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Sidekick (TV series)

Sidekick is a Canadian animated television comedy series created by
Todd Kauffman (former co-director of Total Drama, and later co- Sidekick
creator of Grojband and Looped) and Joey So. The series ran from
September 3, 2010 to September 14, 2013 on YTV. The series is based
on the original shorts originally titled The Not-So-Superheroic
Adventures of Sidekick aired as part of the 2005 TV series,
Funpak.

Contents Genre Comedy

Action/Adventure
Plot Fantasy[1]
Characters Superhero
Main characters
Created by Todd Kauffman
Recurring characters
Joey So
Episodes
Directed by Joey So (Season 1–2)
Broadcast
Kerry Sargent (Season
See also
2–3)
References
External links
Voices of Miklos Perlus
Christian Potenza
Denise Oliver
Plot Stephanie Anne Mills
Ron Pardo
The series is about an orphan boy named Eric, with his best friend Tony Daniels
Trevor and his two female friends, Vana and Kitty, who are training to
Theme music William Kevin Anderson
become sidekicks at the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks in the city of
composer
Splittsboro. While dealing with intense sidekick training, Eric must
also contend with his strict guardian Maxum Brain, his grumpy
Composer(s) Don Breithaupt
Anthony Vanderburgh
teacher Professor Pamplemoose, the evil Master Xox and keeping
secret the disappearance of his superhero mentor Maxum Man from Country of Canada
the city. origin
No. of 3
Characters seasons
No. of 52 (104 segments)
episodes (list of episodes)
Main characters
Production
Eric Needles (voiced by Miklos Perlus) – Eric was adopted as
Executive Joey So
the sidekick to Maxum Man, the greatest superhero of all time

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(before he disappeared). He also has a huge crush on Vana, but producer(s) Todd Kauffman
he later seems to be more infatuated with Mandy Struction. He
grew up in an orphanage because he has no known parents, Doug Murphy (Season 1–
although in the Funpak short: the Evil Trevor, Eric says that he 2)
once had a dad who spit on his face all the time, until he died. He
was adopted by Maxum Brain. Eric always wears a t-shirt with a
Colin Bohm (Season 3)
skull on it. He and Trevor always get into trouble and they don't Irene Weibel(Season 3)
have common sense. He and his friends are often forced to clean
up the messes they caused. In the Funpak shorts, he was voiced Producer(s) Michael Décsi
by Peter Oldring.
Trevor Troublemeyer (voiced by Christian Potenza) – Eric's best Running time 22 minutes (2 11-minute
friend and partner-in-shenanigans, Trevor always ropes Eric into segments)
all sorts of hijinks. His father is Master XOX but he, along with
everyone else, is completely unaware of this. Production YTV
Kitty Ko (voiced by Denise Oliver) – Despite being a bit strange, company(s)
Kitty gives the rest of the group advice, and is somewhat a good
hacker and fixer. She has a huge crush on Eric and has a bit of a Release
stalker-like obsession towards him. She literally has two left feet
revealed in "Trip Van Twinkle Toes". In the Funpak shorts, she Original YTV
was voiced by Stephanie Beard. network
Vana Glama (voiced by Stephanie Anne Mills) – Vana is a hyper-
Picture 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
ambitious prima donna who is not easily impressed and is
extremely shallow. She often tortures Eric and hates him for no format
apparent reason. Despite this, Eric has a huge crush on her,
often oblivious to her selfish, snobby, and more-often-than-not Audio format Dolby Digital
sour-hearted character. In the Funpak shorts, she was also Original September 3, 2010 –
voiced by Sugar Lyn Beard.
Maxum Brain (voiced by Tony Daniels) – Eric's guardian due to
release September 14, 2013
the fact that Maxum Man is missing. He is a computer with lots of External links
gadgets and acted as Maxum Man's assistant before his
disappearance. He is strict about following rules and keeping the Website (http://sidekick.ytv.com/)
mansion clean and speaks with an East Indian accent.
Maxum Man (voiced by Ron Pardo) – Eric's favorite superhero, before Eric became his current sidekick, with
Superman-like powers. After he goes missing, Eric and Maxum Brain do everything for him to make it seem like
he never left. It seems that Maxum Man always makes his own enemies purely by accident.

