The Super 6: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Super 6 was the first animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises for Saturday mornings. It aired on NBC from 1966 to 1969. The show was a superhero spoof featuring six diverse characters under the supervision of a cranky dispatcher. Each episode consisted of three parts, with the character Super Bwoing appearing in the first segment, and one of the other five heroes (Granite Man, Magneto Man, Elevator Man, Super Scuba and Capt. Zammo) appearing in the last segment. The middle segment featured some totally unrelated characters known as The Brothers Matzoriley.

Series details

• Title: The Super 6
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children, Family
• Premiere date: 1966-09-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 1966-09-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 6 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 33258
• IMDb ID: tt0060029
• TVDB ID: 299185

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1966-09-10; final listed air date 1966-09-10.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Super 6 on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.