Most kids dream of being superheroes. Not Eric Needles. Eric dreams of being a sidekick. So you can imagine his elation when his favorite superhero, Maxum Man, selects Eric to be his sidekick. But things take a weird turn when, on the day that Eric is scheduled to start being a full-time sidekick, Maxum Man vanishes. The superhero's disappearance leaves Eric responsible to convince the world that Maxum Man is still on the job, doing what a superhero does. Eric's peers include Kitty Ko, a boy-crazy heroine who serves up stellar advice.
Showing Season 2 of 3
Season 2
2011
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01. My Brother, My Pimple
2011-10-19
Eric gets a pimple which grows into a Siamese twin type clone attached to his face. Which wouldn’t be so bad, except that the clone is better at everything than Eric.
02. The Superest Day of the Year
2011-10-15
Eric experiences his first parade on Hurray for Splittsboro Day, only to discover it’s a full contact event and he’s about to be destroyed.
03. Love Fights
2011-10-22
It’s Valentine’s Day in Splittsboro. Eric is excited to give his homemade card to Vana, only to discover that he has to first fight his way through all her other suitors before he can give it to her.
04. A Sidecar Named Desire
2011-11-05
The boys spice up their Sidecar Class by modifying their sidecar, causing them to circle the globe repeatedly…with no brakes.
05. Circus Jerkus
2011-11-26
Eric visits the circus for the first time only to discover it populated by kidnapped superheroes being made to perform as the acts.
06. Anty Maim
2011-12-03
The boys get an ant farm, and within moments, giant ants rule the world.
07. The Heartbreak Golly Gee Kid
2012-01-11
The new mysterious lunch lady has a crush on The Golly Gee Kid. Eric and Trevor take it upon themselves to get them together, while the girls investigate her background, there’s something about her that’s just not right.
08. App-y Days
2012-01-21
Maxum Brain makes a smart phone app which becomes a world wide sensation that everyone loves, except Eric.
09. Exchange Student From the Black Lagoon
2012-02-04
Eric befriends an exchange student, Finn, from the underwater side of town and accidentally eats a member of his family.
10. Fortress of Maxumtude
2012-02-25
Eric discovers that Maxum Man has a secret fortress and goes on a search to find it, and maybe Maxum Man as well.
11. Insane in the Cranial
2012-03-03
The sidekicks vie for a single spot available in Splittsboro’s mysterious and exclusive club called the Cranials.
12. What's He Hiding?
2012-03-24
Vana thinks Eric is hiding something and with Kitty in tow, searches the Maxum Mansion, while sending the boys to the ends of the earth for candy to get them out of the way.
13. House of Helmut
2012-03-31
Pamplemoose actually has a date, so he needs someone to housesit. And since no one else wants to do it, Eric, Trevor, Vana and Kitty get roped into spending the night in Pamplemoose’s haunted mansion.
14. Supermodels
2012-04-14
Eric has never had a good school picture taken, so he’s determined to get one this year. All he has to do is make it to school without getting pummeled, torn by monkeys, or slimed. It’s a lot harder than it sounds.
15. Eric Amazing
2012-04-21
Seeing Allan Amazing’s amazing life tower over his own makes Eric jealous. And he’s going to do something about it - switch bodies with Allan so he can finally see what it feels like to be amazing. Turns out, not so great.
16. Trevor the Hero
2012-04-28
Trevor accidentally saves Pamplemoose’s life, putting him in the surly teacher’s good graces. As the rest of Splittsboro shower their newest hero, Trevor, with praise, Eric tries to expose his friend for the fraud that he is.
17. Eric and Trevor's Mediocre Adventure
2012-05-05
Eric and Trevor go back in time to retake a test.
18. The Grim Gerbil
2012-05-12
Trevor has the ability to talk to other animals after eating redioactive dog food.
19. Gimme a Sign
2012-05-19
The best field trip of the year is coming up, and all Eric needs is a signature so he can go. But Maxum Brain is taking a day off, and Eric has no other way of getting guardian approval. He and Trevor try to track down a Maxum Brain that definitely does not want to be found before the day at the amusement park is over.
20. Sidekicks Rule
2012-05-26
It’s Sidekick day, the one day of the year that sidekicks get to lord over their super heroes. And all goes well until Eric enjoys it a little too much and all the supers decide to quit the supering business.
21. The Land Before Grunk
2012-06-02
On a field trip to an archaeological dig site, Eric accidentally un freezes the world’s first super villain, who immediately kidnaps Kitty and tries to destroy the city with his dinosaur army.
22. I, Sidebot
2012-06-09
A breakthrough in technology has rendered sidekicks obsolete. Robots can do everything a sidekick can do, just way better. At first everyone is happy they don’t have to work anymore, but soon they start to want their old life back. And when the robots becomes so efficient they put both supers and villains out of business, Eric leads the charge to take their town back.
23. Adventures in Supersitting
2012-06-16
Vana and Kitty are babysitting a baby super, but it’s not going well.
24. Mandy-O and Eric-Et
2012-06-23
No one wants Eric and Mandy to hang out together. Good and Evil just shouldn’t mix. But, they like hanging out, so they disregard their orders to stay away from one another, and meet up. As long as they stay one step ahead of the angry mob looking for them, they should be fine.
25. Sidekick Sideshow
2012-06-30
The gang are contestants on the world’s most popular gameshow, Sidekick Sideshow, the show where Sidekicks are pummeled in the hopes of being named Top Sidekick.
26. The Maxum Method
2012-07-07
Joshua Sideburns is back in town filming a Maxum Man movie. And he wants to learn from the best. Too bad all he has is Eric and Trevor, who teach him what they think they know about Maxum Man. When Joshua starts to act like he is Maxum Man and challenges XOX to a duel, their poor training really comes back to bite them.
27. Of Mouse and Mel
2012-07-14
Maxum Man's brother, Maxum Mel, and his sidekick Mouseboy, come for a visit. Eric convinces Mouseboy to become a super after seeing how he's treated.
28. Iron Sidechef
2012-07-21
In sidecooking class, Eric finds he has an actual talent for cooking.