Underdog 1964
★ 6.4/10 · 24 votes AnimationComedy 3 seasons · 129 eps Ended
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What is Underdog?
Underdog is an American animated television series that originated on the NBC network. The show is one of the early Saturday morning cartoons, airing from October 1964 to March 1967.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1964
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 129
- Runtime
- 10 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 3, 1964
- Last aired
- Dec 10, 1966
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- NBC
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy
- Updated
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Underdog is an American animated television series that originated on the NBC network. The show is one of the early Saturday morning cartoons, airing from October 1964 to March 1967. It was sponsored by General Mills and initially aired on NBC until 1966, when it moved to CBS. The series consists of a number of episodes, with a total run of 62 episodes. Underdog, the show's main character, is a heroic alter ego of Shoeshine Boy, who appears in response to certain situations. The series continued to air in syndication until 1973. The show features a villainous character named Simon Bar Sinister, and another named Riff Raff, who frequently victimize the show's female lead, Sweet Polly Purebred. Underdog's speech is characterized by rhymes.
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Should you watch it?
“An unassuming shoeshine boy transforms into a rhyming superhero to rescue his love interest.”
Reasons to watch
- features a memorable rhyming superhero
- includes classic animated villains
Keep in mind
- short run of episodes
Watch it if you enjoy classic Saturday morning animated shows from the 1960s.
This is a family-friendly animated comedy series suitable for all audiences.
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Season 1 · 33 episodes
- E1 Safe Waif Mytharc Oct 3, 1964
- E2 March of the Monsters Core Oct 3, 1964
- E3 Simon Says Core Oct 10, 1964
- E4 Go Snow Part 1 Mytharc Oct 10, 1964
- E5 Go Snow Part 2 Mytharc Oct 17, 1964
- E6 Go Snow Part 3 Mytharc Oct 17, 1964
- E7 Go Snow Part 4 Core Oct 24, 1964
- E8 Zot: Part 1 Mytharc Oct 24, 1964
- E9 Zot, Part 2 Mytharc Oct 31, 1964
- E10 Zot, Part 3 Mytharc Oct 31, 1964
- E11 Zot, Part 4 Core Nov 7, 1964
- E12 The Great Gold Robbery, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 7, 1964
- E13 The Great Gold Robbery, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 14, 1964
- E14 The Great Gold Robbery, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 14, 1964
- E15 The Great Gold Robbery, Part 4 Core Nov 21, 1964
- E16 Fearo, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 21, 1964
- E17 Fearo, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 28, 1964
- E18 Fearo, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 28, 1964
- E19 Fearo, Part 4 Core Dec 5, 1964
- E20 The Big Shrink, Part 1 Mytharc Dec 5, 1964
- E21 The Big Shrink, Part 2 Mytharc Dec 12, 1964
- E22 The Big Shrink, Part 3 Mytharc Dec 12, 1964
- E23 The Big Shrink, Part 4 Core Dec 19, 1964
- E24 The Bubbleheads, Part 1 Mytharc Dec 19, 1964
- E25 The Bubbleheads Part 2 Mytharc Dec 26, 1964
- E26 The Bubbleheads Part 3 Mytharc Dec 26, 1964
- E27 The Bubbleheads Part 4 Core Jan 2, 1965
- E28 From Hopeless To Helpless, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 2, 1965
- E29 From Hopeless To Helpless, Part 2 Mytharc Jan 9, 1965
- E30 From Hopeless To Helpless, Part 3 Mytharc Jan 9, 1965
- E31 From Hopeless To Helpless, Part 4 Core Jan 16, 1965
- E32 Tricky Trap by Tap Tap Core Jan 16, 1965
- E330 The Witch of Pickyoon Mytharc
Season 2 · 56 episodes
- E1 The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 23, 1965
- E2 The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 2 Mytharc Jan 23, 1965
- E3 The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 3 Mytharc Jan 30, 1965
- E4 The Witch Of Pickyoon, Part 4 Core Jan 30, 1965
- E5 Weathering the Storm: Part One Mytharc Feb 6, 1965
- E6 Weathering the Storm: Part Two Mytharc Feb 6, 1965
- E7 Weathering the Storm: Part Three Mytharc Feb 13, 1965
- E8 Weathering the Storm: Part Four Core Feb 13, 1965
- E9 The Gold Bricks, Part I Core Feb 20, 1965
- E10 The Gold Bricks, Part 2 Mytharc Feb 20, 1965
- E11 The Gold Bricks, Part 3 Mytharc Feb 27, 1965
- E12 The Gold Bricks, Part 4 Core Feb 27, 1965
- E13 The Magnet Men, Part 1 Mytharc Mar 6, 1965
- E14 The Magnet Men, Part 2 Mytharc Mar 6, 1965
- E15 The Magnet Men, Part 3 Mytharc Mar 13, 1965
- E16 The Magnet Men, Part 4 Core Mar 13, 1965
- E17 Phoney Booths, Part 1 Mytharc Sep 4, 1965
- E18 Phoney Booths, Part 2 Mytharc Sep 4, 1965
- E19 Phoney Booths, Part 3 Mytharc Sep 11, 1965
- E20 Phoney Booths, Part 4 Core Sep 11, 1965
- E21 Pain Strikes Underdog, Part 1 Mytharc Sep 18, 1965
