| Super Dave | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | The Super Dave Osborne Show |
| Genre | Sketch comedy Variety |
| Created by | Allan Blye Bob Einstein |
| Directed by | Jack Budgel |
| Starring | Super Dave Osborne Robert Gruenberg Art Irizawa Don Lake Michel Lauzière Pat McNeilly Mike Walden |
| Composer | James Dale |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 95 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Glen Warren Studios, Toronto, Ontario (1987–1988) Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts, Markham, Ontario (1988–1991) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Showtime (United States) Global Television Network (Canada) |
| Release | 1987 – 1991 |
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Super Dave (also known as The Super Dave Osborne Show) is a variety show starring and hosted by the fictional character Super Dave Osborne (played by Bob Einstein). It ran from 1987 to 1991 on Showtime in the United States and the Global Television Network in Canada. The show currently airs reruns on Adult Swim Canada.
The character made his first appearance on the 1972 TV series The John Byner Comedy Hour. Einstein then regularly played the character on the short-lived 1976 variety series Van Dyke and Company, starring Dick Van Dyke.[1][2][3]
Einstein revived the character for the 1980–1986 sketch comedy series Bizarre, which spun off his own series in 1987. After the last season, Einstein won a 1992 CableAce Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
An animated spinoff, Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire, aired for one season on Fox TV from 1992 to 1993.[4]
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