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Underdog

1964–1967NBCCBSAnimation

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A superhero who rhymes, and one of the last title sequences built around its sponsor's product.

Underdog opens with a main title sequence of 59 seconds.

It arrived on NBC in 1964, when Candid Camera, Guiding Light and As the World Turns were also on the network.

1 sequence55th most looked up of 99 in the 1960sIMDb ↗
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The opening titles

Season 1

59s

Fan upload of the original 1964 intro with the sponsor card left in.

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