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The Super Dave Osborne Show

Season 3 1990 - 1991

  • 1990-10-12T04:00:00Z on Global TV
  • 30m
  • 12h 30m (25 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Comedy
Super Dave (also known as The Super Dave Osborne Show) is a Canadian/American variety show starring and hosted by the fictional character Super Dave Osborne (played by Bob Einstein). It ran from 1987 to 1991 on Showtime in the US and the Global Television Network in Canada. Super Dave was spun off from the sketch comedy series Bizarre, which featured Bob Einstein in recurring roles, including Super Dave. Super Dave made his first appearance on the 1972 TV series The John Byner Comedy Hour. Einstein then regularly played the character on the short-lived 1976 variety series Van Dyke and Company, starring Dick Van Dyke.

25 episodes

Season Premiere

1990-10-12T04:00:00Z

3x01 Boxing Academy

Season Premiere

3x01 Boxing Academy

  • 1990-10-12T04:00:00Z30m

At the Super Dave Dancing Animal area, Super shows off Popeye the Super Dog who has been trained to dig for loose change. He then dances and sings to "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Wilson Pickett in front of a tiger, a lion, and a leopard. Kim Carnes sings "Heartbreak Radio". Fuji and Super give a tour of the Super Dave Boxing Academy, where we meet Evander Holyfield, who Super hopes to make into the next heavyweight champion. The Super Dave Band is also present to play the national anthem as motivation. The new training program involves studying videos of your opponent, using a computer to find which fighter you are most like, and sparring with a boxing robot.

3x02 End Highway Profanity Tour

  • 1990-10-26T04:00:00Z30m

The compound is celebrating its 20 millionth visitor and fans are lining up for autographs. In an effort to avoid the crowds, Donald takes Super on a shortcut through several passages and stairways to get to the stage. Melissa Manchester sings "Walk on by". Super is getting ready to do his singalong bus tour to "End Highway Profanity", and he and Fuji show off the bus he will be riding in. Fuji drives the bus off as Super sits on the roof playing the piano and singing along to "King of the Road" by Roger Miller.

1990-11-02T05:00:00Z

3x03 Atomic Yo-Yo

3x03 Atomic Yo-Yo

  • 1990-11-02T05:00:00Z30m

Super opens the show with a piano solo and shows how he improved the piano by adding a water fountain, a parasol, and a player piano device. Super introduces his electrician, Carl Hodges, whose birthday is today. Super decides to let him perform, and he does impressions of Johnny Cash singing "Ring of Fire", Elvis Presley singing "Heartbreak Hotel", and Kenny Rogers singing "The Gambler". Super presents stuntman Robbie Knievel with a hall of fame award for his jump over the Caesar's palace fountain in Vegas (he doesn't throw it away). Fuji and Robbie help Super perform the "Atomic Yo-Yo Through Life" stunt, where Super gets into a giant Yo-Yo and a giant hydraulic hand will raise it up and down.

1990-11-09T05:00:00Z

3x04 Be Kind To Animals Area

3x04 Be Kind To Animals Area

  • 1990-11-09T05:00:00Z30m

Super plays "Name That March" with the audience, where they guess what marching song and formation the Super Dave Band performs. Banig sings "Billy". At the Super Dave "Be Kind to Animals" area, Super presents the automotive bull fight ring as an alternative to bullfighting, where they use cars instead of bulls. Fuji, as the bull, drives a giant blue tank with horns on the roof, while Super acts as the matador and drives a little red car and they have a spectacular chase around the arena.

1990-11-16T05:00:00Z

3x05 Atomic Jack In The Box

3x05 Atomic Jack In The Box

  • 1990-11-16T05:00:00Z30m

It's the annual holiday show, but Super is not feeling festive. He is being traded by the network, despite Bernie Weinthall's efforts to fight it. Liona Boyd plays "Carnival" and "Silent Night". Super shows off the new billiard pool area and introduces his prize student Gene Catron, who has made a setup of dominoes, cues, triangles, and billiard balls. Fuji helps Super perform the "Atomic Jack in the Box" stunt, where Super will get into a giant Jack in the Box, "Pop Goes the Weasel" will play, and Super will be shot up to the top of a giant Christmas tree and sing a holiday song.

