Superman Tutorial

"**Superman Tutorial**" is the 23rd episode of the first season of *Happy Heroes*, and of the series overall.

## Plot

The Supermen all go to a new school to train their superhero skills.

## Characters

* Happy S.
* Sweet S.
* Smart S.
* Careless S.
* Doctor H.
* Headmaster Tele
* Teacher Know-All (debut)
* Big M.
* Little M.

## Synopsis

### Title card

Robots in the costumes of various superheroes all do different things in a classroom - one sticks to the wall with spider webs while reading a book, one dangles from the ceiling, and one is on the floor and does a laugh. The Supermen, who are in their desks, all look on in shock.

### Episode

Happy S. is facing off against a giant octopus monster, who suddenly asks the hero what you get when you cross a beanbag, a band-aid, and a recliner. Happy S. makes a couple guesses before the monster gives the answer - a beanbag chair. Happy S. becomes depressed that he was defeated by the villain and is still in tears about it when he gets home. Doctor H. thinks it's time for the Supermen to go to a superman training course. The Supermen all refuse to go, and Doctor H. adds that they have the best weapons, an amusement park area, delicious deserts, and attractive teachers, all of which appeal to each of the Supermen who promptly change their minds and decide to take the course. When they arrive, they find the items Doctor H. described drawn on a chalkboard and realize it was all a joke. Headmaster Tele and a luchador both enter the room and look as if they're about to fight, but the luchador simply wants Headmaster Tele to pay his rent.

Headmaster Tele introduces himself to the Supermen, explaining he's the principal of the Superman Tutoring Association, the school and that many famous superheroes were taught what they know at the establishment. Outside in the city, Big M. and Little M. see a newspaper ad for the school that says they're hiring new teachers, and Big M. makes up his mind that he wants to be a teacher so he can learn the secrets of Planet Xing and the Supermen's weaknesses. Little M. enters the school building, but Big M. is mistaken for wanting to go in as a student and is barred from entry on the grounds that students have to be under 18 years old. A robot in a book costume and graduation hat appears and states his intentions of becoming a teacher, and Big M. mentions his desire to become a teacher as well; the two settle the matter peacefully with a game of rock-paper-scissors, with the book robot winning the match.

Headmaster Tele attempts to introduce the new teacher, Mr. Know-All, to the class, but the students are all too busy goofing off in various ways to pay attention. Teacher Know-All yells at them to stop goofing around, and the pupils stay still for a few seconds before goofing off again. Teacher Know-All ties the students up so that they'll stop kidding around, and he proceeds to teach them about the importance of friction, using a wooden board with slippery oil on it and a frog to demonstrate that without friction, the frog wouldn't be able to stay put and would keep slipping. When Teacher Know-All asks if the class has any questions, the Supermen ask questions that are not entirely related to the lesson and make him angry. The bell for the end of class goes off, and when Teacher Know-All exits the school building Big M. throws the Black Jewel at him. When the teacher enters the classroom again, the Supermen are surprised when he encourages them to goof off rather than pay attention. The Supermen all get excited and start to have fun.

Happy S. plays with a soccer ball that bounces off a wall and hits him in the head, and the teacher states this is related to the theory of deflection. Smart S. looks into his mirror, but is so close to the window that the sunlight bounces off the mirror and burns his hair; the teacher states that's the theory of reflection. Careless S. electrocutes himself and Sweet S. winds up being shocked as well when Careless touches two wires together, causing the teacher to point out they've learned about electricity. However, Careless and Sweet are not hurt since they're robots. The Supermen seem to like the odd teaching style their new teacher uses, which gets on Big M.'s nerves and prompts the Black Jewel to change Know-All into a monster. The gang is chased outside and is grabbed by the monster teacher, but Happy S. remembers the lesson on friction they had earlier and uses slippery oil to free himself and the others. Happy S. then throws a big rock towards the teacher monster, but it bounces off some phone lines and hits the target from behind instead - an example of deflection. Smart S. appears and brings out his mirror so that he can reflect the sun's rays and create a flame on the monster; Careless S. and Sweet S. then use electric wires to give the monster a shock, causing the Black Jewel to come off of him.

Little M. asks Big M. what lesson he'll teach the Supermen, and Big M. says it's "the theory of being crushed". Back at the school, the Supermen are still amazed by Teacher Know-All's quirky teaching style, and Smart S. asks what the next topic will be. Careless S. wonders if it's dissection, and the Supermen all bring out metallic tools that scare the teacher.

## Trivia

### Cultural references

* Multiple famous superheroes are referenced in the episode.
	+ Robots in costumes of the DC superheroes Batman and Superman and the Marvel superhero Spider-Man appear in the episode's title card.
	+ In the episode proper, when Headmaster Tele introduces himself as the school principal, the three aforementioned DC and Marvel characters, as well as Ultraman from the Japanese *Ultra Series* franchise, appear over his head.
	+ Headmaster Tele shows the superheroes a few marks on his body left behind from his former students. There is a footprint left from Batman and a scratch left from Spider-Man; Careless S. notices a red mark next to the scratch and asks if it's from Iron Man (another Marvel superhero), only to be told it's from a mosquito bite.