''The Super Hero Squad Show'' is an American superhero

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produced by

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. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad

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line from

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, which portray the Avengers, the

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, and various other characters of the Marvel Universe in a cartoonish

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style. The show is also a self-aware parody of the Marvel characters, with influences taken from on the comedic ''

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'' series of parody comic books, in that the heroes tend to find themselves in comedic situations, and have cartoonish bents in comparison to their usually serious personalities (such as

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being jovial and good-natured but with "major anger issues"), and is an overall comedic take on the Avengers. The series was produced by Film Roman and

Plot

Season 1

Prior to the beginning of the series, the villainous Doctor Doom attempts to acquire the limitless reality-bending power of the "Infinity Sword" in pursuit of world domination. Iron Man foils his plan, but the sword is shattered in the process, creating numerous "fractals" that rain down on Super Hero City. Doctor Doom has since forged alliances with various supervillains, forming his Lethal Legion in order to hunt down the scattered fractals. Doom's forces, including his two primary henchmen

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and

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, dwell in Villainville, which is separated from Super Hero City by a giant wall. Opposing Doom's evil plan is Iron Man, now leading the elite team known as the

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, consisting of himself,

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, Hulk,

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, and

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. Marvel initially intended to put Spider-Man in at least one episode of the show, but Sony Pictures Entertainment (who owned Spider-Man's television rights at the time) appears to have chosen not to allow it. However, Spider-Man appeared in games based on the show and other tie-ins. The Super Hero Squad is headquartered in the

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, and are frequently aided in their defense of Super Hero City by their boss Captain America, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader

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, rookie "Squaddie" and Wolverine's apprentice

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, and many more of their superhero friends. By the end of the first season, the Infinity Sword is reforged when the supersized giant

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arrives to devour the Earth. It is later revealed that the Infinity Sword can be wielded only by someone who wields

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. Silver Surfer rejoins Galactus as his

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and leaves the team with the Infinity Sword in his possession. As of the aftermath of the battle, Villainville is destroyed, and his henchmen are arrested, except for Doom, who flees. A video game called Marvel Super Hero Squad was made although

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who plays Moon-Boy in the series, now played as Spider-Man. It included other people with the same voices as well. This video game was made by

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and

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Season 2

A second season focuses on traveling to different parts of the Marvel Universe, the galaxy, different dimensions, and through time.

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becomes the main antagonist for the first half of the season, seeking the six

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to prove his superiority to Nebula and gain supremacy over the universe. He eventually gains all six Infinity Gems. The squad's roster was changed in the season, due to Silver Surfer leaving the cast to once again become a herald of Galactus. Scarlet Witch replaces Surfer, with original squad members Iron Man, Hulk, Falcon, Wolverine and Thor returning. Thor receives his "chain armor" as a gift from his father Odin in the episode "Support your Local Sky-Father". In the second half of Season Two, the Silver Surfer, who was corrupted by the Infinity Sword steals the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos, takes over the universe, and transforms into the Dark Surfer, replacing Thanos as the main antagonist of the season. In the series finale, the Dark Surfer is defeated, the Infinity Stones and Infinity Sword are destroyed, and everything goes back to normal, though Silver Surfer has to pay his debt for what he did as Dark Surfer. The second season premiered in the United States on October 23, 2010, on Cartoon Network to coincide with the release of its video game follow-up, '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet''.

Episodes

During the first season in the opening sequence of the show, there is a running sight gag similar to ''

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'' and ''

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'' where the Hulk picks up an Infinity Fractal and is transformed by its power into something different every episode, such as the classic grey-colored Hulk, a toddler Hulk, a disco Hulk parodying John Travolta, a Hulked-out Wolverine, Bruce Banner, and a Hulk similar to Homer Simpson. This feature was removed in the second season. Additionally, each episode's

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is a homage to a classic comic book cover as are some of the episode titles.

