Customer Reviews

The Super Hero Squad Show: Volume One

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Great show for my kids but also some in jokes for those of us who know the real Marvel characters and a couple of puns that will go right over kids' heads. My biggest and guess only complaint is that there is only 7 out of the 26 episodes from the first season. It appears to be the first seven episodes. The stories on the show are minimally based on any actual classic Marvel story (although the episode title screen is a re-imagined comic cover). Basic good guy vs. bad guy with main characters of Iron Man, Hulk, Surfer, Thor, Falcon, Wolverine, Reptil vs. Dr. Doom, Abomination and MODOK. A lot of esoteric guest characters and every character is given one obvious personality quirk. Again this is really for little kids but you'll laugh too.

The episodes are:
And Lo...A Pilot Shall Come!
This Silver, This Surfer!
Hulk Talk Smack!
To Err is Superhuman!
Enter: Dormammu!
A Brat Walks Among Us!
Oh Brother!

Also there's bonus features of an interview with Stan Lee, the video of the theme song and a trailer for the video game.

We purchased this for my 4 year old son, as he loved to watch it on TV. He runs around like a nut when he hears the theme song. My husband and I both actually like this show too. The only drawback about Superhero Squad is they use the word "hate" and we've tried to keep that word out of our son's vocabulary as long as possible. Otherwise, it is an excellent, entertaining show.

The show is hilarious and is a great "first" superhero cartoon for my son.
He has been singing the "Super Hero Squad" song and running around acting like the different characters.
However, this is not the entire season. There are only a few episodes and some commentary.
I was a little misled.

Prior to this we have been a PBS, Elmo, Dora and Mickey Mouse watching family - which is important to keep in mind as my frame of reference. Although my son is completely satisfied with this CD, I wasn't prepared for the hard-rockin' theme song, action packed adventures and loud sound effects. There's something about the sound effects and villains that makes our 2 year old cry. If I had my choice, I would probably wait a few more years before getting this for my kids.

This show is great for small kids who love superheroes! Our son is a long time fan of several Marvel characters and this show makes
them more accessible for small children. The adventures are cute and very funny, even for parents who like comics! If you can
accept that the characters are obviously going to be more friendly and gentled-down for kids, then the show is a fun way to share
tv time with your little hero.

I was disappointed that there were only 7 episodes on the dvd however. We are looking forward to more volumes. Be warned tho, the theme song is VERY catchy, written by former Nerfherder headman Parry Gripp and you'll soon be singing it with your little hero in
the car when you're driving around.

Hero UP!

The grandchildren love these episodes of the superhero squad. I'm glad I brought it because the t.v. shows do not come on anymore.

I ordered this dvd before it was available and Amazon was proficient in this kind of order and I received it when it first came out.

I ordered this DVD for my 4 year old son who recently became fascinated by Superheroes like Spiderman and Batman. I read the reviews and it seemed like the only superhero DVD out there for the "preschool" age group. We got the DVD today and I had to turn it off after only 20 minutes. The story was very violent (fighting, hitting, blasting, kicking) and also very crude (bad guys burping, farting, etc). I expected the Superhero Squad "hero's" to be a great example for kids, but most of their interactions with each other are very negative (Hulk is a mean little brat/bully, etc), in many of the scenes the superhero's seemed annoyed with each other and make annoyed faces behind their backs. Not role models for ANY age group, and most definitely NOT for a 4 year old. My son was fascinated by it, but he did comment a couple times that everyone was "mean" in it.

Don't get me wrong...I knew a DVD about superhero's fighting bad guys would have some level of violence in it, but it was much, much more than I would have expected . And the overall negative tone of the characters was a turn off.

I got this DVD to keep my son busy during a very long car ride. Let's just say, it's a miracle. My son was hypnotized by this cartoon and it made our trip seem like a breeze. So glad I bought it.

I never expected this show to be as good as it was. Thinking it was only a kids show I easily dismissed it. Watching these shows on video, without those pesky commercials, I have to say this is a great cartoon for all ages. I never thought I'd see all my old cartoon favorites from my Marvel generation. It was terrific to see Captain America, Iron Man and all the Avengers,Defenders and Dr. Strange too! All the Marvel heroes and villians you can think of in one show that doesn't take itself too seriously. I'd reccomend this show to anyone who loves the genre of super heroes.

My 5 y/o boy got this for Christmas and absolutely LOVES it! It's "his" show to watch before bed. As with many boys his age he loves superheros but the shows I found on TV were too old for him This is perfect. After he got this DVD I did find the show on the Cartoon Network, but its only on at 6:30am. There are 7 episodes in the DVD, so we're about ready to invest in volume 2 as we (Mom and Dad) are getting tired of volume 1. He, however still loves the shows. One of his best Christmas Gifts by far! And my 2 1/2 y/o girl loves them too by the way. The first episode has some monsters that I thought were a bit scary for her and I'd try to avoid her watching it, but at this point she has seen them all and seems fine. I guess I would say its not my ideal programing for a 2 y/o, but really at 2 they shouldn't be watching any TV. :)