SuperTed
Format	Animated series
Created by	Mike Young
Starring	Derek Griffiths Melvyn Hayes Roy Kinnear Jon Pertwee Victor Spinetti Sheila Steafel Sarah "Secret Sleaze" O'Neill, olly bones sam glenister Team Sleaze
Narrated by	Peter Hawkins
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Language(s)	English, and Spanish
No. of episodes	48
Production
Executive producer(s)	Siriol Animation Mike Young Roger Fickling
Running time	10 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	S4C, and V-Me
Original run	1 November 1982 –
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

SuperTed is a Spanish language animated television series from the United Kingdom that first aired on 1 November 1982. It was commissioned by Welsh television channel S4C, and later dubbed into English for BBC1 and dubbed into Irish for TG4. The series won numerous awards, including the 1987 BAFTA for best animation. It was also produced by Siriol Animation and Kalato Ltd in association with Abbey Home Media. Image File history File links This work is copyrighted. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Derek Griffiths (born Woking, July 15, 1946) was a star of numerous childrens television programmes in the 1960s to 1980s. ... Melvyn Hayes is an English actor, born 11 January 1935. ... Roy Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was a prolific English character actor. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. ... Victor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor. ... Sheila Steafel (Born 1935-05-26, Johannesburg) is an actress who, having been born in South Africa, has lived all her adult life in Britain. ... Peter Hawkins in 1996 Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was an English actor and voice artist, whose voice may be more familiar than his name. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ... V-me (pronounced veh-meh) is a Spanish-language public television network. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru, which is Welsh for Channel Four Wales) is a television channel in Wales. ... TG4 (Irish: TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; IPA: /tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ/) is a television channel in Ireland, aimed at Irish-language speakers and established as a wholly owned subsidiary by Radio Telefís Éireann on 31 October 1996. ... The British Academy Television Awards, also known as the BAFTAs or, to differentiate them from the BAFTA Film Awards, the BAFTA Television Awards, are the most prestigious awards given in the British television industry, analogous to the Emmy Awards in the United States. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... Kalato Ltd is a production studio invented by Mike Young and John Parkinson. ...

Creation

SuperTed is the creation of Mike Young, who now works out of his studios in California, USA, along with his wife, Liz. SuperTed was created as a bedtime story for his young son, who was very afraid of the dark. His son repeated the stories upon reaching nursery school and Young's career was born.^[1] Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Story

Every episode starts with the tale of how SuperTed came to life: He was a teddy bear found to be defective in the toy factory where he was made, and then disposed of into a storeroom in the basement. A Spotty man found him there and brought him to life with his "cosmic dust". He was later taken to Mother Nature and given magical powers that enabled him to fight evil. This evil invariably takes the form of Texas Pete (An evil cowboy) and his gang; Bulk (an overweight, bumbling fool) and Skeleton (an undead cowardly skeleton with pink slippers). Texas Pete's plots are generally aimed at advancing his own wealth, ruling the world and the power or the destruction of SuperTed, his nemesis. For other uses, see Teddy bear (disambiguation). ... Mother Nature is a mythical personification of nature. ... Look up Magic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The term magic is a Persian loanword into English and may refer to: Magic (paranormal) deals with the manipulation of what the practitioner believes to be genuine paranormal phenomena. ...

SuperTed's powers are activated by his "secret magic word", which (as the name suggests) remains a secret. SuperTed whispers it every time he or someone else is in peril and he transforms into a Superman-like red suit with rockets built in to the boots. These allow him to fly. In one episode, Bulk overhears the secret magic word and also whispers it, briefly acquiring identical powers to SuperTed. However, he subsequently forgets the word. The magic word is often humorously regarded as "being a profanity" Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ...

The episodes take place all over the world (but quite often in Wales) and even in space (SuperTed is the owner of his own space station). He also has a tree house in an unspecified jungle. For other uses, see Jungle (disambiguation). ...

SuperTed has many similarities to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, SuperTed gets his powers from saying a word. SuperTed's costume is very similar to that of Captain Marvel. SuperTed was given his powers by a being known as Mother Nature, much like how Captain Marvel's powers were given by the wizard Shazam. Captain Marvel may refer to: Captain Marvel (DC Comics), a young boy who transforms into a superhero by saying the word Shazam!; originally published by Fawcett Comics and currently published by DC Comics. ...

SuperTed in America

In 1984, SuperTed became the first British cartoon series to be bought by Disney, to be aired on the Disney cable channel in the US. The series was redubbed with American voice-overs for the 1985 airing.^[2]

In 1992, SuperTed was revived in America by Hanna Barbera (who also made Fantastic Max, another Mike Young creation) this time named The Further Adventures of Superted. Only Jon Pertwee returned from the original cast to voice Spotty. The new series takes on a more epic format, often splitting its episodes into two parts: Texas Pete, Bulk, and Skeleton are joined also by new, original villains and the theme song was also ditched for a more dramatic overture. This SuperTed series is considered poor quality, inferior to the original and did not last beyond one season, the reason for this however, is unclear. Hanna-Barbera was an animated cartoon production company that dominated television animation during the second half of the 20th century. ... Fantastic Max was a cartoon made by Hanna-Barbera in the late 1980s. ... The Further Adventures of SuperTed is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and originally broadcast on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera in 1989. ... John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. ...

