| Robot Chicken DC Comics Special | |
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| Genre | Crossover Action |
| Created by | Seth Green andMatthew Senreich |
| Based on | Characters fromDC Comics |
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| Directed by | Seth Green |
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| Narrated by | Kevin Shinick |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Network | Adult Swim |
| Release | September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10) |
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Robot Chicken DC Comics Special is an episode of the television comedy seriesRobot Chicken and it was aired as a one-off special duringCartoon Network'sAdult Swim on September 10, 2012.[a]
ADC Universe special, in collaboration withDC Entertainment andWarner Bros. Animation.[1] Voice actors areSeth Green,Paul Reubens,Neil Patrick Harris,Alfred Molina,Nathan Fillion,Megan Fox,Breckin Meyer, andKevin Shinick. The rest of the cast also includesAbraham Benrubi,Alex Borstein,Clare Grant,Tara Strong,Matthew Senreich,Aaron Paul,Steven Tyler,Tom Root, andZeb Wells.[2] It was followed byRobot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise, which premiered April 6, 2014.
Robot Chicken joins forces withDC Comics superheroes and supervillains.
Superman,Green Lantern, andWonder Woman have a laugh at Aquaman's expense.
While staking out a robbery,Batman has his back broken byBane.
MeetB'dg, a squirrel who's a member of theGreen Lantern Corps.
Parody of the scene inSuperman II where Superman kissesLois Lane to make her forget he's Superman. He decides to use his kissnesia onLex Luthor,Darkseid,Solomon Grundy,Brainiac to make them forget why they hate him. It backfires on him when they show up at theFortress of Solitude with flowers and candy.
Two-Face cannot stop flipping his coin to make decisions, even when he goes to the bathroom. His latest coin flip has him not flushing the toilet, to the dismay ofPenguin.
Mr. Freeze,Captain Cold,Icicle, andChillblaine all rob a jewelry auction, causing a problem between the four cold-themed villains. The building collapses due to them inadvertently damaging the walls asIce is shown outside.
Superman invites Batman and Green Lantern toCaptain Carrot's funeral in Earth-C, but Green Lantern cannot help himself from laughing at the other members of the Zoo Crew, causing him to abruptly leave. After Little Cheese comments on Green Lantern's insensitive behavior, Batman begins to snicker at his name.
Swamp Thing tries to get hisgirlfriend to understand his powers.
While recovering in theBatcave, Bane sneaks up on Batman and breaks his back over his knee again.
MeetFirestorm, a "popular" and powerful superhero.
Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Green Lantern, andFlash hit the bar scene to pick up some ladies. But when Superman and Green Lantern strike out, Aquaman tries to pick up a woman who turns out to beMartian Manhunter in disguise causing him to go home, get drunk and try to have sex with a dolphin.
Legion of Doom membersLex Luthor, Captain Cold,Sinestro, andToyman draw names forSecret Santa as part of a team-building exercise. They make fun of mailroom worker Glenn for his odor, but he is offended and tells them that he is hygienic and only smells due to a gland condition. Glenn later kills himself during the commercial break.
Instead of Hal Jordan, the Robot Chicken Nerd findsAbin Sur and receives his ring instead. When he is taken to Oa and begins his training withKilowog, the Guardians begin to doubt if humans are worthy of apower ring. Meanwhile, Abin's corpse is eaten by bears.
Lex Luthor steps into the perfect Superman-killing machine until the scientist's son kicks a ball that hits Lex in the face.
A criminal shoots Superman, but when he notices the bullets are bouncing off, he fires at his crotch, which continues to deflect the bullets, much to Superman's confusion.
After taking a break from the Legion of Doom,Riddler forms the Punctuation Posse which consists of Comma, Quotes, and Exclaimer. However, he is quickly beaten up by the Justice League.
At theHall of Justice, Bane sneaks up on Batman and breaks his back over his knee once again while Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern watch.
In the Legion of Doom bathroom, Riddler andMirror Master tease Sinestro into shaving his mustache. As soon as the razor touches his lip, it starts gushing blood, causing Riddler and Mirror Master to run off in disgust. Text appears stating that Sinestro sustained a near-fatalStaph infection.
Aquaman's had enough of the lack of respect after Superman and Wonder Woman both mock his powers,Robin uses his trident to unclog the toilet,Martian Manhunter cooks his lobster friends, and he slips on a puddle and gets mocked by the other heroes.
MeetMister Banjo, a supervillain who steals top secret information and plays Morse code about it on his banjo. Suddenly, an enraged Firestorm bursts in and refuses to be in the same category as "Fatty Arbuckle". When Banjo claims that his banjo costs him some money, Firestorm loses his temper, turns the banjo into metal, and uses it to beat up Banjo. When he asks where B'dg is, the narrator quotes "Down the hall. First dressing room to the right". Firestorm heads there and beats up B'dg with the banjo.
Aquaman visits the Legion of Doom HQ and asks to join after getting byGiganta much to the annoyance ofBlack Manta. At first, they refuse. But when he tells them he has security access codes to the Hall of Justice, they let him on the team.
Solomon Grundy finds out he was actually born on a Tuesday and that his real name is Solomon Gruesday, much to his anger.
Aquaman leads the Legion of Doom into the Hall of Justice in a Trojan cake, where the heroes are revealed to have thrown Aquaman a party. After Aquaman cuts into the cake with Toyman getting stabbed in the process, the Legion of Doom is revealed, leading to an epic final battle between the Justice League and the Legion of Doom.
As Penguin's leg is asleep, Mister Banjo plays his banjo as the Justice League and the Legion of Doom fight in various ways:
The fight ends with Superman, Lex Luthor, and Aquaman remaining. Aquaman punches Lex Luthor while Superman is hit byKryptonite. Later, all the heroes attend Glenn's funeral.
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special was released on DVD and Blu-ray, on July 9, 2013.
The logo for theRobot Chicken DC Comics Special is a modification of that for theSuper Powers Collection.
The opening sequence of the special parodies that of theChallenge of the Superfriends albeit with theLegion of Doom substituted withRobot Chicken original characters Chicken, Mad Scientist, Nerd, Humping Robot, Composite Santa, Gummy Bear, the Unicorn, and Bitch Puddin'.
Most of the figures used for the special are from theMego World's Greatest Superheroes!,MattelDC Universe Classics, and EMCE Toys/Mattel DC Retro Action Superheroes toylines. Brainiac and Lex Luthor would see both DC Universe Classics and DC Retro Action Superheroes versions (though, of course, the DC Retro Action Superheroes Brainiac figure was an original piece).
The graphic for the "Real Characters from the DC Universe" is similar to theChallenge of the Superfriends title graphic.
TheHall of Justice is from the Super Powers Collection but is white rather than yellow to be in line with its appearance inSuper Friends.
The use of Mister Freeze, Captain Cold, Icicle, and Chillblaine as a group of cold-themed villains is an ongoing theme fromDC Comics seeing previous versions including a team-up by Captain Cold, Icicle, andMinister Blizzard inJustice League of America #139 (February 1977), the Cold Warriors inJustice League Adventures #12 (December 2002), the Ice Pack inSuper Friends #16 (August 2009), and Icicle, Icicle Jr, Mr. Freeze, Captain Cold, andKiller Frost in theYoung Justice episode "Terrors".
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