Robot Chicken

Robot Chicken
Premiere	February 20, 2005
Creator	Matt Senreich & Seth Green
Network/Provider	Adult Swim
Style	15-minute animated comedy
Company	Shadowmachine Films (seasons 1–5) Stoopid Monkey Stoopid Buddy Stoodios (seasons 6—) Sony Pictures Digital (seasons 1–5), Sony Pictures Television (seasons 6—) Williams Street
Distributor	Sony Pictures Television (2005– ; USA) Warner Bros. Television (2005– ; non-USA)
Seasons	11
Episodes	220 + 10 specials (through season 11)
Status	Currently in limbo, has not yet been renewed or cancelled.
Origin	USA
Official Site	Adult Swim

Robot Chicken is a stop-motion animated comedy series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Robot Chicken grew out of an internet-based series created by Green and Senreich called Sweet J Presents for Sony Screenblast.

The series is essentially a higher budget version of Sweet J with some influence from Toyfare's Twisted MEGO/Toyfare Theatre. Although there is no plot to be spoken of in the series, the opening credits establish a framing device for the sketches—a chicken is resurrected by a mad scientist named Fritz Huhnmorder and forced to watch inane television for scientific reasons that go unexplained. The device is clearly inspired by the rehabilitation scene in A Clockwork Orange. Both characters rarely appear outside of the opening credits.

The body of the show is comprised of many rapid fire skits that are often less than 30 seconds long. These sketches often rely on quick gags (for instance, a tortoise riding a slug and exclaiming "Whee!") or pop culture references to cartoons like Thundercats and 1980s nostalgia. The series is often praised for its ability to cast celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Ashton Kutcher as themselves and as characters in the show. But, because the sketches are so short, these voices typically go unnoticed until the credits sequence.

The theme song for the show was written and performed by Les Claypool, who had also done notable theme songs for series like South Park. The ending theme of the show is a piece of muzak called "The Gonk" clucked by chickens. This piece of music was made most famous by Day of the Dead.

Cast

Unlike Saturday Night Live, MADtv or any sketch show with a featured cast, the Robot Chicken cast varies from episode to episode, with the exception of Seth Green. Casts are listed for each episode.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Adult Swim
Season One	February 20, 2005	July 18, 2005				20
Season Two	April 2, 2006	November 19, 2006				20
Season Three	August 12, 2007	October 5, 2008				20
Season Four	December 7, 2008	December 6, 2009				20
Season Five	December 12, 2010	January 15, 2012				20
Season Six	September 16, 2012	February 17, 2013				20
Season Seven	April 13, 2014	December 7, 2014				20
Season Eight	October 25, 2015	May 15, 2016				20
Season Nine	December 10, 2017	July 22, 2018				20
Season Ten	September 29, 2019	July 26, 2020				20
Season Eleven	September 6, 2021	April 10, 2022				20

Specials

#	Title			Airdate
1	Robot Chicken Christmas Special			December 22, 2005
2	Robot Chicken: Star Wars			June 17, 2007
3	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II			November 16, 2008
4	Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III			December 19, 2010
5	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special			September 9, 2012
6	Born Again Virgin Christmas Special			December 18, 2013
7	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise			April 6, 2014
8	Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship			October 18, 2015
9	The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who's Walking			October 8, 2017
10	The Bleepin' Robot Chicken Archie Comics Special			May 23, 2021

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD & Blu-Ray Releases

DVD

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region 1)
Season One			March 28, 2006	purchase		2
Season Two			September 4, 2007	purchase		2
Season Three			October 7, 2008	purchase		2
Season Four			December 15, 2009	purchase		2
Season Five			October 25, 2011	purchase		2
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
Star Wars			July 22, 2008	purchase		1
Star Wars: Episode II			July 21, 2009	purchase		1
Star Wars III			July 12, 2011	purchase		1
Season Sets - Various Series  (Region 1)
Adult Swim in a Box			October 27, 2009	purchase		13

Blu-ray

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets  (Region A)
Season Five			October 25, 2011	purchase		1
Individual Episodes  (Region A)
Star Wars III			July 12, 2011	purchase		1

External Sites

• Robot Chicken Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com