Cast

* Charlie Adler –

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, Doctor Doom,

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, Sabretooth, Wrecker, Super-Skrull (season 1),

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s, Cynthia "Coco" Von Doom, Phil Sheldon from ''

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'', Hotel Employee Doombots *

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–

, Thunderball, *

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–

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(season 1), Zabu,

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, Pyro,

(season 1), Redwing, Dro'ge *

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the Watcher,

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, Galactus' Mom, Captain Liechtenstein, John Porter of

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, Dracula,

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* Jim Cummings –

(season 2), Super-Skrull (season 2),

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, Enchantress, Volcana, Frigga *

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– Silver Surfer/Dark Surfer, Iron Fist *

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– Iron Man, Captain America, Colossus, Juggernaut,

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, Sentinels,

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s * Stan Lee – Mayor of Superhero City *

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–

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, H.E.R.B.I.E.,

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, Brynnie Bratton, Princess Anelle, Toro,

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, Holoball, Baby Iron Man *

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– Hulk,

, Skurge, Piledriver, Hyperion,

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, Hans

Crew

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– Music composer *

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– Casting and voice director, sound supervisor

Production

The show's executive producers included Alan Fine, Simon Philips, and Eric Rollman, with

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and Stan Lee as co-executive producers. Cort Lane was supervising producer.

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, creator of the

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series ''

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'', was the show's supervising director and character designer.

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was the show's story-editor and head writer. Other writers include Michael Ryan,

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, Atul N. Rao, Eugene Son, James Krieg, and Mark Hoffmeier. Novelty songwriter,

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composed the theme song. Head of Marvel Television and comic book writer

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explained the series as something everyone would like, stating "Marvel Super Heroes have always entertained fans of all ages in our comics, and we're proud to offer an animated series that families can enjoy together. With the most exciting super-powered adventures, The Hub can now offer the greatest fun of all—experiencing Marvel for the very first time. So whether you want to fly with Thor, suit up with Iron Man or smash with Hulk, this series has everything your family wants to see from our heroes."

Broadcast history

The show's first season was to debut on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 19, 2009, but aired five days earlier on September 14, 2009. The second season of the series, based on ''

'', premiered on October 23, 2010, at 6:30am (ET) and stopped being shown on Cartoon Network on February 19, 2011, with episode 40 ("Fate of Destiny!"). Afterward, new episodes aired only on

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and were available to purchase on iTunes. On July 23, 2011, the series returned on Cartoon Network, at a new timeslot of 12:00pm (ET). Although in the next following weeks no new episodes aired. In September 2011, Cartoon Network announced that ''The Super Hero Squad Show'' would be airing new episodes on weekday mornings at 7:00am (ET) starting Monday, October 3, 2011. The series ended on October 14, 2011. A total of 52 episodes were produced for the show.

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began airing the series on January 30, 2012 as part of their daily weekday line-up and aired on Discovery Family until January 30, 2015. As a result of Cartoon Network losing the rights to the show, all ''Super Hero Squad'' content has been removed from the network's website except for video clips on

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. On January 3, 2020, both seasons of the show were added to

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. The series first premiered on

in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 8:30am (ET) as part of the network's Action Force block. The show returned on Teletoon on Sunday, February 6, 2011, at 7:00am (ET) for the debut of the second season. All 52 episodes aired in Canada, ending on July 10, 2011. The series premiered on December 4, 2009, in Australia, on

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, in October 2009. It was aired on

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in the UK. A

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, entitled ''

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'' was released to the public in April 2011. The game was heavily based on the ''Super Hero Squad'' franchise, with ''The Super Hero Squad Shows character designs returning. The game was shut down in 2017.

