Legends of the Superheroes is a series of two television specials aired January 18 – January 25, 1979 - featuring Batman and Robin as members of the Justice League of America.
Plot[]
The Challenge[]
In the first special, the Justice League of America (Batman, Robin, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, Captain Marvel, Huntress and Black Canary) unite at the Hall of Heroes to celebrate elderly retired superhero Scarlet Cyclone's birthday. The party is interrupted by the Legion of Doom (Riddler, Weather Wizard, Sinestro, Mordru, Doctor Sivana, Giganta and Solomon Grundy), who announce they have hidden a deadly bomb in a secret location, and the heroes must follow clues to find it. It's all actually a ruse to trick the heroes into drinking Dr. Sivana's de-powering potion. Despite the fact that they now lack their super-powers, the heroes fight the villains, and manage to both disarm the bomb and recover their powers. Only after the whole battle is over, and the heroes have proven victorious, does Scarlet Cyclone arrive to give his aid.
The Roast[]
The second special is a elebrity roast of the superheroes hosted by Ed McMahon. All of the major characters from the first episode return, with the exception of the Riddler. New characters featured include Ghetto Man, an African-American superhero who performs a stand-up comedy routine; Aunt Minerva, the Captain Marvel villainess who seeks a sixth husband from among the male superheroes; Rhoda Rooter, an entertainment reporter who snags an exclusive interview with Giganta and The Atom on their engagement to be married; and Esther Hol, Hawkman's mother.
Cast[]
- Adam West as Batman (both specials)
- Burt Ward as Robin (both specials)
- William Schallert as Retired Man/Scarlet Cyclone (both specials)
- Mickey Morton as Solomon Grundy (both specials)
- Jeff Altman as Weather Wizard (both specials)
- Charlie Callas as Sinestro (both specials)
- Howard Murphy as Green Lantern (both specials)
- Aleshia Brevard as Giganta (both specials)
- Garrett Craig as Captain Marvel (both specials)
- Howard Morris as Doctor Sivana (both specials)
- Danuta Wesley as Black Canary (both specials)
- Bill Nuckols as Hawkman (both specials)
- Rod Haase as The Flash (both specials)
- Gabriel Dell as Mordru (both specials)
- Barbara Joyce as Huntress (both specials)
- Frank Gorshin as Riddler (1st special)
- Ruth Buzzi as Aunt Minerva (2nd special)
- Ed McMahon as Himself (2nd special)
- Alfie Wise as The Atom (2nd special)
- June Gable as Rhoda Rooter (2nd special)
- Pat Carroll as Hawkman's Mother (2nd special)
- Brad Sanders as Ghetto Man (2nd special)
- Gary Owens as Narrator (uncredited, both specials)
- Marsha Warfield as Woman in phone booth (uncredited, 1st special)