Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire is an animated television series produced by DIC Animation City and Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco.[1]
| Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slapstick comedy |
| Developed by | Reed Shelly Bruce Shelly |
| Directed by | Joe Barruso |
| Theme music composer | Mike Watts |
| Composer | Tom Worrall |
| Country of origin | United States Italy |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 (plus 1 special) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bob Einstein Andy Heyward Robby London |
| Producer | Michael Maliani |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Production companies | DIC Animation City Blye-Einstein Productions Reteitalia Sae Rom/Plus One Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | FOX (Fox Kids) |
| Original release | September 12, 1992 – 1993 |
In the United States, the show premiered on September 12, 1992 on FOX.[2] The series was cancelled after its first season, but a special based on the series titled The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge aired on January 29, 1994. It was later shown in reruns on Toon Disney from 1998-2002.
The show starred and was based on the comedy of Bob Einstein and his Super Dave Osborne persona.[3] Both Bob Einstein and Art Irizawa provided the voices for Super Dave and his assistant, Fuji Hakayito, and also appeared as their characters in live-action skits which ended each episode.
Halfway through the show's initial run, Irizawa was asked to modify his voice for Fuji, following complaints to Fox from Asian-American groups that the character was an offensive stereotype. Irizawa subsequently re-recorded his dialogue for all of the show's episodes.[4][5]
Episodes
| No. | Title | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Super Bowl, Super Bomb, Super Dave!" | Robert Askin | September 12, 1992 |
| 2 | "Space Case" | Reed Shelly & Bruce Shelly | September 19, 1992 |
| 3 | "Bullet Train Pain" | Richard Mueller & Bob Einstein | September 26, 1992 |
| 4 | "Con Job" | Bob Forward & Bob Einstein | TBA |
| 5 | "In His President’s Secret Service" | Rowby Goren | TBA |
| 6 | "The Fuji-tive" | Judy Rothman | TBA |
| 7 | "Double Agent Dave" | Phil Harnage | TBA |
| 8 | "Happy Trails" | Robert Askin | TBA |
| 9 | "Hazard Island" | J. Larry Carroll & David Bennett Carren | TBA |
| 10 | "Put Another Candle On My Birthday Cake" | Robert Askin | TBA |
| 11 | "Pain Nine from Outer Space" | Robert Askin | TBA |
| 12 | "Merry Christmas, Super Dave!" | Reed Shelly & Bruce Shelly | TBA |
| 13 | "Super’s Last Show" | Jack Hanrahan & Eleanor Burian-Mohr | 1993 |
Home releases
In the United States, Buena Vista Home Video released two single-episode VHS's of the series in 1993, which featured the episodes "Space Case" and "Con Job".
A VHS tape of the series was released in the United Kingdom by Abbey Home Entertainment in February 1994, under their Tempo Kids Club label.
The series was later released onto DVD in South Korea in the 2000s.
References
- Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- Solomon, Charles (September 19, 1992). "TV REVIEWS : Cartoons Seek a Gleeful Insanity in New Season". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 801–802. ISBN 978-1476665993.
- Braxton, Greg (November 10, 1992). "Protest Sends 'Super Dave' Back to the Drawing Board". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- S. Chan, Kenyon (December 5, 1992). "Monitoring 'Super Dave'". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.