DC Super Hero Girls (2015 web series)

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DC Super Hero Girls (2015 web series)
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Genre: Action Adventure Superhero Comedy Drama Running Time: 3-4 minutes Country: United States Release Date: October 1, 2015-December 27, 2018 Network(s): Cartoon Network Boomerang Created by: Shea Fontana Lisa Yee Aria Moffly Distributed by: Warner Bros. DC Entertainment Starring: Grey Griffin Anaïs Fairweather Tara Strong Mae Whitman Teala Dunn Yvette Nicole Brown Seasons: 5 Episodes: 112 Next show: DC Super Hero Girls (2019 series)

DC Super Hero Girls is a 2015 action comedy produced by Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment. The shorts were shown as interstitials on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

Good Qualities

1. The show's main premise is a unique take on the typical DC animated series formula, in that many superheroes and villains who have been de-aged into teenagers attend Super Hero High to learn how to be superheroes.
2. No true main protagonist; instead, each of the main characters is given their own moments to shine in various episodes.
3. While on the topic of the characters, the primary seven hero girls (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, Bumblebee, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Katana) are all likable and have unique personalities, such as Wonder Woman being the awkward newbie who
4. Good hand-drawn animation for 2015 web series standards.
5. Great voice acting, with many actors returning from previous DC projects (Mae Whitman, Khary Payton, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, Greg Cipes, etc.) along with new ones thrown into the mix (Anais Fairweather, Teala Dunn, Myrna Velasco, etc.)
6. The theme song is very catchy and fun to sing along to, and the extended version has a powerful message of being who you want to be.
7. Good morals, such as:
   • Everyone can be a hero in their own way. This is evidenced by the multitude of powers and superhero variety.
   • Being a hero often requires sacrifices to help your friends and family.
   • Jealousy can always be resolved if you and another talk it out instead of using physical violence.
8. The show spawned three great movies, those being Hero of the Year, Intergalactic Games and Legends of Atlantis.
   • It also got an even better reboot produced by Lauren Faust in 2019.
9. Many clever references to other DC media can be found peppered throughout the show, including:
   • Batgirl's computer is called Oracle, which is the name she took in the comics after being confined to a wheelchair.
   • At the end of "Hero of the Month: Harley Quinn", Harley herself asks "Why so serious?"
   • Harley and Poison Ivy are best friends in this series as a nod to their relationship in many different pieces of media starring them. That also applies to Batgirl and Supergirl.
   • Most of the Teen Titans' actors (except for Damian Wayne, who is voiced by Grey Griffin) reprise their roles in this show, and their attitudes are based on those from their home series.
10. Overall, the series serves as a reminder that DC shows can be light-hearted and appeal to both adults and children, especially compared to a certain other DC cartoon.

Bad Qualities

1. Unusually for a DC show, several villains and/or anti-heroes such as Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, etc., are made straight-up heroes in this show, though this can be excused due to the show being made for younger children.
2. Most of the episodes are too short, barely clocking in at 5 minutes.
3. Missed opportunity: Wonder Woman and Barry Allen are shown as teen heroes rather than the show simply using Wonder Girl and Kid Flash, who could have fulfilled their roles just fine.
4. Season 5 took a sharp decline in both animation and writing quality, likely because the writing was on the wall that the show would be replaced by its new incarnation. While Patrick Rieger (the new showrunner) could measure up to Shea Fontana in terms of writing, and he even showed up for the reboot, Renegade Animation's Harmony animation could not compare to the hand-drawn animation of previous seasons and felt stiff.
5. The final episode, "My So Called Anti-Life," while a decent way to end this continuity, ended the show on a cliffhanger that had to be resolved in its comics.

Reception

It currently holds a 6.2/10 on IMDb, which indicates "mixed" reviews. This show proves that DC media can appeal to adults and children while still being light-hearted unlike Teen Titans Go!

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