Superbook, also known as Animated Parent and Child Theatre, is an anime television series initially produced by Tatsunoko Productions in Japan in conjunction with the Christian Broadcasting Network in the United States and more recently solely produced by CBN for global distribution and broadcast.
The series chronicled the events of the Bible's Old and New Testaments in its 52 episode run. The first 26 episodes aired from October 1, 1981 to March 29, 1982. The series returned as Superbook II with 26 episodes to air from April 4, 1983 to September 26, 1983. Between both series in the first run was the companion series The Flying House. The Christian Broadcasting Network is currently producing a new Superbook series and has released fourteen episodes.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | How It All Began | 1981-10-01 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | My Brother's Keeper | 1981-10-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | The Flood | 1981-10-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Test | 1981-10-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Here Comes the Bride | 1981-10-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Double Trouble | 1981-11-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | A Dream Come True | 1981-11-12 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | The Miracle Rod | 1981-11-19 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Those Amazing Trumpets | 1981-11-26 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Pitchers of Fire | 1981-12-03 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Muscleman | 1981-12-10 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | The First Christmas | 1981-12-17 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Miracles of Love | 1981-12-24 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | The Best News Yet | 1981-12-31 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Mother's Day | 1982-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | The Patience of Job | 1982-01-14 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Big Fish and Little Fish | 1982-01-21 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | The First King | 1982-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | The Giant Killer | 1982-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Superbrain | 1982-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | A True Prophet | 1982-02-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Flaming Chariots | 1982-02-25 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | The Lion's Den | 1982-03-04 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Nehemiah and the Walls of Jerusalem | 1982-03-11 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | The Beauty Queen | 1982-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | The Mighty Convert | 1982-03-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Where, Oh Where... | 1983-04-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | Hot Dog | 1983-04-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | The Test of Faith and Obedience | 1983-04-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Love at First Sight | 1983-04-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | Father's Pet | 1983-05-02 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | All About Dreams | 1983-05-09 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Hostage | 1983-05-16 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | The Family Reunion | 1983-05-23 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 9 | A Gift from Heaven | 1983-05-30 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 10 | The Burning Bush | 1983-06-06 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 11 | No More Plagues | 1983-06-13 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 12 | So You Want to Go Back to Egypt! | 1983-06-20 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 13 | Snakes and a Donkey | 1983-06-27 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 14 | Worth Fighting For | 1983-07-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 15 | The Good Left Arm | 1983-07-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 16 | Stick in the Mud | 1983-07-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 17 | That's a Promise | 1983-07-25 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 18 | Just Rewards | 1983-08-01 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 19 | A Wonderful Gift | 1983-08-08 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 20 | The Mighty Little Shepherd | 1983-08-15 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 21 | The Bigger They Come | 1983-08-22 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 22 | Faithful and True | 1983-08-29 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 23 | David the King | 1983-09-05 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 24 | In All His Glory | 1983-09-12 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 25 | The Wicked Queen | 1983-09-19 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 26 | A Matter of Time | 1983-09-26 | 30 min |
