Plastic Man (TV Series)

The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show is an animated television series produced by Ruby-Spears Productions from 1979 to 1981; it was shown right after Super Friends on the ABC Network. It featured various adventures of the DC Comics superhero Plastic Man. The show features many adventures in different segments: Plastic Man, Baby Plas, Plastic Family, Mighty Man and Yukk, Fangface and Fangpuss, and Rickety Rocket.
==Plot==
Plastic Man, his girlfriend Penny, and his Polynesian sidekick Hula-Hula travel the world and are given their assignments from the Chief to stop any threat to the world. Plastic Man often retains his sense of humor even in dangerous situations, such as a giant octopus capturing Penny and Hula-Hula causing him to comment "What Scout troop did he belong to"? In early episodes Penny has a crush on Plastic Man, who chooses to ignore it as he himself has a crush on the dark-haired female Chief. However, in the second season Plastic Man reciprocates Penny's crush on him and the two marry. The marriage produces a son who has the same powers as Plastic Man and spawns a lighter series of episodes featuring "Baby Plas" doing things such as saving his friends from neighborhood bullies.
==List of episodes==
:NOTE: The list will focus primarily on the episodes featuring Plastic Man and his related family of characters.
===Plastic Man===
Episode 	Air Date 	ProductionNumber
"The Weed" 	September 22, 1979	070-003
"Dr. Irwin and Mr. Meteor" 	September 22, 1979	070-024
"Wham-Bam, Beware of the Clam" 	September 29, 1979	070-004
"The Day the Ocean Disappeared" 	September 29, 1979	070-022
"The Horrible Half-Ape" 	October 6, 1979 	070-006
"Hugefoot" 	October 6, 1979 	070-021
"The Minuscule 7" 	October 13, 1979 	070-002
"Moonraider" 	October 13, 1979 	070-026
"Superstein" 	October 20, 1979 	070-007
"Dogmaster" 	October 20, 1979 	070-029
"The Diabolical Dr. Dome" 	October 27, 1979 	070-008
"Honey Bee" 	October 27, 1979 	070-027
"The Dangerous Dr. Dinosaur" 	November 3, 1979 	070-011
"The Spider Takes a Bride" 	November 3, 1979 	070-032
"Empire of Evil" 	November 10, 1979 	070-013
"The Corruptible Carrot Man" 	November 10, 1979 	070-028
"The Maniacal Computerhead" 	November 17, 1979 	070-005
"The Hippotist" 	November 17, 1979 	070-034
"Badladdin" 	November 24, 1979 	070-015
"Toyman" 	November 24, 1979 	070-031
"Ghostfinger" 	December 1, 1979 	070-016
"Highbrow" 	December 1, 1979 	070-033
"The Kitty Katt Caper" 	December 8, 1979 	070-010
"The Colossal Crime of Commodore Peril"	December 8, 1979 	070-035
"The Terrible 5+1" 	December 15, 1979 	070-014
"Joggernaut" 	December 15, 1979 	070-036
"Dr. Duplicator Strikes Again" 	December 22, 1979 	070-009
"Thunderman" 	December 22, 1979 	070-030
"Count Graffitti Meets Plastic Man" 	December 29, 1979 	070-012
"Sale of the Century" 	December 29, 1979 	070-023
"Plastic Mummy Meets Disco Mummy" 	January 5, 1980 	070-001
"City of Ice" 	January 5, 1980 	070-025
"Plastic Man Meets Plastic Ape" 	September 13, 1980	070-041
"The Crime Costume Caper" 	September 20, 1980	070-042
"Royal Gargoyle Foil" 	September 27, 1980	070-043
===Plastic Family===
Episode 	Air Date 	ProductionNumber
"Introducing Baby Plas" 	September 13, 1980	071-001
"Baby Plas' Finny Friend" 	September 20, 1980	071-003
"The Abominable Snow Sport"	September 27, 1980	071-002
"The Big, Big Crush" 	October 4, 1980 	071-004
"Mighty Museum Mess" 	October 11, 1980 	071-006
"Ali Baba Baby" 	October 18, 1980 	071-005
"Who Undo the Zoo" 	October 25, 1980 	071-009
"Rustin' Rascals" 	November 1, 1980 	071-007
"Ozark Family Feud" 	November 8, 1980 	071-010
"Rodeo Ruckus" 	November 15, 1980 	071-013
"Dr. Strangeleaf" 	November 22, 1980 	071-011
"Kewpie Doll Capers" 	November 29, 1980 	071-012
"Calamity Cruise" 	December 6, 1980 	071-008
===Baby Plas===
Episode 	Air Date 	ProductionNumber
"Baseball Bully" 	September 13, 1980	072-002
"Haircut Headache" 	September 20, 1980	072-003
"Bad Luck Stroll" 	September 27, 1980	072-001
"Clubhouse Calamity"	October 4, 1980 	072-006
"Witchin' Worries" 	October 11, 1980 	072-004
"Tiger Trouble" 	October 18, 1980 	072-005
"Babysitter Blues" 	October 25, 1980 	072-007
"Sleepwalking Snafu"	November 1, 1980 	072-008
"Birthday Blowout" 	November 8, 1980 	072-009
"Movie Mischief" 	November 15, 1980 	072-010
"Tropical Trouble" 	November 22, 1980 	072-011
"Frognapped" 	November 29, 1980 	072-012
"Mummy Madness" 	December 6, 1980 	072-013
==Cast==
* Michael Bell as Plastic Man, Baby Plas
* Melendy Britt as Penny and Chief
* Joe Baker as Hula Hula
==Notes==
* The cover art from Plastic Man Vol 2 11 is shown during the show's introduction sequence.
** Some of that comic series's villains were adapted for this show's episodes.
==Links==
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