1990-11-23T05:00:00Z

3x06 Noise Pollution House

3x06 Noise Pollution House

  • 1990-11-23T05:00:00Z30m

Super shows off his Senior Citizen's football team, showing videos of his training sessions and exercises. Super brings them all up on stage after they played their big game. Colin James performs "Chicks 'n Cars (and the Third World War". Super and Donald give a tour of their "Noise Pollution House", whose ambience and interior decoration allows the tenant to just ignore the various noises from outdoors when their house is in a noisy area, by playing soothing sounds and having relaxing pictures. They demonstrate the house being in a freeway area, near an airport, near a police station, and near a train track.

3x07 Storybookland - Three Little Pigs

  • 1990-11-30T05:00:00Z30m

Super Dave introduces "Sweeps week", and the network is trying to boost ratings by having Super talk to attractive women in the audience. A young man, Alistair Wilson, when asked to throw it to Mike Walden when Super leaves, instead drags it out by lip-synching to Barry Manilow's "I Write The Songs". Super and Fuji give a tour of the new "Storybookland" area of the compound, where families can come visit and re-enact their favourite children's stories. Super and Fuji re-enact the three little pigs, where Super plays the pig and Fuji plays the big bad wolf.

1990-12-07T05:00:00Z

3x08 Ride The Wild Goose

3x08 Ride The Wild Goose

  • 1990-12-07T05:00:00Z30m

At the Super Dave Confidence Building Area, Super and Donald introduce Jose the Gardener who sings a lively tune and plays the guitar. As a boost to his confidence, Robert Gruenberg has been allowed to play basketball outside, and he juggles a bowling ball, an apple, and a chainsaw. Blue Rodeo performs "How Long". A young man named James tells a golf joke before sending it to Mike Walden. Super and Fuji show off the new Super Dave Water Park, where Super tries out the world's highest tube water slide, called "Ride the Wild Goose", while blindfolded to make it more exciting.

Michel Lauziere does juggling, plays "Happy Times are Here Again" on a bicycle pump, and gets his entire body into a giant balloon. Banig sings "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler. Mike, Donald, and Bernie throw a special surprise birthday party for Super, and they celebrate by giving Super his own '50s Malt shop and presenting him with a three layered cake. They round off the party by showing Steve Kolodny's latest compilation video.

1990-12-21T05:00:00Z

3x10 Lumberjack Area

3x10 Lumberjack Area

  • 1990-12-21T05:00:00Z30m

Super and Donald give a tour of the new lumberjack area, showing the axe throwing range, the two man log sawing competition, the woodchopping area, the chainsaw sculpting area, the log rolling pool, the log cabin area, and finally the log climbing area. Super is going to climb a forty foot log, sit in a chair at the top, and ring a bell. In the studio, Kim Carnes sings "Just to Spend Tonight With You". Super's climb seems to be going well. Doug and the Slugs sing "Love Shines". Super finally reaches the top, and reveals the log is also a ride called "Timber" where the log will rise up, then fall over into a bag.

3x11 Touchdown For Dollars Contest

  • 1990-12-28T05:00:00Z30m

Super introduces John Petterson, the winner of the Super Dave Touchdown For Dollars contest. Harley Carlson, the director of the North American Sports Federation, presents Super with an award inducting him into the hall of fame. Michel Lauziere attempts to impress Super once again by playing "Oh Susannah" on bells. Ronn Lucas performs with Scorch the dragon, who sings "It's Not Easy Being Green" and his own "Dragon Rap". Super, Fuji, and John Petterson round off the show with the touchdown to dollars, where Super will sit in a giant football, and a giant hydraulic arm will throw it towards a target for a chance to win prizes.

