LORE OF HIGGLYTOWN HEROES (there's LAYERS) 

5:01 So regarding Meowth, it's not JUST because he wanted to. There's a little more to it than that. Meowth came across another Meowth named Meowzie. She rejected him because she preferred humans. So Meowth attempted to make himself more human-like by learning a language and walking upright. When he tried again, she once again rejected him, calling him a freak and choosing to be with a Persian. Heartbroken, he was inspired to join Team Rocket as the first word he learned was rocket.

All jokes aside, I love how Fran responds to Twinkle's ideas. She winks to the audience because KIDS ARE SMARTER THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK and then she praises her for trying and then offers a reason why it wouldn't work without insulting the idea or tearing her down. This method encourages Twinkle to stay creative while also helping her reach a realistic solution, which is a very beneficial thing for kids to see.

I love that children’s shows always unintentionally create horrors and creepy lore

i love the emphasis they put on the fact that literally anyone can be a “hero” no matter how mundane their job may seem

I remember watching that show during the Playhouse Disney era as a kid and it shows that everyone can be a hero no matter what ambition you have chosen. I find it weird that the town full of egg shaped people reminds me of those Matryoshka dolls.

Speaking of dinosaurs, you should try the Dinosaur Train next and explore the implications of dinosaurs being sentient and time travel and all that

If you’re curious, the “Blackhole with stuff they need in emergency situations” has a name. It’s called Hammer space.

You should look into the lore of PJ masks. My daughter loves that show but the more you watch it as an adult, the more concerned you become not only for the hero children but especially for the "villain" kids. Who seem to be either completely alone, ignored by over-worked parents, or over-run with younger siblings they're obviously not equipped to be babysitting

Pizza Guy was the coolest character in all of fiction. No one can surpass him in terms of awesomeness.

My canon is Fran Fine ended up divorcing Mr. Sheffield, shopped at a Russian store in the city where she found a magical nesting doll, bought it, and then she was transformed into a squirrel and transported to Higglytown. Not the only show out of order, Dan Povenmire of Phineas & Ferb even pointed out that the episodes of his show were out of order when Disney+ was first released. Disney+ needs to get their act together. And when it comes to heroes, I don't need to learn about how to become a hero when I already AM one

There is a canon reason Meowth learned ro speak like humans. He wanted to impress a girl Meowth he liked, but after he showed off his new skill, she thought he was weird and rejected him.

One thing I like is how the heroes are a good mix of academics, blue collar workers, service workers, medical professionals, white collar workers, and artists. Teaching kids that the person who collects the trash or cuts their hair or delivers their pizza is just as worthy of respect as a doctor or lawyer can only be a good thing.

To be honest the Kratt Brothers seem like a good idea for this format. It almost seemed like Kim Possible but with animals and for elementary school kids at times.

People: What is your favorite They Might Be Giants song? Me: Here in Higglytown People: What? Me: *DID I STUTTER?* Also I'm Russian on my dad's side and matryoshka or nesting dolls have been a part of Russian culture since 1890 when Vasily Zvyozdochkin made the first one. Traditional nesting dolls are just mothers, and this chain of mothers meant to symbolize mothers carrying on their family's legacy by having babies. Watching the show gave me an excuse to learn about my heritage.

wow... Higglytown sounds pretty nice normally societies in kids' shows are pretty hellish when you peel back a few layers, but this sounds like a pretty good place to live

At this point, it's only a matter of time before Bluey finds herself in Athena's crosshairs

I think it would be awesome if you did a Jake and the Neverland Pirates lore video. I’ve been rewatching it with my brother and holy shit the lore. It’s crazy. Sophia the First is also crazy. Both of those just connect everything together so weirdly. Sophia the First is the one that comes to mind first. It had almost every classic Disney princess interacting with Sophia in some way, which sort of ties into the Pixar Theory. Same with Jake and the Neverland Pirates, but that’s not a lot like Sophia the First, as they’re just in Neverland and involved with Peter Pan and Wendy and all those other kids and people.

