The Super 6 is an animated cartoon series which was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in 1966, and shown on the NBC television network from 1966 to 1969. This was DePatie-Frelengs first vehicle for Saturday morning before they achieved fame with the Pink Panther, Ant and the Aardvark, and the Inspector cartoon shorts. The show was a superhero spoof which featured half a dozen diverse characters under the supervision of a cranky dispatcher. Each show consisted of three 5-6 minute segments, with the introductory segment featuring Super Bwoing, and the latter featuring one of the other five heroes. The middle segment featured the totally unrelated The Brothers Matzoriley. The Super 6 theme song was performed by Gary Lewis & the Playboys. The structure of late sixties super hero satire is strikingly similar to a old show that Ralph Bakshi worked on called The Mighty Heroes for Terrytoons that I remember that Michael Zullo is quite fond of. Anyway, found the entire collection on dvd for the price of a song. It ought to keep me entertained for a few months. https://youtube/watch?v=hURInP114cg
Posted on: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:45:38 +0000