Sidekick (TV series) facts for kids
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| Genre | Comedy Superhero Animated sitcom |
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| Directed by | Joey So (Season 1–2) Kerry Sargent (Season 2–3) |
| Voices of | Miklos Perlus Christian Potenza Denise Oliver Stephanie Anne Mills Ron Pardo Tony Daniels |
| Theme music composer | William Kevin Anderson |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Michael Décsi |
| Production location(s) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 22 minutes (2 11-minute segments) |
| Production company(s) | Nelvana |
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| Original network | YTV |
| Picture format | 720p ( HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | September 3, 2010 – September 14, 2013 |
Sidekick is a fun Canadian animated TV show. It's a comedy about superheroes! Todd Kauffman and Joey So created the series. It first aired on September 3, 2010, and finished on September 14, 2013. You could watch it on YTV. The show is based on earlier short cartoons. These shorts were called The Not-So-Superheroic Adventures of Sidekick. They were part of a TV series called Funpak in 2005.
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Story of Sidekick
The show follows a boy named Eric. He is an orphan and lives in the city of Splittsboro. This city is based on Scarborough, Toronto in Canada. Eric and his best friend, Trevor, are training to become sidekicks. They go to a special school called the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks. Their friends Vana and Kitty also train there.
Eric has a big secret. His superhero mentor, Maxum Man, has disappeared! Maxum Man is the greatest superhero ever. Eric and Maxum Brain, a super-smart computer, must keep this a secret. They do everything they can to make people think Maxum Man is still around. This is hard because Eric has no powers himself.
At the academy, Eric also deals with his strict guardian, Maxum Brain. His grumpy teacher is Professor Pamplemoose. There's also an evil villain named Master XOX. Eric and his friends often get into trouble. They usually have to clean up their own messes!
Episodes
The Sidekick TV show has many exciting episodes. There are 3 seasons in total. Each episode is about 22 minutes long. It usually has two shorter stories inside it. You can find a full list of all the adventures in the List of Sidekick episodes.
Characters
Main Characters
- Eric Needles (Miklos Perlus): Eric is the main character. He was adopted by Maxum Man to be his sidekick. He has a big crush on Vana. Later, he also likes Mandy Struction. Eric grew up in an orphanage. He always wears a T-shirt with a skull on it. Eric and Trevor often cause trouble. They don't always think things through. Eric has no powers, but his friends help him. They give him good advice to handle villains.
- Trevor Troublemeyer (Christian Potenza): Trevor is Eric's best friend. He often gets Eric into silly situations. Trevor's dad is Master XOX, but Trevor doesn't know this! Trevor also knows Maxum Man is missing. He helps Eric keep it a secret. He went to Sidekick Academy to become a henchman for his dad.
- Vana Glama (Stephanie Anne Mills): Vana is very ambitious and a bit of a diva. She is not easily impressed. She can be shallow and often acts mean to Eric. Even so, Eric has a huge crush on her. Vana doesn't know that Maxum Man is missing. She would be very scared if she found out.
- Kitty Ko (Denise Oliver): Kitty is a bit strange but gives good advice. She is also good with computers and fixing things. Kitty has a huge crush on Eric. She can be a bit obsessed with him. Like Eric, she is an orphan. Kitty also doesn't know that Maxum Man is missing.
- Maxum Brain (Tony Daniels): Maxum Brain is a super-smart computer. He is Eric's guardian. He used to be Maxum Man's assistant. He is very strict about rules. He likes to keep the mansion clean. He speaks with an East Indian accent.
- Maxum Man (Ron Pardo): Maxum Man is Eric's favorite superhero. He has powers similar to Superman. He went missing, so Eric and Maxum Brain pretend he is still around. Maxum Man sometimes accidentally creates his own enemies!
Other Characters
- Mr. Martin Troublemeyer/Master XOX (Scott McCord/Ron Rubin): He is Trevor's dad. He wants Trevor to be a good boy. Trevor doesn't like him much unless he gets angry. When Trevor isn't looking, his dad turns into the villain Master XOX!
- Professor Pamplemoose (Patrick McKenna): He is the strict headmaster at Sidekick Academy. He is also Eric's grumpy teacher. He runs the school like a tough camp. He wants to turn students into sidekicks. He often punishes Eric, sending him to detention.
- Golly Gee Kid (Ron Pederson): He was Maxum Man's sidekick a long time ago. He appeared in old training films. His main job was doing chores. Now, he works as the school janitor.
- Mandy Struction (Stacey DePass): Mandy is a student at the henchman school. She later becomes a bit of a good guy. She is Eric's new crush. She wears special boots that can cause tremors when she stomps. She is taller than the other kids. Kitty used to dislike her because of her crush on Eric.
- Allan Amazing (Scott McCord): Allan is a handsome and popular student. He acts nice but secretly hates Eric. He is very self-centered. He will do anything to be better than others, especially Eric.
- Kid Ruthless (Carter Hayden): He is a big, tough student. He seems like a bully. He bothered Eric for stealing his sidekick name. He was popular for his music. He became nice to Eric after Eric beat him in a DJ battle.
- Mayor Swifty (a.k.a. Mayor Swift): He is the mayor of Splittsboro. He really wants to see Maxum Man. He dislikes another hero named Static Clint.
- Madam Needles (a.k.a. Maxum Mom): She is Maxum Man's mother. She really dislikes Master XOX. She is tough, like her son. She has visited Eric at the Maxum Mansion a few times.
- Melvin Needles (a.k.a. Maxum Mel): He is Maxum Man's older brother. He is also tough. He has a sidekick named Mouse Boy.
- Joshua Sideburns: He is a movie star. Kitty is obsessed with him. He visits Splittsboro to film movies.
- Opossum Man (Patrick Warburton): He is another superhero in Splittsboro. He is like a funny version of Batman. He wants criminals to "play dead" like opossums. He has a sidekick named Boy Vermin.
- Boy Vermin: He is Eric's old friend from the orphanage. He is Opossum Man's sidekick. He is like a funny version of Robin. His real name is Glenn.
Where Sidekick Aired Around the World
Sidekick was shown in many countries!
- In the United States, it started on Cartoon Network on June 13, 2011. It also aired on Qubo for a while.
- In Southeast Asia, it premiered on Disney XD on September 13, 2013.
- In Australia and New Zealand, it started on Disney XD on April 9, 2015.
- In the UK and Ireland, the show premiered on CBBC on September 1, 2014.
See also
In Spanish: Sidekick (serie de televisión) para niños