For one of your next videos, I'd reccomend checking out the lore of the very obscure Playhouse Disney/Hub Network show Animal Mechanicals. It's basically a PAW Patrol-like show that consists on a group of robot animals, each with different abilities like super strength or super speed. However, there's a lot of stuff to unpack, from one of the characters getting hurt on every episode (kinda like the preschooler-friendly equivalent of "Oh My God! They Killed Kenny!") and not getting helped by the others in those moments to the fact that another character is a unicorn that not only can gain wings but also control weather, thus having two super-abilities in comparison to the others' previously mentioned one-note abilities. Did I also mention that this robot unicorn can control weather via magic?

I remember watching this show a lot, I vividly remember the pregnancy episode and thinking "why don't they just open her up like how everyone does"

One show that I really want to see someone talk about is Octonauts. There is a surprising number of people on Tumblr who are involved in some weird Octonauts fandom and I'm so confused and wondering why. The only way I'd actually check out the supposed lore of Octonauts would be if you did a video on it, though, which is why I'm suggesting it. I love these videos of yours. They're some of my favorite videos on RU-vid.

As soon as I read the title then saw the thumbnail I had a realization, I nearly dropped my phone and it's like part of my mind finally clicked into place. This show has been in faint barely legible memories, and finally I can put it to name. Thank you.

If you're freaking out about the infinite storage possibilities of doll people then you're not gonna believe the types of things the dragons in dragon tales store in their belly pouches. In one episode Ord was pulling out an entire garage sale's worth of stuff from his pouch

that "more pink" line 💀 I was laughing so damn hard- and that sandwich just plain sounds good, I wanna get the missing ingredients & just hog 'em all to myself

Rolie Polie Olie is absolutely insane, id recommended checking it out, and id love to hear your take on its lore

Oml yes, I loved this show as a kid. I like to think they’re humans who’s skin has been stretched to fit around a Bowling Pin-like shape 💖 I’d also like to recommend looking into the lore of Smile of a Child shows. Colby’s Clubhouse, Paws and Tales, Mustard Pancakes, Bedbug Bible gang, and most importantly; Mouse in the House, Pahappahooey Island, and Cherub Wings

Ive never even watched this show and yet this video is still entertaining

Bear in the Big Blue House is finally coming to Disney+ on Wednesday, in case you need some new lore ideas.

So glad to see someone analyse shows that were so specific to my era (born in 1998). I remember being so annoyed with the fence episode and wondered why they didn't just paint their respective sides of the fence the colours they wanted (one side purple, the other yellow etc). That's still a compromise and you spare the Higgly people of looking at an eyesore of a fence for the rest of their days 😂

Ah yes, Earth is one giant Matryoshka, and we are all nesting dolls who live inside of it... Us: Wait, it's all Russia? Putin: *Always has been*

I love Athena's vids. Covering my suppressed childhood memories in a way that makes them seem like they were actually good

Would love to see a CyberChase lore deep dive.

this show is my favorite since it's about teaching children about different occupations which would give them a wide range of options on what they want to be when they grow up

Tis was everything. I unironically watched this show even though I was "too old for it". What can I say, the formula was soothing. Is Blue's Clues too ambitious for the next lore video?

Theory, Fran learned English to go live with humans cause she no longer wanted to live with squirrels for some odd reason

I’d love to see a lore video over the more obscure shoes like Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, Kipper, and the Little Einsteins

That Nanny reference caught me very off guard. Genius. I have been officially kidnapped from Kurtistown

Your comedic timing in these videos is honestly so fucking funny. The entire anatomy section had me cackling

If you're looking for another show to dive deep into the lore of, I highly recommend Octonauts or maybe Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Haven’t thought about this show in at least 15 years, but I instantly remembered Pizza Guy as well as the Hero just like You jingle. Nesting dolls are the perfect form who knew! The title card of The Nanny with Fran the squirrel made me laugh so hard. Excellent job! I would love to get your deep dive analysis on Jay Jay the Jet Plane.

A really odd show you might like to talk about is “handy manny” my brother and I watched it a bit growing up and it always felt like a fever dream

Electric Company (2009) was a cool low stakes superhero show with interesting lore and a cool power system.

You should do an episode on the 4kids TV show Viva Piñata which is based on the game with the same name. The show had 2 seasons and many of them were freaking insane. There's literally an episode where a character gets arrested for cannibalism and is catapulted to the moon for his punishment and another one where the same character attempted murder on a bowl of fruit.

