18-572: Higglytown Heroes is an American CGI-animated children's television series created by George Evelyn, Holly Huckins, Denis Morella, Kent Redeker, and Jeff Ulin. Produced by Wild Brain and Happy Nest , the series aired on the Playhouse Disney block on Disney Channel in the United States. The show's characters are shaped like Russian nesting dolls . In the show, four children Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip, and their best friend, Fran
36-400: A circus on the playground. Twinkle can't wait to have a favorite author. A cow gets in everyone's way to the annual hoedown. Kip's tooth gets cold. Today is Frog Day, the day where all frogs come back to the swamp. When Kip's dad's bowling ball breaks in half, the kids must get him a new one. Eubie has pink dots when he touches Higgly-ivy. Wayne & Twinkle's mom, Plunkie, goes to
54-413: A tree. Twinkle loses her tooth. Kip's dad's hot dog cart goes missing. The kids try to find stars for soup with stars tonight. The kids must bring ketchup to Kip's dad's hot dog stand. The kids' winter clothes are too small for them. Eubie gets a new bird who looks sad. On the way to the beach, the car has a flat tire. Kip's grandpa gets locked in the bathroom. Fran's barrel is blown away by
72-488: A way to make her feel better? Aunt Shirley and the kids get stuck on a mountain after an accident with a hot air balloon. While the kids are planting seeds, Wayne finds his white object in the ground Kip's dog, Shadow, has been behaving very badly. Uncle Pete's windows are very dirty you can't see through them. Each Higgly kid makes their own craft to sail across the Higgisippi River. Kip's dad, Fripp and
90-444: Is frozen, and now they can't fly back home. A dog sled musher and his sled dogs come to their aid and bring everyone back to Higglytown. Eubie's allowed to go fishing with his Uncle Zooter and Aunt Mellie, and his friends Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran. But to everyone's surprise, Kip actually catches a whale. As it turns out, the whale is a baby and the baby had got lost in the river. But even Pizza Guy, with his sardine pizza, can't lure
108-477: The Higgly kids all want to invent something immediately, but Wayne is unhappy. No matter what he invents, it's already been invented. By chance, he invents a new toast creation at lunch. The next day he takes toast with banana on raisins for all the kids at kindergarten. It tastes so good, that they eat all toasts! But oh dear, Wayne doesn't have lunch now! His friends offer to share their break with him, but nobody has
126-666: The Squirrel, learn about all of the important jobs that people do in Higglytown. 65 episodes were produced. The theme song of the show, Here in Higglytown , is performed by They Might Be Giants , which was also released on their second children's album Here Come the ABCs . After its series finale originally aired on January 7, 2008, reruns aired on Playhouse Disney until March 29, 2009. Disney Junior (the channel) then aired it in reruns from March 23, 2012 until May 16, 2014. The show
144-465: The beach with the Higgly kids. Eubie, Wayne and Kip immediately jump into the water! Only, Twinkle doesn't want to go in because she doesn't want to wet her pom-pom hair. Plunkie gives her a swampy glitter bathing cap that she made especially for Twinkle. But then, a seagull and a dolphin steal the bathing cap, and the dolphin accidentally swooped her bathing cap deep in the water. But then, a submarine captain helps them get Twinkle's bathing cap back. When
162-408: The city. But when they want to cross a street, they discover a broken spot on the road. But then, the road workers come to the rescue. They come and repair the street so that all cars can continue safely. Ferdy, who lives in the icy far north, invites Pizza Guy and the Higgly kids to ice fish. Pizza Guy catches a huge fish, and wants to take it to Higglytown. But it is not that simple. His pizza copter
180-652: The kids decorate the Christmas tree and hang fairy lights. But when they want to hang up their Christmas stockings for Santa, they discover that there's no fireplace in Pizza Guy's hut. Pizza Guy is desperate. He had completely forgotten that! But then, Stan the bricklayer Hero comes to their aid and builds a chimney through which Santa Claus can come at night! Miss Fern explains to the kids in kindergarten how inventions came around. People have always needed something urgently and that's why they've become inventive. Of course,
198-420: The kids get tire swings, the tree they are on tilts from all the weight. When the kids return from the cold snow, they find that the furnace is broken. Miss Fern and the kids try to find out who everyone's Valentine. When Kip's baby sister Pookie's first birthday comes along, his mother Bitty and his friends prepare a birthday party for her, but she suddenly starts crying, and can't seem to stop. Can they find
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#1732791070192216-409: The kids launch a rocket that doesn't return. Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle and Kip help Eubie's Grandpop Krank harvest corn on his farm. While Aunt Mellie and Uncle Zooter prepare the delicious corn cob banquet for the picnic, the friends go to the pond and swim. But when they want to go back to the courtyard, a huge boulder blocks their way. But then, the bulldozer operator comes to the scene. He simply pushes
234-409: The kids that has ever been in Higglytown. But suddenly, the wool is all gone. Then, a sheep shearer rushes to their aid and makes new wool for Kip's grandma-ma. In conclusion, the Higgly kids win the prize for the longest scarf. Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran are allowed to drive through a car wash with Fripp. The Higgly kids enthusiastically build their own car and drive it on the sidewalk through
252-408: The rock aside with his bulldozer. As a thank you, he's invited to the picnic. Eubie, Wayne, Twinkle, Kip and Fran are so excited, because every year, the “Biggest, Tallest, Longest” day is held in Higglytown. On this day everyone brings something with them, and puts on something that should be the biggest, the tallest or the longest so that they win. Kip's grandma-ma tries to knit the longest scarf for
270-429: The whale back into the sea. Then comes a marine biologist. With the help of an underwater microphone, she can tell the whale where to swim. When they finally reach the open sea, the whale mother is very happy to see her child healthy again. There's a heat wave in Higglytown two days before Christmas. But then, Pizza Guy invites the kids and their parents to his hut in the mountains. There's a lot of snow there. Once there,
288-407: The wind. Twinkle makes a masterpiece. Wayne has ripped his pants, and Twinkle's recital is fast approaching! A new kid comes to school, but she only speaks Spanish. The kids try to win a jar of jellybeans. The kids scramble to find more bread for their picnic. The kids can't wait to see the monster show at Higgly Biggly City! The kids go visit Fran's old home in the forest. The kids have
306-494: The work they do every day, as well as how they assist the characters with resolving conflicts. As the show is a musical, there are at least two songs every episode, relating to both the conflict and the Hero. Sometimes, Heroes may return in later episodes to assist the other characters, in order to demonstrate both effective teamwork, as well as how interconnected each occupation is within everyday life. The kids need to rescue Kip from
324-459: Was added to Disney+ in April 2021. The Higglytown Heroes TV series was made using Alias Maya which was used to design models and textures for the 3D characters, and Photoshop which was used to create the 2D backgrounds and props. Each episode focuses primarily on different occupations and the problems that they solve; the characters with these occupations are referred to as "Heroes", due to both
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