- E22 Pain Strikes Underdog, Part 2 Mytharc Sep 18, 1965
- E23 Pain Strikes Underdog, Part 3 Mytharc Sep 25, 1965
- E24 Pain Strikes Underdog, Part 4 Core Sep 25, 1965
- E25 The Molemen, Part 1 Mytharc Oct 2, 1965
- E26 The Molemen, Part 2 Mytharc Oct 2, 1965
- E27 The Molemen, Part 3 Mytharc Oct 9, 1965
- E28 The Molemen, Part 4 Core Oct 9, 1965
- E29 The Flying Sorcerers, Part 1 Mytharc Oct 16, 1965
- E30 The Flying Sorcerers, Part 2 Mytharc Oct 16, 1965
- E31 The Flying Sorcerers, Part 3 Mytharc Oct 23, 1965
- E32 The Flying Sorcerers, Part 4 Core Oct 23, 1965
- E33 The Forget-Me-Net, Part 1 Mytharc Oct 30, 1965
- E34 The Forget-Me-Net, Part 2 Mytharc Oct 30, 1965
- E35 The Forget-Me-Net, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 6, 1965
- E36 The Forget-Me-Net, Part 4 Core Nov 6, 1965
- E37 Whistler's Father, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 13, 1965
- E38 Whistler's Father, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 13, 1965
- E39 Whistler's Father, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 20, 1965
- E40 Whistler's Father, Part 4 Core Nov 20, 1965
- E41 Simon Says.. No Thanksgiving, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 25, 1965
- E42 Simon Says.. No Thanksgiving, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 25, 1965
- E43 Simon Says.. No Thanksgiving, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 25, 1965
- E44 Simon Says.. No Thanksgiving, Part 4 Core Nov 25, 1965
- E45 The Silver Thieves, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 27, 1965
- E46 The Silver Thieves, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 27, 1965
- E47 The Silver Thieves, Part 3 Mytharc Dec 11, 1965
- E48 The Silver Thieves, Part 4 Core Dec 11, 1965
- E49 RiffRaffville, Part 1 Mytharc Dec 18, 1965
- E50 RiffRaffville, Part 2 Mytharc Dec 18, 1965
- E51 RiffRaffville, Part 3 Mytharc Dec 25, 1965
- E52 RiffRaffville, Part 4 Core Dec 25, 1965
- E53 The Tickle Feather Machine, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 1, 1966
- E54 The Tickle Feather Machine, Part 2 Mytharc Jan 1, 1966
- E55 The Tickle Feather Machine, Part 3 Mytharc Jan 8, 1966
- E56 The Tickle Feather Machine, Part 4 Mytharc Jan 8, 1966
Season 3 · 40 episodes
- E1 Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 15, 1966
- E2 Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 2 Mytharc Jan 15, 1966
- E3 Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 3 Mytharc Jan 22, 1966
- E4 Underdog vs. Overcat, Part 4 Core Jan 22, 1966
- E5 The Big Dipper, Part 1 Mytharc Jan 29, 1966
- E6 The Big Dipper, Part 2 Mytharc Jan 29, 1966
- E7 The Big Dipper, Part 3 Mytharc Feb 5, 1966
- E8 The Big Dipper, Part 4 Core Feb 5, 1966
- E9 Just in Case, Part 1 Mytharc Sep 10, 1966
- E10 Just In Case, Part 2 Mytharc Sep 10, 1966
- E11 Just In Case, Part 3 Mytharc Sep 17, 1966
- E12 Just In Case, Part 4 Core Sep 17, 1966
- E13 The Marbleheads, Part 1 Mytharc Sep 24, 1966
- E14 The Marbleheads, Part 2 Mytharc Sep 24, 1966
- E15 The Marbleheads, Part 3 Mytharc Oct 1, 1966
- E16 The Marbleheads, Part 4 Core Oct 1, 1966
- E17 Simon Says, Be my Valentine, Part 1 Mytharc Oct 8, 1966
- E18 Simon Says 'Be My Valentine', Part 2 Mytharc Oct 8, 1966
- E19 Simon Says 'Be My Valentine', Part 3 Mytharc Oct 15, 1966
- E20 Simon Says 'Be My Valentine', Part 4 Core Oct 15, 1966
- E21 Round and Round, Pt 1 Core Oct 22, 1966
- E22 Round and Round, Pt 2 Core Oct 22, 1966
- E23 Round and Round, Pt 3 Core Oct 29, 1966
- E24 Round and Round, Pt 4 Core Oct 29, 1966
- E25 A New Villain, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 5, 1966
- E26 A New Villain, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 5, 1966
- E27 A New Villain, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 12, 1966
- E28 A New Villain, Part 4 Core Nov 12, 1966
- E29 Batty Man, Part 1 Mytharc Nov 19, 1966
- E30 Batty Man, Part 2 Mytharc Nov 19, 1966
- E31 Batty Man, Part 3 Mytharc Nov 26, 1966
- E32 Batty Man, Part 4 Core Nov 26, 1966
- E33 The Vacuum Gun, Part 1 Mytharc Dec 3, 1966
- E34 The Vacuum Gun, Part 2 Mytharc Dec 3, 1966
- E35 The Vacuum Gun, Part 3 Mytharc Dec 10, 1966
- E36 The Vacuum Gun, Part 4 Core Dec 10, 1966
- E37 Phoney Booths, Part 1 Mytharc Sep 4, 1965
- E38 Phoney Booths, Part 2 Mytharc Sep 4, 1965
- E39 Phoney Booths, Part 3 Mytharc Sep 11, 1965
- E40 Phoney Booths, Part 4 Mytharc Sep 11, 1965
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Frequently asked questions
When did the series run?
The series ran from October 3, 1964, to March 4, 1967.
Which networks broadcast the show?
It started on the NBC network until 1966, with the rest of the run on CBS.
Who is the main character's alter ego?
Underdog is the heroic alter ego of Shoeshine Boy.
Who are some of the villains?
Villains include Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff.
Who is Underdog's love interest?
His love interest is Sweet Polly Purebred.
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