SuperTed It was released on two VHS videos: "Magic Of SuperTed" (1986) and "The Biggest Ever SuperTed Video" (1994). SuperTed proceeds during the animation to teach Spotty the right way to cross the road, including not running, not standing behind vehicles, etc. He then warns the viewer: "Remember, I can't be there to save you, especially on the planet Earth". The animated "setting" for the film was based on Castle Street in Cardiff city centre, Wales with Cardiff Castle as a backdrop. This SuperTed public information film was first broadcast on BBC on 26 March 1986. In July 2014, "SuperTed" co-creator
Sidekick Bruce Lee) been depicted as a capable man of action, for instance in martial arts. The earliest Doctor Who serials, particularly during the First Doctor era, had young male companions who were capable of the physical action that the elderly William Hartnell was not. This became more important as Hartnell's health declined during his tenure as The Doctor. This was not an issue with the following Doctors as they were cast with significantly younger actors. In certain cases a sidekick can grow out of their role of second fiddle to the hero, and become a hero in their own right.