wait remember krypto the super dog and no i ain't talking about some way to spend and probably lose
your life savings i'm talking about a dog one that is pretty super a super dog if you will crypto
with a k the superdog was a warner bros dcau show about superman's best friend the bestest boy ever
crypto the superdog sorry there's just something so fun in saying the full thing
all the way out and for some reason i also think of jason lee's underdog when saying
it woof who remembers this in the show however krypto's best friend isn't superman it's kevin
who is kevin you may ask well he's a boy that's it he's just a regular boy who lives in a suburb
with a little sister a next-door neighbor and a normal admiration for superheroes
exciting with 39 total episodes each episode is split into two 11 minute segments
we follow the adventures of krypto kevin and his animal friends in fighting crime
saving animals and fighting to thwart the maniacal plans of the evil mechanic cat now with a new
crypto movie dropping in theaters featuring dwayne the bark bark johnson what better time to revisit
krypto the superdog than right here write me out wait right roof whatever play the intro
all right all right you can come along supervising producer alan burnett said that in creating crypto
cartoon network established that they wanted a comedy adventure show with a heavy emphasis on the
comedy we mostly wanted to give the kids a good time burnett says would have cost less to just get
me some chicken nuggets pokemon cards and whatever this is than to create a whole show but hey to
each their own the story of crypto's journey from krypton to earth is quite different in the series
that is presented in the comics first appearing in adventure comics issue 210 we see the younger
events of superman as superboy as we introduce crypto the superdog into the whole mix of things
and in particular this origin story for crypto sees jor l superman's dad who is trying to save
krypton this takes place years before krypton is actually destroyed and jarrell was testing
different rockets to get off the planet but before testing with actual kryptonians they decided to
use animals specifically in this case the family dog crypto i could just smell peta all over this
now aside from his journey through space getting knocked off course and somehow just roaming around
till he crash lands on earth conveniently where superman super boy is this whole situation did
cause some problems at home sure how could you be so cool as to deliberately shoot our baby's
pet up into space but will he come back alive i'll check on my telescope view screen uh bad
news laura the rocket didn't return as i planned crypto will orbit in space forever oh you sent
krypto to his doom i never want to see you again jorel i'm leaving you did laura mean it yeah she
took me along and we used a unique form of krypton transportation hope tight kell this tube car will
take hold tight cow ow this tube car will take us across the city in seconds we'll live with my
mother but that storyline is not fun and colorful enough for this dc show rather than that the first
episode of the series details crypto's trip to earth from his perspective by saying that he was
sent into a spaceship as a puppy in an experiment then suddenly a planetary evacuation protocol put
him in a hibernation-like sleep and derailed his course towards earth the next time he woke up
he was approaching earth as a fully grown dog when crypto arrives on earth he pretty quickly accepts
that he won't ever see his old family again and goes off to look for a new boy to be his owner he
is unwelcome by the children that he meets until he runs into a lonely outcast boy named kevin who
had just moved to metropolis they immediately hit it off and without much resistance from kevin's
parents he is allowed to keep crypto without sparing much time either he is immediately put
to work by saving various people but mainly animals from danger all around metropolis
with all of clark kent's superpowers he's quickly recognized and labeled
superdog and you guessed it without his giant ass on his collar and big billowing red cape he
is unrecognizable to anyone else oh wait who's this random dog with the blessing of superman
crypto lives with kevin and often accompanies or joins him on various social commitments like
birthday parties babysitting summer camps and they often have to dodge his classmates friends
and parents in keeping crypto's secret identity red kryptonite now it's crypto the super dog
trip joe the super dog now continues
crypto is voiced by sam vincent his voice is crypto is often one of mature reason which is
surprising because he aged completely while he slept so it doesn't quite make a lot of sense
that he would be so wise maybe he's born with it he is often teaching his friends lessons and
sporting an immaculate sense of responsibility he's an unwavering icon of self-assuredness
and morals his breed is not specified in the series but in past live-action shows like
titans and smallville he has always been played by dogs that are labrador retrievers or a mix
of some kind of lab with whip-it or terrier mix as well speaking of other appearances of crypto
we're gonna have another one real soon like real real soon like as in three days from this upload
soon in dc league of super pets wow it's almost like this video was perfectly planned to come
out right when this movie was what a coincidence we will see krypto and his other crime-fighting
animal friends as they save superman in this upcoming animated film releasing in theaters
on july 29th 2022 it has quite an insane cast list almost like it was a competition to get
as many recognizable names on a project as well and no the name of the film is
not dwayne johnson despite some of the posters misleading you to that but he does voice crypto
kevin hart keanu reeves john krasinski and so many more people are in this film the list just
keeps going outside of the usual marketing for an animated film they have been advertising the film
as another comedy team-up between dwayne johnson and kevin hart dwayne is crypto and kevin is ace
the bat hound coincidentally though if you're looking for something a little different than
the newest modern day version of crypto and you specifically want more of the cartoon crypto
which we are discussing today a few days after the release of dc league of super pets the complete