1991-01-04T05:00:00Z

3x12 Super Dave Cola

3x12 Super Dave Cola

  • 1991-01-04T05:00:00Z30m

Super and Donald show off their "recycling house" where old junk is made into useful items and furniture for the home. Donald shows Super how he turned his old motorbike into a toilet. Thelma Houston sings "Lean On Me". Fuji helps Super advertise his new drink, "Super Dave Cola" which is a healthy soft drink. Super drives the "Super Dave Cola Car", which is a motorized vending machine, around the compound while the Super Dave Cola Jingle plays!

1991-01-11T05:00:00Z

3x13 Exercise Centre

3x13 Exercise Centre

  • 1991-01-11T05:00:00Z30m

At the Super Dave memorial sports park, Super is busy training his senior citizen's baseball team. We also see footage of Super training Senior Citizens to play basketball. Back in the studio, Super presents a lost dog they found on the compound, who does frisbee catches. Jenny Jones performs standup. Super and Donald present the Super Dave Exercise Centre, where Donald shows off his various inventions. The tour ends with the "Sports Chair" where users watch a sporting event and use equipment such as a baseball bat or golf club or tennis racket to simulate taking part in the event.

3x14 Remote Control Models Area

  • 1991-01-18T05:00:00Z30m

Super brings up one of his camera cable pullers, William Tyler, who performs a badly done dance routine and magic trick, then does an act with his dummy Lester. Dan Hill sings "Sometimes When We Touch". Super and Fuji give a tour of the new Remote Control Models area, demonstrating boats, cars, and planes. Fuji is flying a remote control Cessna plane, but the sound distracts Super so he asks Fuji to turn it off.

1991-01-25T05:00:00Z

3x15 Golf Course

3x15 Golf Course

  • 1991-01-25T05:00:00Z30m

Super brings up motivational speaker Mitchell Zeidwig, who claims you can do anything if you just put your mind to it and say "I Can Do It". Super doubts this philosophy and has Mitchell play the piano, which he's never done before, and then has Mitchell perform increasingly outrageous stunts while continuing to play. The Razorbacks sing "My Way or Highway". Super and Fuji show off the new Super Dave Golf Course, where Super Dave shows his own special swing.

1991-02-01T05:00:00Z

3x16 Comedy Park Area

3x16 Comedy Park Area

  • 1991-02-01T05:00:00Z30m

Super is at the hospital because of a mishap while he and Donald were giving a tour of the new comedy park area. Super tried out the Comedy Ride and went through the Surprise Tunnel. The surprise turned out to be the car blowing up and Super getting hosed in the face. Back in the studio, Kelita sings "The Strong One". Super is visited in the hospital by Rummy Bishop, who Donald believes is Super's favourite comic. Jerry Reed sings "Guitar Man". It seems Super is going to be okay, but they decide to send him for more x-rays just to be sure.

1991-02-01T05:00:00Z

3x17 Marine Stadium

3x17 Marine Stadium

  • 1991-02-01T05:00:00Z30m

Super allows cameraman Ed Jackman to appear on stage again, and he performs juggling acts. Doug and the slugs perform "Tomcat Prowl". Fuji and Super show off the new Super Dave Marine Stadium where some dolphins from Marineland perform jumps. Super gets ready to perform his Guinness record breaking stunt where Super will get in the pool, Fuji will remotely trigger rockets strapped to his back, and Super will fly into the air and ring a bell on the ceiling. But the control doesn't work, and Super frustratingly gets out of the water.

1991-02-08T05:00:00Z

3x18 This Old Home

3x18 This Old Home

  • 1991-02-08T05:00:00Z30m

Super holds his fan appreciation contest, where audience members have to try to make a free throw for a chance to win a thousand dollars. Melissa Manchester sings "Lady Be Good". Donald and Super give a tour of "This Old Home", a spoof of This Old House. Donald shows his work on the stairs, his new roof garden patio, and the newly renovated study and master bedroom, and finishes by showing off the extensively redone bathroom, featuring a bathtub made into a jacuzzi and a sauna bath.

