
The series
Super Dave is a Canadian/American variety show starring and hosted by the fictional character Super Dave Osborne. 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 show Van Dyke and Company starring Dick Van Dyke.
Episodes
Season 4 · 25 episodes
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Episode 130m
A House For Ray
On the shores of Lake Osborne, Super explains how Ted Koppel has accused him of signing a major tennis shoe deal and exploiting it. Super and Donald show off the new "Super Dave Ark", which will be used to bring animals from the mainland t…
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Episode 2
Recycled Raft Ride
It's the holiday show! At Super's Souvenir village, Super and Donald show off the area with an anti-pollution theme, and there are many decorations sold at the gift shop made from trash items. They also show the picture area where kids can…
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Episode 3
Fast Food Restaurant
Steve Kolodny shows off his latest Super Dave compilation video, and Super gives him his own office, which until recently was occupied by Bernie. Michel Lauziere once again tries to do an act on the show, performing musical tricks. Super a…
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Episode 4
Storybookland - Red Riding Hood
Danny Menendez, one of the show's electricians, opens the show by juggling. Michelle Wright sings "New Kind of Love". Super and Fuji revisit Storybookland, where there have been new areas added, and they reenact "Little Red Riding Hood", w…
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Episode 5
Bungee School
At the Super Dave Equestrian Academy, Super and Donald give a tour of the stables, showing Super's favourite horse Darla, the horse washing area, and the saddle room. Bernie Weinthal is seen riding a very small mule, and Jean Paul Peret th…
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Episode 6
International Raceway
Super wants to hold a "Super Dave Beach Boys Contest", where the Beach Boys will perform a song and audience members will sing along to win money. However, the Super Dave Band shows up instead. (The Super Dave Band also causes a surprise w…
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Episode 7
Bond Warehouse
At the Super Dave Confidence Building Area, Super and Donald once again run into Jose the Gardener. Donald has been trying a new positive reinforcement technique by letting Robert Gruenberg sunbathe. With the promise of ice cold lemonade, …
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Episode 8
Miniature Golf
Crystal Gayle sings "Never Ending Song of Love", while Super joins in playing the accordion. Fuji and Super give a tour of the new miniature golf course, where every hole features a TV screen with a tape of one of Super's stunts. At the 18…
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Episode 9
Geiger Car
Super is upset because the Wall Street Journal has accused him of wrongfully spending money that should be spent on making new areas on the compound for children. Super denounces this by showing the "Old Lady Who Lived in a High Tech Shoe"…
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Episode 10
Safety Mart
Super and Bernie are disgusted that the network wants to boost ratings by having scantily clad women on the show. He has some women give their outfits to him so he can show how revealing they are, and rounds it off by having the girls do a…
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Episode 11
Wind Beneath My Wings
Super is at the hospital yet again. It's the ten year anniversary of the opening of the compound, and Donald was helping him rehearse his big number at the opening where he flies around on wires lip-synching to "Wind Beneath My Wings" by B…
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Episode 12
Yacht Car
At the new Super Dave Driving School, Donald and Super reveal their plans for a Senior Citizen Driver Training Program, which has been criticized by Newsweek. Super denounces the claims by having his prize student, Bill, drive the training…
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Episode 13
Senior Citizens' Boxing Club
Super announces that KD Lang is performing on the show again, but it turns out he is mistaken. Jeff Dunham performs with Woozle dummy Peanut, then gets his dummy Walter to help him throw it to Mike Walden. Super and Donald visit the recent…
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Episode 14
Parade Village
Super and Donald show off Super's new aviary, along with birdwatcher Gerry Bennett. They take a look at several species while Super is the unfortunate target of bird activity. Ray Charles sings "Born to Lose". At the new Super Dave's Parad…
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Episode 15
Road To Stardom
En Vogue sings "Hold On". Jacques Henri from Paris, when asked to throw it to Mike Walden, draws it out by performing impressions of Julio Iglesias singing "Funky Cold Medina" by Tone Loc, Def Leppard singing the Mr. Rogers theme, and imit…
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Episode 16
Funniest Home Videos Area
Super is celebrating "Elvis week", and decides to hold an Elvis Recollection Contest, where the Super Dave Band will play an Elvis song, and audience members guess the song title. One of the band, Uno Lanka, performs a balancing act. Fuji …
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Episode 17
Water Speed Record
At the Super Dave Marina, Fuji and Super are getting ready to break the water speed record with his boat. He begins by showing off his boat, the SS Super, with its special engine which he hopes to get up to 330 miles per hour with. Back in…
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Episode 18
Robosaurus
Super once again challenges Mitchell Zeidwig to back up his claims by having him perform stunts while playing the piano. At the new Super Dave indoor arena, Fuji helps Super with his "Pent-athalon of Stunts", where he will be doing five da…
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Episode 19
Museum Of Modern Art
At the Super Dave Antique Car Auction, Donald has helped Super set up the space for some of Ron Fawcett's prize automobiles. Ron Fawcett himself shows up as his most valuable car, an 1898 Panhard, is unloaded from the bus cargo area, along…
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Episode 20
Chroma-Key
Super holds the Super Dave recollection contest, where audience members get a chance to win shirts and hats by watching video clips of previous stunts and answering detail questions. One of the contestants has to perform a balancing act. A…
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Episode 21
Car Phone Warning System
Michel Lauziere plays Ode to Joy on wine glasses, then changes his pants in ten seconds. Randy Travis sings "It's Just a Matter of Time". At the Super Dave Test Track, Super and Fuji explain their work with the North American Highway Patro…
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Episode 22
Soccer Stadium
The Smothers Brothers open the show with Tom explaining about how one brother usually gets confused with the other, then sing a lively tune about Super Dave. Tom Smothers then becomes the "Yo-Yo Man" and dazzles the audience with his trick…
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Episode 23
Flight Training School
Sue Medley sings "Love Thing". Jeff Dunham performs with Peanut the Woozle, Jose the jalepeno on a stick, and Peanut's own Little Jeff dummy. At the new Super Dave Flight Training School, Super and Fuji explain how people can visit and wat…
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Episode 24
Earthquake Safety House
Dan Menendez comes back and does a juggling act, and briefly tries a ventriloquism act. KD Lang sings "Trail of Broken Hearts". Super and Donald give a tour of their new Earthquake Safety House, which protects occupants from the effects of…
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Episode 25
Best of Super Dave 3
Time once again for the Best of Super Dave! As per requests from audience members, we see the Bungee School and Little Red Riding Hood at Storybookland. Tony Cox, the president of the network, is up in the box, and it also happens to be hi…

