Hero Elementary

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Hero Elementary
Genre	Children's television series Educational Superhero
Created by	Christine Ferraro Carol-Lynn Parente
Based on	"Super Hero School" by Aaron Reynolds
Directed by	Paul Hunt
Voices of	Veronica Hortiguela Jadiel Dowlin Stephany Seki Stacey DePass Carlos Diaz Denise Oliver Barbara Mamabolo Cory Doran Martin Roach Ana Sani
Theme music composer	Steve D'Angelo Terry Tompkins
Opening theme	"(You Belong at) Hero Elementary", performed by Divine Brown and Cal Dodd
Ending theme	"(You Belong at) Hero Elementary" (instrumental) (End Credits Version)
Composer	Lorenzo Castelli
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	40 (80 segments)
Production
Executive producers	Carol-Lynn Parente Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen Joann Freese Christine Ferraro
Producer	Trent Locke
Production companies	Portfolio Entertainment Twin Cities PBS
Original release
Network	TVOKids (Canada) PBS Kids (U.S.)
Release	June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01) – January 4, 2022 (2022-01-04)

Hero Elementary is a children's animated television series created and produced by Portfolio Entertainment and Twin Cities PBS.^[1] The series premiered on June 1, 2020, on PBS Kids. The series was created by co-creators Carol-Lynn Parente and Christine Ferraro, who previously worked on Sesame Street.^[2] The series involves the students of "The Sparks' Crew"—Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap and Benny Bubbles—who are trained in superheroics by their quirky and enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Sparks. Together the students work as a team, using their own unique superpowers, as well as the "Superpowers of Science" to help people, solve problems, and try to make the world a better place. The series has 40 half-hour episodes, each of them containing two segments.^[3]

Premise[edit]

The series involves "The Sparks' Crew", a group of students from Hero Elementary: AJ Gadgets, Lucita Sky, Benny Bubbles, & Sara Snap and their excited teacher, Mr. Sparks. and the class pet Fur Blur, Also Known as "Sparks' Crew Hamster".

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

• Lucita Sky (voiced by Veronica Hortiguela) is a good-natured and caring Hispanic-American girl who inherited the power of flight from her grandmother. She serves as the leader of the Sparks' Crew. Because she can fly, Lucita can often be seen hovering off the ground. Ironically, she is acrophobic and appears to also suffer from vertigo; when flying high, Lucita always inadvertently looks down and she must be rescued herself.
• AJ Gadgets (voiced by Jadiel Dowlin) is a brilliant autistic African-American boy who has the power of thought projection, meaning he can project pictures of his own thoughts in front of others, and also enjoys inventing all kinds of gadgets. He has a backpack that contains all his super inventions and doubles as a jetpack for transportation.
• Sara Snap (voiced by Stephany Seki) is a tomboyish Japanese-American girl who has both the power of super strength and teleportation. At times, Sara's teleportation can malfunction and take her to the wrong places. She is also allergic to coconuts, which temporarily remove her powers.
• Benny Bubbles (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a cheerful and good-natured Greek-American boy able to create bubbles (that only he can pop) for various purposes. He is also an avid animal lover, particularly jumping in to rescue abused or frightened animals during missions. He very often provides comic relief throughout the series, cracking jokes/puns and making flashy introductions.
• Mr. Enrique Sparks (voiced by Carlos Díaz) is the students' teacher who guides them through their superhero training, Mr. Sparks is the narrator of the episodes and also the mentor of the Sparks' Crew. Mr. Sparks is fluent in Italian. He also occasionally drives the Sparks' Crew Van for when the students have missions elsewhere.
• Fur Blur is a hamster who's the class pet and also runs really fast, Fur Blur's thoughts are exposed in large clouds. And it's clear through her emojis that she'll be as bright as the Sparks Crew one day. She can often be seen on the heads and shoulders of Mr. Sparks and the other students. Fur Blur often drives around in a red toy car while inside her hamster ball.

Other[edit]

• Heidi (voiced by Denise Oliver) wears a pink shirt, green overalls, white socks, and purple shoes.
• Jada (voiced by Barbara Mamabolo) wears a pink flower, a pink dress, orange leggings, and purple flats.
• Freeze Louise (voiced by Denise Oliver) and Petie Heat (voiced by Cory Doran) are twin siblings who make up "Team Tornado", and possess ice and fire abilities respectively.
• The Amazing Memory Kid (voiced by Stephany Seki) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class who wears a blue memory helmet. Despite his name, he doesn't have a very good memory.
• "Turbo" Tina (voiced by Ana Sani) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class who runs really fast.
• "Rubberband" Robbie (voiced by Jonathan E. Gordon) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class who can stretch to great lengths with his elastic body.
• Dr. Inventorman (Martin Roach) is a hero inventor.
• Hail Caesar (Cory Doran) is a weather-related superhero.
• Athletica (Kristin Fairlie) is an athletic superheroine that the students idolize.
• Captain Bounceback (Alexa Hazael) is a superheroine who has the ability to bounce.
• Mrs. Mangia (Julie Lemieux) is the school's cafeteria supervisor.

Production[edit]

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Episodes[edit]

Season 1 (2020-22)[edit]

Broadcast[edit]

The series first premiered on PBS Kids in the United States on June 1, 2020, then it premiered on TVOKids and Knowledge Network in Canada on July 7, 2020,^[6] and premiered on Discovery Kids in Latin America and IRIB TV2 Persian in 2022.^[7]

Reception[edit]

Polly Conway said "helpful friends use skills and science to solve problems"^[8]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Official website
• Hero Elementary at IMDb
• Hero Elementary at TVOKids