You GOTTA do lore videos of these two Playhouse Disney classics: -Little Einsteins - If you thought Higglytown Heroes was weird, well, IT WAS. But this makes it look normal when you really think about it. -The Doodlebops - Not an animated show but still a bizarre, wacky one that I think needs more attention. It's almost as if Pee-Wee's Playhouse got put in a blender with Yo Gabba Gabba and the Wiggles.

I only have vague memories of this show but seeing that pizza guy somehow I was instantly like "OH IT'S HIM"

When I was younger I watched a show called “Kate and Mim Mim” and I remember next to nothing about it other than the fact that I loved it so much. I have no idea if it’s even available to watch anywhere anymore, but if you could somehow find it, seeing a video essay on it would be pretty cool. I watched so many obscure cartoons as a kid.

My cousins used to love this show lol! We hated Chuggington (weird ass train show) but it was the show that played before Higglytown Heroes so we forced ourselves to watch Chugginton just so we wouldn’t miss Higglytown Heroes.

The "we have a spooky trampoline" line from the german dub of the halloween song is SINGED into my sisters, brothers and my brain FOREVER

I'm surprised you didn't overanalyze my favorite part of the "Tinkle has a plan" parts: the fact that it's one of those bits where a character makes a ridiculously elaborate plan, and someone else goes "that's a brilliant idea, but there's one flaw: insert the most basic, smallest nitpick here." So, whenever Fran finds a flaw in her wacky ideas, it's usually something very small and minor. Like, when the entire town come to help count ducks on motor boats (don't ask), and the ducks stop singing along with them, Tinkles assumes that they're beaks we're stuck with bubble gum they got from a mermaids birthday party, but apparently the reason that couldn't happen is because ducks don't like bubble gum. Or, apparently, the only reason why sending mice through the sewers to get into a bathroom one of the grandparents is stuck in to shrink them so they can get out wouldn't work is because they might end up in another bathroom. So... Does that mean mermaids and mice with shrink ray technology exist in this world?

Wonder Pets. Don't remember what big network it was on but it was about a pet tortoise, gerbil, and duckling that went on adventures to save baby animals as superheroes. Either that or Oomi Zoomi

Before I watch this, here is what I remember from this show. Besides the nesting *Toast *Pizza guy is cool *People with jobs *Dispute about a fence *I think one of them was named Wayne *Songs Things I forget about *The squirrel *Twinkle`s paper/catch phase

not to take away from higgly but its such a breath of fresh air for youtube to have, what is simply put, such a genuinely funny personality join the roster

i am questioning the power in "the electric company" because they just CASUALLY have powerful magic in that universe but they mostly use it to solve miner problems. if you don't believe it's powerful then re-watch the episode "unmuffins" where one of the main characters (Jessica) USE THAT MAGIC to make a recipe to save her friend from basically being zombies

I will say Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for the sheer joy I would get in watching you try to decide if everyone are children or adults. Either that or Nei How Kailin.

I was obsessed with Qubo shows like Pecola and Zula patrol. They truly made me who I am today. Anybody else remember Qubo?

I loved the show because of the characters and cute messages, not because of the weird concept. I thought the concept was strange but unique too. At least it's better than the shows they have for kids now. also, there's a show I like that was based off a children's book series called "Scaredy Squirrel" and it also has some mysteries to be solved too. I can't tell if it's anthropomorphic animas in a universe with no humans, or if there's humans and we just don't see them. There were hints in the show that there could possibly go by humans, they also go by animal years, and also, there were humans in the books. The audience Scaredy Squirrel tv show was made for older kids, but the books are for all ages. It aired on Disney XD, Cartoon network, and Qubo channel. I'd love to see a video on that.

Honestly I think this has to be my favorite out of the "lore of" series. I was crying-laughing at some parts.

