Trivia / DC Super Hero Girls (2019)

• Acting for Two:
  • "Let Them Eat Pie" has Grey DeLisle Griffin voicing her 3 main characters of the series: Wonder Woman, Lois Lane, and Giganta.
  • Tara Strong voices both halves of the Barbara Gordon/Harleen Quinzel best friend duo.
  • Keith Ferguson voices Robin, Batman, and Alfred.
  • The episode "One Enchanted Evening" has Kari Wahlgren voicing both Zatanna and Enchantress.
• Cross-Dressing Voices:
  • Fred Tatasciore voices Harley's pet hyenas Ethel and Lucy.
  • In "#AdventuresInBunnySitting", Kari Wahlgren, who voices Zatanna, also voices Tommy.
  • Jessica McKenna voices Garth.
• Adored by the Network: Boomerang reliably ran reruns of this show until DC Super Hero Girls was removed from all platforms and sealed in the vaults as a tax write off. Unfortunately for fans, the new episodes premiered on Cartoon Network, which gave the show the opposite treatment and prevented anyone from ever seeing the second half of season two.
• Creator-Driven Successor:
  • To Lauren Faust's own Super Best Friends Forever, with the personalities of Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Woman^note Her personality taken from SBFF's Wonder Girl being recycled wholesale from that previous project.
  • It's also more of a The Powerpuff Girls reboot than the actual Powerpuff Girls reboot.
• Dawson Casting: Once again, we have teenage characters voiced by adult voice actors.
• Development Gag: In "#Frenemies, Part 2", Batgirl refers to the Super Hero Girls as her "SBFFs"—Super Best Friends Forever.
• Distanced from Current Events: While the short aired on Cartoon Network UK in October 27, 2019, poor timing resulted in "#AbraKachoo" never being posted on the franchise's YouTube channel or airing as a "bumper" on Boomerang like the rest of the Super Shorts due to the plot of Zatanna's sneezes causing her magic powers to wreak havoc at school being seen as uncomfortably reminiscent of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Early-Bird Release:
  • "#HateTriangle" was released on Cartoon Network On Demand on March 17, 2019 bundled with the previous episode, a week before its TV debut.
  • Three episodes were put on the Cartoon Network app on July 19, 2019, about a week and a half before their TV debut: "#FromBatToWorse", "#CrushingIt", and "#MisgivingTree".
  • "#IllusionsOfGrandeur", "#BeastsInShow", and "#GothamCon" were put on the app on July 26, 2019 before their TV debuts from July 31-August 2. The latter was also shown at San Diego Comic-Con on July 19.
  • "#DCSuperHeroBoys" was released on the app on September 6, 2019, a day before its TV debut.
  • "#AllyCat", "#Retreat", and "#DinnerForFive" were all released on the app on March 6, 2020. Two days before its TV debut for the first episode, nine days before for the second one, and sixteen days before for the last one.
  • "#LivingTheNightmare", "#AllAboutZee", and "#TweenTitans" were put on the app on March 27, 2020. Just two days before its TV airdate in the case of the first episode, nine days before for the second one, and over two weeks for the last one.
  • "#EmperorPenguin", "#BreakingNews", "#CrashCourse", and "#HousePest" were put on the app on April 17, 2020. The first came out on TV two days later. The second came out on TV nine days later. The third came out on TV sixteen days later. The fourth comes out on September 20, 2020, over five months later.
  • A bunch of episodes came out on the Cartoon Network app on September 18, 2020, all before their official TV release. They are "#ItsComplicated" (September 20) , "#TheBirdAndTheBee" , "#FantasticBeastsAndHowToFindThem" (both September 27), "#AwesomeAuntAntiope" (December 19), and "#SchoolGhoul" (October 4).
• He Also Did:
  • Series developer Lauren Faust is known for her work on The Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Super Best Friends Forever, and Wander over Yonder
  • Writer Rachel Vine has written for Sunny Day, Wander over Yonder, Dawn of the Croods, My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Magical Movie Night episode 3, Doc McStuffins, DuckTales (2017), and is the story editor for The Owl House.
  • In addition to My Little Pony and Foster's Home, head writer Mitch Larson (better known as MA Larson), has also worked on My Gym Partner's a Monkey, Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil, Sym-Bionic Titan, Gravity Falls, Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, and Littlest Pet Shop (2012).
• Irony as She Is Cast: Poison Ivy and Jessica Cruz have a somewhat frosty dynamic, while Cristina Milizia and Myrna Velasco are best friends in real life.
• Meaningful Release Date:
  • The show officially premiered on March 8, 2019, which was International Women's Day, which was fitting for a show about girl power.
  • "#Frenemies", featuring both the DC Super Hero Girls and Super Villain Girls, came out on October 11, 2019, also known as International Day Of The Girl.
  • "#AwesomeAuntAntiope", featuring a special-guest voice-acting by Lilly Aspell, and "#TheFreshPrincessOfRenFaire", the finale episode of Season 1, both aired in the U.S. on December 2020 in tandem with the (delayed) worldwide release of Wonder Woman 1984.
