Hero Elementary
Hero Elementary is a 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 has 40 half-hour episodes, each of them containing two segments.
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| Created by | Christine Ferraro Carol-Lynn Parente |
| Based on | "Super Hero School" by Aaron Reynolds |
| Directed by | Paul Hunt |
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| Opening theme | "(You Belong at) Hero Elementary", performed by Divine Brown and Cal Dodd |
| Ending theme | "(You Belong at) Hero Elementary" (instrumental) (End Credits Version) |
| Composer | Lorenzo Castelli |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (80 segments) |
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| Executive producers | Carol-Lynn Parente Lisa Olfman Joy Rosen Joann Freese Christine Ferraro |
| Producer | Trent Locke |
| Production companies | Portfolio Entertainment Twin Cities PBS |
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| Network | TVOKids (Canada) PBS Kids (U.S.) |
| Release | June 1, 2020 – January 4, 2022 |