The Further Adventures of Superted
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The Further Adventures of SuperTed is an American
/Welsh
animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera
and Siriol Animation in association with S4C
, and continues the adventures of SuperTed
. There was only one series consenting of thirteen episodes and originally broadcast on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
in the United States on 31 January 1989
.
, created by Mike Young
became the first British cartoon series to be aired on The Disney Channel in the United States
in 1984. Mike Young
moved to the United States to work on more animated series. In 1988 he made a Superted-sequel-type cartoon called Fantastic Max
produced by Hanna-Barbera
, who decided to create a new series of SuperTed.
This new series takes on a more epic Americanized format, with Texas Pete, Bulk and Skeleton also joined by new villains, the theme song was replaced with a more American overture, and the show poked fun at all aspects of American culture, from the Grand Ol' Opry to Star Wars
.
and Melvyn Hayes
returning to voice Texas Pete and Skeleton. In the UK, Mike Young
and the BBC decided rerecorded the series to use the original voices of Derek Griffiths
for SuperTed and Jon Pertwee
for Spotty, which also resulted in some minor script changes. The episodes was also spilt into 2 parts, thus created 26 10min stories, which resulted in the series not being broadcast until January 1990 on the BBC
. It was repeated again twice in 1992 and 1993.
Episodes feature: 'Phantom Of The Grand Ol' Opry' and 'Dots Entertainment'
Episodes feature: 'Knox Knox, Who's There?' and 'Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!'
Episodes feature: 'The Mysticetae Mystery' and 'Texas Is Mine'
Episodes feature: Knox Knox! who's There?, Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry, Leave it to Space Beavers and Ruse of the Raja.
, Broadcast on S4C
but kept its original name "Superted" The series was screened RTE
, and used the BBC
version. The series was called The Further Adventures of SuperTed: 1990 - 1993 on BBC1 The American version of the series was broadcast. The UK version of the series was dub into Finnish
, debuted on a Finnish VHS release and kept the same name as the The Further Adventures of SuperTed.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
/Welsh
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
and Siriol Animation in association with S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
, and continues the adventures of SuperTed
SuperTed
SuperTed is a Welsh teddy bear who has magical super powers. He along with his friend Spotty try to do good. SuperTed was a series of stories created by Mike Young who eventually created a television series based on those stories.-Creation:...
. There was only one series consenting of thirteen episodes and originally broadcast on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera was a syndicated block of animated television programming and new original shows produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.-Format:...
in the United States on 31 January 1989
1989 in television
For the American TV schedule, see: 1989–90 United States network television schedule.The year 1989 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 1989.-Events:-Debuts:-1950s:...
.
Synopsis
The original SuperTedSuperTed
SuperTed is a Welsh teddy bear who has magical super powers. He along with his friend Spotty try to do good. SuperTed was a series of stories created by Mike Young who eventually created a television series based on those stories.-Creation:...
, created by Mike Young
Mike Young (producer)
Michael "Mike" Young , is a Welsh born, US domiciled, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning animation producer, he is founder of two animation companies in both UK and US. Young is the current COO of MoonScoop.-Biography:...
became the first British cartoon series to be aired on The Disney Channel in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1984. Mike Young
Mike Young (producer)
Michael "Mike" Young , is a Welsh born, US domiciled, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning animation producer, he is founder of two animation companies in both UK and US. Young is the current COO of MoonScoop.-Biography:...
moved to the United States to work on more animated series. In 1988 he made a Superted-sequel-type cartoon called Fantastic Max
Fantastic Max
Fantastic Max is an animated cartoon series created by Kalisto Ltd. and Hanna-Barbera Productions and in association with S4C. It centres on a diaper-wearing toddler with a mohawk named Max , who has adventures in outer space with two of his toys: FX, a pull string alien doll from a planet called...
produced by Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera
Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century...
, who decided to create a new series of SuperTed.
This new series takes on a more epic Americanized format, with Texas Pete, Bulk and Skeleton also joined by new villains, the theme song was replaced with a more American overture, and the show poked fun at all aspects of American culture, from the Grand Ol' Opry to Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
.