• Non-Singing Voice: Sendhil Ramamurthy voices Ra's Al Ghul normally, but Jason C. Miller voices him when singing.
• The Other Darrin:
  • Tara Strong voices Batgirl here instead of Mae Whitman (original series, seasons 1-4) or Ashlyn Selich (Lego projects; original series starting in season 5)
  • Nicole Sullivan voices Supergirl here instead of Anais Fairweather.
  • Lois Lane is voiced by Grey DeLisle Griffin and not Alexis G. Zall.
  • Production wise, Sam Riegel is the voice director instead of Colette Sunderman.
  • Fred Tatasciore voices James Gordon instead of Tom Kenny.
  • If this tweet from Lauren is any indication, then Cristina Milizia does not reprise the role of Jessica Cruz, with Myrna Velasco taking on the role.
    • In turn, Cristina voices Poison Ivy despite Tara Strong already being in the cast.
  • Kimberly Brooks voices Bumblebee instead of Teala Dunn.
  • Kari Wahlgren voices Star Sapphire instead of Jessica DiCicco.
  • Cree Summer voices Catwoman rather than Cristina Pucelli, and voices Hippolyta instead of Julianne Grossman.
  • Phil LaMarr, Jason Spisak, and Yuri Lowenthal voice Flash, Hal Jordan, and Steve Trevor instead of Josh Keaton.
  • Cassandra Lee Morris replaces Romi Dames as Lena Luthor.
  • Tara Strong voices Cheetah instead of Ashley Eckstein.
  • The Latin American Spanish dub suffered a meta-cast shift, as the dub is done in Mexico, rather than either Venezuela or Chile like the 2015 series, a change made on the basis that Super Best Friends Forever was also dubbed in Mexico.
  • The Japanese dub of the 2015 series was also replaced entirely with a new one, and just like the former, it still is a one hell of a All-Star Cast of many well-known Anime voice actors.
  • Rina Hoshino voices Katana instead of Stephanie Sheh.
  • Grey DeLisle Griffin voices Starfire instead of Hynden Walch, while LaMarr and Kari Wahlgren voice Cyborg and Beast Boy instead of Khary Payton and Greg Cipes.
  • Sinestro is voiced by Keith Ferguson instead of Tom Kenny.
  • Stephanie Lemelin replaces Nika Futterman as Shiera Sanders (also known as Hawkgirl).
  • In the Brazilian Portuguese dub, Bia Menezes will replace her late mother, Ana Lúcia Menezes, as Bumblebee starting with season 2.
• Out of Holiday Episode: "#ItsComplicated" is a Valentine's Day episode, yet it came out in September 2020.
• Out of Order:
  • The episode "#Beeline" featured Harley Quinn, Catwoman, Poison Ivy, Giganta, Star Sapphire, and Livewire as all already part of a villain team as well as the Super Hero Girls being familiar with them when it first aired. Prior to this however, only Star Sapphire had been formally introduced as a villain in the show proper in #HateTriangle. Livewire, Giganta, and Catwoman make their debut as villains in "#ShockItToMe", "#SheMightBeGiant", and "#FightAtTheMuseum" respectively, all of which though aired after "#Beeline". Furthermore in "#FightAtTheMuseum", not only does Catwoman mention having just recently arrived in Metropolis from Gotham but at the end of the episode, she states she needs to find "new friends" after her encounter with the Super Hero Girls. "#Beeline" being out of order is ultimately showcased by the later aired two part episode "#Frenemies". Not only does "#Frenemies" mark Harleen just having moved to Metropolis but it also features the formation of the villain team.
  • "#SheMightBeGiant" is chronologically where Bumblebee debuts her proper suit that's been upgraded from the one she wore in the premiere episodes of the show proper. This episode however aired after a number of episodes that featured Bumblebee already in her new suit.
  • Lauren Faust released a continuity guide when the first season was put on Netflix. Episode five was apparently supposed to be episode thirteen and episode nine was supposed to be twenty six! Season two was also shown out of order, with at least 15 and 17 being obviously swapped.
• Playing Against Type:
  • When it comes to DC animation, Will Friedle is generally known for voicing heroes, such as Blue Beetle, Nightwing, Red Robin, Green Arrow, and even Batman himself. Here, he voices Lex Luthor.
  • A lot of the characters Kimberly Brooks voices are either tough like Jasper, authoritative like Allura, or cool and laid back like Surfer Girl. Here, she voices Bumblebee, who's reworked into being shyer and reserved, unlike her other portrayals.
  • Jason Spisak plays Kilowog, who is much bigger and burlier than most of the characters he's played, and has a deeper voice.
  • Even ignoring that she was the previous voice of Jessica Cruz, Cristina Milizia typically voices good characters such as LaLa the koala and Darcy, unlike Poison Ivy here.
  • Sendhil Ramamurthy is known for voicing Khensu as well as Cleo's father in Cleopatra in Space, who are both allies to the main character Cleo. In this series, he voices Ra's Al Ghul.
