Everyday Superheroes…

We are doing some major home remodeling and I hate to admit it, but the kids have been watching much more TV than I would like, however, being practical, I can’t paint and go for a walk with them, so it’s TV time!

They asked me to take a break and watch a show with them, so I did. They were watching Disney Jr and Higglytown Heroes was on. At first glance this show seems incredibly ridiculous, the characters have no hands, and they are more toys than people, like Russian dolls, but the more I watched it, the more I loved it.

I didn’t know much about the show when I saw it but apparently, it is in reruns now, airing around 2004-2008 originally. 

The cast is usually trying to accomplish something, like going on a picnic or having a car wash, and a problem always arises, but the problems can always be solved by a member of the community and that person becomes a hero.

Yesterday, one of the characters locked the keys in the car and they couldn’t get somewhere very important, so they called a locksmith, who at the time was their hero. The song they sing about each “hero” is incredibly cute and I love the fact that it promotes community and showing that no matter what someone does, they are important and can be a hero, maybe even a superhero! 

It Got Personal… 

… or maybe I was emotional but my husband works for a railroad company, and I know he worries what his kids will think of him when they are older. He has a fairly skilled job and he makes a great living but he knows that a railroad worker doesn’t have the ring of a doctor or lawyer. Today, many people look at trade workers and use them as examples of why college is so important. Of course, they never consider that many of those people DID go to college, but that’s a whole separate “rant”.

Anyway, my kids think their dad is a hero, but then again, my kids think what everyone does is awesome… and isn’t that how it should be?

I mean… I appreciate my garbage people because I don’t want to deal with it! Just because someone works for a garbage company doesn’t mean they don’t deserve respect. They could be working through school. They could be taking time to figure out what to do with life. Their parents could own the company and they might be getting experience. They could have had a high-stress job that was slowly killing them mentally and they appreciate a job they can mentally leave at the end of the day. Who knows and who cares… what I do know is that if all garbage collectors stopped working things would turn for the worse quickly. The same is true for railroad workers, truck drivers, doctors, teachers, and so on.

Giving Value to a Community of Everyday Superheroes

I think that Higglytown Heroes, with the guidance of parents, would be a great start in showing kids the value of their community. It gives a great foundation to the importance of people and what they do.

I also think that it is a good place for parents to start… so they can understand the value of their community as well, because communities are becoming extinct. Yes, we all live in close proximity to each other “in” a community but the community spirit is dying and this show, in my opinion, brought a point home to me and it might to other parents as well.

We are all everyday superheroes, you, me, the garbage person, the railroader, the stay-at-home parent… because we all keep the world turning. We all do something that many others can’t, we do things in ways no one can, and that deserves respect. 

As I learned… a locksmith isn’t just a locksmith, he can save the day, and become an everyday superhero… and that is a world I want to live in!

🙂 BEM + Fam

UPDATE 03/15/2024 – While this show isn’t on rerun anymore, at least as far a I can tell, it can be watched on Disney+

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