SheZow
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| Genre | Comedy Superhero |
| Created by | Obie Scott Wade |
| Directed by | Gillian Carr |
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| Opening theme | "SheZow", vocals by Jeff Gunn and Christopher Elves |
| Composer(s) | Christopher Elves |
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| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 (52 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Producer(s) | Gillian Carr |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | DHX Media |
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| Audio format | Dolby Pro Logic2 |
| First shown in | Australia |
| Original release | 15 December 2012 – 2 November 2013 1 December 2015 |
SheZow is an Australian-Canadian animated superhero comedy television series. It features the adventures of a boy who inadvertently inherits the role of a superheroine, which imposes an explicit feminine theme to his costumed appearance and equipment.
It began airing on Network Ten in Australia on 15 December 2012. The series is aimed at children from 6 to 11 years old. Produced by Moody Street Kids and Kickstart Productions, it is distributed by DHX Media, and funded in part by Film Victoria. It was designed by Australian artist Kyla May.
As of December 2013[update], 52 eleven-minute episodes have been made, which are broadcast in pairs to make one season of 26 half-hour episodes. In a 2013 interview, Wade expressed interest in making a second season.
The series' protagonist, a 12-year-old boy named Guy Hamdon, discovers the superheroine SheZow's ring of power inherited from his late Aunt Agnes; then subsequently transforms into a female costumed crime-fighter by uttering the phrase "You Go Girl!".
While the power ring does grant him super powers, it was only meant to be worn by a girl, so Guy must wear a female superhero costume while fighting crime.
The concept was originally created by Obie Scott Wade as a short film for Disney Channel's Shorty McShorts' Shorts in 2007.
In a 2013 interview, Wade stated that the inspiration for SheZow was based on his experiences of watching Saturday-morning cartoons and a general love for superheroes. "When I was a kid I watched a show on Saturday mornings called Shazam! ... it was Shazam and Isis and I just thought it would be interesting to see what would happen if he accidentally said 'SHE-zam,' would he get a different costume or become a different hero?" He added that a lot of the facets to SheZow's mythology came about from the women writers on his team. "I asked the women on my team ... what would be a good weakness for a woman superhero and they all said, 'Bad hair!' ... A lot of the gadgets and jokes [for 'SheZow'] came from women."
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