Penn Zero- Part-time Hero - Season 2 Guide

The genius (and tragedy) of Penn Zero lies in its serialized storytelling. Unlike episodic cartoons where the status quo resets every 22 minutes, Penn Zero ended its "Volume 1" run on a massive cliffhanger.

For the uninitiated: Penn Zero (Middleditch) is a suburban kid whose parents are part-time heroes. When they are called away, Penn inherits the job. Using a "suitcase" device, he, along with his sidekick Sashi (Leigh-Allyn Baker) and the "neutral" ally Boone (Devine), gets zapped into different worlds (a medieval kingdom, a noir detective agency, a space opera) to battle villain Rippen (Killam) and his evil octopus, Larry. Penn Zero- Part-Time Hero - Season 2

By the end of what we consider the first major arc, Rippen succeeds in a villainous coup. He creates a "doom crystal" that begins fracturing the multiverse. The final shot of the mid-season finale saw Penn trapped in a colorless, void-like dimension, screaming for his friends. The screen cut to black. 210: The Bewildering Bout of the Astounding Automatons:

Fans waited nearly a year for resolution. When the show returned, it wasn't with a soft reboot. It hit the ground running, confirming that the "second season" (Vol. 2) was dealing with the direct fallout of that apocalypse. The genius (and tragedy) of Penn Zero lies

Season 2 consists of 36 episodes (72 segments). While Disney XD aired them out of order, watching them in production order provides the most coherent story experience.

The show’s budget for voice talent was immense. In the second volume, fans were treated to: