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Hero Hit Parade/Trouble at the Pet Wash
Lucita Sky, AJ Gadgets, Sara Snap, and Benny Bubbles, led by their quirky and enthusiastic teacher, Mr. Sparks, work together to help people, solve problems, and try to make the world a better place. When their imperfect powers aren’t up to the task, they look to their other powers – the superpowers of science – to help them investigate, observe, make predictions, and figure out a solution.
Hero Hit Parade/Trouble at the Pet Wash
Season 1 Episode 21 | 24m 55s | CC
When a big parade balloon gets loose and flies through Citytown, Sparks' Crew tries to get it back. But, how can they stop this giant balloon? / Sparks’ Crew is setting up a Pet Wash when a young boy’s dog goes missing. Sparks’ Crew sets out to search for the dog, but there are so many different kinds of dogs out there... how can they find the right one?
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