Battle of the Planets
1978–1980SyndicationAnimation
Gatchaman recut for America with a robot added to explain away the footage that was cut.
Battle of the Planets opens with a main title sequence of 90 seconds.
At 90 seconds, it opens well above the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Syndication in 1978, when Romper Room, Truth or Consequences and Soul Train were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
90sRestored upload of the 1978 credits.
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