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Starbeam: Halloween Hero

By Ashley Moulton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Superhero StarBeam saves the day in mild holiday special.

Movie NR 2020 33 minutes
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What's the Story?

In STARBEAM: HALLOWEEN HERO, Zoey and Henry are competing in the annual Halloween costume contest when Captain Fishbeard interrupts to steal all the kids' candy. Zoey transforms into superhero StarBeam and Henry turns into her sidekick Boost, and they go on a quest to save Halloween and return all the candy to the kids of Somerset. They pretend to be pirates to earn Captain Fishbeard's trust, then sing him a pirate lullaby so they can steal the candy back from him. He wakes up mid-heist, and an adventurous chase ensues. Will StarBeam be able to use her magic bubble powers to return the candy to her friends and save Halloween?

Is It Any Good?

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Parents say: Not yet rated
Kids say: Not yet rated

StarBeam's Halloween episode, like the series itself, is a fun -- but just "fine" -- superhero tale. The lead character Zoey/StarBeam is kind and brave, but she's not especially cunning in the ways she defeats the episode's Captain Fishbeard villian. If kids are already fans of StarBeam, they will enjoy Halloweeen Hero, but otherwise this special is unlikely to stand out from other fun spooky stories.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about what it means to be brave. Zoey and Henry decide to save Halloween, even though they had to do some scary things to get the candy back from Captain Fishbeard. Can you remember a time you were brave?

  • Captain Fishbeard wanted all of the Halloween candy all for himself. Was it right for him to take the candy away from the kids, even though he really wanted it?

  • Zoey decides to save Captain Fishbeard when his boat is sinking, even though he was mean to her friends. Why do you think she did that?

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