The Adventures of Superpup

American TV series or program

The Adventures of Superpup

Superpup

Genre|

* Children's television series
* Adventure

Written by|

* Cal Howard
* Whitney Ellsworth

Directed by| Cal Howard
Starring|

* Billy Curtis
* Frank Delfino
* Ruth Delfino
* Sadie Delfino
* Harry Monty
* Angelo Rossitto

Country of origin| United States
No. of episodes| 1
Production
Producer| Whitney Ellsworth
Cinematography| Joseph F. Biroc
Running time| 22 min.

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

## Overview[edit]

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

The Clark Kent character was renamed "Bark Bent". Bark Bent worked for the Daily Bugle (not to be confused with the Daily Bugle in comics featuring Spider-Man) 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 is the victim of the evil Professor Sheepdip, who has tied her to a rocket that will be launched into space. Superpup must save her.[4]

## Cast[edit]

* Billy Curtis as Bark Bent / Superpup
* Ruth Delfino as Pamela Poodle
* Angelo Rossitto as Terry Bite
* Frank Delfino as Sergeant Beagle
* Harry Monty as Professor Sheepdip
* Sadie Delfino as Sheepdip's dupe

## Other media[edit]

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 & Superpup The Lost Videos" by Chuck Harter, now with a full color front cover. The new edition is available in hardback, paperback and e-book editions.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Shannon, Jeff (June 25, 2006). "Who's gonna save us now?". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
2. ^ Bibbiani, William (2018-04-18). "The Adventures of Superpup: The Weirdest Superman TV Series Ever". IGN. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
3. ^ Cilia, Tanja (January 21, 2008). "The media on the media". di-ve.com. Retrieved 2011-05-13.
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.

## External links[edit]

* The Adventures of Superpup at IMDb
* Superman on TV \- Adventures of Superpup trailer
* Superpup Video Rarities
* The New Adventures of Superpup Superman Supersite

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* Superman (1939–1966)
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Radio|

* The Adventures of Superman (US, 1940–1951)
* The Adventures of Superman (UK, 1988)

Live-action films|

| Serials|

* Superman
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1951 film series|

* Superman and the Mole Men
* Stamp Day for Superman (short film)

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* Superman
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Television|

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* Adventures of Superman
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Music|

* Superman III (soundtrack)
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* "Save Me" (Remy Zero song)
* Man of Steel (soundtrack)
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (soundtrack)
* Metropolis Symphony

Other media|

* It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman (musical)
* The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman (advertisement)

Related characters|

* Lois Lane in other media
* Lex Luthor in other media
* Supergirl in other media

Related|

* Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
* Hollywoodland
* "Lucy and Superman" (I Love Lucy episode, 1957)
* "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex"
* National Comics Publications, Inc. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.
* Sunman (1992 video game)
* Superman curse
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Upcoming|

* Dead Boy Detectives
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Unsold pilots|

* The Adventures of Superpup
* The Adventures of Superboy
* Aquaman
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* Scalped

TV films and
specials|

* Wonder Woman
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See also|

* DC Extended Universe series
* DC Studios
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* Arrowverse
* List of unproduced projects
* films
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