Sidekick is a Canadian animated television comedy series created by Todd Kauffman and Joey So. The series first aired in Canada on September 3, 2010 on YTV and The new season aired in U.S.A. on May 5th 2018.The series is about an orphan boy named Eric, with his best friend Trevor and his two female friends, Vana and Kitty, who are training to become sidekicks at the Academy for Aspiring Sidekicks in the city of Splittsboro.