Robot Chicken (season 1)
The first season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. Season one officially began on February 20, 2005 on Adult Swim, with "Junk in the Trunk", and ended with "The Black Cherry" on July 18, 2005, with a total of twenty episodes.
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| Season 1 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Original release | February 20 – July 18, 2005 |
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Many of the episode names in this season ("Junk in the Trunk", "Nightmare Generator", etc.) were rejected titles previously considered for the show before settling with the current title.
The first season was released on the Season One DVD on March 28, 2006 in Region 1, September 29, 2008 in Region 2 and April 4, 2007 in Region 4.
Overview
The first season of Robot Chicken includes many TV, movie, TV commercial, and pop culture parodies and non-sequitur blackouts, all acted out by dolls and action figures, including parodies like Rachael Leigh Cook smashing more than eggs in her latest This Is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement, Walt Disney's severed head with its giant robotic spider-body attacking Cuba, the animals Noah left behind trying to survive the flood in their very own ark, America sending Harrison Ford and Aerosmith into space to take out a killer asteroid, the world's most diabolical supervillains getting stuck in traffic, the Teen Titans strengthening their roster by adding Beavis and Butt-head, a teenage girl getting a fashion makeover in "Pimp My Sister", icons from Star Trek and Tiger Beat alike uniting for canned sitcom laughs in "Two Kirks, a Khan and a Pizza Place", the last surviving member of 'N Sync, Joey Fatone, having to avenge his murdered bandmates in a deadly martial arts tournament in "Enter the Fat One", the Masters of the Universe being rocked by a Paris Hilton-style sex tape, William Shatner's toupee having adventures the action star can only dream of, a man in a public restroom encountering the terror known as "Dumplestiltskin", the world's most famous monkey bursting loose on Skull Island in "Ding Dong, King Kong", Sailor Moon encountering a bone-chilling villain, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen uniting to fight a rampaging dragon, JAWS getting a special edition DVD, a man running away from an Oriental masseuse looking for a "happy ending", Alien vs. Predator on the battleground of love in a special episode of "First Date", a crime-fighting monkey saving monkeys from a monkey supervillain, and the laughter being canned for the sketch comedy show "You Can't Do That on Robot Chicken".
Guest stars
Many celebrities have guest starred in Robot Chicken season one. They include Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mila Kunis, Joey Fatone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Scarlett Johansson, Conan O'Brien, Ryan Seacrest, Mark Hamill, Christian Slater, Phyllis Diller, Macaulay Culkin, Jamie Kaler, Abraham Benrubi, Donald Faison, Dax Shepard, Kurtwood Smith, Matthew Lillard, Danny Masterson, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Jo Rupp, Topher Grace, Burt Reynolds, Wilmer Valderrama, Dom DeLuise, Mike Henry, Erika Christensen, Rory Thost, Alex Borstein, Lance Bass, Pat Morita, Phil LaMarr, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ming-Na, Amy Smart, Freddie Prinze Jr., Don Knotts, Dave Coulier, Melissa Joan Hart, Linda Cardellini, Kelly Hu, Stuart Townsend, Scott Adsit, Dean Cain, Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [1] | Prod. code |
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| 1 | 1 | "Junk in the Trunk" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | February 20, 2005 | 102 |
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Rachael Leigh Cook smashes more than eggs in her latest This Is Your Brain on Drugs public service announcement. Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, falls prey to prostate cancer. The outcome is never in doubt during "World's Most One-Sided Fistfights Caught on Film." Outtakes from The Dukes of Hazzard, The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica and more come to light in "Bloopers." | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Nutcracker Sweet" | Doug Goldstein | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Mike Fasolo | February 27, 2005 | 105 |
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Voltron engages in an old-school dance-off in "You Got Robo-Served." The secret lives of nature's most fascinating beasts are exposed in "Secrets of the Animal Kingdom." Testicles are terrorized in "Ode to the Nut Shot." Walt Disney's severed head with its giant robotic spider-body attacks Cuba. See how much the kids are horrified in "Scary Barney" | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Gold Dust Gasoline" | Tom Root | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Mike Fasolo | March 6, 2005 | 106 |
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The animals Noah left behind try to survive the flood in their very own ark. Enjoy instant nostalgia with "That '00s Show." Mrs. McNally's third-graders produce an animated abomination in "The Best Cowboy." The world's most famous cars, from KITT to the General Lee and even Mario karts, race against each other in "3 Fast 3 Furious." | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Plastic Buffet" | Tom Root | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Mike Fasolo | March 13, 2005 | 108 |
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America sends Harrison Ford and Aerosmith into space to take out a killer asteroid in "Meteorgeddon." Household animals take to the slopes for "Winter Pet Games." Chucky from the Child's Play series takes on the cutesy Lettuce Head Kids in the opening to season 8 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Muppet Show's band is spotlighted in "Behind the Music: Electric Mayhem." | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Toyz in the Hood" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | March 20, 2005 | 110 |
