SuperTed (1983)

Name: SuperTed
Rating: 6.8

Rating: 6.8

Synopsis

SuperTed is a Welsh fictional anthropomorphic bear character created by Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1982 to 1986.

First Air Date: 1983-10-04

Last Air Date: 1986-02-06

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 36

Created By: Mike Young

Networks: S4C

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Top Cast

Victor Spinetti as Texas Pete
Roy Kinnear as Bulk
Melvyn Hayes as Skeleton
Sheila Steafel as Mother Nature/Blotch
Jon Pertwee as Spotty
Derek Griffiths as SuperTed
Peter Hawkins as Narrator
Myfanwy Talog as The Two Girls
Christopher Plummer as N/A
Mel Blanc as N/A

Seasons

None (1983)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: SuperTed and the Inca Treasure (1983-10-04)

Superted travels to the Amazon to rescue the treasure of an ancient civilisation.
Ep. 2: SuperTed and the Pearl Fishers (1983-10-06)

Texas Pete wants to take over all the oyster beds of the South Pacific Island, but he has to beat Superted first!
Ep. 3: SuperTed and the Stolen Rocket Ship (1983-10-11)

Texas Pete dreams of conquering the universe, he steals a rocket ship and heads for outer space. Superted and Spotty chase after him, with spectacular results
Ep. 4: SuperTed and the Giant Kites (1983-10-12)

In a mountainous part of mid-Wales, a rare species of birds is in danger. Texas Pete is stealing eggs for his collection.
Ep. 5: SuperTed and the Elephants' Graveyard (1983-10-18)

For the first time in history an elephant flies in a space rocket, as Superted and Spotty travel to Africa to find out who is stealing ivory from the traditional resting place of the African elephant.
Ep. 6: SuperTed and the Train Robbers (1983-10-20)

There is an avalanche of laughs as Texas Pete hijacks a train in the Alps. Unfortunately for him, Superted and Spottyman are taking a sking holiday in the area.
Ep. 7: SuperTed at Creepy Castle (1983-10-25)

Is the creepy castle haunted? Or is Texas Pete up to his old tricks? Join our heroes Superted and Spotty to discover the truth.
Ep. 8: SuperTed and Nuts in Space (1983-10-27)

Superted is on the strange Planet Polly which is full of wild and weird parrots, but the poor parrots are starving as somebody has been intercepting the rockets that supply their only food…nuts. Superted investigates.
Ep. 9: SuperTed and the City of the Dead (1983-11-01)

Texas Pete is up to his old tricks again, but this time he is taking a big risk while searching for gold in the City of the Dead. Will he and the archaeologist he has kidnapped survive?
Ep. 10: SuperTed at the Funfair (1983-11-03)

A little boy is on his last ride of the holiday, but it turns out to be a much more frightening ride than he’d bargained for, when he find he’s been kidnapped by Texas Pete. Superted comes to the rescue once again.
Ep. 11: SuperTed and the Gold Mine (1983-11-08)

Superted is enjoying himself in the heart of Africa, but unbeknown to him Texas Pete is on an unofficial and unwelcome visit to a local gold mine causing trouble once again.
Ep. 12: SuperTed on Planet Spot (1983-11-10)

Superted is on a visit to friendly Planet Spot, the source of the magical cosmic dust. But the planet is not quite as friendly as it once was, when the evil Texas Pete gets up to his usual nasty tricks.