Changes by the BBC
Only two of the original cast were used for this new series: Victor SpinettiVictor Spinetti
Victor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor.-Early life:Spinetti was born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales of Welsh and Italian heritage from a grandfather who was said to have walked from Italy to Wales to work as a coal miner...
and Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes
Melvyn Hayes is an English actor probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum,-Early life and career:...
returning to voice Texas Pete and Skeleton. In the UK, Mike Young
Mike Young (producer)
Michael "Mike" Young , is a Welsh born, US domiciled, Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning animation producer, he is founder of two animation companies in both UK and US. Young is the current COO of MoonScoop.-Biography:...
and the BBC decided rerecorded the series to use the original voices of Derek Griffiths
Derek Griffiths
Derek Griffiths is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama.- Career :...
for SuperTed and Jon Pertwee
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
for Spotty, which also resulted in some minor script changes. The episodes was also spilt into 2 parts, thus created 26 10min stories, which resulted in the series not being broadcast until January 1990 on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. It was repeated again twice in 1992 and 1993.
Heroes
- SuperTed (voiced by Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
in the US version and Derek GriffithsDerek GriffithsDerek Griffiths is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama.- Career :...
in the UK version) - a teddy bear who was thrown aside of the rejects and bought to life by Spotty's cosmic dust, a be given special powers by Mother Nature. the main hero of the series who rescues all people who need help like Billy (who loses his father), Kiki (who had her pet Whale kidnapped by Texas Pete), Blotch (Spotty's sister who needed both his and Spotty's help find Speckle the Haproo), the boy of the 'Sheepless Nights', The Olkahoma kids in Texas (Slim, Hoppy and Kitty who Texas Pete ruined their rodeo and then took their pet animals and the entire state of Texas) and Prince Rajesh (who's uncle villain is making a mess of being a Raja).
- Spotty Man (voiced by Pat FraleyPat FraleyPatrick "Pat" Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
in the US version and Jon PertweeJon PertweeJohn Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
in the UK version) - SuperTed's loyal friend who is a yellow alien in a yellow jump-suit with green spots all around him and came from the Planet Spot that bought SuperTed to life with his cosmic dust and flies with SuperTed on every mission, he likes a few things to be covered with spots, a number of things he hated were being tied up by Superted (aka Terrible Ted), his travelling bag being carried away by biting ants, being locked up at Fort Knox by Texas Pete, being knocked in the Texas snake pit by Texas Pete and a haybail, having a couple being ice-danced by Pengy and Dr Frost, looking good in stripes with a white tigerTigerThe tiger is the largest cat species, reaching a total body length of up to and weighing up to . Their most recognizable feature is a pattern of dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with lighter underparts...
disguise over him and having his Spots taken away by Texas Pete. he is the second main hero of the series.
Friends
- Slim, Hoppy and Kitty (voiced by Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
and Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
)- the kids of Olkahoma who animals won first pride in the rodeo prairie, but needed SuperTed's help when Texas Pete was ruin their bull riding competition with a radio controlled bull and took them and the entire state of Texas, their only appearances were in 'Texas Is Mine' - Major Billybob (voiced by Danny MannDanny MannDaniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,...
) - the owner of the Grand Ol Opry who makes SuperTed a singing star by signing a contract after saving country music (after watching him sing with Texas Pete with hs pal Coral) at the end of 'Phantom Of The Grand Ol' Opry' - the only episode he features in. - Billy the Kid (voiced by Robbie Lee)- the boy that needed SuperTed's help when his father Dr Livings had been kidnapped by the Polka Dot tribe after a discovery in a cave of paintings at the primitive Brazilian Rainforest, his only appearance was in 'Dot's Entertainment'
- The Space Beavers (voiced by Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
and Charlie Adler)- The Space Beavers get very naughty and They are invited to Dr. Frost and Pengy. They are greedy munching trees. Formally, They do not like Superted and Spotty. But They become good friends with them. - Kiki (voiced by Georgi IreneGeorgi IreneGeorgi Irene was an actress from the late 70s to early 90s. Her final voiceover role was as John from Garfield in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. She also played a character named Samantha in Married... With Children .-External links:*...
