Here’s an old short film that made the round in 2002. Stand–up comic Rex Navarrete produced the Maritess vs. The Superfriends based on his live comedy routine. Here’s a synopsis:

Did you ever wonder why whenever you’d watch “The Superfriends” on a Saturday morning way back in the day, that the Hall of Justice was kept so nice and clean? Well, it was because of their Filipina maid (Maritess) who you never saw. We’ve all heard about the plight of all the Overseas Foreign Workers leaving the Philippines in the thousands just to find jobs good enough to send money back to their families in the islands. Many of them still suffer disgraceful working and living conditions beyond our comprehension, oftentimes silently.

Even our own Superfriends can treat these domestic laborers very much in the same manner and this one of their stories…

The audio and visuals have been re-rendered in HD. To get more out of this short, it helps to have an understanding of the Superfriends. You can also download the track on .

Maritess vs The Superfriends