[1][2] Only 13 episodes were produced and originally broadcast on The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera in the United States starting on 31 January 1989.

[3] The original SuperTed, created by Mike Young became the first British cartoon series to be aired on Disney Channel in the United States in 1984.

This new American version of the show takes on a more epic format, with Texas Pete, Bulk and Skeleton also joined by new villains.

[4] Only two of the original cast were used for this new series, with Victor Spinetti and Melvyn Hayes returning to voice Texas Pete and Skeleton.

In the UK, Mike Young and the BBC decided to rerecord the series to use the original voices of Derek Griffiths for SuperTed and Jon Pertwee for Spotty, which also resulted in some minor script changes.