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REVIEW: TV Critic Reviews... "Higglytown Heroes"

As aunt of a preschooler and an aspiring kittens, his friends help him. Why, when
voiceover actress (I knew all those hours he gets stuck, can't they help him back
of watching Bugs Bunny would come in down? Ahem...when was the last time you
handy), I know all the kids' shows as tripped and panicked? You need help in
well as every kids' DVD out there. My TV your own life every day without thinking
Critic column will be a regular about it.
family-fare guide to Kids' TV. The beauty of "Higglytown Heroes" is that
In my opinion, there's no better way it celebrates working together, "having
celebrities can recoup their outrageous fun together," and the Higgly Kids as
salaries than entertaining and sometimes well as their families never take for
educating kids. And They Might Be Giants granted the Heroes in their lives. The
get the "cooler than Elvis" vote for Electrician (Lance Bass) gets invited to
singing the theme song to one of share in the "Higgly Monsters" TV party
Playhouse Disney's newest hits, after repairing the circuitry for Kip's
"Higglytown Heroes." house. The Fire Fighter (Donald Faison)
For those of you not familiar with all who gets Kip out of the tree shares in a
things Higgly (an adjective used as much birthday party for the neighborhood cat.
as "Smurfy" but not, thank Higgles, as a How many of us go out of our way to thank
verb), the series centers on a small town the people who make our lives easier?
and four tots named Eubie, Kip, and Sometimes we forget to see them as people
siblings Wayne and Twinkle. Think "South with needs and feelings.
Park" with better art and no foul mouths. We even forget to see our own families as
The strongest language is, "Aw, heroes. Kip's Grandmama (voice of Betty
pickles," usually uttered by Twinkle White) knits the kids sweaters. Kip's
(pinker than Trista Rehn Sutter!) after Mom acts like the soul of '50s
her fanciful ideas for solving the kids' domesticity, but gets rewarded when Kip
dilemmas get gently punctured by Fran, a and his friends make her a get-well card.
friendly squirrel voiced by Edie McClurg. Wayne's Mom shows the kids a caterpillar
In each two-episode half-hour show, the and drives them to the beach.
Higgly Kids experience common, innocent Interestingly, Higgly families aren't
childhood events such as finding a always nuclear families, something Disney
caterpillar, hosting a television party portrays as normal without calling
for the Happy Hairy Higgly Monster attention to it. Kip's family is the
Primetime Special, losing a tooth, Kip's closest, with twin sisters, a baby
Grandpa locked in the bathroom, or caring sister, a mom and dad (who operates a hot
for an unhappy bird. The kids try to dog cart), and two grandparents who
solve their problems, guided by Fran who either live in Kip's large house or visit
is the voice of reason, helped by their constantly. Twinkle and Wayne's mom
loving families and the ever-enthusiastic seems to be a single parent (although all
oddly Bill and Ted-ish Pizza Guy...plus are African-American, no one has screamed
someone special. Then comes the racism yet), and Eubie is apparently
inevitable song... being raised by his Southern-accented
"Someone special, who could it be? Aunt Millie and Uncle Zooter, with visits
This job's too big for you and me. from his Southern-accented Grandpop (a
We need some help! farmer).
But never fear-o, In many ways, Higglytown is idealized.
It looks like a job for a...Higglytown No one really seems to worry about jobs,
Hero! money or status. People go to the
A Higglytown Hero!" library, and a Librarian is a Higglytown
Some of the heroes are natural choices, Hero! The kids "work real hard" and take
especially after September 11: Police responsibility (gasp) by thinking up ways
Woman, Firefighter, etc. But how many of to help themselves and their families,
us think of sanitation workers, and in each episode there are little
electricians, plumbers, gardeners, mail moral lessons and advice (take care of
carriers (voiced by Kathie Lee Gifford) your pets, don't use too much
and farmers as heroes? Or a telephone electricity, make someone smile) to show
operator (voiced by Cyndi Lauper)? the kids how they can grow up to
Although the heroes have celebrity be...Higglytown Heroes!
voices, the Higgly Kids discover that the Cynics and naysayers will deride this as
real stars all around them are the people kiddie pablum. I call it a refreshing
who solve problems every day. dose of reality and a tribute to the
Some of the dilemmas get a little heroes all around us. The Disney
ridiculous from an adult perspective. animators are Higglytown Heroes for
For example, when Kip climbs a tree to creating this show.
save a beloved neighborhood cat and her




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