Underdog
Series Overview
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!"
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3 Seasons • 129 Episodes
10–30 min per episode
1964 – 1966
Premiered: Sat, Oct 3, 1964
W. Watts BiggersLatest Aired Episode
Season 3, Episode 36: “The Vacuum Gun, Part 4”
Polly finds Underdog's ring. He takes his energy pill then defeats Electric Eel, Riff Raff and Batty Man. Simon uses his vacuum gun but since Underdog has his powerful strength back, this time it doesn't work. Using his atomic breath, Underdog beats Simon and Cad and returns all the money.
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Underdog Theme
Type: Trailer • Published 2016-10-04
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W. Watts Biggers
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What is Underdog about?
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!"
How many seasons does Underdog have?
Underdog comprises 3 seasons available to explore.
Who stars in Underdog?
Key cast members in Underdog include Wally Cox, Sandy Becker, Kenny Delmar, George S. Irving, Mort Marshall.
Who created or directed Underdog?
Underdog was developed and directed by W. Watts Biggers.