both: ♪ If you're a kid with powers ♪ ♪ Then where's the place to be?

♪ ♪ You belong at Hero Elementary ♪ ♪ If you have super strength ♪ ♪ And can lift a ton or three ♪ ♪ You belong at Hero Elementary ♪ man: ♪ If your power lets you fly ♪ - ♪ You're like me, Lucita Sky ♪ woman: ♪ Like to help out when there's trouble?

♪ - ♪ Oh, you bet, I'm Benny Bubbles!

♪ man: ♪ Teleport in no time flat?

♪ - ♪ Sara Snap can, just like that!

♪ woman: ♪ Use super tools to save the day?

♪ - ♪ Like AJ Gadgets, I'm on my way!

♪ both: ♪ How do they save the day?

♪ all: ♪ Well, the scientific fact is ♪ ♪ They use all kinds of powers ♪ ♪ They just need a little more ♪ man: Practice!

both: ♪ If you're a future hero ♪ ♪ Come and you will see ♪ ♪ You belong at Hero Elementary ♪ all: ♪ We all belong at Hero Elementary ♪ Mr. Sparks: When you're training to be a hero, every day is exciting.

But there's one day a year that beats them all.

- Oh, it's Citytown Hero Con Day.

Can you believe we're finally going to Citytown Hero Con today?

- I'm so excited.

- Citytown Hero Con's the best.

Heroes and everyone who loves heroes all in one big place.

- I like that we get to dress up as our favorite heroes.

- Did everyone bring their costumes?

- Uh-uh.

- Yes!

- [whooshes] - Muy bien.

Then we can go to Citytown Hero Con right after school.

- [squeaking] - I heard Jetman Jones is going to be there.

That's why I'm going to Citytown Hero Con dressed as him.

Oh, I can't wait to go!

[bright music] Mr. Sparks: But they would have to wait, because across town, a problem was about to play out.

- Come on, Mr. Rabbit.

Let's play.

Where'd my ball go?

I'll go get another one.

[curious music] Where'd Mr. Rabbit go?

Oh.

Ah!

Mama!

[suspenseful music] [exciting music] - Mr. Sparks, are you going to dress up for Citytown Hero Con too?

- Sí.

I'm going as "Branchman, Defender of the Forest!"

- Cool.

- Ooh!

- Nice!

- Uh, Mr. Sparks, you've forgotten an important detail.

Branchman always carries his Twigcam, see?

- Ay, no!

I forgot the Twigcam.

- That's okay.

You can borrow mine.

I made one just like his.

- Leave it to AJ Gadgets to always have the perfect gadget.

[alarm blaring] - [gasps] The Sparkinator.

- Uh-oh.

There must be trouble.

AJ: That's Jada.

Lucita: She looks upset.

I bet she could use some heroic help.

- Well, who's the crew who knows what to do?

[exciting music] all: Sparks' Crew to the Rescue.

- Come on, team!

- [whooshes] ♪ ♪ - [gasps] ♪ ♪ Sparks' Crew.

- What's going on, Jada?

- It's my toys.

They were right there, and then they just disappeared.

- But things can't just disappear.

Can they?

- They must be around here somewhere.

Let's spread out and look for them.

- [whooshes] [curious music] [whooshes] [grunts] Hmm.

♪ ♪ - Huh?

Ball... a rabbit... and a football.

These must be Jada's toys.

[dog barking] Ah!

Too loud!

[dog barking] [grunts] Too loud.

Too loud.

[gasping for air] [sighs] - Why is AJ wearing headphones?

- He needs them sometimes to block out loud sounds.

[dog barking] - Huh?

Hey, doggie.

You cutie pie.

- That's Houdini.

He just wants to play.

- Well, look what he was playing with.

- [gasps] My toys!

Thank you, AJ.

- [grunts] Um...you're welcome.

- You found the toys over there in the neighbor's yard?

- Yes.

Houdini must have gotten into this yard somehow.

- But there's a fence.

How did he get in?

- And do we stop him from getting in again?

- Maybe we can figure it out if we use our... all: Superpowers of Science!

