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His catchphrases are equally legendary. He enters a scene apologizing: "Síganme los buenos" (Follow me, the good ones), only to immediately hide behind a door. When he is afraid, he declares: "¡No contaban con mi astucia!" (They didn't count on my cunning!), usually after he has already failed. And when he is congratulated, he humbly deflects: "¡Se los dije!" (I told you so!).
On February 28, 1971, aired for the first time on the show Chespirito . The premise was simple: a clumsy, well-intentioned hero who arrives via "pastillas de ácido lisérgico" (fictional pills that shrink him) and a "súper antenita" (little antenna on his hood) that lights up when danger is near. He came to help the "agonized and terrified," though he usually ended up joining them in their agony and terror.
His catchphrases are equally legendary. He enters a scene apologizing: "Síganme los buenos" (Follow me, the good ones), only to immediately hide behind a door. When he is afraid, he declares: "¡No contaban con mi astucia!" (They didn't count on my cunning!), usually after he has already failed. And when he is congratulated, he humbly deflects: "¡Se los dije!" (I told you so!).
On February 28, 1971, aired for the first time on the show Chespirito . The premise was simple: a clumsy, well-intentioned hero who arrives via "pastillas de ácido lisérgico" (fictional pills that shrink him) and a "súper antenita" (little antenna on his hood) that lights up when danger is near. He came to help the "agonized and terrified," though he usually ended up joining them in their agony and terror. El Chapulin Colorado