dvd set for crypto the superdog will be released on august 2nd 2022 of course i pre-ordered it
this is probably why they haven't added it to hbo max quite yet but maybe soon enough they
might cause now feels like a great time to do so regardless it's just nice to see that even in the
today era of having a new animated crypto that the mid-2000s crypto is not lost or forgotten about
anyway back to the characters of krypto the superdog kevin whitney is played by alberto
gisi he also doesn't have too much of a distinct personality besides his understandable immaturity
which causes him to rush into situations without thinking things through kevin also possesses a
universal translator that crypto brought with him from krypton which when equipped in his ear
allows him to understand crypto and really any other animal in the world i mean i've always
wanted this ability but sure give it to kevin krypto is not short on animal friends either he
quickly befriends and almost immediately gives his morally ambiguous neighbor streaky the cat
some of his superpowers by accident he is voiced by brian drummond he also meets and
teams up with ace the bat hound voiced by scott mcneil and the dogs of the dog star patrol group
including brainy barker mammoth mutt bulldog they didn't even try with that one paul pooch
tail terrier tusky husky hot dog and truly what a group on a more villainous side of this he is
fighting against animal evil-doers including snooki wookums and delilah who both work for
the dog star patrol cyborg arch enemy mechanic cat oh this is this is so camp and i love it
premiering on the boomerang programming block of cartoon network on march 25th 2005 running
for a total of two seasons with 39 episodes it was a successful show in fact supervising
producer alan burnett said it's one of the most successful shows i've ever done i found a lot of
charm in every half hour and it's great writing for young kids it is still fondly remembered by
audiences that have now grown up and although it didn't win any formal awards it was nominated
for an ursa major award in 2005 which is the furry fandom's equivalent of the hugo awards
no literally that's what it says right there it's fan nominated and fan selected despite positive
audience feedback crypto the superdog was not immune to the kryptonite infused cleaver of the
network chopping block and wasn't renewed for a third season it doesn't look like we'd ever
get that third season for a few reasons like oh i don't know it's been like 17 years there's a new
crypto on the block and i'm sure there's a third reason out there but reasons one and two alone are
pretty convincing but if dc sees that their league of super pets movie is something that young fans
are interested in it will not be the last we'll see of crypto we may even get a new variation
of crypto for a show outside of the movie so the character is very much still alive and
thriving in the dc universe for now you can watch this video and who doesn't want to do that oh wow
the tough crowd it's taking a bath anyway you're watching kevin and his best four-legged friend
crypto the super dog now coming your way an all-new crypto the super dog here on hwd
overall the show offers a very fun and lighthearted take on a vigilante fighting crime
everything seems to take place in an animal kingdom urban environment as the ones in need
of help are often bugs and animals that crypto can communicate with his first act of vigilantism is
saving a bunch of zoo animals from drowning in a sinking ship side characters frequently return
and we get to know and love a lot of them even the villains the colorful style and lighthearted
soundtrack give it that campy nostalgia that original 1950s superman comics had with the bright
colors and significant lack of blood and gore and death the stakes though never seem to be that dire
even when kevin is falling off a building and will surely die if crypto is even a second too late but
we all know he's gonna save them and honestly so do they as they don't seem to be traumatized or
concerned themselves a good juxtaposition to this is when ace the bat hound is introduced
and his overall demeanor is much more somber and serious than kryptos reminding the audience of the
lack of severity within the show and for someone who's just finished season 3 of the boys recently
it's a nice little break from the anxiety and dread that that show causes me even though i
do love it dearly however the very lighthearted tone can get repetitive and the lack of stakes
suddenly make it less engaging it's a good show to have on in the background or to watch in small
doses because again it's a kids show so you're not going to be getting the in-depth trauma-induced
character development and exploration there's not a lot there to really amuse the intellectual side
of my brain as a lot of the cleverness of the show doesn't transcend the show itself which is
completely fine by the way it stays in its lane acting as this semi-spoof of typical superhero
content by making it more animal centered the light tone of the show aids the bright color
palette giving it this warm and inviting aura to attach to it's cute and it has action and it has
i don't know kevin each episode is a nice little capsule within itself and although there is a
villain that carries over from episode to episode by the time an episode ends everything has been
resolved and justice has been served sadly though the show came to an end on december 15 2006. not
much is said beyond the fact that it just didn't continue do we all know that the character of
crypto the whole intellectual property in general isn't forgotten about and is still being used in
various projects and even like i mentioned literally in a full-length animated film
coming out this week of this video posting while this crypto may be gone there is always the new
dvd set coming out to bring you right back oh and the other non-cartoon add-ons to the show as well
video game wise cartoon network released a few flash player based games on their website
like heroes unleashed in x-ray fetch and of course though since it is a comic property
dc actually released a series of comic books based on the show's canon specifically
lasting for six issues just nice to see a bit of extra love on the side of the show itself but what
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