Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire

Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire
GenreSlapstick comedy
Developed byReed Shelly
Bruce Shelly
Directed byJoe Barruso
Theme music composerMike Watts
ComposerTom Worrall
Country of originUnited States
Italy
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13 (plus 1 special)
Production
Executive producersBob Einstein
Andy Heyward
Robby London
ProducerMichael Maliani
Running time30 minutes (with commercials)
Production companiesDIC Animation City
Blye-Einstein Productions
Reteitalia
Sae Rom/Plus One Productions
Original release
NetworkFOX (Fox Kids) (U.S.)
Telecinco (Spain)
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1992 (1992-09-12) –
1993 (1993)
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Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire is an animated television series produced by DIC Animation City and Reteitalia, S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco.[1]

In the United States, the show premiered on September 12, 1992 on FOX.[2] The series was cancelled after its first season, but a special based on the series titled The Super Dave Superbowl of Knowledge aired on January 29, 1994. It was later shown in reruns on Toon Disney from 1998-2002.

The show starred and was based on the comedy of Bob Einstein and his Super Dave Osborne persona.[3] Both Bob Einstein and Art Irizawa provided the voices for Super Dave and his assistant, Fuji Hakayito, and also appeared as their characters in live-action skits which ended each episode.

Halfway through the show's initial run, Irizawa was asked to modify his voice for Fuji, following complaints to Fox from Asian-American groups that the character was an offensive stereotype. Irizawa subsequently re-recorded his dialogue for all of the show's episodes.[4][5]

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 604–605. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Solomon, Charles (September 19, 1992). "TV REVIEWS : Cartoons Seek a Gleeful Insanity in New Season". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  3. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 801–802. ISBN 978-1476665993.
  4. ^ Braxton, Greg (November 10, 1992). "Protest Sends 'Super Dave' Back to the Drawing Board". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
  5. ^ S. Chan, Kenyon (December 5, 1992). "Monitoring 'Super Dave'". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.