SuperTed

SuperTed is a 1983, British-animated, superhero television series. It was created by Mike Young with co-production by Siriol Animation, S4C, and Williams and Glyn Leasing Group Ltd. It was followed by a sequel series in 1989, The Further Adventures of Super Ted by Hanna-Barbera.

Plot
SuperTed was originally an ordinary, inanimate, teddy bear built in a factory along with many, other teddy bears. But because there seemed to be something wrong with him, he was disposed and put aside in a storage room. An alien visiting Earth named Spotty finds him and sprinkles him with cosmic dust to bring him to life. The two then go to see Mother Nature, who bestows the live teddy bear with super powers, thus he becomes SuperTed. He becomes his alter ego simply by whispering his "secret magic word", then he's dressed in a red suit, cape, and rocket boots. SuperTed is accompanied and assisted by Spotty, as they travel around the world or in space for various reasons while assisting others. But they often have to tangle with the villainous, greedy Texas Pete, as well as his assistants, the heavyset, bumbling Bulk, and the live, effeminate Skeleton, who have the goal in mind of ruling the world or getting richer.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The concept of having a stuffed animal be a superhero is novel.
 * 2) The art style is decent enough and the animation is among the higher quality examples of that being made for TV in the 1980s.
 * 3) The stories and plot lines are well-written. They're simple since they're so short, but not too simple, so they're still good despite that.
 * 4) Many of the characters are good, in their own ways of likability and how they're written, but especially SuperTed and his sidekick, Spotty.
 * 5) It's somewhat repetitive, but because there are a lot of things going for it, that's hardly noticeable. Since there are other things like the various people the two heroes meet and the locations they visit.
 * 6) Good intro with the origins of SuperTed being well-explained by the narrator.
 * 7) The voice acting in the English dub sounds fine and pleasant enough.
 * 8) A couple episodes also provide some great insight concerning the backstory of how Texas Pete met Bulk and Skeleton, and they became a gang.
 * 9) The music is decently composed, the theme song is fantastic, especially the closing theme.
 * 10) The joke behind the "secret magic word" line.
 * 11) As mentioned previously, it gained a follow-up series in The Further Adventures of Super Ted.
 * 12) Plenty of funny moments to keep viewers entertained.
 * 13) SuperTed, Spotty, and his little sister, Blotch, were featured in a public service film called Super Safe with SuperTed.
 * 14) It's a BAFTA award nominee and winner, nominated for Best Animated Short Film in 1986 and Best Animated Film in 1987.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) There's some controversy surrounding the Skeleton character, who some may perceive as being too much of a gay stereotype.

Trivia

 * The series has one holiday episode, "SuperTed Meets Father Christmas".
 * This series was referenced in a Eddsworld eddisode from 2008, "SuperEdd."

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