) - the child with the pet whale (who she gave a good scrubbing) that got kidnapped by Texas Pete, Bulk and Skeleton to find sunken treasure and needed SuperTed's help to save it, after she has been rescued she rewards SuperTed and Spotty Man with a couple of Spotty shells. her only appearance (with her pet whale for that matter) was in 'The Mysticetae Mystery'. - Blotch (voiced by Billie HayesBillie HayesBillie Hayes is an American actress best known for her comic portrayal as Witchie-poo on the Sid and Marty Krofft television series H.R. Pufnstuf. Her characteristic cackle and animated physicality were notable during the show's 17-episode run in 1969–70...
) - Prince Rajeash (voiced by Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
)- an Indian prince who can't make decisions. He has an uncle, Prince Pyjamarama with his helper, Mufti the fool. Prince Pyjamarama is not happy with Rajeash. Soon, Rajeash is betrayed by his evil uncle, Prince Pyjamarama and nasty Mufti. But luckily, Rajeash's new friends, Superted and Spotty help him and In the end, Rajeash now becomes a new raja after Prince Pyjamarama and Mufti flew to the water.
Villains
- Texas Pete (voiced by Victor SpinettiVictor SpinettiVictor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor.-Early life:Spinetti was born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales of Welsh and Italian heritage from a grandfather who was said to have walked from Italy to Wales to work as a coal miner...
), Bulk (voiced by Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
) & Skeleton (voiced by Melvyn HayesMelvyn HayesMelvyn Hayes is an English actor probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum,-Early life and career:...
)- enemies are Superted, Spotty & Bubbles the Clown. Texas Pete is one of the main antagonists in the series. - Polka face (voiced by Howard MorrisHoward MorrisHoward Morris was an American comic actor and director who was best known for his role as Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.- Life and career :...
) the Ploka Dot tribe leasder but turns into a nice character in the end of 'Dot's Entertainment'- Polka face's enemies are Superted, Spotty, Dr. Livings and Billy. - Bubbles the Clown-Bubbles the clown's enemies are Superted, Spotty & Texas Pete.
- the dreaded Sleepless Knight-the dreaded Sleepless Knight's enemy is Superted, Spotty & The boy.
- Dr. Frost (voiced by Corey BurtonCorey BurtonCorey Burton is an American voice actor, perhaps best known as Count Dooku, Ziro the Hutt and Cad Bane in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Brainiac in the DC animated universe and Spike Witwicky and Shockwave in the Transformers universe...
),-Dr. Frost's enemies are Superted, Spotty & The space beavers. - the Hairmongers and their leaders, Julius Scissors and Marcilia
- the two spies from the enemy Striped Army
- Prince pyjamarama (voiced by Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
), Prince pyjamarama is Prince Rajeash's uncle and the main antagonist of the episode, 'Ruse of the Raja'. He and his helper, Mufti become traitors to Prince Rajeash, Superted and Spotty - Prince pyjamarama's enemies are Superted, Spotty, Prince Rajeash & The monkey.
Episode list
| # | Title | original US broadcast date |
Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phantom of the Grand Ol' Opry | 31 January 1989 | SuperTed loses his memory in a rocket crash and Texas Pete calls him "Terrible Ted" and joins him up in his gang with Skeleton and Bulk. in the jewelery store he ties up Spottyman (who follows tracks to the location). Then Tex starts to create music havoc with his 'I'm a big deal song' for his night at the Grand Ol' Opry (where Spotty brings Terrible Ted's memory back to 'SuperTed' again with his cosmic dust). |
| 2 | Dot's Entertainment | 7 February 1989 | Billy's father goes missing after a cave painting exhibition of 'Polka Dot Trible' in a Brazilian Rainforest cave, he comes to get SuperTed and Spotty (who have been watching a carnival Carnival Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party... in the Rio Street) to come to the rescue of his missing father. then Spotty gets to focus of some 'legendary' attraction when they get to the Polka Dots Village (to whom it's leader Polka face sells his tribal land to Theme park developers, then turns into a nice guy at the end) |