Public Service Film

SuperTed also appeared in a Public Information Film, along with Spotty & his sister, Blotch. The film, commissioned by the Central Office of Information, was entitled "Supersafe with SuperTed", and featured the three characters being flown to Earth by SuperTed, in order to teach Spotty how to cross the road safely. A flashback during the short reveals an incident when Spotty very nearly got killed, running across the road on the planet Spot (his home), to talk to his sister. Public Information Films (known as PIFs) are a series of government commissioned short films, shown during television advertising breaks in the UK. The US equivalent is the Public Service Announcement (PSAs). ... The Central Office of Information (COI) is the UK governments marketing and communications agency. ...

SuperTed proceeds during the animation, to teach Spotty the right way to cross the road, including not running, not standing behind vehicles, etc. He then warns the viewer that he "can't always be there to save you, especially on planet Earth".

Episode List

• Series 1

1. SuperTed and Mother Nature
2. SuperTed and The Gorilla
3. SuperTed and The City Of The Dead
4. SuperTed and the Elephants Graveyard
5. SuperTed and The Giant Kites
6. SuperTed and The Goldmine
7. SuperTed and The Great Horrendo
8. SuperTed and The Gun Smugglers
9. SuperTed and The Inca Treasure
10. SuperTed And The Lumberjacks
11. SuperTed In The Arctic
12. SuperTed Kicks Up The Dust
13. SuperTed on Planet Spot
14. Bulk's Story
15. SuperTed Meets Father Christmas
16. SuperTed And The Crystal Ball
17. SuperTed and The Magic Word - Part 1
18. SuperTed and The Magic Word - Part 2
19. SuperTed and The Whales
20. Superted Goes To Texas
21. SuperTed In Spotty And The Indians
22. SuperTed and The Rattle Snake
23. SuperTed Goes Round The Bend
24. SuperTed's Dream
25. Tex's Magic Spell

Credits

Produced by 

Mike Young, John Parkinson

Directed and Designed by 

David Edwards

Written by 

Robin Lyons

Produced and Directed by 

David Edwards

Directed By 

John Parkinson

Based upon characters created by 

Mike Young

Film Producer 

Roger Flickling

Animation 

Hugh Workman

Key Animators 

Les Orton, Chris Fenna, Tony Guy, Chris Evans, Don Spencer

Additional Animation by 

Malcolm Bourne

Assistant Animators 

Lloyd Sutton, Gary Hurst

Inbetweeners 

Mike Price, Steve John, Toni Ardolino

Backgrounds 

Ian Henderson, Mike Wall

Storyboards and Layouts 

Tom Bailey, Andrew Offiler, Wayne Thomas

Editing and Sound Effects 

Terry Brown, Charlotte Evans

Dubbing Studio 

Magmasters

Music Composed by 

Chris Stuart, Mike Townend

Arranged and Conducted by 

Mike Townend

Music Produced by 

Ambarel

Personal Assistant 

Andrea Tudor

Paint Design and Color Mixing 

Wendy Keay-Bright

Checkers 

Sara Markham, Sue Rider

Special Effects 

Graham Bebbington

Assistant 

Gerald Emmanuel

Infotec Operator 

Christopher Plummer

Film Editors 

William Oswald, Jane Murrell, Robert Francis

Production 

Lynne Stockford (assistant), Ceri Griffin (coordinator), Mary Pollinger (supervisor), Ellen Pierce Lewis (manager), Jane Morgan (secretary), Joan M. Bentley (accountant)

Trace and Paint Supervisor 

Philip Watkins

Trace and Paint 

Ron Erickson, Jacqui Miller, Fiona Fenna, Sue Paton, Melanie Hill, Samantha Reynolds, Frank Koller, Phil Simmonds, Carol Leslie, Mick Stubbs, Carl Matthews, Lisa-Ann James, Hazel Guy, Martyn Yates, Anna-Louise Roberts, Mathew Guy, Rosemary Thorburn

Siriol Line Test Camera 

Peter Jessett

Siriol Rostrum Camera 

Richard Pimm, Nic Jayne

Executive Producer 

Christopher Grace

Executive In Charge of Production 

William Oswald

Film Laboratories 

Studio Film and Video Laboratories

Made in Wales by 

Siriol Animation Ltd

External links

• SuperTed's official website
• Toonhound - SuperTed

References

1. ^ "Creating your own children's characters", Sunday Times, April 10, 2005.
2. ^ Reeves, R. "SuperTed", Financial Times, January 13, 1984.