Recurring characters
Martin Troublemeyer (a.k.a. Master XOX) – Trevor's dad. All he wants is what is best for Trevor and for him to
be a good boy, which is why Trevor can't stand him. He tries to stay calm because of his short temper. The only
time Trevor likes him is when he gets angry. However, when Trevor is not looking, his dad becomes the super
villain known as Master XOX. When he is Mr. Troublemeyer, he is voiced by Scott McCord and when he is Master
XOX, he is voiced by Ron Rubin. He is the main antagonist of the series and he also Maxum Man's nemesis.
Professor Pamplemoose – The cruel Headmaster at the Sidekick Academy and Eric's grumpy teacher,
Pampelmoose is a strict disciplinarian who runs the school like it was prison camp. He has devoted his life to
turning worthless students into worthless Sidekicks. He is voiced by Patrick McKenna. In the Funpak shorts, he
was voiced by Alex Nussbaum.
Golly Gee Kid – Golly Gee Kid was Maxum Man's sidekick in the old days, often seen in Maxum Man's Sidekick
Academy training films. While a sidekick, it seemed that his primary job was to perform chores around the
mansion. He is now the school's janitor. He is voiced by Ron Pederson.
Mandy Struction – A student at the henchman school and Eric's new crush. She has seismic boots that can
cause tremors in the floor whenever she stomps down. She is much taller than the other kids, suggesting she
might be older than them. She also has a crush on Eric, which is why Kitty hates her. She appeared in the
episodes "Match Dot Con", "Henchman for a Day", "Mandy-O and Eric-Et", "Oh Trevor, Where Art Thou?" and
"Walter Ego Presents: Vapo House". She is voiced by Stacey DePass.
Allan Amazing – Allan is a handsome student who is popular with the female students. Although he acts nice
and sensible, he has an immense hatred for Eric and is a narcissist who will do anything to best anyone,

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especially Eric. He is voiced by Scott McCord.

Kid Ruthless – A big tough student who seems to be a bully, as he tortures Eric for stealing his Sidekick Identity
Name. He was popular with the students for his music. He was nice to Eric after Eric defeated him in a DJ Battle.
He appeared in the episodes "Identity Crisis" and "Drop The Needles".
Mayor Swift – The Senior Mayor of Splittsboro, all he wants to do is to see Maxum Man, which happened once in
"Ain't No Party Like a Maxum Brain Party". He also has a hatred on a fired Super Hero, Static Clint, as shown in
"The Spark is Gone". Swift also appeared in the Episode "The Maxum Switcheroo".
Maxum Mom – Maxum Man's Mother, who has an intense dislike of Master XOX. She is tough like her son, and
has visited and cared for Eric a couple of times in the Maxum Mansion. She has appeared in the episodes
"Maxum Mom", "Shopping Spree", "Family Fun Day" and Eric poses as her in the Episode "The Maxum
Switcheroo" to expose the fake Maxum Man.
Maxum Mel – Maxum Man's older brother. He is tough like his brother and visited the Maxum Mansion one time.
He has a sidekick named Mouse Boy. He appeared in "Of Mouse and Mel".
Joshua Sideburns – A movie star with whom Kitty is obsessed. He visits Splittsburo to act in upcoming movies.
He appeared in the episodes "Comic Book Zombies", "Teenage Mummies in Love" and "Maxum Method".
Opossum Man – Another Superhero in Splittsburo who is a parody of Batman and always wants to make crime
and criminals play dead like real opossums do. He also has a sidekick named Boy Vermin. He appears in
"Opposum Man".
Boy Vermin – Eric's old friend from the orphanage and Opossum Man's sidekick dressed as a rodent who is a
parody of Robin and he always assists Opossum Man. His real name is Glenn. He appears in "Opposum Man".

Episodes
Originally aired
Season Episodes
First aired Last aired

1 26 September 3, 2010 February 19, 2011

2 14 October 8, 2011 April 14, 2012

3 12 June 1, 2013 September 14, 2013

Broadcast
In the United States, the series premiered on Cartoon Network alongside Almost Naked Animals on June 13, 2011
until October 2012. As of March 27, 2017, the series is currently airing on Qubo.

Also, the series premiered on YTV & Nickelodeon in Canada on September 3, 2012.

In the UK and Ireland, the series premiered on CBBC and Going Live on 1st September 2014.

In Asia, the series premiered on Disney Channel in Asia on March 6, 2018.

See also
My Hero Academia – A manga by Kōhei Horikoshi with a similar concept.

References
1. Sidekick (http://www.moviefone.com/tv/sidekick/226614/main), Moviefone.com

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External links
Official website (http://sidekick.ytv.com/)
Sidekick (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1746428/) on IMDb

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