[exciting music] - Let's investigate.

We can start by observing.

- Good idea.

Let's look around and see if we notice any clues.

[curious music] - Hmm.

I notice something.

There's a gate in this fence.

- Yeah, but the gate is closed.

- Look closely.

This gate isn't latched.

- Whoa!

I can't believe you noticed that, AJ.

- The dog must've pushed the gate open and come right in.

- Yep.

Now all we have to do is this.

[triumphant music] - Great!

Houdini can't get in anymore.

- And my toys are safe.

- And now we can get back to school and get ready for Citytown Hero Con.

- [laughs] Yeah!

[Houdini barking] [all gasp] - Houdini, how'd you get over here?

- He must have another way in.

[Houdini panting] - Uh-oh.

- My ball!

- Come back here.

[whooshes] Whoa.

[exciting music] ♪ ♪ - Ha!

Whoa.

[both grunt] - [yelps] Bubble up!

♪ ♪ - Ah!

Oh.

Aww.

- Come on, Houdini.

[Houdini barks] ♪ ♪ Phew.

- [yelps] My clothes are wet.

[yelping] I don't like it.

[breathing heavily] - What's wrong, AJ?

- Wet clothes feel horrible on my skin.

It's part of my autism.

[fans whirrs] - What's autism?

- Well, it's not the same for everyone with autism, but for me, it means I'm extra sensitive to the way things feel or sound.

- Is that why you use those headphones?

- Yes.

Loud noises actually hurt my ears, so these headphones help.

Some things are harder for me because I have autism.

- Oh.

- But some things are easier because I have autism.

- Yeah, like AJ is really good at noticing things.

He sees even the smallest details that we miss.

- And that makes AJ great at investigating.

- And solving problems.

- Wow!

- But we still have a problem to solve: figuring out how Houdini keeps getting in this yard.

Hmm.

I have an idea.

[exciting music] [curious music] ♪ ♪ - So what's the plan, AJ?

- We'll hide here so Houdini won't see us, and we'll use this to see everything the Twigcam sees.

[monitor crackling] ♪ ♪ - All set.

- Hopefully this will show us how Houdini gets in.

Jada: There he is!

- [laughs] So that's how he does it.

- Your plan worked, AJ.

- Huh.

Oh, no.

[Houdini panting] No, no, no, no, no!

Put that down!

He's got my Twigcam.

Aww.

- We'll get it back.

- [yelping] - Why are you doing that with your hands?

- Because I'm upset.

I flap my hands when I'm upset.

I can't control it.

- Is that because of your autism?

- Yes.

Flapping my hands helps me feel better.

Some people with autism do things that might look a little... different.

Sara: But hey!

Everybody is different in one way or another.

I mean, how many kids do you know with super strength?

[grunts] - [laughs] Just you, Sara.

- Right.

The things that make us different are the things that make us special.

[box thuds] [grunts] There.

Now Houdini won't get in anymore.

- I just hope we can get my Twigcam back.

- Whoa.

Whoa!

[crashes] - Whoa.

Oh, oh!

- Ah-ha!

[whistles] Houdini!

Here's a nice, fresh stick!

[laughs] Go get it!

[Houdini barks] Yeah!

- We've got the Twigcam.

- Thank you, Lucita.

- All in a day's work.

[laughs] Hey.

You can keep this stick, Houdini.

[Houdini barks] Like I always say, all in a day's work.

[Houdini whines] - I think he's playing fetch.

- I told you Houdini likes to play.

- Maybe he just doesn't have anyone to play with.

- [gasps] I'll play with you, Houdini.

Fetch!

Aww.

I'm not good at throwing yet.

- Hmm.

This reminds me of an "Arctic Chill" comic book.

Thought projecting.

In "Arctic Chill and the Ice Castle," volume 2, issue 1, Arctic Chill used a special gadget to launch snowballs over the castle walls.

- Wow!

How did you remember all that?

- AJ has an amazing memory.

He can remember every detail about every hero in every comic book ever!

- Is that because of your autism?

