Why does doing your job make you a hero?

I agree to an extent that you are not a hero for just doing your job. I think there are many teachers and doctors that could be considered heroes, and you could say they were "just doing their job."

I think they are trying to put a spin on the "typical" hero jobs and show kids that although their mom or dad might be "just" a plumber or truck driver, it's still an important job that a lot of people depend on. If they didn't do their job, people would be impacted. There are always people who will need their services. Yes, if they personally didn't do it, there would usually be an easy enough time finding someone to step in and take over. But it gives kids a different spin on the kinds of people they can look up to, instead of looking down on (i.e., trash collector).

To a kid, these everyday people probably are heroes, because they can help them do something they otherwise can't do themselves. But anyway, I think the show stresses the point you make - many of the characters (if not all) say at the end, "Just doing my job, kids."

well, sometimes people feel their jobs arent important; under appreciated, unfulfilling. Higglytown shows that everyone is a hero no matter what. Judging by the fact that there are no real super heroes like Batman or Spiderman in everyday life except if you dress up in the costume and perform on street corners or birthday parties. This show brings a sense of reality to the world saying that we may not have stereotypical heroes, but we have real heroes who make our world our world.

I agree. It's important to do one's job, but it's a misnomer to use the word "hero". It de-values the definition of the word.

I think you're missing the point of the show. As other people have mentioned, it shows how everyone's important, and not to look down on people such as plumbers and lumberjacks. Have you noticed that most of the jobs are blue collar, and I can only think of *one* job they mentioned that could be outsourced. (That of the telephone operator) It seems to me to be saying "Hey, all our jobs are important, even if they're blue-collar." This almost verges on socialist propaganda, that everyone has a place and you're being a hero for doing your duty to the state. Note the common refrains, "Work real hard is what we'll do, so we can be a hero just like you" and "I help my friends just like I should." With very little mention of money, and all of this at such a young age, during key points of the socialization process, could Disney be breeding a population of socialist revolutionaries?

there are multiple definitions of hero. While we do tend to automatically think of those who've done brave, courageous acts when we hear the word "hero", another definition is:
"A person noted for special achievement in a particular field:"



Most children can tell the difference. When this was just a quick fill in before it got its own half hour, my son asked me about it and I explained that heros come in all forms and types. He understands the difference between the people who take the time to do their jobs (and do it well, which isn't always the case in reality) and heros such as firemen and policemen and soldiers etc.

BTW - a hero is also a sandwich and the principle male character in a story or poem. But I don't think anyone is confusing the people in their neighborhood with those either.

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I personally have a thing against Higglytown Heroes...but thats a diff story. That aside, I chose to write a paper for this show for my Language Arts class. I took the position that this show is degrading to the people who put there lives on the line.

Some of the Higglytown “heroes” include gardeners, dance instructors, science fair judges, sheep shearers, barbers, tailors, and artists. No harm will come from ill-fitting clothing, unjudged science fair projects, and people that cant dance. There are people that risk their lives everyday to save and protect others, such as soldiers, firefighters, and police officers. However, Higglytown Heroes makes them seem equivalent to the person that delivered your pizza. The fact that people that save lives are compared to people that watch birds or take photos is degrading, and unacceptable. Also, what if a stranger happens to save someone’s life? What about people that do volunteer work? Apparently, Good Samaritans aren’t heroes. Neither are volunteers. Almost *every* hero is one with a paycheck, if you havent noticed that. Credit should be given where credit is due, and live-savers deserve credit, whether or not they are paid for it. “If everybody’s special, nobody’s special.” That quote is said by Dash, in the movie The Incredibles, and can be applied here: If everyone is a hero, then no one is a hero.

And lol I dont think the socialist comment was too far off...I was thinking more communistic, with everyone working together, everyone a hero for doing their job, and everyone is "equal" (well, if everyones a hero, that makes them equal, right?). But I just think its funny, I wouldnt take that belief too seriously.

Well, considering that most people can't do their jobs right, the very few that do need to be commended. Whether that be winning the Publisher's Clearinghouse, a football season slap on the rear, or getting called a hero.

If I could go to McDonalds and actually get my whole order right, no mistakes, I'd gladley label that person a hero.