SheZow

SheZow
Genre Comedy
Superhero
Created by Obie Scott Wade
Directed by Gillian Carr
Starring
Theme music composer
  • Christopher Elves
  • Obie Scott Wade
Opening theme "SheZow", vocals by Jeff Gunn and Christopher Elves
Composer(s) Christopher Elves
Country of origin
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 26 (52 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Obie Scott Wade
  • Loris Kramer Lunsford
  • Jason Netter
  • Gillian Carr
  • Huoi Seong Low
  • Brenda Wooding
Producer(s) Gillian Carr
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor DHX Media
Release
Original network
Picture format
Audio format Dolby Pro Logic2
First shown in Australia
Original release 15 December 2012 – 2 November 2013

SheZow is an Australian-Canadian animated superhero comedy television series created by Obie Scott Wade. It features the adventures of a boy who inadvertently inherits the role of a superheroine, which imposes an explicit feminine theme to his costumed appearance and equipment.

It began airing on Network Ten in Australia on 15 December 2012. The series is aimed at children from 6 to 11 years old. Produced by Moody Street Kids and Kickstart Productions, it is distributed by DHX Media, and funded in part by Film Victoria. It was designed by Australian artist Kyla May.

As of December 2013, 52 eleven-minute episodes have been made, which are broadcast in pairs to make one season of 26 half-hour episodes.[1] In a 2013 interview, Wade expressed interest in making a second season.[2]

Synopsis

The series' protagonist, a 12-year-old boy named Guy Hamdon,[3] discovers the superheroine SheZow's ring of power inherited from his late Aunt Agnes; then subsequently transforms into a female costumed crime-fighter by uttering the phrase "You Go Girl!".[4]

While the power ring does grant him super powers, it was only meant to be worn by a girl, so Guy must wear a female superhero costume while fighting crime.

Cast and characters

Cast and crew

Actors

Cast
Jacquie Brennan Sheila, Tara, Grilla, Null, Madame Curiador
Lyall Brooks Brian Smirk, Tattoosalla, Coldfinger, Mocktopus, Wackerman, Senior Yo-Yo, Count Pussenbite, Mister Cylinder, Mega Monkey, Caped Koala, Crash Thunder, Aristotle, Brouhaha, Dr. Frankenweather, Fibberachee, Maj. Attitude, Manny Ken, Void, Periwinkle, Spit Bubble, Moocher, Pirate Posse, Dudley, Kelli, Captain XL, Mayor Stanley, Link, Sarcazmo, Wishington, Tad, McSniff, Legal Cat
David-Myles Brown Guy/SheZow (Australia & New Zealand only), Moocher, Pirate Posse
Dan Hamill Officer Boxter, Candy Rapper, Le Pigeon, Moocher, Freddie Fartonavich
Matt Hill Maz
Diana Kaarina Kelly
Justin Kennedy Big Chow Slim
Elizabeth Nabben Droosha, Aunt Agnes, Mrs. Creature, Baby Scarington, Uma Thermal
Samuel Vincent Guy/SheZow, SheZap
Cecelia Ramsdale Gal/DudePow, Maizy, Wanda

Development and production

The concept was originally created by Obie Scott Wade as a short film for Disney Channel's Shorty McShorts' Shorts in 2007.

In a 2013 interview, Wade stated that the inspiration for SheZow was based on his experiences of watching Saturday-morning cartoons and a general love for superheroes. "When I was a kid I watched a show on Saturday mornings called Shazam! ... it was Shazam and Isis and I just thought it would be interesting to see what would happen if he accidentally said 'SHE-zam,' would he get a different costume or become a different hero?" He added that a lot of the facets to SheZow's mythology came about from the women writers on his team. "I asked the women on my team ... what would be a good weakness for a woman superhero and they all said, 'Bad hair!' ... A lot of the gadgets and jokes [for 'SheZow'] came from women."[2]

Broadcast

In the United States, it was added to the schedule lineup of Hub Network (now Discovery Family) on June 1, 2013.[5] In the United Kingdom, the series was on Sky1 on 2014[6] It is shown on Eleven and ABC3 in Australia. Series 1 is now available for streaming on Netflix [7][8]It was also aired on Discovery Family from November 22, 2015 until January 3, 2016.

