Krypto the Superdog | |
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Genre | Comedy Superhero |
Based on | Krypto by |
Developed by | Alan Burnett Paul Dini |
Directed by | Scott Jeralds Terry Klassen (voice) |
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Theme music composer | At Last |
Opening theme | Krypto the Superdog, performed by At Last |
Ending theme | Krypto the Superdog (Instrumental) |
Composer | William Kevin Anderson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution |
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Network | Cartoon Network |
Release | March 25, 2005 December 15, 2006 | –
Krypto the Superdog is an American children's animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on Superman's canine companion Krypto, which premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 (ironically exactly 50 years after his comic debut),[1] and aired on The CW's Saturday morning block Kids' WB from September 23, 2006 until September 15, 2007. 39 episodes were produced.[2]
A comic book series (based on the TV show) was published by DC Comics under the Johnny DC imprint, which lasted 6 issues, from 2006 to 2007.
The show was developed by producers Alan Burnett and Paul Dini, who had produced the successful Batman: The Animated Series and Superman: The Animated Series.[3] Instead of continuing in that style, Krypto was produced in a manner reminiscent of the Hanna-Barbera shows of the 1960s to the 1980s, from the sound effects down to the animation style (veteran Hanna-Barbera designer Iwao Takamoto served as a creative consultant).
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 was playing with his ball when he accidentally destroys several wires and causes the ship to released a sleeping gas to put Krypto 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, he 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 Krypto the Superdog for his superheroic deeds; Kevin is aware of Krypto's dual identity, but the rest of Kevin's family is not (excluding Kevin's spoiled cousin Bailey, however accidental). Kevin lives next door to Andrea, a girl who takes care of Streaky.
In the series, the various animals, including Krypto, all are capable of speaking to each other, but not to humans, except for Kevin and later Andrea (they are able to communicate with Krypto and the other animals thanks to a universal translator that they wear, known as an intergalactic communicator). The viewers can understand them, though, especially when Krypto and Streaky talk to the camera.
With his allies Streaky the Supercat, Ace the Bat-Hound, and Stretch-O-Mutt, Krypto fights the plots of Lex Luthor's pet iguana Ignatius, Joker's pet hyenas Bud and Lou, Penguin's trained birds called the Bad News Birds, and Catwoman's cat Isis. When working with a group of alien dog superheroes known as the Dog Star Patrol, Krypto faces off against the evil Mechanikat and his agents Snooky Wookums and Delilah.
Episodes[]
List of Krypto the Superdog episodes
Voice cast[]
- Sam Vincent − Krypto the Superdog
- Michael Daingerfield − Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman
- Brian Drummond − Streaky the Supercat, Edward 'Eddy' Whitney (Kevin's father)
- Scott McNeil − Ace the Bat-Hound, Ignatius, Mertin the Magnificent, Superflea
- Ellen Kennedy − Brainy Barker
- Kelly Sheridan − Mammoth Mutt
- Michael Dobson − Bull Dog
- Dale Wilson − Paw Pooch,
- Peter Kelamis − Tail Terrier
- Terry Klassen − Tusky Husky, Artie
- Trevor Devall − Hot Dog, Waddles The Penguin
- Lee Tockar − Stretch-O-Mutt
- David Paul Grove − Robbie the Robin
- Mark Oliver − Mechanikat
- Nicole Bouma − Snooky Wookums
- Alberto Ghisi − Kevin Whitney
- Tabitha St. Germain − Andrea Sussman, Melanie Whitney
- Nicole Oliver − Mary Whitney (Kevin's mother)
- Brian Dobson − Lex Luthor
- Kathleen Barr - Isis, Delilah
- Matt Hill - Griff
- Ty Olsson - Drooly
Additional voices[]
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Ending and broadcast reruns[]
On December 15, 2006, the series ended. Reruns were shown on Kids' WB as part of the then-new CW network's E/I requirement, but stopped airing due to Kids' WB opting to use Cookie Jar Entertainment's shows Will & Dewitt and Magi-Nation. Krypto was aired on Boomerang from February 5, 2007 for a duration of 7 years until January 3, 2014.[4][5] 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 was shown on Boomerang. Overseas, the show currently airs on Boomerang in Australia[6] and on France 3 (as part of Ludo) in France. The show began airing on Boomerang Latin America in 2014. In the UK & Ireland, the series, upon starting, aired on the CBBC Channel before later moving to Cartoonito. However, as of November 2017, it appears to be no longer broadcast on that channel. Since September 2018, It started airing reruns on Tooncast in Latin America.
Home media[]
Warner Home Video released two DVD volumes in 2006 - each featured a few episodes from the first season; as of today, it is currently unknown if and when the rest of the series will be released on that format. However, the series was recently added alongside other DC animated shows onto HBO Max, but only in Latin America.
Title | Season(s) | Episode count | Release date | Episodes | |
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Cosmic Canine | 1 | 4 | June 20, 2006 | "Krypto's Scrypto", "Super Flea", "A Bug's Strife", and "Meet the Dog Stars" | |
Super Pets Unleashed | 1 | 5 | October 24, 2006 | "The Streaky Story", "Diaper Madness", "Feline Fatale", "Dog-Gone Kevin", and "The Dark Hound Strikes" |
References[]
- ↑ "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Even Superman Had A Man's Best Friend". The New York Times. April 3, 2005. https://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/03/arts/television/for-young-viewers-even-superman-had-a-mans-best-friend.html.
- ↑ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 162. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 347–348. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ "1/25/2006 - Classic Characters Krypto The Superdog and Gerald McBoing Boing to Join Boomerang Line-up in February". Boomerang Pressroom. Cartoon Network Boomerang. 2006-01-25. Archived from the original on 2007-05-04.
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: - ↑ "Cartoon Network Schedule - Boomerang". Cartoon Network. Time Warner. February 9, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-10.
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