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 a co-host who anchors a show with the main star. Ed McMahon played this role famously to Johnny Carson on the "Tonight Show", as did Andy Richter to Conan O'Brien on the "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" and during O'Brien's short-lived tenure on the "Tonight Show". "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" employs a mechanical robot sidekick named Geoff Petersen. Clarence Gilyard informed viewers on a television commercial for "Walker Texas Ranger" that he was "not" Chuck Norris's sidekick, instead humorously saying ""This" is Chuck Norris's sidekick" over footage of Norris kicking a villain. In animation, some popular examples