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Super Chicken was an animated television series produced by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who earlier had created the Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons. It ran with George of the Jungle and Tom Slick on ABC-TV on Saturday Mornings from the late-1960s to the early-1970s.

Super Chicken (voiced by Bill Scott) and his lion sidekick Fred would usually begin their adventures with the battlecry that went something like: "Quick, Fred, to the Super Coop."

His secret identity was well-to-do Henry Cabot Henhouse III; Fred acted as his butler/servant, etc. But when danger reared its ugly head, he would take his "Super Sauce" (often from a martini glass) and don his "Super Suit," which consisted of a plumed cavalier's hat, cape, Wellington boots, mask and a sword.

An early pilot featured an all-star comedy cast, including Bill Dana with Don Knotts as the voice of Super Chicken. The project was shelved and eventually recast.

The cartoon had several running gags, including:
  • Henry would have a violent reaction moments after drinking the "Super Sauce," nearly always stopping in mid-sentence to cluck loudly as the reaction hit him.
  • Fred would often ask Super Chicken why he didn't use his "super-vision", to which Super Chicken would respond with something to the effect of "If I had any supervision, do you think I'd be running around dressed like this?"
  • In the course of a plan to defeat the bad guys, Super Chicken would suggest something dangerous for Fred's part, which Fred would be reluctant to carry out. When Fred voiced his reluctance, Super Chicken always reminded him, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!" A later superhero fowl, Darkwing Duck, paid homage to Super Chicken by using the catchphrase in the series pilot. The phrase has also lived on as a common response to complaints in a number of fields such as experimental aviation.
Another similarity between Super Chicken and Darkwing Duck is that, while both heroes have secret identities, their sidekicks (Fred and Launchpad McQuack, respectively) do not, instead dressing and behaving identically whether fighting crime or living as "civilians."

During the January 27th, 2003 episode of Loveline, host Drew Pinsky revealed that as a child he had participated in the test marketing of the show. This followed a rendition of the theme song by guest Emma Caulfield and cohost Adam Carolla. He said "it looked retarded to me", and "I was like eight years old and they marketed that and [...] George of the Jungle and another -- it seemed to me more bizarre -- it's about "time" kind of thing: a guy gets frozen and comes back to life".

Jerry Seinfeld referenced Super Chicken in a brief Bee Movie Segment, reciting the entire Super Chicken theme song.

Episode list

There were 17 six-minute episodes:
  1. One of Our States Is Missing
  2. Super Chicken vs. the Zipper
  3. Rotten Hood
  4. The Oyster
  5. The Elephant Spreader
  6. Merlin Brando
  7. Wild Ralph Hiccup
  8. The Geezer
  9. Salvador Rag Dolly
  10. The Easter Bunny
  11. The Noodle
  12. The Fat Man
  13. Briggs Bad Wolf
  14. The Laundry Man
  15. The Muscle
  16. Dr. Gizmo
  17. The Wild Hair

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Animated Series are a television series produced by means of animation. The following is a list of animated television series listed by decade and country of origin.



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J Troplong "Jay" Ward (September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated television cartoons. He is known for producing animated series based on characters such as Crusader Rabbit, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, Peabody and Sherman,
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Bill Scott or Billy Scott may refer to:
  • Bill Scott (voice actor), American voice actor and animation writer
  • Bill Scott (author), Australian author
  • Billy Scott (footballer), Irish footballer
  • Billy Scott (racecar driver), American racecar driver

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The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American television animated series: Rocky and His Friends (1959 – 1961) and The Bullwinkle Show (1961 – 1964).
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George of the Jungle was a Saturday-morning animated television program produced by Jay Ward, and Bill Scott, the same people responsible for Rocky & Bullwinkle. It ran for 17 episodes from 1967 to 1968 on the American TV network ABC.
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Tom Slick is the cartoon star of a series of shorts that aired within the half-hour, prime time animated television series George of the Jungle (ABC, 1967-1970). It was the work of Jay Ward Productions, the creators of Rocky & Bullwinkle and other satiric animated
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American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1930s  1940s  1950s  - 1960s -  1970s  1980s  1990s
1957 1958 1959 - 1960 - 1961 1962 1963

Year 1960 (MCMLX
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1967 1968 1969 - 1970 - 1971 1972 1973

Year 1970 (MCMLXX
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Bill Scott or Billy Scott may refer to:
  • Bill Scott (voice actor), American voice actor and animation writer
  • Bill Scott (author), Australian author
  • Billy Scott (footballer), Irish footballer
  • Billy Scott (racecar driver), American racecar driver

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The Wellington boot, also known as a wellie, a topboot, a gumboot, or a rubber boot, is a type of boot based upon Hessian boots. It was worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and fashionable among the British aristocracy
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Bill Dana may refer to:
  • Bill Dana (comedian), famous for his José Jiménez alter ego
  • William H. Dana, test pilot

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Don Knotts

Don Knotts, in his best known role as Deputy Barney Fife from The Andy Griffith Show
Birth name Jesse Donald Knotts
Born July 21 1924(1924--)
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The running gag is a popular hallmark of comic and serious forms of entertainment. A running gag is an amusing situation or line that reappears throughout the work. They are often unintentional at first, but familiarity or popularity of such gags among viewers encourage their
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Darkwing Duck is an Emmy-nominated American animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991-1995 on both the syndicated programming block The Disney Afternoon and Saturday mornings on ABC.
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Launchpad McQuack

Launchpad McQuack, as seen in DuckTales, with his lucky scarf on fire.

First appearance Treasure of the Golden Suns
Created by
Voiced by Terry McGovern
Also known as Darkwing Decoy Launchpad McQuack
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David Drew Pinsky

Born September 4 1958 (1958--) (age 49)
Pasadena, California

David Drew Pinsky (born September 4, 1958[1]
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Emma Caulfield

Emma Caulfield
Birth name Emma Chukker
Born March 8 1973 (1973--) (age 34)
San Diego, California, U.S.
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Adam Carolla (born May 27, 1964) is an American comedian, comedy writer, radio personality, television personality and actor. Carolla achieved fame for several broadcast stints: Co-host of the radio show Loveline
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