Teamo Supremo


Teamo Supremo is an American animated television series created by Phil Walsh. Animated in the limited animation style pioneered by Jay Ward, predecessors who inspired its style, it tells of three superhero children: Captain Crandall, Skate Lad, and Rope Girl.
The series made its broadcast debut for ABC's Disney's One Saturday Morning block on January 19, 2002, where most of its first season aired. However, it started regularly airing on Toon Disney in September of that same year, where most of its second season premiered. During the spring of 2003, about half of its second season premiered on what had been by then renamed ABC Kids. On September 13, 2003, it was taken off ABC Kids, leaving the rest of the episodes to premiere on Toon Disney, ending its run by 2004. Thirty-nine episodes were made, with 76 total stories.

Plot

Kid superheroes Captain Crandall, Skate Lad, and Rope Girl protect their state from various bad guys when called in by Governor Kevin. They take on bad guys like Baron Blitz, Madame Snake, Laser Pirate, Helius Inflato, Dehydro, Mr. Large, and other bad guys while also occasionally interacting with the other local superheroes.

Characters

Teamo Supremo

These are the three main characters of the show. None of them are an only child.
  • Crandall / Captain Crandall is the leader of Teamo Supremo, who believes that he is an alien superhero from another planet. He is often addressed as "Cap" by his teammates, and his battle catchphrase is "Buh-Za!" In later episodes, Crandall's seemingly imaginary superpowers and backstory seem to actually become canon. In the finale, he experiences a sudden burst of superhuman strength and defense. Also, his skin turns purple when he gets very angry. His gadgets include a special Level 7 belt, as well as a yo-yo, marbles, a boomerang, and a shield.
  • Hector Felipé Corrio / Skate Lad is the Hispanic member of Teamo Supremo, and the state's skateboarding champion. His main gadget is a patriotic-themed jet-propelled skateboard and his catchphrase is "Chi-Ka!"
  • Brenda / Rope Girl is the sole female member of Teamo Supremo, she has purple hair and a bucktooth and speaks with a Western drawl. Her catchphrase is "Wuh-Pa!", and her gadget is a jump rope, which she uses as a lasso when battling villains, but can also be used to transform herself, Crandall, and Hector into their heroic alter egos when all three jump rope together.

    Allies

  • Governor G. Kevin is the groovy governor of the unnamed state. He always calls for Teamo when necessary and he sometimes has to lend excuse notes if the crime makes Teamo late for class.
  • Chief Epsilon is the chief of police who does not take kindly to Teamo taking police matters into their own hands, but in time starts working alongside them regardless of Teamo being kids. He once tried to operate as a costumed superhero himself, using the code-name 'Lawman', but made a hash of it since his 'gadgets' consisted of an umbrella and an eggwhisk. When arresting villains, the Chief would use some witty comments about them being taken to prison. The Chief also suffers from Beat Deafness.
  • Mrs. Crandall is Crandall's human mother. He refers to her as "Earth Mom" since he thinks he is an alien. She is completely oblivious to the fact that Crandall and his friends are superheroes.
  • Jean Crandall is Crandall's older human sister who is aware of his superhero career. She often gives the team advice, claiming it is necessary if she "wants to be a some day".
  • Mr. Paulson is the eccentric director of Level 7, a top-secret facility that makes Teamo's gadgets.
  • Samantha is Paulson's lab assistant.
  • Mrs. Woolingantz is Teamo's teacher who often excuses them if Governor Kevin needs them. She does not assign much homework, but gets angry when it is not done.
  • Action is Crandall's dog. He is sometimes called to help Teamo in certain missions like Krypto and Ace the Bat-Hound.
  • Mrs. Corrio is Hector's mother.
  • The Twins are Hector's unnamed twin sisters, who often speak gibberish in unison.
  • Brenda's Mom is Brenda's mother, from whom she seems to get her Southern accent.
  • Barclae / Diaper Dude is Brenda's baby brother, who once helped Teamo in one of their adventures. His first spoken word was "Brenda".
  • Teamo's Dads are the kids' respective fathers, but not much is known about them as they've only been seen in one episode. Crandall's dad seems to read the newspaper a lot and Hector's dad runs a skateboard shop.
  • Patience is the Chief's daughter. She has her mother's figure and her father's vocal cords.
  • Mauricio is a black comedian. He has at least twice been the target of villains seeking revenge on him.
  • Tiffany Javelins / Songstress / Sally Smith is a teen pop music singer whom Brenda idolizes. Originally worked for the Mischievous Manager, but turned good after serving time causing the Mischievous Manager and Dr. Droid to hold her captive and make android duplicates of her. She was rescued by Teamo Supremo. Strangely, Toon Disney's official site for the show still labelled her as a villain.
  • B. Barry Berylium is the editor-in-chief of the state's newspaper, The Stately Planet. He prefers being addressed as "Chief" over "Sir".
  • Ollie Jimson is a rookie news journalist who works for Mr. Berylium, who finds it annoying that Ollie never calls him "Chief". His name is a nod to Jimmy Olsen.
  • Viva Voom is Governor Kevin's Dutch girlfriend from high school. She is now a famous actress, but still has her relationship with Kevin.
  • A fellow member of the school faculty is usually the one to tell Mrs. Woolingantz that Governor Kevin needs Teamo's help. Her name was never revealed in the series, nor did she ever actually have dialogue.
  • Newscaster is the state's unnamed newsman who always pops up on TV to deliver news. His name was never revealed.

