''Super Adventure Team'' is an American comedy series shown on the cable television network

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in 1998. The show is a superhero satire series using

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History

The show's co-creators, Rob Cohen and Dana Gould, met when writing for '' The Ben Stiller Show''. The show debuted in July 1998 with a six-episode run. The marionettes were voiced by comedians popular at the time – using aliases: *Talia Criswell was played by

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– stage name Barbara St. Bill *Benton Criswell was played by

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– stage name Francis Mt. Pleasant *Chief Engineer Head was played by creator Dana Gould – stage name Benjamin Venom *Major Landon West was played by Daran Norris – stage name James Penrod *Colonel Buck Murdock was played by Wally Wingert – stage name Grant W. Wyllie Keith Marder of the ''

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'' gave the show a positive review, saying that the use of puppetry gave the show an original look. He also thought that the show's comedy had the potential to make it a cult classic.

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* * 1990s American satirical television series 1990s American superhero comedy television series 1998 American television series debuts 1998 American television series endings American action television series American adventure television series American television shows featuring puppetry MTV original programming {{US-comedy-tv-prog-stub