My Hero is a BBC sitcom created by Paul Mendelson. The programme ran for six series, first broadcast in February 2000, and concluding in September 2006. The series follows the antics of the dim-witted superhero "Thermoman", portrayed by Ardal O'Hanlon in series one to five and by James Dreyfus in the final series. The series was regularly directed by John Stroud. In the UK, the digital channel Gold regularly re-runs the programme, although the last series has yet to appear on the channel. In the United States it was shown on PBS and, briefly, BBC America. In Australia, UKTV offered re-runs of the first three series, while BBC Entertainment provided repeats for Scandinavia.
My Hero (Season 6)
Footloose 0.0
Air date: 2006-07-21
Overview: Desperate for money after the health shop is closed, George takes part in a poker game on Ultron, but ends up losing all his body parts, aside from his foot and his soul. When he is placed into a new body, Janet has problems coping with the change.
Heres One I Made Earlier 0.0
Overview: Janet and the children are having trouble adjusting to George's new body, and things just get worse when George learns he had a secret love child. Meanwhile, Janet plans a meeting with an old boyfriend.
My Kingdom for a Cat 0.0
Air date: 2006-08-04
Overview: Desperate for Janet's affections, George asks Ella's cat what makes him so endearing. He discovers it's the cat's essence, so he starts extracting it and spraying himself with it.
Sidekick 0.0
Air date: 2006-08-11
Overview: In effort to lighten his workload, George makes a sidekick out of one of his ribs, a beautiful woman called Lula. But she turns out too well, replacing everyone at the health centre, and she even takes George's job as protector of Earth.
Not for Prophet 0.0
Air date: 2006-08-18
Overview: When Ollie's pet spider dies, Thermoman resurrects it, then kills it because it frightens him. Wanting to teach Cassie about Ultronian religion, George tries to organise it on Earth. He winds up resurrecting Piers from a fatal overdose of Mrs Raven's human testing pills, which leads people to believe he is "The Chosen One.
Dermoman 0.0
Air date: 2006-08-25
Overview: When Thermoman attempts to fly faster than the speed of light, he is caught and has to resit his superhero theory test or he will lose his license and be sent back to Ultron. Meanwhile, George's attempts to be attractive to Janet have interesting results, both at the gym and when he tries to reverse the effects.
Top of the Table 0.0
Air date: 2006-09-01
Overview: When the Superhero Assessment of Total Saves League table results are announced, George is so horrified by his standing, and the effect it will have on Janet's affections toward him, that he resolves to take action.
Believe 0.0
Air date: 2006-09-10
Overview: When George's super-powers begin to malfunction, Thermoman begins to destroy more than he saves. Arnie must perform an MOT to George's self-confidence that have unexpected consequences.
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