The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man. The show features many adventures in different segments: Plastic Man, Baby Plas, Plastic Family, Mighty Man and Yukk, Fangface and Fangpuss, and Rickety Rocket.
Plot[]
Plastic Man, his girlfriend Penny, and his Polynesian sidekick Hula-Hula travel the world and are given their assignments from the Chief to stop any threat to the world. Plastic Man often retains his sense of humor even in dangerous situations, such as a giant octopus capturing Penny and Hula-Hula causing him to comment "What Scout troop did he belong to"? In early episodes Penny has a crush on Plastic Man, who chooses to ignore it as he himself has a crush on the dark-haired female Chief. However, in the second season Plastic Man reciprocates Penny's crush on him and the two marry. The marriage produces a son who has the same powers as Plastic Man and spawns a lighter series of episodes featuring "Baby Plas" doing things such as saving his friends from neighborhood bullies.
List of episodes[]
- NOTE: The list will focus primarily on the episodes featuring Plastic Man and his related family of characters.
Plastic Man[]
| Episode | Air Date | Production Number |
|---|---|---|
| "The Weed" | September 22, 1979 | 070-003 |
| "Dr. Irwin and Mr. Meteor" | September 22, 1979 | 070-024 |
| "Wham-Bam, Beware of the Clam" | September 29, 1979 | 070-004 |
| "The Day the Ocean Disappeared" | September 29, 1979 | 070-022 |
| "The Horrible Half-Ape" | October 6, 1979 | 070-006 |
| "Hugefoot" | October 6, 1979 | 070-021 |
| "The Minuscule 7" | October 13, 1979 | 070-002 |
| "Moonraider" | October 13, 1979 | 070-026 |
| "Superstein" | October 20, 1979 | 070-007 |
| "Dogmaster" | October 20, 1979 | 070-029 |
| "The Diabolical Dr. Dome" | October 27, 1979 | 070-008 |
| "Honey Bee" | October 27, 1979 | 070-027 |
| "The Dangerous Dr. Dinosaur" | November 3, 1979 | 070-011 |
| "The Spider Takes a Bride" | November 3, 1979 | 070-032 |
| "Empire of Evil" | November 10, 1979 | 070-013 |
| "The Corruptible Carrot Man" | November 10, 1979 | 070-028 |
| "The Maniacal Computerhead" | November 17, 1979 | 070-005 |
| "The Hippotist" | November 17, 1979 | 070-034 |
| "Badladdin" | November 24, 1979 | 070-015 |
| "Toyman" | November 24, 1979 | 070-031 |
| "Ghostfinger" | December 1, 1979 | 070-016 |
| "Highbrow" | December 1, 1979 | 070-033 |
| "The Kitty Katt Caper" | December 8, 1979 | 070-010 |
| "The Colossal Crime of Commodore Peril" | December 8, 1979 | 070-035 |
| "The Terrible 5+1" | December 15, 1979 | 070-014 |
| "Joggernaut" | December 15, 1979 | 070-036 |
| "Dr. Duplicator Strikes Again" | December 22, 1979 | 070-009 |
| "Thunderman" | December 22, 1979 | 070-030 |
| "Count Graffitti Meets Plastic Man" | December 29, 1979 | 070-012 |
| "Sale of the Century" | December 29, 1979 | 070-023 |
| "Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy" | January 5, 1980 | 070-001 |
| "City of Ice" | January 5, 1980 | 070-025 |
| "Plastic Man Meets Plastic Ape" | September 13, 1980 | 070-041 |
| "The Crime Costume Caper" | September 20, 1980 | 070-042 |
| "Royal Gargoyle Foil" | September 27, 1980 | 070-043 |
Plastic Family[]
| Episode | Air Date | Production Number |
|---|---|---|
| "Introducing Baby Plas" | September 13, 1980 | 071-001 |
| "Baby Plas' Finny Friend" | September 20, 1980 | 071-003 |
| "The Abominable Snow Sport" | September 27, 1980 | 071-002 |
| "The Big, Big Crush" | October 4, 1980 | 071-004 |
| "Mighty Museum Mess" | October 11, 1980 | 071-006 |
| "Ali Baba Baby" | October 18, 1980 | 071-005 |
| "Who Undo the Zoo" | October 25, 1980 | 071-009 |
| "Rustin' Rascals" | November 1, 1980 | 071-007 |
| "Ozark Family Feud" | November 8, 1980 | 071-010 |
| "Rodeo Ruckus" | November 15, 1980 | 071-013 |
| "Dr. Strangeleaf" | November 22, 1980 | 071-011 |
| "Kewpie Doll Capers" | November 29, 1980 | 071-012 |
| "Calamity Cruise" | December 6, 1980 | 071-008 |
Baby Plas[]
| Episode | Air Date | Production Number |
|---|---|---|
| "Baseball Bully" | September 13, 1980 | 072-002 |
| "Haircut Headache" | September 20, 1980 | 072-003 |
| "Bad Luck Stroll" | September 27, 1980 | 072-001 |
| "Clubhouse Calamity" | October 4, 1980 | 072-006 |
| "Witchin' Worries" | October 11, 1980 | 072-004 |
| "Tiger Trouble" | October 18, 1980 | 072-005 |
| "Babysitter Blues" | October 25, 1980 | 072-007 |
| "Sleepwalking Snafu" | November 1, 1980 | 072-008 |
| "Birthday Blowout" | November 8, 1980 | 072-009 |
| "Movie Mischief" | November 15, 1980 | 072-010 |
| "Tropical Trouble" | November 22, 1980 | 072-011 |
| "Frognapped" | November 29, 1980 | 072-012 |
| "Mummy Madness" | December 6, 1980 | 072-013 |
Cast[]
- Michael Bell as Plastic Man, Baby Plas
- Melendy Britt as Penny and Chief
- Joe Baker as Hula Hula
Notes[]
- The cover art from Plastic Man Vol 2 11 is shown during the show's introduction sequence.
- Some of that comic series's villains were adapted for this show's episodes.