Static Shock (2000–2004)

In the city of Dakota, a teenage boy with electricity based powers, with the help of his inventive friend, fights crime as a superhero.

Creators:

Dwayne McDuffie, Christopher James Priest

Stars:

Phil LaMarr, Jason Marsden, Kevin Michael Richardson

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Phil LaMarr	...	Static (52 episodes, 2000-2004)
Jason Marsden	...	Richie Foley (44 episodes, 2000-2004)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Robert Hawkins (31 episodes, 2000-2004)
Michele Morgan	...	Sharon Hawkins (26 episodes, 2000-2004)

Storyline

In Dakota City, Virgil Hawkins is an ordinary kid who gets into big trouble, which gets him pressured into joining a street gang. That night, Virgil's gang has a major rumble at a chemical storage yard that the police interrupt by tear gassing the lot. That gassing accidentally detonates a series of chemical explosions that creates the infamous "Bang Baby Incident" that affects all the gangs and more. For instance, Virgil gains the powerful ability to project and control electricity at will. With the help of his inventive friend, Richie (who would much later get his own powers to become Gear), Virgil decides to become the superhero, Static. As it happens, this new career is well timed considering many of the surviving rumblers also become superpowered themselves and become dangerous supervillians. Against this new and growing threat, Static is determined to fight for justice, even while his personal life gets a major shock to its system.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | teenage boy | super villain | time travel | based on comic book | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Official Sites:

Kids' WB Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 2000 (USA)

Also Known As:

Statik Šok

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (52 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The season 3 theme song is performed by Lil' Romeo, who also appears as himself in "Romeo in the Mix".

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Quotes

[Static regains consciousness in the Batcave as Alfred is picking splinters out of his arm]
Static: *Ow* What happened?... *Ow* Where am I?... Who are you?
Alfred: Batman.
Static: I don't think so.
Alfred: Just once, I'd like to get someone to believe that.

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Connections

Featured in Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)

User Reviews

Superhero Static shock, Woo Woo!!!!

I love Static. This is easily one of my favorite cartoons on television, and Static has always been one of my favorite Super heroes. Static will cross over into a live action show or movie franchise one day because he is a deep character and he has mass appeal. The creator of Static, Dwayne McDuffie, did try to get a live action TV Show of Static developed, but The WB passed up the script, which is sad because I really think that Static would make good Smallville-type drama.

Some Static episodes are light-hearted, but some deal with serious issues like racism, death, and social issues. But what I absolutely love the most about this show is the crossover episodes they have with other DC characters like Batman, Robin, the Justice League, and even Batman Beyond. Static is good stuff. I hope that one day he crosses over into other media forms, outside the comics or the animated series. Static the animated series has all kind of cool Meta-humans that us comic fans can't get enough of, and Phil Lamar's voice work is genius. Static gets 10 stars out of 10!