Robot Chicken (season 5)

Robot Chicken (season 5)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	20
Release
Original network	Adult Swim
Original release	December 12, 2010 – January 15, 2012

The fifth season of the stop-motion television series Robot Chicken originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim. Season five officially began on December 12, 2010, on Adult Swim, with "Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special", and contained a total of twenty episodes.

Overview

The fifth season of Robot Chicken includes many TV, movie, commercial, pop culture parodies, all acted out by dolls and action figures, including parodies like: the creators imagine what Batman and Robin think about their Christmas jingle - hint: don't sing it if you value your life; what Skeletor is forced to do when Snake Mountain is foreclosed on; Gargamel puts himself in a Smurf body to gain the trust of the village; Major Nelson uses Jeannie to get back at NASA for firing him, NASA's Lego people have a very bad launch day, The creators imagine how Cabbage Patch Kids are made, The Keebler Elves go to war against the Cookie Monster, Strawberry Shortcake attempts to name Baby Needs-a-Name, A group of mentally challenged soldiers take on Hitler and the SS, The Joker finally gets what coming to him, Optimus Prime chooses his kick-ass name, what Eternia's 24-hour gym might be like, Princess Peach’s parents react when they first met Mario, Winnie the Pooh's addiction, Superman tries to escape Lois' nagging, Doc Brown obtains plutonium, Dora the Explorer embarks on a dangerous Mt. Everest excursion, A bunch of Spocks from the future gather for a surprise party, A lost Lord of the Rings manuscript gets finished by Tolkien's 6-year-old grandson and Sex and the City 3 tries to be more guy-oriented.

The fifth season finale celebrates the show's 100 episode, featuring an alternate storyline, in which the Robot Chicken from the show's opening sequence is accidentally freed from the chair by the castle maid and escapes the Mad Scientist's lair. When RC returns home, he comes to find that his house has been broken into and discovers that his wife has been kidnapped by the Mad Scientist and is being forced to take his place in the chair. RC is then forced to return to the Mad Scientist's castle and battle his way through a series of Robot Chicken characters before finally meeting his maker in a final battle for his wife.

Guest Stars

Many celebrities have guest starred in Robot Chicken season five; they include Mila Kunis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Macaulay Culkin, Seth MacFarlane, Sasha Barrese, Clare Grant, Michael Ian Black, Katee Sackhoff, Christian Slater, Fred Tatasciore, Dave Sheridan, Michelle Trachtenberg, Abraham Benrubi, Eden Espinosa, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Parnell, Skeet Ulrich, Tamara Garfield, Olivia Munn, Alan Tudyk, Lea Thompson, Sean Astin, Donald Faison, Katy Mixon, Andy Richter, Marc Summers, Amy Smart, Rove McManus, Adrianne Palicki, Pete Wentz, Kevin Bacon, Gary Coleman (final role before his death), Kyle Chandler, Elijah Wood, J.K. Simmons, Harland Williams, Amy Brenneman, Emma Stone, Diablo Cody, Kristen Bell, Nathan Fillion, Jennifer Field, Stuart Townsend, Bryan Cranston, Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green, Sam Kwasman, Josh Groban, Mark Hamill, Katelin Peterson, Freddie Prinze Jr., Zachary Gordon, Laura Ortiz, Magda Apanowicz, Quinton Flynn, Alison Brie, Stephen Stanton, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Mae Whitman, Christopher McCulloch, Jeri Ryan, Dana Daurey, Jon Hamm, Patrick Stump, Jeremy Renner, Affion Crockett, Christopher Lloyd, Jena Malone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Rachael MacFarlane and Frank Welker.

Episodes

See also: List of Robot Chicken episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
81	1	"Robot Chicken's DP Christmas Special"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)	506
82	2	"Saving Private Gigli"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich & Zeb Wells	January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)	501
83	3	"Terms of Endaredevil"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)	502
84	4	"Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)	503
85	5	"Kramer vs. Showgirls"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)	504
86	6	"Malcolm X: Fully Loaded"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Eric Schaar, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)	505
87	7	"Major League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)	507
88	8	"Schindler's Bucket List"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)	508
89	9	"No Country for Old Dogs"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)	509
90	10	"Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Brendan Hay, Daniel Libman, Matthew Libman, Matthew Senreich, & Zeb Wells	March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)	510
91	11	"Beastmaster & Commander"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams	October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)	511
Hal Jordan loses his hands to, well, the hands of Sinestro, and without anywhere to put a ring, faces the possibility of no longer being a Green Lantern. Optimus Prime chooses his kick-ass name, albeit to the dismay of his relatively common named comrades. The presenter of a TV bloopers show displays scenes from his own life, including all of his mistakes and regrets he's forced to smile through.
92	12	"Casablankman"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams	October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)	512
93	13	"The Departy Monster"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams	November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)	513
94	14	"Some Like It Hitman"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams	November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)	514
A look at life at Hogwarts, Donald Duck's sister has a dangerous escort job, and Betty Crocker and Sara Lee fight to the death.
95	15	"The Core, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover"	Chris McKay	Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Harland Williams	November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)	515
96	16	"The Godfather of the Bride II"	Chris McKay	Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner	December 4, 2011 (2011-12-04)	518
97	17	"The Curious Case of the Box"	Chris McKay	Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner	December 11, 2011 (2011-12-11)	517
98	18	"Fool's Goldfinger"	Chris McKay	Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner	December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)	519
99	19	"Casablankman 2"	Chris McKay	Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner	January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)	516
Doc Brown obtains plutonium; Jesus talks to normal humans; and Bella and Edward's life together is examined.
100	20	"Fight Club Paradise"	Chris McKay	Jordan Allen-Dutton, Matthew Beans, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Matthew Senreich, Zeb Wells & Erik Weiner	January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)	520

DVD release

Title	Release date			Episodes
	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
"Robot Chicken: Season Five: Uncensored"	October 25, 2011	TBD	November 30, 2011	81-100
This two disc boxset includes all 20 episodes from Season 5. The special features include deleted scenes, deleted animatics with video introductions, episode commentaries with celebrity guests, behind the scenes featurettes, and on-air promotions.