Literally the only thing I remember from this show was that the blonde guy ends up getting some sort of disease that gives him pink dots all over his body, and the girl in pink gets jealous because she wants to get the disease so she can have pink dots all over her body and I remember getting pissed off at her as a kid because I was like “stop being selfish your friend is literally dying”

This was great. I was just talking to a friend about how weird this show was in retrospect Another show I’d love to see a deep dive on is Imagination Movers from playhouse Disney. No one seems to remember this one and the beige guy lives rent free in my head

Okay the part where y’all’s bottom halves were together … “heh, look at that” Got me. 10/10 for my first time watching this channel

You should do a lore video on Dinosaur Train. It's a really sweet show and surprisingly holds up after all this time, but I think you'd have a field day with how wacky it can be.

For your next one could you try doing one for Wow wow wubbzy? or if you wanna continue with the "non-human but kind of human theme" maybe you could try doing one for Oobie? I know that one isn't talked about a lot

Do Veggietales please the lore of that world would split your mind in two

I remember watching this show when I was a really young kid, like before I was in Kindergarten I also remember my mom being utterly convinced that the guy who played Pizza guy was also the guy who played the anouncer on California Screamin' at California Adventure before, it became the Incredicoaster

If I remember correctly, there was an episode where Twinkle does her idea thing and Fran was like, "Wait, that could actually work!"

The fact that I still remember the tune of the Higglytown heroes says a lot

I used to love watching this when I was a kid! Not gonna lie you genuinely unlocked a lot of past memories I had from my childhood Also I love the way you call Fran a clingy bitch.

When I was younger, I had a higglytown heros play set - it had all the kids and fran and the pizza man, and they were like my favorite toys ever! No one ever knew what I was talking about when I mentioned this show, so this was really a breath of fresh air on youtube, thank you!

I was “too old” for this show when it came out, but watched it anyways. It actually helped me in teaching me how to use landmarks to not get lost!

I enjoy these analysis on preschool shows! You should do the wonder pets!

I was really missing out on this show 😔 Lovely to see another lore vid, though! I know they take a lot of effort, but they’re always such a joy, and this one is no exception! :) I’m always happy to wait if it means another delightful conspiracy theory joyride. For future ones, I have a few good contenders! -FETCH! (short for Fabulously Entertaining TV with Canine Host) With Ruff Ruffman is legendary, and the storyline and Ruff’s family tree near the end get a little bonkers -Oobi is not something I personally have watched, but the characters are sentient hands, so I think you’d have quite a time with that -Lastly, The Big Comfy Couch has a lot of interesting characters, and a clown society (just like real life 😔💔) These are all just suggestions ofc :) I can’t wait to see what future vids bring!

The way my eyes lit up when you used drews and Kurtis connors jokes was unfathomable. I love when my fav creator's clash 💙

I watched this when I was young, I dont really remember much but I do remember one episode where the hero was a sign language interpreter and that episode basically normalized disabilities for me at that young age

You should do one for The Doodlebops, The Wiggles, Angelina Ballerina, or maybe Kipper

They actually have an episode about how Meowth learned to talk and why

This is not only the only video I have ever seen about Higglytown Heroes, but it's also the best. Thank you for making me think way too hard about a show I haven't watched since I was 5.

Your sense of humor is right up my alley, I was cackling the whole time. Thank you for going as far as you did with this, I am so glad that my brain now contains an encyclopedia’s worth of Higglytown deep lore. Also I just want to say your singing voice is pretty lovely.

Bro, I wanna see a Curious George or Doc McStuffins video. Both have always spawned questions for me, especially the latter.

You always seem to dig up things from my childhood that I swear my brain has been surprising for years, just everytime it’s “Oh I forgot about that!!” It’s really a lot of fun thanks

I didn't even realize I watched these shows until you unearthed this memory that my brain physically tried to kill with fire

Thank you for reminding me about this fever dream of a show. 😂

I seriously thought that this show was a fever dream I had for so long. It never felt real, but I always remembered it. Seeing this video unlocked a core memory for me

My favorite thing about this kid's media deep lore series is the vaguely ironic tone it started with or was maybe inspired by, followed by the legitimate and frantic tumble you take into each rabbithole, which? Keep getting weirder??? 😆

