Backbone.js super() function

Backbone.Model.prototype._super = function(funcName){
    return this.constructor.__super__[funcName].apply(this, _.rest(arguments));
}

// used like this
Model = Backbone.model.extend({
    set: function(arg){
        // your code here

        // call the super class function
        this._super('set', arg);
    }
});

// It is kind of a bummer that you still have to specify the functions name, 
// but I like it better than the alternatives.

// using the constructor with out the super wrapper:
    this.constructor.__super__.set.apply(this, args)
// or referencing the object directly:
    Backbone.Model.prototype.set.apply(this, args);