Super Friends
Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.
TV Flash files “Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C.” as hour 3 of 16 in the TV Flash guide — Super Friends (1973–1985) on ABC, season 1, episode 3, aired 1973-09-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E03: listed hour 3 of 16 in the Super Friends guide, hour 3 of 16 in season 1. It aired 1973-09-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Baffles Puzzle” (S01E02). Next is “The Weather Maker” (S01E04).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When machines start operating by themselves, the Government asks the Justice League of America to investigate. The heroes arrive at G.E.E.C.where Professor Goodfellow shows the Super Friends his G.E.E.C. (Goodfellows Effort Eliminating Computer) invention which would free everyone of work and responsibility. When Mr. Huggins, the special assistant to the President, tells Professor Goodfellow the government will not involve itself with G.E.E.C. the Professor then starts to offer free G.E.E.C. service to anyone who wants it. After a few weeks the Super Friends decide to ask Professor Goodfellow to let them check the security of G.E.E.C., but after their visit the G.E.E.C. computer goes berserk and the Justice League of America get the one member who could assist them in this situation, Plastic Man.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. sit in the Super Friends guide?
S01E03 is listed hour 3 of 16 — hour 3 of 16 in season 1, season 1 episode 3.
When did Super Friends S01E03 air?
Professor Goodfellow's G.E.E.C. aired 1973-09-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Which Super Friends format do I start with?
Any Hall of Justice roll call. Multiple 1970s–80s revamps change sidekicks and helpers; the cereal-hour Justice League is the constant.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Hall of Justice roll call: Hanna-Barbera's Justice League for the cereal crowd, complete with Wonder Twins, sidekick debates, and toyetic team-ups. DC's heroes as Saturday-morning committee. How a generation first met the capes, before the movies made the lore feel expensive and grim.
Open on a roll call. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and allies defend Earth from weekly villains in moral-clear Saturday animation: Super Friends (1973–1985 on ABC), from Hanna-Barbera's DC partnership with E. Nelson Bridwell and Carmine Infantino in the mix, multiple format revamps through the 1970s and 1980s. Danny Dark's Superman, Olan Soule's Batman, Casey Kasem's Robin, Shannon Farnon's Wonder Woman call the Hall of Justice to order. TroubAlert as design icon. Wonder Twins powers activate discourse; Marvin…
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- Olan Soule as Batman (voice)
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- Casey Kasem as Robin (voice)
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- Shannon Farnon as Wonder Woman (voice)
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