A new type of animated series will join Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim on Sunday, Feb. 20, when
Robot Chicken, from actor/producer Seth Green and Matthew Senreich, premieres. Using stop-motion animation to bring pop-culture parodies to life in a modern take on the variety/sketch show format, Robot Chicken will air Sundays at 11:30 p.m. (ET, PT).
In Robot Chicken, no pop culture target is safe. Legions of action figures are used to spoof everything from Quentin Tarantino’s blood-spattered action epics to The Real World, in which a cast of superheroes takes the place of drunken 20-somethings. A team of artists and technicians create miniature sets, tiny yet elaborate costumes and props and intricate action scenes for sketches skewering popular entertainment, politics and celebrity culture. Green and Senreich lead the writing staff and provide voices for the fast-moving weekly series, and a number of celebrities will provide voices, including Scarlett Johannson, Burt Reynolds, Ryan Seacrest, Mark Hamill and Macauley Culkin.
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Junk in the Trunk
See what happened after the cameras stopped rolling on Rachel Leigh Cook's memorable public service announcement. Also, witness the tragic end to one of the most beloved Transformers of all time, Optimus Prime. And no one will want to miss the outcome of "The World's Most One-Sided Fistfights Caught on Film." Plus, watch the wacky outtakes that were never meant for public view in "Bloopers."
The Deep End
Find out what happens when seven superheroes are forced to live under one roof in "The Real World: Metropolis." Then catch Admiral James T. Kirk, Khan Noonian Sing and Kirk Cameron at work in a pizza joint in "Two Kirks, a Khan and a Pizza Place." Someone is on a mission to crack down the Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny in "Kill Bunny." Lastly, go backstage for America's favorite undead reality show, "Zombie Idol."
Nutcracker Sweet
"You Got Robo-Served" brings Voltron, the Defender of the Universe, to center stage in a break dancing contest against Robeast. In "Secrets of the Animal Kingdom," an educational trip into nature reveals the secrets behind the mongoose, hyena and lemming. Finally, deep into the underground tunnels of Disney World, Walt Disney's head lives on and feeds on Cuban children.
Gold Dust Gasoline
"Missing the Ark," reveals the truth behind the animals that made it onto Noah's Ark. Go into a third-grade classroom to hear a kid's version of heroism, true love and fart jokes in "The Best Cowboy." Then, join Vin Diesel, Batman and Robin, Michael Knight KITT, along with a multitude of others, in "Three Fast Three Furious."
Kiddie Pool
Then, it's a fight to the death in a retirement home,
Matrix-style, in "Grandma Fu." Mary-Kate and Ashley save the world from a rampaging dragon with a bad skin condition in "A Day in the Life of the Olsen Twins." And "Unsolved Case Files" looks into the death of George Jetson at the hands of his robotic made in "I, Rosie."
Plastic Buffet
In "Meteorgeddon," Harrison Ford and Aerosmith fly off to stop an asteroid that could destroy the Earth. See what happens when pet owners strap their animals to skis, sending them down steep hills and off cliffs in the Winter Pet Games. Then, watch Chucky get the stuffing knocked out of him when he steps into the lair of Lettuce Head Kids. The post-Muppet Show history of Dr. Teeth and his band is in "Behind the Music: Electric Mayhem."
A Piece of the Action
Super-villains and washed-up TV personalities like Corey Feldman, Vanilla Ice and Erik Estrada band together on a quest to Mordor in an attempt to destroy the One Ring in "The Surrealer Life." "Exhausted Budget Theater uses Popsicle sticks to re-enact the beloved classic Debbie Does Dallas. And "The Cons of War" shows the truth behind the mysterious veil of comics/sci-fi conventions filled with geeks, dorks and Leonard Nimoy.