About this season
SuperTed is a Welsh fictional anthropomorphic bear character created by Mike Young. Originally created by Young as a series of stories to help his son overcome his fear of the dark, SuperTed became a popular series of books and led to an animated series produced from 1982 to 1986.
Episodes (12)
1. SuperTed and the Inca Treasure
Aired 4 October 1983
Superted travels to the Amazon to rescue the treasure of an ancient civilisation.
2. SuperTed and the Pearl Fishers
Aired 6 October 1983
Texas Pete wants to take over all the oyster beds of the South Pacific Island, but he has to beat Superted first!
3. SuperTed and the Stolen Rocket Ship
Aired 11 October 1983
Texas Pete dreams of conquering the universe, he steals a rocket ship and heads for outer space. Superted and Spotty chase after him, with spectacular results
4. SuperTed and the Giant Kites
Aired 12 October 1983
In a mountainous part of mid-Wales, a rare species of birds is in danger. Texas Pete is stealing eggs for his collection.
5. SuperTed and the Elephants' Graveyard
Aired 18 October 1983
For the first time in history an elephant flies in a space rocket, as Superted and Spotty travel to Africa to find out who is stealing ivory from the traditional resting place of the African elephant.
6. SuperTed and the Train Robbers
Aired 20 October 1983
There is an avalanche of laughs as Texas Pete hijacks a train in the Alps. Unfortunately for him, Superted and Spottyman are taking a sking holiday in the area.
7. SuperTed at Creepy Castle
Aired 25 October 1983
Is the creepy castle haunted? Or is Texas Pete up to his old tricks? Join our heroes Superted and Spotty to discover the truth.
8. SuperTed and Nuts in Space
Aired 27 October 1983
Superted is on the strange Planet Polly which is full of wild and weird parrots, but the poor parrots are starving as somebody has been intercepting the rockets that supply their only food…nuts. Superted investigates.
9. SuperTed and the City of the Dead
Aired 1 November 1983
Texas Pete is up to his old tricks again, but this time he is taking a big risk while searching for gold in the City of the Dead. Will he and the archaeologist he has kidnapped survive?
10. SuperTed at the Funfair
Aired 3 November 1983
A little boy is on his last ride of the holiday, but it turns out to be a much more frightening ride than he’d bargained for, when he find he’s been kidnapped by Texas Pete. Superted comes to the rescue once again.
11. SuperTed and the Gold Mine
Aired 8 November 1983
Superted is enjoying himself in the heart of Africa, but unbeknown to him Texas Pete is on an unofficial and unwelcome visit to a local gold mine causing trouble once again.
12. SuperTed on Planet Spot
Aired 10 November 1983
Superted is on a visit to friendly Planet Spot, the source of the magical cosmic dust. But the planet is not quite as friendly as it once was, when the evil Texas Pete gets up to his usual nasty tricks.