''Tarzan and the Super 7'' is a

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series, produced by

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and originally airing from 1978–1980 on

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. The show consisted of separate installments featuring seven groups of adventurers: * ''

Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle ''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' is an American animated series created by the Filmation studio for Saturday mornings on CBS, starting in 1976. This was the first animated series about the jungle hero. There are 36 episodes produced over four seas ...

'' * '' The New Adventures of Batman'' * '' The Freedom Force'' —

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, Super-Samurai, Sinbad,

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, and

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* ''

Jason of Star Command ''Jason of Star Command'' is a 1978-1979 live action television series by Filmation. The series revolves around the exploits of space adventurer Jason (Craig Littler) and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) and the ...

'' — the only live-action segment * ''

Manta and Moray Manta and Moray are a pair of amphibious superheroes who first appeared in a segment of the omnibus animated TV series ''Tarzan and the Super 7'' from 1978 to 1980. Filmation produced seven eleven-minute episodes, which were mixed with several other ...

'' * '' Superstretch and Microwoman'' * '' Web Woman'' The show was an updating of '' The Batman/Tarzan Adventure Hour'' which aired on CBS Saturday mornings during the 1977–1978 television season. That series featured separate half-hour episodes for each hero, with each show having its own opening and closing credits. The two series had previously run separately as ''

'' (1976) and '' The New Adventures of Batman'' (1977).

''Batman and the Super 7''

During the 1980–1981 television season,

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ran repeat episodes under the title ''Batman and the Super 7''. The Dynamic Duo's lone crusade on NBC Saturday Morning, this hourlong series featured all of the original ‘Super 7’ segments except ''Jason of Star Command'' and ''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' (The Tarzan show continued airing repeats on CBS as part of ''

The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour ''The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour'' is an animated television series produced by Filmation that aired on CBS during the early 1980s. The series consisted of reruns of ''Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle'' paired with new episodes of Filmation's ver ...

'' (1980–1981), later renamed ''The Tarzan/Lone Ranger/Zorro Adventure Hour'' (1981–1982)). However, entire half-hour episodes of '' The New Adventures of Batman'' were heavily condensed into weekly 10-minute two-parters.

Home media

To date, the only segment released in North America is the five episodes produced of ''The Freedom Force'' as well as the live-action series, ''Jason of Star Command''. Warner Home Video released the ''Batman'' series in June 2007. * ''Space Sentinels & Freedom Force'' — The Complete Series - August 22, 2006 * ''Jason of Star Command'' — The Complete Series DVD Set - May 8, 2007 * ''The New Adventures of Batman'' — The Complete Series DVD Set - June 26, 2007 DC Comics sued Filmation in 1978 over ''Superstretch and MicroWoman'' and ''Manta and Moray'' being trademark infringements of ''

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'' and ''

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'' respectively, winning both a 1980 decision and a 1986 appeal.

References

External links

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Jim's Tarzan and the Super 7 Page
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