"Our Hero" (2000) TV series 2000-2002

Creators:

John May
Suzanne Bolch

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

5 October 2000 (Canada)

Plot Keywords:

Father Daughter Relationship | Aspiring Writer | Underground Newspaper | Brother Sister Relationship | High School Student

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Jeanie Calleja	...	Mary Elizabeth / ... (26 episodes, 2000-2002)
Cara Pifko	...	Kale Stiglic (21 episodes, 2000-2002)
Vik Sahay	...	Dalal Vidya (11 episodes, 2000-2002)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Best Series on CBC!

"Our Hero" centers on Kale, a young Ontario teenage girl and her 'zine. Each episode is a different issue of her 'zine. It mentions everything, from her lazy, perhaps not all there brother Ethan (who's classic moment was making jokes about 'retards' at a benefit for the Mental Health Association), her best friend Mary-E (Mary Elizabeth), a catholic girl who's mind sometimes strays from her faith and Ross, who, for most of the first season is sexually confused. There's also mentions of "Perfectly" Frank, a guy Kale has a huge crush on (He's also on "Student Bodies" and "Drop the Beat", very good looking.)

There are some serious moments in the series, but it's absolutely hilarious. For example, Mary-E goes to explain to Ross' immigrant grandparents that Ross went to meet a guy and perhaps have sex with him, the grandfather looked at her and said "No! Married!" and they proceeded to shoo her out, shouting.

In one episode, Ross writes a list of guys in the school who might be gay, and when the list gets out in the open, he locks himself in the drama costume closet (ironic, ne?) and ends up relieving himself into a set of bagpipes.

There are also some lessons to be learned through Kale's eyes, although most of them seem to be "don't judge someone until you walk a mile in their shoes". (She learns this about her unfriendly co-worker, Ross, and to an extent, Perfectly Frank)

Unless you live in Canada, though, I don't think you can get this, and if you can't, you're really missing out. This is one of the funniest series I've ever seen, and definately the best I've seen on CBC.