Superstretch and Microwoman
Superstretch and Microwoman are a fictional, shape-shifting, husband and wife crime-fighting team, shown as a segment of Tarzan and the Super 7 television series 1978-1980).{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=826–827}}
Fictional biography
On the surface Chris and Christy Cross were just your average suburban couple. But when they sprang into action, Chris could take virtually any shape (such as a plane, a robot, a rubber ball, a perfect double of a villain, etc.).
Christy could, as her name implied, shrink to microscopic size. Frequently tagging along on their adventures was their little dog, Trouble. The duo was a new concept for superhero cartoons in that they were the first African-American man/woman duo, and that they did not change into superhero costumes when the need to use their powers came, or adopt a "secret identity", simply wearing ordinary clothes. They were generally seen in lightweight adventures that were resolved simply, although a few episodes had them dealing with major crimes or a supernatural evil. Some times if the need arose, Christy and Chris would use their powers not to fight crime, but to accomplish household chores.
First appearance
- Superstretch and Microwoman - a segment of Tarzan and the Super 7 (Filmation for CBS, September 9, 1978)
Episodes
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = Bad Things Come in Small Packages
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|9|9}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = The Ringmaster
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|9|16}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = The Toymaker
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|9|23}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Future Tense
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|9|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Phantom of the Sewers
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|7}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Shadow on the Swamp
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|14}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Great Candy Bar Caper
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|21}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = The Superstretch Bowl
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|28}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Superstarch and Magnawoman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|11|4}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Sugar Spice
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|11|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Gnome Man's Land
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|11|18}}
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Voices
- Chris/Superstretch voiced by Ty Henderson
- Christy/Microwoman voiced by Kim Hamilton
- Lt. Buzz Tucker voiced by Howard Morris
References
External links
- [https://archive.today/20130117230333/http://www.bcdb.com/bcdb/cartoon.cgi?film=27054&m=n The Big Cartoon Database]
Category:1970s American superhero television series
Category:Black characters in animation
Category:African-American characters in television
Category:Fictional characters who can stretch themselves
Category:Fictional shapeshifters
Category:Fictional married couples
Category:Fictional characters who can change size
Category:Television series segments
Category:American black superhero television shows
Category:Tarzan and the Super 7
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