- Sort of.

There are some things I'm really, really interested in, like heroes and gadgets, and because of my autism, I want to find out more and more and more and more about them.

- And knowing so much about heroes and gadgets makes AJ a better hero and makes Sparks' Crew a better team.

- So autism is kind of like your extra superpower!

- Huh.

I guess it is.

- AJ's a man of many talents.

- Man?

I'm still a kid.

But maybe I could make something like that snowball launcher so you can play with Houdini.

- Really?

- Yes.

I'm gonna need some things from my backpack.

[exciting music] All you have to do is put a ball in here, and it will launch it over the fence.

Give it a try.

[machine whirring] [Houdini barks] - [gasps] It works.

[giggling] [Houdini barks] Hooray!

- You saved the day, AJ.

- Now Jada and Houdini can play together anytime.

[machine whirring] - And Houdini won't need to take Jada's toys.

- And now we can get ready for Citytown Hero Con.

- All right!

- Let's go!

- Yeah!

- [whooshes] Mr. Sparks: Finally, we went to Citytown Hero Con.

Everyone was dressed as their favorite heroes.

- Hey!

Wait up!

Mr. Sparks: Even little Jada.

- Mama said I could come to Citytown Hero Con too.

- Jada!

[gasps] You're dressed as... - My favorite hero, AJ!

[laughs] - Me?

I'm your favorite hero?

- Uh-huh.

'Cause you've got extra superpowers, and you're extra nice.

[giggles] - Huh.

Eh, thank you.

- Now, let's all go in to Citytown Hero Con.

Vamos!

- Yeah!

- All right!

[exciting music] Mr. Sparks: So if you investigate a little, you'll see that the things that make us all different really are the things that make us all special.

all: ♪ We all belong at Hero Elementary ♪ Mr. Sparks: Citytown Hero Con, where you can meet your favorite heroes and dress up as them too!

- Come on, Mama.

Let's go.

- See you in there, Jada.

- I can't wait to see Jetman Jones.

I made my costume just like his down to the smallest detail.

Luckily, this hat has ear covers built right in so I won't need my headphones if things get loud.

- Let's go inside.

[laughter] - Oh, this is gonna be so fun.

- I can't wait!

- Whoo-hoo!

[laughter] - Wow.

- Whoa.

[horse neighs] [triumphant music] ♪ ♪ - Oh, no!

Lots of people are dressed as Jetman Jones.

I thought I would be the only one.

- I know that's disappointing, AJ, but isn't it nice to know that you're here with so many people who like Jetman Jones as much as you do?

- Huh.

I guess that's true.

- Come on.

Let's check this place out.

- Yeah!

- Fur Blur and I-- - [squeaks] - Uh, I mean Branch Bird and I will be walking around.

- Let's go.

- Yes!

- Awesome!

[laughter] - Whoa!

- Do you think we might get to meet Jetman Jones?

- I hope so.

I've been reading his comic books since I was little.

These are some of my favorites.

Huh?

- Ooh.

What's that?

- I don't know.

Must've gotten stuck with my comic books by mistake.

- Whoa!

You really were a Jetman Jones fan since you were little.

- Aww.

You were so cute.

- Ugh.

My mom loves that picture.

- I love the cool Jetman Jones feety pajamas.

- Those pajamas barely looked like what Jetman Jones wears.

There are so many details missing.

I wouldn't want Jetman Jones to see this.

- Oh!

♪ ♪ - [gasps] all: Wow.

- Say, are you all right, pal?

- Jetman Jones?

- My, my.

Seems like you're quite a fan.

- I'm your biggest fan ever.

I've memorized all your comic books.

- You must have a great memory, kid!

You might be interested to know what I've got in this envelope right here.

- What is it?

- My newest comic book that no one's seen before.

In a little while, I'll step up on the stage and show it to the world.

- Wow.

Uh, can we have a peek?

- Sorry, friends.

Top secret.

But come find me later, and I'll sign a copy for you.

But now, time to jet off to adventure!

[jets whirring] - Wow, AJ.

