Super President

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Super President was an American animated cartoon that aired Saturday mornings on NBC from September 16, 1967 and December 28, 1968. The series was produced by the DePatie-Freleng animation company.

Even by Saturday morning superhero standards, the series' concept was off the wall: American President James Norcross is given superpowers as the result of a cosmic storm; he now has increased strength and the ability to change his molecular composition at will. A hidden panel in the Oval Office allows him access to his secret base; a hidden cave beneath the "Presidential Mansion" (a somewhat modified White House). Super President travels either by using a futuristic automobile/aircraft/submarine called the Omnicar, or by using jets built into his belt.

Despite the fact that the character's name is "Super President," for some reason only Norcross' chubby, pipe-smoking advisor Jerry Sayles knows that Norcross and Super President are one and the same.

A total of thirty episodes of Super President were produced. Two episodes appeared in each show, along with one episode of Spy Shadow.

Noted voice actor Paul Frees provided the voices of Norcross, Super President, and the show's narrator. Other voices were provided by several other noted voice actors of the era, including Ted Cassidy, Daws Butler, Don Messick, and June Foray.

Because the series only ran for just over a year and was seldom shown in reruns, the series has faded in most viewers memories. This was further compounded by the fact that all television stations that shared affiliation with NBC and CBS and/or ABC chose to air competing programming instead. This low level of exposure to audences has lead to asserations that no such show ever existed despite TV Guide and other programming schedule guides stating the contrary. However, the series has appeared in recent years on bootleg videocassettes and DVDs, thus proving its existence.