Original subtitles

[theme music]

[male narrator] Gathered together from the cosmic reaches of the universe

here in this great Hall of Justice

are the most powerful forces of good ever assembled.

Swoosh

Superman.

Swoosh

Batman and Robin.

Wonder Woman.

Aquaman.

And the Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna

with their space monkey, Gleek.

Dedicated to truth, justice and peace for all mankind.

[dramatic music]

Swoosh

swoosh

rumble

[male 1] Our defenses aren't strong enough

to hold off the attacking Volton's for long.

I just hope the Super Friends arrive before it's too late.

Holy space wars, Batman. We've got to hurry.

Don't worry, Robin, It's a civil matter of divide and conquer.

Hang on.

Swoosh

Take the controls, Robin.

I'm gonna try an old trick that never fails.

Now to unplug his turbo igniter.

My engine is dead.

If you're nice, I might call a space tow truck for you.

Zap

Tell your Volton attack fleet to disperse.

Not a chance, Superman.

They are trained to fight to the finish.

Look.

Swoosh

In that case, you'll have to make them disperse for me.

Swoosh

My magic lasso rockets will take care of those attackers.

Whoosh

[male narrator] As the Super Friends heroically thwart

the attack plans of the sinister Volton Empire

another disaster is about to take place

on the distant planet Caltos.

Resting place of the immortal gods

and the favorite hideaway of Aphrodite

goddess of love and beauty.

Rumble

[shattering]

As the beauty and serenity of Caltos

is threatened by a terrible earthquake

the Super Friends continue to defend

the endangered space city.

That fighter's retreating out of the sector.

Only a few more ships and...

I'm picking up a telepathic message from Aphrodite.

Diana, my temple on the planet Caltos

is about to be destroyed by an earthquake.

Hurry, protect it for me.

I'll do my very best, Aphrodite.

Wonder Woman to Super Friends.

I've got to take care of an emergency on Caltos

meet me there when you've handled the Volton's.

[male narrator] Later, at planet Caltos...

[rumbling]

Great Goddesses.

How am I going to stop an earthquake?

Rumble

I got to stop that fissure

before it splits the temple in half.

Swoosh

[dramatic music]

Oh, no, the temple is about to collapse.

I've got to use all my strength to hold up the temple.

You did well, Diana.

My temple and garden remain as beautiful as always.

And you are truly a Wonder Woman.

Thank you, Aphrodite.

We came as soon as we could, Wonder Woman.

The Volton's have retreated

and the space city of Altamar is safe.

I observed your battle from Mount Olympus, Super Friends.

I have never seen a finer display of strength and courage.

You should be proud of your ability.

[Hera] Proud of their ability, huh.

Aphrodite is filled with idle praises

for her foolish admirers.

I, Hera, will show her

how incapable her mortal Super Friends are.

Zap

[growling]

Holy mythology, Batman. That's a Centaur.

And I have a feeling it wasn't sent here to welcome us.

[intense music]

Great Scott, I've got to do something.

I can't get close to those Kryptonite horse shoes.

This insult to my company can only be caused

by the jealousy of Hera.

[Hera] Insult, yes, but jealousy, never.

What right have you to threaten those who are in my presence?

The same right you have to throw senseless praise

at any mortal who passes by.

Your Super Friends don't look very super anymore.

[laughs]

Only you, Hera, could bring anger to the goddess of love.

[thunder rumbling]

[Zeus] I will not have such a quarrel on Mount Olympus.

[Aphrodite] Zeus.

What is the meaning of this disturbance?

Hera has insulted me because of her extreme

jealousy over the Super Friends.

Zeus, liar.

It is Aphrodite who makes fools out of the Gods

by her flattery of mere mortals.

Silence.

[lightning crashing]

I will settle this matter for good.

[Zeus] Those mortals will face four tasks of danger

that only the greatest could survive.

You'll see if the Super Friends deserve Aphrodite's praise.

This beast is too strong.

There's no way.

[Zeus] Super Friends.

You are hereby challenged by the Gods of Olympus

to face the four tasks of peril.

But what if we refuse?

[Zeus] You cannot refuse.

I, Zeus, command it.

We shall begin with the one from Atlantis.

