''Hero Elementary'' is an animated children's television series created and produced by

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and

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. The series premiered on June 1, 2020, 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 is currently being produced for 40 half-hour episodes, each of them containing two segments each.

Premise

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

Characters

Main

* Lucita Sky (voiced by Veronica Hortiguela) is a good-natured and compassionate

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girl who inherited the power of flight from her grandparents. 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 Acrophobia is an extreme or irrational fear or phobia of heights, especially when one is not particularly high up. It belongs to a category of specific phobias, called space and motion discomfort, that share both similar causes and options for ...

and appears to also suffer from

vertigo Vertigo is a condition where a person has the sensation of movement or of surrounding objects moving when they are not. Often it feels like a spinning or swaying movement. This may be associated with nausea, vomiting, sweating, or difficulties w ...

; when flying high, Lucita always inadvertently looks down and she must be rescued herself. * Arnold Jasper "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

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for transportation. AJ has expertise in

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

applied science Applied science is the use of the scientific method and knowledge obtained via conclusions from the method to attain practical goals. It includes a broad range of disciplines such as engineering and medicine. Applied science is often contrasted ...

mechanics Mechanics (from Ancient Greek: μηχανική, ''mēkhanikḗ'', "of machines") is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects. Forces applied to objects r ...

computers A computer is a machine that can be programmed to carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as programs. These programs ...

robotics Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of computer science and engineering. Robotics involves design, construction, operation, and use of robots. The goal of robotics is to design machines that can help and assist humans. Robotics integrat ...

cybernetics Cybernetics is a wide-ranging field concerned with circular causality, such as feedback, in regulatory and purposive systems. Cybernetics is named after an example of circular causal feedback, that of steering a ship, where the helmsperson m ...

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence—perceiving, synthesizing, and inferring information—demonstrated by machines, as opposed to intelligence displayed by animals and humans. Example tasks in which this is done include speech re ...

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, and various levels of

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, but is also admittedly fond of

trains In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often know ...

and railroad engineering. * Sara Snap (voiced by Stephany Seki) is a tomboyish

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girl who has both the powers of super strength and

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; she can teleport anywhere by snapping her left fingers. At times, Sara's teleportation can take her the wrong places. She is also allergic to

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; instead of suffering from typical

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symptoms, they cause a loss of powers temporarily. * Benjamin "Benny" Bubbles (voiced by Stacey DePass) is a cheerful and good-natured Australian-American boy who has the power of bubble generation, meaning he can create bubbles for various reasons. Benny is also an avid animal lover, particularly jumping in to rescue abused or frightened animals during missions. He often provides

comic relief Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character, scene, or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. Definition Comic relief usually means a releasing of emotional or other tension resulting from a comic episo ...

throughout the series, making introductions/proclamations in a humorously dramatic manner (e.g. "We must rid our fair city of this pesky plant!") and is rather naive and scatterbrained at times, in contrast to AJ. * 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. Mr. Sparks occasionally drives the Sparks' Crew Van for when the students have missions elsewhere. * Fur Blur is a

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who's the class pet and also possesses the ability of super speed, 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

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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 shoes. * Freeze Louise and Petie Heat (voiced by

(Freeze Louise) and

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(Petie Heat)) are twin siblings who make up "Team Tornado" at Hero Elementary. Louise is a cyan-blue haired student who can freeze anything. Petie is a red spikey-haired student who can melt anything using heat generation. * The Amazing Memory Kid (voiced by Stephany Seki) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class at Hero Elementary who wears a blue memory helmet, The Amazing Memory Kid doesn't really have a good memory. * "Turbo" Tina (voiced by Ana Sani) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class at Hero Elementary who runs really fast. * "Rubberband" Robbie (voiced by Jonathan E. Gordon) is a student in "The Mighty Brights" class at Hero Elementary who can stretch to great lengths with his elastic body. * Dr. Inventorman (Martin Roach) 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.

Production

Episodes

Season 1 (2020-22)

Broadcast

The series first premiered on

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

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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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and IRIB Pooya Persian in 2021.

Notes

References

External links

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