Higglytown Heroes

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Higglytown Heroes

From left to right are: Twinkle, Kip, Eubie, Wayne, Fran
Genre Animated series,Children's television series
Starring Frankie Ryan Manriquez (Wayne)
Taylor Masamitsu (Eubie)
Liliana Mumy (Twinkle)
Rory Thost (Kip)
Edie McClurg (Fran)
Country of origin USA
No. of episodes 39 (as of April 2006)[1]
Production
Running time half-hour
Broadcast
Original run September 12, 2004 – current
Links
IMDb profile

Higglytown Heroes is a children's television series currently airing on the Playhouse Disney portion of the Disney Channel, or, on some cable networks, the Playhouse Disney channel. The theme song of the show, Here in Higglytown, is performed by They Might Be Giants.

The characters, who are modeled on Matryoshka nesting dolls, explore their city and the people in it. Along the way, they meet "Higglytown heroes", the people in their community who make it a better place. The main human characters include Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, and Kip; Fran, who is almost always with them, is a red squirrel. Pizza guy also appears in every episode.

Higglytown heroes have ranged from firefighters to dentists to snow plow operators, whose voice actors are frequently guest celebrities. The series encourages involvement in the community, and means to inspire children to consider the importance of individuals who contribute to the world and make it better place.

The characters introduce the featured Higglytown community member through song, normally requiring help from 'someone special' and collectively singing the verse:

  • "Someone special who could it be ?
  • This job's too big for you and me
  • We need some help
  • But never fear-o
  • It looks like a job for a Higglytown Hero"

(enter the hero that sings the introduction:)

  • "I'm a Higglytown Hero, bold and true
  • I help the town with the things I do"

(bulk of song is then sung, tailored specifically to the profession of the character or 'hero', ending in:)

  • "I'm a Higglytown Hero, bold and good
  • I help my friends just like I should"

(characters now all join in together)

  • "So we'll work real hard, thats what we'll do
  • So we can be a hero
  • Just like you !" (cue fireworks)


Season 1

Up a Tree / Missing Grandpop

Twinkle Tooth / Flower Power

First Snow / All Tire'd Out

Flappy's Not Happy / Electric Evening

- Great Un-Expectations / Snow Dazed

Smooth Operator / Stinky Situation

Weather or Not / Green in the Gills

Halloween Heroes

Smells Like a Mystery / Ship Ahoy!

Soup With Stars / The Happy Friendly Sparkly Toast Club

Catch Up With Ketchup / Star Struck

Twinkle's Star

Twinkle's Masterpiece / The Egg-cellent Adventure

Wayne's Ripping Adventure / Meet Eubie's Cousin

Say What? / Higgly Harmonies

Wayne's Good Guess / Wayne's 100 Special Somethings

Patty Cake / Havin' A Ball

Bright Lights, Big City / Kip's Shadow

Fran Takes a Hike / Mystery at Kip's House

Kip Joins the Circus / Baby Boom

Twinkle's Favorite Author / Don't Fence Me In

Higgly Hoedown / Eubie's Turbo Sled

Kip's Dad Gets a Strike / A Really Hot Day

Kip's Sweet Tooth /Wayne's Lollipop

Eubie's Pink Dots / Two Bees or not Two Bees

Higgly Frog Day / Eubie's Ele-Fantastic Adventure

Season 2

Twinkle Twinkle Little Fish / All the Wrong Moves

Kip Gets Swing Fever / Wayne's Pieces of Gold

All Warm Inside / Calling All Ducks

  • Philip Anthony Rodriguez-- Furnace Repairman Hero
  • Jentle Phoenix-- Environmentalist Hero

A Valentine For Miss Fern / A Totally Secret Valentine

Cry Baby Pookie / Wait for Me

Balloon-a-Palooza / Wayne's Day Out

A Fran In The Moon

Me and My Shadow / Out to Sea

Don't Wayne on My Parade / Twinkle's Terrific Twirl

  • Nicole Parker -- Window Washer Hero
  • Peter Siragusa -- Ice Resurfacer Hero

Wayne's Big, Big Discovery / Dirigible Day

  • Mo Collins -- Paleontologist Hero
  • Roberto Alcaraz -- Air Traffic Controller Hero


The Legend of Higsquatch

Eubie's Big Boat Float / A Slippery Situation

  • Matthew Kaminsky-- Drawbridge Operator Hero
  • David Jolliffe-- X-Ray Technician Hero
  • Wayne Brady-- Doctor
  • Anne Heche-- Gloria the Waitress

Let's Get Moving / Kip's Rocket Rescue

Corn to be Wild / Overnight Moose

Higgly Island

Shear Luck / Big Night Out

Kip Hits the Road (Calling all Cars)/Amazing Museum

Frozen Fish Follies/ Look Who's Squawking

Wayne's Day to Shine / Wayne Listens Up

A Hoppin' Poppin' Problem / Hay Hay Hay!!

Happy Campers / All Washed Out

Hat's All Folks / Hop Hop Hooray


Shuffleboard Buddies / All Mapped Out

12-Pie Abe / The Day the Diner Stood Still

Saturday Night Higgly / Monster Sandwiches

The Big Pink Elephant Sale / Higglies on Horseback

Buki-Buki Boo-Boo/ Signs of Spring

  • Julianne Grossman- Roofer
  • Henry Dittman- Sign Language Interpreter Hero


Easy to Get Sneezy/Unlock the Magic

  • In the episode Twinkle's Favorite Author, a small tribute to the video game series, Metal Gear Solid, appears in that the two places they visit in one song are Zanzibar Island and Hudson Bay, both important locales in the series.
  • In the episode Kip Joins the Circus when the kids leave from the circus there were pictures of JoJo and Goliath from JoJo's Circus another show from Playhouse Disney.
  • In the original press release for the show's debut, Jane Krakowski was mentioned as one of the guest voices for Season 1, but her episode has not been shown.
  • A garden gnome can be found in every episode.
  • The show is discussed in Thomas L. Friedman's book The World Is Flat, describing how the show is created in a way where many people in different physical locations can work on the project at the same time.
  • This show is redubbed for the UK. Fran is voiced by veteran actress Sue Johnston (The Royle Family, Brookside, [2]), and she is joined by youngsters Africa Nile (IMDB [3]), Amira McCarthy, Jonathan Bee and Matthew Thomas Davies (IMDB [4], [5]).
  • Twinkle and Wayne are brother and sister, we learn that as early as the episode Green in the Gills

  • Victor C. Strasburger and Edward Donnerstein, 1999. “Children, Adolescents, and the Media: Issues and Solutions,” Pediatrics, volume 103, number 1: pp. 129-139: Open Access Copy
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