List of Robot Chicken episodes
Appearance
This is a list of episodes for the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken. The first episode aired on February 20, 2005, at 11:30 p.m. EST on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block, and the eleventh season premiered on September 7, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. EDT. There have been a number of half-hour specials.
Series overview
[change | change source]Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 20 | February 20, 2005 | July 18, 2005 | |
2 | 20 | April 2, 2006 | November 19, 2006 | |
3 | 20 | August 12, 2007 | February 22, 2009 | |
4 | 20 | December 7, 2008 | December 5, 2010 | |
5 | 20 | December 12, 2010 | January 15, 2012 | |
6 | 20 | September 17, 2012 | February 18, 2013 | |
7 | 19 | April 13, 2014 | August 17, 2014 | |
8 | 20 | October 26, 2015 | May 15, 2016 | |
9 | 20 | December 10, 2017 | July 22, 2018 | |
10 | 20 | September 30, 2019 | July 27, 2020 | |
11 | 20 | September 7, 2021 | April 11, 2022 |
Specials
[change | change source]Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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"Robot Chicken's Christmas Special" | Sandy Claws | Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Charles Horn, Pat McCallum, Breckin Meyer and Matthew Senreich | December 23, 2005 | N/A |
The special Christmas episode featured the second season short "A Very Dragon Ball Z Christmas", along with the first season shorts "Unsolved Case Files: Claus & Effect" and "Kill Bunny". There have been seven other Christmas specials to date. | ||||
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Jordan Allen-Dutton, Mike Fasolo, Charles Horn, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Hugh Sterbakov and Erik Weiner | June 17, 2007 | N/A |
The Emperor gets an upsetting phone call. George Lucas is saved from a mob of nerds by one helpful fan. Imperial officers learn how to survive Darth Vader in "Orientation." A commercial for Admiral Ackbar Cereal. Boba Fett has a little fun with Han in carbonite. The truth about Ponda Baba's bad day. Luke learns about the Force the hard way. President Bush is strong with the Force in "George of the Jedi." Luke and the Emperor settle things with a "yo mama" fight. Max Rebo's Greatest Hits goes on sale. Jar Jar and Anakin are together again in "The Reunion." The Star Wars saga continues in "The Empire on Ice!" George Lucas and Mark Hamill guest star. | ||||
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" | Seth Green | Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick and Zeb Wells | November 16, 2008 | N/A |
Emperor Palpatine gets the idea to hire bounty hunters to go after the Millennium Falcon. A Stormtrooper named Gary struggles through Bring Your Daughter to Work Day. Darth Vader keeps altering his deals with Lando Calrissian. | ||||
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 2.5"[1] | November 23, 2009 | N/A | ||
The best of Robot Chicken's Star Wars sketches, plus all-new ones. | ||||
"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III"[2] | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Geoff Johns, Breckin Meyer, Kevin Shinick, Hugh Sterbakov, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells | December 19, 2010 | N/A |
The third and final installment of the Robot Chicken: Star Wars specials. | ||||
"Robot Chicken DC Comics Special" | Seth Green | Matt Beans, Michael Fasolo, Seth Green, Geoff Johns, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick and Zeb Wells | September 10, 2012 | 1.554[3] |
A DC Comics special, in collaboration with DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation.[4] Voice actors are Seth Green as Batman, Robin and Aquaman, Paul Reubens as the Riddler, Neil Patrick Harris as Two-Face, Alfred Molina as Lex Luthor, Nathan Fillion as the Green Lantern, Megan Fox as Lois Lane, Breckin Meyer as Superman, and Kevin Shinick as the narrator. Cast also includes Abraham Benrubi, Alex Borstein, Clare Grant, Tara Strong, Matthew Senreich, Tom Root and Zeb Wells.[5] | ||||
"Born Again Virgin Christmas Special" | Zeb Wells | Matthew Beans, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells | December 17, 2013 | 1.363[6] |
The origins of the Heat Miser and the Cold Miser are revealed, and Ebenezer Scrooge learns the real meaning of Christmas. | ||||
"Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise" | Seth Green and Zeb Wells | Matthew Beans, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Geoff Johns, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick and Zeb Wells | April 6, 2014 | 1.860[7] |
The sequel to the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special that focuses more on the Legion of Doom. | ||||
"Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship" | Tom Sheppard and Zeb Wells | Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Geoff Johns, J.T. Krul, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard and Kevin Shinick | October 19, 2015 | 1.149[8] |
The third special in the Robot Chicken DC Comics Specials series which focuses on Superman and Batman's friendship. | ||||
"The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking" | Tom Sheppard | Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Scott M. Gimple, Seth Green, Robert Kirkman, J.T. Krul, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard, Erik Weiner and Zeb Wells | October 9, 2017 | 1.024[9] |
The tale of Rick Grimes and his walker-battling friends gets a twisted retelling when the Robot Chicken Nerd visits the Walking Dead Museum and meets an aging survivor. | ||||
"The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special"[10] | Tom Sheppard | Maggie Cannan, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Tom Sheppard, Ellory Smith and Milana Vayntrub | May 24, 2021 | 0.370[11] |
In the half-hour animated comedy, Archie faces the action-packed return of Josie and the Pussycats from outer space to Riverdale. Plus, it features the origin story of Archie Andrews as only the Robot Chicken writers can tell it! |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-27. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ On Air Schedule Archived 2010-02-08 at the Wayback Machine. Adult Swim. Retrieved on 2011-04-11.
- ↑ Douglas Pucci (2012-09-13). "Son of the Bronx: Adult Swim ratings (September 3-9, 2012)". Son of the Bronx. Blogger. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ "'Robot Chicken' Guys Ready To Skewer DC Comics Superheroes For New Special". Deadline Hollywood. April 25, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ↑ Minovitz, Ethan (May 25, 2012). "AS Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever". Big Cartoon News. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ↑ Douglas Pucci (2013-12-24). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Dec. 16, 2013". TV Media Insights. Archived from the original on 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ Douglas Pucci (2014-04-08). "Adult Swim Ratings Scorecard – Week of Mar. 31, 2014". TV Media Insights. Archived from the original on 2014-04-27. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (2015-10-20). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 100 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 10.18.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on 2015-10-21. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ↑ Rick Porter (2017-10-14). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Outlander' keeps improving, MLB playoffs on top". Tvbythenumbers. Archived from the original on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ↑ 'Robot Chicken' Sets Archie Comics Special (EXCLUSIVE) - Variety
- ↑ Andy Page (2021-05-26). "Ratings for Sunday 23rd May 2021 - Network Prelims, Finals and Cable Numbers Posted". SpoilerTV. Retrieved 2021-05-29.