History WesternAnimation / Sidekick

* VagueAge: Averted by WordOfGod: Todd Kauffman (one of the creators) confirms them to be in grade 9 -- so they're 13-14 years old. [[OlderThanTheyLook Their design makes them look younger.]]

** This goes to extreme levels when [[spoiler: Kitty is revealed to be a orphan]] in "Parent Teacher Night of Doom". This also referenced in the episode "Hello Dolly" when she has a [[spoiler: 100 year old little cousin (this indicates that her family left her in the past, are killed or both)]].

* {{Mondegreen}}: A non-lyric example: Eric tells Trevor that his old orphanage pal has "abandonment issues", and that you should never say "goodbye" to him. Trevor, however, mishears it as "Banana Mint Shoes". This goes on to be a RunningGag and finally a BrickJoke.

The show is about 12-year-old Eric Needles, the KidSidekick of the world's greatest superhero Maxum Man, who has mysteriously gone missing. Eric lives at Maxum Man's mansion (where he is watched over by Maxum Man's supercomputer Maxum Brain) in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains. When not simply messing around in the mansion, Eric is usually attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him are trained by the school's headmaster Professor Pamplemoose to become the sidekicks of Splitsboro's superheroes. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of misadventures where he must contend with Splitsboro's evildoers (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX, whose secret identity is Trevor's dad Martin) and rival superheroes, survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world. Unfortunately for [[ButtMonkey Eric]], his mediocre skills and abilities in virtually everything makes all of this even more difficult than it sounds and frequently cause trouble for him and his friends.

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork on June 13, 2011 alongside fellow YTV show ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals''. CN would drop the show after its second season, but Creator/{{Qubo}} picked up the rest of the series a couple years later. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons. In 2021, Nelvana began uploading episodes of the show onto their [=YouTube=] channel Keep It Weird. The playlist is [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZb1SVCX0ajoEekPeooKDMfxxiEFsGvoZ here]].

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011 alongside fellow YTV show ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals''. CN wold drop the show after its second season, but Creator/{{Qubo}} picked up the rest of the series a couple years later. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons. In 2021, Nelvana began uploading episodes of the show onto their [=YouTube=] channel Keep It Weird. The playlist is [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZb1SVCX0ajoEekPeooKDMfxxiEFsGvoZ here]].

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011 alongside fellow YTV show ''WesternAnimation/AlmostNakedAnimals''. Reruns came to Creator/{{Qubo}} a couple years later after CN dropped the show. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons. In 2021, Nelvana began uploading episodes of the show onto their [=YouTube=] channel Keep It Weird. The playlist is [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZb1SVCX0ajoEekPeooKDMfxxiEFsGvoZ here]].

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011, with reruns coming to Creator/{{Qubo}} after CN dropped the show. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons. In 2021, Nelvana began uploading episodes of the show onto their [=YouTube=] channel Keep It Weird. The playlist is [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZb1SVCX0ajoEekPeooKDMfxxiEFsGvoZ here]].

The show is about 12-year-old Eric Needles, the KidSidekick of the world's greatest superhero Maxum Man, who has mysteriously gone missing. Eric lives at Maxum Man's mansion (where he is watched over by Maxum Man's supercomputer Maxum Brain) in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains. When not simply messing around in the mansion, Eric is usually attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him are trained by the school's headmaster Professor Pamplemoose to become the sidekicks of Splitsboro's superheroes. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of misadventures where he must contend with Splitsboro's supervillains (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX, whose secret identity is Trevor's dad Martin) and other superheroes, survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world -- even if the fact that his mediocre abilities in virtually everything frequently cause trouble for him.

* FiveManBand: The team fits into this mold whenever Maxum Brain comes along on their adventures:
** TheLeader: Eric
** TheLancer: Vana
** TheBigGuy: Trevor
** TheSmartGuy: Maxum Brain
** TheChick: Kitty

The show is about 12-year-old Eric Needles, the KidSidekick of the world's greatest superhero Maxum Man, who has mysteriously gone missing. Eric lives at Maxum Man's mansion (where he is watched over by Maxum Man's supercomputer Maxum Brain) in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains. When not simply messing around in the mansion, Eric is usually attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him are trained by the school's headmaster Professor Pamplemoose to become the sidekicks of Splitsboro's superheroes. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of misadventures where he must contend with Splitsboro's supervillains (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX, whose secret identity is Trevor's dad Martin) and other superheroes, survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world.

