Series synopsis
Sidekick is a Canadian animation comedy kids television series that premiered on YTV on September 11, 2010. It ended on December 2, 2017. It was created by Todd Kauffman, Joey So, Matt Fleckenstein, Robert Peacock. It stars Miklos Perlus, Christian Potenza, Denise Oliver and Stephanie Mills.
Most kids dream of being superheroes. Not Eric Needles. Eric dreams of being a sidekick. So you can imagine his elation when his favorite superhero, Maxum Man, selects Eric to be his sidekick. But things take a weird turn when, on the day that Eric is scheduled to start being a full-time sidekick, Maxum Man vanishes. The superhero's disappearance leaves Eric responsible to convince the world that Maxum Man is still on the job, doing what a superhero does. Eric's peers include Kitty Ko, a boy-cra ...
Premise
Most kids dream of being superheroes. Not Eric Needles. Eric dreams of being a sidekick. So you can imagine his elation when his favorite superhero, Maxum Man, selects Eric to be his sidekick. But things take a weird turn when, on the day that Eric is scheduled to start being a full-time sidekick, Maxum Man vanishes. The superhero's disappearance leaves Eric responsible to convince the world that Maxum Man is still on the job, doing what a superhero does. Eric's peers include Kitty Ko, a boy-crazy heroine who serves up stellar advice.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Miklos Perlus as Eric (voice)
- Christian Potenza as Trevor (voice)
- Denise Oliver as Kitty (voice)
- Stephanie Mills as Vana (voice)
- Patrick McKenna as Professor Pamplemoose (voice)
- Tony Daniels as Maxum Brain (voice)
- Scott McCord as Martin (voice)
- Ron Rubin as Master XOX (voice)
Guest cast
- Ron Pardo as Maxum Man (voice)
- Martin Roach as Superintendent
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 104 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 52 | September 11, 2010 | June 18, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 28 | October 19, 2011 | July 21, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 24 | October 6, 2014 | December 2, 2017 |
| Season 4 | 0 | May 5, 2018 | August 23, 2018 |
| Season 5 | 0 | August 25, 2018 | September 15, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Maxum Man Mark Two Eric shirks his cleaning duties by trying to source it out to an angry Man Maid, who then comes to attack Eric. Meanwhile the two boys have cloned Trevor’s hamster, mistakenly making a hamster/Maxum Man hybrid, which Trevor takes to school. |
September 11, 2010 |
| 2 |
To Party Perchance To Party Vana is throwing a party and Eric and Trevor try to crash it while having to deal with an escaped super villain Drilliam Shakespeare. |
September 11, 2010 |
| 3 |
Gone Gaga In order to get attention from Vana, Eric uses some supergoggles. However, it makes everyone love him, and he tries to get them off. |
September 18, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
My Brother, My Pimple Eric gets a pimple which grows into a Siamese twin type clone attached to his face. Which wouldn’t be so bad, except that the clone is better at everything than Eric. |
October 19, 2011 |
| 2 |
The Superest Day of the Year Eric experiences his first parade on Hurray for Splittsboro Day, only to discover it’s a full contact event and he’s about to be destroyed. |
October 15, 2011 |
| 3 |
Love Fights It’s Valentine’s Day in Splittsboro. Eric is excited to give his homemade card to Vana, only to discover that he has to first fight his way through all her other suitors before he can give it to her. |
October 22, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Teacher’s Pet When Trevor is transferred to a fantastic new Sidekick school the entire student body follows him – except for Eric who is stuck as the sole remaining student and new BFF of creepy Professor Pamplemoose! Eric vows to escape his teacher’s clutches and join the gang at their new school. |
October 6, 2014 |
| 2 |
Opossum Man With Opossum man, a new super hero comes to visit, along with Glenn, it wows him all of Splittsboro. But it’s his new Sidekick that gets Eric’s attention, after having adjustments with their toilet. |
October 6, 2014 |
| 3 |
Black Top, Dark Matter Eric must evade XOX while undertaking a dangerous mission. |
December 13, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Forbidden A station had announced that an episode of the show that the gang hates will have its main character team up with ISIS fighters. But caused fear not only amongst Canada but also the whole world as the future episode praises terrorism (which violated the CRTC's policy of promoting terrorism). Due to fears amongst people, Vana, Kitty and Mandy goes to Ottawa and have the episode pulled off the air. |
May 5, 2018 |
| 2 |
Birds of a Feather / Cheesecake Day Eric and Trevor have absolutely nothing in common until the day their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery. / After Madame make a cheesecake challenge, They want you to know what he wins. |
May 6, 2018 |
| 3 |
Lasanga Krattorum / Pirates Ahoy After Mikey was cheating Lasagna when XOX makes a giant food. / When evidence surfaces that the Sidekick and their friends are descended from pirates, the Kids suspends the Team from duty and Bunsen leads the way in clearing their names. |
May 12, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primal Advice | August 25, 2018 |
| 2 | All Bottled Up | August 26, 2018 |
| 3 | Trouble at the T-Rex / Extreme of the Hydrox Park | September 15, 2018 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | YTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 11, 2010 |
| Last aired | December 2, 2017 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday at 12:00:00 |