Robot Chicken (season 5)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Original release | December 12, 2010 – January 15, 2012 |
The fifth season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim. Season five officially began on December 12, 2010, on Adult Swim, with "Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special",[1] and contained a total of twenty episodes.
Overview
The fifth season of Robot Chicken includes many TV, movie, commercial, pop culture parodies, all acted out by dolls and action figures, including parodies like: the creators imagine what Batman and Robin think about their Christmas jingle - hint: don't sing it if you value your life; what Skeletor is forced to do when Snake Mountain is foreclosed on; Gargamel puts himself in a Smurf body to gain the trust of the village; Major Nelson uses Jeannie to get back at NASA for firing him, NASA's Lego people have a very bad launch day, The creators imagine how Cabbage Patch Kids are made, The Keebler Elves go to war against the Cookie Monster, Strawberry Shortcake attempts to name Baby Needs-a-Name, A group of mentally challenged soldiers take on Hitler and the SS, The Joker finally gets what coming to him, Optimus Prime chooses his kick-ass name, what Eternia's 24-hour gym might be like, Princess Peach’s parents react when they first met Mario, Winnie the Pooh's addiction, Superman tries to escape Lois' nagging, Doc Brown obtains plutonium, Dora the Explorer embarks on a dangerous Mt. Everest excursion, A bunch of Spocks from the future gather for a surprise party, A lost Lord of the Rings manuscript gets finished by Tolkien's 6-year-old grandson and Sex and the City 3 tries to be more guy-oriented.
The fifth season finale celebrates the show's 100 episode, featuring an alternate storyline, in which the Robot Chicken from the show's opening sequence is accidentally freed from the chair by the castle maid and escapes the Mad Scientist's lair. When RC returns home, he comes to find that his house has been broken into and discovers that his wife has been kidnapped by the Mad Scientist and is being forced to take his place in the chair. RC is then forced to return to the Mad Scientist's castle and battle his way through a series of Robot Chicken characters before finally meeting his maker in a final battle for his wife.
Guest Stars
Many celebrities have guest starred in Robot Chicken season five; they include Mila Kunis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Macaulay Culkin, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Barrese, Clare Grant, Michael Ian Black, Katee Sackhoff, Christian Slater, Fred Tatasciore, Dave Sheridan, Michelle Trachtenberg, Abraham Benrubi, Eden Espinosa, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Parnell, Skeet Ulrich, Tamara Garfield, Olivia Munn, Alan Tudyk, Lea Thompson, Sean Astin, Donald Faison, Katy Mixon, Andy Richter, Marc Summers, Amy Smart, Rove McManus, Adrianne Palicki, Pete Wentz, Kevin Bacon, Gary Coleman (final role before his death), Kyle Chandler, Elijah Wood, J.K. Simmons, Harland Williams, Amy Brenneman, Emma Stone, Diablo Cody, Kristen Bell, Nathan Fillion, Jennifer Field, Stuart Townsend, Bryan Cranston, Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green, Sam Kwasman, Josh Groban, Mark Hamill, Katelin Peterson, Freddie Prinze Jr., Zachary Gordon, Laura Ortiz, Magda Apanowicz, Quinton Flynn, Alison Brie, Stephen Stanton, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Mae Whitman, Christopher McCulloch, Jeri Ryan, Dana Daurey, Jon Hamm, Patrick Stump, Jeremy Renner, Affion Crockett, Christopher Lloyd, Jena Malone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rachael MacFarlane and Frank Welker.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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| 81 | 1 | "Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | December 12, 2010 | 506 |
| 82 | 2 | "Saving Private Gigli" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich & Zeb Wells | January 9, 2011 | 501 |
| 83 | 3 | "Terms of Endaredevil" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | January 16, 2011 | 502 |
| 84 | 4 | "Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | January 23, 2011 | 503 |
| 85 | 5 | "Kramer vs. Showgirls" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | January 30, 2011 | 504 |
| 86 | 6 | "Malcolm X: Fully Loaded" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | February 6, 2011 | 505 |
| 87 | 7 | "Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | February 13, 2011 | 507 |
| 88 | 8 | "Schindler's Bucket List" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | February 20, 2011 | 508 |
| 89 | 9 | "No Country for Old Dogs" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | February 27, 2011 | 509 |
| 90 | 10 | "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells | March 6, 2011 | 510 |
| 91 | 11 | "Beastmaster & Commander" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams | October 23, 2011 | 511 |
| Hal Jordan loses his hands to, well, the hands of Sinestro, and without anywhere to put a ring, faces the possibility of no longer being a Green Lantern. Optimus Prime chooses his kick-ass name, albeit to the dismay of his relatively common named comrades. The presenter of a TV bloopers show displays scenes from his own life, including all of his mistakes and regrets he's forced to smile through. | ||||||
| 92 | 12 | "Casablankman" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams | October 30, 2011 | 512 |
| 93 | 13 | "The Departy Monster" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams | November 6, 2011 | 513 |
| 94 | 14 | "Some Like It Hitman" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams | November 13, 2011 | 514 |
| A look at life at Hogwarts, Donald Duck's sister has a dangerous escort job, and Betty Crocker and Sara Lee fight to the death. | ||||||
| 95 | 15 | "The Core, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover" | Chris McKay | Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams | November 20, 2011 | 515 |
| 96 | 16 | "The Godfather of the Bride II" | Chris McKay | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner | December 4, 2011 | 518 |
| 97 | 17 | "The Curious Case of the Box" | Chris McKay | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner | December 11, 2011 | 517 |
| 98 | 18 | "Fool's Goldfinger" | Chris McKay | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner | December 18, 2011 | 519 |
| 99 | 19 | "Casablankman 2" | Chris McKay | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner | January 8, 2012 | 516 |
| Doc Brown obtains plutonium; Jesus talks to normal humans; and Bella and Edward's life together is examined. | ||||||
| 100 | 20 | "Fight Club Paradise" | Chris McKay | Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner | January 15, 2012 | 520 |
DVD release
| Title | Release date | Episodes | ||
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| Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | ||
| "Robot Chicken: Season Five: Uncensored" | October 25, 2011 | TBD | November 30, 2011[2] | 81-100 |
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This two disc boxset includes all 20 episodes from Season 5. The special features include deleted scenes, deleted animatics with video introductions, episode commentaries with celebrity guests, behind the scenes featurettes, and on-air promotions.[3] | ||||
References
- ↑ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/robot-chicken/listings/
- ↑ http://www.madman.com.au/catalogue/view/13291/robot-chicken-season-5
- ↑ Lambert, David (12 July 2011). "Robot Chicken - 'Season 5' DVD, Blu Press Release Says 'See Episodes Before They Air!'". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
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