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February 18, 2016: Superman Episode of "The Brady Kids" Cartoon Now on DVD

If you grew up in the 1970s you may recall that Filmation had an animated version of "The Brady Bunch" with the six Brady kids, their dog Moptop, their pandas (no, seriously) Ping and Pong, and their magical mynah bird Marlon. The original Brady Bunch kids provided their respective characters' voices in many of the episodes.

What does this have to do with Superman? Well, "The Brady Kids" cartoon included three very special guest stars during its 1972-73 run: Wonder Woman (in her very first animated appearance), the Lone Ranger, and Superman.

Superman's guest shot happened in the episode titled "Cindy's Super Friend". In the episode, Cindy Brady meets up with mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent and his colleague Lois Lane. The Brady Kids team up with the Man of Steel to paint a bank building during the city's "Paint-Up" week. The villains secretly replace the paint with delayed-action invisible paint so they can rob the bank after it becomes invisible. Superman and Cindy paint the bank at super-speed. Clark unwittingly reveals his identity to the Brady Kids' dog who is unable to communicate what he's learned to the rest of the bunch or Lois (since he's a dog). Superman foils the robbers and the Brady Kids sing a song.

It's was thought unlikely that this episode would ever see an official DVD release as it involved a rare pairing of a Paramount-owned property (the Bradys) with Warner's Superman characters. However, "The Brady Kids: The Complete Animated Series" has just been released on DVD from Paramount/CBS Home Video.

"The Brady Kids: The Complete Animated Series" on DVD from the Superman Homepage Online Store.

Thanks to Deb Perry for the lead on this info.