Wednesday, April 29, 2009

At Our House We Have the Wisdom of Super Chicken

When you find yourself in danger,
When you're threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin', (cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck)
There is someone waiting,
Who will hurry up and rescue you,
Just call—for Super Chicken! (cluck, awk!)

Fred, if you're afraid, you'll have to overlook it,
Besides you knew the job was dangerous when you took it! (cluck, awk!)

He will drink his super sauce
And throw the bad guys for a loss
And he will bring them in, alive and kickin' (cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck)
There is one thing you should learn
When there is no one else to turn to,
Call—for Super Chicken! (cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck)
Call—for Super Chicken! (cluck, awk!)

-The Super Chicken Theme Lyrics

Scott will be hitting the sexagenarian mark this August, and his job in the pharmaceutical industry is responsible and demanding. These and many other marks of adulthood and the biblical suggestion of "putting away childish things" have in no way diminished his enthusiasm for nor memories of Super Chicken, the short-lived 1967 cartoon series.

He can sing the entire theme song (with gusto); recount how he and one of his college friends had sweatshirts made with the hallmark backward F of Fred, Super Chicken's sidekick; and quote liberally from the 17 episodes. And then launch into another account about the nun who made him divide using Roman numerals.

Welcome to life with Scott. I knew the job was dangerous when I took it.

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