1991-02-15T05:00:00Z

3x19 Garbane

3x19 Garbane

  • 1991-02-15T05:00:00Z30m

Super holds a contest where audience members try to do impressions. One does John Wayne, and the other two do Elvis. Bill Medley sings "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". Donald and Super introduce a brand new product called "Garbane", an economical and efficient fuel made from garbage to solve the world's fuel crisis and garbage problem. They also show the new Garbane fuel station. Super does a commercial for Garbane and fills his car to try it for the first time.

1991-02-22T05:00:00Z

3x20 Diet Park

3x20 Diet Park

  • 1991-02-22T05:00:00Z30m

Super once again brings up motivational speaker Mitchell Zeidwig to prove you can accomplish anything just by saying "I Can Do It". Super once again has him play the piano while performing more increasingly outrageous stunts. Ronn Lucas performs with Buffalo Billy, who is trying to form his own company and do his own ventriloquist act. Super and Fuji show the new Super Dave Diet Park, where people can have fun losing weight. They also show the fishing area, which is a lake filled with polluted fish.

1991-02-22T05:00:00Z

3x21 Lifting For Health

3x21 Lifting For Health

  • 1991-02-22T05:00:00Z30m

At the Super Dave animal area, Super explains how the wall street journal accused him of spending money on himself rather than his petting zoo. He and Donald give a tour and finish at Simba the elephant's enclosure where Simba gets tested for Steroids. Back in the studio, the crew have taken a random man and woman from the audience and given them extensive makeovers. One of them then does an impression of Dionne Warwick singing "I'll Never Fall in Love Again". Super and Fuji show off the new mobile lifting for health truck, which will bring weight lifting equipment to people. Super demonstrates the bench press by getting Fuji to bring the weights down from the truck, which Fuji does with great difficulty.

1991-03-01T05:00:00Z

3x22 Tennis Court

3x22 Tennis Court

  • 1991-03-01T05:00:00Z30m

Paul Scherman plays classical music on his antique violin, which Super proudly shows off to the audience. Savion Glover performs tap dancing to "Cute". Super and Fuji open the new Super dave memorial tennis stadium, showing off new tennis inventions. They also demonstrate the shielded umpire's tower, which protects the umpire from angry player's wrath. Giving a demonstration, Fuji portrays an angry player, and Super shows how the tower rotates and uses flashing lights to take away a point, a game, and a set from the player.

1991-03-08T05:00:00Z

3x23 Super Dave Hall Of Fame

3x23 Super Dave Hall Of Fame

  • 1991-03-08T05:00:00Z30m

Roy Firestone returns to the show and does standup, doing impressions of Howard Cosell, Mike Tyson, and Keith Jackson. Lori Yates sings "Scene of the Crime". Fuji and Super show off the new Super Dave Hall of Fame, explaining how it will be a museum of his many stunts. In the room with a big wall of monitors, Super shows videos of some of his past stunts. Super explains how the building used to be the recreation area, and the monitor room used to be ping pong tables. Hearing this, Fuji excitedly wants to play ping pong.

Super once again brings up his cable puller William Tyler, who performs with his dummy, Lester, ending with a lively country tune. Colin James sings "Five Long Years" from his self-titled début album. At the Super Dave Car Safety and Heavy Equipment Area, Mike confides in us that he and Fuji will be playing a prank on Super later on, because Super loves blooper shows but he's never been in one. Super gives a tour of the area, showing various heavy vehicles, and the simulator which shows what happens when you don't wear your seatbelt, another simulator to test reaction time, and a device which wakes you up if you doze off driving.

1991-03-22T05:00:00Z

3x25 Best Of Super Dave 2

3x25 Best Of Super Dave 2

  • 1991-03-22T05:00:00Z30m

It's once again time for the best of Super Dave! Audience members name what they want to see. We see Super Dave's electrician Carl Hodges doing his impressions, Super and Fuji playing Three Little Pigs at Storybookland, and finally Evander Holyfield at the Super Dave Boxing Area. Finally, Tony Cox the president of the network requests to see the Drive to End Highway Profanity. Super explains that it will be the last show, but Tony Cox insists the show go on, even going as far as to consider offering Super a new contract, which Super automatically assumes means he will be getting three more years. Tony Cox bows to pressure from the audience and renews Super's contract.

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