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The New Fantastic Four

Science-Fiction · 1978

Last aired: S1 E13, Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst · 1978-12-16

The super-elastic Mr. Fantastic, the force field-wielding Invisible Girl, the orange rock-covered Thing and the data-crammed robot Herbie make up a team of superheroes dedicated to thwarting would-be world-dominating villains.

Cast

Ted Cassidy Benjamin J. Grimm / The Thing

Mike Road Prof. Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic

Dick Tufeld Narrator

Ginny Tyler Sue Richards / Invisible Girl

Frank Welker H.E.R.B.I.E.

Season 1

E1 A Monster Among Us 1978-09-09 · 30 min The Fantastic Four leaps into action when a giant apelike space alien crash lands near the city and wreaks havoc.

E2 The Phantom of Film City 1978-09-16 · 30 min The Fantastic Four star in director J.J. Colossal's latest Hollywood production, but the sinister art director sabotages the film set and proves to be a space alien in disguise.

E3 Mole Man 1978-09-23 · 30 min The Fantastic Four travel to Monster Isle to confront The Mole Man, who has caused power plants all over the world to sink into the earth.

E4 The Olympics of Space 1978-09-30 · 30 min An alien race called the Centaurians abduct The Thing to the dark side of moon where they force him to compete in a kind of Space Olympics.

E5 Medusa and the Inhumans 1978-10-07 · 30 min The Fantastic Four discover a hidden valley that serves as home to The Inhumans, a group of super-villains lead by the scheming red-haired beauty known as Medusa.

E6 The Menace of Magneto 1978-10-14 · 30 min Magneto, the pompous villain able to move metal with his mind, takes over the Fantastic Four; but Reed Richards has a plan up his stretchy sleeve.

E7 The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom 1978-10-21 · 30 min Doctor Doom, the armored monarch of a land called Latveria, sends the Fantastic Four back to the time of Blackbeard, demanding that they steal the infamous pirate's treasure.

E8 The Impossible Man 1978-10-28 · 30 min Three gangsters befriend a little green alien they dub The Impossible Man for his ability to change into any shape. The naive extraterrestrial helps them rob banks, while The Fantastic Four try to warn him about his false friends.

E9 Diamond of Doom 1978-11-04 · 30 min The dangerously beautiful queen of a small, faraway country lures The Fantastic Four into coming to her rescue when rebels steal the source of her power.

E10 The Frightful Four 1978-11-11 · 30 min Four of the worst super-villains, The Wizard, Medusa, Sandman and Trapster, team up to form The Frightful Four.

E11 Calamity on the Campus 1978-11-18 · 30 min The Fantastic Four visit a university where Reed reunites with his old professor, who has built a dangerous android called Dragon Man.

E12 The Final Victory of Doctor Doom 1978-12-09 · 30 min Doctor Doom causes a power outage that affects every machine in the United States and demands control of the U.S. armed forces, but Reed Richards knows what the evil egotist really wants.

E13 Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst 1978-12-16 · 30 min Sue and Ben travel to the Negative Zone, with the help of a teleporting dog-like creature named Lockjaw, and bring back a giant cocoon that proves to contain Blastaar, a being with the ability to direct bomb blasts anywhere he chooses.

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