IMDb isn't a source; not needed for the sound track info, since it's in the interview cited, but needed for the animators and the individual segment directors
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The first Teeny Little Super Guy cartoon took two months to create. Fierlinger spoke at length about the character and production process in a [[2005]] Livejournal post. He initially pitched the idea to producer [[Dave Connell]]. {{quote|It was his [Connell's] idea that the character be a super hero, which made me hate him for that for about a week. I couldn’t understand people who couldn’t come up with anything more original for an animated character than yet another super guy. But Jim Thurman started playing him down and I dropped my resentments. We all followed Sesame Street’s curriculum of topics and I was given a contract to develop the series. I had a couple of months to create the hundreds of cups that were needed to play out any possible scenario and create the sound tracks.<ref name="fierlinger">Paul Fierlinger. [http://community.livejournal.com/tlsg/11770.html?view=52218 Teeny Little Super Guy Livejournal community comment]. April 11, 2005</ref>}}
The first Teeny Little Super Guy cartoon took two months to create. Fierlinger spoke at length about the character and production process in a [[2005]] Livejournal post. He initially pitched the idea to producer [[Dave Connell]]. {{quote|It was his [Connell's] idea that the character be a super hero, which made me hate him for that for about a week. I couldn’t understand people who couldn’t come up with anything more original for an animated character than yet another super guy. But Jim Thurman started playing him down and I dropped my resentments. We all followed Sesame Street’s curriculum of topics and I was given a contract to develop the series. I had a couple of months to create the hundreds of cups that were needed to play out any possible scenario and create the sound tracks.<ref name="fierlinger">Paul Fierlinger. [http://community.livejournal.com/tlsg/11770.html?view=52218 Teeny Little Super Guy Livejournal community comment]. April 11, 2005</ref>}}
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The production started in May 1983, would developed seriously into filming at Fierlinger's House in the Philadelphia suburbs in August 1983 the production for the shorts developed more seriously into filming the first two shorts. A total of 13 segments were produced,
most
of the animation
,
including
additional directing of segments was
done
by
[[Tom Sloan]]
,
along with [[Ondre Ocenas]]
,
and [[Helena Fierlinger]]. The
editing
was
done
by [[
Patrick
McMahon
]],
and
produced
by [[
Edith
Zornow
]].
<ref
name="TLSG">Teeny
Little
Super
Guy
[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0818883/].
March
2,
2017</ref>
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The production started in May 1983, would developed seriously into filming at Fierlinger's House in the Philadelphia suburbs in August 1983 the production for the shorts developed more seriously into filming the first two shorts. A total of 13 segments were produced,
much
of the animation
was
also
done
with
[[Tom Sloan]] along with [[Ondre Ocenas]] and [[Helena Fierlinger]]. The
theme
song
and background score were composed
by [[
Larry
Gold
]],
with
lyrics
by [[
Stuart
Horn
]].
[[Essra
Mohawk]]
sang
the
vocals,
recorded
to
create the illusion of four-part harmony.
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The theme song and background score were composed by [[Larry Gold]], with lyrics by [[Stuart Horn]]. [[Essra Mohawk]] sang the vocals, recorded to create the illusion of four-part harmony.
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Teeny Little Super Guy later appeared in [[Hidden Gems|a cameo]] during [[Episode 4196]], as one of the seven items [[Luis]] manages to extract from [[Leela]]'s troubled washing machine. Luis, Leela and [[Elmo]] give a rather befuddled look, indicating that they're surprised to see the famous character after so many years.
Teeny Little Super Guy later appeared in [[Hidden Gems|a cameo]] during [[Episode 4196]], as one of the seven items [[Luis]] manages to extract from [[Leela]]'s troubled washing machine. Luis, Leela and [[Elmo]] give a rather befuddled look, indicating that they're surprised to see the famous character after so many years.
==Segments==
==Segments==
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<gallery widths="210" spacing="small" orientation="landscape">
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TLSG.Alice.jpg|{{GNH|"Baseball"}}Director/Animator: Paul Fieringer
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Superguy beaters.jpg|{{GNH|"Egg Beater"}}Director/Animator: Helena Fierlinger
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Superguy pet.jpg|{{GNH|"Pet Spoon"}}Director/Animator: Tom Sloan
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TLSG.Reallygoodhat.jpg|{{GNH|"Redhat"}}Director/Animator: Ondre Ocenas
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TLSG.Danger.jpg|{{GNH|"Safety and Danger"}}Director/Animator: Paul Fierlinger
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Superguy school.jpg|{{GNH|"School"}}Director/Animator: Frank Oz
</gallery>
</gallery>
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| align="center" | School <hr> [[Episode 2621]]
| align="center" | School <hr> [[Episode 2621]]
| Teeny Little Super Guy reminisces to his friend Eugene, who starts kindergarten tomorrow, about his own first day at school. {{sketchrelease|video=''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
| Teeny Little Super Guy reminisces to his friend Eugene, who starts kindergarten tomorrow, about his own first day at school. {{sketchrelease|video=''[[40 Years of Sunny Days]]''}}
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| align="center" | Pet Spoon <hr> [[Episode 2640]]
| align="center" | Pet Spoon <hr> [[Episode 2640]]
| R.W. Shipshape wants a pet spoon, so Teeny Little Super Guy teaches him the importance of being responsible with a pet.
| R.W. Shipshape wants a pet spoon, so Teeny Little Super Guy teaches him the importance of being responsible with a pet.
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| align="center" | <hr> [[Episode 2675]]
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Safety and Danger
<hr> [[Episode 2675]]
| Teeny Little Super Guy talks about the time he learned the importance of safety.
| Teeny Little Super Guy talks about the time he learned the importance of safety.
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| align="center" | <ref>[http://ottawa.awn.com/archives/hamilton86.html Ottawa International Animal Festival program]. 1986</ref> <hr> [[Episode 2755]]
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Redhat
<ref>[http://ottawa.awn.com/archives/hamilton86.html Ottawa International Animal Festival program]. 1986</ref> <hr> [[Episode 2755]]
| 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.<br />Note: The pet spoon that appears in this cartoon is given the name "Arthur J. Cronk", a reference to a character from ''[[The Electric Company]]''.
| 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.<br />Note: The pet spoon that appears in this cartoon is given the name "Arthur J. Cronk", a reference to a character from ''[[The Electric Company]]''.