''The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'' is an

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produced by Filmation Studios in 1981. The half-hour show included two cartoon stories, with a variety of live-action wraparound segments. ''

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'' featured a group of students attending a

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for

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es. This was a comedy originally planned to feature the characters from

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series of the same name, the adventures of Captain Marvel and his

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, including

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, and their tiger,

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. In the show, the team fights enemies like

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, and more. From time to time, the characters of one show would appear in the other. Isis from ''

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'' also made a guest appearance in animated form on ''Hero High''.

Episodes

''Hero High''

''Shazam!''

Cast

''Hero High''

* John Berwick - Rex Ruthless *

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- Misty Magic *

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- Miss Grimm * Jim Greenleaf - Weatherman * Christopher Hensel - Captain California * Maylo McCaslin - Dirty Trixie *

Alan Oppenheimer Alan Oppenheimer (born April 23, 1930) is an American actor. He has performed numerous roles on live action television since the 1960s, and he has had an active career doing voice work since the 1970s. Early life Oppenheimer was born in New Yor ...

- Mr. Sampson * Rebecca Perle - Glorious Gal *

Erika Scheimer Erika C. Scheimer (born March 28, 1960) is an American voice actress in cartoons of defunct animation studio Filmation. She is the daughter of Lou Scheimer, who was an integral member of Filmation and a voice actor in his own right. She is best ...

- Brat Man *

Lou Scheimer Louis Scheimer (October 19, 1928 – October 17, 2013) was an American producer and voice actor who was one of the original founders of Filmation. He was also credited as an executive producer of many of its cartoons. Early life and education ...

- A.W.O.L. * Johnny Venocour - Punk Rock

''Shazam!''

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/Freddy Freeman * Dawn Jeffory -

/Mary Batson, Freckles Marvel, Aunt Minerva * Burr Middleton - Captain Marvel/Billy Batson *

/Uncle Dudley,

, Shazam *

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- Narrator (uncredited) *

- Sterling Morris,

(uncredited)

Reception

In 1982, ''The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'' was nominated for a

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for "Best Children's Television Series", and Rebecca Perle won a Young Artist Award for "Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series".Awards for ''The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!''
. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 16 October 2008.

References

External links

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