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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 11, 2020 5:16:03 GMT
There's no need to fear, Underdog thread is here.
Honestly, other than the classic WB shorts, Underdog was one of the apexes of cartoons. Great animation, hell no. One formula, hell yes. But it was good stuff. Good villains. Simon Bar Sinister, take off on Lionel Barrymore. Riff Raff, take off on George Raft. Pain in the ass heroine, Sweet Polly Purebread. And the imperfect hero. Humble lovable Shoe Shine Boy becomes Underdog. I LOVED how Underdog always talked in rhymes. My all time favorite was when he wrecked something important. "I am a hero who cannot fail. I can't be bothered with such details". The show ran a four part serial, two book end parts per half hour show. Then cartoon filler. They were a mixed bag. Commander McBragg and Tennessee Tuxedo were cool. Go Go Gophers (bet you will never see that on TV anymore) and Tooter Turtle stunk. And a cool theme
And no Ive never see the film. Blasphemy
And what would Underdog do now? No phone booths!
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jul 11, 2020 22:09:12 GMT
One of my favorite cartoons of all time.
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Post by millar70 on Jul 12, 2020 0:23:20 GMT
Underdog was alright.
I liked Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Top Cat better. Bullwinkle also had the ones with the nerdy kid and professor going on adventures, I liked those guys too.
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Post by vrkalak on Jul 12, 2020 1:21:50 GMT
Speed of lightning, roar of thunder, fighting all who rob or plunder.
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Post by Jayman on Jul 12, 2020 20:15:04 GMT
I loved it
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Jul 12, 2020 20:43:39 GMT
Underdog was alright. I liked Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Top Cat better. Bullwinkle also had the ones with the nerdy kid and professor going on adventures, I liked those guys too. Mr Peabody and Sherman, actually called Peabody's Improbable History.
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Post by marianne48 on Jul 14, 2020 4:08:05 GMT
As a kid, I loved Underdog-best superhero character ever, especially since it poked fun at the superhero persona (which can't be done anymore; today's superhero fans are a humorless, easily offended bunch). Wally Cox was the voice of Underdog, and the theme song was great. I never watched a similar superhero cartoon, Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, although I remember tuning in at the beginning just to hear the cool, jazzy theme song.
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Post by tresix on Aug 24, 2020 3:57:27 GMT
My favorite story was “The Mole Men”. It was one of the few stories that seemed serious. Especially the final battle. I also loved that image of Underdog flying so fast his legs turn into a bolt of lightning! The less said about the movie, the better.
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Post by tresix on Aug 24, 2020 4:04:22 GMT
As a kid, I loved Underdog-best superhero character ever, especially since it poked fun at the superhero persona (which can't be done anymore; today's superhero fans are a humorless, easily offended bunch). Wally Cox was the voice of Underdog, and the theme song was great. I never watched a similar superhero cartoon, Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, although I remember tuning in at the beginning just to hear the cool, jazzy theme song. I also remembered some other cartoon shown on “Underdog” called The Champion. He was another canine superhero, he wore a helmet with a “C” on it. He drove a fast car, that’s all I remembered about him.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Aug 24, 2020 21:34:25 GMT
As a kid, I loved Underdog-best superhero character ever, especially since it poked fun at the superhero persona (which can't be done anymore; today's superhero fans are a humorless, easily offended bunch). Wally Cox was the voice of Underdog, and the theme song was great. I never watched a similar superhero cartoon, Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, although I remember tuning in at the beginning just to hear the cool, jazzy theme song. I also remembered some other cartoon shown on “Underdog” called The Champion. He was another canine superhero, he wore a helmet with a “C” on it. He drove a fast car, that’s all I remembered about him. Wow. The Champion.
The Champion was kind of a proto-Underdog. He was a bumbling cabbie, who turned into a crimefighter. I don't remember him having any superpowers other than a fast taxi and he was strong. He had a Sweet Polly Purebread-esque girlfriend too. It was an unsold pilot but the same people that made Underdog.
EDIT: I had to look on my DVD's. The Champion was on as a stand alone cartoon. Included in the Vacuum gun story arc. Listed as Cauliflower Cabbie.
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Post by Cooper, the Golden Retriever on Sept 24, 2020 6:07:50 GMT
There's no need to fear, Underdog thread is here.
Honestly, other than the classic WB shorts, Underdog was one of the apexes of cartoons. Great animation, hell no. One formula, hell yes. But it was good stuff. Good villains. Simon Bar Sinister, take off on Lionel Barrymore. Riff Raff, take off on George Raft. Pain in the ass heroine, Sweet Polly Purebread. And the imperfect hero. Humble lovable Shoe Shine Boy becomes Underdog. I LOVED how Underdog always talked in rhymes. My all time favorite was when he wrecked something important. "I am a hero who cannot fail. I can't be bothered with such details". The show ran a four part serial, two book end parts per half hour show. Then cartoon filler. They were a mixed bag. Commander McBragg and Tennessee Tuxedo were cool. Go Go Gophers (bet you will never see that on TV anymore) and Tooter Turtle stunk. And a cool theme
And no Ive never see the film. Blasphemy
And what would Underdog do now? No phone booths!
I believe Riff Raff also was based on Sheldon Leonard (who was voicing LINUS! THE LION-HEARTED for Post, Ed Graham Studios, and CBS then!),too, as well as George Raft. Loved reverything that studio, Total-Leonardo and Gamma (earlier with TVS), did, and that INCLUDES TOoter Turtle.
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