vol 4) is scheduled to be released on November 3, 2010 and will include the final six episodes and character profiles.[needs update]

Canada

Vivendi Entertainment Canada released The Super Hero Squad Show: Hero Up, Squaddies (Volume 1) and "The Super Hero Squad Show: Titanic Team Ups (Volume 2) in Canada, they both contained five episodes each. A Volume 3 or a Volume 4 was not released. The last 16 episodes were only included in The Complete Season 1 DVD set, which contained the 1st 4 volumes. The Complete Season 1 contains Hero Up, Squaddies (Volume 1), Titanic Team Ups (Volume 2), Volume 3 and Volume 4. Volume 3 and Volume 4 are exclusive to the Complete Season 1 set.

Cast

The following have been confirmed to do voice work in this series:[12]

Crew

International Release

Country / Region Channel Premiere
 United States Cartoon Network September 14, 2009
Disney XD 2011
 Canada Teletoon September 13, 2009
 United Kingdom NickToons October 2009
 Australia ABC3 December 4, 2009
 Taiwan Cartoon Network April 5, 2010
 Finland Disney XD June 7, 2010
 Poland Disney XD August 7, 2010
 Netherlands Disney XD August 22, 2010

Comic Books

Main article: Marvel Super Hero Squad (comics)

A one-shot comic book series, based on the show as released in fall 2009. The series was a success and Marvel renewed the series in January 2010 as an ongoing series. The ongoing series does not only feature characters from the show, but characters outside the show.

Reception

Video Games

Two video games were developed based on the TV series:

An online game has been developed based on the TV series:

References

  1. ^ "teletoon.com". teletoon.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |/tv/superHeroSquad/superHeroSquad_en.xml&xVar= (help); Text "templates/show.php" ignored (help)
  2. ^ Avila, Michael (2009-07-25). "SDCC 09 - Marvel Goes for Animated Super-Laughs in HERO UP!". Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  3. ^ "The Super Hero Squad Show Launches on ABC3 in Australia". Marvel.com. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. ^ DeMott, Rick (2009-07-09). "Nick UK Joins Super Hero Squad". News.awn.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  5. ^ "Super Hero Squad Online - The Marvel Super Hero MMO for Everyone!". Heroup.com. 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
  6. ^ Harvey, James (2010-01-26). "Upcoming New "The Super Hero Squad Show" Episode Details for Cartoon Network". Marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  7. ^ Parkin, JK (2010-07-14). "TV stars invade Marvel Super Hero Squad". Robot6.comicbookresources.com. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  8. ^ Harvey, James (2010-09-28). "New "The Super Hero Squad Show" Home Video Release, Other Updates". Marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  9. ^ Harvey, James (2009-02-17). "First Season Of "The Super Hero Squad Show" Set To Launch Late 2009 On Cartoon Network". Marvel.toonzone.net. Retrieved 2010-12-08.
  10. ^ "Shout! Factory To Release Super Hero Squad Show Volume 2 DVD in November | Superheroes-R-Us". Superheroes-r-us.com. 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  11. ^ "Super Hero Squad Show Volume 3 DVD in Early 2011 | Superheroes-R-Us". Superheroes-r-us.com. 2010-02-08. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  12. ^ "Comics Continuum". Comics Continuum. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2010-12-08.

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