2015 TV News Archives

January 29, 2015: New "Super Friends" Cartoons Set to Return to TV

DC Super Friends DC Entertainment has announced that the DC Super Friends toy line, inspired by the Fisher-Price Imaginext action figures and play sets, will be turned into a series of 15 three-minute animated shorts set to launch on television in the spring (April/May) that will be accompanied by an app to further connect audiences to the toys and characters.

    "We are excited to continue to forge new ground with our long-time partners Mattel and Fisher-Price to build on the success of these popular toy lines by bringing the play pattern to life through this original content that we will be able to offer across multiple content platforms," said Brad Globe, president, Warner Bros. Consumer Products.

    Toymakers have long seen animated series as a way to create demand around their playthings, but in most cases the traditional forms of entertainment came first. In this case, Batman and the rest of DC's characters were already so established it enabled the company to take its time to launch a successful line of toys first and build content around them later.

    "We are thrilled to be working with our Warner Bros., Mattel and Fisher-Price colleagues to create new Batman and DC Super Friends kids' content," said DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson. "These new animated projects will offer all new Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman adventures that seamlessly jump from toybox to screen."

    The timing of the toy spinoffs come as DC is aggressively ramping up film and TV efforts around its superheroes.

Source: Variety.com



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