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Finally, The Static Shock Show.

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Phil LaMarr interview:
Phil LaMarr On Why Static Shock Was Cancelled

|| CONTENTS ||
0:00 - introduction
2:48 - season 1
4:28 - season 2
7:04 - season 3
9:12 - discussion
10:50 - season 4
12:50 - discussion 2
14:24 - Credits and message

|| mystery song of the day ||
[Verse 1 - Lil' Romeo]
Fight the criminal's, chase the bad guys,
Save the world, fly through the sky,
Half kid, half amazin',
Ok, Static Shock, who you facin',
Yeah, one zip, then you zapped,
Good against evil, get trapped,
Look in my eyes, I got the power,
Villains run from the static shower

[Chorus - Lil' Romeo]
Superhero static shock, (woo woo)
Superhero static shock. (woo woo)

[Verse 2 - Lil' Romeo]
Criminals, get twisted,
This superhero gifted,
Bell rings and I'm back in school,
Nobody know what I do, ok

[Chorus - Lil' Romeo]
Superhero static shock, (woo woo)
Superhero static shock, (woo woo)
Superhero static shock. (woo woo)

[Verse 3 - Lil' Romeo]
One zip, then you zapped,
Good against evil, get trapped,
Look in my eyes, I've got the power,
Villains run from the static shower,
Criminals, get twisted,
This superhero gifted,
The bell rings and I'm back in school,
Nobody know what I do, ok

Superhero, static shock!

20 Comments

@jordanloux3883 1 year ago

Back when you could make a show that talked about racism, classism, and more without being called 'woke'

@PickMeSquirrel 1 year ago

i love the passion in Phil's voice when he talked about how quality in cartooning meant nothing. the man obviously loves his work and believes in it as art

@hellishhybrid1839 1 year ago

The old DC cartoons of the 90s and 00s were surprisingly deep, mature, intelligent shows that rarely talked down to their audience and treated topics seriously in a nuanced way.

@wonder_platypus8337 1 year ago

I grew up in a fairly racist house and I honestly think watching Statoc Shock helped me break out of those views before they were deeply rooted enough to stick. I loved this show.

@matheus5230 1 year ago

This show is HUGE here in Brazil. Perhaps the most popular DCAU show of them all, honestly. A staple of the childhoods of many kids in the 2000s in the TV program Bom Dia & Cia.

@snowcon88 1 year ago

Hearing about great shows like Static and I think Teen Titans getting canceled originally because of the lack of toy sales really make me angry. I remember being a kid back then and I looked for Static toys and never saw them in the store to buy. If they even made toys for some of the shows back then they weren't readily available for purchase. Honestly I don't even remember commercials for Static toys.

@BrokenNooby64 1 year ago

Shoutout to the Batman Beyond crossover episode lol.

@kb6900 1 year ago

The miles morales before miles morales

@tylerbertram7065 1 year ago (edited)

Static Shock is such a cool and underrated show. I love the way it tackled issues such as racism, religion, classism, gang violence, school shootings, and so on without coming across as preachy or talking down to the audience like they are stupid, it such of an one of a kind show that we don't see much anymore.

@Intr0vertical 1 year ago

Today i learned you were asian. Lol i always just assumed you were a white british guy

@michel0dy 1 year ago

Being black and brazillian, a lot of superheroes felt like... well... cartoon characters. They were cool but that was it, they were dettached from reality. But even as a kid, Static Shock resonated so much with me and my friends, it felt so real to the world surrounding us. We too had to grow up learning about racial and class discrimination, and it felt like Virgil, Richie, and many other characters could have been any of us.

@Nightman221k 1 year ago

The episode where Virgil met his mom in the past always breaks my heart.

@ShinOrashi 1 year ago

The praise that ATLA gets, the DCAU also deserves!

Batman the Animated Series, JLU, and Static Shock were special. . .

@5lim1.0 1 year ago

The fact this show opened up with the teen hero being handed a 🔫 is crazy

@ericevanson7162 1 year ago

Man I got the chance to meet Phil LaMarr a couple months ago and I definitely should’ve talked to him more about how amazing this show was

@justinrodriguez5957 1 year ago (edited)

I think the reason one may find this show refreshing now is that while it does contain a little bit of naivete due to being a kids show it contains a very real lesson about always lending a hand to help others regardless of belief.

An original character that preaches and embodies the neccesity of community in a world where the most vocal and the media is insistent on people placing themselves in silos when in truth that is the last thing most want in this world.

@DAVEREVIEWS-MOVIES 1 year ago

A good show with a really great character

@travit666 1 year ago

7:13 his name is anansi the spider.
An African trickster god

@Edoric85 1 year ago

I wish they had Static and Gear join the Justice League in the show. (Yeah, I know Static joins later, but we never get to see that).

@WaallyOne 1 year ago (edited)

STATIC SHOCK BABY!

The part with Virgil's mom actually brought a tear to my eye. I actually like the 4th season, since I was around static's age when it was released and I got angry too, it's easy to see it as a betrayal of the "happy" theme but it's an evolution of a kid growing up, especially a black kid