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
- Wally Cox
- Sandy Becker
- Kenny Delmar
- George S. Irving
- Mort Marshall
- Norma MacMillan
- Delo States
- Ben Stone
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 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Nug of Nog Never before aired story sketched for two young girls of the Underdog creator. |
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| 2 | Bumpers & Promos | |
| 3 | There's No Need To Fear...Underdog Is Here |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Safe Waif Underdog breaks out of the phone booth, and hears the cries for help again. Underdog flies to the lady, who tells him that her little boy has been accidentally locked in a bank vault. With only this information, Underdog flies off toward the bank. He reaches a bank, crashes in, much to the shock of the occupants, and then proceeds to rip open the giant door to the vault. The bank president blows up at Underdog, saying that he's got the wrong bank! So, Underdog flies to the correct bank, and attempts to rescue the boy. But at first, nothing he tries works. He crashes through the vault door, only to crash through the whole building and the one next door as well. He tries using his X-ray vision to locate the boy, but instead, starts a fire! All the people in the bank are in a panic now! Underdog uses his atomic breath to blow out the fire, and in the process, blows virtually the whole building away! But at least the mother's little boy is found all safe and sound. |
October 3, 1964 |
| 2 |
March of the Monsters An army of giant robots take over the city and capture Polly. Underdog foils the monsters by using his high-pitched voice to destroy the robots' electronic brains. The robots aren't the only thing destroyed, but so is all of the city's glassware. |
October 3, 1964 |
| 3 |
Simon Says Simon, a mad scientist, creates a camera. This is not some ordinary camera however. When he takes someone's picture, the freezes them in the photograph! |
October 10, 1964 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 1 After Polly's plane crashes, Polly asks Underdog to pick some flowers while she waits under a tree she thinks is friendly. But the 'friendly' tree turns out to be the witch of Pickyoon. As Polly tries to scream the witch gags her and takes her to her castle. Underdog is at a loss to where Polly is. |
January 23, 1965 |
| 2 |
The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 2 The witch gives Polly a potion that puts her to sleep for a thousand years, and states that only a kiss from a hero will break the spell. Meanwhile, Underdog asks the natives of Pickyoon who speak in whispers due to fear of the witch, where he can find Polly. They inform him that she must have been taken by the witch. Underdog heads to the castle to find Polly asleep and insists the witch wake her. She tells him that he must do things for her first. To confirm how strong he really is, she has him go to an arena and fight her 'pets'. After finishing off all the creatures, he again insists she wake Polly. But the witch says she will only do it if he completes 3 tasks. |
January 23, 1965 |
| 3 |
The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 3 The witch reveals to Underdog the 3 tasks he must do before she awakes Polly. The first task, she tells him that the land is so dry and she wants him to steal the water from other lands to make Pickyoon greener. Overhearing this, the townspeople say that if he steals water, he will be as wicked as the witch. Instead, he decides to burrow down deep into the ground until he hits water and gushes plenty out to make the land green. For the second task, the witch instructs Underdog to make her land the richest by stealing the wealth of other lands. Instead, he goes to the nearest coal company and using his bare hands forms the coal into diamonds and then sends a truckload to the witch. The final task the witch asks for, is that Underdog leads an army to take over all the world. |
January 30, 1965 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 1 The planet Felina's milk wells have run dry which makes the evil ruler Overcat mad. He and his men go to Earth and steal all the cows. However, they don't know how to get the milk from them so they grab someone who does... Sweet Polly! |
January 15, 1966 |
| 2 |
Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 2 Polly tells Overcat about Underdog but he is not worried; he kidnaps her to milk the cows. Polly calls for Underdog. When he gets to Overcat's planet, he is placed in a rubber ball trap that drains his energy. He is taken to help Polly milk the cows. |
January 15, 1966 |
| 3 |
Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 3 Polly gives Underdog his energy pill and he beats Overcat's men. Next, Underdog takes Polly and the cows back to earth. Overcat challenges Underdog to a fight for the cows. If Underdog refuses, Overcat will attack Earth. |
January 22, 1966 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NBC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 3, 1964 |
| Last aired | December 10, 1966 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Status | ended |