| 3 | Knox Knox, Who's There? | 14 February 1989 | Blotch (Spotty's sister) is in aid of Spotty and SuperTed's help to find Speckle the Hoparoo, our two heroes fly to a copule of planets (a desert Desert A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than... one and an arctic Arctic The Arctic is a region located at the northern-most part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Canada, Russia, Greenland, the United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland. The Arctic region consists of a vast, ice-covered ocean, surrounded by treeless permafrost... one) where Texas Pete and his henchman Skeleton and Bulk (who kidnapped Speckle) find cosmic dust for a 'springing-to-life' goldrush at Fort Knox Fort Knox Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet... in Northern Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth... . whilst it's happening SuperTed, Speckle and Spotty find a recipe to capture the villains (by tipping chocolate Chocolate Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC... over Bulk etc.) with a banjo Banjo In the 1830s Sweeney became the first white man to play the banjo on stage. His version of the instrument replaced the gourd with a drum-like sound box and included four full-length strings alongside a short fifth-string. There is no proof, however, that Sweeney invented either innovation. This new... . |
| 4 | The Mysticetae Mystery | 21 February 1989 | When SuperTed and Spotty enjoy a tropical holiday, Texas Pete and his cronies Bulk and Skeleton salvage sunken treasure that a whale Whale Whale is the common name for various marine mammals of the order Cetacea. The term whale sometimes refers to all cetaceans, but more often it excludes dolphins and porpoises, which belong to suborder Odontoceti . This suborder also includes the sperm whale, killer whale, pilot whale, and beluga... eats up, then capture a child named Kiki and her pet whale (who calls on the short-waves for SuperTed's help). Meanwhile after Tex and his crew go scuba diving, SuperTed (who saw the big Whale collor that Tex put the whale in) and Spotty (who saw her lost charm bracelet on the boat) get a couple of dolphins to go under the ocean to stop the kidnap of Kiki and stop Texas Pete stealing treasure and set the Whales free. |
| 5 | Texas Is Mine | 28 February 1989 | |
| 6 | Sleepless Nights | 7 March 1989 | SuperTed and Spotty travel to Lethargia where the children are all having the same scary nightmares. Ted enters their dreams to help. There he confronts the dreaded Sleepless Knight, whose goal is to give children everywhere nightmares. |
| 7 | We Got Nutninkhamun | 14 March 1989 | Texas Pete gets his hands on Cosmic Dust and uses it to bring an ancient mummy to life. Then the whole gang is off to Egypt to make the mummy lead them to the secret treasure. Can SuperTed stop them before they steal priceless artefacts? |
| 8 | Leave it to Space Beavers | 21 March 1989 | Aa villain called Dr Frost and his henchman Pengy (a penguin Penguin Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds living almost exclusively in the southern hemisphere, especially in Antarctica. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers... -type character) with a band of Space Beavers plans to destroy the world, |
| 9 | Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere | 28 March 1989 | After SuperTed declares Texas Pete Public Enemy No. 1, a clown villain called Bubbles steals Texas Pete's Public Enemy No. 1 title after a casino Casino In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions... robbery and becomes companion to Bulk and Skeleton in a scheme to rob a diamond museum. Texas Pete has a chat with SuperTed and Spotty to help him get rid of Bubbles and his dog in two big bubbles. Superted rewards Texas Pete by being declaring him Public Enemy No. 33. |
| 10 | Farewell My Lovely Spots | 4 April 1989 | Spotty's spots have been stolen, and it looks like Texas Pete is the culprit. Only a ransom of cosmic dust will get them back. In a brilliant bit of sleuthing, SuperTed discovers that it was the work of a Texas Pete look-alike all along! |
| 11 | Ben-Fur | 11 April 1989 | SuperTed and Spotty journey to the “Kids Town Satellite”. SuperTed recounts his adventures on the planet “Fluffalot” where he defeated the Hairmongers and their leaders, Julius Scissors and Marcilia in a series of “Ben Hur” like contests. |
| 12 | Spotty Earns His Stripes | 18 April 1989 | Spotty gets drafted into the Spotted Army. He becomes the unsuspecting dupe of the two spies from the enemy Striped Army, who plan to invade the planet. Can SuperTed help his friend in time to fend off the invasion? |
| 13 | Ruse of the Raja | 25 April 1989 | A young Indian prince asks Superted to help him be a better ruler. But the prince's evil uncle, Prince Pyjamarama, wants to snatch the kingdom with his helper, Mufti. Only Superted can foil his nasty plans. |
Home Video Releases in the United Kingdom
Three VHS video were released by the BBC, during 1990 and 1991. To-date No DVD releases have been done.- The Further Adventures of SuperTed: 'Phantom Of The Grand Ol' Opry' (BBCV 4304)- Released: 1990
Episodes feature: 'Phantom Of The Grand Ol' Opry' and 'Dots Entertainment'
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed 2: 'Knox Knox, Who's There?' (BBCV 4394)- Released: 1990
Episodes feature: 'Knox Knox, Who's There?' and 'Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!'
