Fearo

**Fearo** is the fourth episode arc of *The Underdog Show.* In these series of episodes, Sweet Polly Purebred (and Underdog) set out to capture Fearo the Ferocious.

## Story

### Part 1 (#17 - 11/28/1964)

Network TV Exec O. J. Skweez needs a new concept for a TV show to save his failing network. He sends his top reporter- Polly to a remote South Sea Isle to find and return the world's biggest monster Fearo the Ferocious. Before long, Polly is aboard Captain Coward's ship bound for the tropics. Shoeshine Boy also hitches onto the crew to protect his true love, the skipper and the crew from Fearo. Unfortunately, the seas of the tropics are filled with dangerous seas creatures that terrorize the crew to the point of mutiny. The crew takes Polly, Captain Coward and Shoeshine Boy prisoner and prepares to force the trio to walk the plank.

### Part 2 (#18 - 11/28/1964)

The mutinous crew tries to send Polly, Captain Coward and Shoeshine Boy to Davey Jones' Locker. But Shoeshine Boy hides behind a rock and becomes Underdog. He bests the crew and saves the Captain and Polly. With Underdog helping to supervise things, the expedition heads for the South Seas Isle to find Fearo. It turns out that the Isle is even more dangerous than the ocean. As our valiant troupe encounters a group of meat eating dinosaurs, only Underdog is able to defeat the creatures, but at the cost of sapping his super powers. And so, as our hero becomes weary, Fearo comes out of the brush and comes menacingly towards the expedition.

### Part 3 (#19 - 12/5/1964)

Fearo comes of the jungle and gets a hold of Underdog. The giant ape plays roughly with our hero, treating him like a child's toy. Finally, Fearo discards Underdog and in favor of Captain Coward. Seeing that her hero needs to regain his strength, Polly gives Underdog his energy pill. Before long, Captain Coward is saved and Fearo is tied up and ready for his big TV appearance in front of the whole civilized world. On opening night, as O. J. Skweez introduces Fearo to the TV audience, Polly is feeding Fearo from a giant spoon. The creature growls, startling her; she lets the spoon slip into Fearo's mouth. This sends the ape into a violent rampage. Fearo grabs Polly and runs amok in the city, sending the TV audiences running into the streets.

### Part 4 (#20 - 12/5/1964)

After she inadvertently gave Fearo the giant feeding spoon, the giant ape captures Polly. The army and the police are sent in to stop Fearo at all costs. Shoeshine Boy is busy elsewhere, polishing the footwear of Riff Raff. When Polly's calls for help reaches his ears, it takes a lot of cunning for Shoeshine Boy to get away from the villain and his henchman Mooch. Shoeshine Boy heads to the nearest phone booth to change into Underdog. Flying high over the city, our hero sees the army and the cops attack Fearo with a barrage of shells. Underdog stops the shelling and appeases Fearo by bringing him a large bunch of bananas from a nearby cargo ship. Seeing that having Fearo around is a too dangerous, Underdog returns him to his South Seas Isle, much to the displeasure of O. J. Skweez.

## Trivia

* The dinosaur monsters make distinctive elephant noises.
* This is the first time Underdog uses his powers under his regular Shoeshine Boy alias.
* While Polly is holding onto Shoeshine Boy, he says that he wishes she would let go of him so he secretly could turn into Underdog... *right next to her where she could possibly hear.*
* The episode is inspired by the film *King Kong.*
* This marks the first time Underdog uses his Super Energy Pill ring.