Buzz

[thunder rumbling]

Your task, Aquaman, is to sail to the Island of Cartania

and retrieve the Golden Fleece.

Take this map.

It will show you the way through the Sea of Dead.

It appears I have no choice but to follow the dictates of Zeus.

[wind howling]

[lightning crashing]

Wonder Woman of Paradise Island.

You are next.

It shall be your challenge to find Medusa

and remove her necklace.

But beware, should you gaze into her face

you will instantly turn to stone.

Zap

I've got to find Medusa

so I can get out of this mythological trap.

Great Venus, those must be people

that Medusa has turned to stone.

Zeus's tasks are unnecessarily difficult.

I don't think so, Aphrodite.

They're only enough to destroy your Super Friends.

[laughs]

Holy vanishing Super Friends.

We've got to do something.

[Zeus] You shall do something, Boy Wonder.

You and the famed, Batman

must figure out the riddle of the Sphinx.

Or be devoured, if you fail.

Zap

[intense music]

Buzz

We're in the middle of nowhere, Batman.

How do we ever find the Sphinx?

[Sphinx growls]

I have a hunch we won't have any problem, Robin.

And now it is your turn, Superman

to prove your strength and ability

you must find your way through the Maze of Caverns

and capture the deadly Minotaur.

This test is unnecessary, Zeus.

I've already proved by strength and ability

as a member of the Super Friends.

You may have proved it to the world of mortals, Superman

but not to the Gods.

Zap

Finding the Minotaur isn't going to be easy.

These caves lead in a hundred directions.

[male narrator] Meanwhile, as Aquaman continues on his quest

for the Golden Fleece...

I'm approaching land.

According to the map, I've got to go through

those straits to get to Cartania.

if I don't warn Aquaman of the terrible danger

he's about to face, he won't have a chance to survive.

Cling

bam

Great Neptune!

Those sea cliffs will crush anything

that passes through the straits.

My aquatic telepathy is my only chance.

[male narrator] Instantly, Aquaman commands a group of porpoises

to speed through the deadly straits.

Crash

I've only got seconds to get through

while the rocks are recoiling.

[intense music]

Thanks. Gotta get to Cartania and find the Golden Fleece.

[male narrator] Later, as Wonder Woman nears the temple of Medusa...

My best chance to get Medusa's necklace

is to sneak into the temple and catch her while she's sleeping.

[male 2] You'll have to deal with me first, Wonder Woman.

Great Hera, a stone gladiator.

This big stiff should be no problem

for the champion of Paradise Island.

Now it's my turn, Wonder Woman.

Your end has finally come, Amazon.

Jupiters! Wonder Woman's in a super fix.

And that calls for some quick Exor assistants.

[both] Wonder Twin powers activate.

Form a Griffin.

Shape of a supercharged rocket pack.

[chattering]

[Jayna] Come on, Gleek. We may need some simian assistance.

Say goodbye, Wonder Woman.

You've lost your challenge and your life.

Say goodbye to the God of Olympus, Wonder Woman.

There they are, Zan, quick full power.

Put me down, put me down or I'll destroy you.

[Jayna] Whatever you say, stone face.

[both] Wonder Twin powers deactivate.

Hurry, Zan, we've got to get to Wonder Woman.

There she is now.

[chattering]

Wonder Woman.

I'm afraid you are mistaken.

I am Medusa.

Medusa!

We're turning to a stone...

[chattering]

Exactly, and the two of you will make beautiful additions

to my statue garden.

[laughs] For eternity.

I can't figure it, Batman.

Those strange cries were coming from around here somewhere.

Holy flying lions.

It's the Sphinx.

Yes!

And those who pass through this area

must solve my riddle or perish.

What is it that builds up castles and tears down

mountains, makes some men blind

and help others to see.

Holy mind benders, Batman.

If we don't figure it out, we're finished.

That's very true.

But don't feel bad if you can't. No one ever has.

[laughs]

[male narrator] Deep within the incredible Maze of Caverns

Superman searches futilely for the terrible Minotaur.

[Superman] My X-ray vision is useless in these caverns.

All I can see are more caves in every direction.

[heavy breathing]

Of course, my super hearing

is picking up the Minotaur's breathing.

I'll track him down like sonar.

[grunts] I've never seen anything like it.

