Hero Elementary facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hero Elementary
Genre	Children's television series Educational Superhero
Created by	Carol-Lynn Parente Christine Ferraro
Directed by	Paul Hunt
Starring	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)
Composer(s)	Lorenzo Castelli
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	27 (54 segments)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Carol-Lynn Parente Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen Joann Freese Christine Ferraro
Producer(s)	Trent Locke
Running time	22 minutes (11 minute segments)
Production company(s)	Portfolio Entertainment Twin Cities PBS
Distributor	Twin Cities PBS
Release
Original network	PBS Kids (U.S.) TVOKids (Canada)
Picture format	HDTV (720p)
Audio format	Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release	June 1, 2020 (2020-06-01) – present

Hero Elementary is an American-Canadian children's animated television series created and produced by Portfolio Entertainment and Twin Cities PBS. 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. 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) – A girl who has the power of flight, and is the leader of the Sparks' Crew. Because she can fly, she can often be seen hovering off the ground. However, she has a fear of heights.
• AJ Gadgets (voiced by Jadiel Dowlin) – A boy who has the power of thought projection, and also enjoys building all kinds of gadgets. He has a backpack that contains all his super inventions and doubles as a jetpack for transport. He is on the autism spectrum.
• Sara Snap (voiced by Stephany Seki) – A girl who has the power of super strength, and can also teleport anywhere by snapping her fingers. At times, her teleportation can take her the wrong places.
• Benny Bubbles (voiced by Stacey DePass) – A boy who has the power of bubble generation, and is a devoted animal lover.
• Mr. Sparks (voiced by Carlos Díaz) – The students' fun-loving teacher, who guides them through their superhero training. He's the narrator of the episodes. He speaks Spanish. He drives the Sparks' Crew Van when he and his class are leaving the school to go to a mission outside of it.
• Fur Blur – A female hamster who's the class pet and also runs really fast. When she thinks, her thoughts are exposed in thought clouds. She can often be seen on the heads and shoulders of Mr. Sparks and the Sparks' Crew. She often drives around in a red toy car while inside her hamster ball.

Other

• Heidi (voiced by Denise Oliver) – A young girl outside of Hero Elementary. She wears a pink shirt, green overalls, white socks, and purple shoes.
• Jada (voiced by Barbara Mamabalo) – A young girl outside of Hero Elementary. She wears a pink flower, a pink dress, orange leggings, and purple shoes.
• Freeze Louise (voiced by Denise Oliver) – A cyan blue-haired girl who can freeze anything. She attends class "Team Tornado" at Hero Elementary.
• Petie Heat (voiced by Cory Doran) – A red-haired boy who can melt anything. He is the twin brother of Freeze Louise. He also attends class "Team Tornado" at Hero Elementary.
• The Amazing Memory Kid (voiced by Stephany Seki) - A boy who wears a blue memory helmet on his head and, despite his name, he doesn't really have a good memory. Although he's a student at Hero Elementary, he is in "The Mighty Brights" class.
• Turbo Tina (voiced by Ana Sani) - A girl who runs really fast. She is also a student at Hero Elementary, and she's also attends "The Mighty Brights" class as well.
• Rubberband Robbie (voiced by Jonathan E. Gordon) - A boy who can stretch to great lengths with his elastic body. He is also a student at Hero Elementary, and he's also a member of "The Mighty Brights" class.
• Dr. Inventorman (Martin Roach) - A hero inventor.
• Hail Caesar (Cory Doran) - A weather-related superhero.
• Athletica (Kristin Fairlie) - A athletic superheroine that young heroes idolizes.
• Captain Bounceback (Alexa Hazael) - A superheroine who has the ability to bounce.

Episodes

Broadcast

The series first premiered on PBS Kids in the United States on June 1, 2020, then it premiered on TVOKids in Canada on July 7, 2020, and will premiere on Discovery Kids in Latin America in 2021.