Krypto the Superdog
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| Format | Animated television series |
| Created by | DC Comics, Warner Bros. Animation |
| Directed by | Scott Jeralds |
| Starring | Samuel Vincent Brian Drummond Scott McNeil Tabitha St. Germain |
| Country of origin |  United States Canada |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 39 episodes (2 segments for each episode) (List of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Warner Bros. Animation DC Comics |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original channel | Cartoon Network[1] Kids' WB! CBBC Channel (UK) |
| Original run | March 25, 2005 – December 15, 2006 |
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| Followed by | The Amazing Krypto the Superdog |
Krypto the Superdog is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on the DC Comics character Krypto. The show premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 and aired on Kids' WB! in September 2006. It would usually air after the Tickle U block.
A comic book series (based on the TV show) was published by DC Comics under the Johnny DC imprint, which lasted 6 issues, from 2005 to 2006. The show was designed primarily for young children.
The show was close captioned by the National Captioning Institute like many of Warner Bros Animation's shows at the time.
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[edit] Plot
As the planet Krypton is about to be destroyed, Superman's father Jor-El makes a ship and puts a white puppy named Krypto into it for a test flight to see if it is safe enough for interstellar travel. While aboard the ship, Krypto accidentally destroys several wires and causes the ship to put him into a deep sleep while it heads on to Earth.
Upon landing on Earth, Krypto is a fully grown dog, possessed of superpowers similar to those of Superman's (since all Kryptonian life-forms gain superpowers from exposure to a yellow sun, such as Earth's sun). Later, Krypto is adopted by Kevin Whitney, a 9-year-old boy, with whom Superman arranges for him to stay (As Superman himself is often too busy saving the world to take care of him). Krypto poses as an ordinary dog while living with Kevin's family, but adopts the secret identity of "Superdog" for his superheroic deeds; Kevin is aware of Krypto's dual identity, but the rest of Kevin's family is not.
In this series, the various animals, including Krypto, all are capable of speaking to each other, but not to humans, except for Kevin (who is able to communicate with Krypto and the other animals thanks to a universal translator Kevin wears, known as an intergalactic communicator) and, of course, the viewers.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Cast
- Sam Vincent as Krypto
- Alberto Ghisi as Kevin
- Tabitha St. Germain as Andrea and Melanie
- Scott McNeil as Ace the Bat Hound and Ignatius
- Brian Drummond as Streaky and Kevin's Dad
- Nicole Oliver as Kevin's Mom
- Ellen Kennedy as Brainy Barker
- Michael Dobson as Bulldog
- Dale Wilson as Paw Pooch
- Peter Kelamis as Tail Terrier
- Trevor Devall as Hot Dog
- Kelly Sheridan as Mammoth Mutt
- Nicole Bouma as Snooky Wookums
- Mark Oliver as Mechanikat
- Terry Klassen as Tusky Husky
[edit] Additional voices
- Michael Daingerfield as Superman[2]
- Brian Dobson
- Kathleen Barr
- Lee Tockar as Stretch-o-Mutt[3]
- Colin Murdock
- Russell Roberts[disambiguation needed
] - Reece Thompson
- Mark Hildreth
- David 'Squatch' Ward
- Cathy Weseluck
- Louis Chirillo
- Ty Olsson
- Pam Hyatt
- French Tickner
- Matt Hill
- Phil Hayes
- Danny McKinnon
- Noel Callahan
- Janyse Jaud
- Alvin Sanders
[edit] Broadcasting
- USA
- Australia
- France
- Italy
- Brazil
- Greece
- Star Chanel
- Turkey
- Kanalturk
- Japan
- Canada
- Colombia
- Pakistan
- Other countries
- Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão[disambiguation needed ]
- Star Channel
- Kanalturk
- Nickelodeon
- Boomerang
- Kids WB!
- WB Channel
- Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão[disambiguation needed
- Latvia
[edit] Cancellation and reruns
On December 15, 2006, the series was canceled. Reruns were shown on Chiller, but stopped airing due to 4Kids TV and Kids' WB joining to make CW4Kids. Monsters is also airing on the cable television channel Boomerang. The two-part holiday special, "Iguanukkah", aired on Cartoon Network, December 21, 2008 (as well as Christmas Eve and Christmas Day) as part of the all day holiday specials marathon. It's now airing on Boomerang, showing old episodes of the series.
[edit] References
- ^ "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Even Superman Had A Man's Best Friend". The New York Times. April 3, 2005. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0A12FF355B0C708CDDAD0894DD404482. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview with Michael Daingerfield". Superman Homepage. June 17, 2004. http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=interviews/michael-daingerfield. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
- ^ "Lee Tockar Animation CV". http://www.leetockar.com/?q=node/27. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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