* BadassMustache: Eric gets one of these in the episode ''"Moustasquatch"''.

->We are Splitsboro kids, and we go to sidekick school\\
Learning to be sidekicks while playing by the rules...

'''''Sidekick''''' is a Canadian animated television series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} that was created by Canadian animators Todd Kauffman (co-director of the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and later co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'') and Joey So.

Todd Kauffman and Joey So originally created ''Sidekick'' and its characters for five 5-minute shorts under the name '''''The Not-So-Superheroic Adventures of Sidekick''''', which was part of Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s 2004 AnimatedAnthology project ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}''. It was one of ten miniseries showcased with the purpose of potentially launching new TV shows, and the only one of them to become its own standalone show, having been the winner of a contest held by Creator/{{YTV}} for viewers to vote on their favorite miniseries.

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011, with reruns coming to Creator/{{Qubo}} after CN dropped the show. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons. In 2021, Nelvana began uploading episodes of the show onto their Youtube channel Keep It Weird.

'''''Sidekick''''' is a Canadian animated television series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} that was created by Todd Kauffman (director of the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and later creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'') and Joey So.

The show is about Eric Needles, a 12-year-old orphan boy and the sidekick of Maxum Man, the world's greatest superhero who has mysteriously vanished. Eric lives at Maxum Man's mansion (where he is watched over by Maxum Man's supercomputer Maxum Brain) in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains. When not simply messing around in the mansion, Eric is usually attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him are trained by the school's headmaster Professor Pamplemoose to become the sidekicks of Splitsboro's superheroes. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of adventures where he must contend with Splitsboro's supervillains (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX, whose secret identity is Trevor's dad Martin) and other heroes, survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world.

Todd Kauffman and Joey So originally created ''Sidekick'' and its characters for five 5-minute shorts that were shown on Creator/{{Nelvana}}'s short-lived 2004 AnimatedAnthology series ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}''. In that show, the series was known instead as '''''The Not-So-Superheroic Adventures of Sidekick''''' and was one of ten series of shorts showcased on ''Funpak'' with the purpose of potentially launching new TV shows. It was the only one of these series to spin off into its own standalone show (albeit years after ''Funpak'' had faded into obscurity), having been the winner of the contest held behind the shorts for viewers to vote on their favorite series.

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Splitsboro seems like your typical town, if not for the fact it gets destroyed in nearly every episode, and there's a holiday to beat Eric up. Plus, almost every character is mean-spirited, even the so-called "heroes" are NotSoDifferent from the villains such as Maxum Man is [[SmugSuper self-righteous]] [[JerkAss jerks]], and even the most decent characters have a mean bone in their body.

** Played straight in "House of Helmut", followed by Trevor running into a closed door, knocking down the whole wall, and [[UpToEleven having the others comes out of one of the knocked down doors]].

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011, with reruns coming to Creator/{{Qubo}} after CN dropped the show. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons.

The show is about Eric Needles, a 12-year-old orphan boy and the sidekick of Maxum Man, the world's greatest superhero who has mysteriously vanished. Eric lives at Maxum Man's mansion (where he is watched over by Maxum Man's supercomputer Maxum Brain) in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains. When not simply messing around in the mansion, he is usually attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him are trained by the school's headmaster Professor Pamplemoose to become the sidekicks of Splitsboro's superheroes. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of adventures where he must contend with Splitsboro's supervillains (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX, whose secret identity is Trevor's dad Martin) and other heroes, survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Just like superheroes, but only half as big! [[note]]L - R: [[AlphaBitch Vana Glama]], [[TheChewToy Eric Needles]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Trevor Troublemeyer]], [[AsianAndNerdy Kitty Ko]].[[/note]]]]

''Sidekick'' is a Canadian animated television series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} created by Todd Kauffman (director of the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and later creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'') and Joey So. The show originated as five shorts created for a short-lived 2004 {{animated anthology}} series called ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}'' (where it was known as ''The Not-So-Superheroic Adventures of Sidekick''), before being spun-off into a standalone series years after.

