The Adventures of Superpup

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The Adventures of Superpup
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Superpup
Genre
Written by
  • Cal Howard
  • Whitney Ellsworth
Directed by Cal Howard
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1
Production
Producer Whitney Ellsworth
Cinematography Joseph F. Biroc
Running time22 min.

The Adventures of Superpup is a 1958 unaired television pilot, intended to capitalize on the success of the Adventures of Superman series. [1] [2] Superpup featured the first television portrayal of the Superman characters as anthropomorphic animals. [3]

Contents

Overview

Television producer Whitney Ellsworth created a pilot that placed the Superman mythos into a fictional universe populated by dogs instead of humans. The live-action actors were placed in dog suits to portray the canine versions of the Superman characters. The pilot was shot on the same set as The Adventures of Superman, and people with dwarfism portrayed the characters. Ellsworth later produced the pilot for The Adventures of Superboy .

Clark Kent was renamed "Bark Bent", and worked for the Daily Bugle under editor "Terry Bite". His co-worker was reporter "Pamela Poodle". Superpup/Bark Bent was played by actor Billy Curtis, who was also in Superman and the Mole Men with George Reeves.

In the pilot, Pamela Poodle falls victim to the evil Professor Sheepdip, who has tied her to a rocket aimed for space. Superpup must save her. [4]

Cast

Other media

A book titled Superboy and Superpup: The Lost Videos, written by Chuck Harter, was published in 1993 by Cult Movies Press. [5] Employees had seen the obscure pilots for both of the proposed replacements for the Reeves series, as well as twelve unproduced Superboy scripts. Both were released unofficially to the public domain on the VHS format. It is also available as part of Warner Home Video's fourteen-disc DVD set, Superman Ultimate Collector's Edition . Half of the episode is presented in the collection in color from a surviving print, while the other half of the pilot is presented in black & white from a video master of lesser quality. In September 2022, BearManorMedia.com republished Superboy and Superpup: The Lost Videos.

References

  1. ↑ Shannon, Jeff (June 25, 2006). "Who's gonna save us now?". The Seattle Times . Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ Bibbiani, William (April 18, 2018). "The Adventures of Superpup: The Weirdest Superman TV Series Ever". IGN. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cilia, Tanja (January 21, 2008). "The media on the media". di-ve.com. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN   978-0-7864-3305-6.
  5. ↑ Harter, Chuck (1993). Superboy & Superpup: The Lost Videos. Cult Movies.
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