Super Ted: Back view

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

20894

Title

Super Ted

Description

A soft plush Super Ted made from synthetic material. The teddy has wide oval plastic eyes with black stitched eyebrows. The nose and mouth of the teddy is black and stitched with thread. The ears are small and rounded, with small plush paws. The teddy wears a super hero costume of red and yellow, with matching cape and yellow belt. The costume is finished with little yellow boots which have four stencilled brown dots on the bottom.

Artist / maker

Petal craft Demonstrations Limited

Date

1984

Size

38cm

Type

Toy

Location

Museum of Childhood

Accession number

MC622.96

Super Ted was a character in a set of books written by animator and author Mike Young, who invented the character of Super Ted to entertain his stepson. After writing many Super Ted books, Young was then asked to produce a Super Ted television series.
It first aired on 1 November 1982. It was produced by Siriol Animation for Welsh television channel S4C where it was aired in the Welsh language, and later aired in English throughout the whole of the United Kingdom on BBC1. The series won numerous awards, including the 1987 BAFTA for best animation. The animated series followed the adventures of Super Ted, a teddy bear with magical super powers, and his sidekick Spotty as they battle against villain Texas Pete and his gang.

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