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Helpsters
Logo for the Helpsters television series.
Genre
  • Children's television
  • Education
  • Musical
Created by Tim McKeon
Written by Tim McKeon
Starring
  • Stephanie D'Abruzzo
  • Ingrid Hansen
  • Jennifer Barnhart
  • Tim Lagasse
  • Martin P. Robinson
Opening theme "How Can We Help You?"
Ending theme "How Can We Help You?"
Composer(s) Paul Buckley
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production location(s) New York City, New York
Running time 22-28 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Apple Inc.
Release
Original network Apple TV+
Picture format 2:1 2160p Dolby Vision HDR
Audio format Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) – present

Helpsters is an American educational children's television series created by Tim McKeon and produced by Sesame Workshop and Big Indie Pictures as an original series for Apple TV+, and premiered on November 1, 2019, coinciding with the launch of the service. A spin-off short series, titled Helpsters Help You!, was released on April 24, 2020, in order to provide children with supportive content during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The show was announced at Apple's "It's Showtime" presentation on March 25, 2019 by Sesame Street's Big Bird and series protagonist Cody.

In March 2021, Apple renewed Helpsters for a third season.

Premise

A group of monsters known as the Helpsters work together to help solve the problems of customers who enter their shop through teamwork and problem solving. The series aims to teach children how to teach children important skills for planning and following directions for the challenges they face, as well as introducing them to basic concepts in coding.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01) April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
2 13 October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16) March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)

Season 1 (2019-2020)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 "Amazing Alie / Robbie & Rhonda Runner" Unknown Tim McKeon November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
2 "Dancer Dave / Astronaut Amrita" Unknown Nick Confalone November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
3 "Singing Starlett / Heart's Family Photo" Matt Vogel Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
4 "Rita Reader / Cody Gets a Cold" Shannon Flynn Liz Hara November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
5 "Musical Mabels / Barbara Birdwatcher" Shannon Flynn Annabeth Bondor-Stone & Connor White November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
6 "Wayne of Wonder / Paleontologist Paloma" Ryan McFaul Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis November 1, 2019 (2019-11-01)
7 "Scatter / Sid Square" Unknown Eva Konstantopoulos April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
8 "Frank the Flyer / Neighbor Nora" Melanie Orr Unknown April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
9 "Isaac Ice / Air Conditioning Repairman Aaron" Unknown Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
10 "Chef Charlie / Fashion Fil" Unknown Nick Confalone & Tim McKeon April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
11 "Basketball Brianna / Heart’s Fish" Unknown Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
12 "Nurse Nina & Farmer Flynn / Firefighter Fran & Painter Pat" Unknown Unknown April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)
13 "Primmflandia Day / Marching Band Marsha" Unknown Annabeth Bondor-Stone & Connor White April 3, 2020 (2020-04-03)

Season 2 (2020-2021)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 "Amazing Atticus / Sea Lovin’ Sam" Unknown Unknown October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
2 "Ballerina Betsy / Pizza Pasquale" Unknown Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
3 "Mini-Golf Mike / Helpsters Need Help" Tim McKeon Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
4 "Helpsters Halloween / Storyteller Sophia" Unknown Unknown October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
5 "Billy Bug / Cody Rides a Bike" Unknown Unknown October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
6 "Mr. Primm’s Spoon Club / Cookie Cornelius" Tim McKeon & Shannon Flynn Unknown October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
7 "Camper Cortez / Artist Andrew & Detective Dudley" Unknown Alex Fox & Rachel Lewis October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)
8 "Helpsters Help Heart / Callie the Clown" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
9 "Park Ranger Percy / Lizard Lizzy" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
10 "Bells and Whistles Will / Beatrice Builder" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
11 "Piano Paul / Grandma Gracie" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
12 "Freeze Pop Felix / Bowling Babette" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)
13 "T-Ball Toni / Trophy Todd" Unknown Unknown March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)

Helpsters Help You (2020)

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 "When Plans Change" Unknown Unknown April 24, 2020 (2020-04-24)
2 "Honorary Helpster" Unknown Unknown May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)
3 "Scavenger Hunt" Unknown Unknown May 8, 2020 (2020-05-08)
4 "Bright Smiles & Hand Waves" Unknown Unknown May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15)
5 "How to Be Together" Unknown Unknown May 22, 2020 (2020-05-22)
6 "Thank You" Unknown Unknown May 29, 2020 (2020-05-29)

Cast and Characters

The series features puppet characters designed and built by Monkey Boys Productions.

Main

  • Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Cody – Cody is the enthusiastic leader of the Helpsters whose positive attitude never fails to rally everyone to action.
  • Martin P. Robinson as Mr. Primm – Mr. Primm is the most sophisticated member of the Helpsters with a secret wild streak. Always willing to help, Mr. Primm gets hung up on doing things the correct way.
  • Tim Lagasse as Scatter – Scatter is the youngest and most innocent member of the Helpsters. He can be scatterbrained at times, but also comes up with ideas by thinking outside the box.
  • Ingrid Hansen as Heart – Heart is the Helpster with the biggest heart. Be careful which instructions you give Heart, because Heart will do exactly what you say.
  • Jennifer Barnhart as Jackie – Jackie is the Helpsters’ closest friend who appears whenever they need an extra hand. She speaks in monster mumbles that only the Helpsters can understand.
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