A teddy bear fights space crime. Welsh government funded this. Peak 80s energy.
Season 3 • Episode 10
LatestWhile SuperTed and Spotty Man relax in an island in the South Pacific, Texas Pete and his cronies steal SuperTed's spotted teddy bear and use it as part of a voodoo act to incapacitate SuperTed.
SuperTed is a Welsh fictional anthropomorphic bear character created by Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1982 to 1986.
Production
S4C's first animated series, funded by Welsh language initiative
Practical Effects
Hand-drawn superhero sequences that out-charm modern CGI
Creator
Mike Young
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
S4C commissioned this as their first animated series to boost Welsh-language children's programming, making SuperTed a genuine piece of broadcasting history.
Derek Griffiths performed SuperTed's singing voice in the American dub only — the UK version keeps his speaking voice but drops the musical numbers entirely.
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