"Higglytown Heroes" (2004) TV series 2004-

Creators:

Holly Huckins
Denis Morella
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Release Date:

September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family

Tagline:

There are heroes all around us.

Plot Keywords:

Surrealism | Disney

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Taylor Masamitsu	...	Eubie (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Frankie Ryan Manriquez	...	Wayne (52 episodes, 2004-2007)
Rory Thost	...	Kip (30 episodes, 2004-2007)
Liliana Mumy	...	Twinkle (22 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Directed by
George Evelyn		(unknown episodes)
Denis Morella		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Holly Huckins		(12 episodes, 2004-2007)
Denis Morella		(10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Chris Nee		(4 episodes, 2004-2007)
William H.K. Mooney		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
David Pitlik		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jack Monaco		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kent Redeker		(unknown episodes)
Ford Riley		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Denis Morella	....	executive producer (10 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jeff Fino	....	executive producer (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Holly Huckins	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
B.Z. Petroff	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Kent Redeker	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Maria Estrada		(44 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Production Management
Carlos Delgado	....	production manager (27 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Art Department
Sean Dicken	....	lead modeler (23 episodes, 2004-2006)
Carlos Delgado	....	design coordinator (23 episodes, 2004-2005)
Gooby Herms	....	color stylist (15 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jung Min Chang	....	technical director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
André Dias	....	dubbing editor / dubbing mixer (50 episodes, 2004-2007)
Dan Montes	....	adr recordist / dialogue recordist (50 episodes, 2004-2007)
Jeff Sheridan	....	adr recordist / dialogue recordist (50 episodes, 2004-2007)
Morten Folmer Nielsen	....	adr editor / adr recordist (41 episodes, 2004-2006)
Brad Semenoff	....	sound editor (24 episodes, 2005-2008)
Vance Walden	....	sound re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ryan Heiferman	....	sound recordist (3 episodes, 2004)
Joseph Adorisio II	....	isdn recordist (unknown episodes)
Keith Hodne	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Abhinav Sah	....	digital compositor (8 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sapan Narula	....	digital compositor: jadooWorks (7 episodes, 2004-2005)
Jin Choi II	....	visual effects producer (unknown episodes)
Vinnakota Gupta	....	lead pipeline technical director: jadooWorks Pvt. Ltd. (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Vivek Shenoy	....	background director (28 episodes, 2004-2005)
Namita Gotephode	....	flash animator (21 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tackmin Lee	....	animator (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Binku Mathews	....	lead rigger (9 episodes, 2004)

Series Editorial Department
Brian Perry	....	second editor (28 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Music Department
Dan Montes	....	music mixer (50 episodes, 2004-2007)
Megan Cavallari	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Phil Szostak	....	production associate (44 episodes, 2004-2007)
Maria Estrada	....	voice director (38 episodes, 2004-2006)
Steve Bannatyne	....	script & music coordinator (28 episodes, 2004-2005)
Ray Filippazzo	....	studio finance executive (16 episodes, 2006-2008)
Marlene Sharp	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Happy Nest
• Wild Brain Productions

Distributors

• Disney Channel (2004) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Disney Channel (2005) (Argentina) (TV)
• Disney Channel (2006-) (Portugal) (TV)

Other Companies

• Soundworks  sound recording studio

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min | USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-Y | Australia:G

Company:

Happy Nest

Soundtrack:

Here In Higglytown

Pretty weak, but not the worst.

My 3-year-old liked this show at first. The bright colors and basic shapes are easy to watch for really small children. After a while though, her interest waned and my patience for this show is at an all-time low.

My main complaint is the all-too-obvious attempt to be politically correct. Besides all the family and ethnic stereotypes, all of the unusual or "cool" heroes (astronauts, zoo-keepers, doctors, nuclear physicists) are all women while men fill the more mundane, everyday roles (bakers, gardeners, garbage collectors). I just think it's weird and silly to try so hard.

The other thing that drives me crazy is the animation. The character's arms disappear whenever they are at rest. If you haven't noticed this, keep an eye on their arms. When someone puts their arms at their side, the arm gets sucked into their body and leaves only a hand sitting on the side of the character. It's strange, distracting and makes me think that the animators could have tried to perfect their technology before making hundreds of shows.

All in all, I don't think this is a terrible show, but I don't like it as much as others. I think it teaches kids some valuable lessons (positive thinking, respect for others) but also implies that every kid needs to find an adult or "hero" to solve every single one of life's problems. I"d like to see the kids (or Pizza Guy for heaven's sake!) succeed on their own every once in a while.