Teeny Little Super Guy

Teeny Little Super Guy was an animated short featured on PBS's Sesame Street. The shorts featured a small animated man, the Teeny Little Super Guy, who resides in a live-action, regular-sized kitchen. Robert W. Morrow described the shorts as including "parables of childhood conflict and striving."

Animation

Seasons

1. Game

Air Date: 1984-02-17

Teeny Little Super Guy notices that his friend Alice wants to join a baseball game. He encourages her to go over there and ask them whether she can play.

2. Red Hat

Air Date: 1984-03-22

R.W. Shipshape gets a "really good hat" for his birthday, and it blows into the street. R.W. remembers not to cross the street without an adult; Teeny Little Superguy helps him across.

3. School

Air Date: 1984-11-19

Teeny Little Super Guy reminisces to his friend Eugene, who starts kindergarten tomorrow, about his own first day at school.

4. Cooperation Swing

Air Date: 1984-11-20

Two boys are fighting over a swing. Teeny Little Super Guy shows them how to share.

5. Danger

Air Date: 1984-11-26

Teeny Little Super Guy talks about the time he learned the importance of safety.

6. Eggbeater

Air Date: 1984-11-27

Teeny Little Super Guy finds his friend Janey giving up on learning how to ride an eggbeater (as one would ride a bicycle) because she keeps falling off. Teeny Little Super Guy tells her that it takes practice to be good at something and gives her a set of training beaters to help keep her balance.

7. Pet Spoon

Air Date: 1984-12-17

R.W. learns how to care for a pet.

8. Sleep

Air Date: 1985-03-12

Teeny Little Super Guy shows his friend Harry the importance of sleep.

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Rating

10.0/10

Release Date

1984-02-17

Episodes

8 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Jim Thurman

All Characters (voice)

Production Companies

Children's Television Workshop