    Superheroes

There are other superheroes that help keep the state safe from crime:
  • Mr. Gruff is an action hero who Teamo Supremo idolizes.
  • The Silver Shield / Gordon is Crandall's grandfather who has had a Captain America-like superhero identity and fought crime during World War II. His battle cry is "Let freedom ring". His known rogues gallery has included Purple Menace, Tommy Traitor, and Comrade Z.
  • The Dark Talon / Nick is Crandall's other grandfather who has had a Batman-like superhero identity and fought crime during World War II.
  • Captain Excellent is an old superhero whom Crandall idolizes.
  • AARSP is a superhero organization that is short for American Association for Retired Super Persons that is made up of elderly superheroes. Silver Shield and Dark Talon are associated with this group.
  • * Ginormous Knight is a large knight-themed superhero and a member of AARSP.
  • * Commander Tiny is a tiny superhero and a member of AARSP.
  • * Mr. Sometimes is a superhero and a member of AARSP who lives up to his name.
  • * Not So Lazy Susan is a namesake superhero and a member of AARSP who is an expert at hand-to-hand combat.

    Villains

Recurring

  • Baron Blitz is a short blue-skinned German-accented man, possibly from an alien world himself. He is known for taking control of wax statues and later on bronze statues and animatronics. Baron Blitz is from Blitzlevania.
  • Technor the Mechanized Man is originally invented by Paulson to be a robot psychologist, he became power-hungry. Technor often travels in his power-sucking Magna Body. The character is a spoof of Marvel Comics villain MODOK.
  • * Techno-Creeps are the henchmen of Technor. Their outfits are similar to the A.I.M. Agents.
  • Chopper Daddy is a motorcycle-themed villain.
  • * Scooter Lad, also known as Snake, also known as Justin,, is Chopper Daddy's son who rides a scooter. He has tricked Teamo twice into believing they could trust him and his battle catchphrase is "Hoo-Ka!"
  • Madame Snake is a femme fatale with snake-like features the ability to change her appearance, as well as an outrageously bad fashion sense.
  • * Toy Boys are Madame Snake's henchmen.
  • B.B. the Clown / The Birthday Bandit is a birthday clown gone bad who often robs birthday parties and other special occasions. He briefly changed his name to the Valentine Bandit when he kidnapped Viva Voom.
  • * The Party Favors are similarly-dressed henchmen of Birthday Bandit. One Party Favor is named Evelyn.
  • Lary / Laser Pirate is a former colleague of Paulson. He is the only pirate that does not like water due to a college incident that ruined his invention. His hideout is a skyscraper that flies around.
  • * Mauve-Beard is one of Laser Pirate's henchmen.
  • * Chartruese-Beard is one of Laser Pirate's henchmen.
  • * Indigo-Beard is one of Laser Pirate's henchmen.
  • Helius Inflato is a guy who can inflate himself and fly, hence his name. He wants to build a casino in the state but is not allowed to.
  • Dehydro is a former cruise director/diving instructor who gave up his gig and became a water-themed villain and speaks with a British accent. Dehydro claims that humanity's true destiny lies beneath the waves. Dehydro often talks in a redundant manner and overemphasizes nearly everything he says.
  • * Amphibious Army are the minions of Dehydro.
  • Mr. Large is a crime boss who likes large items.
  • * Ernie the Hat is one of Mr. Large's henchmen who wears a fedora.
  • * Mickey the Shirt is one of Mr. Large's henchmen who wears a tropical shirt.
  • * Rosie the Purse is one of Mr. Large's henchmen who is always carrying a purse.
  • Mr. Vague is a rather dull bad guy with grey skin. He is never specific with what he wants to steal.
  • Crawford / The Gauntlet is formerly one of Paulson's co-workers obsessed with power. He continually wreaks havoc with a pair of powerful Gauntlets he is always able to steal.
  • Hypnotheria is a hypnosis-themed villain who thinks of herself as royalty and speaks of herself in the 2nd person.
  • Polly Pixel / Electronica is a former video game designer who was furious over the fact that players constantly beat her games using cheat codes.
  • Dr. 'Droid is an evil scientist who plans to replace all of the State's citizens with robot look-alikes.
  • Le Poodle is a notorious cat burglar from France.
  • The Mischievous Manager appeared as the manager of Songstress where she used her to control all the girls in the state with Songstress' songs. Teamo Supremo managed to defeat the Mischievous Manager who is then arrested by the Chief. She later collaborated with Dr. Droid in a plot that involves a robot version of Songstress.
  • Big Skull is an alien supervillain/real estate baron who was the mastermind behind the Cloaked Skull. His real name is pronounced by clicking one's teeth together three times. He once captured most of the adult superheroes except for Captain Excellent who was attending a celebrity golf tournament at the time.
  • * Cloaked Skull is a masked villain who haunted different locations and was actually just random people controlled by Big Skull using alien technology in the masks.