Reception

The show was considered controversial by several Christian groups for using cross-dressing and transvestism as a source of humour,[9] with One Million Moms, an affiliate of the American Family Association being one of the groups targeting it.[10] In response, series creator Obie Scott Wade stated, "SheZow is not transgendered. He's a boy, his gender never changes, he's just trapped in a silly costume." He also added that he doesn't find it child-inappropriate at all, because the idea came to him in his youth.[2]

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired (Australia) Originally aired (US) DVD release date
Season premiere Season finale Season premiere Season finale Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Pilot N/A 4 May 2007 N/A
1 26 15 December 2012 2 November 2013 1 June 2013 2 November 2013 TBA

Episodes

Pilot (2007)

Title Original air date
"SheZow"4 May 2007 (2007-05-04)

Season 1 (2012–13)

No. Title Written by Original air date
(Australia) 		Original air date
(US) 		US viewers
(millions)
1a"SheZow Happens"Obie Scott Wade15 December 2012 (2012-12-15)1 June 2013
N/A
Guy and his family move into Aunt Agnes' house where he finds the power ring in the basement.
1b"Cold Finger"Lazar Saric15 December 2012 (2012-12-15)1 June 2013
N/A
Appearing at SheZow Con, SheZow pleases his fans then ends up battling a kooky villain named Cold Finger.
2a"Makin' Bank"Obie Scott Wade16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)8 June 2013
N/A
Shezow is caught on camera stealing. Guy needs to return the money before he shrinks to nothing.
2b"Super Sidekick"Brendan Luno16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)8 June 2013
N/A
Guy gets jealous of Maz when he saves the day.
3a"Glamageddon"Tania Lacy & Obie Scott Wade21 December 2012 (2012-12-21)15 June 2013
N/A
Shezow has to out glamour Tara in Glamageddon
3b"SheZap"Tania Lacy & Obie Scott Wade21 December 2012 (2012-12-21)15 June 2013
N/A
Shezap is created and wreaks havoc.
4a"S.I.C.K. Day"Lazar Saric22 December 2012 (2012-12-22)22 June 2013
N/A
Megamonkey tries to form a team to destroy Shezow.
4b"Stuck Up"Josh Hamilton22 December 2012 (2012-12-22)22 June 2013
N/A
Guy's huge ego causes him to get Ego-itis. Everything starts to stick to him. Will his head shrink down to size, or will everything blow up in his face.
5a"SheZow Meets DudePow"Keith Wagnar23 December 2012 (2012-12-23)27 July 2013
N/A
Shezow meets Dudepow, the alternate reality Shezow, and they must team up to defeat Cold Finger and Grilla. Although, they can't stand each other! Or is it the total oppisite?
5b"ShePhat"Dennis Haley & Marcy Brown23 December 2012 (2012-12-23)27 July 2013
N/A
Guy's sponsorship with Fizzburp makes him fat. Can Shezow capture villains, or will crime roam free?
6a"Guy and Doll"Becky Overton28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)29 June 2013
N/A
Guy is caught in a dream. Or is it real?
6b"Family Tree"Ann Austen28 December 2012 (2012-12-28)29 June 2013
N/A
Guy travels through time to visit his ancestors and save them from Megamonkey.
7a"Babysitter Jitters"John Hardman29 December 2012 (2012-12-29)3 August 2013
N/A
Kelly and Maz get younger with an anti-aging cream, with Shezow as a babysitter.
7b"No Tattoo 4 U"Obie Scott Wade29 December 2012 (2012-12-29)3 August 2013
N/A
Shezow faces off against Tattoozala and renews her super hero license.
8a"A Walk in My Heels"Kevin Sullivan30 December 2012 (2012-12-30)10 August 2013
N/A
After Guy's stunt, Kelly thinks she has superpowers.
8b"She-T"Brendan Luno30 December 2012 (2012-12-30)10 August 2013
N/A
Shezow has to stop aliens before they steal the Earth's oceans.
9a"BrouHaHa"Dennis Haley & Marcy Brown6 July 2013 (2013-07-06)17 August 2013
N/A
Shezow has to stop a comedian called Brouhaha.
9b"Shehicle Pickle"Keith Wagnar6 July 2013 (2013-07-06)17 August 2013
N/A
Shezow has to get his glamrock for the shehicle.
10a"Momnesia"Josh Hamilton13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)24 August 2013
N/A
Droosha learns Guy is Shezow.
10b"Facsimilady"Denise Downer13 July 2013 (2013-07-13)24 August 2013
N/A
A cleaning robot gets out of control.
11a"She Pal"Justin Kennedy20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)31 August 2013
N/A
Wanda interviews Shezow and Guy tries to keep his secret.
11b"Le Pigeon"Ray Boseley20 July 2013 (2013-07-20)31 August 2013
N/A
Shezow battles Le Pigeon, a bird fighting for bird rights.
