''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. '' Hero High'' 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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, but during development, production company Filmation terminated their relationship with the publishers, and the characters were turned into more generic versions of the same roles. ''Shazam!'' was based on the

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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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, Captain Marvel Jr.,

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, and their tiger, Tawky Tawny. 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 * Jere Fields – Misty Magic * Linda Gary – Miss Grimm * Jim Greenleaf – Weatherman * Christopher Hensel – Captain California * Maylo McCaslin – Dirty Trixie *

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– Mr. Sampson * Rebecca Perle – Glorious Gal *

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– Brat Man * Lou Scheimer – A.W.O.L. * Johnny Venocour – Punk Rock

''Shazam!''

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– Captain Marvel Jr./Freddy Freeman * Dawn Jeffory –

/Mary Batson, Freckles Marvel, Aunt Minerva * Burr Middleton – Captain Marvel/Billy Batson * Alan Oppenheimer –

/Uncle Dudley,

, Tawky Tawny, Shazam,

* Norm Prescott – Narrator (uncredited) * Lou Scheimer – 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", while Rebecca Perle won a YAA 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. Two years later, she and Johnny "Punk Rock" Venocour would co-star in '' Savage Streets''.

References

External links

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