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Herky

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Herky the Helicopter

"Hello ther-r-re! I'm Her-r-r-ky!"

  • Type: Helicopter
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 5
  • Character: Child
  • Nicknames: Herk
  • Voice Actress:
  • Instrumental Signifier: Clarinet (early episodes of the model series); Xylophone (later episodes of the pilot series and all episodes of the main series)

Herky is a small fluent Latino yellow 5-year-old helicopter.

Bio

Herky is a high-energy, fast-thinking, fast-moving, acrobatic little helicopter who always seems to be in a hurry. This sometimes gets him in the wrong places at the wrong time. But with his sunny (because of color) and cheerful disposition, Herky is always a joy to be around. He is persistent, daring and full of pep, but no fear. This clumsy boy can execute more trick maneuvers than any flier in the fleet and he's also an accomplished skier. He is also known for his insatiable love of eating donuts.

Basis

Herky appears to be loosely based on a MD-902 Explorer.

Herky's Introduction from the PBS Kids Website

"I'm Herky the Helicopter and I'm always in a hurry. I rescue anyone who needs help. And I always like to try new tricks! I'm a high-energy, fast-thinking little helicopter. And I love to ski!"

Livery

Herky is light-skinned, has brown eyes and dimples. He is painted school bus yellow with green stripes on his tail. His rotor is white with two red stripes on the end of each blade. His skids are red-orange.

Episode Appearances

Season 1 (1998-1999)

Season 2 (1999-2000)

Season 3 (2001)

Season 4 (2005)

Songs

Catchphrases

  • "(trills)" (usually said every time he is excited)
  • "All r-r-right!" (usually when he is optimistic or happy)

Instrumental Signifier

In the early episodes of the model series, the music that accompanies Herky's appearance is played by the clarinet. But in the later episodes of the model the series and all the episodes of the main series, the music that accompanies Herky's appearance is played by the xylophone.

Trivia

  • On the Jay Jay kiddie ride, Herky appeared on the right key saying "You can do it...you can do it!!".
  • If we look closely in the CGI intro, Herky's green stripes on his back are red, similar to his third model design.
  • In the model series, Herky seemed much older.
  • In the CGI series, in the early episodes, his voice was much deeper, while since then it's more higher.
  • His voice sounds a lot like the titular character from Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants in the main CGI series.
  • Herky has never directly interacted with Tuffy.
  • In the model series, he spoke with a stutter and sounded almost identical to Porky Pig from Looney Tunes and Astro from The Jetsons.
  • In the main CGI series, he uses alveolar trills for the rs whenever he speaks, and often pronounces stressed "er" as long vocalic "r", (e.g. "Hello ther-r-re! I'm Her-r-rky!") as with a strong high-rising pitch accent on the last "-y".
  • Herky sometimes loses his alevoler trill during songs.
  • Herky is five years old in the actual show; his age was never revealed, meaning he was born in 1993.
  • Herky and Old Oscar are one of the main characters that have not appeared in The New World of Jay Jay the Jet Plane, but replaced by his red-colored twin brother

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