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{{Series
  
{{Series
 
| name = Fantastic Four
  
| name = Fantastic Four
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| image = Fantastic_Four_1978.jpg
 
| begin_date = September 9, 1978
  
| begin_date = September 9, 1978
 
| end_date = December 16, 1978
  
| end_date = December 16, 1978
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| num_ep = 13
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| num_ep = 13<br>[[Fantastic Four (1978) Episodes|Episodes]]
 
| writer =
 
| writer =
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| producer = [[Lee Gunther]]<br>[[David H. DePatie]]<br>[[Friz Freleng]]
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| chan =[[NBC]]
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| chan = [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]]
 
| prev = {{ff67}}
  
| prev = {{ff67}}
 
| next = {{sw}}
  
| next = {{sw}}
 
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'''''Fantastic Four''''', also titled '''''The Fantastic Four''''', is a series based on [[Marvel Comics]] characters {{C|Fantastic Four|ff78}} that aired between September 9 and December 16, 1978. It is the second series based on the characters after {{ff67}}.
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==Cast==
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:{| class="wikitable"
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!Actor
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!Role(s)
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|-
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|[[Ted Cassidy]]
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|{{C|Thing|ff78}}<br>{{C|Mole Man|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[Mike Road]]
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|{{C|Mister Fantastic|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[Dick Tufeld]]
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|Narrator
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|-
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|[[Ginny Tyler]]
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|{{C|Invisible Girl|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[Frank Welker]]
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|{{C|H.E.R.B.I.E.|ff78}}<br>{{C|Impossible Man|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[Gene Moss]]
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|{{C|Trapster|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[John Stephenson]]
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|{{C|Doctor Doom|ff78}}<br>{{C|Magneto|ff78}}<br>{{C|Karnak|ff78}}<br>{{C|Gregson Gilbert|ff78}}
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|-
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|[[Joan Gerber]]<br>[[Don Messick]]<br>[[Vic Perrin]]<br>[[Hal Smith]]<br>[[Nancy Wible]]
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|Additional Voices
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|}
   
 
==Episodes==
  
==Episodes==
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The series only lasted thirteen episodes. Many episodes share the same name as it's {{ff67|predecessor}}.
  
The series only lasted thirteen episodes. Many episodes share the same name as it's {{ff67|predecessor}}.
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The character of [[Human Torch]] does not appear on this series, he is replaced by [[H.E.R.B.I.E]], a robot.
  
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==Background==
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The character of Human Torch does not appear on this series. Rumors stated that he was rejected out of fear that children would light themselves on fire to imitate him. This rumor became the basis of a story in [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Fantastic_Four_Vol_1_285 ''Fantastic Four'' #285] in 1985. In the issue, a character named Tommy Hanson is Human Torch's biggest fan and to be like him he lights himself on fire eventually dying.
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In actuality, he was licensed for an unmade live-action project. Human Torch alone had been licensed to the same studio that produced [[wikipedia:The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|''The Incredible Hulk'']] with {{Lou Ferrigno}} along with rights to Doctor Strange and Captain America.
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He is replaced by the robot {{C|H.E.R.B.I.E.|ff78}}, which stands for Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-Type, Integrated Electronics, who was eventually adapted into the comics and subsequent adaptations. {{Stan Lee}} created the character while [[Dave Cockrum]] designed him. However, Cockrum hated the character and eventually [[Jack Kirby]] finished the job.<ref>[http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2015/08/07/pretender-to-the-flame-the-robot-who-joined-the-fantastic-four Pretender To The Flame: The Robot Who Joined The Fantastic Four] at ''Birth. Movies. Death.''</ref>
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==Reception==
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Marvel reedited and redubbed footage of this series, along with {{smaf}} and {{ih82}}, into funny segments called "Marvel Mash-Up". The segments appeared on [[Disney XD]] along with {{aemh}} and {{usm}}.
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==References==
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==External Links==
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*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0241100/ Internet Movie Database]
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*[http://www.tv.com/the-new-fantastic-four/show/4927/summary.html TV.com]
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*[http://marvel.toonzone.net/ff1978/ Marvel Animation Age]
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*[[wikipedia:Fantastic Four (1978 TV series)|Wikipedia]]
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*[[w:c:marvel:Fantastic Four (1978 animated series)|Marvel Database]]
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{{Fantastic Four 1978 Episodes}}
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[[Category:Fantastic Four (1978)]]
 
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[[Category:Non MAU]]

Revision as of 22:55, 12 April 2020

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Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four 1978
Beginning date September 9, 1978
End date December 16, 1978
Number of Episodes 13
Episodes
Producers Lee Gunther
David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng
Original Channel NBC
Previous Series Fantastic Four
Next Series Spider-Woman

Fantastic Four, also titled The Fantastic Four, is a series based on Marvel Comics characters Fantastic Four that aired between September 9 and December 16, 1978. It is the second series based on the characters after Fantastic Four.

Cast

Actor Role(s)
Ted Cassidy Thing
Mole Man
Mike Road Mister Fantastic
Dick Tufeld Narrator
Ginny Tyler Invisible Girl
Frank Welker H.E.R.B.I.E.
Impossible Man
Gene Moss Trapster
John Stephenson Doctor Doom
Magneto
Karnak
Gregson Gilbert
Joan Gerber
Don Messick
Vic Perrin
Hal Smith
Nancy Wible 		Additional Voices

Episodes

The series only lasted thirteen episodes. Many episodes share the same name as it's predecessor.

Background

The character of Human Torch does not appear on this series. Rumors stated that he was rejected out of fear that children would light themselves on fire to imitate him. This rumor became the basis of a story in Fantastic Four #285 in 1985. In the issue, a character named Tommy Hanson is Human Torch's biggest fan and to be like him he lights himself on fire eventually dying.

In actuality, he was licensed for an unmade live-action project. Human Torch alone had been licensed to the same studio that produced The Incredible Hulk with Lou Ferrigno along with rights to Doctor Strange and Captain America.

He is replaced by the robot H.E.R.B.I.E., which stands for Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-Type, Integrated Electronics, who was eventually adapted into the comics and subsequent adaptations. Stan Lee created the character while Dave Cockrum designed him. However, Cockrum hated the character and eventually Jack Kirby finished the job.[1]

Reception

Marvel reedited and redubbed footage of this series, along with Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and The Incredible Hulk, into funny segments called "Marvel Mash-Up". The segments appeared on Disney XD along with The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and Ultimate Spider-Man.

References

  1. ↑ Pretender To The Flame: The Robot Who Joined The Fantastic Four at Birth. Movies. Death.

External Links

Fantastic Four Episodes
"A Monster Among Us" • "The Menace of Magneto" • "The Phantom of Film City" • "Medusa and the Inhumans" • "The Diamond of Doom" • "The Mole Man" • "The Olympics of Space" • "The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom" • "The Frightful Four" • "Calamity on the Campus" • "The Impossible Man" • "The Final Victory of Doctor Doom" • "Blastaar, The Living Bomb Burst"
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