• Recycled Script:
  • The short that was shown in front of Teen Titans Go! To the Movies, #TheLateBatsby, shares its plot (Batgirl tries to meet up with her friends to fight a criminal, only to get there before them) with the Super Best Friends Forever short "Time Waits for No Girl". The only significant differences are Wonder Woman replacing Wonder Girl, the addition of Jessica Cruz, Zatanna and Bumblebee among the heroines and the villain the girls gang up on being Mr. Freeze instead of Poison Ivy.
  • The shorts sure like "comically getting messed up on the way to school picture day" as a plot. First there's "#StreetStyle" with Kara, "#PictureDaze" with Hal, "#CruzControl" with Jessica (and Garth), and then "#VanityInsanity" with Zatanna (and Oliver and maybe half of the entire school). Did these shorts all happen on the same picture day or what?
  • A class egg-assignment in the short "#ShellShock" gets expanded into the episode "#ScrambledEggs".
• Refitted for Sequel: Okay, it's not a sequel, but the same idea applies. Back when Lauren tried turning Super Best Friends Forever into a series, she imagined a somewhat frosty dynamic between Donna and Diana. She used this dynamic here, but with Diana and Hippolyta.
• Role Reprise:
  • Grey DeLisle Griffin reprises the role of Wonder Woman from the web series, JLA Adventures: Trapped In Time and the LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes movies. She's also voicing Giganta (returning from the web series) and Lois Lane (the LEGO DC Super Hero Girls movies, Justice League: Doom, and the aforementioned JLA and Lego movies).
  • Tara Strong reprises the role of Batgirl from Batman: The Animated Series, Super Best Friends Forever, Batman: The Killing Joke, and The New Batman Adventures, and Raven from Teen Titans and Teen Titans Go!. She's also reprising her role as Harley Quinn again, of whom she's been the main voice for since Batman: Arkham City.
  • Nicole Sullivan reprises her role as Supergirl from Super Best Friends Forever.
  • Kari Wahlgren takes on the role of Zatanna, having previously been the character in the video game Justice League Heroes. She also reprises the role of Star Sapphire from Young Justice (2010). ^note  Though she only voiced her as Carol Ferris in that series.
  • Dee Bradley Baker reprises the respective roles of Ace and Krypto from Justice League Unlimited and Batman: The Brave and the Bold.
  • Keith Ferguson reprises the role of Alfred from LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes.
  • Phil LaMarr reprises the role of Cyborg from DC Super Friends.
  • Lilly Aspell reprises her role as young Diana from Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984.
  • In the Latin American Spanish dub, Mexico-born Verania Ortiz reprise her role as Raven from Titans (2018). making the first time a non-South American voice actress voice her animated counterpart. Likewise, Jessica Ángeles, Alejandro Orozco and Arturo Castañeda reprise their roles as Supergirl, Green Arrow and Flash respectively from the Arrowverse, while Idzi Dutkiewicz reprise his role as Batman from the videogames and Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.
• Schedule Slip:
  • "#HousePest" and "#LeagueOfShadows" were supposed to air on May 10 and 17th (2020), respectively, but both were taken off the schedule for ThunderCats Roar. They didn't air until September 20 and August 22 respectively.
  • "#AwesomeAuntAntiope" was meant to air on September 28, 2020, but it was taken off and eventually came out on December 19, in tandem with the worldwide December release of Wonder Woman 1984.
• Screwed by the Network: While both WB and the official accounts give the show plenty of promotion, Cartoon Network has not done a good job with promoting it. The show suffered from continually shifting timeslots and, after episode 13, only aired when there was a new episode. Episode premiers were arbitrarily pushed back, shown out of order and there was nary a rerun in sight outside of Boomerang on the weekends. Not helping is that some episodes premiered in other countries months before the US and the second half of Season 2 has yet to air; the last new episode premiered in October 2021. This is in stark contrast to how fellow DC series Teen Titans Go! gets treated on Cartoon Network which airs reruns daily and has advertisements for new episodes nearly every (if not just every) commercial break. Unfortunately, this would culminate in the show getting cancelled according to this tweet from Lauren Faust.
• Short Run in Peru:
  • "#LeagueOfShadows" aired in UK and Turkey and "#AwesomeAuntAntiope" aired in Italy before their U.S. broadcasts.
  • Several of the Super Shorts were uploaded to Cartoon Network UK's YouTube account ahead of their official premiere on the US DCSHG account; these shorts were not geo-fenced.
  • "Fresh Princess Of Ren Faire" aired in places like Australia and New Zealand in October 2020 before airing in the US on December 27.
• Two Voices, One Character: In "#OneEnchantedEvening", June Moone was voiced by Ashley Spillers. When being possessed by Enchantress, she was voiced by Kari Wahlgren.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Concept art shows Diana wearing glasses as a civilian.
  • The concept for the show was adjusted from a similar pitch that Lauren Faust had made to Marvel Comics, centering around Kitty Pryde and the New Mutants.

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