Sid the Science Kid

Premise

Characters

Main

• Sid and Drew Massey ) always wished about being a scientist when he grows up. Sid is the most practical character on the show and is often portrayed as a very supportive friend and leading scientist in his group. He ponders many questions every day while at his school, sometimes after thinking of them the night before. His special item is a toy microphone with four different colored buttons. When pressed, the blue button plays the recorded laughter of people, the yellow button plays the recorded applause, the red button makes a cow noise, and the white button records echoes. Sid's mother is of African-American descent and mainly does research as noted in every episode and his father grew up Jewish as noted in the Hanukkah/Christmas/Kwanzaa episode.
• May and Julianne Buescher ) is one of Sid's best friends; she is known for her friendliness and politeness, and is considerably smarter than her other three friends. She is Chinese, has a cat named Mooshu, and wears glasses due to nearsightedness, which is proven in the episode "Grandma's Glasses" when she has trouble seeing the eye chart. She is the friendliest of the four, characterized by her charm and courtesy.
• Gerald McIntosh and Victor Yerrid ) is one of Sid's best friends. Although often a straggler at the start of Rug Time, he is very enthusiastic, rambunctious, imaginative, and known for his creative entrances into the school, during which he often pretends to be something other than himself. He is perhaps the most vivid character of the group, often being the life and soul of activities. When Sid usually arrives at school, he always wants to show off his cool dance moves. A running gag is that he is always trying to be funny, but almost never succeeds. He also has a dog named Chester.
• Gabriela Córdova and Alice Dinnean ) is one of Sid's best friends. Unlike her friends, Gabriela is the most sensible character and often comes up with the best jokes during Good Laughternoon. She is Hispanic, has an older brother named Mateo, and is the most authoritative figure of the quartet, often being second-in-command of the group activities. She likes playing Pretend, always opting to be a "mother" parent. She sometimes has playdates with Sid after school. She can speak in both English and Spanish.

Supporting

• Susie, called "Teacher Susie" by Sid before "Rug Time",, is the teacher at Sid's school. She begins the day with "Rug Time", where she calls her students over to sit in a circle and ask them if they have anything to share with the class. Usually, the theme that gets everyone's attention is what was discussed during "Sid's Survey", and what Sid was thinking about earlier in the day. She demonstrates the experiments with her class each school day, following Sid's main question theme during Super Fab Lab; she also sings a song about the episode's topic before she sends Sid and his friends home.
• Mort is Sid and Zeke's father, Alice's husband and Rose's son. He works in construction and often relates Sid's observations to his work experiences. In the holiday special, it is revealed that he has a sister named Irene who lives in Minnesota.
• Alice is Sid and Zeke's mother, Mort's wife and Rose's daughter-in-law. She is a website designer and children's computer game developer. She also frequently searches the web to help Sid find information about his questions before dropping him off for school.
• Zeke is Sid's baby brother, Mort and Alice's younger son and Rose's younger grandson. He is almost one year old, does not know anything yet, and is mostly shown sitting at the kitchen table in a high chair.
• Rose is Sid and Zeke's grandmother, Mort and Irene's mother, and Alice's mother-in-law. She likes to tell Sid stories about herself when she was younger while driving Sid home from school. She has a dog named Philbert.
• Dr. Rosalinda Córdova is Gabriela's mother and marine biologist from Mexico. Her job is working at the Science Center that Sid and his friends often visit during some episodes of Season 2. She helps to explain the various exhibits at the center and how they relate to the school lessons Sid and his friends are having. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.
• Philbert is a purple Great Dane who is who was adopted by Grandma in the episode "Hello Doggie" and helps Sid in his investigation of animal communication. Philbert was also featured in several other episode of the show, including "How Did My Dog Do That?" where he helps Sid learn about the different skeletal systems.

Episodes

''Sid the Science Kid: The Movie'' (2013)

Awards