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Underdog

Overview

Series synopsis

Underdog is an American animation comedy television series that premiered on NBC on October 3, 1964. It ended on December 10, 1966. It was created by W. Watts Biggers. It stars Wally Cox, Sandy Becker, Kenny Delmar and George S. Irving.

Underdog, also known as The Underdog Show, is an American Saturday morning animated television series that ran from October 3, 1964, to March 4, 1967, starting on the NBC network until 1966, with the rest of the run on CBS, under the primary sponsorship of General Mills, for a run of 62 episodes. It is one of the early Saturday morning cartoons. The show continued in syndication until 1973. Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred is being v ...

Premise

Underdog, also known as The Underdog Show, is an American Saturday morning animated television series that ran from October 3, 1964, to March 4, 1967, starting on the NBC network until 1966, with the rest of the run on CBS, under the primary sponsorship of General Mills, for a run of 62 episodes. It is one of the early Saturday morning cartoons. The show continued in syndication until 1973. Underdog, Shoeshine Boy's heroic alter ego, appears whenever love interest Sweet Polly Purebred is being victimized by such villains as Simon Bar Sinister or Riff Raff. Underdog nearly always speaks in rhyming couplets, as in "There's no need to fear, Underdog is here!"

Cast and characters

Leading cast

Supporting cast

Episodes

This series spans 4 seasons with 135 episodes.

Season Episodes First aired Last aired
Season 0 6
Season 1 33 October 3, 1964 January 16, 1965
Season 2 56 January 23, 1965 January 8, 1966
Season 3 40 January 15, 1966 December 10, 1966
Season 0 preview 6 episodes total
Season 1 preview 33 episodes total
Season 2 preview 56 episodes total
Season 3 preview 40 episodes total

Production

Genres
Animation, Comedy
Country
US
Original language
en

Release

Original network/platform NBC
First aired October 3, 1964
Last aired December 10, 1966
Runtime 10 minutes
Status ended

References

  1. The Movie Database (TMDB)
  2. TVMaze
  3. IMDb
  4. EpisodeTime Show Page