''Sidekick'' tells the story of Eric Needles, a 12-year-old orphan boy who was the sidekick of Maxum Man, the world's greatest superhero who has mysteriously vanished. Eric lives in Splitsboro, a town literally divided between superheroes and supervillains, attending the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks, where kids like him train to become the sidekicks or henchmen of the heroes and villains. Alongside his friends Trevor Troublemeyer, Vana Glama, and Kitty Ko, Eric finds himself in all kinds of adventures where he must contend with supervillains (notably Maxum Man's archenemy Master XOX), survive his school's intense sidekick training methods, and keep Maxum Man's disappearance secret from the rest of the world.

The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}. It came to the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011, with reruns coming to Creator/{{Qubo}} after CN dropped the show. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run split over 3 seasons.

[[caption-width-right:350:Just like superheroes but only half as big. [[note]]L - R: [[AlphaBitch Vana Glama]], [[TheChewToy Eric Needles]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Trevor Troublemeyer]], [[AsianAndNerdy Kitty Ko]].[[/note]]]]

* CompanyCrossReferences: In "Master XOX Ray Vision", after Eric puts on the special contact lenses, it intially causes him to see his friends as the characters from fellow Creato/{{YTV}}[=/=]Creator/{{Nelvana}} series ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel'' [[note]]Trevor was Dave, Kitty was Scaredy and Vana was Sally[[/note]].

* CompanyCrossReferences: In "Master XOX Ray Vision", after Eric puts on the special contact lenses, it intially causes him to see his friends as the characters from fellow YTV[=/=]Nelvana series ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel'' [[note]]Trevor was Dave, Kitty was Scaredy and Vana was Sally[[/note]].

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Splitsboro seems like your typical town, if not for the fact it gets destroyed in nearly every episode, and there's a holiday to beat Eric up. Plus, almost every character is mean-spirited, even the so-called "heroes" are NotSoDifferent from the villains such as Maxum Man is [[SmugSuper self-righteous]][[JerkAss jerks]], and even the most decent characters have a mean bone in their body.

[[caption-width-right:350:They're all kids and they're all sidekicks. [[note]]L - R: [[AlphaBitch Vana Glama]], [[TheChewToy Eric Needles]], [[TokenEvilTeammate Trevor Troublemeyer]], [[AsianAndNerdy Kitty Ko]].[[/note]]]]

* CompanyCrossReferences: In "Master XOX Ray Vision", after Eric puts on the special contact lenses, it intially causes him to see his friends as the characters from fellow YTV[=/=]Nelvana series ''WesternAnimation/ScaredySquirrel'' [[note]]Trevor was Dave, Kitty was Scaredy and Vana was the Sally[[/note]].

** Trevor can be either a WackyGuy with some "[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold negative qualities]]" or an [[TheSociopath outright sociopath]].

''Sidekick'' is a Canadian animated television series from Creator/{{Nelvana}} created by Todd Kauffman (director of the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and later co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'') and Joey So. The show originated as five shorts created for a short-lived 2004 {{animated anthology}} series called ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}'', before being spun-off into a standalone series years after. The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}, and later premiered in the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run.

Can be seen on Creator/{{YTV}} in Canada and Creator/{{Qubo}} in the States.

''Sidekick'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman (director of the first two seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and later co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'') and Joey So. The show originated as five shorts created for a short-lived 2004 {{animated anthology}} series called ''WesternAnimation/{{Funpak}}'', before being spun-off into a standalone series years after. The series premiered on September 3, 2010 on Creator/{{YTV}}, and later premiered in the United States on Creator/CartoonNetwork a year later on June 13, 2011. The series ended on September 14, 2013, after a 52-episode run.