Welcome to the Show!

Welcome to The Hot Hero Sandwich Project, the online home of a research project documenting the 1979-1980 Emmy Award-winning NBC Saturday morning children’s educational entertainment television series, Hot Hero Sandwich.

Use the tabs on the left to navigate this extensive archive of articles, interviews, and video, or jump right into some of our most popular posts on the right. Start with the Introduction and learn about the series in A Second Serving! and in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) tabs on left. 

The addresses for this website are:

• www.hotherosandwich.com
• hotherosandwichproject.blogspot.com

Visit the Hot Hero Sandwich channels on  Instagram and YouTube!

 

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2026: An interview with artist Mary Beams, animator of several short films for Hot Hero Sandwich has been completed and will debut in early October.

For an introduction to the main and supporting casts, characters, and celebrity and musical guests,  check out the Hot Hero Sandwich Tribute Music Video!

— G. Jack Urso, Editor, The Hot Hero Sandwich Project

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Gloria Steinem Passes at 92

by G. Jack Urso

 

Hot Hero Sandwich Gloria Steinem's interview segments from episodes 2 and 8.

Gloria Steinem’s recent passing September 2, 2026, brings to mind her interview on Hot Hero Sandwich episodes 2 and 8 with Dr. Tom Cottle where she discussed her childhood (see above). Only about five minutes of responses from an approximate three-hour long interview are provided. While we get an insightful look at her formative years, one can only wonder what the remaining 2 hours and 55 minutes would have provided, but, alas, that footage is long gone.

Steinem was a great score for Hot Hero Sandwich. Along with others in the post-modern feminist movement, she pioneered and promoted new career paths for women and challenged society’s fixed, traditional roles for her sisters. Beyond her influence in society and politics, Steinem became a fixture of pop culture beginning in the 1960s with her iconic look of long straight hair and aviator style wire-framed eyeglasses. Intelligent, talented, and beautiful, she remained on the public stage for over 60 years and will be long-regarded as one of the most influential public figures in American history. 

A hero to generations of young girls and women, Steinem’s participation in Hot Hero Sandwich embodied the show's highest aspirations for its viewers.

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