Home media

United States

Most of the episodes have been released on DVD across several volumes by Shout! Factory. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 1'', released July 13, 2010, includes episodes 1–7 from Season 1, as well as never-before-seen bonus features. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 2'', released November 9, 2010, includes episodes 8–13 from Season 1 as well as more bonus features. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 3'', released February 8, 2011, includes episodes 14–19 from Season 1. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: Quest For The Infinity Sword, Volume 4'', released May 3, 2011, includes episodes 20–26 from Season 1. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet, Vol. 1'', released August 2, 2011, includes the first six episodes from Season 2 (episodes 27–32 overall). * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet, Vol. 2'', released November 22, 2011, includes the next seven episodes from Season 2 (episodes 33–39 overall). * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet, Vol. 3'', released April 17, 2012, includes an additional seven episodes from Season 2 (episode 40–46 overall) and a special promotional code for players to unlock "special powers" on the MMO based on the series and the toyline, ''

''. * ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Gauntlet, Vol. 4'', released on August 21, 2012, includes the final episodes of season 2 (episode 47–52 overall).

United Kingdom

Five volumes have been released on DVD so far. ''Hero Up'' contains episodes 1–6, ''Hulk Smash'' contains episodes 7–11, ''Don't Call Me Wolvie'' contains episodes 12–16, ''Tales of Evil'' contains episodes 17–21, and ''Mother of Doom'' contains episodes 22–26. Home video releases of Season 2 have yet to be announced.

Australia

Magna Home Entertainment released ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Infinity Fractal War'' (Vol 1) and ''Titanic Team-Ups'' (Vol 2) on June 2, 2010, and ''The Lethal Legion Strikes'' (Vol 3) on September 8, 2010. Each DVD includes 6–7 episodes of the show, as well as character profiles. (Australian release). The final volume of Season 1, entitled ''Quest for the Infinity Sword'' (Vol 4) was released on November 3, 2010, containing the final six episodes of Season 1. Season 2 ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' (Vol 1) is currently available. ''Infinite Thanos'' (Vol 2) was also released on November 2, 2011.

Canada

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under the named Vivendi Entertainment Canada released two volumes under the names of ''The Super Hero Squad: Hero Up, Squaddies'' (Vol 1) and ''The Super Hero Show: Titantic Team Ups'' (Vol 2), both released on May 4, 2010. A Vol 3 was announced to release on June 29, 2010. But to a conclusion the Vol 3 DVD never hit markets. Since this happened, Vivendi didn't release a Vol 4 DVD either. On September 28, 2010, Vivendi released a ''The Super Hero Squad Show: The Complete Season 1'' DVD set containing an unnamed Vol 3 and Vol 4. It is unknown if there will be any Season 2 DVD releases.

In other media

Comic books

A four-part comic book series based on the show called ''Marvel Super Hero Squad'' was released in the fall of 2009. The series was a success and Marvel renewed the series in January 2010 as an ongoing series, now entitled: ''Super Hero Squad''. The comic does not feature only characters from the show, but also characters outside the show. As of December 8, 2010, ''Super Hero Squad'' had a total of 12 issues released. No new issues have been released since, seemingly indicating that the comic book franchise has been cancelled. Trying to bring back the franchise, Marvel released a ''Super Hero Squad Spectacular'' where the

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sends them to another planet with their

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foes.

Video game

'' Marvel Super Hero Squad'' was released on October 20, 2009. Its sequel '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet'' was released on November 16, 2010.

Miscellaneous

* In the '' Mad'' sketch ''Avenger Time'', Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and

enter a reality from the

Cosmic Cube The Cosmic Cube is a fictional object appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There are multiple Cubes in the Marvel Universe, all of which are depicted as containment devices that can empower whoever wields them. Although th ...

that resembles ''The Super Hero Squad Show''. * In episode five of ''

Ultimate Spider-Man ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2000 to 2011. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise as part of the company's Ultimate ...

'', " Flight of the Iron Spider", Spider-Man and

Living Laser The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character made his first appearance in '' The Avengers'' #34 (Nov. 1966). He would become a recur ...

are transported into ''The Super Hero Squad Show'' universe, where Living Laser is defeated by Thor.

References

External links

''The Super Hero Squad Episodes Guide''
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