It looks like a small Sun.

But there's no time to waste.

I've got to find the Minotaur.

Great Scott!

I'm being attacked by my own shadow.

Thud

I don't understand it.

The emptiness of my own shadow is defeating me.

Well, it looks like your super mortals

aren't so praiseworthy after all. Ha-ha-ha.

Your tasks are unfair, Zeus.

No one but the Gods could surmount such hardships.

Maybe so, Aphrodite.

In which case, the outcome for your friends will be a grim one.

I finally made it to Cartania.

Now to find the Golden Fleece.

[dramatic music]

There it is! The Golden Fleece!

Looks like I've accomplished my task.

[male 3] That's what you think.

Great Neptune.

The Golden Fleece is defended by an invisible man.

[male 3] That's right. So you can forget about ever touching it.

I can't see where to fight back.

[male 3] That shouldn't matter.

You won't be fighting back much longer.

Thud

These pollen balls are giving me an idea.

Alright, you invisible menace.

Try and stop me.

This should make it a more even match.

Now I can see what I'm fighting.

Invisible or not, I'm going to destroy you.

[thudding]

Looks like he'll be hanging around for a while.

Zap

[male narrator] Meanwhile, in Medusa's sinister statue garden.

The Wonder Twins have been turned to stone.

If I don't think of a clever way to get Medusa's necklace

the same fate may happen to me.

[Gleek chattering]

Gleek, You're just the one I need to help me.

You go into the temple and distract Medusa.

Whatever you do, don't look her in the face

or you'll turn into a Simian statue.

I'll come in from the rear and sneak up behind Medusa.

Come on.

[instrumental music]

What's going on?

Get down from there or I'll turn you to stone.

I'll fix that clever Amazon.

Thud

So you thought you could sneak up on Medusa so easily?

I dare you to look me in the eyes.

I still have one chance to get that necklace away from Medusa.

It looks like you lost your challenge, Wonder Woman.

Wrong, Medusa, it looks like you've lost your necklace.

[Medusa] Look at me.

Look at me and turn to stone.

[Wonder Woman] This should take care of her.

No!

[thunder rumbling]

You better have an answer for the riddle.

Your time is running out and I'm going hungry.

Holy brain drainers, Batman.

I can't figure it out.

I've almost got it.

Almost isn't good enough, I'm afraid you've lost.

That's it, I've got it.

Only one thing builds up castles and tears down mountains.

Make some men blind and helps others to see.

It's sand.

A child uses it to build sand castles.

And the wind causes it to erode mountains.

Of course, Batman.

In a desert storm, it's blinding and heated to make glass.

It helps people to see.

[growls] It's impossible.

No one's ever figured out my riddle.

And you won't live to tell otherwise.

Quick, Robin, turn on your Bat-boot jets to full power.

Swoosh

No one's ever figured out my riddle, no one!

Zap

thud

There's no way to stop it.

It's only a shadow.

[dramatic music]

Great Scott!

Why didn't I think of it before?

There is one way to stop any shadow.

It worked, my Super Cape snuffed it out.

And without light, there can't be any shadows.

Now to find the Minotaur.

[minotaur growling]

Come on, Minotaur.

Try to get me.

[growling]

Alright, Minotaur.

It's time we wrapped up this little bull fight.

[growls]

That should teach you not to mess with Super Matador.

Zap

You have done well, Super Friends

and are truly deserving of our praise.

I'm sorry you had to go through such trials

but you have all proved yourselves once again.

I'll show them how fallible they are.

We'll see how well you do against

an even bigger earthquake than before.

[rumbling]

That's it, Super mortals, run like mice.

Help.

Great Hera, in her earthly form

she's as mortal as the rest of us.

Swoosh

So, it was you, Hera, who started the first earthquake.

Yes, I thought that I could lure your Super Friends here

and prove that they were unworthy.

[Zeus] It is you who have been unworthy, Hera

You have all shown great courage.

You are truly Super Friends.

I think we can go home now.

Great Zeus, I forgot about the Wonder Twins.

[Zeus] Do not fear, Wonder Woman.

They are safe.

thud

Wha-what happened?

We're free from Medusa's spell at last.

Oh, no.

It's worse than Medusa.

[Gleek chattering]

[theme music]