12a"In She-D"Kate Knechtel27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)7 September 20130.146[11]
After using expired vanishing cream, Guy starts to disappear.
12b"Fibberachee"Mark Fellows27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)7 September 20130.146[11]
A jealous star hypnotizes his fans to destroy Shezow.
13a"Sarcazmo the Great"S. Armstrong & S. Krause3 August 2013 (2013-08-03)14 September 20130.133[12]
A wacky reality tv show host builds a pool for the Hamdon family.
13b"SheSquatch"Carter Crocker3 August 2013 (2013-08-03)14 September 20130.133[12]
Shezow rescues a SheSquatch from a park ranger.
14a"Fortune Kooky"Kevin Nemeth10 August 2013 (2013-08-10)6 July 2013
N/A
Guy gets great fortune from a fortune cookie.
14b"Black Is the New Pink"Chris Carter10 August 2013 (2013-08-10)6 July 2013
N/A
Shezow tries to get a graphic novel by trying a new look.
15a"Mr. Nice Guy"Eric Truehart17 August 2013 (2013-08-17)13 July 2013
N/A
Shezow gets super-empathy and doesn't fight his enemies.
15b"Dental Breakdown"Dan Reheuser (story)
Lazar Saric and Obie Scott Wade (teleplay)		17 August 2013 (2013-08-17)13 July 2013
N/A
Guy loses a tooth and it corrupts a tooth fairy.
16a"Crash Thunder"Tommy Campbell24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)20 July 2013
N/A
A wrestler forfeits a match out of fear and Guy tries to get to the bottom of it.
16b"Meet Dr. Frankenweather"Dan Reheuser (story)
Ray Boseley (teleplay)		24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)20 July 2013
N/A
An ex-weatherman makes crazy weather.
17a"Maz Junior"Dan Reheuser (story)
Becky Overton (teleplay)		31 August 2013 (2013-08-31)21 September 20130.177[13]
Maz and Guy save an endangered animal from a wealthy, illegal animal collector.
17b"Uncommon Cold"Brendan Luno31 August 2013 (2013-08-31)21 September 20130.177[13]
Shezow gets a super cold.
18a"Transformation Overload"Carter Crocker7 September 2013 (2013-09-07)28 September 20130.147[14]
Guy can't control his transformation and gets a new power
18b"Wishington"Ray Boseley7 September 2013 (2013-09-07)28 September 20130.147[14]
Guy goes overboard with wishing
19a"PSA-Lister"Josh Hamilton14 September 2013 (2013-09-14)5 October 20130.140[15]
Shezow becomes a PSA lister and more popular on the air waves.
19b"Friend or Faux"Josh Worth (story)
Carter Crocker, Obie Scott Wade and Josh Worty (teleplay)		14 September 2013 (2013-09-14)5 October 20130.140[15]
Anita Job takes Kelly's place as Shezow Club President, after Kelly argues with Shezow.
20a"SheZow for a Day"Brendan Luno21 September 2013 (2013-09-21)12 October 20130.185[16]
Kelly gets to be Shezow for one day.
20b"No Girls Allowed"Ann Austen21 September 2013 (2013-09-21)12 October 20130.185[16]
A male superhero chauvinist group rejects Shezow.
21a"Unplugged"Dan Reheuser (story)
Philip Dalkin (teleplay)		28 September 2013 (2013-09-28)19 October 20130.123[17]
Sheila goes away after Guy missuses her.
21b"Lawn Gone Mad"Obie Scott Wade28 September 2013 (2013-09-28)19 October 20130.123[17]
Evil plants try to destroy Shezow.
22a"Evil Villains Day"Brendan Luno5 October 2013 (2013-10-05)26 October 20130.211[18]
Villains take over and it's illegal to stop them.
22b"Vampire Cats in Zombie Town"Eric Truehart5 October 2013 (2013-10-05)26 October 20130.211[18]
23a"SheZon's Greetings"Vivian Geffen (story)
Dan Reheuser, Obie Scott Wade & Merriwether Williams		12 October 2013 (2013-10-12)30 November 20130.066[19]
23b"Snow Way, Dude!"Doug MacLeod12 October 2013 (2013-10-12)30 November 20130.066[19]
24a"Hot Rocks"Nate Knetchel19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)9 November 20130.166[20]
24b"SheZap is Whack"Obie Scott Wade19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)9 November 20130.166[20]
25a"Missing Link"Ray Boseley26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)16 November 20130.102[21]
25b"Null and Void"Brendan Luno26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)16 November 20130.102[21]
26a"Supernatural History"Ann Austen2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)2 November 20130.096[22]
26b"DudePow Returns"Keith Wagner2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)2 November 20130.096[22]

References

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  4. ↑ Anders, Charlie Jane (30 May 2013). "Gender-swapping superhero's creator responds to right-wing backlash". Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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