- I can't believe you ran into Jetman Jones.

Like, right into him.

- He was amazing.

He even helped me pick up my comic books and my envelope.

Hang on.

This doesn't feel like it did before.

It's thicker.

Oh, no!

The new Jetman Jones comic book is in here!

- You got the wrong envelope.

- AJ, you have in your hands a brand-new Jetman Jones comic book that no one has ever seen before!

- I've got to see it.

But it's top secret.

Oh, but I really wanna see what it is.

No.

I've got to give this back to him.

Sara: Wait.

If you have his envelope, then that means... - [gasps] [dramatic musical sting] He's got my envelope.

- With the picture of you in your feety pajamas!

- I can't let him see that.

Those pajamas don't look like what Jetman Jones wears at all.

- Then we'll just have to find him and switch the envelopes back.

Lucita: Right.

And who's the crew who knows what to do?

[exciting music] all: Sparks' Crew to the Rescue.

- Everyone, look around for Jetman Jones.

all: Huh?

- [slurping] [laughter] [camera shutter clicks] [dog panting, barking] Benny: Uh... this could be harder than we thought.

[exciting music] - Ugh.

I can't tell which of these is the real Jetman Jones.

- Me neither.

- Oh.

What are we gonna do?

- Don't worry.

I'm sure we can solve this problem if use our... all: Superpowers of Science!

♪ ♪ - Aww.

[moans] Uh, but which one?

And what if it doesn't work?

What if we can't find Jetman Jones before he gets on stage?

He won't have his comic book to show the world.

- AJ?

I saw you flapping your hands.

Are you upset?

- [sighs] Yes.

I'm upset because we've got a problem.

- Oh.

Good thing you've got your extra autism superpowers.

- She's right!

AJ, you're really good at noticing things, even the smallest details.

- Right.

And you know everything there is to know about heroes, especially Jetman Jones.

- [huffs] So?

- So you can observe all the people who look like Jetman Jones and compare their costumes to find which one is the real deal.

- Hey, yeah.

I bet no one has a costume that's exactly like what Jetman Jones wears.

Oh, besides you, I mean.

- So if I find the one with the perfect outfit, I'll find Jetman Jones.

- Right.

- Yay.

AJ's gonna save the day.

- Why don't we fly up so we can get a good look at the crowd?

- [sighs] I don't have my jetpack backpack.

[gasps] But I do have my Jetman Jones jet shoes.

I haven't practiced flying with these in a while.

Here, you hold onto the comic book to keep it safe.

- No prob.

- Let's go.

- Time to jet off to adventure!

[shoes beeping] Uh... Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

- [grunts] - Ah, ah, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

[exhales] [giggles] - Ready?

- Yes.

- Let's go!

[exciting music] - Maybe one of those is the real Jetman Jones.

- Let's check it out.

♪ ♪ Hmm.

Those costumes both look really good to me.

- But look what I notice.

That costume has brown stripes on the scarf.

Compare that to my costume.

It has orange stripes, like the real Jetman scarf.

- Oh.

Orange stripes.

Got it.

But look.

That other Jetman has orange stripes.

- Yes, but did you notice?

There are only three stripes.

The real Jetman scarf has one, two, three, four.

Lucita: Oh.

So neither of these is the real Jetman Jones.

- Nope.

We have to keep looking.

♪ ♪ [ice blasts] announcer: Give it up for Hail Caesar!

- I hope AJ can find Jetman Jones soon.

[cheers and applause] [ice crumbling] - [yelps] - Then we can give his comic book back to him, and everything will be fine.

Whoa!

The envelope!

[suspenseful music] [gasps] ♪ ♪ [gasps] Oh, no.

Where'd it go?

♪ ♪ - Are any of them the real Jetman Jones?

- Nope.

- How could you tell so fast?

- Because I notice that each of their costumes is wrong in some way.

He has a blue hat.

The real Jetman has a brown hat.

He has short gloves.

The real Jetman has long gloves.

He has a flower on his chest.

The real Jetman has a pin.

- Let's keep looking.

