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Our Hero

"Our Hero" was a critically acclaimed TV series that aired on CBC from 2000 to 2002, spanning 26 episodes across two seasons. It was later syndicated in the U.S. and U.K. The show centered around teenager Kale Stiglic, who chronicled her suburban Toronto life in a zine. Her close friends, Ross, Mary-Elizabeth, and Dalal, also featured prominently. Each episode was titled after an "issue" of Kale's zine, with quirky animated sequences narrated by her, mirroring the illustrations from that zine's issue.

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* 8.0 (1)ComedyDrama
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Studios
CBC Television
Runtime
22–30 min/ep
Release
05/10/2000
Score
8.0 / 10 (1)

Awards and nominations

  • 2003 – Writers Guild of Canada Award for Writing ("The Karma Issue")
  • 2002 – Writers Guild of Canada Award for Writing ("The Unresolved Issue")
  • 2001 – Writers Guild of Canada Award for Writing ("The Shallow Issue")
  • 2002 – Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Performance by a Female - Television for Jeanie Calleja
  • 2002 – Canadian Comedy Awards – Best Performance by a Male - Television for Vik Sahay
  • 2002 – Canadian Comedy Awards – Writing for TV Series for Suzanne Bolch & John May
  • 2002 – Gemini Awards – Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
  • 2002 – Gemini Awards – Best Writing in a Children's or Youth Program and Series
  • 2001 – Gemini Awards – Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series
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Seasons and episodes
Season 1
13 episodes · 2000
Episode 1. The Imperfect Issue
2000-10-05

After years of having every embarassing moment of her life recounted and exaggerated by her father in his newspaper column, 17 yr. old Kale Stiglic has decided that she has had enough. Kale begins searching for something that she could…

Episode 2. The Passion Issue
2000-10-12

One of the teachers at Kale's high school, Mr. Minetta decides to make the special required project a ""Passion Play."" What should be an organized project turns out to be a mess, starting with the the mistitling of the play. Where it…

Episode 3. The Gutsy Issue
2000-10-19

Kale is ecstatic to find out that her zine was showcased in a literary magazine, but is disappointed that the other zines that were also covered in her opinion seemed to be more interesting than hers. She decides to make her next issue…

Episode 4. The If The Shoe Fits Issue
2000-10-26

Finding out that she is low on funds to continue making copies of her zines, Kale decides to get a job working at a health food store. A dark cloud of frustration and uneasiness begins to hover over Kale's new job when she has to work…

Episode 5. The Shallow Issue
2000-11-16

Kale's dreams finally come true when she gets to go out with Perfectly Frank. As the date goes on, Kale realizes that the fantasy that she built up surrounding Frank doesn't seem to match with reality. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Mary…

Episode 6. The Revenge Issue
2000-11-23

As the annual taking of the family Christmas card picture approaches, Kale decides that now is the opportune time to seek her revenge on Ethan for making her look foolish in the previous Christmas photo shoots. Kale tricks Ethan into…

Episode 7. The Trashy Issue
2000-11-30

Kale arranges a romantic get-together for Mary-E and an author. Meanwhile, Ross who is confused about who he is, decides to try dating girls.

Episode 8. The Yin Yang Issue
2000-12-07

Kale's head is in the clouds when she believes that she found the one in Bill who works at the copy shop. The relationship seems to be moving a little too fast when a 17 yr. old Kale who is still in high school decides to leave her…

Episode 9. The Stupid Issue
2001-01-04

No synopsis

Episode 10. The Pusher Issue
2001-01-11

Kale's boyfriend arrives at her home to meet and have dinner with her parents for the first time. Much to Ethan's amusement and Kale's horror, the siblings discover that Bill is high on pot. At the dinner table, Joey and Mila are able…

Episode 11. The Unresolved Issue
2001-01-18

A physically drained and mentally malfunctioning Kale is roaming the school as one of the undead due to her spending all of her time devoted to only Bill and his endeavors. Mary E. begins to become frustrated and worried when she…

