Heroes

Heroes is a television series that aired on NBC from 2006 to 2010. It follows a group of ordinary people who discover that they have superhuman abilities.

Muppet Mentions

• When Claire researches her birth parents in the first season episode "The Fix," she and her friend Zach find a newspaper article from Kermit, Texas. When Zach wonders why that sounds so familiar, Claire replies, "`Cuz of the frog?"

References

• In 2014, following the announcement that Heroes would receive a continuation series called Heroes Reborn, the Muppets' Twitter account posted, "Would it be a stretch to call ourselves #HeroesReborn? Walter says no," also referring to their upcoming film Muppets Most Wanted.

Connections

• Kristen Bell played Elle Bishop in twelve episodes
• Eugene Byrd played Nathan's campaign manager in four episodes
• Assaf Cohen played Hesam in four episodes
• Jesse Corti played the LAPD police captain in "The Fix"
• Michael Dorn played the U.S. president in two episodes
• Christopher Eccleston played Claude in five episodes
• Bill Fagerbakke played S.R. Gustavson in two episodes
• Louise Fletcher played Dr. Coolidge in two episodes
• Seth Green played Sam in two episodes
• Ellen Greene played Virginia Grey in three episodes
• Stana Katic played Hana Gitelman in two episodes
• Swoosie Kurtz played Millie Houston in two episodes
• Riki Lindhome played a car rental girl in "One Giant Leap"
• Stan Lee played the bus driver in "Unexpected"
• Kellan Lutz played Andy in "Five Years Gone"
• Jayma Mays played Charlie Andrews in six episodes
• Hayden Panettiere played Claire Bennet
• Missy Peregrym played Candice Wilmer in six episodes
• Zachary Quinto played Sylar
• Eric Roberts played Thompson in seven episodes
• Richard Roundtree played Charles Deveaux in six episodes
• Raphael Sbarge played Sheriff Werner in "Strange Attractors"
• George Takei played Kaito Nakamura in twelve episodes
• Stephen Tobolowsky played Bob Bishop in eleven episodes