Episode
Super Friends: Island of the Dinosoids / Uncle Mxyzptlk
Overview
"Island of the Dinosoids / Uncle Mxyzptlk" October 13, 1984 Island of the Dinosoids: Ronald Raymond, Apache Chief, Robin, and Wonder Woman get caught up in an island mystery when a science experiment goes awry after Batman and Professor Stein went missing when on their way to the Tokyo Science Expo with Professor Stein's Omnicaster. A scientist named Dr. Dan Corwin had walked into what is referred to as a Geneto Beam and is turned into a Dinosoid, which means half-human/half-dinosaur. Uncle Mxyzptlk: The Wonder Twins accidentally expose Superman to Red Kryptonite which turns him into a 6-year old kid.
Details
- Series
- Super Friends
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1984-10-13
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Island of the Dinosoids / Uncle Mxyzptlk is Episode 6 in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show of Super Friends. It aired on 1984-10-13. The runtime is 60 min.
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Episode 5: Darkseid's Golden Trap
Darkseid's Golden Trap: Part I: At an intergalactic auction, Darkseid and his crew set their eyes on gold kryptonite. It's the only chunk of gold kryptonite, which can permanently strip away all of the powers that Superman enjoys on Earth. known to be in existence. Black Vulcan, Wonder Woman, and Firestorm infiltrate the auction under disguise as ice creatures. They plan on bidding high and taking the gold kryptonite before it can fall into enemy hands, but Darkseid soon realizes their plan.
Darkseid's Golden Trap: Part II: Darkseid catches onto the trick and plots an elaborate scheme to expose Superman to the gold kryptonite that he won. El Dorado, Batman, and Superman travel to the Moon of Games to confront Kalibak about which star has Darkseid imprisoned Black Vulcan, Wonder Woman, and Firestorm. El Dorado hatches a plan with the help of Batman. Darkseid shows up unexpectedly, as El Dorado had feared, and Darkseid throws the gold kryptonite at Superman... but did it work?
Episode 7: The Case of the Dreadful Dolls / The Royal Ruse
The Case of the Dreadful Dolls: Dollmaker, uses clay dolls and voodoo black magic to command the real Super Friends to commit crimes. A few of the Super Friends do not fall victim and must rescue the others from Dollmaker's spell. The Royal Ruse: Darkseid uses a royal princess from Tyron-7 to lure the Super Friends into a trap. He promised her that if she delivered the Super Friends that her planet would be spared from his wrath. However, as things are more apt to do, the plan does not necessarily follow that path and soon the princess learns that she was a pawn in Darkseid's ultimate plot: to banish Tyron-7 into the negative universe. A projector turns the Super Friends to stone and it's up to the princess and her father to free the Super Friends and stop Darkseid.
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