SuperTed

SuperTed
Premiere	November 1, 1982
Finale	1986
Creator	Mike Young
Network/Provider	S4C (Wales) BBC1 (U.K.) RTE (Ireland) Disney Channel (U.S.)
Style	10-minute animated children
Company	Calon, Siriol Animation
Seasons	4
Episodes	36
Origin	Wales

SuperTed was an animated children's series produced and aired in Wales on S4C, originally in Welsh language. Later it was dubbed in English (for BBC1) and in Irish (for RTE).

Mike Young, creator of SuperTed, based the character on stories he would tell his stepson. He went on to write a successful series of books of SuperTed and then was approached about making it a cartoon series.

The character was a discarded teddy bear that is brought to life by the "magic dust" of a figure called Spottyman, Spotty for short. He is then given super powers to fight evil by Mother Nature. SuperTed gets his powers by uttering the words "secret magic word," and he squares off against archnemesis Texas Pete, and his henchmen Bulk and Skeleton. Also appearing in the series are Spotty's sister, Blotch.

In 1984, the English dubbed version of SuperTed came to American television via Disney Channel. In 1989, SuperTed was revived for American Television by Hanna-Barbera in The Further Adventures of SuperTed.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast (English version)
Derek Griffiths	SuperTed	1	2	3	4
Peter Hawkins	Narrator	1	2	3	4
Melvyn Hayes	Skeleton	1	2	3	4
Roy Kinnear	Bulk	1	2	3	4
Jon Pertwee	Spotty	1	2	3	4
Victor Spinetti	Texas Pete	1	2	3	4
Shelia Steafel	Blotch	1	2	3	4
	Mother Nature	1	2	3	4

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series