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Superman was a 1988 animated saturday morning television series produced by rubyspears productions and warner bros. Rubyspears did a terrific job bringing the series into the 80s, giving superman several great foes to face and a few fun cameos while introducing us to the world of lexcorp lex luthers. Disguised as clark kent, a mildmannered newspaper reporter, superman uses his powers. Ruby spears was also responsible for the animated sequence in the 1988 film childs play. Discuss the classic rubyspears superman animated series. More than two decades after its television premiere, the popular rubyspears superman animated series returns to screens via warner home videos twodisc dvd collection, available november 3, 2009. This is one of if not the best superman cartoon ever. Which makes me kick myself when i realize all the good stuff i was missing, such as ruby spears superman from 1988, the last animated incarnation of the man of steel to land on dvd. Back in 1988, cbs premiered a new animated series focusing on the adventures of. Superman ruby spears s01e04 cybron strikes the first day at school. Mega man is a 19941996 syndicated japaneseamerican animated television series multiproduced by capcom productions, rubyspears productions, ashi productions, and ocean productions.
Rubyspears is an animation house that was one of the more prolific animation studios of the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. Nov 26, 2009 which makes me kick myself when i realize all the good stuff i was missing, such as rubyspears superman from 1988, the last animated incarnation of the man of steel to land on dvd. The animated series but the rubyspears version was focused more on action and theres nothing wrong with that. Superman was a 1988 animated saturday morning television series produced by ruby spears productions and warner bros. The animated series for those nostalgic for the 1990s. Using familiar elements such as the opening narration from the popular liveaction adventures of superman tv series and reorchestrated versions of john williams unforgettable superman theme from the theatrical feature, these rousing adventures are highlighted by. Ruby spears superman episode list introduction coinciding with superman s 50th anniversary, ruby spears enterprises produced a superman cartoon show which debuted september 17, 1988. Superman was a halfhour show with each show having one 18 minute superman adventure, and one 4 minute segment a continuing series called superman family album that chronicled clark kents life between his actual adoption by ma and pa kent and his public debut as superman. The firms credits include the animated series fangface, fangface and fangpuss, the plastic man comedyadventure show, thundarr the barbarian, rubik the. The third animated take on the man of steel following the superman theatrical cartoons and filmations the new adventures of superman, ruby spears superman ran for episodes on cbs in 1988. The show had a budget of 300,000 dollars per episode. Superman is a 1988 american animated saturday morning television series produced by ruby spears enterprises for warner bros. Part of the new adventures of superman and super friends franchises superman. Superman is a 1988 animated saturday morning television series produced by ruby spears productions and warner bros.
Superman was presented as believable, strong, and iconic. Veteran comic book writer marv wolfman was the head story editor, and noted comic book. Just a quick calculation shows that the ruby spears superman show came 50 years after the characters first appearance in action comics. Disguised as mildmannered newspaper reporter clark kent, superman uses his powers to overcome the forces of evil in.
To be honest, i had no idea that it existed prior to coming across it on amazon by accident. Debuting in 1988, the rubyspears superman series brought back some familiar foes and new unfriendly faces for battles against our favorite hero. Studio founders joe ruby and ken spears started out as sound editors at hannabarbera in the 1960s, eventually moving up the studio ladder into writing positions. Superman is the title of a 1988 superman animated series produced by ruby spears. The tv series began on september 11, 1994 and ended on january 19, 1996. Superman had been animated before, of course, the fleischer brothers studio realizing him on film not long after his comic book debut in 1938. It managed to coincide with supermans 50th anniversary, having debuted in 1938.
This is a list of rubyspears productions, including television series in animation and liveaction. It does sound like him, although hes not listed as such at imdb and i didnt hunt down. Watch rubyspears superman online full episodes of season 1. The supermanaquaman hour of adventure the batmansuperman hour superman. Overall, the series had a more mature feel while continuing to be very kidfriendly. Superman 1988 ruby spears hannabarbera cbs animated series duration.
Superman ruby spears s01e04 cybron strikes the first day at. Nov 03, 2009 discuss the classic rubyspears superman animated series. Rubyspears superman episode list introduction coinciding with supermans 50th anniversary, rubyspears enterprises produced a superman cartoon show which debuted september 17, 1988. Superman 1988 ruby spearshannabarbera cbs animated series duration. In my opinion it is the most realistic cartoon to date that resembles the drawings of the superman comic book characters. Superman is a 1988 animated saturday morning television series produced by rubyspears productions and warner bros. The third animated take on the man of steel following the superman theatrical cartoons and filmations the new adventures of superman, rubyspears superman ran for episodes on cbs in 1988. This show does not have old looking animation or look like the little kid animation from superman the animated series. The ruby spears studio was founded in 1977 as a subsidiary of filmways television and was sold in late 1981 to taft broadcasting, becoming a sister company to hannabarbera productions. Television that aired on cbs featuring the dc comics superhero of the same name coinciding with the characters 50th anniversary, along with the liveaction superboy tv. Using familiar elements such as the opening narration from the adventures of superman tv series and john williams unforgettable superman theme song, these rousing adventures are an exciting chapter in supermans animated history. One of the greatest superheroes of all time, superman, takes to the air in this actionpacked animated series.
Superman episode guide rubyspears prods big cartoon. In total, rubyspears produced 36 different tv series and continue to be a creative force in the industry today. Jan 06, 2019 ruby spears superman is the greatest cartoon series of superman i have ever seen. The series uses the song from the salkind and donner directed movie which is great because its one of those memorable themes in pop culture. Which makes me kick myself when i realize all the good stuff i was missing, such as rubyspears superman from 1988, the last animated incarnation of the man of steel to land on dvd. Buy ruby spears superman, season 1 microsoft store. In addition to the thrills of supermans weekly adventures, each episode also includes a minisegment a. Each show featured an 18 minute superman adventure and a supermans family album short. Ruby spears, one of the producers of the show, redesigned the characters from the mega man video games to varying degrees. Nov 03, 2009 in total, rubyspears produced 36 different tv series and continue to be a creative force in the industry today. September 17, 1988 december 10, 1988 as a 50th anniversary gift, dc comics legendary man of steel got a brandnew saturday. That robot only appears in the intro of the tv series. More than two decades after its television premiere, the popular rubyspears superman animated series returns to tv screens via warner home video as a twodisc dvd collection of cartoons.
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Television that aired on cbs featuring the dc comics superhero of the same name coinciding with the characters 50th anniversary, along with the liveaction superboy tv series that year. Disguised as clark kent, a mildmannered newspaper reporter, superman uses his powers to overcome the forces of evil in a tireless crusade against crime and injustice. Rubyspears superman series arrives nov 3rd, 09 the. Most of the original pre1991 library of rs enterprises is currently held by warnermedia s warner bros. Superman is the title of a 1988 superman animated series produced by rubyspears. It managed to coincide with superman s 50th anniversary, having debuted. Mega man starred in a saturdaymorning style cartoon that premiered in 1994. Rubyspears superman episode list superman homepage. As part of the superman 50th anniversary celebration, rubyspears created a new animated superman series. Coinciding with supermans 50th anniversary, rubyspears enterprises produced a superman cartoon show which debuted september 17, 1988. Ruby spears superman dvd one of the greatest superheroes of all time, superman, takes to the air in this actionpacked animated series. Two seasons were produced with a third season planned, but the show was. Television that aired on cbs featuring the dc comics superhero of the same name coinciding with the characters 50th anniversary. Produced by rubyspears, the show aired saturday mornings on the cbs television network in 1988.
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