Episode 12. The If You Love Me And You Know It Issue
2001-01-25

Kale is overjoyed and feels a renewed sense of happiness about her relationship with Bill when he finally says that he loves her. This all changes when a continuous painful itching problem sends Kale to the clinic for a checkup. Through…

Episode 13. The Last Laugh Issue
2001-02-08

Kale does her best to get over her breakup with Bill, but all her thoughts and past feelings of him are consuming every moment of her present life. Ross and Dalal decide that they must do something about this so they start plotting and…

Season 2
13 episodes · 2001
Episode 1. The Comeback Issue
2001-10-05

A still grieving Kale is continuing to live in her memories, which causes her to seclude from the rest of the world even more. In order to help Kale move on with her life, Mary-E attempts to convince her friend to attend a zine show.…

Episode 2. The Trapped Issue
2001-10-12

With Bill again intruding in different parts of Kale's life by attempting to spend a lot of time with her mother, she attempts to be free of him by departing Toronto for the weekend with her friends. Everything seems to be in order for…

Episode 3. The Porn Issue
2001-10-19

An ""Our Hero"" reader sends Kale a naked picture of himself wearing cowboy boots. She gets a kick out of it and decides to bring it to school to show it to her friends. Unbeknownst to her, she accidentally loses it along with one of…

Episode 4. The Crabby Issue
2001-10-26

In an effort to have more excitement in her life and feel like she is making a difference, Kale joins Malachi and his activist friends in building a park in the middle of an intersection to protest the lack of green space. Kale makes the…

Episode 5. The Psycho Issue
2001-11-02

Kale heads to Bill's house to find out whether he was doing drugs while he was sleeping with her because she needs this information to donate blood with Malachi. At his home, she meets his new girlfriend Kayla who seems to share a lot…

Episode 6. The Winnie Crundel Issue
2001-11-09

Kale's perspective, So our generation is supposed to be liberated, right? I mean, we're so liberated that to us 'liberated' is this hugely outdated word that makes us giggle. HAHAHA. We look smugly back at our parents' generation and…

Episode 7. The No Regrets Issue
2001-11-16

When Kale begins noticing that Joey is being more lenient on rules with Ethan who seems to be taking full advantage of the entire situation, she senses something is off and fishy about this whole scenario. With the help of Ross, she…

Episode 8. The Birthday Issue
2001-11-23

Kale's perspective, So I was turning eighteen finally after what seemed like years of waiting, and I wanted it to be special. I wanted to have some kind of rite of passage or even a symbol-- I dunno, something to show for the fact that…

Episode 9. The There's Probably A Word For This In Japanese Issue
2001-11-30

Kale attempts to confront her burdening fears and anxiety that has been amassing itself since she was a little kid by helping her new friend Rollins teach special needs kids to swim.

Episode 10. The Karma Issue
2002-01-11

Kale's relationship with Malachi begins to crack and split apart at the seams as she lets him work with her on the zine. Meanwhile, Joey tells an inappropriate joke at his job, which has major repercussions for the entire Stiglic family.…

Episode 11. The Secrets Issue
2002-01-18

Ross and Kale who are both interested in Rollins set out on a quest to investigate whether he is straight or gay. Meanwhile, a very excited Ethan sells a joke that will air in the opening monologue of ""The Mike Bullard Show."" In the…

Episode 12. The D.I.Y. Issue
2002-01-20

The end of school is drawing near, and the whole gang is planning to work on fixing up the cottage that Ross' grandparents had recently purchased so they could stay there for the summer. Their plans are brought to a screeching halt when…

Episode 13. The Brown Issue
2002-01-20

While making summer plans, Kale rediscovers the joys of life in her city.

Cast by season
Cara Pifko
Cara Pifko
Kale Stiglic
Jeanie Calleja
Jeanie Calleja
Mary E.
Vik Sahay
Vik Sahay
Dalal Vidya
?
Justin Peroff
Ross Korolus
Robert Bockstael
Robert Bockstael
Joey Stiglic
Mimi Kuzyk
Mimi Kuzyk
Mila Stiglic
?
Mike George
Ethan Stiglic
?
Jesse Nilsson
Rollins
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