Super Chicken - Recurring Gags

Recurring Gags

The cartoon had several running gags, including:

• To turn into Super Chicken, Henry would take a drink of "Super Sauce." However, the effect of the sauce was never the same each time. One time Fred added too much corn starch, and the sauce had to be eaten with a spoon. Another time, it was 'instant super sauce,' which just needed added water.
• Henry would have a violent reaction moments after drinking the "Super Sauce," nearly always stopping in mid-sentence to cluck loudly as the reaction hit him.
• To dash out to the scene of the action, Super Chicken would exclaim, "To the Super Coupe, Fred!", whereupon Fred would reply, "Roger Wilcox" (a malapropism of Roger Wilco).
• Fred would often ask Super Chicken why he didn't use his "super-vision", to which Super Chicken would respond with something to the effect of "If I had any supervision, do you think I'd be running around dressed like this?"
• In the course of a plan to defeat the bad guys, Super Chicken would suggest something dangerous for Fred's part, which Fred would be reluctant to carry out. When Fred voiced his reluctance, Super Chicken always reminded him, "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!"
• In attempting hazardous or risky stunts as part of the plan, Super Chicken would accidentally injure Fred (such as dropping an anvil on him). Fred would complain, to which Super Chicken responded "You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred!" This saying was used by one of the characters in Niven and Pournelle's novel "Footfall", but not explained for those who did not know about Super Chicken.