''Hero High'' was a 1981–1982 cartoon and live action series created by

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that aired as part of

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's ''

The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! ''The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!'' is an NBC Saturday-morning cartoon produced by Filmation Studios in 1981. The half-hour show included two cartoon stories, with a variety of live-action wraparound segments. ''Hero High'' featured a gro ...

'' It was about a high school where young superheroes were taught how to use their powers and fight crime. Originally intended to be a new entry in Filmation's long-running line of ''

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'' cartoon series, the 1981 series was altered at the last minute because the company's rights to the ''Archie'' characters had expired and new characters had to be created.Jim Hill Media: 2003-12-04
/ref> 26 episodes were produced, with 13 eight-minute stories and 13 twelve-minute stories.

Main characters

The Hero High Singing Group

The actors who voice the ''Hero High'' cartoon characters perform onstage as their characters each week in live-action song-of-the-week and comedy-sketch segments during the program. The Hero High Singing Group: * Captain California: Lead Vocals * Glorious Gal: Keyboards/Organ, Background Vocals * Weatherman: Keyboards/Organ, Trumpet, Background Vocals * Misty Magic: Tambourine, Background Vocals * Dirty Trixie: Bass Guitar, Background Vocals * Rex Ruthless: Drums, Background Vocals * Punk Rock: Lead Guitar, Background Vocals

Guest characters

Occasionally, Captain Marvel and

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from the ''Shazam!'' segments would appear as guest characters during the ''Hero High'' segments, along with

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, an Egyptian superheroine originally created by Filmation for the 1975 series, ''

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''. Some of the ''Hero High'' characters would also appear during the ''Shazam!'' segments.

Episode list

DVD release

BCI Eclipse LLC (under its Ink & Paint classic animation entertainment label, under license from then-rightsholder

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) released ''Hero High: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on May 8, 2007. The 2 disc set includes many special features. The episodes presented uncut, digitally remastered and in

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order. Features: * Full-length Audio Commentaries for episode "A Fistful of Knuckles" and the Kid Super-Power Hour wraparound segments and song. * Hero High Spotlight interviews with actors, producers, writers and artists (55 minutes) * "The Magic of Filmation" Documentary: A half-hour history of the animation studio, with producers, writers, animators, historians, and other Filmation personnel. * Rare "Kid Super Power Hour" footage (approx. 20 minutes): the live-action opening credits, joke segments, and theme song. * Hero High Art and Photo Gallery * Booklet with Episode Guide and Trivia * DVD-ROM Material: Scripts and Storyboards * Trailers of other Ink & Paint releases

References

External links

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Big Cartoon DataBase: Hero High
1980s American animated television series 1980s American high school television series 1981 American television series debuts 1982 American television series endings Television series by Filmation Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios NBC original programming Teen animated television series Teen superhero television series Television shows based on Archie Comics American television series with live action and animation American children's animated superhero television series {{animation-tv-prog-stub