Static Shock – 02

The Dakota City area is bombarded with sunspots, a phenomenon which boosts Static’s powers to an uncontrollable degree. His attempt to burn off his excess energy works all too well: Static ends up powerless just as a group of old Metahuman foes, led by Hotstreak, stir up the old trouble pot once more.

Episode #15 (385-602) – Trouble Squared
Original Airdate – April 26th, 2003

Armed with new gadgets and powers, Static’s old enemies SPECS and
TRAPPER attempt to impress their boss, Alva, by capturing our hero.
But in the process, they destroy a machine meant to restore Alva’s stone son back to human form. When Alva fires them, they kidnap his son, forcing Static to join forces with Alva to get him back.

Note: Sometimes called "Trouble 2".
Note: Held over; didn’t air until the show’s third season.

Episode #16 (385-603) – Brother – Sister Act
Original Airdate – February 9th, 2002

A new brother-sister Metahuman team, bullying BOOM and his shy younger sister MIRAGE, use their powers to create elaborate sound-based images to terrorize Dakota. Not only must Static deal with them, his own sister Sharon is on the verge of discovering his secret identity!

Episode #17 (385-604) – Static Shaq
Original Airdate – February 16th, 2002

Virgil’s excited when NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal, pays him a visit, but Shaq’s perky public relations person constantly overbooks his schedule, leaving the two with no time to kick it. Complicating matters further, metahumans known as the ROUGHPAC have locked onto
Static’s scent and are tracking him all over town, in and out of costume.

Episode #18 (385-605) – Frozen Out
Original Airdate – February 23rd, 2002

It’s Christmas time in Dakota, but our hero’s holiday spirit is put on ice by PERMAFROST, a female metahuman with cold powers. In dealing with her, Static discovers that Permafrost is a homeless teen, with a troubled past that has rocked her stability to the core. Static must overcome his grumpiness and find a way to help
Permafrost before it’s too late.

Episode #19 (385-606) – Bad Stretch
Original Airdate – March 23rd, 2002

Static’s old foe Rubberband Man is out of prison and trying to be a superhero himself. But when Meta-Breed leader Ebon rears his ugly head, ol’ Stretchy begins acting like a bad guy again. It’s up to
Static to find out what secret Ebon has over Rubberband Man before he gets sent back for a long stretch of more jail time.
 
Episode #20 (385-607) – Pops’ Girlfriend
Original Airdate – March 9th, 2002

Widower Robert is finally dating again, a police officer named TRINA
JESSUP. Try as they might, Virgil and Sharon are having a very hard time accepting their dad with anyone other than their mom. To make matters worse, circumstances lead Trina to believe that Virgil has something to do with a stolen briefcase containing a concentrated version of the Big Bang formula!

Episode #21 (385-608) – Attack of the Living Brain Puppets
Original Airdate – April 6th, 2002

Virgil inadvertently pledges his vote to MADELYN SPAULDING, the bratty, unpopular candidate for freshman class President. But when
Virgil switches allegience to Richie, an angry Madelyn uses her metahuman powers of mind control to turn the entire school, and
Virgil’s own family, against him.

Episode #22 (385-609) – Power Play
Original Airdate – February 2nd, 2002

Richie, jealous that Virgil’s the one with superpowers and not him, encounters a Fagin-like vagrant called the RAGTAG MAN, who has the ability to give temporary powers to others. Richie uses his dose to be the superhero he’s always wanted to be, but unfortunately, the dosages are addictive. Static must convince Richie of the dosages’ negative side-effects before it’s too late.

Episode #23 (385-610) – Consequences
Original Airdate – April 5th, 2003

Virgil’s been sporting a cocky, boastful attitude lately, both in and out of costume. In battle with Puff and Onyx, Static shows off in front of Daisy, and she gets hurt in the process. Now, Static must deal with his own feelings of guilt as he teams with Rubberband
Man to bring Puff and Onyx to justice.

Note: Held over; didn’t air until the show’s third season.

Episode #24 (385-611) – The Big Leagues
Original Airdate – January 26th, 2002 – Second Season Premiere

Dakota gets a real jolt when THE JOKER (yes, The Joker) hits town, recruiting a band of metahumans to wreak his own special brand of havoc. Of course, with Joker on the loose, BATMAN and ROBIN can’t be far behind. Static must put his hero worship in check as he teams up with the Dark Knight to put a shock to Joker’s system.

Note: Sometimes called "The Big League".

Episode #25 (385-612) – Jimmy
Original Airdate – May 4th, 2002 – Second Season Finale

Virgil has a classmate named JIMMY OSGOOD, and he is one of those kids who just doesn’t fit in socially. Unfortunately, Jimmy is very troubled, so when a popular clique who has relentlessly bullied him goes too far, Jimmy is pushed into thinking that the only way to solve his problems is with a gun. Can Jimmy be reached before it’s too late?

Episode #26 (385-613) – Duped
Original Airdate – April 27th, 2002

Adam Evans (aka RUBBERBAND MAN) is on the verge of a big break when
A.J. MCLEAN of the BACKSTREET BOYS encourages a record company executive to sign Adam to a deal. But REPLIKON, a powerful shape-shifting metahuman (and Adam’s talentless rival), kidnaps A.J., assumes his identity and threatens to wreck the deal. It’s up to
Static to sniff out the faux A.J. and save Adam’s career.