[suspenseful music] - Ah-ha.

♪ ♪ - Benny, Sara!

Having fun?

- Not exactly.

We have to find a missing envelope.

- It's got something important inside.

- Ah, well, remember to use your Superpowers of Science.

- Good idea.

Okay, what do we know about this envelope?

- Um, uh, it's yellow.

- Right.

Let's observe and see if we can find something yellow.

- [squeaks] - Yellow, yellow.

- [squeaks excitedly] [whooshing] [exciting music] [brakes screech] [squeaks] - Bubble up!

[bubbles squeaking] - [squeaks] ♪ ♪ - Ready, Sara?

- [whooshes] - [squeaks] - [whooshes] - Hooray!

- Fantástico!

Well done, Fur Blur.

- [squeaking] - Uh, I mean, Branch Bird.

[chuckles] [PA whines] announcer: Attention!

On stage soon, Jetman Jones... [both gasp] announcer: With a big announcement!

- We have to find AJ and Lucita.

Come on!

[exciting music] - We're almost out of time.

- Let's think.

AJ, you've got a great memory for everything about heroes-- what Jada calls your extra autism superpower.

- Okay.

- So can you remember anything about Jetman Jones that might help us?

- Hmm.

I remember what he always eats before he does something important.

Thought projecting.

- Always remember to fuel up before you jet off to adventure!

[chomps] ♪ ♪ - He'll probably eat an apple right before he goes on stage.

- So let's observe and see if we can find a Jetman Jones eating an apple.

[camera shutter clicks] [triumphant music] [laughter] ♪ ♪ - [gasps] There!

That one has an apple.

- Let's make sure it's him.

Compare his costume to yours.

- Uh, same scarf, same brown hat, same everything.

It's him!

But he's about to go on stage.

[whooshes] ♪ ♪ - [whooshes] You're gonna need this.

- Thanks, Sara.

- Go, AJ, go!

[indistinct chatter] - Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, please welcome Jetman Jones!

- Wait!

You have the wrong envelope.

- I do.

Do I?

Are you sure, kid?

- I'm sure.

Trust me.

- Sure.

I'll trust you.

After all, your costume is perfect.

So you really must be my biggest fan ever.

- Oh.

I sure am.

- Gee whiz!

Thanks, folks.

Aw, stop it.

You're gonna make me blush.

I have a very big announcement to make.

My next big comic book series will be... "Jetman Jones Meets Branchman!"

[cheers and applause] - You did it, AJ.

- Way to go.

- I knew you could do it.

That's why you're my favorite hero.

- Oh!

- Go, AJ!

- Great job.

Mr. Sparks: And so no matter where you go, you'll find all kinds of heroes.

After all, everyone is super in their own way.

all: ♪ We all belong at Hero Elementary ♪ man: Time to learn how to hero!

Hey, you!

Yes, that means you, Let's go hero, using your Superpowers of Science!

Today's superpower is... the power to compare.

[upbeat music] woman: ♪ Let's come together like a powerful crew ♪ ♪ A crew who always knows just what to do ♪ ♪ We're learning how to use our powers for good ♪ ♪ Everywhere, everywhere ♪ ♪ Let's work together to save the day ♪ ♪ And compare what's different and what's the same ♪ ♪ You know you have the power inside you ♪ ♪ To compare ♪ ♪ What's different and what's the same ♪ ♪ Comparing is the name of the game ♪ ♪ Let's compare ♪ ♪ What does it tell you?

♪ ♪ Compare ♪ ♪ What does it mean to you?

♪ ♪ You can be a hero anywhere ♪ ♪ When you, when you, when you compare ♪ ♪ Compare, compare, compare, compare, compare ♪ ♪ Compare, compare, compare, compare, compare ♪ ♪ What's different and what's the same ♪ ♪ Comparing is the name of the game ♪ ♪ Let's compare ♪ ♪ What does it tell you?

♪ ♪ Compare ♪ ♪ What does it mean to you?

♪ ♪ You can be a hero anywhere ♪ ♪ When you, when you, when you compare ♪ [exciting music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