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed 3: 'The Mysticetae Mystery' (BBCV 4635)- Released: 1991
Episodes feature: 'The Mysticetae Mystery' and 'Texas Is Mine'
Home Video Releases in the United States
- The Further Adventures of SuperTed: 'Leave it to Space Beavers' (UPC: 017951751035)
Episodes feature: Knox Knox! who's There?, Phantom of the Grand Ole Opry, Leave it to Space Beavers and Ruse of the Raja.
International Screenings
It was first broadcasted on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera as The Further Adventures of SuperTed: 1989 in the USA. In Wales the series was dub into WelshWelsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
, Broadcast on S4C
S4C
S4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
but kept its original name "Superted" The series was screened RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
, and used the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
version. The series was called The Further Adventures of SuperTed: 1990 - 1993 on BBC1 The American version of the series was broadcast. The UK version of the series was dub into Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, debuted on a Finnish VHS release and kept the same name as the The Further Adventures of SuperTed.
UK Main Cast
- Derek GriffithsDerek GriffithsDerek Griffiths is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama.- Career :...
- SuperTed - Melvyn HayesMelvyn HayesMelvyn Hayes is an English actor probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum,-Early life and career:...
- Skeleton - Jon PertweeJon PertweeJohn Devon Roland Pertwee , was an English actor. Pertwee is best known for his role in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, in which he played the third incarnation of the Doctor from 1970 to 1974, and as the title character in the series Worzel Gummidge...
- Spottyman - Victor SpinettiVictor SpinettiVictor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor.-Early life:Spinetti was born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales of Welsh and Italian heritage from a grandfather who was said to have walked from Italy to Wales to work as a coal miner...
- Texas Pete - Derek GriffithsDerek GriffithsDerek Griffiths is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama.- Career :...
- Lead-Narrator - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Bulk,
USA Main Cast
- Brian Stokes MitchellBrian Stokes MitchellBrian Stokes Mitchell is an American stage, film and television actor. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theatre since the early 1990s...
- Lead-Narrator - Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
- SuperTed - Pat FraleyPat FraleyPatrick "Pat" Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
- Spottyman - Melvyn HayesMelvyn HayesMelvyn Hayes is an English actor probably best known for playing the effeminate Gunner "Gloria" Beaumont in the 1970s BBC sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum,-Early life and career:...
- Skeleton - Victor SpinettiVictor SpinettiVictor Spinetti is a Welsh comic actor.-Early life:Spinetti was born in Cwm, Ebbw Vale, Wales of Welsh and Italian heritage from a grandfather who was said to have walked from Italy to Wales to work as a coal miner...
- Texas Pete - Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Bulk,
Additional voices
- Charlie Adler -
- Bob ArbogastBob ArbogastRobert "Bob" Arbogast was an American radio broadcaster, voice actor, and television host.-Biography:...
- Mufti in 'Ruse of the Raja' - Rene AuberjonoisRene AuberjonoisRené Murat Auberjonois is an American actor, known for portraying Father Mulcahy in the movie version of M*A*S*H and for creating a number of characters in long-running television series, including Clayton Endicott III on Benson , Odo on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Chef Louis in The Little...
- - George BallGeorge BallGeorge Wildman Ball was an American diplomat.-Biography:Ball was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He lived in Evanston, Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University....
- - Earl BoenEarl BoenEarl Boen is an American actor and voice actor. He is perhaps best known as criminal psychologist Dr. Peter Silberman in the Terminator series...
(uncredited) - - Hamilton CampHamilton CampHamilton Camp was an English-American singer, songwriter, actor and voice actor.-Early life:Camp was born in London, England, and was evacuated during World War II to the United States as a child with his mother and sister. He became a child actor in films and onstage...
