This particular incarnation of Super Friends relied heavily on folklore and classic fairy tales for plots. One episode in particular, "The Lord of Middle Earth", was inspired by the novelThe Lord of the Rings, in which the team journeys to Middle-earth to save the inhabitants from an evil wizard. The series also borrowed from contemporary politics, as the main villain Kareem Azar in "Rub Three Times for Disaster" is almost a carbon copy of the late Iranian religious leaderAyatollah Ruholla Mussaui Khomenei. Some fans refer to this season as the "Absentee Super Friends season", as a number of the episodes have members who only appear in cameos, or not at all. "Rub Three Times For Disaster" - Full group appears. "Lex Luthor Strikes Back" - Zan & Jayna are seen only in cameos at the beginning and end of the episode. They spend the rest of the episode visiting their home planet of Exor. "Space Knights of Camelon" - Full group appears. "Lord of Middle Earth" - Full group appears, but the Wonder Twins are only seen at the beginning and end of the episode, and briefly in the middle. "Universe of Evil" - The "evil" versions of the Wonder Twins are only seen in a group shot. "Terror At 20,000 Fathoms" - Superman has a brief cameo at the beginning, and states he must fly to Saturn and meet Wonder Woman, who isn't seen at all. "The Super Friends Meet Frankenstein" - Aquaman and the Wonder Twins are not seen this episode, they are visiting the city of Atlantis. "The Planet of Oz" - Batman, Robin and the Wonder Twins are only seen at the very beginning and end of the episode.
Characters
Superman – The Supermobile appeared in the episode "Lex Luthor Strikes Back". In the episode "Terror at 20,000 Fathoms", Superman gives Aquaman, the Wonder Twins and Gleek a guided tour of the Fortress of Solitude showing off many structures such as the Bottle City of Kandor.
Batman
Robin
Wonder Woman - She remained in her animated form throughout the Super Friends series after CBS ended her live action television series.
William Woodson – Narrator, The Sultan of Zagdad, Vol, Warden McGee, Little William, Poor Camelon Villager, Baldiskam, South American Villager, Air Force General, Joseph, Dreadsylvania Official
The complete season four was released on DVD titled The World's Greatest Super Friends: And Justice for All as a Target exclusive on April 23, 2013. It was scheduled to be a general retail release starting November 12, 2013.
