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| genre              = Animation
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| runtime            = 22 minutes
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| company            = [[Filmation]]
| country            = United States
| network            = [[NBC]]
| first_aired        = {{Start date|1981|09|12}}
| last_aired         = {{End date|1982|03|06}}
| num_episodes       = 26
| list_episodes      = 1 
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'''''Hero High''''' was a 1981–1982 cartoon and live action series created by [[Filmation]] that aired as part of [[NBC]]'s ''[[The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam!]]'' It was about a high school where young superheroes were taught how to use their powers and fight crime.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 |date=2005 |edition=2nd |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=978-1476665993 |pages=469–470}}</ref> Originally intended to be a new entry in Filmation's long-running line of ''[[The Archie Show|Archie]]'' cartoon series, the 1981 series was altered at the last minute because the company's rights to the ''Archie'' characters had expired and new characters had to be created.<ref>[http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jackson_king/archive/2003/12/04/1141.aspx Jim Hill Media: 2003-12-04]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

Twenty-six episodes were produced, with 13 eight-minute stories and 13 twelve-minute stories.<ref name=Scheimer>{{cite book |last1=Scheimer |first1=Lou |last2=Mangels |first2=Andy|title=Creating the Filmation Generation |date=2012 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1-60549-044-1 |pages=183–185}}</ref>

==Main characters==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Character
! Acted and voiced by:
! Powers/Abilities
|-
| A.W.O.L. || [[Lou Scheimer]] || Invisibility (partial or whole)
|-
| Brat-Man || [[Erika Scheimer]] ||Seismic and concussive blasts through "super tantrums"
|-
| Captain California || Christopher Hensel || Flight via his semi-intelligent flying surfboard "Wipeout", "super-shine" smile
|-
| Dirty Trixie || Maylo McCaslin || "Dirty tricks" via gadgets in her "bag of tricks"
|-
| Giggler || Lou Scheimer || Laughing Hyena Mascot
|-
| Glorious Gal || Rebecca Perle || Flight, super strength, telepathy, clairvoyance (possibly other mental powers)
|-
| Misty Magic || [[Jere Fields]] || Mystical powers
|-
| Peter Penguin || Lou Scheimer || A penguin who could fly
|-
| Punk Rock || Johnny Venocour || Minor destructive sonic powers using a guitar and speakers. Super-speed while playing music (suggested in "Do the Computer Stomp")
|-
| Rex Ruthless || John Berwick || "Dirty tricks" via gadgets in his belt buckle.
|-
| Weatherman || Jim Greenleaf || Weather and natural disaster control, flight via clouds. Minor fire powers (suggested in "Off Her Rocker")
|}

===The Hero High Singing Group===
The actors who voice the ''Hero High'' cartoon characters perform onstage as their characters each week in live-action song-of-the-week and comedy-sketch segments during the program.<ref name=Scheimer/>

The Hero High Singing Group:

* Captain California: Lead Vocals
* Glorious Gal: Keyboards/Organ, Background Vocals
* Weatherman: Keyboards/Organ, Trumpet, Background Vocals
* Misty Magic: Tambourine, Background Vocals
* Dirty Trixie: Bass Guitar, Background Vocals
* Rex Ruthless: Drums, Background Vocals
* Punk Rock: Lead Guitar, Background Vocals

===Guest characters===
Occasionally, [[Captain Marvel (DC Comics)|Captain Marvel]] and [[Mary Marvel]] from the ''Shazam!'' segments would appear as guest characters during the ''Hero High'' segments, along with [[Isis (DC Comics)|Isis]], an Egyptian superheroine originally created by Filmation for the 1975 series, ''[[The Secrets of Isis]]''. Some of the ''Hero High'' characters would also appear during the ''Shazam!'' segments.

==Episode list==
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! style="background:#0000A0"| Title
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| EpisodeNumber = 1
| Title = The Art of the Ballot
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| Title = What's News
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|19}}
| ShortSummary = 
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Rat Fink Rex
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|9|26}}
| ShortSummary = 
| LineColor = 0000A0
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = Do the Computer Stomp
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|3}}
| ShortSummary = 
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = Malt Shop Mayhem
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|10}}
| ShortSummary = 
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = Boo Who
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|17}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = Cover Twirl
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|24}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = My Job Is Yours
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|10|31}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = Girl of His Dreams
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|7}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = The Not So Great Outdoors
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|14}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Off Her Rocker
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|21}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = Follow the Litter
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|11|28}}
| ShortSummary = 
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = Jog-a-long
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|12|5}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = He Sinks Starships
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|12|12}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = Starfire, Where Are You?
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|12|19}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = The Captives
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1981|12|26}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = High Rise Hijinx
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|1|2}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = Track Race
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|1|9}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| Title = A Clone of His Own
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|1|16}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| Title = Game of Chance
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|1|23}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| Title = The Umpire Strikes Back
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|1|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| Title = The Human Fly
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|2|6}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| Title = Big Bang Theory
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|2|13}}
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}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| Title = Law of the Pack
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|2|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| Title = A Fistful of Knuckles
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|2|27}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| Title = The Blow-Away Blimp
| OriginalAirDate = {{start date|1982|3|6}}
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|}

==DVD release==
BCI Eclipse LLC (under its Ink & Paint classic animation entertainment label, under license from then-rightsholder [[Entertainment Rights]]) released ''Hero High: The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 on May 8, 2007. The 2 disc set includes many special features. The episodes presented uncut, digitally remastered and in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] order.

{| class="wikitable"
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! DVD Name
! Ep #
! Release Date
|- style="text-align:center"
| ''Hero High: The Complete Series''
| 26
| May 22, 2007
|}

'''Features:'''
* Full-length Audio Commentaries for episode "A Fistful of Knuckles" and the Kid Super-Power Hour wraparound segments and song.
* Hero High Spotlight interviews with actors, producers, writers and artists (55 minutes)
* "The Magic of Filmation" Documentary: A half-hour history of the animation studio, with producers, writers, animators, historians, and other Filmation personnel.
* Rare "Kid Super Power Hour" footage (approx. 20 minutes): the live-action opening credits, joke segments, and theme song.
* Hero High Art and Photo Gallery
* Booklet with Episode Guide and Trivia
* DVD-ROM Material: Scripts and Storyboards
* Trailers of other Ink & Paint releases

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|3555528|Hero High}}
* [https://archive.today/20130117204532/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Filmation_Associates/H-R/The_Kid_Super_Power_Hour/Hero_High/index.html Big Cartoon DataBase: ''Hero High'']

{{Children's programming on NBC in the 1980s}}

[[Category:1980s American animated television series]]
[[Category:1980s American high school television series]]
[[Category:1981 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:1981 animated television series debuts]]
[[Category:1982 American television series endings]]
[[Category:Television series by Filmation]]
[[Category:Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios]]
[[Category:American teen animated television series]]
[[Category:Teen superhero television series]]
[[Category:Television shows based on Archie Comics]]
[[Category:American television series with live action and animation]]
[[Category:American children's animated superhero television series]]
[[Category:NBC animated television series]]
[[Category:Isis (DC Comics)]]


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