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The tooth fairy stumbles into domestic violence and murder in "Tooth and Consequences." The world's most diabolical supervillains get stuck in traffic. More of television's greatest screw-ups, from CSI to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Pro-sports, are highlighted in "Bloopers." Guest stars: Erika Christensen, Scarlett Johansson Title Reference: Parodies the title of the 1991 film Boyz n the Hood. | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Vegetable Fun Fest" | Doug Goldstein | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | March 27, 2005 | 111 |
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The secrets of The Crying Game, Sleepaway Camp, Star Wars and The Village are exposed in "Welcome to the Spoilers." The Teen Titans strengthen their roster by adding Beavis and Butt-head. Travel back in time to witness Benny Hill's funeral. The Great Pumpkin of Peanuts fame finally shows. Too bad he becomes murderous, and goes on a killing spree. | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "A Piece of the Action" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Mike Fasolo | April 3, 2005 | 109 |
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A teenage girl gets a fashion makeover in "Pimp My Sister." The Surreal Life gang gets sent on a mission to destroy an enchanted ring. Debbie Does Dallas gets re-told with the world's cheapest puppets in "Exhausted Budget Theater." Geeks and nerds collide when a science fiction convention erupts into war. | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The Deep End" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | April 10, 2005 | 101 |
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Seven of the world's greatest heroes stop being polite and start getting real in "The Real World: Metropolis." Icons from Star Trek and Tiger Beat alike unite for canned sitcom laughs in "Two Kirks, a Khan and a Pizza Place." Jesus Christ hunts down his greatest nemesis, Tarantino-style in "Kill Bunny." The hottest game show from Japan is here: "Who Poop Last?!" The legends of rock 'n' roll return from beyond the grave to haunt the "Zombie Idol" reality show. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "S&M Present" | Tom Root | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | April 17, 2005 | 112 |
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The last surviving member of 'N Sync, Joey Fatone, must avenge his murdered bandmates in a deadly martial arts tournament in "Enter the Fat One". Check out a little scrambled porn on your 1980s-era cable box. M. Night Shyamalan has endless fake-outs in store for viewers in "The Twist." Guest stars: Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, Mark Hamill, Pat Morita Title reference: The letters "S" and "M" represent the first initials of Seth and Matt. Though it could be mistaken for sadomasochism. | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Badunkadunk" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | April 24, 2005 | 113 |
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The roller-coaster celebrity life of the Hulk is profiled in "Hollywood Spotlight." The Masters of the Universe are rocked by a Paris Hilton-style sex tape. Michael Jackson returns from space to confront his n'er-do-well alter ego in "Where's Michael?" | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Toy Meets Girl" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | May 1, 2005 | 114 |
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William Shatner's toupee has adventures the action star can only dream of. Heaven is not all it is cracked up to be in "Can We Handle the Truth?" Hilary Duff's new film combines history and teen drama in an updated "The Diary of Anne Frank." The fates of the greatest action figure toy lines from decades past are exposed in "Where Are They Now?" with host Michael Moore. Guest star: Ashton Kutcher Note: This was actually the pilot episode. Title reference: Play on words of Boy Meets Girl. | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Midnight Snack" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | May 15, 2005 | 115 |
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"The World's Most One-Sided Fistfights" get wild at Mardi Gras. Benjamin Franklin grapples with historical figures like the Wright brothers and Mahatma Gandhi in "Educational Wrestling Federation." Oprah Winfrey fulfills all her viewers' fondest wishes...almost. A man in a public restroom encounters the terror known as "Dumplestiltskin." "12 Angry Little People" deliberate a crime most heinous. | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Atta Toy" | Tom Root | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | May 22, 2005 | 116 |
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A teenage girl gets crazy about everyone around her. The world's most famous monkey bursts loose on Skull Island in "Ding Dong, King Kong." Scandalous Hollywood news and gossip get the Pat O'Brien treatment. A father pigeon teaches his son to poop in a snorkel to make things wild. The Smurfs are terrorized by a murderer who kills based on the seven deadly sins in "Murder in Smurf Town X." Guest stars: Pat O'Brien, Stuart Townsend Title reference: Play-on words of the phrase "'Atta Boy!" | ||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Joint Point" | Doug Goldstein | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | June 5, 2005 | 117 |
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Sailor Moon encounters a bone-chilling villain. A nerd wins a date with Scarlett Johansson. "Welcome to the Terror Drome" showcases inner-office machinations at the headquarters of G.I. Joe's nemesis Cobra. "America's Most Tragic Home Videos" will make you laugh and cry. | ||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Kiddie Pool" | Doug Goldstein | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich & Mike Fasolo | June 12, 2005 | 107 |
