SuperTed 1989. The revival was one of four series aired as part of "The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera" syndicated animation block. SuperTed, along with Spotty and his sister Blotch, appeared in a Public Information Film in 1986. The film, commissioned by the Central Office of Information, was entitled "Supersafe with SuperTed", and featured the three characters being flown to Earth by SuperTed, in order to teach Spotty how to cross the road safely. A flashback during the short reveals an incident when Spotty was nearly killed, running across the road on the planet Spot (his home), to talk to his sister.
Sidekick Morris ("Saved by the Bell"), Major Roger Healey to Major Anthony "Tony" Nelson ("I Dream of Jeannie"), or even a group of people such as the Sweathogs to Mr. Kotter ("Welcome Back, Kotter"). Duos of equal importance on TV such as Kate McArdle and Allie Lowell ("Kate & Allie"), Oscar Madison and Felix Unger ("The Odd Couple"), Bret Maverick and Bart Maverick ("Maverick"), or Laverne De Fazio and Shirley Feeney ("Laverne & Shirley"), are sometimes both called sidekicks to each other, although the usual sense of the term denotes inequality. Many television talk shows make use of a sidekick as