0:47 "Think of the weirdos like me out there, ok?" 2:01 "The visuals during the theme so sequence give you some insight on the fever dream we're all about to collectively have-" 2:09 "But first, as always, let me show you my research- don't ask me if I'm ok don't ask me if I'm ok-" 3:49 "Which makes total sense because if they drown, what the fuck is Fran going to do?-" 5:12 "-at some point my FAVORITE stoner Pizza Guy comes in and greets them with something like 'Oh ho, what's up my little higgily wigglies?' And then when he leaves he goes 'Cheese ya later' AND he's also hot for some reason! Also, apparently I've never had an original thought in my life because somebody on Twitter thought the exact same thing!-" 5:39 "Fran always says something along the lines of 'THAT'S STUPID AS SHIT AND WOULD NEVER WORK!' to which Twinkle responds with 'Ah pickles!' Every. Time.-" 6:13 "Remember kids, and if you wipe your ass every day, you too can be-" "HIGGILYTOWN HEROS!" 8:08 (Singing)"I'm a conspiracy theorist, yessiree! None of us are real, not you or me-" 8:20 "Road workers. Yeah, I sure hope they do (Laugh track) Worker? I hardly know her-" (Marks off Kurtis Conner and Drew Gooden on a list labeled 'Steal their audience by force') "Nice-" 8:45 "Famous Twitch streamer Ninja!?...is who this guy looks like, he's actually just a bike repair man-" 9:05 (Singing)"I'm a RU-vidr, I sell merch to kids! Pretend I'm likable, then fuck a co-worker b*tch-" 9:22 "And one day you can get a job too, you little FREELOADER!-" 15:48 "Ew! Real life! Yucky! No more of that please, back to Higgilytown heros-" 16:23 (Singing) "I work real hard for not much pay!" "Thank you Disney's Higgilytown Heros, very cool-" 17:21 "All we know is cowboys work for minimum wage"

Higglytown Heroes has always been missing a few Vigglytown Villains to oppose the Heroes. October 17, 2022, 3:12pm

Now this is the GOOD content I expect to see on this App!!! I also recommend going into the lore of bubble guppies

Bro, I TOTALLY forgot about the pizza guy! I remember the episode where the little girl tried to show art to an artist she didn't know was blind and then go "wuUUAAat?". But I did not remember the king pizza guy. My sister and I used to watch this strictly to make fun of it. Ah, good times.

That segment with the "solution that would never work" make me suddenly remember "PB&J Otter" which I think I only saw once when my family had to make an emergency hotel stay during a snowstorm on a road trip.

Coming to this channel always brings up memories from the deep recesses of my mind of shows I haven’t thought about in a decade or more.

Athena, I beg of you on my hands and knees to PLEASE give us an Octonauts lore video. I will be able to die peacefully after that has become a reality.

I can remember every episode of Robotomy but 100% forget this shows entire existence, the human brain is a funny thing

Ah! A fellow Higglytown Heroes fanatic. I make loads of videos about this show and they have gotten me thousands of viewers who remember watching it when they were little. I always loved Twinkle and Wayne. They are an adorable sibling pair of an outgoing sister and a timid brother. October 17, 2022, 3:11pm

Actually the Team Rocket Meowth started talking to impress a love interest, and R was the 1st letter they learned to pronounce.

This is not the video I expected to find subtle Fulmer-shade in, but my goodness, am I delighted to find it.

I've been waiting for this for YEARS, and is it just me or is the theme song is a BOP

Girl I didn’t even remember this show until I saw the thumb nail with the girl in pink and the boy in blue😅 you’re just waking up my deepest childhood memories over hear. I love the weird shows you talk about!!☺️ it’s refreshing to have my childhood fever dreams of random clips of shows I saw make more sense, without me having to watch the entire show lol

i really appreciate your videos. i have pretty bad amnesia so my childhood is really foggy. but your videos really help me piece things together. thank you. ^^

Another entry into the greatest video essay series on this platform

Of course you'd do this one! While I'm incredibly happy (and a bit mad that I'm like 4 hours late), I do have fond memories of Higglytown Heroes. Naturally I have a suggestion for a future deep dive. Bear in the Big Blue House.

"PUSH WHAT, FROM WHERE" Is the best quote ever

Just found your channel thru this video and you are hysterical. Incredible comedic timing, scripting, editing, analysis, etc. Laughed all the way through!