Our Hero — Season 1, Episode 13: The Last Laugh Issue
Drama, Comedy • 22 min • 2 seasons, 26 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
Kale does her best to get over her breakup with Bill, but all her thoughts and past feelings of him are consuming every moment of her present life. Ross and Dalal decide that they must do something about this so they start plotting and scheming against Bill. Meanwhile, everything changes for Kale as she is shattered by the news of Gordon's death, which causes her to seclude herself from the outside world. Mary E. comes over to bring Kale a card from their classmates and asks her friend if she wants to borrow her dress to attend Gordon's wake where his family and friends will honor his memory, celebrate his life, and give thanks to God for knowing such a wonderful person. An enraged Kale lashes out and says that she will not be going. She questions Mary E. about futilely searching for something out of Gordon's death to celebrate and give thanks for. Later her brother, Ethan visits the basement in search of the plastic chicken that he needs for his standup gig later that evening. E
About Our Hero
Our Hero is a critically acclaimed television show on the CBC from 2000 to 2002. It ran for 26 episodes over two seasons, and was syndicated in the U.S. and U.K. The title character was teenager Kale Stiglic who created a zine about her life in suburban Toronto, with her friends Ross, Mary-Elizabeth, and Dalal. Each episode was named after an "issue" of her zine. Plot segments were interspersed with quirky animated sequences narrated by Kale, with the animation reflecting the illustrations used in that issue's zine.