Super Dave (TV Series) - Running Gags

Running Gags

• An early joke that appears to have been abandoned was Mike Walden mispronouncing Fuji's surname differently every time he mentioned him. As a later gag, Walden is unable to understand Fuji's explanations of stunts, though, despite his heavy accent, the explanations are quite understandable.
• Mike Walden would often comment that safety equipment included "genuine Saskatchewan seal-skin bindings" (even though Saskatchewan is landlocked).
• The stunts/injuries were usually done with the use of dummies, and Super Dave would often do overdubs both during and after the stunt.
• Super Dave would often ask for help, requests which Mike, Donald, and Fuji usually ignored or misunderstood, and leave him alone injured. If they did realize he was hurt, their attempts to help him would usually result in further injury.
• Super Dave would often overdub a "goodnight" speech while waiting injured.
• Super Dave would often comment on his associates' incompetence; he would often refer to Mike Walden as a "putz". Every now and then, he would swear, but it was always bleeped out with a duck's quack or a horn honk, both from Bizarre.
• Scenes would often continue after the characters believed the cameras were turned off.
• Super Dave would often be hit or run over by a vehicle, even when the sequence had nothing to do with them, and often including ambulances after he had already been hurt.
• Some of Super Dave's common catchphrases on the show included noting that something great would "knock your socks off", and exclaiming "new pain!" or "no pain!" when he was being injured.
• Super Dave was often portrayed as self-serving, especially in scenes where he believed he was off-camera.
• The show was often said to be running late, and Super Dave would often chide people for wasting time.
• When naming famous people or other two-word proper names, Super Dave often mistakes one of the names and is corrected by Mike or someone near him, though he seems not to notice. For example, "tennis great Johnny Connors", corrected quickly by Mike to "Jimmy".
• Super Dave was often presented with honors and awards, and then reminded his staff that he did not like to be embarrassed by doing so on the air. He would often receive a trophy, say how much it meant to him, then casually toss it away.
• Super Dave would usually arrive at his stunt and tour segments in a vehicle, often with Donald or Fuji, to a waiting Mike Walden. He would sometimes arrive in unique vehicles including a personal hovercraft and an amphibious car.
• Super Dave would often respond to critics in a disreputable or trashy news source; he would often reveal the name of the source, a reputable source such as 60 Minutes.
• Many Super Dave commercial products were shown, and some were shown to have inflated prices.
• Other services at the Super Dave Compound were shown to have inflated prices.
• He would often invite audience members to participate in contests where they would be winning until the last question, and then be faced with an impossible final requirement, and lose a big prize in favor of Super Dave hats and shirts.
• If Fuji was being exceptionally annoying, Super Dave would usually hand Fuji a small dumbbell, asking him "Here, hold this". Upon grabbing the dumbbell, Fuji would promptly fall to the floor due to its weight.