Following Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to rebrand HBO Max as "Max," we've seen a lot of content pulled from the streaming platform. Unfortunately, a number of beloved animated TV shows have also been removed without explanation over the past month.
As we first reported on Toonado.com, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim titles such as Metalocalypse, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Flapjack, Foster's Home, Dexter's Laboratory, and three Ben 10 shows are all now missing from the streamer, presumably so they can be licensed to other platforms.
However, it's now been revealed that Hanna-Barbera's Super Friends, a cartoon based on DC Comics' Justice League, is the latest show to be culled from Max.
The likes of Batman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited are currently available to stream, but if you've been planning to binge through them, now might be a good time to do so as animation appears to be a low priority for Max.
Super Friends ran from 1973 to 1985 on ABC as part of its Saturday-morning cartoon lineup. As noted, it was produced by Hanna-Barbera and was based on the Justice League of America and associated comic book characters published by DC Comics.
The name of the program (and the Justice League members featured with the Super Friends) changed multiple times over the years.
There was a total of 93 episodes and two backdoor-pilot episodes of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, with Batman and Robin appearing in "The Dynamic Scooby-Doo Affair" and "The Caped Crusader Caper." The characters have since been referenced in other animated projects and even received multiple live-action nods.
While Super Friends is no longer available to stream on Max (or any other subscription service), individual episodes can still be purchased on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.
With any luck, Super Friends will soon find a new home, though many streaming services are now removing content in an effort to save money. Disney+, for example, recently took down a number of movies and TV shows including Willow and even a handful of Marvel titles.