Parents' Guide to

Hero: 108

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 7+

Strange action series centers on violence, lacks messages.

TV Cartoon Network Kids' Animation 2010
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

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age 7+

Based on 4 parent reviews

bigchungues
bigchungues Parent of 2, 5, 8 and 10-year-old
May 18, 2022
age 10+

Hundred

hgwqhge03
hgwqhge03 Adult
September 21, 2013
age 4+

another idiotic show

this show has really bad animation, stupid characters, very simple episode plots and it isn't funny, also the characters have very stupid superpowers one can shoot lasers from his eyes when he eats bananas and Mystic Sonia can turn people who say I love you 3 times to her into living cats
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What's the Story?

Eons ago, humans and animals lived symbiotically as neighbors, but eventually the evil High Roller (voiced by Ian James Corlett) convinced the animals that people were really the enemy and divided the world's population. Now a task force called Big Green seeks to set peace in motion again. Under the direction of Commander ApeTrully (Corlett again), Big Green members Lin Chung (Andrew Francis), Jumpy Ghostface (Brian Drummond), Mighty Ray (Corlett again), and Mystique Sonia (Kelly Sheridan) set out to win over all of the animal kingdoms. But if they're to succeed, they must undo the work of High Roller, his minions, and a host of other troublemakers.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (4 ):
Kids say (9 ):

HERO: 108's unusual character names are nothing compared to the characters themselves. A typical day in this cartoon world sees battles forged with participants' whip-like tongues, electrocuting eyes, and a bamboo-hurling staff -- and that's just from the heroes. Sonia wears a hat whose long sides extend to prop her up and walk for her, and Mighty Ray must choke down bananas (his least favorite food) to charge up his zapping eyes. In other words, reality wasn't on the drawing board when this show was conceived.

That fact alone wouldn't be enough to turn parents off, but the show's absence of positive themes and reinforcement of some stereotypes about females (at times Sonia hangs back and lets the guys do the dirty work for her, and her strapless dress shows off some cartoon cleavage) certainly won't help. Although the violence rarely leads to significant injury, it's prevalent and is cast in a humorous light, which also sends iffy messages to kids. Bottom line? There are plenty of better options for kids than this misguided series.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about violence on TV. Kids: Were you affected by the fighting in this show? Does it seem more or less intense than what you see in other series? Do you think this kind of violence is OK for kids to see?

  • Kids: What do you make of the unusual characters in this show? Did their extreme nature make the show funnier or more entertaining to you?

  • What ideas do you have for a cartoon series? What would be the plot, the characters, the setting? What age group would the show be geared toward? What dilemmas would the characters face? How could you incorporate some positive messages in the story?

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