- Sparky the dog in 'Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere'. - Philip Lewis-Clarke -
- Danny CookseyDanny CookseyDanny Cooksey is an American singer, actor and voice actor. He has been in show business since he was very young and is best remembered for playing the roles of Sam McKinney on the last years of the TV show Diff'rent Strokes and Robert "Bobby" Budnick on the Nickelodeon program, Salute Your...
- - Barry Dennon -
- Dick Erdman -
- Pat FraleyPat FraleyPatrick "Pat" Fraley is an American voice actor, who is best known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones and numerous other characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...
- - Billie HayesBillie HayesBillie Hayes is an American actress best known for her comic portrayal as Witchie-poo on the Sid and Marty Krofft television series H.R. Pufnstuf. Her characteristic cackle and animated physicality were notable during the show's 17-episode run in 1969–70...
- - Whitby Hertford -
- Georgi IreneGeorgi IreneGeorgi Irene was an actress from the late 70s to early 90s. Her final voiceover role was as John from Garfield in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. She also played a character named Samantha in Married... With Children .-External links:*...
- Kiki in the Mysticetae Mystery'. - Arte JohnsonArte JohnsonArthur Stanton Eric "Arte" Johnson is an American comic actor. Johnson was a regular on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. His best-remembered "character" was that of a German soldier with the catchphrase: "Verrrry interesting, but...['stupid', 'not very funny', and other variations]".-Early life:Johnson...
- - Marvin KaplanMarvin KaplanMarvin Kaplan is an American character actor and voice artist. Kaplan is probably best known for his recurring role on the sitcom Alice where he portrayed a phone company employee named Henry Beesmeyer who frequented Mel's diner. He was a part of the cast from 1977 to the series end in 1985...
- - Robbie Lee -
- Tress MacNeilleTress MacNeilleTress MacNeille is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series The Simpsons, Futurama, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Disney's House of Mouse, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Rugrats, All Grown Up!, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and Dave the...
(as Tress Mac Neille)- Kitty the Cowpolk kid and her mom in Texas Is Mine, Texas Pete's mom in 'Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere'. - Danny MannDanny MannDaniel "Danny" Mann is an American voice actor, writer, singer, musician, and production manager. He is best known for his voice of Hector from Heathcliff and the Catillac Cats, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in Transformers, Backwoods Beagle in DuckTales, Kaltag in Balto, Ferdinand from Babe,...
- - Kenneth MarsKenneth MarsKenneth Mars was an American television, movie, and voice actor. He may be best-remembered for his roles in several Mel Brooks films: the insane Nazi playwright Franz Liebkind in 1968's The Producers, and the relentless Police Inspector Hans Wilhelm Fredrich Kemp in 1974's Young Frankenstein...
- The dreaded Sheepless Knight - Brian MitchellBrian Stokes MitchellBrian Stokes Mitchell is an American stage, film and television actor. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theatre since the early 1990s...
- Polka-Dot Elder in 'Dots Entertainment' - Cindy McGee -
- Howard MorrisHoward MorrisHoward Morris was an American comic actor and director who was best known for his role as Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show.- Life and career :...
- Polka face in 'Dots Entertainment' - Pat MusickPat MusickPat Musick is an American voice actress. She is the mother of Mae Whitman.-Television roles:* 2 Stupid Dogs - Additional Voices* The Adventures of Don Coyote and Sancho Panda - Additional Voices...
- - Rob PaulsenRob PaulsenRobert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
- Billy's father in 'Dots Entertainment' - Ann Ryerson -
- B.J. Ward- Polka-Hontas in 'Dots Entertainment'
- Frank WelkerFrank WelkerFranklin Wendell "Frank" Welker is an American actor who specializes in voice acting and has contributed character voices and other vocal effects to American television and motion pictures.-Acting career:...
- Prince Pyjamarama in 'Ruse of the Raja', Bubbles the Clown, Pengy in 'Space Beavers' - James WiddoesJames WiddoesJames "Jamie" Widdoes is an American actor and film and television director, sometimes credited as Jamie Widdoes.-Career:...
- - Patric ZimmermanPatric ZimmermanPatric Laine Zimmerman is an American voice actor.He began his career in 1990, providing big voices for the animated television series Tale Spin and Tom & Jerry Kids. He voiced the character of Elroy Jetson in the film Jetsons: The Movie that same year...
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