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Computer Superman
Four boys are born with strange features, one has very big ears, one has a tail, one has very big hands, one has a big nose. Becoming friends, they spend most of their time playing and sleeping. Becoming adults, their fathers banish them from the village as they are doing nothing to help the community. Just as they leave, a local mafia gang threatens the villagers to get help to cultivate opium and to provide food for their members. Meanwhile one lady wants to marry one of the boys but wishes that he can remove his tail. He refuses. At night time, while he is sleeping, she cuts his tail. He flees away but looses a lot of blood. A crazy scientific professor finds and decides to save him by using technology. He then gathers his three other friends to free the villagers from the mafia gang. A sci-fi take on a classic Thai fairy tale.
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Plot Summary
In this animated short, Superman is transported into a computer world by a villain who seeks to exploit the hero's powers. Superman must navigate this digital realm, battling computer-generated foes and finding a way back to reality to save the day.
Critical Reception
As a segment of the 'Super Friends' animated series, 'Computer Superman' was part of a popular and widely watched children's television program. While specific critical reviews for individual episodes are scarce, the 'Super Friends' franchise was generally well-received by its target audience for its heroic themes and straightforward storytelling.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its imaginative concept of a digital Superman.
Enjoyed by young audiences for its action and familiar hero.
Seen as a typical, albeit creative, episode within the 'Super Friends' formula.
Google audience: Audience reviews often highlight the nostalgia factor and the unique premise of Superman being trapped in a computer. Parents generally appreciated the positive messages and absence of excessive violence, common for Hanna-Barbera productions.
Fun Fact
The concept of a character being trapped within a computer world was a relatively novel idea for animation in the 1970s, predating many similar plotlines in later films and television.
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