Talk:Underdog (TV series)
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I distinctly remember this as the "Proton Energy Pill".
I've removed the following reference, because as far as I can tell, no such DVD is commercially available.
The only Underdog DVDs I can find in production are several volumes of incomplete selections from the series. I cannot find any evidence of the complete single volume anthology that the article mentions.
If someone is certain an official release exists, by all means, post a link for confirmation and revert my edit.~CS11:51, 27 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
I just saw them filming in providence RI today, April 6 2006
Why isn'tUnderdog a disambiguation page? The cartoon is not the origin of the term or (I think) the most common use. I expect a page about the general idea of an underdog... shouldn't the main page be about the common use of the word? Or the disambiguation page?futurebird13:33, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm thinking something like:
I think I would have to advocateUnderdog being the disambiguation page, with the top two links toUnderdog (TV series) andUnderdog (competition).Powers17:16, 17 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Simon seems plausible to be based on Lionel Barrymore, but does any particular performance by Barrymore come to mind? Cad reminded my dad of Lon Chaney Jr, and am I the only one who thinks that Polly could have been based on an early-career Barbara Walters? What say you?knoodelhed07:19, 30 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
In regards to the "Overcat" character: I remember at the time (being about 8 or so) thinking that it was merely meant as a direct opposite to "Underdog." Do we have a cite for this reference to "Top Cat?" It seems like a bit of a stretch to me.Jororo05 (talk)00:16, 16 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thetheme song for Underdog comes fromTchaikovsky'sNutcracker. This isOR, so I haven't added it to the page. Any suggestions as to what to do, other than just sit on it?Matchups02:13, 29 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
The theme song was actually originally sung by Peter Tevis. Check out the wiki page for him. Also, listening to Underdog, then "A gringo like me" cements the reality in one's mind.— Precedingunsigned comment added by209.232.198.130 (talk)21:02, 23 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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According to the episode guide I saw on TV.com
There are 4 regular episodes ("Safe Waif," "March of the Monsters," "Simon Says," and "Tricky Trap By Tap Tap") and 30 4-part episodes (it looks like each four-part episode aired on the same day as one 1/2 hour episode, you know, with commercials inbetween parts). So, logically these 30 4-part episodes, should be 1 episode each instead of 4... thus equaling 34 episodes total instead 124. Does anyone else see what I am saying?170.104.115.2616:35, 23 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The first three are stand-alone cartoons (not multi-part continuing storylines). The fourth title you mention ("Tricky Trap By Tap Tap"), is an epilogue to the four-part story "From Hopeless To Helpless." All the rest of the cartoons are in the form of four-part storylines. In the original run, two of these segments would run in a half-hour, with other cartoons (featuring other characters) in between. For a later NBC run (1969-1973), all four parts of an Underdog storyline would air in one half-hour. The series has been re-edited and re-compiled in many different configurations. The most widely seen in the United States has been the syndicated series (62 half-hours), and I compiled a list of these, which I added to the episode guide page. I'm not crazy about the way that page is formatted, but all the titles are listed there, at any rate. So to answer your ultimate question, there are 124 Underdog cartoon segments altogether. We could split hairs over whether "Tricky Trap By Tap Tap" is a single storyline or a part of "From Hopeless To Helpless," but I prefer not to debate that. Ultimately, the U.S. syndicated series consists of 62 "shows." That's good enoughy for me.TooterTurtle15:08, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I clicked the External Link labeled "Lyrics to the Underdog theme song" and my Netscape browser gave me a scary warning about an alleged spyware hazard. I didn't continue.Art LaPella14:46, 8 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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I have always heard that latter-day reruns of Underdog cut out the scenes where Underdog took his super energy pill. However, there were definitely rebroadcasts in recent years that retained those scenes; I remember seeing him take his super energy pill back when Nickelodeon showed it in the early 90s. Does anybody else remember this?--76.205.143.83 (talk)05:58, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Same here. I was too young to see the original broadcasts, but I also distinctly remember him taking the energy pill - I would tape a raisin to my finger to emulate his ring that contained the pill. So the pill was not excised from the episodes until the early 80s at the earliest.172.223.149.225 (talk) 13:41, 28 January 2018 (UTC) Verified with my wife who is a few years younger than I. She also remembers the ring/energy pill.172.223.149.225 (talk)12:18, 29 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Here's an essay that provides either food for thought or a hilarious laugh (or both) for Underdog fans:
A reminder to all:Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines states that talk pages are for discussion on "how to improve the associated article" and "not for general chatter". Please use this space as it was meant to be used.Wlmg (talk)03:12, 30 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Just so general folks and editors alike know ...
TheUnderdog Episode List as presented on theUnderdog wikipedia article page is the post-1960s syndicated version. The original series first ran on NBC from October 25th 1964 to September 3rd 1966, during which timeTennessee Tuxedo ran on CBS. For the 1966-67 season, when CBS began showcasing various super-hero programs such asSpace Ghost andSuperman, Underdog replaced Tennessee on the CBS Saturday morning line-up. For two years, 1966 thru 1968, Tennessee was a Sunday afternoon show on ABC.
This is only my personal recollection. If old 1960's issues of TV Guide could be found, they could at least verify Tennessee's Sunday tenure on ABC.
Thanx-A-Lot. Stay Safe and Well.Fgf2007 (talk)02:18, 4 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Why does it say this? It was in syndication far later than 1973, and the last new episode aired in 1967. To make 1973 the cutoff makes no sense. I was watching the show onWHMB around 1980. I wasn't even born until 1976. The only reason it would make sense to say this is if more episodes were made while it was in syndication,which happens from time to time, but the article doesn't say that that happened for this show.Scottandrewhutchins (talk)11:45, 12 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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