''Hero Elementary'' is a children's animated television series created and produced by Portfolio Entertainment and

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. The series premiered on June 1, 2020 to January 4, 2022, on

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. The series was created by co-creators Carol-Lynn Parente and Christine Ferraro, who previously worked on ''

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''. 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.

Premise

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

Characters

Main

The Sparks' Crew are the main characters of the series. The members are: * Lucita Sky (voiced by Veronica Hortiguela) is a good-natured and caring

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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 Vertigo is a condition in which a person has the sensation that they are moving, or that objects around them are moving, when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, perspira ...

; when flying high, Lucita always inadvertently looks down and she must be rescued herself. * AJ Gadgets (voiced by Jadiel Dowlin) is a brilliant

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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

jet pack A jet pack, rocket belt, rocket pack or flight pack is a device worn as a backpack which uses jets to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and the first working experimental d ...

for transportation. * Sara Snap (voiced by Stephany Seki) is a tomboyish

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girl who has both the power of

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and

teleportation Teleportation is the hypothetical transfer of matter or energy from one point to another without traversing the physical space between them. It is a common subject in science fiction and fantasy literature. Teleportation is often paired with tim ...

. At times, Sara's teleportation can malfunction and take her to the wrong places. She is also allergic to

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, which temporarily remove her powers. * Benny Bubbles (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a cheerful and good-natured

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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

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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. Like Lucita, Mr. Sparks is fluent in Spanish. He also occasionally drives the Sparks' Crew Van for when the students have missions elsewhere. * Fur Blur is a

hamster Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets. The best-known species of hamster is the golden or Syrian ...

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 Hamster balls are hollow spheres made of clear plastic into which hamsters, gerbils, degus and other small rodent pets are placed, allowing them to run around outside their cages without the risk of running away or getting lost under furniture. ...

Other

* Heidi (voiced by

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) wears a pink shirt, green overalls, white socks, and purple shoes. * Jada (voiced by

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) wears a pink flower, a pink dress, orange leggings, and purple flats. * Freeze Louise (voiced by

) and Petie Heat (voiced by

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) 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

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) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class who can stretch to great lengths with his elastic body. * Dr. Inventorman (

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) is a hero inventor. * Hail Caesar (

) is a weather-related superhero. * Athletica (

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) is an athletic superheroine that the students idolize. * Captain Bounceback (Alexa Hazael) is a superheroine who has the ability to bounce. * Mrs. Mangia (

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) is the school's cafeteria supervisor.

Episodes

Series overview

Broadcast

The series first premiered on

in the United States on June 1, 2020, then it premiered on

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and

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in Canada on July 7, 2020, and premiered on

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in Latin America and

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Persian in 2022.

Reception

Polly Conway of

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said "helpful friends use skills and science to solve problems".

Notes

References

External links

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