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Michael Knight's talking car parties hard in "KITT's Day Out." A brawl rocks the nursing home in "Grandma Fu." Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen unite to fight a rampaging dragon. George Jetson's murder takes center stage in "Unsolved Case Files: I, Rosie." | ||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Nightmare Generator" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | June 19, 2005 | 103 |
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Jaws gets a special edition DVD. A drug operation at the North Pole is revealed in "Unsolved Case Files: Claus & Effect." The A-Team solves its problems with maximum firepower and minimal intelligence. | ||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Operation: Rich in Spirit" | Seth Green | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | June 26, 2005 | 118 |
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A new video game is taking video games by storm, "Codename: The Abortionator." A video dating experience a la The Ring scares a potential suitor. A man runs away from an Oriental masseuse looking for a "happy ending". Keanu Reeves, Christopher Walken, and William Shatner want you to buy his special brand of sausage. The Scooby-Doo gang encounters Jason Voorhees at Camp Crystal Lake. | ||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Sack" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo, Pat McCallum & Matthew Senreich | July 3, 2005 | 104 |
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It's Alien vs. Predator on the battleground of love in a special episode of "First Date". Frogger creates a huge car wreck in this episode. See what the future holds in the Carousel of Tomorrow. Popeye experiences a world without his hamburger-leeching friend in "It's a Wimpy-Filled Life." The modern video game Halo invades the old-school classic Donkey Kong. The cereal spokesbunny Stix Rabbit finds himself a new way to make a buck. This episode was reedited and aired on the night of Friday, May 16, 2008 as "Adultizzle Swizzle". This new version featured a few additions and a different finale sketch. | ||||||
| 18A | 18A | "Adultizzle Swizzle" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Mike Fasolo & Pat McCallum | May 16, 2008 | 104A |
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It's Alien vs. Predator on the battleground of love in a special episode of "First Date." Frogger creates a huge car wreck in this episode. See what the future holds in the Carousel of Tomorrow. Popeye experiences a world without his hamburger-leeching friend in "It's a Wimpy-Filled Life." The modern video game Halo invades the old-school classic Donkey Kong. Mrs. McNally's, Army Firecracker, and Ponda Bada's Bad Day replacing "Stix Are Intended for Children". Guest stars: Scott Adsit, Dave Coulier, Alan Cumming, Kelly Hu, Shane McRae, Conan O'Brien Title reference: Play-on words of the Adult Swim network that airs the show. | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | "That Hurts Me" | Matthew Senreich | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | July 10, 2005 | 119 |
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Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich re-make Godzilla...again. A crime-fighting monkey saves monkeys from a monkey supervillain. An average fellow named Doug wakes up in the world of the Huggytime Bears. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, Pinhead, Ghostface and Michael Myers sign on for the reality show "Big Brother". | ||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Black Cherry" | Doug Goldstein | Seth Green, Mike Fasolo & Matthew Senreich | July 17, 2005 | 120 |
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Napoleon Bonamite pops up as a famous figure from history. Fizzing candy has terrible repercussions for young Mikey. Pennywise the Clown explains why everything floats in the sewers. A weakling turns into the "King of the Beach" with some illegal help. The laughter is canned for the sketch comedy show "You Can't Do That on Robot Chicken." | ||||||
DVD Release
| Title | Release date | Episodes | ||
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| "Season One: Uncensored" | March 28, 2006 | September 29, 2008 | April 4, 2007 | 1–20 |
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This two disc boxset includes all 20 episodes from Season 1 in production order. While it contains many sketches that were edited from the TV airings, several of the original Sony Screenblast webtoons, and the words "Jesus" and "Christ" as an oath unbleeped (though "fuck" and "shit" are still censored out), the episodes are not all uncut. One particular segment in the episode "Vegetable Fun Fest" that featured the Teen Titans meeting Beavis and Butt-head was omitted from the DVD because of legal problems (the version shown on Hulu Plus has the sketch). The Voltron/"You Got Served" sketch in the episode "Nutcracker Sweet" shown on the DVD has a replacement song because of legal issues over the song that was used on TV (the Hulu Plus version has the original song). At a performance of Family Guy Live in Chicago, during the Q&A session that ends each performance, Seth Green was asked how they came up with the name Robot Chicken. He explained that the title of each episode was a name Adult Swim rejected for the name of the show. A Region 2 version of the set was released in the UK on September 29, 2008.[2] | ||||
References
- "Robot Chicken, Season 1". iTunes Store. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- "Robot Chicken - Season 1 Box Set (Region 2) (Pal): DVD". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
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