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Robot Chicken (2005—) is an animated comedy series created by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich. Robot Chicken grew out of an internet-only series created by Green and Senreich called Sweet J Presents for Sony Screenblast. This series is essentially a higher budget version of Sweet J with a great deal of influence from Toyfare's Twisted MEGO/Toyfare Theatre. The series revolves around a chicken who has be resurrected by the mad doctor Fritz Huhnmorder and is forced to watch inane television for the good of science, sort of like a claymation A Clockwork Orange. This backstory occurs in the opening credits of each episode and is not expanded upon in the show itself. In fact, both characters rarely appear outside of the opening sequence.

The show is comprised of many rapid fire skits that often clock in at less than 30 seconds. These sketches often rely on quick gags (for instance, a tortoise riding a slug and going "Whee!") or pop culture references to cartoons like Thundercats and other nostalgic 1980s shows. The series is often praised for its ability to cast celebrities like Scarlett Johansson and Ashton Kutcher as themselves 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 actually a piece of muzak called "The Gonk" clucked by chickens. This piece of music was made most famous by Day of the Dead.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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	—	20
Specials
Robot Chicken Christmas Special	December 22, 2005
Robot Chicken: Star Wars	June 17, 2007
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II	November 16, 2008

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
Season One	March 28, 2006	2	purchase
Season Two	September 4, 2007	2	purchase
Season Three	October 7, 2008	2	purchase
Individual Episodes
Star Wars	July 22, 2008	1	purchase

[edit] External Sites

• Official Adult Swim website for Robot Chicken
• Robot Chicken Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com